출판그룹 콘데 나스트 대표 S.I. 뉴하우스 소장품

크리스티 뉴욕 경매 프리뷰 전시 사상 최다 관람객 

 

Auctioneer Adrien Meyer sells Jackson Pollock's Number 7A, 1948 the top lot of Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse, for $181.2 million. Photo: Courtesy Christie’s

 

크리스티 뉴욕이 5월 18일 '20세기 미술 이브닝 세일'에서  11억 2천만 달러의 매출을 올리며, 경매 사상 두번째 최고가를 올렸다. 

 

잭슨 폴락의 추상화 'Number 7A'(1948)가 1억 8천120만 달러, 콘스탄틴 브랑쿠시의 청동 두상 '다나이데(Danaïde, 1913)는 1억 760만 달러에 낙찰되며 두 작가 모두 경매사상 최고가를 기록했다. 이번 경매에선 S.I. 뉴하우스 개인 소장품(Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse)의 16점이 총 6억 3천100만 달러를 올렸다. 

 

폴락의 'Number 7A'는 1948년 롱아일랜드 이스트햄턴 인근 스프링스에 살던 폴락이 헛간 바닥에 펼쳐둔 캔버스 위로 유화물감과 에나멜을 뿌리고, 흘리고, 쏟아부어 소용돌이치는듯한 드리핑 기업으로 제작한 회화다. 오는 10월 메트로폴리탄뮤지엄은 폴락과 부인 리 크래스너의 듀오전 'Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous, 10/3-1/31, 2027'을 열 예정이다. 

 

 

Constantin Brancusi, Danaïde, circa 1913. Photo: Courtesy Christie’s

 

루마니아 출신 조각가 브랑쿠시가 헝가리 출신 미술학도 마르기트 포가니를 묘사한 '다나이데'는 추정가 1억 달러를 훨씬 넘겼다. 뉴하우스는 2002년 이 조각을 당시 조각 경매 사상 최고가인 1천820만 달러(현재 가치 약 3천300만 달러)에 매입했다. 

 

S.I. 뉴하우스의 본명은 사무일 어빙 뉴하우스 주니어(Samuel Irving "Si" Newhouse Jr., 1927-2017)로 미디어 그룹인 어드밴스 퍼블리케이션스(Advance Publications)의 회장이자, 출판사 콘데 나스트(Condé Nast)를 반세기 동안 이끈 출판 거물이다. 콘데 나스트는 보그(Vogue), 베니티 페어(Vanity Fair), 더 뉴요커(The New Yorker), GQ 등의 모기업이다. 뉴하우스는 현대미술 수집가이기도 했다. 출판사들을 거느렸지만, 뉴하우스는 자서전 'A Memo to my Children'을 개인 출판했다. 

 

경매에 앞서서 10일간 록펠러센터 크리스티 뉴욕에서 열린 전시회는 2만명에 육박하는 관람객을 끌어모으며, 경매 프리뷰 전시 중 역대 최다 관람객 기록을 세웠다. 이번 경매는 당초 예상 액을 웃도는 가격에 팔려나갔다. NYT는 이는 뉴하우스 외에도 로버트 므누신(Robert Mnuchin), 아그네스 건드(Agnes Gund), 헨리 맥닐 주니어(Henry McNeil Jr.) 등의 컬렉션이 최근 경매에 내놓은 걸작들의 힘입어, 수년간 침체기를 겪던 미술 시장의 최상위층이 다시 활기를 되찾고 있음을 보여주는 최신 징후라고 분석했다. 

 

Records:

#Jackson Pollock, Number 7A, 1948 – Price realized: $181,185,000

#Constantin Brancusi, Danaïde – Price realized: $107,585,000

#Mark Rothko, 15 (Two Greens and Red Stripe) – Price realized: $98,385,000

#Joan Miro, Portrait de Madame K. - Price realized: $53,535,000

#Alice Neel, Mother and Child (Nancy and Olivia) – Price realized: $5,687,000

#Remedios Varo, Energía cósmica (Inspiración) – Price realized: $4,467,000 - for work on paper

#Henri Matisse, Nature morte, fougeres et grenades– Price realized: $4,833,000 – for ink on paper

#Aleksandr Rodchenko, Maquette for 'War of the Future' – Price realized: $1,524,000 – record for a work on paper, second highest price for artist

 

 

Pollock and Brancusi Join the $100 Million Club at Auction

A “drip” painting by the Abstract Expressionist sold for $181.2 million with fees, while a bronze head by the Romanian sculptor brought in $107.6 million at Christie’s, both from the S.I. Newhouse collection.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/arts/design/pollock-brancusi-christies-auction.html

 

 

Christie's Commences Spring Marquee Week With $1.1 Billion in Sales in A Single Night

 

Jackson Pollock Masterpiece Sells for Record $181.2 Million - Records Set for: Pollock | Brancusi | Rothko | Miro | Neel - Records Set in Medium for: Varo | Rodchenko | Matisse - The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse Achieves $631 Million | S.I. Newhouse Collection Second Ever to Surpass $1 Billion at Auction

