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Market Watch: Auction highlights | RESULTS Part 2

7 Mar 2025 | 2 min read

Sotheby's

Modern and Contemporary Evening Auction | London | 4 March

Around 500 people crammed into Sotheby’s to see how Banksy's 2005 painting, Crude Oil (Vettriano) and Yoshitomo Nara's showstopping original reached a staggering £9,027,500 while Andy Warhol's Camouflage £2,480,000.

Total Sale: £62,506,800

Banksy

Crude Oil (Vettriano) - 2005

Oil on canvas | Original | 109.5 x 55.2 cm

Estimated - £3,000,000 - £5,000,000

Realised - £4,260,000

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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

Realised - £9,027,500

Editions

Yoshitomo Nara

Marching on a Butterbur Leaf

£1,500

Editions

Yoshitomo Nara

Banging the Drum

£1,500

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.

Total Sale: £82,180,500

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

Realised - £5,122,000

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Editions

David Hockney

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£35,000

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled - 1983

Oil Stick on Paper | Orignal | 127.7 x 250.2cm

Estimated - £2,500,000 - £3,500,000

Realised - £3,851,500

Editions

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Phooey

£110,000

Sotheby's

Contemporary Day Auction | London | 5 March

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

Total Sale: £8,468,995

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

Realised - £546,100

Editions

Takashi Murakami

My Sincerity to You

£1,500

Editions

Takashi Murakami

School Entrance Ceremony

£4,000

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.

Total Sale: £14,847,966

Banksy

Brick Handbag - 2019

House Brick, leather and metal hardware | Edition of 5 Unique Variants | 20.8 x 23 x 12.5cm

Estimated - £40,000 - £60,000

Realised - £81,900

Tracey Emin

This Is Another Place - 2007

Soft pink Neon | Edition of 3 | 97 x 211 cm)

Estimated: £40,000 - £60,000

Realised - £226,800

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

Realised - £57,960

Originals

Tracey Emin

There Was Fire In My Eyes

£55,000

Damien Hirst

A Summers Day - 2002

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

Estimated - £250,000 - £350,000

Realised - £504,000

Editions

Damien Hirst

H18-4 Splendour

£9,000

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

Realised - £635,000

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

Realised - £508,000

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.

Tracey Emin

Meet Me In Heaven I WIll Wait For You - 2004

Pink Neon | Edition of 3 | 58 x 170cm

Estimated - £60,00 - £80,000

Realised - £165,100

Takashi Murakami

Murakami.Flower #6463 Meander - 2022

Acrylic on Canvas | Original | Signed and dated by the artist | 60.3 x 60.3 cm

Estimated - £60,000 - £80,000

Realised - £63,500

Charlotte Bain

Art Consultant

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