2020
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See also : Pink diamond Cui Ruzhuo Banksy Hypercars French cars Bugatti Automobiles McLaren
See also : Pink diamond Cui Ruzhuo Banksy Hypercars French cars Bugatti Automobiles McLaren
2020 The Eternal Pink
2023 SOLD for $ 35M by Sotheby's
The Fancy Vivid Purplish Pink is a Type IIa pink with shades of purple. A multi-faceted cut improves the displaying of both colors and of their mingling. A Fancy vivid purplish pink internally flawless weighing 10.64 carats was sold for HK $ 156M by Sotheby's on October 7, 2019, lot 1820.
The Eternal Pink is a cushion mixed-cut Fancy Vivid Purplish Pink weighing 10.57 carats in an Internally Flawless clarity. The GIA is describing it as a stunning specimen, attesting an intense color saturation. Similar colors were found in much smaller diamonds in the now closed Argyle mine in Australia.
It had been cut by Diacore in New York City from a 23.78 carat rough discovered in 2020 in Botswana.
Flanked by two diamonds on a ring, it was sold for $ 35M by Sotheby's on June 8, 2023, lot 62. It is a price per carat of US $ 3.3M.
The Eternal Pink is a cushion mixed-cut Fancy Vivid Purplish Pink weighing 10.57 carats in an Internally Flawless clarity. The GIA is describing it as a stunning specimen, attesting an intense color saturation. Similar colors were found in much smaller diamonds in the now closed Argyle mine in Australia.
It had been cut by Diacore in New York City from a 23.78 carat rough discovered in 2020 in Botswana.
Flanked by two diamonds on a ring, it was sold for $ 35M by Sotheby's on June 8, 2023, lot 62. It is a price per carat of US $ 3.3M.
The 10.57 carat "Eternal Pink" diamond could sell for more than $35 million at auction, potentially breaking records https://t.co/kWuOCXYt1N
— Bloomberg (@business) March 29, 2023
#AuctionUpdate The Eternal Pink diamond sells for $34.8 million at #SothebysNewYork today during the Magnificent Jewels Auction, presented in partnership with @Silversea, setting a new world auction record for a Fancy Purplish-Pink diamond. pic.twitter.com/5aJuLdnCAT
— Sotheby's (@Sothebys) June 8, 2023
2020 Listening to the Rain by Cui Ruzhuo
2020 SOLD for RMB 173M by Poly
Listening to the Rain and Sleeping in the Lotus Pond in Autumn, handscroll in color on paper 43 x 960 cm painted by Cui Ruzhuo in 2020, was sold for RMB 173M by Poly on October 16, 2020, lot 1633.
It expresses a continuous light summer rain falling on an infinite lotus pond with its blooming flowers and wind on the lotus leaves.
It expresses a continuous light summer rain falling on an infinite lotus pond with its blooming flowers and wind on the lotus leaves.
2020 Game Changer by Banksy
2021 SOLD for £ 16.8M by Christie's
In the spring of 2020, in each country, everyone discovers the existence of superheroes, people like you and me, very keen of doing their daily work with perseverance and abnegation : the frontline health staff, which was until then mostly distinguished by the press for social and wage demands.
On May 6, 2020, Banksy hangs at the University Hospital Southampton an oil on canvas 91 x 91 cm, clearly visible to staff and patients. This work incorporates the artist's social humor, but without his usual irreverence. It is the message of hope that people increasingly need, one year after the global expansion of the pandemic.
The work is named Game Changer. This title is descriptive. It features a kneeling kid brandishing his new toy, a Superman-inspired masked nurse flying to our rescue. The outdated toys, Batman and Spiderman, are in the bin. The visual effect is not forgotten. In this freehand painting in black line, the only color is the Red Cross clearly visible on the nurse's uniform.
Banksy promised that this work would be sold to benefit the National Health Service. He keeps his word. Game Changer was sold for £ 16.8M from a lower estimate of £ 2.5M by Christie's on March 23, 2021, lot 6. At Southampton Hospital, hope will not be lost : a replica has been installed in place of the original.
The lot was offered with a saleroom notice :
"The artist wishes to thank the British Red Cross for authorising the use of the Red Cross emblem in this work. The red cross symbol is restricted by law in order to preserve its protective function during armed conflicts."
On May 6, 2020, Banksy hangs at the University Hospital Southampton an oil on canvas 91 x 91 cm, clearly visible to staff and patients. This work incorporates the artist's social humor, but without his usual irreverence. It is the message of hope that people increasingly need, one year after the global expansion of the pandemic.
