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13 February 2015

RESULTS: POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY DAY SALE

London EMEA 13 February 2015

 

173 lots sold

Total: £14,770,700 /$22,510,547 /€19,837,050

     95% sold by lot

201 lots offered

$ #1.524= £1 / € 1.343=£1

    86% sold by value

Lot  

Description

Estimate (£)

Price Realised

Buyer

 

197

 

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Golden Shoe (Julie Andrews Shoe)

200,000-300,000

£722,500

$1,101,090

€970,318

European Private

 

107

 

Damien Hirst (B. 1965), Ipratropium Bromide

250,000-350,000

£542,500

$826,770

€728,578

Asian Private

 

174

 

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Teatrino

120,000-180,000

£386,500

$589,026

€519,070

South American Trade

 

155

 

Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Abstraktes Bild

200,000-300,000

£374,500

$570,738

€502,954

Middle East Private

 

136

 

Wade Guyton (b. 1972), Untitled

200,000-300,000

£350,500

$534,162

€470,722

European Private

 

153

 

Albert Oehlen (b. 1954),  Brunnen von Farbe (Fountain of Colour)

220,000-280,000

£314,500

$479,298

€422,474

Anonymous

 

144

 

Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Fuji

150,000-200,000

£302,500

$461,010

€406,258

South American Trade

 

200

 

Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955), Composition

250,000-350,000

£290,500

$442,722

€390,142

European Private

 

154

 

Albert Oehlen (b. 1954), A.A.B.B.

150,000-200,000

£266,500

$390,142

€357,910

Asian Private

149

Blinky Palermo (1943-1977), Untitled

150,000-200,000

£254,500

$387,858

€341,794

European Private

       

 

 

Cristian Albu and Rosanna Widen, co-heads of the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction: “Building on the success of this week’s Post-War & Contemporary Evening auction, we are pleased with the Day Sale results of £14.8 million and  in particular with the outstanding sell through rates reaching 95%, which matched those of the evening sale, as this continues to demonstrate the strength of the Post-War and Contemporary Art market, attracting competitive bidding from international collectors from Europe, South America, Asia and the Middle East. We are delighted with the result of Andy Warhol’s Golden Shoe (Julie Andrews Shoe), which fetched £722,500, a record price for any work by the artist from the 1950s. We continued to achieve strong results for great contemporary German painters such as Gunther Förg and Albert Oehlen. We are also pleased to have supported Goldsmith’s Gallery Project, achieving strong results for such prestigious alumni as Sarah Lucas whose Nahuiolin achieved £266,500 and Damien Hirst whose Ipratropium Bromide achieved £542,500.”

PRESS CONTACT: Alexandra Deyzac |+44 207 389 2265|adeyzac@christies.com

 

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Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.

 

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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.