On 13 February, Christie’s London evening auction of Post-War & Contemporary Art realised a total of £81,668,850/ $127,730,081 / € 94,654,197, selling 96% by value and achieving the highest total for a February Evening Auction of Post-War & Contemporary Art at Christie’s London.
The top price of the evening was paid for Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown), which sold for £9,337,250 / $14,603,459 / €10,821,873 (estimate: £7 to £9 million) (illustrated above). A selection of works offered from the collection of Mrs. Ingvild Goetz realised £4,286,750 ($6,704,477 / €4,968,343), achieving three times the low pre-sale estimate.
PHOTO : CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD 2013.
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