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15 September 2022

Phillips’ White Glove David Hockney and Evening & Day Editions Auctions Realise a Combined Total of £6.6 Million, Marking the Highest Ever Editions Total in London

Phillips’ White Glove David Hockney and Evening & Day Editions Auctions Realise a Combined Total of £6.6 Million, Marking the Highest Ever Editions Total in London

 

 

London, 15 September 2022

David Hockney Sale Total: £3,338,685 / $3,915,276 / €3,847,167

Evening & Day Editions Sale Total: £3,309,705 / $3,826,019 / €3,822,709

Combined Total for The Week: £6,648,390 / $7,741,295 / €7,669,876

 

Lots Sold: 245 | Lots Offered: 259

Sold by Lot: 95% | Sold by Value: 99%

  

 

 

Rebecca Tooby-Desmond, Specialist, Head of Sale, and Auctioneer, said, “What an incredible start to the season! In a record-breaking year for Phillips Editions, we are delighted to have achieved such strong results and exceptional sell-through rates of 99% by value and 95% by lot. We are thrilled with the fantastic prices achieved for Roy Lichtenstein, Damien Hirst, and Banksy. The depth and strength of bidding from 801 collectors participating in the sale from across 46 countries worldwide is testament to the international appetite for Modern and Contemporary Editions. We hope to continue the momentum as we look forward to our Editions and Works on Paper sale which will take place from 24 to 26 October in our saleroom at 432 Park Avenue, New York.”

 

Top Ten Lots

Lot

Description

Estimate

Price Achieved

123

Roy Lichtenstein, Water Lilies with Willows, from Water Lilies (C. 266), 1992

£300,000-500,000

£378,000

$436,968/€436,590

150

Banksy, Thrower (Grey), 2019

£150,000-200,000

£214,200

$247,615/€247,401

135

Damien Hirst, The Virtues (H. 9), 2021

£60,000-80,000

£151,200

$174,787/€174,636

151

Banksy, Girl with Balloon, 2004

£60,000-80,000

£119,700

$138,373/€138,254

122

Yves Klein, La Vénus d'Alexandrie (Vénus bleue) (L. S41), 1962/82

£50,000-70,000

£81,900

$94,676/€94,595

149

KAWS, THE NEWS, 2017

£60,000-80,000

£81,900

$94,676/€94,595

124

Roy Lichtenstein, View from the Window, from Landscapes (Gemini G.E.L. 1257, C. 215), 1985

£60,000-80,000

£75,600

$87,394/€87,318

119

Andy Warhol, Red Lenin (F. & S. 403), 1987

£50,000-70,000

£75,600

$87,394/€87,318

121

Andy Warhol, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, from Reigning Queens (F. & S. 343), 1985

World Auction Record for this Edition

£20,000-30,000

£54,180

$62,632/€62,578

147

Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin MT (K. 257), 1992

£30,000-50,000

£52,920

$61,176/€61,123

 

New Auction Records

Lot

Description

Estimate

Price Achieved

125

Grayson Perry, Print for a Politician (Violet), 2005

World Auction Record for this Edition

£40,000 - 60,000

£50,400

$58,262/€58,212

 

*previous record price: £41,250 set in 2017

155

Chris Levine, Lightness of Being, 2011

World Auction Record for this Edition

£10,000 - 15,000

£41,580

$48,066/€48,025

 

*previous record price: £24,225 set in 2022

107

Bridget Riley, Untitled (Circular Movement) (S. 2), 1962

World Auction Record for this Edition

£30,000 - 50,000

£37,800

$43,697/€43,659

 

*previous record price: £35,960 set in 2014

137

Damien Hirst, Air, from The Elements (H6-7), 2020

World Auction Record for this Edition

£8,000 - 12,000

£27,720

$32,044/€32,017

 

*previous record price: £15,000 set in 2021

127

Anish Kapoor, Horizon Shadow, 2010

World Auction Record for this Set

£15,000 - 20,000

£26,460

$30,588/€30,561

 

*previous record price: £23,750 set in 2018

 

