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New York Mid-Season Contemporary = $28.5m

October 1, 2015 by Marion Maneker

Christie’s First Open Rapid Gainers

Stamos, Listening Hills Low Sun (100-150k) 341k USD
Goldberg, Dune House (100-150k) 269k USD
Wojciech Fangor, M30 (70-90k) 221k USD
Calder, Bracelet (70-100k) 203k USD
Hans Hoffmann, The Face (50-70k) 137k USD
Frankenthaler, Untited Pink Sea (30-40k) 125k USD
Alex Katz, Ada (20-30k) 118,750 USD
Whitten, Midnight Stripper (40-60k) 197k USD

Sotheby’s Contemporary Curated Rapid Gainers

John McCracken, Nine Planks II (180-220k) 562k USD
Alice Neel, Diana Douglas (200-300k) 466k USD
Jorg Immendorf, Anbetung des Inhalts (100-150k) 286k USD
Kenneth Noland, Winged (250-350k) 514 USD
Roy Lichtenstein, Brushstroke VI (120-180k) 322k USD
Romare Bearden, Billie Holiday (80-120k) 274k USD

Christie’s and Sotheby’s held mid-season Contemporary sales this week with strong results suggesting solid demand in the middle market for Contemporary art. Christie’s made $9,629,088 from 244 of the 352 lots it had on offer or an almost 70% sell through rate to match Sotheby’s 71.5%.

 

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