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ARTE CONTEMPORENA E DEL DOPO GUERRA – ITALIAN SALE. Christie’s

Londra, 14 ottobre 2011

La evening sale di Post-War & Contemporary Art Auction e The Italian Sale hanno realizzato insieme £55,630,000 ($87,672,880 / €63,473,83),  il secondo totale più alto raggiunto in un’asta a Londra ad Ottobre.
Il top price della evening sale è stato “Kerze (Candle)” di Gerhard Richter  venduto per £10,457,250 ($16,480,626 / €11,931,722) (world record price for the artist at auction). In totale 10 lotti sono stati venduti per oltre 1 milione di sterline e 20 lotti per oltre 1 milione di dollari.
Sono stati realizzati 9 record d’artista.

Lista dei record d’artista:  

Post-War Contemporary Art

Lot 1
Joe Bradley (b. 1975)
Double Runner
each: signed, titled and dated ‘JOE BRADLEY DOUBLE RUNNER 2006’ (on the reverse)
Acrylic on canvas mounted on panel, in seven parts overall: 104 x 78in. (264 x 198.1cm.)
Painted in 2006
Estimate 25,000 – 35,000 British pounds

Sold for £79,250 / $124,898 / €90,424

WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION 

Lot 5
Antony Gormley (b. 1950)
Angel of the North (Life-Size Maquette)
Cast iron 79 x 210 x 13in. (200.6 x 533.5 x 33cm.)
Executed in 1996
Edition 5/5
Estimate 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 British pounds

Sold for £3,401,250 / $5,360,370 / €3,880,826

WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
 

Lot 10
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Kerze (Candle)
signed twice, numbered and dated ‘513-2 Richter 1982’ (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas 32¼ x 24 3/8in. (83 x 62cm.)
Painted in 1982
Estimate 6,000,000 – 9,000,000 British pounds

Sold for £10,457,250 / $16,480,626 / €11,931,722

WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
 

Lot 13
Karen Kilimnik (b. 1955)
Prince Albrecht at Home at the Castle on School Break
signed, titled and dated three times ‘Prince Albrecht Feb 2 ’98 Feb 3 ’98 February 13 ’98 Karen Kilimnik’ (on the reverse)
Water soluble oil on canvas 19 7/8 x 16in. (50.5 x 40.5cm.)
Painted in 1998
Estimate 200,000 – 300,000 British pounds

Sold for £337,250 / $531,506 / € 384,802

WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
 

Lot 21
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Geschmeidig (Malleable)
signed, titled and dated geschmeidig A. Oehlen 99 (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas 78¾ x 94¾in. (200 x 240.5cm.)
Painted in 1999
Estimate 250,000 – 350,000 British pounds

Sold For £385,250 / $607,154 / €439,570

WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION 

Lot 37
Ahmed Alsoudani (b. 1975)
Baghdad I
each: signed, signed in Arabic and dated twice ‘Soudani 08’ (on the reverse)
Acrylic and charcoal gesso on canvas, in two parts each: 82 7/8 x 72in. (210.5 x 182.9cm.)overall: 82 7/8 x 144in. (210.5 x 365.8cm.)
Executed in 2008
Estimate 250,000 – 350,000 British pounds

Sold For £713,250 / $1,124,082, / €813,818

WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
 

Lot 40
Zhang Dali (b. 1963)
Chinese Offspring
signed in Pinyin, titled, numbered and dated ‘Chinese Offspring 2005 Zhang Dali’, and signed and titled in Chinese (on the back of each figure)
Resin and fibreglass, in fifteen parts fifteen life-size figures, height ranging from: 50in. (128cm.) to 70in. (178cm.)Executed in 2003-2005
Estimate 80,000 – 120,000 British pounds

Sold For £91,250 / $143,810 / €104,116

WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION

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The Italian Sale

Lot 86
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Domenico Gnoli (1933-1970)
Busto femminile di dorso (Female Bust from the Back)
signed, titled and dated ‘D. Gnoli “Busto femminile di dorso” 1965’ (on the reverse)
acrylic and sand on canvas
39 3/8 x 47¼in. (100 x 120cm.)
Painted in 1965
Estimate 500,000 – 800,000 British pounds

Sold for £2,337,250 / $3,683,506 / €2,666,802

WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION

Lot 91
Arnaldo Pomodoro (b. 1926)
Disco 
incised with the artist’s signature and date ‘Pomodoro 86’ (on the base)
Bronze with gold patina
86 5/8in. (220cm.) diameter
31½in. (80cm.) depth
Executed in 1986, this work is number two from an edition of two plus one artist’s proof
Estimate 350,000 – 550,000 British pounds

Sold For £505,250 / $796,274 / €576,490

WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION  

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