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HONG KONG, April 24 - A painting of a reclining nude by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani is set to go under the hammer in New York on May 14 with a record sale estimate of $ 150 million, auction house Sotheby's announced on Tuesday.

The stars of the sale were undoubtedly the 11 lots contained in the «Exclusively Porsche — the 964 Collection» subgrouping, with the 1993 911 Carrera RS 3.8 blowing away its top - end estimate of $ 1.5 million and setting a new record for a 964 sold at public auction.

That handily trouncing its high estimate of $ 7 million and also demolished the previous record for a Rivera at auction, which was set when $ 3.08 million was paid for Baile en Tehuantepec (1928), sold by IBM at Sotheby's in New York in May 1995.

That handily trouncing its high estimate of $ 7 million and also demolished the previous record for a Rivera at auction, which was set when $ 3.08 million was paid for

Estimated at $ 70 million, it will probably set an auction record for the French artist, whose current high is $ 48.8 million.

Interest in the work was exceptional and the mixed - media sculpture sold for $ 8,005,000, surpassing its $ 5 million to $ 7 million estimate, and setting a record for the artist at auction.

Many works have exceeded estimates and set auction records over the years — Charles White, Norman Lewis, many artists.

A new auction record was also set for YVONNE THOMAS, with her abstract expressionist canvas, Still Life, circa 1958, achieving $ 26,000, well above the pre-sale estimate of $ 9,000.

This includes totals from the Swann sale of the collection of writer Maya Angelou, which set a new auction records for artist Faith Ringgold with the sale of her work Maya's Quilt of Life for $ 461,000, which came close to doubling its pre-sale estimate, and John Biggers» Kumasi Market, which fetched $ 389,000.

The total high estimate range for this year clearly exceeds that of last year as the art market is said to be thriving and the auction staff setting, as Joseph Duveen described them «aggressive estimates».

Selling at $ 23.7 million, it sets a record at auction for Dubuffet and surpasses its high estimate of $ 20 million placed by Christie's.

At Bonhams» Impressionist & Modern Art Auction in New York on May 12, Seated Old Man set a record for a work on paper by the artist when it sold for $ 425,000, over four times its high estimate.

Charline von Heyl's painting was sold for # 110,500 / $ 170,944 / $ 149,838 setting a new record for her work at auction while Amy Sillman's Platypus achieved more than double its low estimate of # 70,000 to achieve # 158,500 / $ 245,200 / $ 214,926.

This figure was more than four times the high estimate and almost trebled the previous world auction record for the artist, set in November 2016.

When the auction houses set estimates that buyers considered too high, prospective bidders just sat on their hands.

Loic Gouzer, International Specialist declared: With a total of $ 134million and 16 world auction records set for major artists such as Joe Bradley, Dan Colen, Peter Doig, On Kawara, Glen Ligon, Adam McEwen, Richard Prince and Thomas Schutte, and, the If I live I see you Tuesday auction convened works by emerging and established artists who largely exceeded all pre-sale estimates.

Just look at his market: at Christie's in November he set a new world record when Red and Pink (1950) sold for $ 4.9 million, and every single artwork of his that went under the hammer in the season's auctions fetched at least twice its estimate.

Twenty - eight of the lots exceeded their high estimate and auction records were set for 15 artists and the jam - packed auction room burst into applause several times and at the end of the sale.

A large, Qianlong - period Chinese Export «Tobacco Leaf» dinner service set a new auction record for a dinner service when it realised $ 1,152,500, almost four times its high estimate.

Before bids began, the mural - sized painting was positioned to reach a record result with the estimate set at approximately $ 8.3 million — $ 11 million, which far exceeded Bradford's previous auction high mark.

If it hits the estimate, it will set a new auction record for Kusama since her piece White No. 28 (1960) went for USD$ 7.1 million at Christie's, New York, in 2014.

AUCTION On Oct. 7, «Untitled (Symbol),» a 2007 painting by Los Angeles artist Henry Taylor, sells for more than $ 300,000 (including fees) at Christie's London, far exceeding the estimate at setting a new artist record.

World auction records were also set for Gordon Matta - Clark (1943 - 1978), Lot 21, «Bronx Floors: Threshole,» 1972, $ 222,500; Matthew Barney (b. 1967), Lot 5, «Cremaster 4,» 1994 - 5, $ 387,500, more than double its high estimate; Mariko Mori (b. 1967), Lot 6, «Red Light,» 1994, one of an edition of three, $ 101,500, well over its high estimate of $ 60,000; Christopher Wool (b. 1955), Lot 35, «Untitled (Fool),» 1990, $ 420,500, seven times its high estimate; John Currin (b. 1962), Lot 2, «Untitled,» 1990, $ 46,000; Jeff Koons (b. 1955), Lot 14, «Buster Keaton,» 1988, a large polychrome wood sculpture, one of an edition of three, $ 409,500; Andreas Gursky (b. 1955), Lot 11, «Atlanta,» 1996, a large Cibachrome print from an edition of six, $ 90,500; and Richard Serra (b. 1939), Lot 22, «Sign Board,» 1969, $ 431,500.

