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"People are still willing to pay top prices," said a London gallery after the evening auction at Christie's. They did it and paid record nc state surplus prices for paintings of Yves Klein and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The Schwammgemlde "Le Rose du bleu (RE 22)" (1960) of the french painter and Aktionsknstlers climbed at an estimate of about 18 million nc state surplus pounds to 23.5 million pounds (29.4 million euros) and was added to an anonymous telephone nc state surplus bidder, and Basquiat's "Untitled" (1981) reached 12.9 million pounds (16.1 million euros).
Such prices ensured that Christie's reached another record: a Gesamterls of 132.8 million pounds including Kuferprmie (165.8 million euros), as much as ever at an auction of postwar and of contemporary nc state surplus art in Europe. That some of the top lots as the work of Klein and works by Francis Bacon and Gerhard Richter from the auction nc state surplus house or third-hand were guaranteed, their attractiveness did not seem to alleviate. Bacon's "Study for Portrait" (1964) went for Milliuonen 21.5 pounds (26.9 million euros) away, and also judge "structure (2)" nc state surplus (1989) achieved a respectable 12.6 million pounds (15.8 million euros).
When competitors Sotheby's these guarantees of third-hand had on the eve of the grtenteils nc state surplus not effect your period: Everything there was quite listless. Oliver Barker, one of the specialists of the house, admitted that this type of insurance "sometimes sucks the magic auction. Taxis are aggressive high because we have to manage the expectations of the seller erhhten." One of the star lots of the evening came with such insurance: not even Francis Bacon's "Study For Self-Portrait" (1980), which only attracted a telephone bidder and 4.5 million pounds (5.6 million euros) the lower Schtzwert ereichte. Five other works were guaranteed, nc state surplus of which only the large-format, inspired by surrealism paintings nc state surplus "The Tragic Conversion of Salvador Dali (after John Martin)" (1988) of the Engl DERS Glen Brown was umkmpft hard. Four telephone bidders chased each other up until the factory with 4.6 million pounds (5.7 million euros) was added to a Russian-speaking clients. Including the Kuferprmie are the 5.19 million pounds (6.49 million euros), a record price for the artist. Collection Siggi Loch
When Christie's was also the collection of the German music producer Siggi Loch and his wife Sissi under the hammer. The total of 236 works, all decorated in blue, made 4.5 million pounds (5.6 million euros). Top lot was "Anthropomtrie (ANT49)" (1960) by Yves Klein, for the 1.29 million pounds (1.61 million euros) changed hands, followed by "Abstract Painting" (1995) by Gerhard Richter, that at an estimate of 600 to 800,000 pounds for a million pounds (1.24 million euros) was added. The tang benefit of Siggi & Sissi hole Foundation, which has set itself the task "to alleviate the suffering of humans and animals". The collector uerte pleased about it, "that our Foundation now has a solid Fen."
That Sotheby's 69.3 million pounds (86.6 million euros) just reached the half of the Gesamterlses of Christie's, reiterates the gegenwrtige primacy of the House in King Street. Frances Outred, head of postwar and contemporary art in Europe was rightly proud of the Rekorderls. Phillips de Pury, the midget among the three houses can only dream about such numbers, of course. The Gesamterls the evening auction of 23.3 million pounds (28.8 million euros) corresponded almost exactly to the price, the Christie's fr scored his Yves Klein. Top lot was the large-format paintings "Irony of Negro Policeman" (1981) by Jean-Michel nc state surplus Basquiat, which achieved 8.1 million pounds (10 million euros) after a somewhat zhen bidding battle. Auctioneer Simon de Pury applauded when he, as promised, the auction before kickoff of the semifinal match between Germany and Italy ended, and all invited to watch the game on the big screen in the foyer. "We have gengend beer for all," he said with a grin.
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