[Konstantin]

Went to Christie's to see the results of yesterday's Post-War and Contemporary, so yes there he remained.
Stunned .
For all news regurgitate the news about the new record prices for paintings - triptych by Francis Bacon 142 405 000 $ . And the estimate was available on request , according to unofficial sources in the $ 85 million that was just a sales record Bacon. That is, they started with a record - safely . I thank God not asked to make a prediction on it , and then sat down in a puddle with his careful - " He'll get away before the $ 100 million " to assume more afraid . But would not write about it - there all auction such amounts less than a few million , and there is almost . It feels that this group of artists began to lead in the prices of all the others, including the Impressionists.
Moreover if I had the choice (and maybe still is , you never know ... ) to hang at home with Monet or Rothko Basquiat - Basquiat would hang it from Rothko .
But go over the prices , warm ourselves in the glow of millions , so to speak.

Basquiat lot number 6
$ 12,037,000 Estimate $ 7,000,000 - $ 9,000,000
Head of Madman

Basquiat Lot number 15
$ 29,285,000 Estimate $ 25,000,000 - $ 35,000,000
Untitled

Jeff Koons Lot 12
$ 58,405,000 Estimate $ 35,000,000 - $ 55,000,000
Balloon Dog (Orange)

Andy Warhol Lot 27
$ 57,285,000 Estimate $ 40,000,000 - $ 60,000,000

Roy Lichtenstein Lot 34
Seductive Girl
$ 31,525,000 Estimate $ 22,000,000 - $ 28,000,000

Gerhard Richter Lot 35
$ 20,885,000
Abstraktes Bild (809-1)

Willem de Kooning Lot 37
$ 32,085,000 Estimate $ 20,000,000 - $ 30,000,000

Jackson Pollock Lot 39
$ 32,645,000 Estimate $ 25,000,000 - $ 35,000,000

Well, how cool is that?
And though that be not sold to exclaim in the hearts - yes. And also interested in:
Takashi MurakamiLot 57
Estimate $ 2,000,000 - $ 3,000,000

Why not buy this wonderful three-meter Woman - a mystery . With this Estima , just to surrender who may be able to take.