 

 

Phillips’ 100% Sold White Glove David Hockney Editions Auction Achieves Over £3 Million

 

London, 13 September 2022

Sale Total: £3,338,685 / $3,915,276 / €3,847,167

 

Lots Sold: 78 | Lots Offered: 78

Sold by Lot: 100% | Sold by Value: 100%

 
   

 

 

 

Robert Kennan, Head of Editions, Europe, said, “We are delighted to have achieved a White Glove sale with a total result well above the presale estimate. An energized saleroom saw 500 bidders from 38 countries worldwide participating in our standalone David Hockney auction on the phone, online, and in the room. With sell through rates of 100% by lot and 100% by value and over 50% of the lots offered achieving world auction records, the auction was a huge success, and we are thrilled with the prices realized for these remarkable artworks.”

 

Top Ten Lots

Lot

Description

Estimate

Price Achieved

26

David Hockney, The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 30 May, 2011

World Auction Record for this Edition

£120,000 - 180,000

£340,200

$398,953/€392,012

27

David Hockney, The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 19 February, 2011

World Auction Record for this Edition

£100,000 - 150,000

£315,000

$369,401/€362,975

12

David Hockney, Afternoon Swimming (T.G. 266, M.C.A.T. 233, W.G. 87), 1979

£250,000 - 400,00

£302,400

$354,624/€348,456

22

David Hockney, A Bigger Book, Art Edition A-D, 2010/2016

£80,000 - 120,000

£226,800

$265,968/€261,342

23

David Hockney, My Window: No. 535 28th June 2009; No. 281 23rd July 2010; No. 610, 23rd December 2010; and No. 778, 17th April 2011, 2009-11/2019

World Auction Record for a Complete Set in this Edition

£60,000 - 80,000

£170,100

$199,476/€196,006

11

David Hockney, Lithographic Water Made of Lines (T.G. 253, M.C.A.T. 210), 1978

£60,000 - 80,000

£126,000

$147,760/€145,190

25

David Hockney, Untitled No. 1, from The Yosemite Suite, 2010

World Auction Record for a Print from

The Yosemite Suite Series

£50,000 - 70,000

£126,000

$147,760/€145,190

30

David Hockney, Untitled (577) (Two Robes), 2010

World Auction Record for this Edition

£50,000 - 70,000

£119,700

$140,372/€137,930

19

David Hockney, Tyler Dining Room, from Moving Focus (T.G. 278, M.C.A.T. 261), 1984

World Auction Record for this Edition

£40,000 - 60,000

£113,400

$132,984/€130,671

24

David Hockney, Untitled (224) (Striped Mug), 2010

£50,000 - 70,000

£113,400

$132,984/€130,671

 

New Auction Records

Lot

Description

Estimate

Price Achieved

18

David Hockney, Conversation in the Studio, from Moving Focus (T.G. 271, M.C.A.T. 260), 1984

World Auction Record for this Edition

£20,000 - 30,000

£52,920

$61,176/€61,123

 

*previous record price: $27, 978 set in 2020

20

David Hockney, Van Gogh Chair (White), 1998

World Auction Record for this Edition

£40,000 - 60,000

£100,800

$116,525/€116,424

 

*previous record price: $81,900 set in 2022

34

David Hockney, My Window: No. 778, 17th April 2011, 2011/2019

World Auction Record for this Edition

£10,000 - 15,000

£69,300

$80,111/€80,042

 

*previous record price: 36,000,000 KRW set in 2021

53

David Hockney, Self-Portrait, July 1986 (M.C.A.T. 295), 1986

World Auction Record for this Edition

£15,000 - 20,000

£52,920

$61,176/€61,123

 

*previous record price: $27,720 set in 2021

33

David Hockney, My Window: No. 535, 28th June 2009, 2009/2019

World Auction Record for this Edition

£10,000 - 15,000

£50,400

$58,262/€58,212

 

*previous record price:  40,000,000 KRW set in 2021

 

 

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*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium; prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer’s premium.

 

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