RESULTS: AMSTERDRAM POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Post-War and Contemporary Art Claire Sturm | +31 20 575 52 32 | csturm@christies.com Amsterdam, 4 and 5 November 2014, Sale 3049 [All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
Stephanie Manstein | +44 207 389 2962 | smanstein@christies.com 247 lots sold | Total: €11,035,775 / $13,792,512 /£8,616,733 | 88.5% sold by lot | ||||
279 lots offered | €1 = $1.2498 / €1 = £0.7808 | 96.4% sold by value | ||||
Lot | Description | Estimate (€) | Price Realized | Buyer | ||
31 | Jan Schoonhoven (1914-1994), R72-47 | 200,000-300,000 | €889,500 $1,111,697 £694,522 | European Private | ||
25 | Dan Flavin (1933-1996), Untitled (to Eleanor McGovern) | 120,000-160,000 | €481,500 $601,779 £375,955 | European Private | ||
56 | René Daniëls (b. 1950), Apollinaire | 80,000-120,000 | €481,500 $601,779 £375,955 | European Private | ||
3 | Josef Albers (1888-1976), Study for Homage to the Square: Kind Regards | 150,000-200,000 | €361,500 $451,803 £282,259 | Anonymous | ||
21 | Otto Piene (1928-2014), Rasterbild | 100,000-150,000 | €313,500 $391,812 £244,781 | European Collection | ||
43 | Asger Jorn (1914-1973), L’offre et la demande | 150,000-200,000 | €313,500 $391,812 £244,781 | European Museum | ||
133 | Jef Verheyen (1932-1984), Untitled | 15,000-20,000 | €289,500 $361,817 £226,042 | Axel Vervoordt | ||
16 | Otto Piene (1928-2014), Kleine Feuerblume | 60,000-80,000 | €259,500 $324,323 £202,618 | European Trade | ||
50 | Otto Piene (1928-2014), Feuerblume – Yellow edged fire flower | 80,000-120,000 | €241,500 $301,827 £188,563 | European Collection | ||
72 | Joseph Beuys (1921-1986), Schlitten (Schellmann 12) | 200,000-300,000 | €229,500 $286,829 £179,194 | Anonymous | ||
Christie’s Amsterdam held the most successful Post-War & Contemporary Art sale of its history, achieving a total of €11,035,775. Peter van der Graaf, Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art, Amsterdam comments: "We are thrilled with the overwhelming international interest for this sale, demonstrating the overall strength of the market. The interest for our classics such as the CoBrA artists continues to be solid and the results for Zero even exceeded our expectations. The multiple highlights in this sale makes it difficult to choose a specific work, but if we have to: the result for the work by Dutch artist René Daniels proves that he finally receives the well-deserved international recognition." | ||||||
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