The 20th/21st Century Milan Online Sales
Alighiero Boetti, Languidi sguardi assassini (price realised: €277,200)
Milan – In the anniversary year marking 65 years of Christie’s presence in Italy, the 20th / 21st Century: Milan Online Sale sold 89% by lot, achieving a total of €3,094,812 / $3,349,835 / £2,656,491. The auction was led by Alighiero Boetti’s Languidi sguardi assassini, which realised €277,200 against a low estimate of €100,000. Two paintings by Salvo performed well against estimate: Senza titolo sold for €138,600 (estimate: €55,000-75,000) and La valle realised €119,700 (estimate: €35,000-50,000), continuing strong performances for works by Salvo across the global 20/21 auctions in 2023; artist records were set in London then Hong Kong while exceptional prices were witnessed in Milan and Amsterdam. Additional highlights included Tancredi’s Senza titolo, which achieved €151,200 against an estimate of €30,000-40,000 and Fausto Pirandello’s Giochi in terrazza (price realised: €126,000).
Tancredi, Senza titolo (price realised: €151,200)
Mariolina Bassetti, Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Continental Europe and Chairman, Christie’s: “We’re very happy with this year’s results for the sales curated by the Italian team, spanning from our traditional 20th /21st Century Online Sales, to the exquisite single owner collection sold in May, to the Thinking Italian Sale platform in Paris, which continues to present the very best Italian artists in the context of their avant-garde peers. Exceptional works by Alberto Burri, Alighiero Boetti, Lucio Fontana, Tancredi and Salvo all outperformed pre-sale expectations this May, October and November. We also had a particular focus on private sales.”
