Christie’s sells $1.1 billion in art in one night – with a little help from Nicole Kidman

billionaire buyers, but recent wins may not signal the market’s long-term recovery. According to Artnet, there are no more than 30 “whales” — the market’s biggest spenders — with the power to make a major auction sink or swim. And, like the $236.4-million Gustav Klimt record last fall, a decisive star lot can buoy the rest, hiding any still lingering continue reading …