The Italian Sale 07 OCT 16 – Sotheby’s – Sale Results London, Bond St
Grand Total 23,298,500 GBP (28,948,386 USD) (25,786,681 EUR) Exch Rate: 1.24
Sold by Lot: 84.8% Lots Offered: 46
Sold by Value: 94.3% Lots Sold/Unsold: 39 / 7
Lot Price (GBP) Estimate (GBP)
Alberto Burri, Rosso Plastica 5, 1962, plastic, acrylic, vinavil and combustion on canvas
£4,685,000 ($5,821,112)
(€5,185,338)
Salvatore Scarpitta, Forager for Plankton, 1959, bandages and mixed media on canvas
£2,165,000 ($2,690,012)
(€2,396,213)
*RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION*
Alighiero Boetti, La primavera dell’anno millenovecentonovanta, 1990, embroidered tapestry
£1,325,000 ($1,646,312)
(€1,466,504)
Enrico Castellani, Superficie bianca, 1967, acrylic on shaped canvas
£1,265,000 ($1,571,762)
(€1,400,097)
Alberto Burri, Sacco e Nero, 1956, oil on burlap
£1,109,000 ($1,377,932)
(€1,227,437)
Alberto Burri, Bianco Cretto, 1977, acrovinyl on celotex
£1,085,000 ($1,348,112)
(€1,200,873)
Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, Attese, 1960, waterpaint on canvas
£1,025,000 ($1,273,562)
(€1,134,466)
Marino Marini, Grande Teatro, 1958-60, oil on canvas
£989,000 ($1,228,832) (€1,094,621)
Enrico Castellani, Superficie Bianca, 1979, acrylic on shaped canvas
£965,000 ($1,199,012) (€1,068,058)
Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, Barocco, 1956, oil, mixed media and glass on canvas
£845,000 ($1,049,912) (€935,242)
