New York, 13 maggio 2008
L’asta Evening ha incassato 348,2 milioni $ con otto nuovi record mondiali stabiliti tra i quali Richard Prince, Sam Francis, Leon Gottlieb e Lucien Freud.
 |
Lotto 37 Lucian Freud, Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, oil on canvas, 1995 Stima: $25,000,000-35,000,000 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR A LIVING ARTIST
|
 |
Lotto 13
Richard Prince (b. 1949) Man-Crazy Nurse #2 signed, titled and dated ‘MAN CRAZY NURSE #2 Richard Prince 2002’ (on the overlap) ink-jet print and acrylic on canvas 78 x 58 in. (198.1 x 147.3 cm.) Painted in 2002 Stima: $6-8 million Venduto per: $7,433,000 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST |
 |
Lotto 11
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) Smoker #9 signed, titled and dated ‘SMOKER #9 1973 WESSELMANN’ (on the stretcher) oil and liquitex gesso on linen 83 x 89½ in. (210.8 x 227.3 cm.) Painted in 1973. Venduto per:$ 6,761,000 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST |
 |
Lotto 22 Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) Cool Blast signed, titled and dated ‘Adolph Gottlieb “COOL BLAST” 1960’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 90 x 70 in. (228.6 x 177.8 cm.) Painted in 1960. Venduto per: $6,537,000 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST |
 |
Lotto 31 Barnett Newman (1905-1970) Untitled signed and dated ‘Barnett Newman ’69’ (lower right) ink on paper 59¾ x 42½ in. (151.8 x 108 cm.) Executed in 1969 Venduto per: $ 5,193,000 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST |
 |
Lotto 21 Sam Francis (1923-1994) Black signed and dated ‘Sam Francis 55’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 74½ x 63½ in. (189.2 x 161.2 cm.) Painted in 1955. Venduto per: $ 5,193,000 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST |
 |
Lotto 34 Robert Indiana (b. 1928) USA 666, The 6th American Dream oil on canvas 105 x 105 in. (266.7 x 266.7 cm.) Painted in 1964-1966. Venduto per: $1,833,000 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST |
| Lotto 42 Richard Neutra, Tha Kaufmann House 470 West VistaChino, Palm Springs, CA, created between 1946-1947 – Offered by Christie’s Realty International stima: $15,000,000-25,000,000 Venduto per: $ 16,841,000 |
Info: www.christies.com
