This was evidenced by an energetic start to the evening with new artist records set for artists including Lynette Yiadom - Boakye,
whose Knave (2011) sold for # 446,500 ($ 690,736 / $ 605,454) over five times its pre-sale high estimate of # 80,000.
Rooted in her engagement with the traditions of European painting,
Knave testifies to Yiadom - Boakye's fascination with the work of Edgar Degas,
whose 1886 painting La Coiffure had a profound influence on her practice.