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Portrait of Michael Jackson sold at Christie's auction for $ 813 thousand
11/11/200906: 46

NEW YORK, Nov. 11 - RIA Novosti, Larissa Saenko. Portrait of Michael Jackson's hand, Andy Warhol, exhibited at Christie's evening auction on Tuesday, was sold for 812.5 thousand dollars, reports the correspondent of RIA Novosti.

Portrait of the King of pop music, filled the king of pop art in 1984, was estimated at 500-700 thousand dollars and still on the market was not.

This canvas is one of the versions of portraits of Jackson, which Time magazine subsequently issued its cover.

Two outstanding representative of pop culture met in 1977. And after attending a concert of Michael Jackson in 1981, Warhol described it as the most outstanding show, which he had ever seen.

Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 at the 51 th year of life. The investigation revealed that he was killed. The main suspect in the case of the death of the singer - his personal physician Conrad Murray. Artist was buried in Los Angeles on September 3.

"The father of pop art, Andy Warhol died at 59 years old. At Christie's auction were sold eight of the ten most expensive works of this most priced contemporary artists. In May 2007, his silkscreen "Accident green machine" was bought for 71.7 million dollars - the record price for works of postwar art.

http://www.rian.ru/show_business/200...192950685.html

Lot 43
Price Realized $ 812,500
Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate $ 500,000 - $ 700,000
Sale Information
Sale 2219
Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale
10 November 2009
New York, Rockefeller Plaza


Lot Description
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Michael Jackson
stamped with The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc., stamps and numbered twice 'PO50.660' (on the overlap and on the stretcher)
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas
30 x 26 in. (76.2 x 66 cm.)
Painted in 1984.

Provenance
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

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Canvas Doig became the most expensive lot at auction Christie's

11/11/200907: 36

NEW YORK, Nov. 11 - RIA Novosti, Larissa Saenko. Work Scot Peter Doig "Reflection (How does your soul)" sold Tuesday at Christie's auction in New York for the 10 миллионов 162 thousand 500 dollars, becoming the top lot of trades, reports the correspondent of RIA Novosti.

Doig, whose work critics refer to the genre of magical realism, has confirmed the reputation of one of the most expensive modern artists in Europe. Estimate linen 50-year-old wizard is 4-6 million dollars.

"Reflection" written in 1996 and was one of the central works of the artist's retrospective exhibition at London gallery Tate in 2008.

Title picture consonant musical composition DJ Shadow, whose album Endtroducing, released the same year, included several different genres of remixes of the single 1994 "How does your soul." "This technique is similar and very Doig, who drew inspiration for his work in the works of Gustav Klimt, Caspar David Friedrich, Claude Monet and Jackson Pollock. Despite such diversified effects, the work reflects a new and completely original way," - said the trading house.

Record at Doig was established in 2007, when his "canvas" White Canoe "was bought for 11.3 million dollars. In May 2009, at New York's Christie's auction of his "Night Fishing" was sold for 4,7 million dollars, and in June 2009 in London, the auction sold for 3 million pounds gone painting "Night Court".

So look to the present day personal "troika" of the most expensive work of magical realist.

Meanwhile, top lots Christie's, exhibited on Tuesday evening at the auction of works of religious artists of postwar art, found no buyers. This software fabric hooligan and gravedigger of capitalism "by Jean-Michel Basquiat, and two works by Andy Warhol in a series of" death and disaster. "

"Brother Stuffing Basques, who began his creative career with the graffiti on the fences of New York, was estimated at 9.12 million dollars. The work, a reproduction of which adorns the cover of the catalog-a reason the artist, is one of the greatest works of Basque Country, who passed away in 27 years. In November last year, his painting "Untitled (Boxer)" went for more than 13,5 million dollars.

Not been sold and the work of the most expensive postwar artist Andy Warhol - "Catastrophe Tuna" (estimate - 6.8 million) and "Thirteen" most wanted criminals. 3 - Ellis RB " (score 5,5-6,5 million dollars).

Bidding on Tuesday brought 74 миллиона 151 thousand 500 dollars. There were exposed 47 lots, for which the trading house expected to gain 67-94 million dollars.

http://www.rian.ru/culture/20091111/192953384.html


Lot 13
Price Realized $ 10,162,500
Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate $ 4,000,000 - $ 6,000,000
Sale Information
Sale 2219
Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale
10 November 2009
New York, Rockefeller Plaza

Lot Description
Peter Doig (b. 1959)
Reflection (What does your soul look like)
signed and dated 'PETER DOIG 1996' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
108 x 78 7 /8 in. (274.4 x 200.4 cm.)
Painted in 1996.

Provenance
Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, 1996
 

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Сообщение от Tjutchev

Portrait of Michael Jackson sold at Christie's auction for $ 813 thousand

Сообщение от Tjutchev

Work Scotsman Peter Doig "Reflection (How does your soul)" sold Tuesday at Christie's auction in New York for 10 million 162 thousand 500 dollars, becoming the top lot of trades

one conclusion: "Art Fever"

during the gold rush as people went crazy. Nothing of their crisis teaches. I only prices on the art market, but not pace.

[Seriy]

Not decorative something that is not for sale.
Doig's worth, it is not growth, it is a fair assessment, IMHO.

The question is, as among us experts at Doig bought more for the 13000, as was done by Saatchi?

[Vladimir]

At the last Art Moscow was gorgeous Doig from the collection Grigorishin (not sold). About the price of the acquisition were not aware of, but have examined Doig in Russia is
Here is the Doig: http://forum.artinvestment.ru/attach...5&d=1253959787

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At last antique cabin was gorgeous Doig from the collection Grigorishin (not sold).

In PROUNI special project, I think? We Loshak Marina?

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Сообщение от Vladimir

At the last Art Moscow was gorgeous Doig from the collection Grigorishin (not sold). About the price of the acquisition were not aware of, but have examined Doig in Russia is
Here is the Doig: http://forum.artinvestment.ru/attach...5&d=1253959787

This Night fishing with Christie's auction in May for 4.6 million And it still somehow not removed from the gallery on the proposals artnet:
http://www.artnet.com/artwork/54083/...t-fishing.html
Indicated the correct size but apparently confused with inches inches.

[Seriy]

Once bought not for 13000, and for 4 million, it is not those auctions are discussing, not the ... :-)

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Who does not know Michael? - Michael knows all!

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Who does not know Michael? - Michael knows all!