PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY ANNOUNCES STRONG RESULTS FOR THE
NOVEMBER CONTEMPORARY ART SALES TOTALING $78,473,300
CONTEMPORARY ART PART I AUCTION TOTALS $71,292,500 & CONTEMPORARY ART PART II AUCTION TOTALS $7,180,800
GUGGENHEIM GALA BENEFIT AUCTION TOTALS $2,682,000
WORLD RECORDS FOR RICHARD SERRA, ROB PRUITT, ADAM MCEWEN, NATE LOWMAN, HANS PETER FELDMANN, HAEGUE YANG, STURTEVANT, JACK GOLDSTEIN & WANG SHUGANG
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York – Phillips de Pury & Company’s Contemporary Art Part I totalled: $71,292,500, selling 94% by value and 84% by lot in a lively and packed auction room. Contemporary Art Part II totalled $7,180,800 selling 70% by value and 73% by lot.
The Contemporary Art Benefit auction for the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation totaled $2,682,000, selling 93% by value and 95% by lot.
“We were very happy to lend our support to the Guggenheim Museum. The Benefit Auction was the ideal prelude to what overall was a very successful evening.” Simon de Pury, Chairman of Phillips de Pury & Company.
“Tonight’s excellent results demonstrate the depth of the market. We saw consistent participation throughout and steady results in line with our expectations.” Michael McGinnis, Senior Director and Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art.
Contemporary Art Part I Top Ten Lots:
CY TWOMBLY, Untitled, $9,042,500
ANDY WARHOL, Nine Gold Marilyns (Reversal Series), $7,922,500
RICHARD PRINCE, Runaway Nurse, $6,802,500
ALEXANDER CALDER, Trepied, $5,682,500
ANDY WARHOL, Self-Portrait, $4,002,500
WILLEM DE KOONING, Untitled XVIII, $3,442,500
ANDY WARHOL, Knives, $3,442,500
RICHARD SERRA, Palms, $2,322,500
MAURIZIO CATTELAN, Frank and Jamie, $2,322,500
CHRISTOPHER WOOL, Untitled (P 177), $2,210,500
Contemporary Art Part I Artist World Records:
RICHARD SERRA, Palms, $2,322,500
Contemporary Art Part II Top Ten Lots:
STURTEVANT, Lichtenstein, Frighten Girl, $710,500
SIGMAR POLKE, Untitled, $302,500
JACK GOLDSTEIN, Untitled, $302,500
ALEX KATZ, Kate, $266,500
BERNAR VENET, Indeterminate Line, $242,500
VICTOR VASARELY, Sagitta, $218,500
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE, Learning the Flute, $194,500
JULIAN SCHNABEL, Portrait of Alan Moss, $182,500
SHERRIE LEVINE, Untitled (Golden Knots 7), $146,500
MEL RAMOS, Chiquita Banana, $146,500
Contemporary Art Part II Artist World Records:
STURTEVANT, Lichtenstein, Frighten Girl, $710,500
JACK GOLDSTEIN, Untitled $302,500
JOSH SMITH, Untitled $74,500
TIM HAWKINSON, H.M.S.O, $68,500
WANG SHUGANG, Meeting Maquette, $43,750
JOHAN CRETEN, Odore di Femmina (Torso 4), $35,000
COSIMA VON BONIN, Therapy (#67), $35,000
The Contemporary Art Benefit auction for the Solomon R Guggenheim Top Ten Lots:
MAURIZIO CATTELAN, Others, $580,000
CHRISTOPHER WOOL, Untitled, $330,000
GEORGE CONDO, The Butler, $280,000
NATE LOWMAN, This Marilyn, $240,000
RICHARD SERRA, Untitled, $230,000
ADAM MCEWEN Untitled, $150,000
SUBODH GUPTA, Cascading Water, $150,000
RICHARD PHILLIPS, Illumination (Esther), $140,000
LEE BUL, Sternbau No. 32, $110,000
CAI GUO-QIANG, Study for Landscape No. 5, $65,000
The Contemporary Art Benefit auction for the Solomon R Guggenheim Artist World Records:
ROB PRUITT, Ladies and Gentleman....(Art Awards Penguins), $55,000
ADAM MCEWEN, Untitled, $150,000
NATE LOWMAN, This Marilyn, $240,000
HANS-PETER FELDMAN, One Pound Strawberries, $18,000
HAEGUE YANG, Acoustics of Karma, $30,000
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Contacts:
London
Giulia Costantini
Head of Communications and Marketing
gcostantini@phillipsdepury.com
+ 44 20 7318 4010
Fiona McGovern
Communications and Marketing
fmcgovern@phillipsdepury.com
+ 44 20 7318 4010