Records Set in the Day Sales

The auction record for Barkley L. Hendricks was smashed twice within one sale. Taking the top slot was The Way You Look Tonight (1981), which sold for $960,500 (est. $200,000-$300,000). Earlier in the auction, Innocence & Friend (1977) had made a record for the artist when it sold for $396,500 (est. $100,000-$150,000). A third work Yocks (1975) also sold for $942,500 (est. $300,000-$400,000). The artist, who recently passed away, will be featured in the next New Orleans Triennial (“Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp”). Image courtesy Sotheby's

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$1.7m, Sean Scully, Landline Sea (2015), est. $600,000-$800,000 at Sotheby’s

$1.2m, Sam Francis, Untitled (1958), est. $400,000-$600,000 at Sotheby’s (record for work on paper by the artist)

$960,500, Barkley L. Hendricks, The Way You Look Tonight/Diagonal Graciousness (1981), est. $200,000-$300,000 at Sotheby’s

$871,500, Franz West, Untitled (2011), est. $600,000-$800,000 at Christie’s

$672,500, Jack Whitten, Epsilon Group, III (1976), est. $150,000-$200,000 at Sotheby’s

$162,500, Sylvie Fleury, Mushroom (Starchrom III Evo 1- Rage Extreme GP-Holographie Glitter) (2008); Mushroom (UG Autowave blau-met Libelle 55-483-x Stardust) (2008); Mushroom (UG Silber met-Auotwave CM 308 C4-Black Jade-Amber Gold) (2008), est. $70,000-$100,000 at Christie’s

$162,500, Niele Toroni, Empreintes de pinceau nº 50 répétées à intervalles régulieres (1971), est. $80,000-$120,000 at Christie’s

$87,500, Suzan Frecon, Composition with Orange and Green 3 (2007), est. $60,000-$80,000 at Sotheby’s

$68,750, Shara Hughes, Rock Collection (2007), est. $6,000-$8,000 at Sotheby’s

$68,750, Julia Wachtel, Landscape No. 13 (backyard) (1990), est. $60,000-$80,000 at Phillips

$56,250, Sarah Crowner, New Red Form (2014), est. $15,000-$20,000 at Christie’s

$43,750, Kon Trubkovich, Too Close To Heaven (2012), est. $25,000-$35,000 at Sotheby’s

$37,500, John Giorno, I AM WAITING IN LINE WITH MY GROCERIES AND I WANT TO GET AWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT (1989), est. $30,000-$40,000 at Christie’s

$30,000, Anne Collier, Studio Floor #1 (Marilyn) (2009), est. $15,000-$20,000 at Phillips

$30,000, Jackie Saccoccio, Portrait (Perspective) (2012), est. $7,000-$10,000 at Sotheby’s

$23,750, Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Ceviche and Peruvian Meat (2011), est. $10,000-$15,000 at Phillips

$10,625, Jon Rafman, 8 Rue Valette, Pompertuzat, Midi-Pyrenees, France (2011), est. $6,000-$8,000 at Sotheby’s

$8,750, Chie Fueki, Significant Moment (2005), est. $10,000-$15,000 at Phillips

$8,125, Derek Fordjour, Untitled (Girl with trophy) (2015), est. $8,000-$12,000 at Phillips

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