NEW YORK, NY.- In addition to the exceptional results for Andy Warhol, further Pop Art highlights included Roy Lichtenstein’s Forms in Space, 1985, selling for more than double the pre-sale estimate (£113,400). David Hockney's Paper Pools sold for £69,300, a record for this subject matter by the artist.

Works by modern masters Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Marc Chagall also performed strongly. Highlights included Picasso’s Femme au Corsage à Fleurs, 1958, which sold for £94,500, against a low estimate of £50,000, Marc Chagall’s Les Amoureux de la Tour Eiffel, 1960 (£27,720) and Joan Miró’s Le Chasseur de Pieuvres, 1969 (£13,860).

As part of the Prints & Multiples March 2022 season in London, ‘Laugh now but one day we’ll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions’ Online Sale closed on 15 March 2022, and realised a total of: £2,615,886, selling 90% by lot.

Strong prices were achieved for Banksy’s Banksquiat (Grey), 2019, selling for £163,800, more than double the pre-sale estimate and achieved a world record for the subject together with Choose your Weapon (VIP Gold) (£239,400), the first time the gold colourway of this edition had been available at auction. Stik’s Lovers (Yellow), 2011, achieved £56,700, setting a world record for a screenprint by the artist. Further notable results included Grayson Perry’s Map of Days, 2013, (£63,000) while Yayoi Kusama’s Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow), 2000 and Pumpkin 2000 (Red), 2000 realised prices of £47,880 and £40,320 respectively.

Christie’s Prints & Multiples sales continue with the Prints & Multiples live auction in New York on 21 and 22 April 2022.