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Contemporary Art Day Auction

11 February 2016 | 12:00 PM GMT | London

SALE TOTAL

16,164,500GBP
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  • 182
    Robert Longo
    Untitled (Tiger Head, No. 8)
    LOT SOLD.845,000GBP
  • 114
    Sigmar Polke
    Druckfehler
    LOT SOLD.785,000GBP
  • 188
    Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Untitled (Blue Painting)
    LOT SOLD.509,000GBP
  • 165
    Antony Gormley
    GUT II
    LOT SOLD.473,000GBP
  • 111
    Thomas Schütte
    Kleiner Geist
    LOT SOLD.467,000GBP
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Sale Number: L16021 Lots : 221

SALE TOTAL

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The Contemporary Art Day Auction achieved a final result of £16,164,500. The top lot of the sale was Robert Longo’s monumental charcoal drawing Untitled (Tiger Head, No. 8), part of the artist’s Mysteries series. The work sold for £845,000 against a pre-sale estimate of £450,000-650,000. Sigmar Polke’s 1999 work Druckfehler and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled (Blue Painting) from 1986 also achieved strong results, selling for £785,000 and £509,000 respectively. Sculpture highlights included Antony Gormley’s Gut II, which realised £473,000, and Thomas Schütte’s Kleiner Geist, which sold for £467,000.

AUCTION DETAILS

The upcoming Contemporary Art Day Auction presents an exciting selection of works by both established and emerging artists. Highlights include masterpieces by leading names in Post War American Art such as Andy Warhol, Donald Judd, Josef Albers and Jean-Michel Basquiat, captivating works by living artists such as Ugo Rondinone, Yoshitomo Nara and Robert Longo and a dream-like painting by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser that defies classification.

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Joanna Steingold
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Head of Contemporary Curated
Contemporary Art
+44 20 7293 5817
joanna.steingold@sothebys.com
George O'Dell
Director
Head of Contemporary Art Private Sales
Contemporary Art
+44 20 7293 5936
george.odell@sothebys.com
Marina Ruiz Colomer
Director
Specialist, Head of Day Sale
Contemporary Art
+44 207 293 5648
marina.ruizcolomer@sothebys.com
Rebecca Colman
Administrator
Contemporary Art
+44 207 293 5343
rebecca.colman@sothebys.com
Galina Cox
Senior Post Sale Manager
+44 20 7293 6209
galina.cox@sothebys.com
   
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