RESULTS | POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART EVENING SALE - TOP 10
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Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening
London, Thursday 6th October 2016, Sale 12243
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
37 lots sold | Total: £34,266,000 / $43,517,819 / €38,823,379 | 90% sold by lot | ||||
41 lots offered | $1.270 = £1 / €1.133 = £1 | 96% sold by value | ||||
Lot | Description | Estimate (£) | Price Realised | Buyer | ||
5 | Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977), Nickelodeon, Painted in 2008. WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST | 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 | £7,109,000 $9,028,430 €8,054,497 | Anonymous | ||
8 | Thomas Schütte (B. 1954), Bronzefrau Nr. 13, Executed in 2003. | 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 | £3,749,000 $4,761,230 €4,247,617 | Anonymous | ||
24 | Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), La Vie Agreste (The Rural Life), Painted in 1949. | 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 | £2,629,000 $3,338,830 €2,978,657 | Anonymous | ||
26 | Cy Twombly (1928-2011), Untitled, Executed in 1972. | 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 | £2,629,000 $3,338,830 €2,978,657 | Anonymous | ||
18 | Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945), Grab des unbekannten Malers (Tomb of the Unknown Painter), Executed in 1983. | 700,000 - 1,000,000 | £2,405,000 $3,054,350 €2,724,865 | Anonymous | ||
10 | Gerald Laing (1936-2011), Beach Wear, Painted in 1964. WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST | 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 | £1,565,000 $1,987,550 €1,773,145 | Anonymous | ||
7 | Albert Oehlen (b. 1954), Untitled (Statue of Liberty), Painted in 1989. WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST* | 500,000 - 700,000 | £1,325,000 $1,682,750 €1,501,225 | Anonymous | ||
31 | Kazuo Shiraga (b. 1924), Choji Haten (Unprecedented Leap), Painted in 1988. | 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 | £1,265,000 $1,606,550 €1,433,245 | Anonymous | ||
12 | Bridget Riley (b. 1931), Greensleeves, Painted in 1983. | 400,000 - 600,000 | £905,000 $1,149,350 €1,025,365 | Anonymous | ||
11 | David Hockney (b. 1937), Figure in a Flat Style, Painted in 1961. | 300,000 - 500,000 | £785,000 $996,950 €889,405 | Anonymous | ||
*Please see separate post-sale press release for comment |
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Next Sale: Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction – 7 October 2016, London.
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