Masterworks by Mondrian, Monet, Rothko and Basquiat power Christie’s NY 20th and 21st Century Art week to $693 million
Riggio, Bass, Tiqui Atencio & Ago Demirdjian and a record-breaking Dumas headline Christie’s May marquee week
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20th/21st Century: London evening sales achieve £130,251,700 / $166,591,924 / €156,302,040
94 per cent sold by lot and 97 per cent sold by value achieved across both sales, led by Magritte’s La reconnaissance infinie at £10.3 million
Led by record-breaking Magritte, Ruscha and Basquiat masterpieces, Christie’s NY 20th/21st Century Art week achieves $689 million
18 artists set records and Magritte’s L’empire des lumières became the most valuable Surrealist artwork sold at auction
Records for Joan Miró and François-Xavier Lalanne take 20th/21st Century sale week in Paris to €126.6m / £110.6m / $134m
Works from the Josefowitz and Titze collections led the season, which drew bidders from 57 countries