Mao and Two Marilyns

Posted on Oct 20 - Filed Under Arts | Leave a Comment

Two Andy Warhol pieces went for over one million dollars yesterday in London at Christie’s “Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale”

“Mao” – £657,250 ($1,140,986)

“Two Marylins” – £3,737,250 ($6,487,865)

See what's popular on Facebook

The second day of the Damien Hirst’s auction fetched another stunning £40,919,700 ($73,409,941).

Pigs Might Fly – 541,250 GBP ($971,002)

Bill With Shark – sold for 313,250 GBP ($561,970)
Oil on canvas, donated to the artist by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
It is sold on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Moments of weakness – 690,850 GBP ($1,234,963)

Three works of Subodh Gupta sold today for around one million dollars at the Rockefeller Plaza during the second day of Christie’s Asian Art Week auction titled “South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art”

Steal 2 – sold for $1,166,500

Miter – sold for $1,022,500

Untitled – sold for $962,500

Other notable million-dollar sales include: Maqbool Fida Husain’s “Ritual” for $1,022,500 and Tyeb Mehta’s “Untitled (Yellow Heads)” for $902,500

Cindy Sharman’s “Untitled Film Still #13″ was sold yesterday for $902,500 in New York.

Cindy Sherman - Untitled Film Still

More info about the sale event at Christie’s

Or read “Sherman’s Mass Appeal…” by Barbara L. Miller.

Mao Tse Tung - Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol’s work titled “Mao” was sold in London on June 30 within the “Post war and contemporary art” auction for £541,250 ($1,078,712)

The evening’s highest price was paid for Francis Bacon’s “Three Studies for Self-Portrait”, a stunning £17,289,250 ($34,457,486)

Three Studies For Self Portrait by Francisc Bacon

As always at Christie’s modern art auctions, there were many great artworks bought, including Subodth Gupta’s “Dubai to Calcutta #19″ work for £313,250 ($624,307); pictured below:

Dubai To Calcutta by Subodh Gupta



← Previous PageNext Page →