More than a market, we could talk about a casino. Every week (or almost) the auction houses are looking for the big shot, halfway between entertainment and speculation. After the incredible figure reached by the Beeple digital collage sold on 11 March in New York for 69.3 million dollars (58 million euros) compared to an initial price of 100 dollars, on 23 March Christie’s again struck and this time in London thanks to Banksy, the mysterious artist that no one has ever met. His Game Changer, an illustration depicting the kneeling child throwing Batman and Spider-Man into the bin to play only with the mask-protected nurse doll, reached £ 16.8 million (£ 19.5 million). euros) compared to an already very high valuation of 2.5 / 3.5 million pounds (2.9 / 4.1 million euros). The lucky owner had received it as a gift a few months ago and sold it at the first opportunity, making the Game Changer the symbol of the pandemic. The good thing is that the proceeds will go to charity in support of health organizations. The fact remains that the work in black and white achieved almost 800% more than forecasts, once again helping to send the English artist’s production into orbit where a simple screen printing can reach up to 700,000 euros. Evidently, anyone who has any Banksy sheet would do well to sell it instantly as did the owner of Game Changer, the work that even mocked Pablo Picasso. On the same occasion, in fact, Femme nue couchee au collier with the portrait of its muse Marie-Therese Walter, stopped the auctioneer’s hammer at 14.6 million pounds (16.8 million euros), about double what was paid in 2014. Meanwhile, Basquiat returned and found his refuge in Asia after being collapsed in the West. For his Warrior Christie’s has created a monographic auction mobilizing the Hong Kong office; the result was satisfactory with an award of 41.8 million dollars (35.5 million euros) which, although it still appears very far from the records of 2016 and 2017, has allowed Basquiat to become the most paid in Asia overtaking Gerhard Richter who was in the lead up to now. Warrior, already sold four times to the hammer, in 2012 was bought at Sotheby’s in London for 5.6 million pounds (7 million euros). 8 million euros), about double what was paid in 2014. Meanwhile, Basquiat has reappeared and found his refuge in Asia after collapsing in the West. For its Warrior Christie’s held a monographic auction mobilizing the Hong Kong office; the result was satisfactory with an award of 41.8 million dollars (35.5 million euros) which, although it still appears very far from the records of 2016 and 2017, has allowed Basquiat to become the most paid in Asia overtaking Gerhard Richter who was in the lead up to now. Warrior, already sold four times to the hammer, in 2012 was bought at Sotheby’s in London for 5.6 million pounds (7 million euros). 8 million euros), about double what was paid in 2014. Meanwhile, Basquiat has reappeared and found his refuge in Asia after collapsing in the West. For its Warrior Christie’s held a monographic auction mobilizing the Hong Kong office; the result was satisfactory with an award of 41.8 million dollars (35.5 million euros) which, although it still appears very far from the records of 2016 and 2017, has allowed Basquiat to become the most paid in Asia overtaking Gerhard Richter who was in the lead up to now. Warrior, already sold four times to the hammer, in 2012 was bought at Sotheby’s in London for 5.6 million pounds (7 million euros). and Basquiat reappeared who found his refuge in Asia after collapsing in the West. For its Warrior Christie’s held a monographic auction mobilizing the Hong Kong office; the result was satisfactory with an award of 41.8 million dollars (35.5 million euros) which, although it still appears very far from the records of 2016 and 2017, has allowed Basquiat to become the most paid in Asia overtaking Gerhard Richter who was in the lead up to now. Warrior, already sold four times to the hammer, in 2012 was bought at Sotheby’s in London for 5.6 million pounds (7 million euros). and Basquiat reappeared who found his refuge in Asia after collapsing in the West. For its Warrior Christie’s held a monographic auction mobilizing the Hong Kong office; the result was satisfactory with an award of 41.8 million dollars (35.5 million euros) which, although it still appears very far from the records of 2016 and 2017, has allowed Basquiat to become the most paid in Asia overtaking Gerhard Richter who was in the lead up to now. Warrior, already sold four times to the hammer, in 2012 was bought at Sotheby’s in London for 5.6 million pounds (7 million euros). the result was satisfactory with an award of 41.8 million dollars (35.5 million euros) which, although it still appears very far from the records of 2016 and 2017, has allowed Basquiat to become the most paid in Asia overtaking Gerhard Richter who was in the lead up to now. Warrior, already sold four times to the hammer, in 2012 was bought at Sotheby’s in London for 5.6 million pounds (7 million euros). the result was satisfactory with an award of 41.8 million dollars (35.5 million euros) which, although it still appears very far from the records of 2016 and 2017, has allowed Basquiat to become the most paid in Asia overtaking Gerhard Richter who was in the lead up to now. Warrior, already sold four times to the hammer, in 2012 was bought at Sotheby’s in London for 5.6 million pounds (7 million euros).
Basquiat’s painting alone obtained almost 70% of the turnover of the entire sale dedicated to the surrealists, where the 22 works were sold on 23 March, again at Christie’s in London, for a total sum of 48.4 million. pounds (56.4 million euros). In a whirlwind of absurd and paradoxical prices, we lost Rene Magritte, who after two seasons at the top stopped and Le mois de vendanges of 1959, a brilliant painting on the homologation in advance on Andy Warhol, did not go beyond 10 million. pounds (11.6 million euros) when the maximum forecasts were 50% higher. Juan Miro did not shine either and Peinture of 1925 changed owners for 10.2 million pounds (11.8 million euros). But the owner was aiming for 14 million pounds (16.4 million euros). (All rights reserved)
