The painter has died aged 88, according to a family statement.
Today was the first time the painting has ever been publicly displayed.
Eduardo Chillida's 1957 sculpture Ikaraundi soared at auction, selling for $5.69m at Galerie Kornfeld in Bern. First owned by Marc Chagall's daughter, Ida, and her Swiss curator husband, the pivotal work was shown at the Venice Biennale and later at the New York World's Fair.
The Well set a new auction record for Ivan Peries, selling for $640,000 at Christie's New York, $576,500 above the artist’s previous record sale, a 900% rise.
Untitled (Seated Figure) set a new auction record for Benodebehari Mukherjee, selling for $128,000 at Christie's New York, $58,000 above the artist’s previous record sale, an 82% rise.
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