Christie's Spanish Art Sale

Saturday, 04 October 2008 00:01

 

MADRID, SPAIN -  Yesterday's Spanish Art Sale held in Madrid totaled €5.575.450 / £4,404,606 / $7,749,876 USD. The sale's top lot was the painting "Matisse como pretexto" by Manolo Valdés, which achieved €505.000 and set new a world record for the artist.

Juan Varez, Managing Director of Christie's Spain, commented: "Christie's Spanish Art art sale witnessed a packed saleroom and continued its tradition of setting strong prices works by Spanish Contemporary artists. This evening's sale established ten world auction records for artists Manolo Valdés, Pablo Palazuelo, Baltasar Lobo, Juan Uslé, Martín Chirino, Moisés Villèlia, Agustín Esteve y Marqués, Susy Gómez, Daniel G. Verbis, and Guillermo Pérez Villalta."

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