Phillips’ Live Southampton Sale Showcases Continued Interest for Modern & Contemporary Editions
Roy Lichtenstein and Pablo Picasso Lead the Auction, Underscoring the Robust Market for Editions and Works on Paper
New York, 25 June 2022 Sale Total: $1,409,184 / £1,148,304 / €1,334,973
Kelly Troester and Cary Leibowitz, Worldwide Co-Heads of Editions and Deputy Chairpersons, Americas, said, “It was a privilege to be able to host Phillips’ inaugural live auction in Southampton to such an enthusiastic response. We were delighted to welcome the local community into our gallery over two weeks and then to the saleroom there as they raised their paddles alongside bidders from nearly 40 other countries online and on the phone banks, all vying for blue chip examples of 20th century and contemporary prints and multiples. The success of the sale underscores the strong market for these works across the category – from a new world record for Roy Lichtenstein’s Nude Reading, from his Nudes series to Pablo Picasso’s cubist linocut Portrait de Jacqueline de face II. We were also pleased to present 19 works new to market and set 30 auction records for iconic works by Lichtenstein, Johns, Stella, Thiebaud, Calder, LeWitt, Warhol, Steir, and more. This sale concludes Phillips’ live auctions in the Americas for the season, but we invite everyone to attend our private selling exhibitions over the summer in both Southampton and on Park Avenue.”
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