PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY'S LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART EVENING AUCTION TOTALS £12,223,600 /$19,435,524
Tonight Phillips de Pury & Company’s Contemporary Art Evening auction totaled £12,223,600 /$19,435,524 selling 77% by value and 67% by lot.
“We are pleased with tonight’s Evening sale which achieved strong results for high quality works. The sale demonstrated the strength of the art market for blue chip artists whilst records were broken and solid results were achieved for emerging young artists.” Michael McGinnis, Chief Executive Officer, Phillips de Pury & Company.
TOP TEN LOTS
14 JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, Big Joy, £2,617,250 /$4,161,428
21 GERHARD RICHTER, Abstraktes Bild, £2,449,250 /$3,894,308
12 ANDY WARHOL, Watches, £1,004,450 /$1,597,076
11 LOUISE BOURGEOIS, Nature Study, £713,250 /$1,134,068
19 DAMIEN HIRST, Sad Steps – Life Fulfilled, £601,250 /$955,988
10 SEAN SCULLY, Homo Duplex, £601,250 /$955,988
22 ANSELM KIEFER, Dein Haus ritt die finstere Welle, £577,250 /$917,828
16 ANDY WARHOL, Mao Portfolio (set of 10), £577,250 /$917,828
20 ANDREAS GURSKY, Rimini, £421,250 /$669,788
7 CHRISTOPHER WOOL, Untitled, £361,250 /$574,388
ARTIST WORLD RECORDS
3 ADAM MCEWEN, Dessau, £121,250 /$192,788
4 ROB PRUITT, Baby, £97,250 /$154,628
PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY:
As the only international auction house to concentrate exclusively on contemporary culture, Phillips de Pury & Company has established a commanding position in the sale of Contemporary Art, Design, Photographs, Editions and Jewelry. Through the passionate dedication of its team of specialists, Phillips de Pury & Company has garnered an unparalleled wealth of knowledge of emerging market trends. For more information, please visit: phillipsdepury.com.
