Claude Monet, Nymphéas. Sold for £31,722,500 / $54,071,001. Auction Results. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s
Claude Monet, Nymphéas. Sold for £31,722,500 / $54,071,001, and impressive auction result. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s
BY KAZAD
NEW YORK, NY— The year 2014 has been a great year at Sotheby’s. From the beginning of the year to the end, the auction house presented works by famous artists that made record auction results. In November during the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening sale in New York, for instance, Alberto Giacometti’s Chariot sold for £63,130,745 / $100,965,000, while Amedeo Modigliani’s Tête sold for £44,222,473 / $70,725,000, establishing a record for the artist at auction.
The Old Master & British Paintings Evening sale in London in December also established a new art auction record. JWM Turner’s Rome, From Mount Aventine sold for £30,322,500 / $47,430,454. Estimated at £15 – 20 million, the piece surpassed all estimation, setting a record for the artist at auction. Below are the Top Ten Highest Prices at Sotheby’s Auctions in 2014.
1. Alberto Giacometti, Chariot. Sold for £63,130,745 / $100,965,000. Impressionist & Modern Art Evening sale, November, New York
2. Amedeo Modigliani, Tête. Sold for £44,222,473 / $70,725,000. Record for the artist at auction. Impressionist & Modern Art Evening sale, November, New York
3. Vincent Van Gogh, Still life, Vase with Daisies and Poppies. Sold for £38,620,021 / $61,765,000 (est. $30— 50 million). Impressionist & Modern Art Evening sale, November, New York
4. Claude Monet, Nymphéas. Sold for £31,722,500 / $54,071,001 (est. £20 – 30 million). Impressionist & Modern Art Evening sale, June, London
5. JWM Turner, Rome, From Mount Aventine. Sold for £30,322,500 / $47,430,454 (est. £15 – 20 million) .Record for the artist at auction. Old Master & British Paintings Evening sale, December, London
6. Francis Bacon, Three Studies for Portrait of George Dyer. Sold for £26,682,500 / $45,400,274 (est. £15 – 20 million).Contemporary Art Evening auction, June, London
7. Mark Rothko, No. 21 (Red, Brown, Black and Orange). Sold for £28,376,246 / $44,965,000. Contemporary Art Evening auction, November, New York
8. Georgia O’Keeffe, Jimson Weed. Sold for £28,377,428 / $44,405,000 (est. $10 – 15 million). Record for the artist at auction and record for any female artist at auction. American Art, November, New York
9. Mark Rothko, Untitled. Sold for £25,100,591 / $39,925,000 (est. $15 – 20 million). Property from the Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon: Masterworks, November, New York
10. Mark Rothko, Untitled (Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Light Orange). Sold for £22,988,180 / $36,565,000 (est. $20 – 30 million). Property from the Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon: Masterworks, November, New York
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