World Record for Mark Bradford
And Exceptional Results for Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse
London, 8 March 2018
Sale Total: £97,845,050 / $135,153,368 / €109,811,500
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Lots Sold: 44 | Lots Offered: 48 |
Sold by Lot: 92% | Sold by Value: 98% |
Dina Amin, Head of 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Europe: “This is a historic result for Phillips as our 20th Century & Contemporary Art team achieved the highest sale total in the history of the company. Our total of £97.8 million exceeds last year’s result by almost seven times, an incredible achievement and a testament to the amazing team we have assembled at Phillips. Led by two Modern masterpieces, Picasso’s La Dormeuse and Matisse’s Nu allongé I (Aurore), tonight’s results highlight our strategy to expand deeper into the 20th century and firmly establish us as the destination for 20th Century & Contemporary Art. Our terrific showing was bolstered by a world-record price for Mark Bradford’s Helter Skelter I, an astonishing work by one of the greatest painters of our time. It was truly a great night.”
TOP TEN LOTS
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
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10 |
Pablo Picasso, La Dormeuse, 13 March 1932 |
£12,000,000 - 18,000,000 |
£41,859,000 $57,819,837 /€46,978,356 |
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9 |
Henri Matisse, Nu allongé I (Aurore), conceived in 1907 and cast circa 1908 |
£5,000,000 - 7,000,000 |
£14,859,000 $20,524,737 /€16,676,256 |
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14 |
Mark Bradford, Helter Skelter I, 2007 New auction record for the artist |
£6,000,000 - 8,000,000 |
£8,671,500 $11,977,943 /€9,732,024 |
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21 |
Rudolf Stingel, Untitled, 2012 |
£4,000,000 - 6,000,000 |
£5,746,500 $7,937,640 /€6,449,297 |
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17 |
Georg Baselitz, P.D. Idol, 1964 |
£1,500,000 - 2,000,000 |
£1,830,300 $2,528,193 /€2,054,146 |
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18 |
Anselm Kiefer, Die Meistersinger, 1981 - 1982 |
£1,500,000 - 2,000,000 |
£1,809,000 $2,498,772 /€2,030,241 |
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13 |
Marlene Dumas, The Pilgrim, 2006 |
£1,500,000 - 2,000,000 |
£1,674,250 $2,312,642 /€1,879,011 |
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27 |
Jean Dubuffet, Profil Genre Aztèque, 1945 |
£1,200,000 - 1,800,000 |
£1,449,000 $2,001,504 /€1,626,213 |
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24 |
George Condo, Woman & Man, 2008 |
£600,000 - 800,000 |
£1,329,000 $1,835,748 /€1,491,537 |
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35 |
Sean Scully, Grey Red, 2012 |
£600,000 - 800,000 |
£1,149,000 $1,587,114 /€1,289,523 |
NEW AUCTION RECORDS
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
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14 |
Mark Bradford, Helter Skelter I, 2007 |
£6,000,000 - 8,000,000 |
£8,671,500 $11,977,943 /€9,732,024 |
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*previous record price: £3,833,750 set in 2018 |
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