Phillips Announces Results from New Now Auction in London

LONDON– 9 DECEMBER 2015 – Phillips New Now Sale totalled £2,255,338 / $3,360,454 / €3,089,813 selling 83% by value and 75% by lot.

“We are pleased with the solid results achieved at our last London auction this season. The carefully selected group of works in our New Now sale proved popular with the market and set world records for Katherine Bernhardt, Latifa Echakhch, Blair Thurman and Pamela Rosenkranz amongst others. ” said Tamila Kerimova, Head of the New Now Sale.

TOP TEN LOTS
16 Nate Lowman Red Maxima, 2005 £168,100 / $250,469 / €230,297
101 Latifa Echakhch Sitting on Haunches Behind the Bushes..., 2014 £134,500 / $200,405 / €184,265
5 Jeff Elrod Big Blue, 2001 £92,500 / $137,825 / €126,725
51 Marc Quinn Microcosmos (Fortuna), 2008 £86,500 / $128,885 / €118,505
4 Rudolf Stingel Untitled, 2004 £62,500 / $93,125 / €85,625
100 David Salle Beastiary, 1992 £62,500 / $93,125 / €85,625
72 Jeff Koons Dom Pérignon Balloon Venus (Magenta), 2013 £45,000 / $67,050 / €61,650
17 Dan Colen OH!, 2011 £43,750 / $65,188 / €59,938
1 Katherine Bernhardt Hawaiian Punch, 2014 £37,500 / $55,875 / €51,375
123 Blair Thurman Jiffy Pop I (CCKSCKR HAT III), 2012 £37,500 / $55,875 / €51,375

AUCTION RECORDS
101 Latifa Echakhch Sitting on Haunches Behind the Bushes..., 2014 £134,500 / $200,405 / €184,265
1 Katherine Bernhardt Hawaiian Punch, 2014 £37,500 / $55,875 / €51,375
123 Blair Thurman Jiffy Pop I (CCKSCKR HAT III), 2012 £37,500 / $55,875 / €51,375
115 Pamela Rosenkranz Fire and Ice (Plastic Soul), 2013 £35,000 / $52,150 / €47,950
112 Liz Deschenes Shift/Rise #10, 2010 £26,250 / $39,113 / €35,963
203 Sergey Dozhd Crypto Abstraction; When the Unconscious Closes the Consciousness, 2011 £25,000 / $37,250 / €34,250
3 Kasper Sonne Borderline (New Territory) No. 44, 2014 £11,875 / $17,694 / €16,269
85 Antoine Puisais The Arousers, 2014 £7,500 / $11,175 / €10,275

Phillips is a leading global platform for buying and selling 20th and 21st Century art and design. With dedicated expertise in the areas of Art, Design, Photographs, Editions, Watches, and Jewelry, Phillips offers professional services and advice on all aspects of collecting. Auctions and exhibitions are held at salerooms in New York, London and Geneva, while clients are further served through representative offices based throughout Europe, the United States and Asia. Phillips also offers an online auction platform accessible anywhere in the world.

*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium; prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer’s premium.

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LONDON
Alex Godwin-Brown
Head of Press, Europe
agodwin-brown@phillips.com
+ 44 20 7318 4036

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Michael Sherman
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