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 MonitorIs Burning Man’s Art Relevant Off the Playa?Bloomberg's Tepid AnalysisSotheby’s Paris Contemporain Leads with ShiragaSFMOMA Set to Open with Blue Chip Blow OutAuction Houses Don’t Want Droite de Suite in US; Dealers Won’t Want It EitherIsrael Museum, Tate and Pompidou Share Acquisition of Marclay’s