Christie’s Post War and Contemporary art sale in London tonight realised £137.4 million. This is the highest total for any sale of Post War and Contemporary art ever held in Europe. The top lot was Andy Warhol’s Six Self Portraits which realised £22.6 million. There were registered bidders from 36 countries across five continents and the aucton was 92% sold by lot and 96% sold by value.
(See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for March 3 and February 12, 2018)
Francis Bacon – Three Studies for a Portrait made £10 million.
Jackson Pollock – Number 21, 1950 made £9.3 million.