Wednesday, April 13, 2011

ART+OBJECT's first major art auction of the year bucks trend of difficult market and economy


In front of a packed house A+O last night delivered the most successful major art auction in recent memory selling over one million dollars of art under the hammer, including the most major McCahon to come to market in over a decade. Some of the highlights included:


Michael Parekowhai, Bill Jarvis $9435

Don Driver, Horizontal Relief $17 155

Andy Warhol, Campbells Soup $25 160

Andy Warhol, Campbells Soup $25 160

Peter Stichbury, Walter Whitlow $60 620

Ralph Hotere, Mungo $20 585

Colin McCahon, He Calls for Elias $571 900

Julian Dashper, Untitled $19 440

Peter Robinson, In this Lost... $59 475

Colin McCahon, Kauri and White Pine $148 690

* all prices include buyer's premium


A Full list of prices realised will be published shortly