New York, 14 novembre 2007
La Evening Sale di Arte Contemporanea tenutasi a NYC da Sotheby’s, ha totalizzato 315,907,000 USD, con 6 lotti invenduti su 71 offerti. 13 i nuovi record mondiali tra cui Ellsworth Kelly, John Chamberlain, Richard Serra, Walter De Maria, Sol Lewitt, Matthew Barney e Anish Kapoor. Tutti venduti gli otto Andy Warhol e i due Mark Rothko. Il “Cuore Pendente” di Jeff Koons era stimato 15-20 milioni. Aveva una riserva per essere venduto di 15 milioni di $ ma è stato aggiudicato a 23.561.000 $. Rappresenta il nuovo Record mondiale assoluto per un artista vivente.
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lotto 14 JEFF KOONS HANGING HEART (MAGENTA/GOLD) Venduto per: $23,561,000 |
| LOT ARTIST | PREVIOUS RECORD | PRICE ACHIEVED |
| RECORD FOR A WORK BY A LIVING ARTIST 14 JEFF KOONS HANGING HEART (MAGENTA/GOLD) |
$19,075,098* | $23,561,000 |
| RECORD BY ARTIST | ||
| 3 SOL LEWITT CORNER PIECE NO.2 |
$520,000 | $881,000 |
| 11 JOHN CHAMBERLAIN BIG E |
$2,841,000 | $4,633,000 |
| 17 ANISH KAPOOR UNTITLED |
$2,256,000 | $2,841,000 |
| 22 AD REINHARDT ABSTRACT PAINTING, BLUE |
$2,530,000 | $2,617,000 |
| 23 ELLSWORTH KELLY SPECTRUM VI |
$2,952,000 | $5,193,000 |
| 24 RICHARD SERRA EVEN LEVEL |
$1,215,750 | $1,497,000 |
| 37 JOSEF ALBERS HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE: JOY |
$1,136,000 | $1,497,000 |
| 58 WALTER DE MARIA CIRCLE/RECTANGLE 7 (LARGE ROD SERIES) |
$240,000 | $577,000 |
| 62 MATTHEW BARNEY CREMASTER 2 |
$400,000 | $571,000 |
| 65 FANG LIJUN SERIES 2, NO. 6 |
$1,721,000 | $4,073,000 |
| 66 YAN PEI MING MAO |
$1,035,573 | $1,609,000 |
| 68 ZHANG XIAOGANG FAMILY PORTRAIT |
$3,961,000 | $4,969,000 |
| RECORD BY MEDIUM | ||
| 1 ROBERT RYMAN UNTITLED |
$768,000 for a work on paper | $769,000 |
| 12 ANDY WARHOL SUICIDE |
$2,840,000 for a work on paper | $5,193,000 |
| 31 JEFF KOONS PANCAKES |
$3,040,000 for a painting | $3,849,000 |
| 49 MARK ROTHKO UNTITLED |
$6,089,000 for a work on paper | $7,881,000 |
*Price for Damien Hirst’s Lullaby Spring, sold at Sotheby’s London, Thursday, June 21, 2007
Info:www.sothebys.com
