Could there be a better time for Damien Hirst’s Epic Fail Auction?

Edit: (The answer is yes but, the world’s collectors don’t seem phased)

The Beholder is by far the best and most functional distribution site for artists to sell their craft.  Not a lot of fluff in it and the ‘view all’ works awesome too.  Above is a great photo by Fabian Geyrhalter entitled ‘Walking on Water’.

And thankfully, Puff Daddy is nowhere in sight.

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Barry McGee (b. 1966)
Untitled
acrylic on three attached canvases
85½ x 105 in. (217.1 x 266.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1990

Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000

Lot 65: Christie’s first open post war & contemporary art, 9 September 2008
New York, Rockefeller Plaza

These are notable lots that are coming up for auction in the month of September.

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SWOON (WITH DAVID ELLIS) Zahra, 2007 estimate £8 - 12k ($14,091.20 - $21,136.8) Sold for £13750 ($24,219.25)

It seems as of late that there has been a mad dash to the club entrance of the Auction world, and Saturday’s Auction at Phillips de Pury showed that the discerning collector is back to being the bouncer.  Great pieces did well and familiar names held up against an uncertain economy. Some others, not as great. Observers remarked that it may have had something to do with a wet London morning. In any case, the good work sold, which shows there is no rush to abandon hope in this new sector of the art market.  After the jump, some sales highlights.

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