Sentences with phrase «london contemp»

Christie's Nails a $ 127.7 Million London Contemp Sale — The auction house shot past its high estimate, setting records for Peter Doig ($ 11.9 million for a 1991 canvas, past the $ 10 million paid for a canoe painting in 2007 that briefly made him the world's most expensive living artist — and more than 20 times the amount the seller paid in 2002), Allen Jones ($ 3.4 million for a 1969 assemblage piece), and Pierre Soulages ($ 5.1 million for a 1961 black abstraction, which went for more than seven times its high estimate).

Sotheby's London Contemp Auction Garners $ 116.4 Million — Hitting the middle of its pre-sale estimate, the evening found continued strong demand for Gerhard Richter (with a 1976 photo - realist painting and a 1992 abstraction selling for $ 11.9 million and $ 12.8 million, respectively, though three out of nine works of his offered failed to find buyers) and set an artist record for Adrian Ghenie ($ 189,720 for a 2011 painting of Dr. Mengele).

Phillips London Contemp Sale Pulls in $ 15 Million — The top lots were a 1982 untitled Basquiat for $ 2.5 million and a 1997 black - and - white pattern painting by Christopher Wool for $ 2.6 million, while artist records were set for Nate Lowman ($ 522,728 for a 2005 bullet - hole painting) and Ryan Sullivan ($ 141,438 for a 2011 abstract painting) in a sale presided over by Alexander Gilkes, filing in for the now - gone Simon de Pury.