At 02:00 on March 6, 2025, Christie’s “20th and 21st Centuries: London Evening Sale” was held as scheduled in London.The total transaction amount of 51 lots in this auction reached 82.1805 million pounds, with a total transaction rate of 86%. A total of 24 million-pound lots were produced, of which 35% were sold above the estimated price and 47% were sold within the estimated price.Francis Bacon's "Portrait Of Man With Glasses III" was sold for 6.635 million pounds, and Tamara de Lempicka's "Portrait Du Docteur Boucard" was sold for 6.635 million pounds, becoming the top sellers of the auction.

New Record:
Many artists, including Michael Andrews, Amy Whitehorse, and Danielle McKinney, set new personal records;
Sanya Kantarovsky sets a new record for the second highest price for an artist;
Justin Kagiat sets a new record for the third highest price for an artist;
 

TOP1 of this transaction:

Francis Bacon's "Portrait Of Man With Glasses III" was sold for 5.5 million pounds, plus commission for 6.635 million pounds.

TOP2 of this transaction:

Tamara de Lempicka's "Portrait Du Docteur Boucard" was sold for 5.5 million pounds, plus commission for 6.635 million pounds.

TOP3 transactions in this session:

Amedeo Modigliani's "Portrait De Lunia Czechowska" was sold for 5.2 million pounds, plus commission for 6.29 million pounds.

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 David Hockney, Franz Marc, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Egon Schiele, Frank Auerbach, Fernand Léger, Wassily Kandinsky and other artists.

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