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Art Contemporain

07 June 2016 - 08 June 2016 | 7:00 PM CEST | Paris

SALE TOTAL

25,033,725EUR
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  • 6
    Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Untitled
    LOT SOLD.2,667,000EUR
  • 25
    Kazuo Shiraga
    Uchoten (Ecstasy)
    LOT SOLD.2,103,000EUR
  • 10
    Yves Klein
    Anthropométrie, Sans Titre (ANT 135)
    LOT SOLD.1,503,000EUR
  • 19
    Pierre Soulages
    Peinture 146 x 97 cm, 1949
    LOT SOLD.1,107,000EUR
  • 29
    Zao Wou-Ki
    12.2.62
    LOT SOLD.963,000EUR
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Sale Number: PF1605 Lots : 183

SALE TOTAL

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Sessions

  • Session 1: 07 Jun 2016 | 07:00 PM | Lots 1 - 44
  • Session 2: 08 Jun 2016 | 02:30 PM | Lots 101 - 244
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RESULTS

the auction achieved a final total of €25,033,725, with collectors coming from 20 countries, a high proportion of Asian buyers and remarkable results. 93% of lots were sold by value and 60% of lots sold above their high estimates.

Collectors showed continued enthusiasm for major artists from the French and American post-war scene. Some impressive bidding battles were witnessed for historical works by Jean Dubuffet, Pierre Soulages, Zao Wou-Ki and Yves Klein.

The top lot was Untitled by Jean-Michel Basquiat, executed in 1986, which sold for €2,667,000. The famous painting by Kazuo Shiraga, Utchen, executed in 1539, achieved €2,103,000.

Untitled, 1984-1985, a joint work by two geniuses of the 20th century, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, from Sir Elton John's collection sold for €819 000.

AUCTION DETAILS

In the past few years Sotheby’s France has set numerous records for post-war artists established in Paris, such as Dubuffet, Zao Wou-Ki, Soulages, Riopelle and Hantaï. Once more, the June Contemporary Art auction is likely to follow the same trend. Major works by Zao Wou-Ki and Soulages will be the highlights of the sale, covering almost the entire career of the two artists, from the beginning of the surrealist adventure of the former to the culmination of the outrenoir of the latter. Works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Frank Stella, and Roy Lichtenstein, and more recent works by Robert Longo, Anselm Kiefer, Tadashi Kawamata or Shirin Neshat, will be offered for this auction.

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Contact Information

Stefano Moreni
Vice-président, France
Senior Director
Head of Department
Contemporary Art
+ 33 1 53 05 53 38
stefano.moreni@sothebys.com
Guillaume Mallécot
Head of Evening Sale
Director
Specialist
Contemporary Art
+33 1 53 05 52 71
guillaume.mallecot@sothebys.com
Olivier Fau
Senior Director
Senior Specialist
Contemporary Art
+33 1 53 05 53 60
olivier.fau@sothebys.com
Anne-Marie Georges Picot
Senior Administrator
Contemporary Art
+33 1 53 05 53 45
anne-marie.georges-picot@sothebys.com
Mercedes Lámbarri Altamira
Head of Day Sale
Deputy Director
Junior Specialist
Contemporary Art
+33 (0) 1 53 05 52 76
mercedes.lambarri@sothebys.com
Joelle Koops
Head of Sale
Cataloguer
Contemporary Art
+33 1 53 05 53 61
joelle.koops@sothebys.com
Anne-Hélène Decaux
Director
Specialist
Contemporary Art
+ 33 01 53 05 52 74
anne-helene.decaux@sothebys.com
   
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