Christie brought in $21.3 million in the mid-season of the post-war auction in New York, leading with outstanding performances from Helen Frankenthaler, Ed Ruscha, Richard Estes and Diane Arbus.
There were 217 batches of large-scale on-site sales held in New York on February 27, 55 unsold and 4 times, with a selling rate of 72.8%.
The highest is Frank Naller’s concerto (1982), sold for $2.1 million and cost $2.1 million, exceeding its estimate of $500,000 to $700,000; followed by Ed Ruscha’s pressure (In 1967), it sold for less than $2 million and costs between $1 million and $1.5 million.
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Art consultant Dane Jensen represents the client as one of the upsets of Frankenthaler’s paintings, but the end result is “a bit mysterious” due to its smaller size and time period. “For me, it’s a lot of money to pay for this work of art,” he told Artnews. “Others that sell very high are huge paintings. This is definitely a new benchmark.”
By comparison, last year’s mid-spring auction had 296 batches (77 unsold and 10 withdrawals, with a selling rate of 70.6%) and incurred $21.5 million in fees. The deal also has only two works, and these works sold seven numbers.
(Unless otherwise stated, all prices mentioned below include buyer’s premiums and other fees.)
back concerto and pressurethe next top of mid-season sales is Richard Diebenkorn’s Untitled (Ocean Park) The price is $781,200 and is estimated to be $400,000 to $600,000.
Richard Estes Donghe (1994). Courtesy of Christie’s.
Richard Estes Donghe (1994) for $693,000 and Diane Arbus Identical twins, Roselle NJ 1966 Sold for $630,000. The estimated estimates for both works are $500,000 to $700,000. David Hockney Gouache Drawing, 1994 At an overestimate of $600,000, it was sold for $541,800.
Bob Thompson La Gamme d’Amour (1965), sold for $504,000, above its estimate of $250,000 to $350,000; the untitled Keith Haring owned by Dutch furniture designer and art collector Martin Visser, for $459,900, overestimated at $250,000; and Robert Mangold Untitled (Blue-green) Mel & Martha Horowitz’s collection sold for $428,400, with an estimated $180,000 to $250,000.
The highest estimated job didn’t sell 226, Mark Grotjahn Untitled (three blue eyes 856 big red butterflies). From 2010, oil and colored pencil work is estimated to be between $500,000 and $700,000.
Art consultant Ivy Shapiro tells Artnews. “It’s very selective now. I think things are a bit slow and uneasy now.”
The works with the Blue Chip Name are also not for sale, including Josef Albers, Carl Andrew, Carl Andrew, Ai Weewei’s vase, Ai Weewei’s vase, Keith Haring’s subway map, the collaboration between Murakami Takashi Haring and Virgil Abloh is a conceptual work by Felix Gonzales, a conceptual work by Felix Gonzales written by Rosa de la curiz Collection, and Alex collex the Alex the Alex the Alex the Alex Wire Tiaira.
On the contrary, the three works that performed well were Yu Nishimura’s Beach (2020), Jennifer Guidi Body, mountain, mind (coated with white sandy SF #2SF, white yellow and pink) and Lisa Yuskavage PXLP (1998).
Beach The result was the strongest, selling for $296,100, which was almost an overvalued $60,000 and setting a new auction record for Nishimura. The Japanese artist will open on April 24 at David Zwirner in New York, and will hold his first solo exhibition in the United States, showing new paintings.
Guidi’s 8-foot-6-foot oil, acrylic, sand and linen factory costs $233,100, and is estimated at $100,000 to $150,000. PXLP Priced at $201,600, an estimated $50,000 to $70,000 to give L’Alliance A New York New York a French language, education and cultural arts institutions.
Lisa Yuskavage PXLP (1998). Courtesy of Christie’s.
result PXLP It follows Yuskavage’s exhibition at the Zwirner at the three-storey location in Los Angeles during Frieze La Art Fair. Artnews Senior editor Max Duron calls the show “Stellar” because of how Yuskavage digs out her archives, “putting the characters opposite her work in various imaginary artist studios.”
“The challenge Yuskavage set for herself is what makes her paintings so fascinating,” Durham wrote.
Jansen said the results of mid-season sales can be tough, especially in a scattered “spotted” art market that currently has the privilege of abstract expressionism and figurative painting. “People will have something really great and then anything comes up and it makes it a tough and tough sale,” he said.
It is worth noting that the paintings of Titus Kaphar Historical non-fiction (2018) Estimated $120,000 to $180,000 are also not for sale. The portraitist performed a solo performance last year at Gagosian’s location in Beverly Hills, including paintings of the semi-autobiographical film “Exhibition Forgiveness,” which debuted in Sundance.
Updated, March 3, 2025: According to new information from a spokesperson for Christie’s, batches (totals, unsold and withdrawn) and sell rates were updated after publication.
