A rare and record-shattering Francis Bacon triptych that became the most expensive art work ever sold at auction helped Christie’s New York Post-War & Contemporary Art evening sale to blow past pre-sale expectations, bringing in a total of $691,583,000. The tally defied its $470.5-670.4 million pre-sale estimate, as 63 of the 69 lots offered sold for a buy-in rate of nine percent by lot, and only two percent by value. This two-hour-long historic sale became the highest-priced auction in any category, trumping the $495 million watermark set by Christie’s in the same category last May.
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Francis Bacon’s “Three Studies of Lucian Freud” (1969) blew past estimates to sell for $142,405,000, setting a new record.
VIDEO: Christies Sale brings in more than $691.5 million !
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