Bonhams Concludes Modern & Contemporary Art Online Sale

Bonhams concluded its Modern & Contemporary Art Online auction, which realized $1,360,566. The sale saw 121 of 165 lots find buyers, representing a 73.3% sell-through rate. Among the leading lots, Malcolm Morley's Flight of Icarus carried an estimate of $60,000 to $80,000. Several other works carried estimates of $30,000 to $50,000, including Death Maiden by Xenia Hausner, Clematis viticella by John Armleder, El niño dormido by Eduardo Abela, Drawing Lesson in Black by Pat Steir, and Self Portrait with Picasso by Sue Williams. This auction represents Bonhams's #6 sale of 26 concluded this year by realized value. Year to date, Bonhams has realized $10,873,484 across sales with an overall sell-through rate of 80.5%. Across all of its auctions this year, the house's year-to-date total stands at $23,630,644. In the broader art category, where Phillips leads, the total realized across all tracked houses is $234,676,452, with a category-average sell-through of 83.8%.