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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
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Lots Sold: 245 | Lots Offered: 259
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Sold by Lot: 95% | Sold by Value: 99%
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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
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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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123
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Roy Lichtenstein, Water Lilies with Willows, from Water Lilies (C. 266), 1992
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£300,000-500,000
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£378,000
$436,968/€436,590
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150
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Banksy, Thrower (Grey), 2019
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£150,000-200,000
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£214,200
$247,615/€247,401
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135
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Damien Hirst, The Virtues (H. 9), 2021
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£60,000-80,000
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£151,200
$174,787/€174,636
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151
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Banksy, Girl with Balloon, 2004
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£60,000-80,000
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£119,700
$138,373/€138,254
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122
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Yves Klein, La Vénus d'Alexandrie (Vénus bleue) (L. S41), 1962/82
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£50,000-70,000
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£81,900
$94,676/€94,595
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149
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KAWS, THE NEWS, 2017
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£60,000-80,000
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£81,900
$94,676/€94,595
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124
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Roy Lichtenstein, View from the Window, from Landscapes (Gemini G.E.L. 1257, C. 215), 1985
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£60,000-80,000
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£75,600
$87,394/€87,318
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119
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Andy Warhol, Red Lenin (F. & S. 403), 1987
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£50,000-70,000
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£75,600
$87,394/€87,318
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121
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Andy Warhol, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, from Reigning Queens (F. & S. 343), 1985
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£20,000-30,000
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£54,180
$62,632/€62,578
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147
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Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin MT (K. 257), 1992
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£30,000-50,000
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£52,920
$61,176/€61,123
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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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125
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Grayson Perry, Print for a Politician (Violet), 2005
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£40,000 - 60,000
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£50,400
$58,262/€58,212
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*previous record price: £41,250 set in 2017
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155
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Chris Levine, Lightness of Being, 2011
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£10,000 - 15,000
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£41,580
$48,066/€48,025
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*previous record price: £24,225 set in 2022
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107
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Bridget Riley, Untitled (Circular Movement) (S. 2), 1962
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£30,000 - 50,000
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£37,800
$43,697/€43,659
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*previous record price: £35,960 set in 2014
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137
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Damien Hirst, Air, from The Elements (H6-7), 2020
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£8,000 - 12,000
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£27,720
$32,044/€32,017
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*previous record price: £15,000 set in 2021
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127
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Anish Kapoor, Horizon Shadow, 2010
World Auction Record for this Set
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£15,000 - 20,000
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£26,460
$30,588/€30,561
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*previous record price: £23,750 set in 2018
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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
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Lots Sold: 78 | Lots Offered: 78
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Sold by Lot: 100% | Sold by Value: 100%
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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
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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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26
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David Hockney, The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 30 May, 2011
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£120,000 - 180,000
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£340,200
$398,953/€392,012
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27
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David Hockney, The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 19 February, 2011
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£100,000 - 150,000
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£315,000
$369,401/€362,975
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12
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David Hockney, Afternoon Swimming (T.G. 266, M.C.A.T. 233, W.G. 87), 1979
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£250,000 - 400,00
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£302,400
$354,624/€348,456
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22
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David Hockney, A Bigger Book, Art Edition A-D, 2010/2016
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£80,000 - 120,000
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£226,800
$265,968/€261,342
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23
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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
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£60,000 - 80,000
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£170,100
$199,476/€196,006
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11
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David Hockney, Lithographic Water Made of Lines (T.G. 253, M.C.A.T. 210), 1978
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£60,000 - 80,000
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£126,000
$147,760/€145,190
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25
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David Hockney, Untitled No. 1, from The Yosemite Suite, 2010
World Auction Record for a Print from
The Yosemite Suite Series
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£50,000 - 70,000
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£126,000
$147,760/€145,190
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30
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David Hockney, Untitled (577) (Two Robes), 2010
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£50,000 - 70,000
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£119,700
$140,372/€137,930
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19
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David Hockney, Tyler Dining Room, from Moving Focus (T.G. 278, M.C.A.T. 261), 1984
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£40,000 - 60,000
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£113,400
$132,984/€130,671
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24
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David Hockney, Untitled (224) (Striped Mug), 2010
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£50,000 - 70,000
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£113,400
$132,984/€130,671
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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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18
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David Hockney, Conversation in the Studio, from Moving Focus (T.G. 271, M.C.A.T. 260), 1984
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£20,000 - 30,000
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£52,920
$61,176/€61,123
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*previous record price: $27, 978 set in 2020
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20
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David Hockney, Van Gogh Chair (White), 1998
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£40,000 - 60,000
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£100,800
$116,525/€116,424
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*previous record price: $81,900 set in 2022
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34
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David Hockney, My Window: No. 778, 17th April 2011, 2011/2019
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£10,000 - 15,000
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£69,300
$80,111/€80,042
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*previous record price: 36,000,000 KRW set in 2021
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53
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David Hockney, Self-Portrait, July 1986 (M.C.A.T. 295), 1986
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£15,000 - 20,000
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£52,920
$61,176/€61,123
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*previous record price: $27,720 set in 2021
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33
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David Hockney, My Window: No. 535, 28th June 2009, 2009/2019
World Auction Record for this Edition
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£10,000 - 15,000
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£50,400
$58,262/€58,212
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*previous record price: 40,000,000 KRW set in 2021
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