ArtCult - Les nouvelles du marché de l'art.-CHRISTIE'S POST-WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART SALE-MARKET

Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sales

Morning and Afternoon

London – Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Sale no: 7603 & 7604 – Top Ten

[All sold prices include buyer's premium]

Sold:	£22,441,700	$44,816,075	€28,433,634
Lots Sold: 227	Lots Offered: 337	Sold by Lot: 67%	Sold by £: 75%
Exchange Rate£:= $1.997 / €1.267

Lot	Description	Estimate (£)	Purchase Price	Buyer
142	David Hockney (b. 1937), White Lilies and Orchid, 1996	600,000-800,000	£881,250 $1,759,856 €1,116,544	US Private
181	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), Imperfect Painting, 1986	500,000-700,000	£623,650 $1,245,429 €790,165	Anonymous
134	Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attese, 1965	400,000-600,000	£505,250 $1,008,984 €640,152	Anonymous
307	Jenny Saville (b. 1970), Self Portrait, 1992 WORLD RECORD PRICE AT AUCTION FOR A WORK ON PAPER BY THE ARTIST	140,000-180,000	£505,250 $1,008,984 €640,152	Anonymous
137	Cy Twombly (b. 1928), Roman Notes, 1970	200,000-300,000	£469,250 $937,092 €594,540	US Private
371	Wang Qingsong (b. 1966), Follow Me, 2003 WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION	120,000-180,000	£433,250 $865,200 €548,928	US Private
180	David Hockney (b. 1937), Big Landscape (Medium), 1987-88	300,000-400,000	£361,250 $721,416 €457,704	Anonymous
115	Germaine Richier (1904-1959) Le coureur (grand), conceived in 1954	220,000-280,000	£337,250 $673,488 €427,296	Anonymous
339	Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), Oreo, 1988	250,000-350,000	£337,250 $673,488 €427,296	Anonymous
183	Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955), Composition, 1950	150,000-200,000	£325,250 $649,524 €412,092	US Private

Comment: Dina Amin and Lock Kresler, Heads of sale: This morning's session offered a broad selection of international Post-War art and drew competitive bidding and strong prices, particularly for works that were privately sourced and fresh to the market. This afternoon's session presented an exciting selection of international Contemporary art, and saw particularly strong interest for Urban Art and Chinese Contemporary Art. We are particularly pleased to have welcomed such a diverse group of international private collectors throughout today's auction. Together with the results of last night's auction, Post-War and Contemporary art sales at Christie's this week have realised a total of £108,640,050 / $216,609,213.

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