Following the Post-War and Contemporary Art auctions in Paris on 5 & 6 December, Christies Post-War and Contemporary auctions 2017 were concluded in Amsterdam with continued success. The 12 & 13 December evening and day auctions, which took place at Amsterdams famous Westergasfabriek in the magnificent Zuiveringshal West, saw bidders from 42 countries and realised a combined total of 9,186,625 / $10,805,767 / £8,080,739, selling 86% by lot and 94% by value. The 12 & 13 December auctions continue the success of the Amsterdam Post-War sales since the inauguration in 2009, with average sell-through rates of 90% and an increase of 20% year on year, from totaling 13,980,838 in 2016 to 16,887,238 in 2017. The evening auction was led by Sigmar Polkes (1941-2010) Untitled (2005), which featured the motif of raster dots and scattered hand-painted spots that has defined Polkes work. The large scale p
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