PHILLIPS de PURY. Londra, 28 maggio 2012
La Evening Sale ha totalizzato £23,376,400 ($36,233,420) con un venduto dell’86% per lotto. Primo posto sul podio per Jean-Michel Basquiat con “Irony of Negro Policeman”, venduto per £8,161,250 ($12,649,938). In occasione dei Giochi Olimpici che si svolgeranno a Londra nel mese di agosto, “Olympics”, del 1984, realizzato a quattro mani da Basquiat e Andy Warhol ha archiviato il nuovo record mondiale per il duo con una aggiudicazione di £6,761,250 ($10,479,938).
“We are thrilled with tonight’s results which demonstrate that works of rarity and of high quality like Basquiat’s Irony of Negro Policeman, continue to attract strong bidding and excellent results. The Basquiat/Warhol collaboration realised a spectacular price and world record.” Michael McGinnis, Senior Director and Worldwide Head, Contemporary Art.
TOP TEN
12 JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, Irony of Negro Policeman, £8,161,250/$12,649,938
8 ANDY WARHOL & JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, Olympics, £6,761,250/$10,479,938
19 ANDY WARHOL, Diamond dust shoes, £1,105,250/$1,713,138
11 ANDY WARHOL, Princess Diana, £993,250/$1,539,538
9 ANDY WARHOL, Gun, £802,850/$1,244,418
15 MIQUEL BARCELÓ, De Mars, £713,250/$1,105,538
13 RUDOLF STINGEL, Untitled, £668,450/$1,036,098
6 RICHARD PRINCE, Untitled, (cowboys) £601,250/$931,938
10 GLENN BROWN, Kinder Transport, £481,250/$745,938
7 JOHN CHAMBERLAIN, Opera Chocolates, £421,250/$652,938
ARTIST WORLD RECORDS
8 ANDY WARHOL & JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, Olympics 6,761,250/$10,479,938
3 WADE GUYTON, U Sculpture (V.5) £193,250/$299,538 (For a sculpture)
