01 Mar 2025 2 min read

Market Watch: Auction highlights | Part 2

Time for Part 2... We are spanning London and New York with Christie's and Phillips to host day and evening auctions along with Chirstie's much anticipated 20th/21st Century Auction.

Sotheby's

Modern and Contemporary Evening Auction | London | 4 March

With 41 lots from prominent contemporary artists, this auction is gaining particular interest for its highlight lot: Banksy's Crude Oil (Vettriano).

Banksy

Crude Oil (Vettriano) - 2005

Oil on canvas | Original | 109.5 x 55.2 cm

Estimated - £3,000,000 - £5,000,000

Yoshimoto Nara

Cosmic Eyes (in the Milky Lake) - 2005

Acrylic and glitter on canvas | Original | Signed and dated by the artist | 162 x 130.2 cm

Estimated - £6,000,000 - £8,000,000

Christie's

20/21st Century - Evening Sale | London | 5 March

With 51 exceptional lots and a potential total exceeding £50 million, this auction brings together some of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Bridget Riley

Daphne - 1988

Oil on linen | Original | Signed and dated by the artist | 165.6 x 228cm

Estimated - £1,200,000 - £1,800,000

David Hockney

Between Kilham and Langtoft - 2006

Oil on Canvas | Original | Signed and dated by the artist | 121.9 x 182.9 cm

Estimated - £4,000,000 - £6,000,000

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled - 1983

Oil Stick on Paper | Orignal | 127.7 x 250.2cm

Estimated - £2,500,000 - £3,500,000

Sotheby's

Contemporary Day Auction | London | 5 March

This auction boasts 74 lots from a broad selection contemporary artists using a variety of different mediums.

Takashi Murakami

Panda - 2003

Fibreglass with antique Louis Vuitton trunk | Edition of 3 | Signed and numbered by the artist | Sculpture with trunk: 231 x 163 x 113 cm

Estimated - £300,000 - £400,000

KAWS

Chum (KCB2) - 2012

Acrylic on canvas | Signed by the artist | 213 x 172cm

Estimated - £500,000 - £700,000

Christie's

Post-War & Contemporary Art | New York | 6 March

This auction features a standout charitable collaboration with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), presenting BUILD IT, BEAT IT—a selection of 29 artworks by 28 leading contemporary artists, including Peter Doig, Jadé Fadojutimi, and Tracey Emin. Proceeds will support the construction of a world-class Children’s Cancer Centre in London.

Tracey Emin

Watching Over You - 2016

Acrylic on board | Original | Signed and dated by the artist | 20.4 x 25.4cm

Estimated - £40,000 - £60,000

Damien Hirst

A Summers Day - 2002

Household Gloss and Butterflies on Canvas | Original | 243.8 x 274.3 cm)

Estimated - £250,000 - £350,000

Bridget Riley

Study 2 for Praise - 1981

Gouache and graphite on paper | Original | Signed and dated by the artist | 91.8 x 66.8 cm

Estimated - £80,000 - £120,000

Phillips

Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale | London | 6 March

This auction has 31 lots including impressive originals from artists such as Banksy, Kusama and Basquiat.

Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin, Painted - 2006

Acrylic on canvas | Original | Singed by the artist | 24.1 x 33.3cm

Estimated - £400,000 - £600,000

KAWS

GONE - 2018

Painted Bronze | Edition of 5 | Inscribed with the artist's signature | 180 x 181.6 x 75.6cm

Estimated - £600,000 - £800,000

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Pattya - 1984

Acrylic and Oilstick on Canvas | Original | 204.2 x 270.8 cm

Estimated - £2,000,000 - £3,000,000

Damien Hirst

Ascent - 2018

Butterflies and Household Gloss on Canvas | Original | Diameter 213 cm

Estimated - £500,000 - £700,000

Banksy

Kids on Guns - 2004

Spray paint on canvas | Edition of 25 | Signed and numbered by the artist | 50 x 49.7 cm

Estimated - £400,000 - £600,000

Phillips

Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale | London | 7 March

This auction features 121 lots, showcasing a diverse range of works by renowned artists. This includes a variety of different mediums including a strong photography section.