At 03:00 on March 5, 2025, Sotheby's "Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale" was held as scheduled in London.The total transaction amount of 38 lots in this auction reached 62.5068 million pounds, with a total transaction rate of 89%. A total of 18 million-pound lots were produced, of which 26% of the lots were sold above the estimated price and 47% of the lots were sold within the estimated price.Yoshitomo Nara's "Cosmic Eyes (In The Milky Lake)" was sold for 9.0275 million pounds, becoming the highest-priced painting in this auction.

New Record:
Lisa Blythe sets a new record for an artist;
El Lissitzky sets a new record for the second highest price for an artist;
Rachel Jones sets a new record for the third highest price for an artist;
 

TOP1 of this transaction:

Yoshitomo Nara's "Cosmic Eyes (In The Milky Lake)" was sold for £7.45 million, plus commission for £9.027 million.

TOP2 of this transaction:

Lisa Blythe's After Embah was sold for £4.4 million, plus commission for £5.28 million.

TOP3 transactions in this session:

Alberto Burri's "Sacco E Nero 3" was sold for £4 million, plus commission of £4.92 million.

Other sold lots:

In addition to the top three most expensive lots, the auction also includes masterpieces by many artists, including Banksy, Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brancusi, Lucio Fontana, Andy Warhol, Christopher Woodruff, Frank Auerbach and other artists.

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