Take it to the Banksy: Art world's revered prankster and provocateur leads Heritage Auctions event
Banksy (b. 1974), NOLA (White Rain), 2008. Screenprint in colors on Arches paper, 29-3/4 x 21-1/2 inches. Sold for: $162,500.
DALLAS, TX
.-Heritage Auctions' latest Prints & Multiples Signature Auction, held Thursday, fetched $1.9 million. That nearly doubled the pre-auction estimate for the 81-lot event, due in large part to the overwhelming interest in works by Banksy, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, KAWS and David Hockney, among others.
More than 500 bidders from around the globe participated in the auction, which was close to a complete sell-out.
"This was a blockbuster event filled with a who's-who of blue-chip artists," says Taylor Curry, the New York-based consignment director in Heritage's Modern & Contemporary Art category. "So it's absolutely no surprise that we saw collectors respond accordingly."