Results day tender pieces of modern art Sotheby's
ARTinvestment.RU   15 сентября 2008

10 September in New York held an auction, which could buy the work Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Indiana, Raymond Pettibona and others. Tenders have been successful, but the sensation did not happen

September 10 in New York were held daily auctions of contemporary art works by the auction house Sotheby's. The auction, which had exhibited works of such artists as Roy Lichtenstein (Roy Lichtenstein), Raymond Pettibon (Raymond Pettibon), Louise Bourgeois (Louise Bourgeois) , Olafur Eliasson (Olafur Eliasson) and others, brought 10.5 million dollars (estimeyt - 9,8-14 million).

Special sensation in the auction was not. Top-lead singer was the work of Roy Lichtenstein komiksovoy aesthetics «The interior of the three hanging lamps», pushed for 482.5 thousand dollars. The result is not impressive, given that a preliminary assessment of the work amounted to 500-700 thousand. But other work Liechtenstein banner «gun», estimeyt all the same and has more than 254.5 thousand. Another top lot was the painting «9» American Robert Indiana (Robert Indiana), known worldwide thanks to the colorful sculpture with the word LOVE. Juicy issued nine left on the auction for 338.5 thousand dollars (estimeyt - 200-300 thousand). Among the most expensive work also includes painting «* on brown background» a prominent New York City schools Gottliba Adolf (Adolph Gottlieb), a marble sculpture «Little It» Japanese-American abstraktsionista Isam Noguchi (Isamu Noguchi), and not the picture, not then installation «Little restrictor door opening» the famous representative of pop-art James Rozenkvista (James Rosenquist).

First Vice President of Sotheby's auction manager and Jennifer Roth (Jennifer Roth) said that she is satisfied with the results of the auction, noting that the best results showed the work that has never previously appeared on the market. Jennifer Roth noted the success of California's artists Lobdella Frank (Frank Lobdell) and Elmer Nelson Bischoff (Elmer Nelson Bischoff), as well as authors of the paintings in the style op-art and geometric abstraction. She also explained that the huge demand paintings of young artists such as Ouattara Watts (Ouattara Watts) and Chantal Dzhoff (Chantal Joffe).

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova

Sources: artinfo.com , artinvestment.ru