Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The evening Contemporary Sales Tonight at Christie's

Untitled XXIII
Willem de Kooning
1977
Estimate: $16-$19 million

Guaranteed lots include Willem de Kooning’s “Untitled XXIII” above); Warhol’s “Liz” (estimate: over $25 million); Jeff Koons’ “Diamond (Blue)” (estimate: over $12 million); and Lucian Freud’s “Ib and Her Husband” (estimate: over $15 million).
Christie's sale at 6:30, you can download software to watch the auction from the comfort of your own computer via Christie's Live. You do not have to register or reveal your net worth.
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Yesterday, a wooden cigar-store Indian princess, attributed to carver Thomas V. Brooks, fetched $193,000, above the $150,000 estimate. It sold to someone bidding over the Internet, the first time an evening sale at privately held Christie's included online bidding.
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