After a Campaign Featuring Nicole Kidman: Christie’s Sells $1.1 Billion Worth of Art in a Single Evening
A Night of Records
The auction house Christie’s sold more than $1.1 billion worth of artworks in a single evening in New York. During the auction, new records were set for works by Jackson Pollock, Constantin Brâncuși, and Mark Rothko.
The central highlight of the sale was the offering of 16 works from the collection of the late media magnate S.I. Newhouse — owner of Condé Nast and a vast network of American media outlets.
For the promotional campaign, Christie’s enlisted Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman for the first time. She appeared in a video featuring Brâncuși’s sculpture “Danaïde”, inspired by the surrealist films of Man Ray from the 1930s.
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The sculpture “Danaïde” sold for $107.6 million including fees, setting a new auction record for Brâncuși.
An even higher price was achieved by a work from American abstract artist Jackson Pollock, which sold for $181.2 million, becoming the most expensive lot of the evening and establishing a new record for the artist.
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