NEW YORK CITY — Andy Warhol’s “Endangered Species,” 1983, set a new world record for a numbered edition when it sold for $725,000, including the buyer’s premium, in Heritage Auctions’ debut of modern and contemporary art in Manhattan. The October 28 auction—the first of two such sales planned this season—garnered more than $3.8 million on just 21 lots. Heritage’s second modern and contemporary art offering will take place November 14 in Dallas.

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), “Endangered Species,” 1983, ten screenprints in colors on Lenox museum board, 38 by 38 inches, set a record when it sold for $725,000 at Heritage Auctions debut modern and contemporary art auction on October 28.

“New York’s modern and contemporary art community gave Heritage Auctions a warm, warm welcome,” said Leon Benrimon, Heritage’s New York director of modern and contemporary art. “We put together a strong selection – unique artworks you couldn’t find anywhere else – and it’s clear collectors respected the selection and the overall character of what Heritage can bring to market.”

The list of top sellers included a Robert Motherwell making its auction debut following more than 40 years in a private collection. Untitled (ochre with black line), 1972-73/1974, went to $965,000. Another extraordinary find, “Surveillance Camera,” 2010, by Ai Weiwei, sold for $401,000. “Ai Weiwei’s works rarely come to auction and we were happy it received the exposure it deserved,” Benrimon said.

A complete review of the auction will appear in a future issue of Antiques and The Arts Weekly.