Join us at Sotheby’s on New Bond Street, where the Evening Auction for ‘Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection’ realized a total of £73.2 million / $100 million- the highest total for any designated auction ever staged in London. Watch as masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, René Magritte, Salvador Dalí and more came under the hammer in this historic sale.
There was spirited bidding throughout the sale, with all 23 Surrealist works achieving a combined total of £30.2 million / $41.1 million. Highlights included a trove of works by René Magritte, which soared past their estimates, and an auction record for Hans Bellmer, which sold for £304,800 after being chased by six bidders.
