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11 February 2016

RESULTS:Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction - London, 11 February 2016

London EMEA 11 February 2016

 

Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction

London, Thursday 11 February 2016, Sale 11795  

 [All sold prices include buyer’s premium]

 

54 lots sold

Total: £58,099,000/$84,301,649/€74,599,116

     89% sold by lot

61 lots offered

$1.451= £1 / €1.284=£1

   84% sold by value

Lot  

Description

Estimate (£)

Price Realised

Buyer

18

Peter Doig (b. 1959), The Architect's Home in the Ravine, Painted in 1991

10,000,000 - 15,000,000

£11,282,500

$16,370,908

€14,486,730

Anonymous

25

Francis Bacon (1909-1992), Two Figures, Painted in 1975

5,000,000 - 7,000,000

£5,458,500

$7,920,284

€7,008,714

Anonymous

15

Lucian Freud (1922-2011), Head of Esther, Painted in 1982-1983

2,500,000 - 3,500,000

£4,786,500

$6,945,212

€6,145,866

Anonymous

27

Peter Doig (b. 1959), Island Painting, Painted in 2000- 2001

2,000,000 - 3,000,000

£3,442,500

$4,995,068

€4,420,170

Anonymous

34

David Hockney (b. 1937), Beach Umbrella, Painted in 1971

1,000,000 - 1,500,000

£3,106,500

$4,507,532

€3,988,746

Anonymous

16

Lucian Freud (1922-2011), Head of Ib, Painted in 1983-1984

2,500,000 - 3,500,000

£2,546,500

$3,694,972

€3,269,706

Anonymous

3

Alexander Calder (1898-1976), Crag with Yellow Boomerang and Red Eggplant, Executed in 1974

500,000 - 700,000

£1,874,500

$2,719,900

€2,406,858

Anonymous

6

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attese, Executed in 1964

1,200,000 - 1,800,000

£1,762,500

$2,557,388

€2,263,050

Anonymous

35

David Hockney (b. 1937), The Sea at Malibu, Painted in 1988

700,000 - 1,000,000

£1,762,500

$2,557,388

€2,263,050

Anonymous

19

Luc Tuymans (b. 1958), Mrs., Painted in 1999

1,200,000 - 1,800,000

£1,482,500

$2,151,108

€1,903,530

Anonymous

       

 

*Please see separate post-sale press release for comment

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Next Sale: Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction – 12 February 2016, London.

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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, third-party 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.