At 08:00 on November 8, 2023, Christie's "21st Century Art Evening Auction" was held in New York as scheduled.There were 43 lots in this auction, with a total transaction volume of US$107 million and a total transaction rate of 91%. Among them, 42% of the lots were sold over the estimated price and 37% were sold within the estimated price. Cy Tombly's "Untitled (Bacchus 1st Version II)" sold for US$19.96 million, becoming the highest-selling piece in the auction.

new record:
Jia Aili, Judd Fadojutimi, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Jenna Gribbon, Ilana Sawidi and many other artists have set new artist personal records;
Derek Fordjo, Stephanie Heinze, Rick Lowe and many other artists set the second highest price for an artist;
Nicholas Patty, Robert Coscott, Henry Taylor, Jacqueline Humphries and many other artists set the third highest price for an artist;
 

A total of 2 tens of millions of auction items were produced, among which "Untitled (Bacchus 1st Version II)" by Sergei Tombly was sold for US$19.96 million, and "Untitled" by Jean-Michel Basquiat was sold for US$11.91 million.

A total of 23 million-level auction items were produced, among which Bryce Madden's "Belle's Turquoise" was sold for US$9.84 million, Jia Aili's "Combustion" was sold for US$4.769 million, Nicholas Patty's "Still Life" was sold for US$4.406 million, and Wang Junjie's "Night 1" was sold for US$4.164 million. USD transactions, etc.

Top 1 transaction in this session:

Cy Tombly's "Untitled (Bacchus 1st Version II)" was created in 2004 and sold for US$17 million, plus US$19.96 million plus commission.

Top 2 transactions in this session:

Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Untitled" was created in 1981 and sold for US$10 million, plus US$11.91 million plus commission.

Top 3 transactions in this session:

Bryce Madden's "Belle's Turquoise" was created in 2020 and sold for US$8.2 million, plus commission of US$9.84 million.

Several artists set new auction records

Other items sold:

In addition to the top three most expensive lots in this auction, it also includes many masterpieces by important artists. There are exciting auctions by Nicholas Patty, Wang Junjie, Jeff Koons, Robert Coscott, Jenny Saville, George Condo, Richard Prince and other artists.

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