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Phillips’ New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art Sale Realises Over £3 Million
New Auction Records Were Set for Leonard Baby, Christopher Page, Yves Zurstrassen, and Blek le Rat
London, 19 March 2024
Sale Total: £3,424,174 / $4,258,988 / €4,000,462
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Lots Sold: 137 | Lots Offered: 160
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Sold by Lot: 86% | Sold by Value: 92%
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Charlotte Gibbs, Head of New Now, London, said, “We are very pleased with our sale total of over £3 million. It was wonderful to see such spirited international bidding, with over 50 countries participating on the phone, online, and in the saleroom. Wade Guyton led the top ten alongside fantastic pieces by Invader, Eddie Martinez, and Francis Alÿs. The enthusiasm for Guyton’s U Sculpture (V. 5) propelled it past the £60,000 high estimate to an impressive £203,200. We were proud of the four world auction records achieved, including the result for Leonard Baby. We look forward to our next Modern & Contemporary Art sales, which will take place in New York on 14 & 15 May.”
Top Ten Lots
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Lot
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Description
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Estimate
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Price Achieved
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37
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Wade Guyton, U Sculpture (V. 5), 2007
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£40,000 - 60,000
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£203,200
$252,740/€237,399
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19
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Invader, Bruce Lee 3D, 2015
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£200,000 – 300,000
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£203,200
$252,740/€237,399
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17
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Eddie Martinez, Open Ocean Mind, 2020
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£150,000 – 300,000
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£127,000
$157,963/€148,374
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22
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Francis Alÿs, Untitled, 1995
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£40,000 - 60,000
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£120,650
$150,064/140,955
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147
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Juan Genovés, Mirada al horizonte, 2008
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£50,000 - 70,000
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£120,650
$150,064/€140,955
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33
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Richard Hambleton, Horse and Rider, 2012
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£80,000 - 120,000
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£101,600
$126,370/€118,699
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35
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Maurizio Cattelan, Less than ten items, 1997
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£40,000 - 60,000
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£101,600
$126,370/€118,699
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149
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Blek le Rat, Tango, 2021
WORLD AUCTION RECORD
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£15,000 - 20,000
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£95,250
$118,472/€111,281
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111
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Gilbert & George, WRONG, 1988
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£60,000 - 80,000
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£82,550
$102,676/€96,443
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67
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Alighiero Boetti, Bisogna essere leggeri come gli uccelli e non come le piume, 1988
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£50,000 - 70,000
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£68,580
$85,300/€80,122
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New Auction Records
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Lot
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Description
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Estimate
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Price Achieved
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2
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Leonard Baby, Medicine Cabinet, 2022
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£12,000 - 18,000
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£24,130
$30,013/€28,191
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*previous record price: 15,240 USD set in 2024
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82
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Christopher Page, Globe, 2019
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£15,000 - 20,000
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£40,640
$50,548/€47,480
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*previous record price: 26,450 GBP set in 2023
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121
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Yves Zurstrassen, 180327 Still Life, 2018
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£15,000 - 20,000
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£53,340
$66,344/€62,317
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*previous record price: 47,880 EUR set in 2023
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149
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Blek le Rat, Tango, 2021
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£15,000 - 20,000
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£95,250
$118,472/€111,281
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*previous record price: 70,200 EUR set in 2016
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