The auction grossed $13.3 million, up from $12.5 million a year ago, and instituted January 18, the new 20 percent buyer's premium went straight to the bottom line.
Collectors could start with newly discovered artists, or they could invest in six-figure works by big-name outsiders with museum provenance and in some cases, auction track records.
On view are this Baroque master's finest and most representative drawings, including dozens that have never before been exhibited in the United States.