San Miguel, Toledo, Afternoon set a new auction record for David Bomberg, selling for $4.31m (GBP3.26m) at Christie's London, $2.39m above the artist’s previous record sale, a 100% rise.
Works by Francis Bacon and record-breaking works by Bridget Riley and Liubov Popova were among the 83% of lots selling above their low estimate at Christie's 'Monsoon: The Peter Simon Collection Evening Sale' on October 14 in London. The sale totaled $142.1m (£107.5m), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Andy Warhol, Diamond Dust Shoes (1980), sold for $3.35m (GBP2.53m), more than the low estimate at Christie's in London on October 14.
Jeff Koons, Baroque Egg with Bow (Blue/Turquoise) (1994), sold for $2.28m (GBP1.73m), more than the low estimate at Christie's in London on October 14.
Streak 2 set a new auction record for Bridget Riley, selling for $6.89m (GBP5.21m) at Christie's London, $1.08m above the artist’s previous record sale, a 18% rise.
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