contemporary art evening, sotheby's

Watch this video of Contemporary Art at Sotheby's London with Oliver Barker, Head of Contemporary Art. Featuring work of Peter Doig, Frank Auerbach, Francis Bacon, Andreas Gursky and many more.

Aha! We can make an absentee bid for the Gursky [99 Cent II, Diptych, 2001]. To digress a bit, this Gursky is very similar to the work that was just sold at Phillips de Pury that we saw in November. I looked up the provenance on Sotheby's site and it said "Matthew Marks Gallery," the same provenance as the work offered by Phillips. Perhaps it is the same work that was just purchased? I think it would have to be reflected in the provenance. I am not sure. I would love to know. I am sure it will fetch a larger sum this time around.

November 2006
Estimated at $2,500,000 - 3,500,000
Sold for $2,480,000

February 2007
Estimated at 900,000 -1,200,000 GBP ($1,768,590 - 2,358,120)
Sold for _____________ (my prediction: $2.7 million)
AUCTION RESULT: 1,700,000 GBP ($3,351,720)

I will be checking back on this Lot 62.


Anyway, if you find yourself in London, there is still time to view the exhibition:

Auction:
Contemporary Art, Evening Sale

Date & Time:
Wednesday, 7 Feb 07, 7:00 PM

Location:
London, New Bond Street

Exhibition: (free & open to the public)
Friday, 2 Feb 07, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, 3 Feb 07, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, 4 Feb 07, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Monday, 5 Feb 07, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday, 6 Feb 07, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, 7 Feb 07, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM