"佳士得創下拍賣新紀錄"

專家說，收藏家可能將藝術視為很好的投資。

上週在紐約的佳士得拍賣會，創下拍賣史上銷售總額最高的新紀錄。總共70件當代藝術品的銷售加總達4億9500萬美元，其中只有四件最後沒有被賣出。這次總共破了16項拍賣會紀錄，有九件藝術品以超過一千萬美元的價格賣出，另外有23件競標價超過五百萬美金。

當晚最高的銷售，是傑克森波拉克1948年的滴畫作品《19號》，以5840萬美金拍出。其他值得注意的拍賣品，是羅伊李奇登斯坦的《戴花帽的女子》，拍出5610萬美元。還有米榭巴斯奇亞的《Dustheads》，在拍賣中也售得4880萬美元。

佳士得說，這項銷售紀錄反映了藝術市場的改變，而戰後暨當代藝術主任布雷特戈爾維說：「這項驚人的競標和價格新紀錄，反映出藝術市場的新紀元。」佳士得也說，推動目前拍賣的是一些新買家。

(Entertainment) Christies Sets Auction Record

Experts suggest that collectors may be seeing art as a good investment.

At Christies in New York last week, a new record was set for the highest sales total in auction history. The sale of 70 pieces of contemporary art went for a combined US$495 million, with only four of the pieces finishing the event unsold. A total of 16 auction house records were set, as nine works went under the hammer for over $10 million and a further 23 sold for over $5 million.

The biggest sale of the night was Jackson Pollocks drip painting Number 19, 1948, which was bought for $58.4 million. Other notable sales included Roy Lichtensteins Woman with Flowered Hat, which went for $56.1 million, and Dustheads, which was created by Michel Basquiat and fetched $48.8 million during the sale.

Christies said the record sale reflected a change in the art market, and Brett Gorvy, who heads up the houses post-war and contemporary art division, said: The remarkable bidding and record prices set reflect a new era in the art market. Christies also noted that it was new buyers who were driving current sales.

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