RESULTS | Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction Totals £16,143,750 / $19,905,244 / €22,333,683
The top lot of the sale was Anselm Kiefer, La notte di Lia, £635,250
Concluding the successes of Christie’s Frieze Week programme, the Post-War and Contemporary Day Auction achieved records for the following artists:
Eddie Martinez, Tears of Rage, £262,500
Huguette Caland, Bribes de Corps (Body Parts), £250,000
Julie Curtiss, Hotel, £212,500
Shara Hughes, Secret Office, £212,500
Edmund de Waal, A short history of the shadow, £118,750
Betty Woodman, Triptych (Tulips), £87,500
The depth of bidding reflected the international collectors who have visited Christie’s galleries during Frieze Week, with registered bidders coming from 44 countries across 4 continents.
The quality of collections offered by Christie’s continued with further works, including Robert Mangold’s 4 Squares within a Circle 2 (£212,500), from the Matthys-Colle Collection, as well as Selected Works from the UniCredit Group highlighted by Gerhard Richter’s 16. Okt. 90 (£359,250), Sam Francis’ Erotic Arabesque (£323,250), Ernst Wilhelm Nay’s Helle Girlande (Light Garland) (£299,250) and Heimo Zobernig’s Untitled (£118,750, Artist Record).
Art for Tropical Forests, a selection of contemporary pieces donated by the artists to benefit the protection and conservation of tropical forests worldwide, included works by:
Antony Gormely, SLEEPING PLACE II (SLEEPING FIELD PROTOTYPE), £118,750
Ai WeiWei, Watermelon, £87,500
Claudia Comte, Suspended Marble Raspberry (study), £44,500 (Artist Record)
