' return c.substring(name.length,c.length); function appendNewsletterSignup() { 'slideOutDown': 'slideOutUp' ); Today's Paper + '<\/div>' + ' @media (max-width: 767px){ .close-signup {top:0 !important;} }' var a = this.serializeArray(); The auction took place on NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway. init: function (formElement, onSuccess) { Christie's says it has auctioned off a digital collage by an artist named Beeple, whose real name is Mike Winkelmann, for nearly $70 million, in an unprecedented sale of a digital artwork that fetched more money than physical works by many better known artists. 1 day ago, By Christie's is proud to offer "Everydays – The First 5000 Days" by @beeple as the first purely digital work of art ever offered by a major auction house. Get the latest email updates about the coronavirus outbreak — it's FREE! } return ""; validate: function( $form, $email ){ } bottom: 0 In the art world, reactions have ranged from glee to stunned silence. The piece, titled “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days,” sold for $69.4 million in an online auction, “positioning him among the top three most valuable living artists,” Christie’s said via Twitter on Thursday. expiration_days: 5 SignupForm.init($modal.find('form'), function onSuccess() { Digital art by Beeple sells for $69.4 million amid NFT boom. $form.submit(function(e){ }); Christie’s … Christie’s said it also marks the first time a major auction house has offered a digital-only artwork with a non-fungible token as a guarantee of its authenticity, as well as the first time cryptocurrency has been used to pay for an artwork at auction. o[this.name] = [o[this.name]]; ET Christie’s auction house just sold Beeple’s ‘The First 5000 Days’ NFT based digital artwork for $69 million. function getCookie(cname, prefix) { FILMS. if (prefix == undefined) { The “Everydays” series came together in the Christie’s lot as a composite of every single individual image put into a single place. The opening bid, on February 25, was just $100. var $ = window.jQuery; script.src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"; + '<\/div>'; ET First Published: March 11, 2021 at 12:10 p.m. This may turn out to be the best thing since sliced bread, in the rearview mirror.”. // ------------------------------------------------------------------- }); break; A digital collage by artist Beeple has been sold by the famous auction house Christie's for a staggering $69 million. if (prefix == undefined) { The National Basketball Association is teaming up in a venture to sell virtual sports cards backed by the tokens. setNewsletterCookie('closedSignupBar', 1); */ var cookieSettings = { }, 5000); } var ca = document.cookie.split(';'); if (!$modal.length) { // Show email validation error and hide other errors }) expiration_days: 14 function closeSignupBar() { ©2021 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Want to stay ahead of the art world? } March 11, 2021. type: $form.attr('method'), EVERYDAYS. } "Proof of Art" NFT Showroom is a digital art marketplace built on Hive, a fast and free blockchain that makes creating and collecting rare digital art simple and accessible! ctx.submit($form, onSuccess); found = false; head.appendChild(link); , link = document.createElement('link'); . var script = document.createElement('script'); slideInModal('Down'); setCookie(cookieName, value, expirationMinutes); Christie’s did not identify the buyer of the artwork, which consists of 5,000 individual digital pictures stitched together that Beeple created — one each day — since May 2007. crossDomain: true, return ctx.regex.email.test( $email.val() ); // Submit the form addCss('https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/animate.css/3.5.2/animate.min.css'); document.body.appendChild(script); }; return o; var valid = ctx.validate( $form, $email); top: 'auto', Digital art by Beeple sells for $69.4 million amid NFT boom. $form.find('.errors').children().hide(); } var expires = "expires="+d.toUTCString(); “With NFT’s that has now changed. + '