Phillips London Evening Sale totals £15 million, with Mitchell and Basquiat leading

Phillips held its Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in London on March 6, 2025, achieving a total of £15 million. The sale had a 90% sell-through rate by lot and 87% by value, though many lots sold below low estimates. Top lot was Joan Mitchell's 'Canada II' (1975), which sold for £2,710,000, below its £3-5 million estimate. Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Pattya' (1984) fetched £1,681,500 (estimate £2-3 million), and Christopher Wool's 'Lester's Sister (My Brain)' (2020) sold for £1,379,000 (estimate £1.2-1.8 million). New auction records were set for Nathanaëlle Herbelin (Max, 2015-2022, sold for £57,150) and Florian Krewer (Untitled, sold for £40,640). Ding Shilun's 'The adoption of the maiden' (2021) sold for £114,300, far above its £20,000-30,000 estimate, marking his first auction result. Approximately 75% of the 29 lots were fresh to market.