Christie’s Post War and Contemporary Art Realises $171,879,508
Published July 5th, 2008
Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale took place on the 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.
18 works of art sold for over £1 million (30 for over $1 million), and buyer activity at the auction (by lot) was 42% Europe including United Kingdom, 48% Americas, 8% Asia and 2% other. The auction saw a total of 9 artist records established, including for Jeff Koons, Antonio Lopez, Gilbert and George and Syed Haider Raza, among others.
