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Upcoming Auctions: June 29 - July 5

  • Christie's London
  • Dreweatts London
  • Dreweatts London
  • Dreweatts London
  • Sotheby's London
  • Bonhams London
  • Bonhams London
July 1, 2015
Ricardo Martinez

Hello, collectors and auctions admirers! We’ve had some hickups with the site, but we’re back on tracks just in time for another set of upcoming auctions. Actually, three auctions will be already over at the time of your reading of this post, as Photographs, Icons & Style sale took place on 30 June in Christie’s Paris, while the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction at Christie’s London and Out of the Box: Contemporary Art Since 1990 at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions are on its way live, as this upcoming auctions post is being written (June 30 in the evening, CET). Of course, you will be able to read the results of these auctions soon on WideWalls.

However, there are five more auctions left this week. First, three auctions that we’ll cover will be held on July 1: Post War and Contemporary Art at Bonhams London, Post War and Contemporary Day Auction at Christie’s London and Contemporary Art Evening Auction at Sotheby’s London. On the next day, July 2, two more auctions are ahead, Contemporary Art Day Auction at Sotheby’s London and Editions and Works on Paper at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, also in London.

Naturally, evening sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s will draw the biggest attention, with many masterpieces of Contemporary art put up for sale. These two auctions will take up the bulk of estimated $405,003,032 – $574,917,431 for 1,170 lots that will be put on sale at all eight auctions.

Auction HouseAuction (Event Name)DateTotal LotsLow Estimate Total [$]High Estimate Total [$]Estimated Average Lot Value [$]
Christie'sPost War and Contemporary Evening Auction30.6.201576129,607,905181,514,0982,046,855
Christie'sPhotographies, Icons & Style30.6.2015631,498,8772,173,87529,149
DreweattsOut of the Box: Contemporary Art Since 199030.6.20151012,063,1692,878,47724,464
BonhamsPost War and Contemporary Art1.7.2015433,669,9925,318,258104,515
Christie'sPost War and Contemporary Day Auction1.7.201521119,990,34528,756,409115,514
Sotheby'sContemporary Art Evening Auction1.7.201559225,683,212322,451,8614,645,212
Sotheby'sContemporary Art Day Auction2.7.201529320,590,71729,107,80884,810
Dreweatts & BloomsburyEditions and Works on Paper2.7.20153241,898,8152,716,6457,123
  • Christie's Paris
  • Christie's Paris

Photographies, Icons & Style at Christie's Paris

Sixty three lots were offered for sale at the second edition of the Photographs – Icons & Style sale at Christie’s Paris, with works by Irving Penn, Helmut Newton, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Nick Brandt, among others, with Helmut Newton’s Big Nude II as the highest priced lot of the auction – this is a work from Newton’s first and most important set of the dramatic life-size standing nude figure studies, that he initiated in 1980. The total value of this sale is estimated at $1,498,877 – $2,173,875, with the average price of $29,149 per lot.

Auction HouseAuction (Event Name)DateTotal LotsLow Estimate Total [$]High Estimate Total [$]Estimated Average Lot Value [$]
Christie'sPhotographies, Icons & Style30.6.2015631,498,8772,173,87529,149
Christie's Paris
Eugenia Grandchamp Des Raux – La Sylphide, 2010 (Lot 63). Estimated at $4,490 – $6,734.
Christie's Paris
Left: Peter Beard – A Bend In The Tsavo River, 1976 (Lot 6). Estimated at $11,224 – $16,836. / Right: Nobuyoshi Araki – Hana Kinbaku No.14 (Lot 10). Estimated at $11,224 – $16,836.
Christie's Paris
Left: Irving Penn – Ospedale, New York, 1980 (Lot 28). Estimated at $22,448 – $33,672. / Right: Helmut Newton – Big Nude II, Paris, 1980 (Lot 16). Estimated at $280,601 – $392,842.
  • Dreweatts London
  • Dreweatts London

Dreweatts - Out of the Box: Contemporary Art Since 1990

An interesting auction was held on June 30 at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury auction house in London, where Out of the Box: Contemporary Art Since 1990 took place. Works by artists like Nigel Cooke, Oscar Murillo, Rodney Graham, Banksy, Julie Mehretu, Christian Rosa, Eva Rothschild and Damien Hirst were auctioned in London on June 30, and total of 101 lots were estimated at $2,063,169 – $2,878,477 (without buyer’s premium.

