Nick Cave, Soundsuit - NC 10.019 (2010), sold for $209,500, more than three times the low estimate at Christie's, Paris. Fabric, buttons, sequins, knitted leggings, thread, price tag fasteners, beads, metal, mannequin, and glass base, 244.0 x 63.0 x 48.0cm. The work has been traded once in the past.
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Law Offices – Notary Public (1981), sold for $1.03m (EUR870,400), less than the low estimate at Sotheby's in Paris on April 16.
Claude Monet, Les Îles de Port-Villez (1883), sold for $7.6m, more than twice the low estimate at Sotheby's, Paris. Oil on canvas, 65.5 x 81.8cm. The work has been traded 4 times in the past.
Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale (1954), sold for $90,500, more than one and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's, Paris. Graffiti on engobed terracotta, 21.0 x 21.0cm. The work has been traded once in the past.
Works by Hans Hartung and Xevi Solà Serra were among the 72% of lots selling above their low estimate at Christie's 'Art Contemporain' auction on April 16 in Paris. The sale totaled $10.8m (EUR9.17m), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
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