POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART EVENING AUCTION
L o n d o n , T h ur s d a y 1 1 F e br u ar y 2 0 1 5 , S a l e 1 0 3 3 7
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
57 lots sold
62 lots offered
Total: £117,142,500 /$178,408,028 /€ 157,556,663
$1.523 = £1 / €1.345 =£1
Lot
Description
Estimate (£)
26
Cy Twombly (1928-2011), Untitled (New York City), Executed
in 1970
Estimate On
8
17
31
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Vierwaldstätter See (Lake Lucerne),
Painted in 1969
Francis Bacon (1909-1992), Study for a Head, Painted in 1955
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Karmin (Carmine), Painted in 1994
Request
Estimate On
Request
Estimate On
Request
9,000,000-14,000,000
92% sold by lot
95% sold by value
Price
Realised
Buyer
£19,682,500
$29,976,448
Anonymous
€26,472,963
£15,762,500
$24,006,288
Anonymous
€21,200,563
£10,050,500
$15,306,912
Anonymous
€13,517,923
£9,602,500
$14,624,608
Anonymous
€12,915,363
45
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), Three Delegates, Painted in
1982
£4,394,500
5,000,000-7,000,000
$6,692,824
Anonymous
€5,910,603
35
Cy Twombly (1928-2011), Death of Pompey (Rome), Executed
in 1962
£4,338,500
4,000,000-6,000,000
$6,607,536
Anonymous
€5,835,283
£3,666,500
11
Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Self-Portrait, Painted in 1966
2,500,000-3,500,000
$5,584,080
Anonymous
€4,931,443
£3,050,500
21
Damien Hirst (b. 1965), Lullaby Winter, Executed in 2002
2,500,000-4,000,000
$4,645,912
Anonymous
€4,102,923
44
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), Bédouin sur l’âne (Bedouin on a
donkey), Executed in May-June 1948
£2,658,500
1,300,000-1,800,000
$4,048,896
Anonymous
€3,537,683
13
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), L'heure de la hâte (The Hour of
Anticipation), Painted on 28 December 1961
£2,434,500
1,800,000-2,500,000
$3,707,744
Anonymous
€3,274,403
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Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees
or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.