Bacon and Rothko works live up their reputations
Post-War sales at Christie’s (17.5/10% buyer’s premium) tend to be more predictable, less mercurial events than their cool contemporary outings and the established reputations of the artists invariably guarantee a procession of solid six-figure results.
Top performer at the February 6 event was Mark Rothko’s 1949 early abstract, No. 15, at an above-est…