POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY EVENING SALE SALE 2847 New York, Rockefeller Plaza 13 May 2014 On May 12th and 13th, Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art evening sales achieved a combined total of $879,574,000 (£518,948,660/ €642,089,020) with a strong sell-through rate of 98% by value and 95% by lot. The $744.9million total of Tuesday evening’s sale represents the highest total for a single auction in art market history. Bidders from 35 countries competed for an exceptional offering of masterworks by some of the century’s most influential artists: Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, Jeff Koons, Christopher Wool and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 05:52:33 +0000
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