Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale - London, 30 June 2008 Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale took place this evening (30 June 2008) and realised £86,241,600 / $171,879,508 / €108,578,174 - the highest total for the category at Christie’s.
- Last Supper, 1986, by Andy Warhol (1928-1987) sold for £3,233,250 / $6,443,867 / €4,070,662.
The auction offered a selection of Indian art at the London evening sale for the first time, as the international demand for Post-War and Contemporary Indian art continues to grow. The leading highlight was La Terre, 1973, by Syed Haider Raza (b. 1922), one of India’s leading modern masters and a founder member of the revolutionary Bombay Progressive Artist's Group, which sold for £1,273,250 / $2,537,587 / €1,603,022. Chinese contemporary art was led by Pape by Yan Pei-Ming (b.1960) which realised £1,026,850 / $2,046,512 / €1,292,804, a world record price for the artist at auction.
ARTIST RECORDS:
For any work by the artist:
Lot 12, Jeff Koons (b. 1955), Balloon Flower (Magenta), 1995-2000
Sold £12,921,250 , $25,752,051, €16,267,854
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 17, Antonio Lopez (b. 1938), Madrid Desde Torres Blancas
Sold £1,385,280, $2,760,863, €1,744,067
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
MOST EXPENSIVE WORK BY SPANISH ARTIST SOLD AT AUCTION
Lot 19, Michael Andrews (1928 – 1995), The Cathedral, The North East Face/Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Sold £937,250, $1,967,939, €1,179,998
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 25, Jeff Koons (b. 1955), Auto, 2001
Sold £ 2,505,250, $4,992,963, €3,154,109
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR PAINTING BY THE ARTIST
Lot 27, Gilbert & George (b.1943 and b.1942), To Her Majesty
Sold £1,889,250, $3,765,275, €2,378,565
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 38, Nicolas de Stael (1914-1955), Marseille Sous La Neige
Sold £1,721,250, $ 3,430,451, €2,167,053
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 40, Syed Haider Raza (b. 1922), La Terre
Sold £1,273,250, $2,537,587, €1,603,021
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 47, Karin Mamma Andersson (b. 1962), Heimat Land
Sold £517,250, $1,030,879, €651,217
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 57, Yan Pei-Ming (b.1960), Pape
Sold: £1,026,850 / $2,046,512 / €1,292,804
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
This evening’s sale is a highlight of a series of exhibitions and auctions dedicated to Impressionist and Modern and Post-War and Contemporary art taking place from 21 June until tomorrow (1 July) at Christie’s in London, and follows on from last week’s auctions of Impressionist and Modern Art which realised a record £168,407,700 / $331,089,538 / €191,283,435 and saw Claude Monet’s Le bassin aux nymphéas sell for £40,921,250 / $80,451,178 / €51,683,539, a record price for the artist at auction (separate press releases available on request).
The Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale will take place on 1 July 2008 at Christie’s, 8 King Street, London.
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