Of the 116 works being offered, 53 failed to sell.

It was offering 61 works, of which 21 failed to sell.

Here the players offer works by two of their countrymen.

Of the 60 works offered for sale, 45 found buyers.

Of the 46 works offered for sale, 36 found buyers.

So did the fact that all the contemporary works offered at either auction house were well under $1 million.

In the four works offered on Saturday, that last influence seemed the strongest.

Of the 68 works offered for sale, only 10 failed to find buyers.

Of the 76 works offered at Christie's, 32 failed to find buyers.

"What we offer works for a large number of students, but not for all," she said.