Work 79-летнего British artist David Hockney's "Forest of Woldgate 24, 25 and 26 October 2006" crossed the 10-миллионный abroad

the Record sales of the polyptych Hockney occurred on November 17 at the evening auction of postwar and contemporary art Sotheby's in new-Йорке — the latest in a series of traditional November auction Christie's and Sotheby's, which is equal to the entire world of art-рынок. Total auction revenue was $276,6 million — within the estimate of $206-302 million went under the hammer at 93.8 % of the lots (60 of 64).

the native Landscape for David Hockney's Yorkshire forests was estimated at $9-12 million from the Sale of the lot was guaranteed by a third party. Just at auction at Sotheby's guaranteed lots of these were 35, i.e. more than half.

Polyptych "Forest of Woldgate 24, 25 and 26 October 2006" refers to the heights of creativity Hockney — the major figures of British pop-арта.

in Addition to the record David Hockney, large sums brought the work of Gerhard Richter and Andy Warhol. The most expensive work of the auction was an abstract painting of Richter "A B, Still": lot estimate: $20-30 million went to a new owner for $33,98 million including Commission.

the Second top-лот — classic Andy Warhol self-portrait "Fright Wig" (with a frightened face and disheveled gray wig): the cost of the lot, estimated previously at $20-30 million, in the course of the struggle rose to $24.4 million including Commission.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: sothebys.com, artnet.com, artinvestment.ru