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Sale Results New York
Sale N08493 Latin American Art Two-Day Total 18 & 19 NOV
08
Grand Total
(Including
Buyer's
Premium):
$20,263,125 (£13,452,251) Exch Rate: 0.66
Sold by Lot: 54.7% Lots Offered: 274
Sold by Value: 68.3% Lots Sold/Unsold: 150/124
Lot Price (USD) Estimate (USD) Buyer
12 $6,802,500 (£4,516,033) $7,000,000 - 9,000,000 Private Collector
Rufino Tamayo, America, 1955
27 $1,426,500 (£947,023) $1,400,000 - 1,800,000 Anonymous
Remedios Varo, Planta Insumisa, 1961
**WORLD RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION**
21 $842,500 (£559,318) $800,000 - 1,200,000 Anonymous
Joaquin Torres-Garcia, Constructif avec rythme dentele, 1931
59 $458,500 (£304,388) $400,000 - 600,000 Anonymous
Fernando Botero, Personnages de Theatre, 1980
16 $398,500 (£264,556) $90,000 - 120,000 Latin American Private Collector
Joaquin Torres-Garcia, Costruzione Geometrica, 1929
60 $362,500 (£240,656) $300,000 - 400,000 Trade
Rufino Tamayo, Re-Encuentro, 1982
8 $338,500 (£224,723) $300,000 - 400,000 Trade
Armando Reveron, Desnudo, 1937
35 $326,500 (£216,756) $250,000 - 350,000 Latin American Private Collector
Jorge de la Vega, Doble emplazamiento, 1965
70 $314,500 (£208,790) $125,000 - 175,000 Mexican Private Collector
Dr. Atl, Autorretrato, 1938
**WORLD RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION**
10 $302,500 (£200,823) $250,000 - 350,000 North American Private Collector
Alfredo Ramos Martinez, En México
Specialist in Charge: Carmen Melian / Marysol Nieves Press Office Contact: Courtney King 212 606 7176
Please note all prices include buyer's premium. Sale session totals are net aggregate figures plus premiums. Sotheby's buyer's premium is
25% of the hammer price on the first $50,000, 20% of the hammer price up to and including $1,000,000, and 12% thereafter on
each lot. **Estimates do not include buyer's premium**
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