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ARTinvestment.RU   15 мая 2008

«Triptych 1976» Francis Bacon sold at auction Sotheby

«Triptych 1976» Francis Bacon sold at Sotheby's auction in New York on May 14 for 86,281 million dollars.

figure - double record: a record price for the work of an artist whose work has long been firmly established in the list of most expensive, and an annual record for the entire art market . Preliminary assessment of the triptych was 70 million dollars.

In a triptych, written in Paris, - Ancient Greek mythological subject of harassment Oresta furiyami. However, instead of a mythical hero of the artist depicted himself and his own laceration.

Non-traditional orientation Bacon, born at the beginning of last century, made him a pariah in many families and society, despite the later success, fame and status. Surreal tragedy Bacon - the descendant of the famous philosopher and his full namesake - fascinate contemporaries, though Bacon identify themselves to the classical realists. «Nothing can be worse than life itself», - thought that the genius of modern art.

Takashi Murakami (born 1962). My lone cowboy. 1998. Oil, acrylic, glass, iron. 254 x 116,8 x 91,4. Estimeyt: 3-4 million Sale price: U.S. $ 15.1 million Sotheby's. 14.05.08. Lot number 9

The previous record price for the Bacon painting was set in New York in May 2007, when the canvas «Theme from Pope Innocent X» after Diego Velazquez was sold for 52.7 million dollars. Almost for the same price at Christie's London auction in February this year bought a triptych years 1974-1977.

The most expensive work of the twentieth century «Boy with a pipe» Pablo Picasso. For this masterpiece of the buyer has paid 104 million dollars.

Humor awarded extra bonuses

boom bidding group led china «Nudes» a living classic American pop art of Jeff Koons. The price for a sculpture jumped about five times against estimeyta in 1,5-2 million dollars - up to 9.1 million.

work from the series «triteness», depicting heruvimopodobnuyu couple, according to the intent of the artist, ridicule prudish puritanical morality of higher grade. «Nudes, dated 1988, are outstanding satirical response Koons on the life of the late twentieth century society», - stated in the notes to the Lot.

Sculpture Group amorous couple made caricatured in the Rococo style, is particularly comical effect in a performance artist, also known as the former husband of Italian pornozvezdy Chichcholiny.

On the same bidding his «Caterpillar», executed in 2003, sold for 5981 million dollars (upper estimeyt - 6.5 million dollars).

Koons is one of the most demanded and popular artists: his Purple «hanging Heart» was sold for 23.6 million dollars with a preliminary estimate of 15-20 million dollars.

And another «Prize for Humor» handed collectors to this day. At this time - Takeshi Murakami for his «lone cowboy», even more naked than «Nudes» Koons, and with even greater emphasis parody, rather than eroticism. Cowboy managed to sell over 15.2 million dollars in the pre-assessment in the 3-4 million.

Pioneer of Japanese pop culture, among which were the favorite characters of Pokemon, this time an American climbed onto the field, actively promoting its own brand across continents.

Master of color

Nearly three times more expensive than expected were sold in New York and the work of Yves Klein, whose short life rages innovation, although he preferred to immerse the viewer in a single color.

His monochrome gold painting, typical of the last period of creativity, sold for 23.6 million dollars, blue - for 17.4 million dollars.

Jeff Koons (born 1955) Chains caterpillars. 2003. Polychrome aluminum, urethane, steel. 50,8 x 110,5 x 195,6 Estimeyt: 5,5-6,5 million Sale price: U.S. $ 5.9 million Sotheby's. 14.05.08. Lot number 67

Klein was known for these black and white canvases, filled one smooth color, mostly blue or blue. By linking the color with an opportunity to win aesthetically sky, «putting his signature on it», he even patented «Blue Klein Internacional» - special paint, which covered the flat panels and three-dimensional objects. A phone prints of naked model on their canvases called «anthropometry». One of the founders of the new French realism, he continued his mystic-pawky experiments in a fiery scenes, flame burned in a specially prepared cardboard.

«New York» with Russian accent

avant-gardist Eric Bulatov became the only Russian artists presented in this auction. His painting «New York» sold for 713 thousand dollars. «New York» made in the artist's characteristic manner of fusion of graphics characters on the background of sky and space on the style recalls the work of the famous «Glory to the CPSU», sold at auction Phillips de Pury & Co for 2 million dollars.

«New York», in contrast to the «CPSU», is closed, though the red bars, sky, breathing space and light. In the annotation indicates that comes from underground Soviet times was able to transfer his very emotional feeling megapolis became «metaphor of freedom».

However, «freedom», in this case turned out to be worse «captivity»: up to two million imported picture is not dotyanula.

Erik Bulatov - one of the classics of the avant-garde live with Russian roots, whose works are at the highest in its sector price levels. Lives in Paris.

Total auction of postwar and contemporary works of artists brought the house Sotheby's 362 million dollars.

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