London Summer Auctions: Christie's and Sotheby's June 2019 Evening Sales Report

Key facts

• Christie's evening sale achieved over £45 million with 99% sold by value.
• Sotheby's evening sale totaled £69 million with a quarter of lots selling above estimate.
• Records were set at Christie's for Tschabalala Self (£300,000), Kara Walker (£320,000), Gerhard Richter tapestry (£850,000), Derek Boshier (£190,000), and Jonas Burgert (£340,000).
• At Sotheby's, records were set for Albert Oehlen (£5.3 million), Wols (£3.8 million), Toyin Ojih Odutola (£380,000), Pascale Marthine Tayou (£250,000), and Charline Von Heyl (£120,000).
• Banksy's 'Mona Lisa' sold for £600,000 at Christie's.
• Francis Bacon's small self-portrait sold for £14.3 million at Sotheby's.
• Art advisor Roberto Annicchiarico commented on the market's stability and London's practicality compared to New York.
• Lucio Fontana's works sold for £2 million (red) and £650,000 (white) at Sotheby's.