The Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale at Christie’s New York  had already been anticipated as one of the most important sales of this period. So it was and even more than expected. The evening totalled 33,641,000 dollars, the second highest total ever realized in auction history for the category with 95% of the lots sold.

translated by Giorgina Arcuri

AT CHRISTIE’S THE ENGLISH ARTIST ESTABLISHES THE NEW WORLD RECORD FOR ANY LIVING ARTIST

The “Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale” held on 13th May at Christie’s New York passed the market test with contemporary art. During the evening the auction brought a total of 348.2 million dollars, with a 95% sale percentage, and marked new world records for Richard Prince, Sam Francis, Mark Rothko, Francis Bacon, Leon Gottlieb.