MASTERPIECES BY BACON & RICHTER LEAD CHRISTIES LONDON SALES OF POST WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART
Published January 18th, 2008
Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Christie’s London ~ Wednesday 6 February 2008 at 7:00pm
Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale on Wednesday, 6 February 2008 will offer an unrivalled selection of 55 works of art from both the European and American Post-War era, together with major stars of the Contemporary world.
Featuring masterpieces from some of the most renowned names in 20th Century Art including Francis Bacon, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gerhard Richter, Lucio Fontana, Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly and Richard Prince, the sale is estimated in the region of £70 million.
“We are incredibly excited to present an amazing selection of works, led by one of the greatest Bacon triptychs still in private hands. This tightly selected sale consists of works of the highest quality available by a range of artists from the Post-War years to recent times, including some of the shining lights of the Chinese contemporary scene. We hope that this sale will build upon our continued dominance of this market,” says Pilar Ordovas, Head of Post War & Contemporary Art, Christie’s London.
