RESULTS:Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction - London, 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 |
PRESS CONTACT: Belinda Bowring | +44 207 389 2677 | bbowring@christies.com Next Sale: Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction – 12 February 2016, London. Please click here to view the full international schedule of upcoming Post-War and Contemporary Art auctions at Christie’s. 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. |