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JESÚS RAFAEL SOTO
UNTITLED
signed and dated 1958 on the reverse
painted wood and metal
23⅔ by 23⅔ in.
60 by 60 cm
Lot Sold: 514,000 USD -
JOAQUÍN TORRES-GARCÍA
ARTE CONSTRUCTIVO CON SOL Y ESTRELLA
signed lower right and dated 48 lower left
oil on cardboard
35½ by 35 in.
90 by 89 cm
Lot Sold: 802,000 USD -
LEÓN FERRARI
LUNA
stainless steel wire
39⅜ by 39⅜ by 39⅜ in.
100 by 100 by 100 cm
Executed in 2006.
Lot Sold: 168,750 -
ALEJANDRO OTERO
COLORITMO 57
signed, inscribed Boceto 1 del 23.2.60, and dated 1960-71 on the reverse
duco on board
79 by 22½ in.
200 by 57 cm
Lot Sold: 790,000 USD
SALE TOTAL
7,743,750USDOverview
Results:
Presented for the first time as two collecting categories, Latin American Art achieved a strong combined sales total of $21.1 million.
The Contemporary Art auction totalled $7,743,750, within its estimate of $7.1 - $10 million. Joaquín Torres-García's boldly graphic and geometric Arte Constructivo Con Sol Y Estrella led the sale at $802,000, exceeding its high estimate of $700,000. Alejandro Otero's Coloritmo 57 followed close behind, selling for $790,000, also well above its high estimate.
Details:
Latin America: Contemporary Art is solely dedicated to avant-garde movements including: Constructivism, Geometric Abstraction, Kinetic Art, Conceptual Art, Concrete/Neo-Concrete and new trends in contemporary art from the Americas.
