The Musée du Louvre may have lost a director but it gained attendance, welcoming more than 9 million visitors in 2025, up from 8.7 million in 2024. Meanwhile, the National Gallery of Art saw attendance tumble 28% to 2.9 million, hit hard by shutdowns in DC.
Banksy, Pulp Fiction (2003), sold for $27,000, more than the low estimate at Christie's, London. Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, 41.8 x 62.9cm.
Damien Hirst, Enter the Infinite - Light (2016), sold for $40,400, more than the low estimate at Christie's, London. Jacquard-woven tapestry, 250.0 x 250.0cm.
Damien Hirst, Ellipticine (2007), sold for $43,800, more than twice the low estimate at Christie's, London. Etching, 111.0 x 138.0cm.
David Hockney, Jonathan Wilkinson - Friday 28th November (2008), sold for $53,900, more than twice the low estimate at Christie's, London. Inkjet printed computer drawing, on wove paper, 139.5 x 93.5cm. The work has not been traded before.
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