MELBOURNE – In New York last month, Christie’s sold $745 million worth of postwar and contemporary art, the highest total that it has ever reached in a single auction. Among the higher-priced works sold were paintings by Barnett Newman, Francis Bacon, Mark Rothko, and Andy Warhol, each of which sold for more than $60 million.
墨尔本—上个月，佳士得拍卖行在纽约售出了7.45亿美元的战后和当代艺术品，这是其一次拍卖所达到的最高价格。成交的最高价是巴尼特·纽曼（Barnett Newman）、弗朗西斯·培根（Francis Bacon）、马克·罗斯科（Mark Rothko）和安迪·沃霍尔（Andy Warhol）等人的作品，每件在6,000万美元以上。据《纽约时报》报道，亚洲藏家在竞价中大出风头。