Willem de Kooning's "Untitled XXV" became the most expensive postwar painting ever sold at auction last night at Christie's. It sold for $27.1 million. That may seem like small change in comparison to the prices at the recent Impressionist auction, but the evening totaled $239.7 million -- almost $20 million over expectations.
11.16.2006
Christie's Modern Art Auction
Willem de Kooning's "Untitled XXV" became the most expensive postwar painting ever sold at auction last night at Christie's. It sold for $27.1 million. That may seem like small change in comparison to the prices at the recent Impressionist auction, but the evening totaled $239.7 million -- almost $20 million over expectations.
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