Sotheby's March 2017 Sales Of Impressionist & Modern Art In London Total $264.4 Million (£213.9 Million), A 40.7% Increase on the Same Sales Held One Year Ago

Sotheby's March 2017 Sales Of Impressionist & Modern Art In London Total $264.4 Million (£213.9 Million), A 40.7% Increase on the Same Sales Held One Year Ago

Led by the Highest Total Achieved for Any Auction Ever Held in London

Gustav Klimt's 'Bauerngarten' from 1907 Soars to $59.3 million (£48 million), A New Auction Record For Any Landscape by the Iconic Artist

57 Countries Participate In Series of Three Auctions

PR Newswire

LONDON, March 2, 2017

LONDON, March 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) March 2017 sales of Impressionist & Modern Art in London achieved $264.4 million (£213.9 million), exceeding their overall low estimate of $208.7 million (£175.5 million).  The results represent a 40.7% increase in Dollars and a 68.7% increase in Pounds on the same sales one year ago.  The series was anchored by an evening sale that achieved $240.8 million (£194.7 million), the highest for any auction held anywhere in London.  Six works were sold for more than $10 million each, including three paintings by Pablo Picasso and others by Gustav Klimt, Amedeo Modigliani and Paul Gauguin.  

"We are exceptionally pleased with the strong performance of our Modern and Impressionist sales in London," said Sotheby's President and CEO Tad Smith, adding, "These results are a testament to excellent teamwork by my talented colleagues combined with clients eager to buy quality works at the right prices." 

Sotheby's sales of Contemporary Art in London will take place next week on 8 & 9 March and carry a combined low estimate of $116.6 million (£93.3 million).

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*Estimates do not include buyer's premium. Prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer's premium and are net of any fees paid to the purchaser where the purchaser provided an irrevocable bid.

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