Nuovo record per Lucian Freud da Christie’s a NY. Il suo “Benefits Supervisor Resting” ieri sera (13.05.2015) è partito da 30 milioni di dollari e si è fermato a $56,165,000, superando così un’altra versione di “Benefits Supervisor Resting” del 1995 che fu acquistato nel maggio 2008 da Christie’s per 33.641.000 $.
Clicca qui per leggere un approfondimento sul dipinto e qui per vedere tutti i risultati dell’Evening Sale di Christie’s dedicata all’arte contemporanea che ha realizzato 658,532,000$.
Tra gli altri record della serata: Robert Rauschenberg, Giovanni Anselmo, Robert Ryman e Sturtevant.
Johanson’s Painting
titled and inscribed ‘This is Johanson’s Painting’ (upper right)
oil, metal, fabric, wood, paper, twine, picture frame, shaving brush and tin can on masonite in artist’s frame
56 x 48 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. (142.2 x 122.5 x 17.5 cm.)
Executed in 1961.
Price Realized $18,645,000
Estimate $4,000,000 – $6,000,000
Bridge
signed, titled and dated ‘Ryman 1980 “BRIDGE”‘ (on the overlap)
oil and rust preventative paint on canvas with four painted metal fasteners and square bolts
75 1/2 x 72 in. (191.7 x 182.8 cm.)
Painted in 1980.
Price Realized $20,605,000
Estimate $10,000,000 – $15,000,000
Warhol Diptych
signed, titled and dated ‘”Warhol’s Diptych” e. Sturtevant ’73’ (on the reverse of left panel); signed, titled and dated ‘Warhol’s Diptych e. Sturtevant ’73’ (on the reverse of right panel)
diptych – silkscreen inks, synthetic polymer and acrylic on canvas
overall: 84 1/4 x 126 in. (213.9 x 320 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
Price Realized $5,093,000
Estimate $3,000,000 – $5,000,000
