PHILLIPS DE PURY. Londra, 13/14 ottobre 2010
La Evening Sale del 13 ottobre ha totalizzato £6,562,900 / $10,303,753 con il 69% di venduto per lotto (86 % per valore).
“Tonight’s Evening sale of Contemporary Art saw competitive bidding both in the room and on the telephones. There was particularity strong competition for the works by top British artists. We are delighted to have set a new world auction record for a work on paper by David Hockney.” Peter Sumner, Head of Sales, London.
“We are thrilled with the record price for Hockney’s work on paper, a great artist of towering artistic importance which has not been reflected in the market place until now and we are also very pleased with the results for hot contemporary artists who broke world records, Aaron Young, Sterling Ruby and Dana Schutz.” Simon de Pury, Chairman of Philips de Pury & Company.
Nuovi record mondiali sono stati stabiliti per: Aaron Young, Greeting Card 10a, venduto per £121,250/$190,363; Sterling Ruby, SP58, venduto per £193,250/$303,403; David Hockney, Autumn Pool (Paper Pool 29) opera su carta, venduto per £1,329,250/$1,329,250; Dana Schutz, Frank in the Desert, 2002 venduto per £181,250/$284,563; Lothar Hempel, Casanova, 2007 venduto per £15,000/$23,550; Andy Hope 1930, 4419 (AH/M), venduto per £20,000/$31,400.
Top Ten
Lot 13 David Hockney, Autumn Pool (Paper Pool 29) £1,329,250 /$1,329,250
Lot 8 Andy Warhol, The Scream (After Edvard Munch) £657,250/$1,031,883
Lot 37 Andy Warhol, Mao £469,250 /$736,723
Lot 14 Barry Flanagan, Hare on Pyramid £409,250/$642,523
Lot 4 Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Black Butterfly Dioxide Purple MPG 05 £361,250/$567,163
Lot 15 Ed Ruscha, Bee? £331,250/$520,063
Lot 5 Christopher Wool, Untitled (P489) £331,250/$520,063
Lot 12 Antony Gormley, Sublimate XVI £277,250/$435,283
Lot 9 Sterling Ruby, SP58 £193,250/$303,403
Lot 45 Damien Hirst, Second series biopsy: M122/105 £181,250/$284,563
