Spirited response to group of Howard Hodgkin works that span his career:

Howard Hodgkin, Tea Party in America (1948), £250,000

Howard Hodgkin, Mrs C (1966), £225,000

Howard Hodgkin, Bombay Sunset (1972-73), £731,250

Howard Hodgkin, Artificial Flowers (1975), £323,250

Howard Hodgkin, Lawson, Underwood & Sleep (1977-80), £611,250

Howard Hodgkin, Venice Sunset (1989), £371,250

The evening was further highlighted by notable results for Josef Albers:

Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square: Red Tetrachord, £1,631,250 against an estimate of £600,000-800,000

Josef Albers, Construction in Red-Black-Blue, £371,250 against an estimate of £180,000-220,000

Josef Albers, Study to Affectionate (Homage to the Square), £299,250 against an estimate of

£150,000-200,000

Lively bidding also witnessed for rarely seen works:

Philip Guston, Untitled (Two Hooded Figures), £1,115,250

Nicolas de Staël, Nature Morte au Fond Jaune (Still Life with Yellow Background), £1,067,250

Naum Gabo, Linear Construction in Space No. 2, £515,250
Andy Warhol, Panda Drummer (Clockwork), £225,000

ARTIST RECORD: John Stezaker, Kiss I, £28,750

Katharine Arnold, Co-Head, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Europe: “Tonight’s exceptional results were a fitting tribute to Jeremy Lancaster and his private passion for art, who collected with a strong personal taste as well as a keen eye for paintings. We were thrilled with the depth of international bidding as the art world congregated in London, with registered bidders coming from 26 countries across 4 continents. Highlights of the sale included Philip Guston’s Language I (£3,838,250), Bridget Riley’s Orphean Elegy 7 (£2,831,250) and Josef Albers’ Study for Homage to the Square: Red Tetrachord (£1,631,250). The near complete retrospective survey of Howard Hodgkin’s painting performed well, particularly Bombay Sunset (£731,250) and Lawson, Underwood & Sleep (£611,250).”

Following the outstanding results for The Jeremy Lancaster Collection, the Matthys-Colle Collection and Art for Future, Selected Works from the UniCredit Group will be offered across our Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction and Thinking Italian Evening Auction on 4 October as well as the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction on 5 October 2019.

PRESS CONTACTS: Sara Macdonald | 0207 752 3136 | saramacdonald@christies.com

Emily Burke | 0207 389 2054 | eburke@christies.com

About Christie’s 

Christie’s, the world's leading art business, had auction sales in the first half of 2019 that totalled £2.2 billion / $2.8 billion. Christie’s is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and international expertise. Christie’s offers around 350 auctions annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $100 million. Christie's also has a long and successful history conducting private sales for its clients in all categories, with emphasis on Post-War & Contemporary, Impressionist & Modern, Old Masters and Jewellery.

Alongside regular sales online, Christie’s has a global presence in 46 countries, with 10 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zürich, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.

*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 and are reported net of applicable fees.

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