RESULTS - Latin American Art

New York

 LATIN AMERICAN ART SALE

New York, 19-20 November 2013, Sale #2747

[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]

 

186 lots sold

Total: $18,240,375/£11,311,309/€13,574,189

76% sold by lot

245 lots offered

£0.62= $1 / €0.74=$1

85% sold by value

Lot

Description

Estimate ($)

Price Realized

Buyer

39

Rufino Tamayo, Women Reaching For The Moon, oil and sand on canvas, painted in 1946.

1,200,000-1,800,000

$1,445,000

£895,900

€1,069,300

South American Private

69

Beatriz Milhazes, O Casamento, acrylic on canvas, painted in 1995.

600,000-800,000

$1,025,000

£635,500

€758,500

Anonymous

35

Wifredo Lam, La Rose Zombie, oil on canvas, painted in 1950.

500,000-700,000

$845,000

£523,900

€625,300

South American Private

65

Abraham Palatnik, Sequencia Visual S-51, wood, metal, synthetic fabric, light bulbs, and motor, executed circa 1960s

WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST

100,000-150,000

$785,000

£486,700

€580,900

South American Trade

66

Sergio Camargo, Relief No. 285, oil on wood construction, executed in Paris in 1970.

500,000-700,000

$749,000

£464,380

€554,260

South American Private

18

Rufino Tamayo, Dos mujeres en rojos, oil and sand on canvas, painted in 1978.

600,000-800,000

$665,000

£412,300

€492,100

Mexican Private

38

Matta, La Rosa, oil on canvas, painted in 1943.

250,000-350,000

$461,000

£285,820

€341,140

South American Private

7

Joaquín Torres-García, Navío Constructive, oil on board, painted in 1934.

350,000-450,000

$425,000

£263,500

€314,500

South American Private

9

Matta, Untitled, oil on canvas, painted in 1960.

150,000-200,000

$425,000

£263,500

€314,500

South American Private

37

Rufino Tamayo, Child Playing, oil and sand on canvas, painted in 1945.

300,000-400,000

$425,000

£263,500

€314,500

Mexican Private

 Virgilio Garza, Head of Latin American Art, remarked: “We are pleased to conclude the Day Session of our fall Latin American Art sale with the continued momentum of the evening session, achieving excellent prices by artists including Nahum B. Zenil, Alexandre Arrechea, Francisco Mejía-Guinand and Daniel Senise. In the same vein as last night’s session, the success of these lots was demonstrative of the significant interest that exists internationally for works by Latin American artists who are fresh to the auction market.”

PRESS CONTACT: Rebecca Riegelhaupt  | +1 212 636 2680| rriegelhaupt@christies.com

Gabriel Ford | +1 212 636 2680| gford@christies.com

 

The sale of Latin American Art continues tomorrow, 20 November 2013.

 

Please click here to view the full international schedule of upcoming sales from the Latin American Art department at Christie’s.

Estimates do not include buyer’s premium.

Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.

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