Yesterday evening, held in London auction works of postwar and contemporary art. They brought 54.07 million pounds

yesterday evening held in London auction works of postwar and contemporary art. They brought 54.07 million pounds, which significantly exceeded the expectations of the organizers hoped to rescue from 32,16 to 44,99 million. This is the second result for the February auction Sotheby's in this sector. It sold 97.9 percent of lots, and statistics in monetary terms amounted to 99,4 percent.

record set on 21.

• Yves Klein Feu 88 (Fire 88). 1961
  Traces of fire, and the body of water, paper on wood. 140 x 300
  Estimate: 3,5-4,5 million pounds
  Result: 3 065 250 pounds

Commenting on yesterday's trading, the Head of the European branch of modern art Uestfal Cheyenne (Cheyenne Westphal) said: "A large number of sold, active buyers, high prices - all this testifies to the return of confidence on the art market. The basis for this served as the positive results of our November auction in New York. Results Sterling work from the collection Lenz Schoenberg Zero-art "confirm that the market clearly lacks such private collections of sales for the first time and with excellent provenance. Collection ZERO-art ", previously exhibited in many museums around the world, now has won and the Art Market».

• Willem de Kooning No title XIV
  1983, Oil on canvas. 177 x 203,2
  Sotheby's. 10/02/2010. Lot number 71
  Estimate: 2-3 million pounds
  Result: 3 289 250 pounds
• PETER Doig St. Anton (Flat light)
  1995-1996. Oil on canvas. 275 x 275
  Sotheby's. 10.02.2010
  Lot number 51. Estimate: 2-3 million pounds
  Result: 2 841 250 pounds

47 works by artists of the "Zero" from the collection Lenz Schoenberg, which Anna and Gerhard Lenz (Anna & Gerhard Lenz) was collected for more than 50 years, have generated enormous interest among buyers. During the first four works - Heinz Mack (Heinz Mack), Pina Otto (Otto Piene), Jan Shonhovena (Jan Schoonhoven) and Gunter Yukkera (Gunther Uecker), - started a real struggle rates, and as a result they established a record price. In general, from the sale of the collection managed to gain 23.21 million pounds - considerably more than expected 11,1-15,1 million. It sold 93.5 percent of lots (only one left without a buyer), and also found 19 new records.

• Lucio FONTANA
  The spatial concept (Venice)
  1962-1963. Copper. 198 x 98,
  Estimate: 1,5-2 million pounds
  Result: 2 841 250 pounds
• Lucio FONTANA
  Spatial concept
  1964. Copper. 200 x 100
  Sotheby's. 10/02/2010. Lot number 39
  Estimate: 1,5 - 2 million pounds
  Result: 2 057 250 pounds

most expensive piece of the trading session was monumental Feu 88 Yves Klein (Yves Klein). This work - one of the largest in the famous series "Fire Paintings" - went under the hammer for 3.29 million pounds (estimate 2,8-3,5) and became the most expensive "fiery" painting Klein.

second and third places in the list of top lots collections Lenz Schoenberg took the two "Spatial Concept" Lucio Fontana (Lucio Fontana) series Metalli ( «Metals"). The first of these, with a vertical cut on a copper plate, the lower estimate exceeded twice and offered 3.07 million pounds. And second, with holes punched in the metal plate, got a buyer for 2.06 million pounds in Estimé in 1,5-2 million. As for the picturesque "Spatial Concept", also known as "Portrait of Carlo Kardatstso", then he fought for the right buyers 9. As a result of its final price is almost three times higher than the lower estimate and amounted to 2.73 million pounds.

• LYUSIEN Freud
  Self-portrait with a black eye. Ok. 1978
  Oil on canvas. 18,8 x 14,3
  Sotheby's. 10.02.10. Lot number 67
  Estimate: 3-4 million pounds
  Result: 2 841 250 pounds
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Other top lots of the first session of trading (collection Lenz Schoenberg):

• Yves Klein, MG 25 of the cycle Monogold

Estimate 0,8-1,2 million pounds
The result of 1.67 million pounds;

• Heinz Mack, "Untitled»

Estimate 25-35 thousand pounds
The result of 205.25 thousand pounds. The most expensive work of the artist, sold at public auction;

• Otto Pina, Rauchbild

Estimate 35-45 thousand pounds
The result of 223.25 thousand pounds. The most expensive work of the artist, sold at public auction;

• Jan Shonhoven, Weibes Struckturrelief R 62-1

Estimate 150-250 thousand pounds
The result of 780.45 thousand pounds. The most expensive work of the artist, sold at public auction;

• Gyunetr Yukker. "Hair nymphs»

Estimate 100-150 thousand pounds
The result of 825.25 thousand pounds. The most expensive work of the artist, sold at public auction.

• Lucio FONTANA The spatial concept
  Portrait of Carlo Kardatstso. 1956
  Oil on canvas, mixed technique. 125 x 85
  Estimate: 1-1,5 million pounds
  Result: 2 505 250funtov

most expensive lot of the past auction was the work of Willem de Kooning (Willem de Kooning) «Untitled XIV», presented in the second session of yesterday's auction. She went under the hammer for 3.96 million pounds. Quite a bit of it behind a monumental painting by Peter Doig (Peter Doig) «Saint Anthony (Flat light)" with the result in 2.84 million pounds in Estimé 2-3 million. For the same amount unknown buyer got a rare "Self-portrait with a black eye" Lyusiena Freud (Lucian Freud).

Other top lots second session of the Trade:

• Piero Manzoni (Piero Manzoni), «achromia»

Estimate 1,5-2 million pounds
The result of 2.84 million pounds;

• Gerhard Richter (Gerhard Richter), Abstraktes Bild

Estimate 2.3 million pounds
Result 2,5 million;

• Frank Auerbach (Frank Auerbach), «head of Leon Kosovo»

Estimate 60-80 thousand pounds
The result of 1.04 million pounds.

Material prepared Ekaterina Guseva, AI

Source: sothebys.com , artinvestment.ru

P.S. On top lots Sotheby's auction on Feb. 10, 2010 You can read:
Contemporary Art at Sotheby's on Feb. 10
«Age Zero": a collection Lenz Schoenberg at Sotheby's
Sotheby's auctioned a rare self-portrait of Freud Lyusiena