Cy Twombly (1928-2011) – Leda and the Swan
The top lots at Christie’s Post War and Contemporary evening sale in New York last night were Cy Twombly’s Leda and the Swan ($52,887,500) and Francis Bacon’s Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer ($51,767,500).
The 68 lots sold brought in $448 million and Christie’s say that the results rank among the strongest ever for this category in New York. A total of 71 lots were offered and five sold for over $20 million.
La Hara by Basquiat made $34.9 million, Red White and Brushstrokes by Lichtenstein made $28.2 million and Big Campbell’s soup can with can opener (vegetable) by Warhol made $27.5 million.
(See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for February 24 and March 21, 2017)
IN a post sales roundup Christie’s reported that the spring auction series totalled $842.5 million. The week scored the highest total for an Impressionist and Modern evening sale at Christie’s since May 2010 and the strongest sell-through rates for a Post-War and Contemporary evening sale in a decade.