Bacon, Basquiat Lead Sotheby’s London Auction
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Francis Bacon’s “Study for Head of George Dyer” (1967) was the top seller at Sotheby’s strong Contemporary Art Evening Auction Tuesday, selling for $27.4 million.
Another highlight was Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Untitled (Pecho/Oreja),” created in 1982-83, which sold for $10.1 million. The painting had been estimated at around $10 million, and came from the collection of rock band U2.
In total, the sale generated $188.9 million for the auction house.