NY Editions Results October 2014

PHILLIPS NEW YORK FALL EVENING AND DAY EDITIONS SALE TOTALS $5,274,313/ €4,139,638/ £3,271,896 – THE SECOND HIGHEST SALE TOTAL SINCE 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York – 29 October 2014 – Phillips’ New York Edition auction produces strong results totaling $5,274,313/ €4,139,638/ £3,271,896 selling 86% by lot and 86% by value.

“Seven out of our top ten lots were record prices which illustrates the vibrancy of the prints and multiples market. Complete sets elicited some of the most enthusiasm as many private collectors were attracted to the ‘wall power’ effect these cohesive groups provide. The 10 day exhibition brought in 2,000 people and led to a crowded Evening salesroom. The Picasso ceramics market continues to be robust with strong prices coming from the US, Europe and South America. We look forward to our next Evening & Day Editions sale in London, January 2015 in our new Berkeley Square gallery” Kelly Troester, Worldwide Co-Director, Modern Editions and Cary Leibowitz, Worldwide Co-Director, Contemporary Editions, Phillips.

Top Ten Lots:

100 ROY LICHTENSTEIN, Water Lilies with Cloud, from Water Lilies Series, 1992 $389,000/ £241,341/€305,412 (Auction Record)
109 KEITH HARING, Untitled 1-5 (The Fertility Suite), 1983 $ 173,000/ £107,297/€135,826 (Auction Record)
126 ANDY WARHOL Details of Renaissance Paintings (Leonardo da Vinci, The Annunciation, 1472), 1984 $137,000 /£84,969/€107,516 (Auction Record)
54 ROBERT LONGO, Joanna and Larry, from Men in the Cities, 1983 $118,750 / £73,650/€93,194 (Auction Record)
127 ANDY WARHOL, Truck, 1985 $ 112,500 / £69,774/€88,289 (Auction Record)
57 GERHARD RICHTER, Kerze III (Candle III), 1989 $112,500 / £69,774/€88,289 (Auction Record)
83 JASPER JOHNS, Usuyuki, 1980 $106,250 / £65,936/€83,384 (Auction Record)
132 ROBERT INDIANA, Book of Love, 1996 $87,500 / £54,300/€68,669
116 ANDY WARHOL, Rebel Without a Cause (James Dean), from Ads, 1985 $87,500 / £54,300/€68,669
114 ANDY WARHOL, Flash - November 22, 1963, 1968 $81,250 / £50,392/€63,764

Auction Records:

28 PABLO PICASSO, Paysage (Landscape), 1953 $30,000 / £18,606/€23,551
44 ALEXANDER CALDER, Fêtes, 1971 $35,000 / £21,707/€27,476
53 BARBARA KRUGER, Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard), 1985 $56,250 / £34,887/€44,159
54 ROBERT LONGO, Joanna and Larry, 1983 $118,750 / £73,650/€93,194
56 NANCY GROSSMAN, Untitled Head, 1981 $68,750/ £42,594/€53,971
57 GERHARD RICHTER, Kerze III (Candle III), 1989 $112,500 / £69,774/€88,289
68 FRIEDEL DZUBAS, Untitled, 1984 $20,000 / £12,391/€15,696
75 SOL LEWITT, Open Cube in Color on Color, 2003 $62,500 / £38,786/€49,051
76 SOL LEWITT, Forms Derived from a Cubic Rectangle, 1990 $47,500 / £29,477/€37,281
83 JASPER JOHNS, Usuyuki, 1980 $106,250 / £65,936/€83,384
94 KARA WALKER, The Means to an End…A Shadow Drama in Five Acts, 1995 $47,500 / £29,477/€37,281
95 KERRY JAMES MARSHALL, Heirlooms and Accessories, 2002 $40,000 / £24,788/€31,395
99 ALEX KATZ, Anne, 1990 $43,750 / £27,111/€34,346
100 ROY LICHTENSTEIN, Water Lilies with Cloud, from Water Lilies Series, 1992 $389,000 / £241,341/€305,412
109 KEITH HARING, Untitled 1-5 (The Fertility Suite), 1983 $ 173,000/ £107,297/€135,826
126 ANDY WARHOL, Details of Renaissance Paintings (Leonardo Da Vinci, The Annunciation, 1472), 1984 $137,000/£84,969/€107,516
127 ANDY WARHOL, Truck, 1985 $137,000 / £69,774/€88,289
131 ALEX KATZ, White Roses, 2013 $18,750 / £73,650/€93,194
274 ED RUSCHA, O.K. (State II), 1990 $30,000 / £18,606/€23,551

PHILLIPS:
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