Christies Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening and Day Sales concluded in Amsterdam with a total of 8,415,813 / $10,333,219 / £7,375,603 and outstanding sell-through rates of 90% by lot and 92% by value. Registered bidders from 36 countries demonstrate the continued global appeal in Amsterdam with notable participation from Asian clients. The season was led by Jean-Michel Basquiats work on paper Untitled, which sold for 727,500 / $893,276 / £637,599, more than double its low estimate of 300,000. The work was sold from the collection of the celebrated furniture designer and curator Martin Visser. Further works offered from Vissers collection included Georg Baselitzs Vier Streifen, Die Kuh (Four Stripes, The Cow) (118,750 / $145,813 / £104,500) and Heerenlux by Daan van Golden (100,000 / $122,790 / £88,000).
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