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Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Results
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 at 12:38 AM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Sales prices include the buyer's premium. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Francis — Lot #53
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 8:48 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Sam Francis's "Red and Pink," estimated at between $3 million and $4 million, sold for $3.1 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Rothko — Lot #49
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 8:45 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Mark Rothko's "Untitled," estimated at between $3.5 million and $4.5 million, sold for $7 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Basquiat — Lot #48
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 8:43 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Untitled," estimated at between $7 million and $9 million, sold for $6.9 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Warhol — Lot #47
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 8:42 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Andy Warhol's "Self Portrait (Green Camouflage), estimated at between $9 million and $12 million, sold for $11 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Warhol — Lot #41
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 8:19 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Can (Pepper Pot)," estimated at between $7 million and $9 million, sold for $7.5 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Rothko — Lot #33
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 8:09 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Mark Rothko's "Untitled," estimated at between $12 million and $18 million, sold for $10.75 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Warhol — Lot #32
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 8:08 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Andy Warhol's "Shadow," estimated at between $4.5 million and $6.5 million, sold for $6.8 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Bacon — Lot #29
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 8:02 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Francis Bacon's "Second Version of Study for Bullfight No. 1" sold for $41 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Twombly — Lot #28
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 8:01 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Cy Twombly's "Untitled," estimated at between $4.5 million and $6 million, sold for $4.5 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Judd— Lot #26
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 7:59 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Donald Judd's "Untitled," estimated at between $6 million and $8 million, sold for $6.6 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Kelly — Lot #23
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 7:50 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Ellsworth Kelly's "Spectrum VI," estimated at between $4.5 million and $6 million, sold for $4.6 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Reinhardt — Lot #22
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 7:49 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Ad Reinhardt's "Abstract Painting, Blue," estimated at between $3 million and $4 million, sold for $2.3 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Richter — Lot #21
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 7:48 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Gerhard Richter's "Abstract Painting," estimated at between $6 million and $8 million, sold for $8.7 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Bacon — Lot #19
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 7:43 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Francis Bacon's "Self-Portrait" sold for $29.5 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Guston — Lot #18
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 7:42 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Philip Guston's "Night Room," estimated at between $3.5 million and $4.5 million, $2.5 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Basquiat — Lot #16
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 7:34 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Untitled (Electric Chair)," estimated at between $8 million and $10 million, sold for $10.5 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Koons — Lot #14
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 7:33 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Jeff Koons's "Hanging Heart (Magenta/Gold)," estimated at $15 million to $20 million, sold for $21 million, a record for a living artist. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Warhol — Lot #13
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 7:32 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Andy Warhol's "Four Jackies," estimated at between $4 million and $6 million, sold for $5 million. ...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Warhol — Lot #12
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 6:32 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Andy Warhol's "Suicide," estimated at between $3.5 million and $4.5 million, sold for $4.6 million. ...

Christie's Contemporary Art Evening Sale: Results
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 at 1:18 AM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Prices include the buyer's premium. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Basquiat
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 8:33 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Untitled (Black Figure)," estimated at between $8 million and $12 million, sold for $8.8 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: de Kooning
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 8:29 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Willem de Kooning's "Untitled XXIII," estimated at between $16 million and $19 million, sold for $17.75 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Warhol
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 8:22 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Andy Warhol's "Elvis 2 Times," estimated at between $15 million and $20 million, sold for $14 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Johns
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 8:20 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Jasper Johns's "Untitled," estimated at between $4 million and $6 million, sold for $4.3 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Rothko
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 8:18 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Mark Rothko's "No. 7 (Dark Over Light)," estimated at between $20 million and $30 million, sold for $18.75 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Warhol
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 8:17 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Andy Warhol's "Rorschach," estimated at between $4 million and $6 million, sold for $4.8 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Mitchell
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 8:16 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Joan Mitchell's "Atlantic Side," estimated at between $2.5 million and $3.5 million, sold for $4.5 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Judd
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 8:15 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Donald Judd's "Untitled, 1979," estimated at between $7 million and $9 million, passed at $6.5 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Warhol
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 8:10 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Andy Warhol's "Liz," estimated at between $25 million and $35 million, sold for $21 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Ruscha
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 8:06 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Ed Ruscha's "Burning Gas Station," estimated at between $4 million and $6 million, sold for $6.2 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Basquiat
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 8:00 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Sugar Ray Robinson," estimated at between $6 million and $8 million, sold for $6.5 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Koons
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 7:58 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Jeff Koons's "Diamond (Blue)" sold for $10.5 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Richter
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 7:56 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Gerhard Richter's "Abstraktes Bild," estimated at beween $4 million and $6 million, sold for $4.4 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Rothko
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 7:55 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Mark Rothko's "Untitled (Black and Gray)," estimated at between $10 million and $15 million, sold for $9.5 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: de Kooning
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 7:49 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Willem de Kooning's "Untitled XVII," estimated at between $7 million and $9 million, sold for $6.5 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Richter
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 7:43 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Gerhard Richter's "Düsenjäger," estimated at between $10 million and $15M million, sold for $10 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Rothko
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 7:40 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Mark Rothko's "Untitled (Red, Blue, Orange)," estimated at between $25 million and $30 million, sold for $30.5 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Richter
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 7:35 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Gerhard Richter's "Abstraktes Bild," estimated at between $3.5 million and $5.5 million, sold for $3.4 million. ...

