Christie’s ~ The Dog Sale ~ Was a Success

Monday, 25 June 2007 09:35

NEW YORK CITY - Christie’s The Dog Sale was a success with a total sale of $2,169,840. Fifty lots were sold. Thomas Blinks, Waiting for the Guns, 1894 sold for $564,000, a world auction record for the artist. John Singer Sargent’s Pointy sold for $432,000. Jean-Léon Gérôme, Etude de Chien de Terra-Nuova, 1852 sold for $204,000. " Our next Sporting Art Sale will be on November 28 in New York,” said Clare McKeon, VP, British & Irish Art.

“We are very pleased with our inaugural Dog Sale, which achieved the highest ever total in this auction category. Several world auction records were achieved including for Thomas Blinks, which at $564,000 doubled the previous record. Another spectacular price was Sargent's very rare portrait of Pointy, which made $432,000, over five times the high estimate. There was very strong bidding amongst American private clients for works across the spectrum, from the academic portrait by Gérome to the whimsical sculpture of Niki de Saint Phalle, which showed the enduring appeal of this subject-matter."

Thomas Blinks (1860-1912) was a London painter specializing in sporting and animal pictures. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and Suffolk Street. He was considered one of the best Victorian painters of foxhounds.

About Christie’s

Christie’s is the world’s leading art business with global auction sales in 2006 that totaled £2.51 billion / $4.67 billion. This 36% increase over 2005 marks the highest total in company and in art auction history. Christie’s is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service, and international glamour. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie’s conducted the greatest auctions of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, and today remains a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful. Christie’s offers over 600 sales annually in over 80 categories. Christie’s also offers its clients worldwide access to its sales through Christie’s LIVE, its unique, real-time online bidding service.

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