Warhol's Silver Car Crash sells for $105.4 million as seven artists set auction records at Sotheby's New York sale
At Sotheby's contemporary art sale in New York on November 13, 2013, seven artists achieved new auction price records. Andy Warhol's 1963 painting Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) led the event with a hammer price of $105.4 million. Other artists whose works surpassed previous auction highs included Cy Twombly, Agnes Martin, and Martin Kippenberger. This sale followed Christie's contemporary art auction on November 12, where Francis Bacon's 1969 triptych Three Studies of Lucian Freud sold for $142.4 million, becoming the most expensive artwork ever auctioned at that time. Bloomberg reported on the record-breaking sales. The consecutive events highlighted a period of intense market activity for high-value contemporary artworks.
Key facts
- Seven artists set new auction records at Sotheby's sale on November 13, 2013
- Andy Warhol's Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster), 1963 sold for $105.4 million
- Cy Twombly, Agnes Martin, and Martin Kippenberger were among artists achieving record prices
- The sale took place in New York
- Christie's held a contemporary art sale on November 12, 2013
- Francis Bacon's Three Studies of Lucian Freud, 1969 sold for $142.4 million at Christie's
- Bacon's work became the most expensive auctioned artwork to date at that time
- Bloomberg reported on the Sotheby's sale results
Entities
Artists
- Andy Warhol
- Cy Twombly
- Agnes Martin
- Martin Kippenberger
- Francis Bacon
- Lucian Freud
Institutions
- Sotheby's
- Christie's
- Bloomberg
- ArtReview
Locations
- New York
- United States