CHRISTIE’S. New York, 8 maggio 2012
I Contemporanei da Christie’s innestano il turbo. Record storici per Mark Rothko e Yves Klein. E nuovi top-price anche per Alexander Calder, Gerhard Richter, Jackson Pollock e Barnett Newman. E un totale per la Evening Sale di $388,488,000 (£240,862,560, €299,135,760). Addirittura superiore a quello storico del 2007 (384,6).
Brett Gorvy, Chairman and International Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, ha commentato: “This was an historic event in the auction world, with three major records set in the space of a few short hours: a record for any Post-War and Contemporary art sale at $388.5 million, a record for any private collection of Post-War and Contemporary Art at $174.9 million for the Pincus Collection, and a new record for the most expensive work of the period, with Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow sold for $86.9 million. This was truly a season of icons, with the best works by Rothko, Newman, Richter, Pollock, Calder and Klein to come to market in many years. To see so many major records established in one evening was a tribute to the exceptional works on offer this season.”
TOP TEN E RECORD:
| Lot | Description | Estimate ($) | Purchase Price |
| 20 | Mark Rothko,Orange, Red, Yellow , oil on canvas, painted in 1961WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR ANY CONTEMPORARY WORK OF ARTWORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST | 35,000,000-45,000,000 | $86,882,500 £53,867,150 €66,899,525 |
| 34 | Yves Klein,FC1 (Fire Color 1), dry pigments and synthetic resin on panel with artist’s frame, executed in 1962WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST | 30,000,000-40,000,000 | $36,482,500 £22,619,150 €28,091,525 |
| 22 | Jackson Pollock,Number 28, 1951 , oil on canvas, painted in 1951WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST | 20,000,000-30,000,000 | $23,042,500 £14,286,350 €17,742,725 |
| 24 | Barnett Newman,Onement V , oil on canvas, painted in 1952WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST | 10,000,000-15,000,000 | $22,482,500 £13,939,150 €17,311,525 |
| 14 | Gerhard Richter,Abstraktes Bild (798-3) , oil on canvas, painted in 1993WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST | 14,000,000-18,000,000 | $21,810,500 £13,522,510 €16,794,085 |
| 36 | Gerhard Richter,Seestüeck (Leicht bewöelkt), oil on canvas, painted in 1969 | 10,000,000-15,000,000 | $19,346,500 £11,994,830 €14,896,805 |
| 33 | Alexander Calder,Lily of Force, standing mobile—painted sheet metal, rod and wire, executed in 1945WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST | 8,000,000- 12,000,000 |
$18,562,500 £11,508,750 €14,293,125 |
| 21 | Willem de Kooning,Untitled I , oil on canvas, painted in 1980 | 8,000,000- 12,000,000 |
$14,082,500 £8,731,150 €10,843,525 |
| 11 | Alexander Calder,Snow Flurry , hanging mobile—painted sheet metal and wire, executed circa 1948 | 3,500,000 -4,500,000 |
$10,386,500 £6,439,630 €7,997,605 |
| 25 | Clyfford Still,Untitled (PH-786, 1955-R) , oil on canvas, painted in 1955 | 5,000,000 -7,000,000 |
$8,594,500 £5,328,590 €6,617,765 |
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