Alberto Burri’s Combustione Plastica (1960-1961) sold for £4,674,500.
Michelangelo Pistoletto’s Lei e Lui – Maria e Michelangelo sold for £1,986,500
THE richness of Arte Povera kicked off a week of contemporary sales in London at Christie’s last night. The Italian contemporary art sale entitled Eyes Wide Open: An Italian Vision set a benchmark for Arte Povera and realised £38,427,400 million. The top lot was Alberto Burri’s Combustine Plastica which made £4,674,500. There were record prices for 13 artists incuding Burri, Fabro, Kounellis, Merz and Pistoletto.
The Post War and Contemporary evening auction at Christie’s tomorrow includes masterpieces by Francis Bacon, Gerhard Richter and Jeff Koons. The entire sale is expected to realise £87-105.7 million.
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for Friday, January 17).