At 00:00 on February 27, 2025, Sotheby's "Contemporary Selection" was held as scheduled in New York.The total transaction amount of 100 lots in this auction reached 18.9288 million US dollars, with a total transaction rate of 73%, of which 33% of the lots were sold above the estimated price and 32% of the lots were sold within the estimated price.Joan Mitchell's "Untitled" was sold for US$3.84 million, becoming the highest-paid work in the auction.

New Record:
Sergio Lombardo set a new record for an artist;
Roni Horne sets a new record for the second highest price for an artist;
Fieri ⸱ Bayezid, Antonio ⸱ Sanfilippo and many other artists set new third-highest prices for artists;
 

A total of 3 million-level items were producedAmong them, Joan Mitchell's "Untitled" was sold for US$3.84 million, George Condo's "Artist And Muse" was sold for US$1.8 million, and Jean Dubuffet's "Echec À L'être" was sold for US$1.464 million.

TOP1 of this transaction:

Joan Mitchell's "Untitled" was sold for $3.2 million, plus $3.84 million in commission.

TOP2 of this transaction:

George Condo's "Artist And Muse" was sold for $1.5 million, plus commission for $1.8 million.

TOP3 transactions in this session:

Jean Dubuffet's "Echec À L'être" was sold for $1.22 million, plus commission for $1.464 million.

Several artists set new auction records

Other sold lots:

In addition to the top three most expensive lots, the auction also includes many excellent works by artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roni Horne, Jean Dubuffet, Joan Mitchell, Fernando Botero, and Keith Haring.

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