Christie’s British art auction survives Brexit and sets £22m record for Henry Moore sculpture
A series of blue-chip consignments from different sectors of the market helped Christie’s ‘Defining British Art’ evening sale in London last night to a £99.5m total including premium. The auction offered paintings by major names including Joshua Reynolds, John Constable, Stanley Spencer, Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon but it was a Henry Moore sculpture that led proceedings, selling at £22m.
As with the Contemporary art auctions in London earlier in the week, the sale did not witness any ap…