Phillips New York, 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Records set for Cinga Samson, Avery Singer, Vija Celmins, Titus Kaphar and Julie Curtiss at Phillips's $118.2m evening sale
LOT 4, Avery Singer, “Untitled”, 2018, acrylic on canvas stretched over wood panel, 85 1/8 x 95 in. (216.2 x 241.3 cm) Estimate US$1,200,000 - 1,800,000 SOLD for US$4,144,000
Auction house chose to hold its 20th century and contemporary art evening sale in New York during what is traditionally the London season due to "detonated" calendar.
Edward Dolman at a post sale press conference noted that the global pandemic has “detonated the traditional sales calendar”, adding, “[w]e know our international clients now will buy great works they see, properly estimated and presented, at whatever time of year we present them.”
Deputy chairman and worldwide co-head of 20th Century & Contemporary Art, John-Paul Engelen added “We’re a nimble house, and therefore we are basically able to move where we think the right moment is”.
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