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Contemporary Art Evening Auction

07 October 2016 - 10 October 2016 | 7:00 PM BST | London

SALE TOTAL

47,953,000GBP
Browse Lots
  • 25
    Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Hannibal
    LOT SOLD.10,565,000GBP
  • 16
    Gerhard Richter
    Garten
    LOT SOLD.10,229,000GBP
  • 18
    Peter Doig
    Grasshopper
    LOT SOLD.5,861,000GBP
  • 11
    Gerhard Richter
    Säulen
    LOT SOLD.2,949,000GBP
  • 8
    Gerhard Richter
    Abstraktes Bild
    LOT SOLD.2,837,000GBP
  • 27
    Sigmar Polke
    Spirale
    LOT SOLD.2,613,000GBP
  • 15
    David Hockney
    Guest House Wall
    LOT SOLD.2,165,000GBP
  • 3
    Christopher Wool
    Minor Mishap (Black)
    LOT SOLD.1,349,000GBP
  • 7
    Alexander Calder
    Two Legs and a Belly
    LOT SOLD.905,000GBP
  • 14
    George Condo
    The Pilot
    LOT SOLD.665,000GBP
  • 9
    Rudolf Stingel
    Untitled
    LOT SOLD.653,000GBP
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Sale Number: L16024 Lots : 34

SALE TOTAL

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The Contemporary Art Evening Auction achieved £48 million, the highest ever total for an October sale of Contemporaray Art.

Seven bidders drove Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Hannibal to realise £10.6 million, double the pre-sale estimate. Gerhard Richter’s Garten sold for £10.2 million, almost tripling its estimate. Two other works by the artist from the same collection also soared over estimate: a small early Abstraktes Bild realised £2.8 million; and Säulen, from 1968, totalled £3 million.

The auction opened with a new record for Michael Krebber, when his Untitled painting from 1997 soared to £191,000. Previously a studio assistant to Georg Baselitz and Martin Kippenberger, Krebber’s auction record had stood for a decade until it was broken this evening. Last sold at auction in 2011 for £894,130, Peter Doig’s Grasshopper doubled its estimate to make £5.9 million. The work was executed in 1990, during Doig’s one-year Master’s degree at Chelsea School of Art, a period in which he created some of his most career-defining paintings.

AUCTION DETAILS

This October, London will play host to Frieze and Frieze Masters – the world’s most vibrant contemporary and modern art fair. In the spirit of Frieze Week, this Evening Auction is led by a selection of outstanding works by contemporary masters, including a group of standout works by Gerhard Richter, which are headlined by a vibrant and grandly scaled abstract painting, Garten. A dynamic group of works from a Distinguished Private American Collection punctuate the sale and include standout pieces by contemporary stalwarts such as Christopher Wool, Mark Grotjahn and Rudolf Stingel.

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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
George O'Dell
Director
Head of Contemporary Art Private Sales
Contemporary Art
+44 20 7293 5936
george.odell@sothebys.com
Emma Baker
Director
Head of Evening Sale
Contemporary Art
+44 207 293 5569
emma.baker@sothebys.com
Antonia Gardner
Deputy Director
Specialist
Contemporary Art
+44 20 7293 5585
antonia.gardner@sothebys.com
Alexander Williams
Business Manager
Contemporary Art
+44 20 7293 5751
alexander.williams@sothebys.com
Alba King
Post-sale Manager
+44 20 7293 5220
alba.king@sothebys.com
   
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