Francis Bacon (1909-1992), Three Studies for Self-Portrait; signed and dated `Francis Bacon Paris 1975' (on the reverse of the left and right panels); signed, titled and dated `3 etudes pour auto-portrait 1975 Francis Bacon' (on the reverse of the centre panel) oil on canvas, in three parts; each: 14 x 12in. (35.5 x 30.5cm.) Painted in Paris in 1975. Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale took place this evening (30 June 2008) and realised $171,879,508 - the highest total for the category at Christie’s in Europe. The top lot of the auction was Three Studies for a Self Portrait by Francis Bacon (1909-1992), a rare self-portrait triptych that the artist painted while in Paris in 1975, which sold for $34,457,475.
For any work by the artist:
Lot 12, Jeff Koons (b. 1955), Balloon Flower (Magenta), 1995-2000 Sold $25,752,051, WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST Lot 17, Antonio Lopez (b. 1938), Madrid Desde Torres Blancas Sold $2,760,863 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST MOST EXPENSIVE WORK BY SPANISH ARTIST SOLD AT AUCTION Lot 19, Michael Andrews (1928 – 1995), The Cathedral, The North East Face/Uluru (Ayers Rock) Sold $1,967,939 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST Lot 25, Jeff Koons (b. 1955), Auto, 2001 Sold $4,992,963 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR PAINTING BY THE ARTIST Lot 27, Gilbert & George (b.1943 and b.1942), To Her Majesty Sold $3,765,275 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST Lot 38, Nicolas de Stael (1914-1955), Marseille Sous La Neige Sold £1,721,250, $ 3,430,451, €2,167,053 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST Lot 40, Syed Haider Raza (b. 1922), La Terre Sold $2,537,587 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST Lot 47, Karin Mamma Andersson (b. 1962), Heimat Land Sold $1,030,879 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST Lot 57, Yan Pei-Ming (b.1960), Pape Sold: $2,046,512 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
This evening’s sale is a highlight of a series of exhibitions and auctions dedicated to Impressionist and Modern and Post-War and Contemporary art took place from 21 June until tomorrow (1 July) at Christie’s in London, and follows on from last week’s auctions of Impressionist and Modern Art which realised a record $331,089,538 and saw Claude Monet’s Le bassin aux nymphéas sell for $80,451,178, a record price for the artist at auction.
Spanish:
La venta de Arte Contemporáneo, celebrada en la noche del martes 1 de julio en Londres, alcanzó los 119.740.640 euros (£94.701.550/$188.853.831), la venta de arte contemporáneo de verano de mayor éxito en Europa. El 66,2% de las obras se adjudicaron por encima de su estimación alta (94,7% por lote y 89,5% por valor).Se obtuvieron precios record para obras de 11 artistas Bridget Riley, Antony Gormley, Frank Auerbach, Rachel Whiteread, Martial Raysee, Marlene Dumas, Richard Prince, Domenico Gnoli, Anish Kapoor, Sean Scully y Jean Tinguely.
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