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SUCCESS FOR SOTHEBY'S ITALIAN SALE
27 October 2014
Catégorie : MARKET
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Sotheby's "The Italian Sale," held on October 17, 2014 in London which offered various masterpieces of 20th century Italian art, totaled £41,387,90.
The top lot was an Achrome by Piero Manzoni, which went for a record £12,626,500, nearly twice as much as its high estimate. Sotheby's said it was one of the largest works from this series ever created by this artists. Lucio Fontana's Concetto Spaziale, Attesse sold for £1.56 million while Enrico Castellani's Superficie Bianca went for more than twice its high estimate at £3.77 million. Alongside Manzoni, works by Castellani, Bonalumi and Simeti nearly doubled the previous records for the artists. All three works came from Giobatta Meneguzzo's collection and were sold to benefit his museum, the Museo Casabianca. Fontana's Concetto Spaziale, Attese (1964-65) also soared to £1,560,900 against an estimate of £700,000 -900,000. Marino Marini's bronze sculpture titled "Cavaliere" sold for £ 1,058 million, Agostino Bonalumi's "Bianco" went for $626,500 against a high estimate of 400,000, PAOLO SCHEGGI'S INTERSUPERFICIE BIANCA fetched £ 386,500 against a high estimate of 180,00, Alighierro BOETTI's MAPPA went for £ 1,16 million against a high estimate of 900,000 while his TAVOLE PITAGORICHE sold for £ 1,14 million PAOLO SCHEGGI's INTERSUPERFICIE BLU – OPERA 6 sold for £ 422,500 against a high estimate of 180,000. Lucio Fontana's CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESE sold for £ 2,322,500 while another ATTESE sold for the same price.
Enrico Castellani's Superficie Nera went for £ 698,500, Marino Marini's Piccolo Miracolo sold for £ 242,500, Marino Marini's La Jarre Rouge fetched £ 182,500 against a high estimate of 90,000 and Michelangelo Pistoletto's Cordone achieved £ 938,500.
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Sotheby's "The Italian Sale," held on October 17, 2014 in London which offered various masterpieces of 20th century Italian art, totaled £41,387,90.
The top lot was an Achrome by Piero Manzoni, which went for a record £12,626,500, nearly twice as much as its high estimate. Sotheby's said it was one of the largest works from this series ever created by this artists. Lucio Fontana's Concetto Spaziale, Attesse sold for £1.56 million while Enrico Castellani's Superficie Bianca went for more than twice its high estimate at £3.77 million. Alongside Manzoni, works by Castellani, Bonalumi and Simeti nearly doubled the previous records for the artists. All three works came from Giobatta Meneguzzo's collection and were sold to benefit his museum, the Museo Casabianca. Fontana's Concetto Spaziale, Attese (1964-65) also soared to £1,560,900 against an estimate of £700,000 -900,000. Marino Marini's bronze sculpture titled "Cavaliere" sold for £ 1,058 million, Agostino Bonalumi's "Bianco" went for $626,500 against a high estimate of 400,000, PAOLO SCHEGGI'S INTERSUPERFICIE BIANCA fetched £ 386,500 against a high estimate of 180,00, Alighierro BOETTI's MAPPA went for £ 1,16 million against a high estimate of 900,000 while his TAVOLE PITAGORICHE sold for £ 1,14 million PAOLO SCHEGGI's INTERSUPERFICIE BLU – OPERA 6 sold for £ 422,500 against a high estimate of 180,000. Lucio Fontana's CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESE sold for £ 2,322,500 while another ATTESE sold for the same price.
Enrico Castellani's Superficie Nera went for £ 698,500, Marino Marini's Piccolo Miracolo sold for £ 242,500, Marino Marini's La Jarre Rouge fetched £ 182,500 against a high estimate of 90,000 and Michelangelo Pistoletto's Cordone achieved £ 938,500.
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