The work is named Game Changer. This title is descriptive. It features a kneeling kid brandishing his new toy, a Superman-inspired masked nurse flying to our rescue. The outdated toys, Batman and Spiderman, are in the bin. The visual effect is not forgotten. In this freehand painting in black line, the only color is the Red Cross clearly visible on the nurse's uniform.
Banksy promised that this work would be sold to benefit the National Health Service. He keeps his word. Game Changer was sold for £ 16.8M from a lower estimate of £ 2.5M by Christie's on March 23, 2021, lot 6. At Southampton Hospital, hope will not be lost : a replica has been installed in place of the original.
The lot was offered with a saleroom notice :
"The artist wishes to thank the British Red Cross for authorising the use of the Red Cross emblem in this work. The red cross symbol is restricted by law in order to preserve its protective function during armed conflicts."
2020 Light Haze Days by Nara
2022 SOLD for $ 12M by Sotheby's
Endlessly in the history of mankind, a new generation has the hope to have a better life. Each generation is nevertheless disturbed by local disasters. The shock after the Fukushima disaster had a major impact on Nara's art.
In 2020 in Los Angeles the biggest retrospective scheduled for the artist was cancelled for the reason of the coronavirus pandemic. Back in Japan, he considered the new global unrest.
His artistic response is featuring his signature small girl in a full front bust portrait. This 220 x 195 cm acrylic on canvas is titled Light Haze Days / Study, or Light Haze Daze / Study by homophony. Study means that the artist presents this specific painting as the start of a new era.
The ever innocent child is now getting rid of the mood for defense and revenge of the millennials. The gaze is expressing the naive hope for a better world. The pictural technique is also changed, with the line drawing superseded by a pressing touch providing a kaleidoscope of vibrant colors in head and clothing.
Light Haze Days / Study was sold for $ 12M from a lower estimate of $ 9M by Sotheby's on November 16, 2022, lot 8.
In 2020 in Los Angeles the biggest retrospective scheduled for the artist was cancelled for the reason of the coronavirus pandemic. Back in Japan, he considered the new global unrest.
His artistic response is featuring his signature small girl in a full front bust portrait. This 220 x 195 cm acrylic on canvas is titled Light Haze Days / Study, or Light Haze Daze / Study by homophony. Study means that the artist presents this specific painting as the start of a new era.
The ever innocent child is now getting rid of the mood for defense and revenge of the millennials. The gaze is expressing the naive hope for a better world. The pictural technique is also changed, with the line drawing superseded by a pressing touch providing a kaleidoscope of vibrant colors in head and clothing.
Light Haze Days / Study was sold for $ 12M from a lower estimate of $ 9M by Sotheby's on November 16, 2022, lot 8.
2020 Bugatti Divo
2025 SOLD for $ 8.6M by Bonhams
The Divo was revealed by Bugatti during the 2018 Monterey Car Week. Divo was a racing driver who twice won the Targa Florio for Bugatti in the 1920s. It is also the Italian word for Star. The original net price tag was € 5 millions.
A two door coupe road legal car focused on track performances, the Divo comes in the follow of the Chiron of which it kept the W16 turbocharged 8 liter engine. A weight saving and a massive rear wing enabled to improve its comfort and its driving enjoyment. The top speed is electronically limited to 380 km/h. The power output is unchanged from the Chiron at 1,479 hp.
40 units were assembled at Molsheim in 2020 and 2021, with Bugatti also in charge of the coach building. They were sold out in a single day to Chiron owners solicited by the company. A nice elephant insignia on a passenger's seat is a tribute to Rembrandt Bugatti, Ettore's younger brother.
The first Divo offered at auction was sold for $ 8.6M from a lower estimate of $ 7M by Bonhams on August 15, 2025, lot 196. It had been assembled in 2020 and exported to the USA. It is 800 miles from new at the time of cataloging.
A two door coupe road legal car focused on track performances, the Divo comes in the follow of the Chiron of which it kept the W16 turbocharged 8 liter engine. A weight saving and a massive rear wing enabled to improve its comfort and its driving enjoyment. The top speed is electronically limited to 380 km/h. The power output is unchanged from the Chiron at 1,479 hp.
40 units were assembled at Molsheim in 2020 and 2021, with Bugatti also in charge of the coach building. They were sold out in a single day to Chiron owners solicited by the company. A nice elephant insignia on a passenger's seat is a tribute to Rembrandt Bugatti, Ettore's younger brother.
The first Divo offered at auction was sold for $ 8.6M from a lower estimate of $ 7M by Bonhams on August 15, 2025, lot 196. It had been assembled in 2020 and exported to the USA. It is 800 miles from new at the time of cataloging.
