Auction house Phillips’ Under The Influence sales are renowned as barometers of current art market taste and future trends. For the final Under the Influence Sale of the year in London on December 10, Phillips has brought together 221 lots of contemporary art by blue-chip, mid-career, and emerging artists with a pre-sale low estimate of £1,665,500 and a pre-sale high estimate of £2,408,000.Tamila Kerimova, Head of Under The Influence, London, said “We are delighted to close 2014 with this strong offering at our Berkeley Square space. Our highlights include a small scale canvas by Andy Warhol from his Toy Series from 1983 at £60,000 - 80,000, two lace paintings by Mark Flood, Adam McEwen’s obituary of Caster Semenya, and a ‘Star constellation painting’ by Ugo Rondinone.“The sale is also full of young material, including Michael Manning, Ryan Estep, Christian Rosa, Leo Gabin, Parker Ito, Nina Beier, Hugh Scott-Douglas, Dan Rees, and our cover lot Michael Staniak. We are introducing Erik Lindman and Paul Cowan to auction for the first time. This sale is a great entry point to the contemporary art world for young collectors.”In addition to the works highlighted by Phillips, BLOUIN ARTINFO is particularly keen Antony Gormley’s stainless steel sculpture “Crystal” 2006, Florian Slotawa’s eclectic installation “SG.02,” 2006, Mai-Thu Perret’s textile work “Frozen Waves” 2010, Gavin Turk’s painted wood sculpture “Silent Candle” 2007, and Spartacus Chetwynd’s mixed media work “The Fairy Feller” 2003.View the full catalogue here.Follow @UK_ARTINFO
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