Pollock and Brancusi Join the $100 Million Club at Auction - The New York Times
A “drip” painting by the Abstract Expressionist sold for $181.2 million with fees, while a bronze head by the Romanian sculptor, from the S.I. Newhouse collection, brought in $107.6 million at Christie’s.
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| “Number 7A, 1948,” by Jackson Pollock, one of the treasures of S.I. Newhouse’s collection at Christie’s on Monday night, sold for $181.2 million with fees.Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo by George Etheredge for The New York Times |
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| Constantin Brancusi’s bronze-and-gold-leaf sculpture “Danaïde,” from around 1913, carried a $100 million estimate and sold for $107.6 million with fees. It was in the S.I. Newhouse collection at Christie’s.Succession Brancusi/All rights reserved (Adagp); Photo by George Etheredge for The New York Times |
