Michael BOUHANNA, vp and head of digital artwork at Sotheby’s, declared a triumphant yr for digital artwork on the famend artwork brokerage, regardless of combined opinions for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In a submit on X (previously Twitter), Bouhanna detailed Sotheby’s achievements within the digital artwork enviornment in 2023, highlighting that the best sale exceeded $6 mln.
As well as, Bouhanna stated Sotheby’s held greater than 25 auctions that targeted completely on digital artwork or included it in its up to date artwork gross sales. He pointed to a different spotlight being their “very first devoted dwell public sale with greater than 300 attendees, reaching $12 million.”
Sotheby’s has been actively exploring the digital artwork area for simply over two years. In October 2021, BeInCrypto reported that Sotheby’s would launch Sotheby’s Metaverse to supply digital collectors a curated assortment of NFTs. It additional famous that NFTs have performed an vital function in holding artwork auctioneers afloat throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Moreover, many bodily venues frequented by artwork lovers have been pressured to shut their doorways.
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