Auction Sales
Jackson Pollock's Number 7A, 1948 sold for $181.2 million at Christie's in New York, becoming the fourth most expensive work ever sold at auction. The previous auction record for a Pollock work was $61.2 million, set in 2021.
Constantin Brâncuși's bronze head Danaïde sold for $107.6 million, topping its previous record of $71.2 million set in 2018.
Mark Rothko's No. 15 (Two Greens and Red Stripe) sold for $98.4 million, breaking his previous record of $86.9 million from 2012.
Joan Miró's Portrait of Madame K sold for $53.5 million, surpassing his previous record of $37 million from 2012.
Other Notable Sales
- Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for $236.4 million, becoming the second most expensive work ever sold at auction.
- Frida Kahlo's The Dream (The Bed) sold for $54.7 million, a record for a painting by a female artist.
- Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi remains the most expensive painting ever sold at auction, purchased for $450 million in 2017.
Statements from Christie's
"It is with this work that Pollock finally frees himself from the shackles of conventional easel painting and produces one of the first truly abstract paintings in the history of art."