Christie’s First Open = $8.4m September 19, 2012 by Marion Maneker Yayoi Kusama, Red Nets, No. 19 ($400-600k) $1.2m Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tyranasaurus Rex ($60-80k) $278,500 Julian Schnabel, Untitled (Portrait of Peddrick Scheffer) ($60-80k) $182,500 Lynda Benglis, Knossos ($50-70k) $158,500 Jim Dine, The Heart on the Rock ($30-40k) $134,500 Alexander Calder, Untitled ($50-70k) $122,500 Janet Fish, Red Vase and Yellow Tulips ($40-60k) $116,500 Franz West, Refresher ($40-60k) $104,500 Louise Bourgeois, Uncontrollable Torrent ($40-60k) $80k More from Art Market MonitorThe Onion Satirizes Museums as “Art Jails”Imp-Mod v. Contemporary in New York, 2006-2011Emily Carr Under Painting Found at MuseumThe Collectors Seen EverywhereHeritage 2016 Sales = $850mZwirner’s FIAC Sales
