Phillips de Pury & Company London announces it has become market leader in photographs

LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company announced it has become the London market leader in the sale of Photographs following on from the success of the last auction in November 2011 which achieved £1,664,750; selling 74% by lot and 86% by value. The Phillips de Pury photographs department in London maintains its position as a leader across the European market. Phillips de Pury’s Photographs department consistently achieves top prices at auction with works by Photographers such as Irving Penn, Peter Lindbergh, Vik [...]

Phillips de Pury & Company announces highlights from Modern and Contemporary editions sale

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Phillips de Pury & Company announces the highlights from the upcoming Modern and Contemporary Editions Auction at 450 Park Avenue. “A graphic winter wonderland will kick off auctions at Phillips de Pury & Company in 2012 at the Park Avenue galleries. The 270 lots of classic to cutting edge modern and contemporary artist’s editions, with a range of estimates, will appeal to the widest variety of collectors – young and old, new and experienced”. Kelly Troester and Cary Leibowitz, [...]

Phillips de Pury & Company’s New York Contemporary Art Part 1 auction totals $71,292,500

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Phillips de Pury & Company’s Contemporary Art Part I totals: $71,292,500, selling 94 % by value and 85% by lot in a lively and packed auction room. The Contemporary Art Benefit auction for the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation totaled $2,682,000, selling 93% by value and 95% by lot. “We were very happy to lend our support to the Guggenheim Museum. The Benefit Auction was the ideal prelude to what overall was a very successful evening.” Simon de Pury, Chairman [...]

Phillips de Pury & Company announces the highlights from its New York Contemporary art sales

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Phillips de Pury & Company’s New York Fall 2011 Contemporary Art Part I Sale will take place on November 7 and will present 45 superb works with a pre-sale estimate of $66,560,000 – 97,970,000, representing major artistic movements across the category. Significant works by Post-War masters Andy Warhol, Alexander Calder, Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Serra and Cy Twombly will be offered alongside highly sought-after works by Contemporary artists such as Richard Prince, Christopher Wool, Anish Kapoor, Cindy Sherman and Jacob [...]

Phillips de Pury & Company announces highlights from its October contemporary art auctions

LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company announces the highlights from its London Contemporary Art auctions. The Evening auction will feature 36 lots with a low estimate of £10,060,000 /$15,938,000 and a high estimate of £14,600,000 /$22,111,000. The Day auction will comprise of 256 lots with a low estimate of £4,351,500/$6,273,300 and a high estimate of £6,191,500/$9,690,700. “We are delighted to present our October Frieze Evening sale which includes major established artists such as Koons, Hirst, Prince, Warhol/Basquiat, Cattelan and Sherman integrated with [...]

Phillips de Pury & Co. to sell major photographic works by leading artists to help save Venice

LONDON.- Fourteen leading international artists have donated major photographic works of Venice to be sold at auction in aid of Venice in Peril on 3 November 2011 at Phillips de Pury & Company, London. The artists were invited to photograph Venice to create a collection of new images of the city as part of the Real Venice project, which aims to raise substantial funds to save Venice and to create a lasting legacy of the city. The artists are: Lynne Cohen, Philip-Lorca [...]

Phillips de Pury & Company announces highlights from its Under the Infuence auction

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Phillips de Pury & Company is pleased to announce highlights from the September Under the Influence auction. The sale opens the Fall auction season with a fresh selection of contemporary art. AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS Vik Muniz’s Jackie (Pictures of Diamonds), 2005 estimated at $100,000 to $150,000 portrays Jackie Kennedy Onassis shining with vitality. The photograph is fashioned from more than 3,000 loose, precious diamonds originally supplied by a diamond trade collector and patron of the artist. Muniz’s use of three-dimensional [...]

Phillips de Pury & Company Announces the Highlights from June Contemporary Art Auctions

LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company, announces highlights from the upcoming June Contemporary Art Evening and Day auctions. Highlights of the Contemporary Evening sale are on show now at Phillips de Pury & Compay’s new space, 45-47 Brook Street at Claridge’s London. The sales will feature important modern and contemporary works across multiple genres. The Contemporary Art Evening auction comprises 32 lots with a pre-sale estimate of £10,250,000/$16,400,000 to £14,820,000/ $23,712,000.The Contemporary Art Day auction comprises 269 lots with a [...]

