Breaking news: On October 23, 2025, Christie's "Avant-garde Waves Presenting Italian Thought" officially launched. Yannis Kounellis' "Sans Titre", estimated at EUR 1,000,000-1,500,000, sold for EUR 1,420,000 plus premium of EUR 1,792,400.Approximately RMB 14.78 million, breaking the personal auction record(Breaking the record set by Christie’s Paris’ Untitled, which fetched EUR 1,562,500 on October 22, 2016).

Jannis Kounellis (1936-2017) Untitled Signed, dated, and inscribed 'Kounellis Roma 59' (on the reverse) Oil and canvas collage on canvas 139 x 200 cm Executed in 1959 Signed, dated, and inscribed 'Kounellis Roma 59' (on the reverse) Oil and canvas collage on canvas 54 ¾ x 78 ¾ in. Executed in 1959 Private collection, Italy (acquired from the artist in the late 1970s). G. Celant, Jannis Kounellis, cat. exp., Fondazione Prada, Venice, 2019 (an in situ view of the Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea illustrated, p. 252). Exhibition Milan, Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Kounellis, 1992. This work is registered at the Archivio Jannis Kounellis, Rome, under No. JK59T/K0355 and is accompanied by a certificate dated 24 October 2023. Please note that Lot 16A, which was not previously marked with a symbol in the catalog, is now subject to a minimum price guarantee and was financed with the assistance of a third party who is bidding on the lot and may receive a fee from Christie's. Please note that Lot 16A, which was not marked with a symbol in the catalog, is now subject to a minimum price guarantee and has been financed by a third party who is bidding on the lot and may receive a financing fee from Christie's.

It broke the previous record of EUR 1,562,500 for "Untitled" sold at Christie's Paris on October 22, 2016.

About the Artist

A Greek-Italian artist. Born in Greece, he moved to Italy in 1956 and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. In his early works, he used letters, numbers, superimposed printed symbols, and road signs to create spatial extensions of color and image. Beginning in 1967, he used found waste and everyday materials as his medium, becoming a leading example of the "poor artist." His works are simple, natural, and imbued with a humanistic aesthetic.

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