Christie's Evening Sale: Freud
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 7:32 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Lucian Freud's "Ib and Her Husband" sold for $17.25 million. ...

Sotheby's, November 7: Final Results
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 at 12:38 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Prices include the buyer's premium. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Matisse
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 8:31 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Henri Matisse's 'Le repos de la danseuse,' estimated at between $6 million and $8 million, received a high bid of $5.4 million and did not sell. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Picasso
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 8:29 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Pablo Picasso's 'Homme ŕ la pipe,' estimated at between $12 million and $15 million, sold for $10.5 million. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Matisse
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 8:27 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Henri Matisse's 'Nu sur fond rouge,' estimated at between $5 million and $7 million, sold for $4 million. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Léger
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 8:23 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Fernand Léger's 'Composition,' estimated at between $5 million and $7 million, received a high bid of $4.5 million and did not sell. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Miró
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 8:21 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Joan Miró's 'Les Jasmins,' estimated at between $5 million and $7 million, received a high bid of $4.7 million and did not sell. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Feininger
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 8:10 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Lyonel Feininger's 'Die grüne Brücke' (The green bridge), estimated at between $12.5 million and $15 million, sold for $9 million. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Matisse
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 8:08 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Henri Matisse's 'Espagnole (buste),' estimated at between $12 million and $16 million, sold for $9 million. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Marc
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 8:02 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Franz Marc's 'Der Wasserfall,' estimated at between $20 milliion and $30 million, sold for $18 million. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Cézanne
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:58 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Paul Cézanne's 'Maisons dans le verdure,' estimated at between $7 million and $9 million, sold for $6 million. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Braque
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:56 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Georges Braque's 'L'écho,' estimated at between $15 million and $20 million, received a high bid of $13 million and did not sell. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Picasso
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:53 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Pablo Picasso's 'La lampe,' estimated at between $20 million and $30 million, received a high bid of $21 million and did not sell. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Miró
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:49 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Joan Miró's 'Le fermier et son épouse,' estimated at between $9 million and $12 million, sold for $9.25 million. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Picasso
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:47 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Pablo Picasso's 'Tęte de femme (Dora Maar),' estimated at between $20 million and $30 million, sold for $26 million. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Gauguin
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:44 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Paul Gauguin's 'Paysage aux trois arbres,' estimated at between $9 million and $12 million, received a high bid of $7.75 million and did not sell. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Renoir
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:40 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 'Enfant assis en robe bleue,' estimated at between $9 million and $12 million, received a high bid of $7.75 million and did not sell. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Gauguin
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:36 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Paul Gauguin's 'Te poipoi (le matin),' estimated at between $40 million and $60 million, sold for $35 million. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Renoir
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:33 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 'Femmes dans un jardin,' estimated at between $8 million and $12 million, sold for $10.9 million. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Monet
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:30 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Claude Monet's 'Le Palais Dario,' estimated at between $8 million and $12 million, sold for $9.25 million. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Van Gogh
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:25 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Vincent Van Gogh's 'The fields' (Wheat fields), estimated at $28 million to $35 million, received a high bid of $25 million and did not sell. ...

Sotheby's Auction Results: Schiele
By Staff Reporter of the Sun  |  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 7:12 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Egon Schiele's 'Selbstbildnis mit kariertem Hemd,' estimated at between $4.5 million and $6.5 million, sold for $10.1 million. ...