Phillips de Pury & Co. Announces Highlights from New York Contemporary May Sales

NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company announced the highlights from the May Contemporary Art Part I and Contemporary Art Part II sales. The sales will feature important and iconic modern and contemporary works. Contemporary Art Part I includes 51 lots with a pre-sale estimate of $84,970,000 to $120,500,000. Contemporary Art Part II includes 308 lots with a pre-sale estimate of $8,467,000 to $12,153,000. Contemporary Art Part I “The quality selection of the May auction reflects the discerning standards [...]

Phillips de Pury & Company To Offer Iconic Painting Of Elizabeth Taylor, Liz #5, 1963 By Andy Warhol

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Phillips de Pury & Company announce the sale of a rare, iconic portrait of the legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor, painted by Andy Warhol in 1963. The stunning painting will be offered for sale in the Contemporary Art Part I auction on May 12th and is estimated at $20,000,000 / $30,000,000. “Liz #5 is a pristine gem. It is Warhol at his very best with a perfect screen, glowing colors, and impeccable provenance. She is classic yet every [...]

Phillips de Pury & Company Announces Highlights from Bric 2011 Sale

LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company, announces the highlights from its BRIC 2011 Evening and Day auctions featuring 203 lots with a low estimate of £7,280,500/$11,657,566 and a high estimate of £10,865,500/ $17,397,883.The Evening sale will feature 39 important works with a low estimate of £5,917,000 /$ 9,474,325 and a high estimate of £8,933,000/ $14,303,556. Ilya Kabakov, Holidays #10, 1987 estimated at £1,500,000 – £2,500,000. Photo: Courtesy of Phillips de Pury & Company. Following the thrilling results for the first [...]

Andy Warhol’s “Men in Her Life” Sells for Over $63,000,000 at Phillips de Pury & Company Sale

NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company demonstrated renewed strength in the market delivering exceptional results this evening in the biggest ever sale of the company which totaled $137,028,00. The groundbreaking inaugural auction at 450 Park Avenue comprised 59 lots selling 92.08% by value and 88.14% by lot. Electric bidding in the room and on the telephones for Andy Warhol’s Men in Her Life, 1962, which sold for an outstanding $63,362,500. World records broken for Felix Gonzalez Torres “Untitled” [...]

World Records for David Hockney, Aaron Young, Sterling Ruby & Dana Schutz at Phillips de Pury

LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company’s October Contemporary Art sales totaled £8,819,900 /$14,129,480 (including premium). The Contemporary Art Day sale saw active bidding with strong results with many works achieving over their pre-sale high estimate and totaled £2,257,000/$3,615,714 (including premium) selling 84% by value and 77 % by lot. “We are pleased to have built on the success of last night and to continue our tradition as Contemporary Art taste-makers. Today’s Day sale saw strong sell through rates with competitive [...]

Phillips de Pury & Co. to Launch Carte Blanche Auction at New Space on Park Avenue

NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company will open its new flagship at 450 Park Avenue with the much anticipated first Carte Blanche auction and Part 1 Contemporary Art Evening Sale on November 8th. The Carte Blanche sale is comprised of 33 works with a low estimate of approximately $80,000,000 /£51,000,000. “We are thrilled at Phillips de Pury to inaugurate our new space on 450 Park Avenue in New York with the first of a new type of sales. [...]

Phillips de Pury & Co. Announces Highlights from Contemporary Art Sale

LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company, announced the highlights from its October Contemporary Art auctions featuring 56 lots in the Evening sale and 148 lots in the Day sale with a total low estimate of £8,543,500/$13,387,664 and a high estimate of £12,266,500 / $19,221,605. Included in the Evening sale are important works by David Hockney, Andy Warhol, Maurizio Cattelan and Ed Ruscha. Also included are highlights from the KIT Finance Collection; a selection of 13 works from the Adam Lindemann [...]

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