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Contemporary Art Day Auction

13 May 2015 | 9:30 AM EDT | New York

SALE TOTAL

92,556,375USD
Browse Lots
  • 110
    Alexander Calder
    Red Eyed Dragon
    LOT SOLD.2,890,000USD
  • 122
    Joan Mitchell
    Untitled
    LOT SOLD.2,770,000USD
  • 172
    Ellsworth Kelly
    Untitled
    LOT SOLD.2,170,000USD
  • 451
    Yoshitomo Nara
    Baby Blue
    LOT SOLD.2,170,000USD
  • 117
    Alexander Calder
    Le Corset Bleu
    LOT SOLD.1,690,000USD
  • 237
    Keith Haring
    Dog [Three Works]
    LOT SOLD.1,690,000USD
  • 128
    Helen Frankenthaler
    China II
    LOT SOLD.1,510,000USD
  • 111
    Lee Krasner
    Cauldron
    LOT SOLD.1,510,000USD
  • 130
    Alexander Calder
    Arrows with Blue Tail
    LOT SOLD.1,450,000USD
  • 108
    Helen Frankenthaler
    Lexington
    LOT SOLD.1,390,000USD
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Sale Number: N09346 Lots : 397

SALE TOTAL

92,556,375USD DOWNLOAD RESULTS

Sessions

  • Session 1: 13 May 2015 | 09:30 AM | Lots 101 - 294
  • Session 2: 13 May 2015 | 02:00 PM | Lots 401 - 613
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The Contemporary Art Day Auction brought a total of $92,810,775 with Yoshitomo Nara's Baby Blue doubling the high estimate to achieve $2.2 million, establishing a new artist record. Both auctions included works sold to benefit The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles which saw intense competition as multiple collectors fought for pieces donated by artists to benefit the institution, bringing the overall total for MOCA works to $22,507,000, well over the high estimate. 

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The May 2015 Contemporary Art Day Auction features a strong selection of works spanning from the Postwar period to the present day. The Morning Session includes top quality works by Alexander Calder, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell and John Chamberlain. Highlighting the Afternoon Session are works sold to benefit The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles which includes outstanding examples of Contemporary painting, photography and sculpture by artists such as Barbara Kruger, Rudolf Stingel, John Baldessari and Alex Israel. Standout lots of the Afternoon Session also include works by some of the most interesting, influential and visionary artists of today including Tauba Auerbach, Glenn Ligon and Christopher Wool.

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Nicole Schloss
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Contemporary Art
+1 212 606 7254
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Bernard Lagrange
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Contemporary Art
+1 212 606 7254
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Jasmine Chen
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Specialist
Contemporary Art
+852 2822 5575
Jasmine.Chen@sothebys.com
   
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