Pollock Sells for $181M at Christie's Newhouse Auction
The 1948 drip painting nearly tripled Pollock’s previous auction record and became the fourth most expensive work ever sold at auction.
- On Monday, May 18, Jackson Pollock's 'Number 7A' sold for US$181.2 million at Christie's in New York, setting a record for the abstract expressionist painter.
- Featured in the first part of Christie's US$1.1 billion Newhouse sale, the Pollock painting anchored 16 works from the late media titan S.I. Newhouse's storied collection.
- Pollock's previous 2021 record of US$61.2 million fell by US$120 million, a 175% surge in valuation for the 11-foot-wide drip painting.
- Christie's grossed more than US$630 million Monday evening, with sales also setting records for sculptor Constantin Brancusi and painter Mark Rothko.
- Fewer than 30 "whales"—major art collectors—sustain market demand, analysts note, even as blockbuster sales may mask lingering global economic uncertainty.
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What Did Jackson Pollock Hope to Accomplish With This Dizzying Drip Painting, Which Just Sold for a Record-Breaking $181 Million?
The Abstract Expressionist is best known for his action paintings, which emphasized the movements of the artist's body during the creative process. "Number 7A, 1948" is now his most expensive work ever auctioned
Jackson Pollock painting sells for record R3 billion at Christie's auction
A Jackson Pollock painting sold for a record $181.2 million (R3 billion) this week at Christie’s in New York, leading a blockbuster day at the auction house. With its black drips of paint accented by touches of red on a huge canvas spanning over three metres, Pollock’s “Number 7A, 1948” sold for $181.2 million, including fees. Fourth most expensive According to ARTnews, the sale makes it the fourth most expensive work ever sold at auction. The p…
«Number 7A, 1948» has been sold for a record sum at the auction house Christies in New York City.
Nicole Kidman's Billion-Dollar Breakfast at Christie's
In a rather peculiar blunt rotation, Jackson Pollock, Constantin Brancusi, and Hollywood star Nicole Kidman were all part of a record-setting $1 billion evening sale at Christie's on Monday, May 18. Pollock’s 10-foot-long drip painting “Number 7A, 1948,” shattered records for work by the late artist, selling for $181.2 million. The superlative sale nearly tripled the artist's previous auction record of $61.2 million for the sale of "Number 17, 1…
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