In London, the auction of modern art Sotheby's
The largest amount brought the painting "The fire flowers" Jean-Michel Basquiat
October 16 in London on the day auction of modern art Sotheby's. Consumers were offered 217 lots, including works of Arab and Iranian artists. Bidding yielded 12.8 million pounds - within the estimate. Customers have found 73% of the work.
The most expensive lot was the painting "The fire flowers" Jean-Michel Basquiat (Jean-Michel Basquiat). It was sold for 960 thousand pounds in assessing 0,8-1,2 million pounds. Second place - a nameless "mirror" Anish Kapoor sculpture (Anish Kapoor), which brought 825 thousand (estimate 600-800 thousand). Earlier work in the collection of London's Lisson Gallery. At the recently opened Fair Frieze gallery sold a similar sculpture (only smaller and executed in gold color) for 475 thousand pounds.
Painting Afro Apparition Chris Ofili (Chris Ofili) also exceeded the estimate: the buyer laid out for her 577 thousand pounds. Specialists Sotheby's estimated now at 280-350 thousand pounds.
circular pattern with butterflies authorship Damien Hirst (Damien Hirst) went for 541 thousand pounds (estimate 450-650 thousand). The product has acquired a New York collector Jose Mughrabi (Jose Mugrabi). At last year's solo auction of Hirst's Beautiful Inside My Head Forever ( "In my head I'll be beautiful forever») is similar picture has brought 1.6 million, with the lower Estimé 500 thousand.
At the auction there were nine works, all proceeds from the sale of which will go to the needs of the London Hospital Harefield. All work was provided by the artists. Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry (Grayson Perry) created a vase with the image of surgeons that make open-heart surgery. It was sold for 59 thousand pounds at Estimé 30-50 thousand. Total Sotheby's managed to collect for the hospital 485 thousand pounds.
As Christie's, Sotheby's auction held on October 16 of the Italian art of the twentieth century. Trades yielded 7.4 million pounds. The largest sum - 881 thousand pounds - brought a painting by Giorgio de Chirico (Giorgio de Chirico), entitled "Interior with fruit. The work was estimated to be 0,9-1,2 million.
article prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI
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