A view of the exhibition showing works by Lucio Fontana and Osvaldo Borsani .
Sotheby’s first established itself in Italy in 1968.
The dinner menu was created by chef Davide Oldani.
Sotheby's Filippo Lotti and Michelin-starred chef Davide Oldani in front of the rare Superficie Argento by Enrico Castellani.
Sotheby's Alex Branczik and Roberta Dell'Acqua.
Guests browse the Arte Moderna e Contemporanea sale catalogue. The auction achieved €13.631.875.
Renato Guttuso, La discussione . Sold for €150.000.
Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, Attesa (left). Sold for €729,000. And Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale (right). Sold for €1,089,000.
Sotheby's Claudia Dwek spoke at the dinner.
The main gallery with a magnificent Sfera con Sfera by Arnaldo Pomodoro in the middle and two Boettis hanging in the background.
This year, Sotheby’s celebrates 50 years in Italy. To mark the occasion, guests were invited to attend a dinner at Palazzo Serbelloni surrounded by works from the Arte Moderna e Contemporanea auction. The sale, which took place on 18 & 19 April, achieved a phenomenal result of €13.631.875. Highlights included a specially curated section of 14 works dedicated to Milanese artist Lucio Fontana that all sold for a total of €6.934.500. Click ahead to see highlights from the event.
Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
18-19 April 2018 | Milan