It goes without saying that the biggest event in the art market this year was the blockbuster auction of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s art collection. It exceeded expectations, raking in a staggering $1.5 billion, the highest total ever achieved in a single auction. It was, frankly, an unprecedented bonanza.
“There’s never been an auction with so many eight- and nine-figure lots,” wrote Artnet News’s Katya Kazakina. “Of the 60 works on offer (one, a Magritte, was withdrawn ahead of the sale), five sold for more than $100 million each. An eye-popping 15 more sold for over $20 million each.”
Other lots that made the cut this month included Andy Warhol’s 1963 White Disaster (White Car Crash 19 Times), which brought in $85 million, surpassing its presale estimate of $80 million, and becoming the second most expensive work from the artist’s infamous “Death and Disaster” series. Piet Mondrian’s and Pablo Picasso’s Guitare sur une table were the top lots at Sotheby’s November 14 sale.
Below, see the full list of the top 15 most expensive artworks sold at auction last month.
Estimate: In excess of $100 million
Final Price: $149.2 million
Where & When: Christie’s New York, November 9, 2022
Estimate: $120 million
Final Price: $137.7 million
Where & When: Christie’s New York, November 9, 2022
Estimate: In excess of $100 million
Final Price: $117 million
Where & When: Christie’s New York, November 9, 2022
Estimate: In excess of $90 million
Final Price: $105.7 million
Where & When: Christie’s New York, November 9, 2022
Estimate: In excess of $90 million
Final Price: $104.5 million
Where & When: Christie’s New York, November 9, 2022
Estimate: In excess of $75 million
Final Price: $86 million
Where & When: Christie’s New York, November 9, 2022
Estimate: $80 million
Final Price: $85 million
Where & When: Sotheby’s New York, November 16, 2022
Estimate: Undisclosed
Final Price: $64.5 million
Where & When: Christie’s New York, November 9, 2022
Estimate: $45 million to $65 million
Final Price: $55 million
Where & When: Christie’s New York, November 9, 2022
Estimate: $45 million to $65 million
Final Price: $51.9 million
Where & When: Christie’s New York, November 9, 2022
Estimate: Undisclosed
Final Price: $51 million
Where & When: Sotheby’s New York, November 14, 2022
Estimate: In excess of $40 million
Final Price: $48 million
Where & When: Christie’s New York, November 9, 2022
Estimate: $35 million to $45 million
Final Price: $41.6 million
Where & When: Phillips New York, November 15, 2022
Estimate: $28 million to $35 million
Final Price: $39 million
Where & When: Christie’s New York, November 9, 2022
Estimate: Undisclosed
Final Price: $37 million
Where & When: Sotheby’s New York, November 14, 2022
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