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Christie's realised a total of £70,253,225 / $108,470,979  /  €82,477,286,  selling  90%   by   value  and   80%   by   lot during a sale of Post-War & Contemporary art held in London on June 25, 2013

The   top  lot  of   the  sale  was  Jean-Michel   Basquiat's  “Untitled” (1982) which sold for £18,765,875 / $28,974,511 / €22,031,137  while  Peter Doig's “Jetty”(1994) sold for £7,341,875 / $11,335,855/ €8,619,361 (estimate: £4,000,000-6,000,000).

The first 8 lots from the Homage to Chillida collection sold 100% realising  a total result of  £7,335,000/   $11,325,240 / €8,611,290, against a combined low estimate of £5.7 million.

Best results:                                                                                   

Jean -Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), Untitled, 1982   (Estimate on request) :£18,765,875

Peter Doig (b. 1959), Jetty,  1994    (Estimate: 4,000,000 - 6,000,000) £ 7,335,000      

Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002), Buscando La Luz IV (Looking for the Light IV 2001) £4,093,875

WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION

Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955), Marseille, 1954  (Estimate :1,000,000 - 1,500,000) : £3,085,875         

Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Untitled XXVIII, 1983 (Estimate:1,800,000 - 2,500,000) : £2,861,875      

Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), Cup of Coffee,1961 (Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000): £2,805,875

Yves Klein (1928-1962), SE 181, 1961    (Estimate:1,400,000 - 1,800,000) : £2,693,875

Peter Doig (b. 1959), White Out, 1992 (Estimate: 700,000 - 1,000,000): £1,909,875

Enrico Castellani (b. 1930), Superficie bianca n. 34, 1966  (Estimate : 400,000-600,000) : £1,853,875

WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION