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In a nearly three-hour marathon double sale, the first in its new Breuer Building digs, Sotheby’s on Tuesday evening sold Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer for $236.4 million, the second highest price ever paid for an artwork at auction—and that wasn’t all. Two Klimt landscapes later, the auction house had sold a total of nearly $400 million in paintings by the Vienna Secession…

On Monday night, Christie’s kicked off its fall marquee auctions with back-to-back auctions in a packed house full of collectors and advisers ready to bid. The sale, which saw at least a dozen lots spark bidding wars, brought in a combined $690 million with fees. That total was well above the pre-sale low estimate of $534.7 million, though it did come in just over 5 percent below the pre-sale…

The New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers are in Abu Dhabi for a preseason doubleheader beginning Thursday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The trip marks the fourth year of the NBA’s games in the United Arab Emirates, with action held at the Etihad Arena on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island and the game marking one of seven international NBA games in the preseason and regular season. From visiting the desert to…

The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 11-4 on Monday, then 16-4 on Tuesday earlier than the second half of their double-header later within the day. The Orioles’ wins led to the only Canadian MLB workforce being trolled. Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Baltimore hit 4 homers — together with two from Ramon Urias — whereas Gunnar Henderson and Tyler O’Neill contributed 4 RBIs every…

SpaceX launched two Starlink missions on Saturday (June 28). Two Falcon 9 rockets carrying the broadband internet satellites lifted off at 12:26 a.m. and 1:13 p.m. EDT (0426 and 1713 GMT) on Saturday, the first from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and the second from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The new…