 

NEW YORK – History was made Monday, May 18, 2026 at Christie's New York—for just the second time in history, a single night of auctions totaled more than $1 billion. Back-to-back sales: Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse and the 20th Century Evening Sale realized a combined total of $1,121,126,500, selling 97% by lot, with strong global participation and bidding across all regions. Two defining artists of the twentieth century, Jackson Pollock and Constantin Brancusi established new benchmarks, each eclipsing the $100 million mark, with Pollock's seminal Number 7A, 1948 from the collection of S.I. Newhouse selling for $181.2 million after seven minutes of intense bidding in the room and on telephones. The Brancusi sold for $107.6 million, the second highest total for a sculpture of all time at auction.

 

The palpable excitement in the saleroom followed a 10-day exhibition that broke the attendance record for any sale exhibition preview at Christie's Rockefeller Center with nearly 20,000 visitors. The success of the evening stood as both a brilliant beginning to the May Marquee Week in New York, as well as a continuation of the success of the 20/21 spring season beginning in March with the London and Hong Kong sales, carrying on through to April in Paris.

 

Max Carter, Christie's Global Chairman of 20th and 21st Century Art, remarked: “We were deeply honored to be entrusted with once-in-a-lifetime masterpieces from the collection of S.I. Newhouse, as well as so many more works by some of the most admired and accomplished collectors of all time. The extraordinary energy, spirited bidding, and $1.1 billion result speak for themselves: the market embraced this historic opportunity, and the unrivaled team of experts at Christie's rose to the occasion. I could not be prouder of what the team has accomplished."

 

The night began with Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse achieving a total of $631 million. The collection commenced with the sale of Pablo Picasso's Tête de femme, which sold for $14.5 million, nearly double the high estimate. After four minutes of spirited bidding, from that point on the sale had rapid fire bidding, applause and record-breaking prices.

 

Together with three prior sales from Mr. Newhouse's collection sold at Christie's in 2018, 2019 and 2023, the Newhouse Collection tonight reached a cumulative total of $1.05 billion becoming the second highest in history after the collection of Paul Allen, the only other collection to exceed $1 billion. The sale was led by Pollock's Number 7A, 1948 selling for $181.2 million, three times the previous auction record, followed by Brancusi's Danaïde, which sold for $107.6 million, among the top two prices for any sculpture to sell at auction setting a world record.

 

Building on the night's momentum, the 20th Century Evening Sale totaled $490.3 million, selling 96% by lot, and 99% by value. The top lot of the sale was a dramatic 1964 Mark Rothko canvas from the collection of Agnes Gund, which saw spirited participation, selling to a bidder on the phone for $98.4 million—a new record for the iconic artist. In total, the collection of Agnes Gund realized $150.8 million.

 

Artists across movements, mediums and geographies saw exceptional results, including notable highlights: Pierre-Auguste Renoir's masterwork La femme aux lilas (Portrait de Nini Lopez) achieving $28.2 million, Roy Lichtenstein's Pop icon Anxious Girl, selling for $46.1 million, and Remedios Varo's Energía cósmica (Inspiración) establishing a record for a work on paper for the Surrealist at $4.5 million. The night was marked by lively bidding, including an example by Claude Monet, Pommiers, Vétheuil, which sold for $19.6 million after almost five minutes of bidding, doubling its high estimate, and Mother and Child (Nancy and Olivia) by Alice Neel, which after six minutes of bidding sold for triple its high estimate and established a new record for the artist at a price of $5.7 million.

 

Rachael White Young, Co-Head of the 20th Century Evening Sale, remarked, “We were thrilled with the outcome of tonight's sales. Among countless superlative moments, the record-breaking results for the Mark Rothko canvas from the collection of Agnes Gund was particularly powerful, and a testament to the inimitable Ms. Gund and her lasting legacy.”

 

Paige Kestenman, Co-Head of the 20th Century Evening Sale, remarked, “This season we were humbled to offer works from the most historic and important collectors of the twentieth century, including S.I. Newhouse, Agnes Gund and Lorinda Payson de Roulet among others. We were pleased to see the enthusiasm of our team was matched by our clients and delighted by the eager and engaged bidding from start to finish. We're looking forward to carrying this spirit and excitement through to the rest of this remarkable week.”

https://www.christies.com

 

 

 

*천재 화가와 두 여인 <1> '미국의 반 고흐' 잭슨 폴락

*천재화가와 두 여인 <2> '잭슨 폴락의 구원자' 리 크래스너 

*천재화가와 두 여인 <3> '뉴욕화단의 팜므 파탈' 루스 클리그만 

*천재화가와 두 여인 <4> 폴락-크래스너 하우스 

*잭슨 폴락 회고전(1934-1954)@MoMA, 3015

*빵굽는 화가 잭슨 폴락 요리책 Dinner with Jackson Pollock 출간

*잭슨 폴락과 오네트 콜만과 재즈