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By Adrian Darmon
NEW RECORD PRICE FOR MONDRIAN An oil painting by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian sold for a record $50.6m (£32.1m) against a high estimate of 25 million at an auction held on May 15, 2015 by Christie's in New York. Link
ALMOST 380 MILLION USD FO SOTHEBY'S IN NEW YORK Sotheby's evening sale of contemporary art held on May 12, 2015 in New York realized $379.7 million, well over the presale expectation of upwards of $320 million but failed to register impressive prices with 55 lots out of 63 sold. Link
WORLD RECORD PRICES FOR PICASSO AND GIACOMETTI Picasso's Women of Algiers has become the most expensive painting to sell at auction, going for $160m (£102.6m) on May 11, 2015 at Christie's in New York. Link
ALMOST 9,5 MILLION USD FOR CHRISTIE'S SALE OF SWISS ART IN ZURICH The Swiss Art Sale held by Christie's in Zurich on May 5, 2015 realized Sfr 8,548,680 ($ 9,489,035) with a work titled "Femme"(3e Recherche) by Le Corbusier (1887-1965) which fetched a World record price of Sfr 3,120,000 (inclusive of costs) against a pre-sale high estimate of 600,000. Link
RARE MONET PAINTING TO BE SOLD BY CHRISTIE'S ON MAY 11 2015 Estimated at US$35-45 million, Le Parlement, soleil couchant by Claude Monet will be among the top lots of Christie's Looking Forward to the Past evening auction on May 11, a curated selection of top-quality works that explores the most innovative artists and movements of the 20th Century. Link
OVER £ 117 MILLION FOR CHRISTIE'S SALE OF POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN LONDON Christie'sPost-War & Contemporary Artevening auction held on February 11, 2015 realised atotal of £117,142,500 selling 95% by value with outstanding sell-through rates. Link
Over 123.5 £ MILLION FOR SOTHEBY'S CONTEMPORARY ART SALE Sotheby's first contemporary art sale of the year held on February 10, 2015 held in London yielded £123,515,250 ($188.2 million) with 87% of lots sold, its highest ever for contemporary art in Britain. Link
147 MILLION GBP FOR CHRISTIE'S SALE OF IMPRESSIONIST, MODERN AND SURREALIST ART Christie's sale of Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art held in London on February 4, 2015 art yielded an impressive £147 million, which exceeded estimates of £92.8–133.8 million, and in which 88 percent of the 80 lots offered were sold. Link
170 MILLION GBP FOR SOTHEBY'S SALE OF IMPRESSIONISTAND MODERN SALE IN LONDON
Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern art sale held in London on February 3, 2015 yielded 170,3 million GBP against a high estimate of 164 million for 46 lots sold out of 52.
The Surrealist section comprising 18 lots out of 23 totaled on its part 16,2 million GBP compared with a 18–26 million estimate.
2014, WAS THE BEST-EVER YEAR FOR CHRISTIE'S Christie's announced record results with art sales of £5.1 billion, up 12% ($8.4 billion, up 17%), for the year ending December 2014. Link
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