Auction HouseAuction (Event Name)DateTotal LotsLow Estimate Total [$]High Estimate Total [$]Estimated Average Lot Value [$]
DreweattsOut of the Box: Contemporary Art Since 199030.6.20151012,063,1692,878,47724,464
Dreweatts London
Gillian Carnegie – BUM, 2002 (Lot 16). Estimated at $15,747 – $23,621.
Dreweatts London
Mat Collishaw – Pure Sensation, 2003 (Lot 27). Estimated at $28,345 – $39,368.
Dreweatts London
Nigel Cooke – Food, 2005 (Lot 43). Estimated at $157,463 – $236,194.
Dreweatts London
Left: Damien Hirst – Bromoacetyl Chloride, 1996 (Lot 7). Estimated at $31,492 – $47,239. / Right: Banksy – Lenin on Rollerblades, 2003 (Lot 39). Estimated at $78,730 – $110,223.
Dreweatts London
Rodney Graham – Inverted Drip Painting #25, 2008 (Lot 74). Estimated at $110,229 – $141,725.
  • Christie's London
  • Christie's London

Christie's - Post War and Contemporary Evening Auction

Post War and Contemporary Evening Auction at Christie’s London is one of the two most important auctions that are scheduled for this week. With a several top-end masterpieces, this auction had its value estimated at $129,607,905 – $181,514,098, with the average lot price over $2 million. Among others, there were works by Francis Bacon, Yves Klein, Sigmar Polke, Andy Warhol, Christopher Wool, with Francis Bacon’s Study For Head Of Isabel Rawsthorne And George Dyer being the highest priced lot of the auction.

Auction HouseAuction (Event Name)DateTotal LotsLow Estimate Total [$]High Estimate Total [$]Estimated Average Lot Value [$]
Christie'sPost War and Contemporary Evening Auction30.6.201576129,607,905181,514,0982,046,855
Christie's London
Roy Lichtenstein – Apples, Grapes, Grapefruit, 1974 (Lot 10). Estimated at $2,822,400 – $3,920,000.
Christie's London
Yves Klein – Peinture De Feu Couleur Sans Titre, (FC 27), 1962 (Lot 18). Estimated at $5,000,000.
Christie's London
Andy Warhol – Five Deaths, 1963 (Lot 47). Estimated at $3,449,600 – $4,390,400.
Christie's London
Francis Bacon – Study For Head Of Isabel Rawsthorne And George Dyer, 1967 (Lot 36). Estimated at $12,544,000 – $18,816,000.
Christie's London
Alighiero Boetti – Mappa, 1990 (Lot 30). Estimated at $1,724,800 – $2,352,000.
  • Christie's London
  • Christie's London

Christie's - Post War and Contemporary Day Auction

On the next day, on July 1 at 1 PM, Post War and Contemporary Day Auction will take place at Christie’s London. Another 211 lots will be put on sale – works by Sean Scully, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Glenn Brown, Robert Longo, Takashi Murakami, Peter Doig, George Condo and Sigmar Polke, amongst the others. The estimated average lot value is set at $115,514.

Auction HouseAuction (Event Name)DateTotal LotsLow Estimate Total [$]High Estimate Total [$]Estimated Average Lot Value [$]
Christie'sPost War and Contemporary Day Auction1.7.201521119,990,34528,756,409115,514
Christie's London
Left: Lucio Fontana – Concetto Spaziale, Attesa, 1966 (Lot 232). Estimated at $313,600 – $470,400. / Right: Juan Muñoz – Standing Arab With Fez, 1998 (Lot 254). Estimated at $313,600 – $470,400.
Christie's London
om Wesselmann – Monica Nude In Robe And Stockings (Variation #7), 1986 (Lot 188). Estimated at $188,160 – $282,240.
Christie's London
Kenneth Noland – Amend, 1979 (Lot 165). Estimated at $235,200 – $313,600.
Christie's London
Left: Lucio Fontana – Concetto Spaziale, Attesa, 1966 (Lot 232). Estimated at $313,600 – $470,400. / Right: Juan Muñoz – Standing Arab With Fez, 1998 (Lot 254). Estimated at $313,600 – $470,400.
  • Bonhams London
  • Bonhams London

Bonhams - Post War and Contemporary Art

On July 1, at Bonhams London (New Bond Street) Post War and Contemporary Art auction should start at 4 PM. Just 43 lots will be put on sale, and works by Günther Uecker, Alberto Burri, Lucio Fontana, Anish Kapoor, Banksy and Andy Warhol will be the most prominent ones of the auction. The whole auction value is estimated at $3,669,992 – $5,318,258, with the average estimated lot value just over $100,000.

Auction HouseAuction (Event Name)DateTotal LotsLow Estimate Total [$]High Estimate Total [$]Estimated Average Lot Value [$]
BonhamsPost War and Contemporary Art1.7.2015433,669,9925,318,258104,515
Bonhams London
Left: Banksy – Keep It Real, 2002 (Lot 20). Estimated at $63,000 – $94,000. / Right: Gerhard Richter – Kleine Badende, 1996 (Lot 29). Estimated at $71,000 – $100,000.
Bonhams London
Left: Andy Warhol – Dollar Sign, 1982 (Lot 21). Estimated at $630,000 – $940,000. / Right: Alberto Burri – Catrame I, 1949 (Lot 6). Estimated at $110,000 – $160,000.
Bonhams London
Anish Kapoor – Untitled, 2012 (Lot 15). Estimated at $630,000 – $940,000.
Bonhams London
Lucio Fontana – Concetto Spaziale, 1960-1963 (Lot 12). Estimated at $94,000 – $130,000.
Bonhams London
Günther Uecker – Poetische Reihe – Antibild, 1976 (Lot 5). Estimated at $79,000 – $110,000.
  • Sotheby's London
  • Sotheby's London

Sotheby's - Contemporary Art Evening Auction

Contemporary Art Evening Auction at Sotheby’s London will be the most important auction this week, as 59 lots are estimated at $225,683,212 – $322,451,861, or $4,65 million per lot. This auction will be highlighted with three works by Francis Bacon – a rare work from his iconic Pope series and two re-discovered self-portraits. Other than this, Evening auction will feature works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lucio Fontana, Peter Doig, Yves Klein, David Hockney and Lucian Freud.

