Una macchina, una casa, più di un gioiello… Qualche anno fa era comparso anche un dinosauro. Le tipologie delle opere (o meglio, ormai dovremmo dire semplicemente “lotti”) che entrano nelle classifiche di fine anno dei prezzi più alti realizzati delle case d’asta sono sempre più variegate
Ad esempio quest’anno, con l’acquisizione da parte di Sotheby’s di Concierge Auctions, focalizzata sugli immobili, nella top ten 2022 è entrata anche una residenza di lusso… La maison ha pronosticato entro la fine di dicembre un realizzo complessivo di 8 miliardi di dollari e ha attributo questi ottimi risultati in rialzo in gran parte alla vendita di collezioni stellari di un singolo proprietario e alle aste di beni di lusso. Anche se per ora (al 14.12.22) il totale raggiunto dalle aste di oggetti d’arte e di lusso è di 6,4 miliardi, la casa d’aste conta di arrivare a 8 grazie alle vendite di auto di RM Sotheby’s e di immobili della nuova acquisita Concierge Auctions insieme alle aste della sfera “luxury” ancora da esitare entro fine anno. Leggi qui il report sul bilancio 2022 di Sotheby’s mentre di seguito scopriamo la classifica completa della top ten globale e quella esclusivamente di Fine Art.
1) Bel Air, The One
105,000sf | 3.8ac | 21 bedrooms | 42 full and 7 half bathrooms
Sold for $141 million
Sotheby’s Concierge Auction, 28 February 2022
A world record for the most valuable home ever sold in the US through auction
2) Mercedes-Benz, 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé Found, acquired, and fully restored by Mercedes-Benz specialists BRABUS
Sold for €135 million
Sotheby’s RM Auction, Stuttgart, 5 May 2022
The most valuable car ever sold
3) Andy Warhol, White Disaster [White Car Crash 19 Times] (1963)
silkscreen ink and graphite on primed canvas, 367.7 by 210.5 cm.
Sold for $85.4 million (est. in excess of $80 million)
Contemporary Evening Auction, New York, 16 November 2022
4) René Magritte, L’empire des lumières (1961)
oil on canvas, 114.5 by 146cm
Sold for £59.4 million / $79.8 million (est. in excess of $60 million)
Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction London, 2 March 2022
The most valuable painting ever sold in Europe in GBP
5) Pablo Picasso, Femme nue couchée (1932)
oil and Ripolin on canvas, 129.9 by 161.7 cm.
Sold for $67.5 million (est. in excess of $60 million)
Modern Evening Auction, New York, 17 May 2022
6) The Williamson Pink Star, A Magnificent Fancy Vivid Pink Diamond and Diamond Ring
Fancy Vivid Pink Diamond weighing 11.15 carats
Sold for HK$453.2 million / $57.7 million (Estimate Upon Request)
The Williamson Pink Star, Hong Kong, 7 October 2022
World record price per carat for any diamond or gemstone
7) Claude Monet, Le Grand Canal et Santa Maria della Salute (1908)
oil on canvas, 73.5 by 92.5 cm.
Sold for $56.6 million (est. in the region of $50 million)
Modern Evening Auction, New York, 17 May 2022
8) The De Beers Blue Diamond, A Magnificent and Spectacular Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond
The step-cut fancy vivid blue diamond weighing 15.10 carats.
Sold for HK$450.9 million / $57.5 million (Estimate Upon Request)
The De Beers Blue, Hong Kong, 27 April 2022
Largest Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond to appear at auction
9) Francis Bacon, Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud (1964)
oil on canvas, 198 by 147.5 cm
Sold for £43.3 million / $53 million (est. in excess of £35 million)
British Art: The Jubilee Auction, London, 29 June 2022
10) Piet Mondrian, Composition No. II (1930)
oil on canvas in artist’s frame, 51 by 51 cm.
Sold for $51 million (est. in excess of $50 million)
Modern Evening Auction, New York, 14 November 2022
Auction record for the artist
Se invece vogliamo indagare come è andato solo il classico settore della Fine Art, la top ten cambia, troviamo sei dipinti che fanno parte anche di quella che riguarda tutte le categorie e si aggiungono nuove opere dalla settima posizione. Spunta anche un Old Master:
(1) Andy Warhol, White Disaster [White Car Crash 19 Times] (1963)
silkscreen ink and graphite on primed canvas, 367.7 by 210.5 cm.
Sold for $85.4 million (est. in excess of $80 million)
Contemporary Evening Auction, 16 November 2022
(2) René Magritte, L’empire des lumières (1961)
oil on canvas, 114.5 by 146cm
Sold for £59.4 million / $79.8 million (est. in excess of $60 million)
Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction London, 2 March 2022
The most valuable painting ever sold in Europe in GBP
(3) Pablo Picasso, Femme nue couchée (1932)
oil and Ripolin on canvas, 129.9 by 161.7 cm.
Sold for $67.5 million (est. in excess of $60 million)
Modern Evening Auction, New York, 17 May 2022
(4) Claude Monet, Le Grand Canal et Santa Maria della Salute (1908)
oil on canvas, 73.5 by 92.5 cm.
Sold for $56.6 million (est. in the region of $50 million)
Modern Evening Auction, New York, 17 May 2022
(5) Francis Bacon, Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud (1964)
oil on canvas, 198 by 147.5 cm
Sold for £43.3 million / $53 million (est. in excess of £35 million)
British Art: The Jubilee Auction, 29 June 2022
(6) Piet Mondrian, Composition No. II (1930)
oil on canvas in artist’s frame, 51 by 51 cm.
Sold for $51 million (est. in excess of $50 million)
Modern Evening Auction, 14 November 2022
Auction record for the artist
(7) Mark Rothko | Untitled (1960)
oil on canvas, 178.4 by 189.2 cm
Sold for $48 million (est. $35- $50 million)
The Macklowe Collection, 16 May 2022
(8) Zhang Daqian, Landscape after Wang Ximeng (1947)
ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll
Sold for HK$370.5 million / $47.2 million (est. in the region of HK$70 million)
Fine Chinese Paintings Hong Kong, 30 April 2022
Auction record for the artist
(9) Francis Bacon, Study of Red Pope (1962, 2nd Version 1971)
oil on canvas, 198 by 147.5 cm.
Sold for $46.3 million (est. in excess of $40 million)
Contemporary Evening Auction, 19 May 2022
(10) Sandro Botticelli, The Man of Sorrows (1444/5 – 1510)
tempera and oil on panel, 69 by 51.4 cm
Sold for $45.4 million (est. in excess of $40 million)
Master Paintings & Sculpture Part I, 27 January 2022
