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By Adrian Darmon
CHRISTIE'S FEB 12 2010 SALE OF POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART DAY Christie's sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art day auction held in London on February 12, 2010 realized £11,709,425 Link
CHRISTIE'S FEB 11, 2010 SALE OF POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART The Post-War and
Contemporary Art Evening Sale which took place on February 11th 2010
at Christie's realized £39,149,500 / $61,073,220 / €44,278,085 selling 90% by
lot and 96% by value. The sale had a pre-sale estimate of £26,290,000 to
£38,260,000. Link
CHRISTIE'S FEB 3, 2010 SALE OF IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN WORKS ON PAPER CHRISTIE'S FEBRUARY 3, 2010 SALE OF IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN WORKS ON PAPER REALIZED 6,974,638 GBP WITH A WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR A WORK ON PAPER BY BRITISH ARTIST HENRY MOORE.
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CHRISTIE'S FEBRUARY 2, 2010 SALE OF IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART SALE The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale and the auction of Art of the Surreal which
took place on February 2nd 2010 at Christie's in London realized
£76,834,650 / $122,167,093 / €87,668,336 selling 81% by lot and 93% by
value. The sales had a pre-sale estimate of £54,505,000 to £77,805,000.
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CHRISTIE'S INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS IN 2009 Christie's Impressionist & Modern Art department achieved £500.9 million ($786.4 million) while the Post-War & Contemporary Art department achieved £244.3 million ($383.6 million) in sales. Link
CHRISTIE'S ACTIVITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN 2009
Christie's continued to extend its leadership in theMiddle East in 2009 as the market matures with both
new and established collectors continuing to show strong demand for art, jewels
and watches. Christie's has accumulated nearly $145 million in sales in Dubai
since its first auction in 2006 and its sales in 2009 totaled $20.1 million (£12.8 million), down 56% over 2008 in £ and 62% in $.
CHRISTIE'S 2009 PERFORMANCES IN ASIA Christie's maintained its leadership inHong Kong in 2009 with a 57.8% market
share. Sales in Hong Kong totaled £217.6 million (US$341.7
million), down 12% in £ on 2008. Spring auction sales witnessed
more selective buying, yet confidence clearly returned in the second half of
the year, led by the earlier economic recovery in Asia. Link
CHRISTIE'S INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS IN 2009
Christie'sKing Streetpresented a wide range of specialist, collection and house sales throughout the year. Highlights of the second half include: Property from the Collection of H.R.H., The Prince George, Duke of Kent K.G., K.T., and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent G.C.V.O. and their families which doubled pre-sale expectations, and the spectacular Manolo March Collection from Son Galceran which was sold 97% by value and 89% by lot. An important private collection of 9 Orientalist works was 100% sold in November's sale attracting attention from international private bidders from Turkey, North Africa, the Middle East, Europe and America. Christie's continues to lead the market globally for Collections sales, and in 2009 Christie's achieved a 91% global market share.
In 2009 Continental Europe & UK auction sales held by Christie's totaled
£1.0 billion ($1.6 billion), down 17% in £ on 2008; the Americas totaled £599.6
million ($941.4 million), down 42% in £; and Asia & Middle East totaled
£230.5 million ($361.8 million), down 17% in £. Christie's achieved
market share in a number of regions and the vast majority of its sales sites
around the world: 72.9% in Europe, 57.8% in Asia, 54.8% in London, 53% in
Switzerland, 82.2 % in Paris and 52.8% in the Middle East.
FALL OF 24% IN CHRISTIE'S OVERALL TURNOVER Christie's
International, the world's leading art business, announced that their 2009
sales totaled £2.1 billion/$3.3 billion*, a 24% decrease in pound sterling (35% decrease in $) over 2008 sales. Link
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CHRISTIE'S FEB 12 2010 SALE OF POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART DAY
