Yves Klein’s “Relief éponge” Sells for $9,149,790 at Christie’s Contemporary Art Sale

The top price was paid for "Relief éponge" or (RE47II) by Yves Klein (1928-1962) which sold for $9,149,790 at Christie's (estimate: £5 to £7 million)

LONDON.- The Post-War and Contemporary
Art Evening Sale took place the evening at
Christie’s and realized £39,149,500 / $61,073,220
/ €44,278,085 selling 90% by lot and 96% by value. The sale had a pre-sale
estimate of £26,290,000 to £38,260,000.
 At the evening’s auction, 9 works of
art sold for £1 million (16 over $1 million)
. Buyers (by lot / by
origin) were 33% UK, 41% Europe, 22% Americas and 4% Asia.

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