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THE POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART DAY SALE TOTALLED £13,468,125 / $18,410,927 / €15,569,153SELLING 96% BY VALUE AND 89% BY LOT

20TH CENTURY ART SALES REALISE A RUNNING TOTAL OF£223,029,869 / $308,093,832 / €258,418,679
Post-War & Contemporary Art
London EMEA 25 March 2021
  • The Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale was led by Nicole Eisenman’s Mermaid’s Catch, a record for the artist at £862,500

  • Records were also achieved for Aboudia and Jammie Holmes with records in the medium for Banksy and A.R. Penck

  • The Day Sale opened with spirited bidding driving prices well above estimate for artists including Salman Toor, Claire Tabouret, Keith Haring, Erik Parker, and a collaboration between George Condo, Paul McCarthy and Jake & Dinos Chapman

  • Artworks supporting three important charities were presented in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale: Choose Love, Healing Arts and Goodwill in Action to Prevent Suicide

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.

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