“The Arrival of Karaiskakis at Faliro” by Constantinos Volanakis found a new owner in London for 1,609,250 GBP
($ 2,386,034)
According to Sotheby’s catalogue note: “Never before offered at auction, The Arrival of Karaiskakis at Faliro, is the most important work by the artist to appear on the international art market. Most historical works by Volanakis of this scale and importance are in museums, institutions and corporate collections, making this painting one of the few examples still in private hands.
This monumental scene from the Greek War of Independence celebrates the arrival in 1827 of the fledgling Greek navy and one of its commanders, Georgios Karaiskakis, on the shores of Faliro, near Piraeus, in preparation for the campaign to liberate Athens, under siege from Ottoman forces. Altogether some ten thousand Greek soldiers convened at Piraeus. The fleet was made up of vessels assembled by various islands and forces under the command of Karaiskakis and the English philhellene, Lord Cochrane, the first ships landing in Piraeus on 5 February 1827. Karaiskakis was mortally wounded during the ensuing confrontation on the open plain between Piraeus and Athens, and died on 23 April 1827, going down in Greek history as one of the greatest heroes of the war.”
More about Constantinos Volanakis on Wikipedia
A month ago, we wrote about the upcoming McLaren F1 auction to be held on Oct 29 by RM Auctions in association with Sotheby’s. Partial, unconfirmed results are in through Ultimatecarpage.com
The McLaren F1 auction sets record with the £2,530,000 (~$4,194,234) hammer price
Other high value sales at the same event include:
1965 Ferrari 250 LM Berlinetta - £2,255,000 (~$3,738,339)
1959 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France - £2,255,000 (~$3,738,339)
1938 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante - £660,000 (~$1,094,148)
Both Sotheby’s and RM Auctions removed the auction details from their websites. I assume only for the time being until they record the results. Once we have confirmed information from either of them, we’ll update this post.
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)
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)
No kidding. This is one of the highest, if not THE highest amount paid for the works of one artist at a single auction event. Ever. I list a few works, which were sold for around a million dollars, and of course the animals. For the complete list, head over to the Sotheby’s website.
Strawberries and cream - sold for £541,250 ($967,917)
Landscape and memory - sold for £601,250 ($1,075,215)
The Tree Of Life - sold for £601,250 ($1,075,215)
The Golden Calf - sold for £10,345,250 ($18,500,410)
The Kingdom - sold for 9,561,250 GBP ($17,098,383)
The Black Sheep With The Golden Horn - sold for 2,617,250 GBP ($4,680,428)
About Damien Hirst (source Wikipedia):
Damien Hirst (born June 7, 1965) is an English artist and the most prominent of the group that has been dubbed “Young British Artists” (or YBAs). Hirst dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s and is internationally renowned. During the 1990s his career was closely linked with the collector Charles Saatchi, but increasing frictions came to a head in 2003 and the relationship ended.
Death is a central theme in Hirst’s works. He became famous for a series in which dead animals (including a shark, a sheep and a cow) are preserved—sometimes having been dissected—in formaldehyde. His most iconic work is The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, a 14-foot (4.3 m) tiger shark immersed in formaldehyde in a vitrine. Its sale in 2004 made him the world’s second most expensive living artist after Jasper Johns. In June 2007, Hirst overtook Johns when his Lullaby Spring sold for £9.65 million at Sotheby’s in London. On 30 August 2007, Hirst outdid his previous sale of Lullaby Spring with For The Love of God which sold for £50 million to an unknown investment group. He is also known for “spin paintings,” made on a spinning circular surface, and “spot paintings,” which are rows of randomly-coloured circles.
A 1997 McLaren F1 will be listed for sale during the “Automobiles of London” auction by RM Auctions on October 29. The 627 bhp F1 had held the record of the fastest production car for over a decade with the top speed of 243 miles per hour (391 km per hour). This 1997 McLaren has a pre-auction estimate price of 1,100,000 GBP-1,400,000 GBP ($1,971,310 - $2,508,940)
Follow the auction on the RM Auctions site
Other noteable cars to be sold at the same event are the 1963 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder (estimate 2,500,000 GBP-2,800,000 GBP) and the 1965 Ferrari 250 LM Berlinetta (estimate 2,500,000 GBP-2,800,000 GBP)
As we wrote about it before, both Christie’s and Sotheby’s have large, multi-day modern art sale events this week in London. New results are in from the latest auctions and many masterpieces went for around a million dollars. Below is the selection of some of the recent sales:
“Idylle” by Henri Martin - 541,250 GBP ($1,064,098)
“Les deux fusils” by Fernand Léger - 481,250 GBP ($946,138)
“La dame en rose” by Raoul Dufy - 577,250 GBP ($1,134,874)
“MARCHÉ À LA VOLAILLE À GISORS” by Camille Pissarro - 577,250 GBP ($1,146,245)
“JEUNE FEMME À L’OMBRELLE” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - 505,250 GBP ($1,003,274)
“L’ARAIGNÉE VERTE” by Fernand Léger - 481,250 GBP ($955,618)
The highest prices at Christie’s and Sotheby’s were paid for the paintings below, respectively.
“Nu sur fond rouge” by Marc Chagall - 881,250 GBP ($1,732,538)
“Danseuse” by Gina Severini - 15,049,250 GBP ($29,910,384)
Several amazing paintings were sold today in the million dollar price range in London, during the “Impressionists and modern art” auction at Christie’s.
“Nature morte. Poissons et poêle” by Pablo Picasso - sold for £577,250 ($1,134,874)
“Chaumières au flanc de la Montagne Sainte-Marguerite” by Paul Gauguin
- sold for £577,250 ($1,134,874)
“Frau mit erhobenem Bein und lila Strümpfen” by Egon Schiele - sold for £481,250 ($946,138)
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“Gladiolen” by Leo Gestel - sold for £505,250 ($993,322)
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The record price was paid for Claude Monet’s “Le bassin aux nymphéas”. “Le bassin aux nymphéas is one of the great rarities of Impressionist and Modern art: a painting of Monet’s beloved water lilies, forming part of his final painting campaign, that was signed, dated and sold by the artist soon after its execution.”
A record price of £40,921,250 ($80,451,178) was paid for this masterpiece. Twice the pre-auction estimate.
The total sale price for all items in this lot was £144,440,500 ($284,258,904) - Unbelievable. See the evening results at Christie’s. The auction continues tomorrow. This is one of the most amazing set of paintings on the block I’ve ever seen.
Sotheby’s has its own Impressionists auction tomorrow so we will be covering that as well. Tune in through our RSS feed
Paintings from impressionists and modern artists will hit the auction scene in London next week. Among them are Monet, Picasso, Degas, Schiele,Matisse, Miro, Goncharova, Kandinsky and many others. This is expected to be a major event with pre-auction estimates of $10M-$40M in some cases.
We’ll be covering the million-dollar sales as soon as the hammer prices are in and also the record breakers. Tune in through our RSS feed.
Final Day at Sotheby’s Russian Arts event
Posted on Jun 12 - Filed Under Antiquities | Comments
The closing day at Sotheby’s Russian Art auction series in London yielded the following million dollar sales:
A FABERGÉ JEWELLED VARI-COLOURED GOLD AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CARNET, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1899-1903 - Sold for 541,250 GBP (~$1,052,352)
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