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NEW YORK – Christie’s New York saw successful combined sales across the Latin American Art live and Latin American Art Online sales, which took place live on February 28 and online from February 24 – March 6. The sales featured exceptional works of art by notable artists from across the region, including Fernando Botero, Leonora Carrington, Olga de Amaral, and more.
Together, the sales achieved a total of $11,030,292 and were 81% sold by lot and 81% sold by value . Latin American Art realized $9,930,060, and Latin American Art Online totaled $1,100,232. The top lot of the two sales came from Latin American Art, which took place on 28 February; Shoeshine by the iconic Fernando Botero realized $1,171,800.
Additional top lots in the live sale included Ikon by Surrealist artist, Leonora Carrington, which realized $1,071,000, and Arcángel , by Fernando Botero, which sold for $882,000. Notably, Monje Jerónimo con ángel by Luis Lagarto sold for more than four times its low estimate, totaling $126,000. Latin American Art Online closed for bidding March 6, with the highest price in the sale coming for Olga de Amaral’s Sol blanco 10 , which achieved $94,500.
The work saw deep bidding and sold for more than three times its low estimate. Other highlights from the sale include View of Santiago by Thomas Jacques Somerscales, which realized $81,900, and Diego Rivera’s Cargador de flores (de perfil) , which made $50,400.
Christie’s New York Contemporary art sales remain open for bidding online with Modern Collector, open through March 11.
(Press Release)
