Pollock Sells for $181M at Christie's Newhouse Auction
The sale topped Pollock’s previous auction record by $120 million, as bidding for rare modern masterpieces drew strong demand from billionaire buyers.
- 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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With its splashes, drops of paint and black curves enhanced by touches of red on a canvas more than three meters wide, a Jackson Pollock painting (1912-1956) that belonged to the late media magnate SI Newhouse was sold on Monday night at Christie's for 181.2 million dollars (155.7 million euros), including commissions. 'Number 7A, 1948' broke the record in auction of the American abstract expressionist artist and became the fourth most expensive…
Jackson Pollock work sells for $181m
A Jackson Pollock painting sold for a record $181.2 million on Monday 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.According to ARTnews,...
At an auction in New York, a work by Jackson Pollock sold for 181.2 million dollars (slightly more than 155 million euros). That is the highest price ever paid at auction for a work by the American abstract expressionist.
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