Latin America
New York, 24 May 2017
Sale Total: $4,272,375 / £3,303,828 / €3,822,067
Lots Sold: 49 | Lots Offered: 92
Sold by Lot: 53% | Sold by Value: 61%
Kaeli Deane, Phillips’ Head of Sale, Latin American Art, said, “With Carmen Herrera, Lygia Pape, Remedios Varo, and Leonora Carrington leading the auction, it is clear that there is continued demand for female Latin American artists by collectors around the globe. We were also thrilled with the results for Jorge Eielson’s untitled work from 1974, which soared past its estimate of $10,000-15,000, selling for $57,500. We look forward to our next auction of Latin American Art in New York in November.”
TOP TEN LOTS
Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
15 |
Carmen Herrera, Untitled , 1971 |
$400,000-600,000 |
$466,000 £360,358 / €416,884 |
10 |
Lygia Pape, Livro noite e dia (Book of Night and Day), 1963-1976 |
$300,000-500,000 |
$430,000 £332,519 / €384,678 |
19 |
Remedios Varo, La Mujer libélula (Dragonfly Woman), circa 1961 |
$300,000-500,000 |
$394,000 £304,680 / €352,472 |
20 |
Leonora Carrington, Pastoral, 1950 |
$500,000-700,000 |
$346,000 £267,562 / €309,532 |
21 |
Wifredo Lam, Untitled, 1943 |
$300,000-500,000 |
$322,000 £249,003 / €288,061 |
32 |
Fernando Botero, Sitting Woman, 2010 |
$300,000-500,000 |
$274,000 £211,884 / €245,120 |
18 |
Gabriel Orozco, Samurai Tree 6C, 2006 |
$200,000-300,000 |
$231,250 £178,826 / €206,876 |
12 |
Beatriz Milhazes, O Cisne, 2001 |
$200,000-300,000 |
$218,750 £169,159 / €195,694 |
31 |
Fernando Botero, Untitled |
$200,000-300,000 |
$200,000 £154,660 / €178,920 |
8 |
Joaquín Torres - García, Composición, 1944 |
$120,000-180,000 |
$143,750 £111,162/ €128,599 |
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