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Rothko painting sells for $91.8m in New York

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Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012
NEW YORK - A seminal abstract painting by Mark Rothko fetched a huge US$75.1 million at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday, while a new record was set for a Jackson Pollock drip painting on a night when the big spenders of the art world were out in force.

"No. 1 (Royal Red and Blue)" is seen by critics as one of the finest examples of Rothko's characteristic style - a seemingly simple, but arresting juxtaposition of blocks of colour.

The work described by Sotheby's as Rothko's "seminal, large-scale masterpiece" had been in the same collection for 30 years before coming to market.

The winning bid, reached after a prolonged bidding battle, was short of the record US$86.9 million paid for Rothko's "Orange, Red, Yellow" in New York at Christie's in May. But it was far over the pre-sale US$35-50 million estimate and highlighted a contemporary art auction full of big prizes.

Jackson Pollock's "Number 4, 1951," estimated at US$25-35 million, sold for US$40.4 million, an auction record for the abstract expressionist.

Gerhad Richter's "Abstraktes Bild" sold for US$17.4 million, and Willem de Kooning's "Abstraction" sold for US$19.7 million, compared to the pre-sale estimates of US$15-20 million.
 
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