PHILLIPS APRIL UNDER THE INFLUENCE SALE TOTALS £1.59 / $2.64 / €1.91 MILLION
UNDER THE INFLUENCE AUCTION SELLS 83% BY VALUE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
London – 8 April 2014 – Phillips April Under The Influence Auction realised a total of £1,596,375 / $2,649,983 / €1,915,650 selling 83% by value.
“We are pleased with the strong results from another Under The Influence auction in London and are delighted to have achieved auction records for an Artex painting by Dan Rees, Cosima Von Bonin and Victor Man, Deutsche Bank's 2014 Artist of the Year.” Tamila Kerimova, Head of Under The Influence Sale, London.
Top Ten Lots:
5 DAN REES Artex Painting, 2012 £56,250 / $93,375 / €67,500
22 BANKSY London, New York, Bristol (Heavy Weaponry), 2000 £50,000 / $83,000 / €60,000
191 PHILIPPE PASTOR Untitled (4 Seasons), 2010 £47,500 / $78,850 / €57,000
30 VIK MUNIZ Jackie (from Pictures of Chocolate), 2001 £47,500 / $78,850 / €57,000
17 ANTONY GORMLEY MEME XVIII, 2009 £47,500 / $78,850 / €57,000
167 JOSEPH KLIBANSKY Elements of Life..., 2012 £47,500 / $78,850 / €57,000
4 OSCAR MURILLO Untitled, 2010 £43,750 / $72,625 / €52,500
199 COSIMA VON BONIN Nothing #3, 2010 / £42,500 / $70,550 / €51,000
6 OSCAR MURILLO Untitled, 2012 £41,250 / $68,475 / €49,500
68 AGOSTINO BONALUMI Bianco, 2009 £40,000 / $66,400 / €48,000
Auction Records:
5 DAN REES Artex Painting, 2012 £56,250 / $93,375 / €67,500 RECORD FOR AN ARTEX PAINTING
167 JOSEPH KLIBANSKY Elements of Life..., 2012 £47,500 / $78,850 / €57,000
191 PHILIPPE PASTOR Untitled (4 Seasons), 2010 £47,500 / $78,850 / €57,000
199 COSIMA VON BONIN Nothing #3, 2010 £42,500 / $70,550 / €51,000
24 VICTOR MAN Untitled, 2005 £32,500 / $53,950 / €39,000
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