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No takers for top works at Christies contemporary auction
No takers for top works at Christie's contemporary auction by Christopher Michaud
Source: Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite major casualties, Christie's managed to meet expectations on Tuesday at its uneven auction of post-war and contemporary art.
The sale, at which 85 percent of the 46 lots found buyers, saw briskly competitive bidding in a packed salesroom, taking in $74,151,500 including commission, right in the middle of the auction house's pre-sale estimate.
But both of the most expensive lots -- Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Brother Sausage," estimated at $9 million to $12 million, and Andy Warhol's "Tunafish Disaster," estimated at $6 million to $8 million -- failed to sell.
Other works spawned protracted bidding wars, notably Peter Doig's "Reflection (What Does Your Soul Look Like?)" which soared to $10,162,500 or twice the pre-sale estimate.
Amy Cappellazzo, Christie's international co-head of contemporary art, said the competition was "reminiscent of 18 months ago" -- when the art market boom was at its peak and just before the financial crisis sent prices plummeting.
Works by Jeff Koons, Donald Judd, Jasper Johns and Alexander Calder also achieved strong prices, some selling for more than twice their high estimates.
Christie's tried to keep estimates conservative, or "attractive" as officials put it, and the strategy often paid handsomely in a market still struggling to find its price points.
Source: Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite major casualties, Christie's managed to meet expectations on Tuesday at its uneven auction of post-war and contemporary art.
The sale, at which 85 percent of the 46 lots found buyers, saw briskly competitive bidding in a packed salesroom, taking in $74,151,500 including commission, right in the middle of the auction house's pre-sale estimate.
But both of the most expensive lots -- Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Brother Sausage," estimated at $9 million to $12 million, and Andy Warhol's "Tunafish Disaster," estimated at $6 million to $8 million -- failed to sell.
Other works spawned protracted bidding wars, notably Peter Doig's "Reflection (What Does Your Soul Look Like?)" which soared to $10,162,500 or twice the pre-sale estimate.
Amy Cappellazzo, Christie's international co-head of contemporary art, said the competition was "reminiscent of 18 months ago" -- when the art market boom was at its peak and just before the financial crisis sent prices plummeting.
Works by Jeff Koons, Donald Judd, Jasper Johns and Alexander Calder also achieved strong prices, some selling for more than twice their high estimates.
Christie's tried to keep estimates conservative, or "attractive" as officials put it, and the strategy often paid handsomely in a market still struggling to find its price points.
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