PHILLIPS’ NEW NOW: MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION REALISES OVER £3 MILLION, LED BY KEITH HARING AND DAMIEN HIRST New Auction Records Set for Harminder Judge, Sabine Moritz, Gerard Auguste Schneider, David Rappeneau, and Robert Janitz London, 4 December 2024 Sale Total: £3,053,715 / $3,867,225 / €3,683,391 Lots Sold: 141 | Lots Offered: 168 Sold by Lot: 84% | Sold by Value: 87% Louise Simpson, Phillips’ Head of New Now, London, Associate Specialist, said, “We are delighted with the results of today’s New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art auction, bringing a successful close to the live auction season here in London.

Achieving a total of £3 million, these results underscore the resilience and vibrancy of the middle market as we wrap up the fall season. Enthusiastic participation from collectors across more than 50 countries reflected the global appeal of this sale, and true to the spirit of New Now, the top ten lots showcased an exciting mix of established masters and rising stars. Highlights included works by icons like Keith Haring and Damien Hirst, alongside exceptional prices achieved for works by Sabine Moritz and rising talent Joseph Yaeger, whose work far exceeded presale estimates.

Five world auction records were achieved during the sale, including those for Harminder Judge and Sabine Moritz, and Paul Pfeiffer’s Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom achieved £76,200, an extraordinary result at more than ten times its presale estimate.

We invite collectors to explore our online-only auction, open until 2pm GMT tomorrow, and look forward to building on this success in 2025.” Top Ten Lots Lot Description Estimate Price Achieved 12 Keith Haring, Acrobats , 1986 £180,000 - 220,000 £241,300 $305,582/€291,056 14 Damien Hirst, Midas Asteroid , 2007 £150,000 – 200,000 £177,800 $225,166/€214,462 19 Damien Hirst, Beautiful, Timeless, Tranquility Spin Painting for Deron, 2016 £120,000 – 180,000 £139,700 $176,916/€168,506 44 Günther Förg, Untitled, 1989 £70,000 – 100,000 £114,300 $144,750/€137,869 97 Paul Pfeiffer, Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom, 2000 £7,000 – 10,000 £76,200 $96,500/€91,912 23 Salvo, Senza titolo, 1987 £60,000 – 80,000 £76,200 $96,500/€91,912 17 Damien Hirst, Psalm 3: Domine, quid multiplicati?, 2008 £60,000 – 80,000 £69,850 $88,458/€84,253 18 George Condo, Urbanscape, 1993 £55,000 – 75,000 £63,500 $80,416/€76,594 45 Sabine Moritz, Lair IV, 2022 WORLD AUCTION RECORD £10,000 – 15,000 £60,960 $77,200/€73,530 1 Joseph Yaeger, Unexpress the expressible, 2021 £8,000 – 12,000 £58,420 $73,983/€70,466 New Auction Records Lot Description Estimate Price Achieved 8 Harminder Judge, Untitled (soil cursed and lit and burst), 2022 £15,000 - 20,000 £30,480 $38,600/€36,765 *previous record price: 9,450 GBP set in 2024 45 Sabine Moritz, Lair IV, 2022 £10,000 - 15,000 £60,960 $77,200/€73,530 *previous record price: 52,500 GBP set in 2015 77 Gerard Auguste Schneider, Opus 100 L, 1977 £10,000 - 15,000 £24,130 $30,558/€29,106 *previous record price: 14,036 EUR set in 2017 129 David Rappeneau, 1899-12-30T08:00:00.000Z, 2017 £6,000 - 8,000 £5,334 $6,755 /€6,434 *previous record price: 625 USD set in 2019 163 Robert Janitz, The Nadir of Nihilism, 2019 £6,000 - 8,000 £20,320 $25,733/€24,510 *previous record price: 19,050 GBP set in 2023 Exchange Rate on 4 December 2024: GBP£1 = US$1.2664, €1.2062