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Sale Results - Sale N08862 Latin American Art – Sessions I and II

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Sale Results New York

Sale N08862 Latin American Art - Sessions I and II 23 MAY 12

Grand Total:	$26,859,250 (£17,041,590)	Exch Rate:	0.63
Sold by Lot:	69.0%	Lots Offered:	229
Sold by Value:	73.8%	Lots Sold/Unsold:	158 / 71

Lot	Price	Estimate	Buyer
8	$4,562,500 (£2,894,804)	$2,000,000 - 3,000,000	South American Private

Wifredo Lam, Ídolo (Oya/Divinité de l'air et de la mort), 1944, oil and charcoal on canvas
***RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION***
31 $1,538,500 (£976,144) $600,000 - 800,000 Anonymous
Sergio Camargo, Hommage à Fontana, (Relief no. 129), 1967, painted wood construction
20 $1,172,500 (£743,925) $700,000 - 900,000 North American Private
Claudio Bravo, Ad Laudes, 1999, oil on canvas
34 $1,022,500 (£648,753) $400,000 - 600,000 North American Private
Jesús Rafael Soto, Sin título (Vibración amarilla y blanca), 1960, paint, albastine and metal wires on Masonite
***RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION***
11 $872,500 (£553,582) $700,000 - 900,000 North American Private
Armando Reverón, Desnudo detrás de la mantilla, circa 1946, tempera, chalk and charcoal on burlap
***RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION***
35 $662,500 (£420,341) $350,000 - 450,000 North American Private
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Chromo-Interference Mécanique, 1979, metal, paint, springs, and electric motors
33 $602,500 (£382,273) $200,000 - 300,000 South American Private
Gego (Gertrudis Goldschmidt), Dibujo sin papel, 1985, steel rods and threads
***RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION***
36 $602,500 (£382,273) $400,000 - 500,000 South American Private
Jesús Rafael Soto, Rhytmes Interferés, 1964, acrylic on wood with painted metal and nylon string
12 $554,500 (£351,818) $300,000 - 350,000 Anonymous
Fernando Botero, Donna Seduta, 2006, white marble,
32 $554,500 (£351,818) $250,000 - 350,000 South American Private
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Physichromie No 1.021, 1975, acrylic and plastic elements on metal backing
Specialist in Charge: Axel Stein Press Office Contact: Dan Abernethy +1 212 606 7176

Please note all prices include buyer's premium. Sale session totals are net aggregate figures plus premiums. Sotheby's buyer's premium is 25% of the hammer price on the first

$50,000, 20% of the hammer price up to and including $1,000,000, and 12% thereafter on each lot. **Estimates do not include buyer's premium**

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