Auction HouseAuction (Event Name)DateTotal LotsLow Estimate Total [$]High Estimate Total [$]Estimated Average Lot Value [$]
Sotheby'sContemporary Art Evening Auction1.7.201559225,683,212322,451,8614,645,212
Sotheby's London
Andy Warhol – One Dollar Bill (Silver Certificate), 1962 (Lot 24). Estimated at $18,965,700 – $26,260,200.
Sotheby's London
Francis Bacon – Three Studies For Self-portrait, 1980 (Lot 10). Estimated at $14,589,000 – $21,883,500.
Sotheby's London
Left: Francis Bacon – Study For A Pope I, 1961 (Lot 14). Estimated at $36,472,500 – $51,061,500. / Right: Gerhard Richter – A B, Brick Tower, 1987 (Lot 17). Estimated at $17,506,800 – $23,342,400.
Sotheby's London
Lucian Freud – After Breakfast, 2001 (Lot 40). Estimated at $1,458,900 – $2,188,350.
  • Sotheby's London
  • Sotheby's London

Sotheby's - Contemporary Art Day Auction

On Thursday, July 2, Contemporary Art Day Auction is scheduled at Sotheby’s London, with almost 300 post-war and contemporary artworks, for an average price of $84,810 per lot. The auction is separated into two sessions – the first one (lots 101-237) will start at 10 AM, and the second one at 2 PM (lots 301 – 455). Works by Yves Klein, Günther Uecker, Sigmar Polke and Tom Wesselmann should attract the biggest attention. The estimated value of the whole auction is between $20,590,717 and $29,107,808.

Auction HouseAuction (Event Name)DateTotal LotsLow Estimate Total [$]High Estimate Total [$]Estimated Average Lot Value [$]
Sotheby'sContemporary Art Day Auction2.7.201529320,590,71729,107,80884,810
Sotheby's London
Sigmar Polke – Untitled, 1985 (Lot 106). Estimated at $308,440 – $462,660.
Sotheby's London
Damien Hirst – Schöne Fornjot Manie Gemälde, 2008-2009 (Lot 217). Estimated at $277,596 – $385,550.
Sotheby's London
Yves Klein – Untitled Blue Sponge-Sculpture (SE 223), 1960 (Lot 133). Estimated at $277,596 – $385,550.
Sotheby's London
Left: Peter Doig – Bird House (Small), 1995 (Lot 120A). Estimated at $925,320 – $1,233,760. / Right: Germaine Richier – Le Coureur, Grand, 1954 (Lot 199). Estimated at $539,770 – $693,990.
Sotheby's London
Takashi Murakami – Blackbeard (White), 2003 (Lot 317). Estimated at $308,440 – $462,660.
  • Dreweatts & Bloomsbury London
  • Dreweatts & Bloomsbury London

Dreweatts & Bloomsbury - Editions and Works on Paper

Finally, at Dreweatts & BloomsburyLondon will be held the Editions and Works on Paper auction on July 2. Total of 324 lots will be put on sale, with an average estimated lot price $7,123. The total value of this auction is estimated at $1,898,815 – $2,716,645, and Andy Warhol, Yayoi Kusama, Richard Hamilton, JR, Keith Haring, Banksy and Anish Kapoor are some of the artists whose works will be put up for sale at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury London.

Auction HouseAuction (Event Name)DateTotal LotsLow Estimate Total [$]High Estimate Total [$]Estimated Average Lot Value [$]
Dreweatts & BloomsburyEditions and Works on Paper2.7.20153241,898,8152,716,6457,123

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury London
JR – Anywhere, 2005 (Lot 205). Estimated at $11,000 – $14,200.
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury London
Richard Hamilton – La Scala Milano (L.71), 1968 (Lot 166). Estimated at $12,600 – $18,900.
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury London
Banksy – Pulp Fiction, 2004 (Lot 96). Estimated at $3,930 – $5,500.
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury London
Yayoi Kusama – Pumpkin (II) (K.283), 2000 (Lot 233). Estimated at $15,700 – $23,600.
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury London
Anish Kapoor – Untitled, 2003 (Lot 212). Estimated at $9,440 – $12,600.
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury London
Andy Warhol – Endangered Species, Siberian Tiger (F.& S. II.297), 1983 (Lot 314). Estimated at $78,600 – $110,000.
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury London
Keith Haring – Angel, 1985 (Lot 170). Estimated at $9,440 – $12,600.