PRESS RELEASE
DAVID HOCKNEY LEADS PHILLIPS' LONDON SALE OF MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART
With Strong Results for South Asian Art and a
New World Auction Record for Andrew Cranston
London, 26 June 2026
Sale Total: £11,964,743/ $15,820,780 / €13,870,727
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Lots Sold: 76 | Lots Offered: 90 |
Sold by Value: 91% | Sold by Lot: 84% |
Olivia Thornton, Deputy Chairwoman, Modern & Contemporary Art, Europe, said, “Today’s sale demonstrates the depth and breadth of demand across Modern, Post-War and contemporary art. Led by David Hockney’s The Only One with Waves and heated bidding for Yayoi Kusama, the engagement from a truly international collecting community was felt throughout. There was exceptional momentum for the South Asian category, which achieved a 100% sell-through rate and saw Maqbool Fida Husain’s Untitled nearly triple its estimate. The results are a clear reflection of a global collecting audience with an unwavering appetite for quality and historical significance across genres and geographies.”
Top Ten Lots
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
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9 |
David Hockney, The Only One with Waves, 1991 |
£1,800,000–2,500,000 |
£2,423,000 |
|
6 |
Yayoi Kusama, INFINITY-NETS (MAE), 2013 |
£800,000–1,200,000 |
£1,548,000 |
|
12 |
Jean Dubuffet, Étanche Ibitryx Monte Crème, 1955 |
£750,000–950,000 |
£632,100 |
|
8 |
Donald Judd, Untitled, 1991 |
£300,000–500,000 |
£528,900 |
|
33 |
Hsiao Chin, Inner Light, 1966 |
£80,000–120,000 |
£516,000 |
|
3 |
Jadé Fadojutimi, O! The Climate Has A Temper Today, 2024 |
£300,000–500,000 |
£425,700 |
|
27 |
Maqbool Fida Husain, Untitled, circa 1970s |
£150,000–250,000 |
£412,800 |
|
15 |
Yayoi Kusama, SPLENDOUR OF STARS CHANGING INTO BLUE, 2019 |
£300,000–400,000 |
£322,500 |
|
21 |
Adriana Varejão, Monocromo Redondo Ge, 2014 |
£180,000–250,000 |
£283,800 |
|
43 |
Banksy, Bullet Hole Bust, 2006 |
£150,000–200,000 |
£270,900 |
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