Alexander Calder, Fleur Jaune, hanging mobile- painted sheet metal and wire, 1963 © Christie’s Images Ltd. 2007

NEW YORK.- Yesterday's Morning and Afternoon Sessions of Post-War & Contemporary Art fetched $93,097,200, setting a new record total for Post-War and Contemporary Art day sales. The James Christie Room was ablaze with intense bidding, more than fifty Christie's employees were on the phones with clients and the Christie’s LIVE™ bidding feature was active. Highlights in the Morning Session included Alexander Calder's hanging mobile Fleur Jaune ($1,384,000) and Willem de Kooning's Untitled ($1,384,000) while the Afternoon Session continued to demonstrate the unquenchable thirst for all things contemporary with Zhang Xiaogang's The Sisters (The Grand Family no. 7) ($1,160,000) and Keith Haring's Untitled ($2,840,000), the super cool cover of the afternoon catalogue. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=20291

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, oil and tape on paper collage laid down on board © Christie’s Images Ltd. 2007