At 02:00 on October 10, 2024, Sotheby's "Contemporary Art Evening Sale" was held as scheduled in London.The total transaction amount of 22 lots in this auction reached 37.774 million pounds, with a total transaction rate of 82%, of which 23% of the lots were sold above the estimated price and 50% of the lots were sold within the estimated price.David Hockney's "L'Arbois, Sainte-Maxime" was sold for 13.15 million pounds (about 121 million yuan), becoming the highest-paid painting in this auction.

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A total of 1 million-pound auction items were producedAmong them, David Hockney's "L'Arbois, Sainte-Maxime" was sold for 13.15 million pounds.

A total of 11 million-pound lots were auctioned,

• Willem de Kooning's "Untitled" sold for £3.24 million
• Christopher Wood's "Untitled" sold for £2.88 million, Alexander Calder's "Quinze Feuilles Noires" sold for £2.7 million,
• Lucian Freud's "child With A Toy Dog" sold for £1.98 million, Bridget Riley's "Gaillard 2" sold for £1.92 million, Adrian Gurney's "St. Christopher" sold for £1.8 million, Andy Warhol's "Eggs" sold for £1.8 million, Wang Junjie's "Moonlight Mile" sold for £1.62 million, Barbara Hepworth's "Reclining Figure II" sold for £1.2 million,
• Paula Riegge's Jenufa was sold for £1.02 million and Anselm Kiefer's Der Morgenthau Plan was sold for £1.02 million.

TOP1 of this transaction:

David Hockney's "L'Arbois, Sainte-Maxime" was sold for £11.5 million, plus commission for £13.15 million.

TOP2 of this transaction:

William de Kooning"Untitled" was sold for £2.7 million, plus commission for £3.24 million.

TOP3 transactions in this session:

Christopher Wood's "Untitled" was sold for £2.4 million, plus commission of £2.88 million.

Several artists set new auction records

Other sold lots:

In addition to the top three most expensive lots, the auction also includes masterpieces by many artists, including Alexander Calder, Lucian Freud, Bridget Riley, Adrian Gurney, Andy Warhol, Wang Junjie, Barbara Hepworth and other artists.

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