• Preferred Access
    Welcome,
    Log in Log Out
    Preferred Access
    • Buy & Sell
      • Auctions
      • Online-Only
      • Auction Results
      • Private Sales

      • Bid Now
      • This Week At Sotheby's
      • On View

      • How to Buy & Sell
      • Request an Estimate
      • Sold Lot Archive
    • Departments
      • Automobiles
      • Contemporary Art
      • Impressionist & Modern Art
      • Jewellery
      • Old Master Paintings
      • Watches
      • Wine
      • View All Departments
    • Stories & Videos
      • Museum Network
      • Value of Art
      • Art & Home
      • Magazine
      • Videos
      • Articles
      • Slideshows
    • About
      • Locations
      • Services
      • Team Contacts
      • Board of Directors
      • Investor Relations
      • Executive Management
      • Sotheby’s Education
    • Auctions
    • Online-Only
    • Auction Results
    • Private Sales
    • Departments
    • Stories & Video
    • Museum Network
    • About
    • 繁體中文
Auction Results

Now
Contemporary Art Evening Auction

17 October 2013 | 7:30 PM BST | London

SALE TOTAL

21,459,000GBP
Browse Lots
  • Oliver Barker auctioneering at London's October sales of Contemporary and 20th Century Italian Art.

  • 13
    Glenn Brown
    Ornamental Despair (Painting for Ian Curtis) copied from 'The Stars Like Dust', 1986 by Chris Foss
    LOT SOLD. 3,554,500 GBP

  • 7
    Andreas Gursky
    Paris, Montparnasse, 1993
    LOT SOLD. 1,482,500 GBP

  • 22
    Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Red Joy, 1984
    LOT SOLD. 1,426,500 GBP

  • 23     
    Alexander Calder
    Untitled, 1958
    LOT SOLD. 1,258,500 GBP   

  • 40
    Zeng Fanzhi
    Mask Series no.26, 1995
    LOT SOLD. 1,202,500 GBP

Browse Lots
Sale Number: L13024 Lots : 47

SALE TOTAL

21,459,000GBP DOWNLOAD RESULTS
  • Sale Tracked
  • Print My Catalogue (0)

Overview

RESULTS

The Contemporary Art Evening Sale achieved a total of £21,459,000/$34,317,233 with over 50% of the lots sold exceeding their high estimates, and a sell-through rate of over 80%.  The star lot of the evening, Glenn Brown’s galactic Ornamental Despair sold for £3,554,500 ($5,684,356) (est. £2-3m), more than 100 times the sum the same work made in 2002 (£32,900).  There was frenzied bidding as a group of young artists opened the sale, as one after another they soared past their pre-sale high estimates.

OVERVIEW

Sotheby’s is proud to present works by many of the leading names in contemporary art in our October Evening sale, from established 20th-century masters to noteworthy figures from today’s young emerging art scene. Highly important examples of German photography include Andreas Gursky’s masterpiece Paris, Montparnasse, undoubtedly one of his most iconic works, alongside the vibrant Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 1997, which follows the hugely successful Stock Exchange pictures sold by Sotheby’s London in June this year.


Also featuring in this sale is Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild, 1994, which encapsulates the artist’s enigmatic squeegee technique in vivid citrus hues. Glenn Brown’s monumental Ornamental Despair (Painting for Ian Curtis) copied from ‘The Stars Like Dust’, 1986 by Chris Foss, is an epic painting from the artist’s science fiction works, whilst Jean Dubuffet’s Jacasse stands as a bold example of the artist's esteemed Paris Circus series. We are also delighted to be offering the masterful Conversation Piece V 1/1 by Juan Muñoz from his most celebrated series, in addition to a selection of significant works by pioneering artists, such as Oscar Murillo, Wade Guyton, Nate Lowman and Alex Hubbard. This carefully curated sale offers a wide variety of fresh works to the market by some of the most sought after names in contemporary art.

View Press Release

Saleroom Notice

Contact Information

Oliver Barker
Chairman, Sotheby's Europe
+44 20 7293 5000
oliver.barker@sothebys.com
Alex Branczik
Senior Director
European Head of Department
Contemporary Art
+44 20 7293 5401
alex.branczik@sothebys.com
Isabelle Paagman
Senior Director
European Head of Private Sales
+44 20 7293 5495
isabelle.paagman@sothebys.com
James Sevier
Senior Director
Senior Specialist
Head Of London Evening Auctions
Contemporary Art
+44 20 7293 5842
james.sevier@sothebys.com
Joanna Steingold
Director
Head of Contemporary Curated
Contemporary Art
+44 20 7293 5817
joanna.steingold@sothebys.com
Giulia Daverio
Business Director
+44 20 7293 5674
giulia.daverio@sothebys.com
   
GBP
  • AED
  • ARS
  • AUD
  • BRL
  • CAD
  • CHF
  • CNY
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • HKD
  • IDR
  • INR
  • JPY
  • KRW
  • MXP
  • PHP
  • QAR
  • RMB
  • RUB
  • SGD
  • TWD
  • USD
Advanced Search
clear all
Sort by: Lot number | Results | Unsold
S M L
1 - 12 of 100
No Results

The search criteria did not match any available item; please modify your criteria.

Your Advanced Search criteria did not match any of our upcoming events.
Suggestions:
  • Try a different date range.
  • Try a different department.
  • Try a different location.
Sort by: Lot number | Results | Unsold
S M L
1 - 12 of 100

Download Our App

Lot Number Saleroom Notice

Choose Language

  • ENGLISH
  • 繁體中文
  • 简体中文

Please Login or Register to Watch Live

Interested in bidding online for this sale? click here to register for BIDnow.

Already have an account?

Log In

Create An Account

Watch live auctions, manage your account, sign up for updates, share your favourites, create wishlists and more.

Create An Account

Please call 1-800-555-5555 to order a print catalog for this sale.

Enter Sale Room

Would you like to watch the live sale only or also participate in bidding?

Watch Live Sale Register to Bid

Enter Sale Room

Online Registration to Bid is Closed for this Sale. Would you like to watch the live sale?

Watch Live Sale

Online Registration is Closed

sale registration is closed because the sale is starting within 24 hours.

To participate in this sale please call the Bids Department

  • New York +1 212 606 7000
  • London + 44 207 293 5000
  • Hong Kong + 852 2524 8121

Online Registration is Closed

All successful registrations for this sale will show under the ‘Auctions’ section of ‘MyAccount’.

To participate in this sale please call the Bids Department

  • New York +1 212 606 7000
  • London + 44 207 293 5000
  • Hong Kong + 852 2524 8121
My Printable Catalogue
What would you like to print?
How would you like to print?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRINT?
Only my selections Entire Catalogue
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRINT?
Thumbnails Full Page
Printable Catalogue

Header Copy Goes Here

Sub-text goes here


Please provide an email