NEW YORK, NY.- In addition to the exceptional results for Andy Warhol, further Pop Art highlights included Roy Lichtenstein’s Forms in Space, 1985, selling for more than double the pre-sale estimate (113,400). David Hockney's Paper Pools sold for 69,300, a record for this subject matter by the artist.
Works by modern masters Pablo Picasso, Joan Mir, and Marc Chagall also performed strongly. Highlights included Picasso’s Femme au Corsage Fleurs, 1958, which sold for 94,500, against a low estimate of 50,000, Marc Chagall’s Les Amoureux de la Tour Eiffel, 1960 (27,720) and Joan Mir’s Le Chasseur de Pieuvres, 1969 (13,860).
As part of the Prints & Multiples March 2022 season in London, ‘Laugh now but one day we’ll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions’ Online Sale closed on 15 March 2022, and realised a total of: 2,615,886, selling 90% by lot.
Strong prices were achieved for Banksy’s Banksquiat (Grey), 2019, selling for 163,800, more than double the pre-sale estimate and achieved a world record for the subject together with Choose your Weapon (VIP Gold) (239,400), the first time the gold colourway of this edition had been available at auction. Stik’s Lovers (Yellow), 2011, achieved 56,700, setting a world record for a screenprint by the artist. Further notable results included Grayson Perry’s Map of Days, 2013, (63,000) while Yayoi Kusama’s Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow), 2000 and Pumpkin 2000 (Red), 2000 realised prices of 47,880 and 40,320 respectively.
Christie’s Prints & Multiples sales continue with the Prints & Multiples live auction in New York on 21 and 22 April 2022.