2020-2021 Tyrannosaurus
2022 SOLD for $ 6.1M by Sotheby's
Maximus Rex (greatest king) is the name of the fossil skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex excavated over two seasons in 2020 and 2021. The beast is a contemporary neighbor of Stan and Sue from Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota.
Maximus was a large adult specimen. Its 135 cm skull is one of the best ever discovered with 30 of the 39 bones remaining, preserved in fine details. All the tooth bearing jaw elements are present with no less than 29 teeth in various states of completeness. Most of the post cranial has been destroyed by erosion.
The pathologies include bite marks and parasitic holes plus traces from bone infections. Insect borings suggest that the carcass had not been immediately covered.
The skull displayed on an iron pedestal was sold for $ 6.1M by Sotheby's on December 9, 2022, lot 1. Its articulated assembly with jaws opened includes casts of the missing bones.
The post cranial fragments are joined to the lot. Please watch the video shared by the auction house.
The skull is the major element enabling to distinct a Tyrannosaurus Rex from the other Tyrannosauridae species which include the albertosaurus and the slighty earlier gorgosaurus.
Maximus was a large adult specimen. Its 135 cm skull is one of the best ever discovered with 30 of the 39 bones remaining, preserved in fine details. All the tooth bearing jaw elements are present with no less than 29 teeth in various states of completeness. Most of the post cranial has been destroyed by erosion.
The pathologies include bite marks and parasitic holes plus traces from bone infections. Insect borings suggest that the carcass had not been immediately covered.
The skull displayed on an iron pedestal was sold for $ 6.1M by Sotheby's on December 9, 2022, lot 1. Its articulated assembly with jaws opened includes casts of the missing bones.
The post cranial fragments are joined to the lot. Please watch the video shared by the auction house.
The skull is the major element enabling to distinct a Tyrannosaurus Rex from the other Tyrannosauridae species which include the albertosaurus and the slighty earlier gorgosaurus.
A ferocious visitor has arrived at #SothebysNewYork! This fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex skull (named Maximus!) is one of the best and most complete of its kind ever discovered.
— Sotheby's (@Sothebys) November 8, 2022
Visit Maximus in our York Ave galleries before his auction this December. pic.twitter.com/7BaoweZFGP
2020 Sentinel by Leigh
2025 SOLD for $ 5.7M by Christie's
The activist African-American artist Simone Leigh is a tireless supporter of the social condition of black women. She re-interprets the African and African-American cultures in larger than life sculptures that may reach a high degree of abstraction. She was included by Time Magazine in the list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.
Sentinel IV is associating a big abstract half spheric hollowed head onto a thin standing nude female body. This 325 cm high bronze was cast in 2020 in an edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs. The number 3 with an original provenance from Hauser and Wirth art gallery in New York was sold for $ 5.7M from a lower estimate of $ 3.5M by Christie's on May 14, 2025, lot 24B.
In the same year an edition of 25 Sentinel IV bronzes 50 cm high was supported by Hauser and Wirth to benefit the non-profit organization Color Of Change in its efforts to combat racial injustice in the United States.
Response by Grock :
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Christie's @ChristiesInc May 15
After over 7 minutes of bidding, Simone Leigh's towering 'Sentinel IV' realises US$ 5,737,000, achieving a new #WorldRecord price for the artist.
Sentinel IV is associating a big abstract half spheric hollowed head onto a thin standing nude female body. This 325 cm high bronze was cast in 2020 in an edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs. The number 3 with an original provenance from Hauser and Wirth art gallery in New York was sold for $ 5.7M from a lower estimate of $ 3.5M by Christie's on May 14, 2025, lot 24B.
In the same year an edition of 25 Sentinel IV bronzes 50 cm high was supported by Hauser and Wirth to benefit the non-profit organization Color Of Change in its efforts to combat racial injustice in the United States.
Response by Grock :
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Christie's @ChristiesInc May 15
After over 7 minutes of bidding, Simone Leigh's towering 'Sentinel IV' realises US$ 5,737,000, achieving a new #WorldRecord price for the artist.
- The sculpture "Sentinel IV" by Simone Leigh, sold for $5.7 million at Christie's, draws inspiration from a Zulu ceremonial spoon used in South African wedding rituals, symbolizing the union of families, a cultural detail rarely highlighted in modern art auctions.
- Leigh's work reflects a decade-long focus on amplifying Black feminine representation, with "Sentinel IV"’s bronze form and faceless design challenging traditional Western sculptural norms, supported by her use of installation and social practice as documented in art historical analyses.
