Phillips announces the lead lots for its London sales cycle. This Miquel Barcelo bullfighter and three Rudolf Stingel works top the £15m Evening sale. The Barcelo is estimated at £2.5-3.5m, the same as the Stingel, Plan B work.
Phillips 20th Century & Contemporary Art auctions will bring together a selection of celebrated international names. The Evening Sale includes paintings by Josef Albers, Frank Auerbach, Wade Guyton and Christopher Wool; important artworks by Japanese artists Yoshitomo Nara, Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusama; and pieces by renowned Italian Futurists Giacomo Balla and Gino Severini. Comprising 30 lots, the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale will take place on 8 March and is estimated to realise in excess of £15 million. The 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale on 10 March features 180 lots and is estimated to total in the region of £6 million.