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).

London: An auction held at Sotheby's in aid of survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire has raised # 1.9 m. Thirty one lots donated by artists including Anish Kapoor, Wolfgang Tilmans Antony Gormley and Tracey Emin sold over the estimates set by the auctioneers.

The lot's high estimate had been $ 400,000 and this auction's price set a world auction record for Gober that previously had been $ 552,500, set last November at Christie's.

Despite the failure of its star lot to sell, the auction set six auction records and Christopher Burge, the auctioneer, said he was «thrilled» with six the results as more than 85 percent of the 54 offered lots sold for $ 59,757,000, a bit over the auction's pre-sale low estimate of $ 58,320,000.

It had a high estimate of $ 1.5 million, considerably more than the artist's previous auction record of $ 882,500 set at Christie's in June, 1998.

The auction was extremely successful setting auction records for 18 artists and nicely exceeding its pre-sale high estimate of $ 12.9 million.

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).

Squeaking past its high estimate of $ 11.5 million to become the night's number - two sale was Doig's 8 - foot - wide landscape painting Road House (1991), which set a record at $ 11,925,000, edging by his previous auction high of $ 11,899,378, set last year at Christie's London.

World auction records were set for A Four - Rotor Enigma Cipher Machine, 1944, which sold above the high estimate for $ 547,500 to an online bidder, and A Manuscript Document from the Salem Witch Trials containing the deposition of Mary Daniel, from The Eric C. Caren Collection, which sold for $ 137,500.

The auction debut of the first American edition of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, 1912, set a strong precedent, exceeding its high estimate of $ 7,500 to reach $ 10,000.

The top lot was Sir Isaac Newton's (1642 - 1727) Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica (estimate: $ 1,000,000 - 1,500,000), which realized $ 3,719,500, nearly four times its low estimate and setting a new world auction record for a printed scientific book.

Both offered lots by Roy DeCarava sold above their estimates, with the 1956 silver print Dancers earning $ 40,000, above a high estimate of $ 25,000, and setting a new auction record for the image.

In October 2011, LAMA set a new world auction record for Valentine, selling Circle for $ 32,500, more than six times its high estimate of $ 5,000.

Cortright's prices and visibility have been climbing, according to Rebekah Bowling, head of «New Now» contemporary art sales at Phillips auction house, which set a record for Cortright last year, selling one of her works for $ 56,250, double the low estimate.

A rare masterpiece by the German painter Georg Baselitz (estimated # 6.5m - 8.5 m) is set to break the record for the artist at auction when offered at Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Auction in London on 8 Marcauction when offered at Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Auction in London on 8 MarcAuction in London on 8 March 2017.

Though Sigmar Polke's Roter Fisch (Red Fish) was projected to be the top lot of the evening with a # 3.5 - 4.5 M estimate, Jenny Saville's Shift shocked the room as it tripled the # 1.5 - 2M estimate, selling for # 6.8 M ($ 9M) and setting a new auction record for the artist.

Although many impressive names will be a part of this auction, it would be considered a surprise if anything passes the price expectation set for Francis Bacon's Three Studies for George Dyer (1966) and Andy Warhol's Mao (1972), which are estimated to be worth $ 35M — $ 45M and $ 30M — $ 40M, respectfully.

Her 1965 geometric abstract canvas «Cerulean» fetched $ 970,000, surpassing the high estimate and setting an auction record for the Latin American artist.

Making his evening - sale debut at Sotheby's was Lowman, whose «Black Escalade» (2005) fetched $ 665,000, surpassing the high estimate of $ 450,000 and setting an auction record for the artist.

The estimate exceeds the late French artist's auction record of $ 7.4 million set in November.

Joan Mitchell's untitled 1960 abstract painting sold for $ 11.9 million, surpassing the high estimate and setting an auction record for the artist.

High points included bidding for Mark Bradford's 2013 painting «Biting the Book» that sold for 2.5 million pounds, surpassing its high estimate of 1.5 million pounds and setting an auction record for the American artist.

Christie's set auction records for two major artists on Wednesday — Monet and Wassily Kandinsky whose 1935 abstract composition «Rigide et courbe» fetched $ 23.3 million, within the estimated range.

But in the same auction at Christie's five days after the Biennial opening, where Taylor's painting set a record, a painting by Hughes also sailed past its high estimate of $ 7,000, selling for $ 40,000.

Among the largest paintings created by Bradford, «Helter Skelter I» was positioned to set a record against stated estimates of approximately $ 8.3 million — $ 11 million, which far exceeded Bradford's previous auction high mark.

The price surpassed the high estimate of and set an auction record for the French artist.

Andy Warhol's Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster), 1963, a 13 - foot - wide, two - panel painting, fetched $ 105.4 million, far above its $ 80 million high estimate, to set an auction record for the artist.