- The record-breaking sale on May 14, 2025, underscores a growing market for contemporary Black artists, with data from Christie's showing a 300% increase in auction prices for such works since 2015, challenging the dominance of pre-1875 Old Master paintings in high-value art sales.
2020 McLaren Speedtail
Intro
The F1, produced from 1992 to 1998, was in its time the only road car in McLaren's catalog. Times have changed a lot : in 2021 the brand is offering no less than nine models to hypercar enthusiasts.
Technology has also changed. The Speedtail, unveiled in 2018, is a continuation of the F1 by the originality of its three-seater cockpit with central driver position, but it uses the hybrid propulsion that McLaren had pioneered with the P1 model in 2013.
The Speedtail is the brand's most performing model, with a guaranteed top speed of 403 km/h and an acceleration to reach 300 km/h in 12.8 seconds. In a demonstration race one year ago, a Speedtail tied with a flying Jet F-35 on takeoff. It is true that the fighter plane was not favored by the two turns of the triangular course.
In this quest for record speed, McLaren appears to be the only manufacturer able to compete with the top-of-the-range models from Koenigsegg, Bugatti and Hennessey. By comparison, the LaFerrari's speed is 350 km/h.
According to the manufacturer's new wording, the Speedtail is a Hyper GT. The teardrop bodywork allows a large glazed space. Carbon fiber is widely used. At 1,430 kg empty, this 5.13 m long monocoque car is light in its category.
The production was limited to 106 units, a cool reference to its ancestor the F1 which had reached this figure. Its sale price excluding options was £ 1.6M before tax.
Technology has also changed. The Speedtail, unveiled in 2018, is a continuation of the F1 by the originality of its three-seater cockpit with central driver position, but it uses the hybrid propulsion that McLaren had pioneered with the P1 model in 2013.
The Speedtail is the brand's most performing model, with a guaranteed top speed of 403 km/h and an acceleration to reach 300 km/h in 12.8 seconds. In a demonstration race one year ago, a Speedtail tied with a flying Jet F-35 on takeoff. It is true that the fighter plane was not favored by the two turns of the triangular course.
In this quest for record speed, McLaren appears to be the only manufacturer able to compete with the top-of-the-range models from Koenigsegg, Bugatti and Hennessey. By comparison, the LaFerrari's speed is 350 km/h.
According to the manufacturer's new wording, the Speedtail is a Hyper GT. The teardrop bodywork allows a large glazed space. Carbon fiber is widely used. At 1,430 kg empty, this 5.13 m long monocoque car is light in its category.
The production was limited to 106 units, a cool reference to its ancestor the F1 which had reached this figure. Its sale price excluding options was £ 1.6M before tax.
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2021 SOLD for $ 3.3M by RM Sotheby's
The arrival at auction of a brand new car is an exceptional opportunity for enthusiasts excluded from McLaren's pre-selection. This car produced in 2020 was sold for $ 3.3M on January 22, 2021 by RM Sotheby's, lot 175.
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2021 SOLD for $ 3.14M by RM Sotheby's
A 2020 Speedtail with 396 miles from new was sold for $ 3.14M by RM Sotheby's on August 13, 2021, lot 256.
A 2020 Speedtail with 275 miles from new had been the second example exported to the USA. It was sold for $ 2.7M by RM Sotheby's on March 5, 2022, lot 143.
A 2020 Speedtail with 275 miles from new had been the second example exported to the USA. It was sold for $ 2.7M by RM Sotheby's on March 5, 2022, lot 143.
2020 After Henri Rousseau by Ghenie
2025 SOLD for HK$ 23.4M by Christie's
Half a century before the investigations on the Art Brut by Dubuffet, the Parisian art world was fascinated by the naive style of the self taught Douanier Rousseau, who sincerely believed that he was the best modern artist of his time.
Adrian Ghenie follows. In 2018 an exhibition titled Jungles in Paris gathers his works inspired by the two dominant environments displayed by the previous artist.
Painted in 2020 with a vivid palette, Untitled (After Henri Rousseau), oil on canvas 270 x 300 cm was sold for HK $ 23.4M from a lower estimate of HK $ 10M by Christie's on March 28, 2025, lot 9.
Adrian Ghenie follows. In 2018 an exhibition titled Jungles in Paris gathers his works inspired by the two dominant environments displayed by the previous artist.
Painted in 2020 with a vivid palette, Untitled (After Henri Rousseau), oil on canvas 270 x 300 cm was sold for HK $ 23.4M from a lower estimate of HK $ 10M by Christie's on March 28, 2025, lot 9.
