The result of leaving 94 percent

[mihailovoh]

RBC 16.05.2013, Moscow 12:14:00 Total revenue evening auction Christie's "Post-War and Contemporary Art", held on May 15, has reached 495 million U.S. $ 21.5 million As stated in the auction house, the hammer took 94%of all put up for sale works.

Total trading results found 16 new price records. Three works were sold for amounts in excess of $ 40 million, 9 - at prices higher than the mark of 10 million, and 59 works price exceeded the threshold of $ 1 million

The main event in a section of abstract expressionism was the sale dating back to 1948. paintings of Jackson Pollock's "Number 19." It went under the hammer for a record for the artist's works in the sum of 58 million U.S. $ 363.75 million

The work of Mark Rothko "Untitled (Black on burgundy)," written in 1958., Was sold for 27 million 3.75 million dollars

According to Christie's, special demand of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. Established in 1963. R.Lihtenshteyna picture "Woman in a Hat with Flowers" was sold for a record 56 million 123.75 thousand dollars, while his "Nude with a yellow flower", dating from 1994., has found its new owner for 23 million 643 , 75 thousand dollars, "Self-Portrait" E.Uorhola created by the artist in 1966., went under the hammer for 5,000,000 219.75 thousand dollars

"Blurred head" Jean-Michel Basquiat was sold for 48 million 843.75 thousand dollars, breaking the previous record. Note that, in November 2012. at Christie's record price for the artist was set at 26.4 million dollars

Another work of Jean-M.Baskii called "furious man", sold over 5 million 723.75 thousand dollars, set a new record for the artist's work on paper.

Large-scale painting Julie Merete was sold for a record 4,000,000 603,75 thousand dollars,

Painting "Untitled (S.108)" brush Ruth cankers went under the hammer for 1,000,000 443.75 thousand dollars, also setting a record for the artist.

Among the works of European artists of particular note "achromia" Piero Manzoni, sold for a record 14 million 123.75 thousand dollars

"Abstract painting. Darkness (613-2)" Gerhard Richter has found a buyer for the 21 million 963.75 thousand dollars, well above the upper limit of its appraised value.