Cy Twombly, untitled , 2006, acrylic on canvas,
84 5⁄8 by 66 1⁄8 inches, initialed “CT” upper left, sold for $12,042,200. Courtesy of Phillips.
LONDON — In an auction of contemporary art that tallied $47.8 million on October 14, Phillips sold all 36 offerings, achieving the highest results in London since the company began hosting sales here in 2006.
The “white glove” sale, so called because 100 percent of the lots sold, was led by an untitled 2006 work by Cy Twombly, its large and exuberant loops propelling the canvas to $12,042,200. In the same sale, auction records were set for Mark Bradford, Yoshimoto Nara and Danh Vo. Bradford’s “Constitution IV,” 2013, sold for $5,743,320, while Nara’s “Missing in Action,” 2000, realized $3,019,480 and Danh Vo’s “VJ Star,” 2010, an American flag made with gold leaf on cardboard, went out at $915,800.
