Gray’s kicked off their first Post War & Contemporary auction on Wednesday November 5, setting records on the day leading to the second highest grossing auction in their 8 year history.

Leading the sale was Andy Warhol’s iconic screen print Moonwalk depicting Buzz Aldrin in neon pink standing on the moon next to the Stars & Stripes. Setting a new record at $120,000, this is the highest price achieved yet at auction for this work, well above its $40,000 – $60,000 estimate. The proceeds from the sale of this piece from collectors Ann and Norman Roulet, will benefit the Cleveland Institute of Art’s new Ann & Norman Roulet Student and Alumni Gallery.

Steven Campbell’s monumental Young Camper Discovering Grotto in the Ground also soared fetching $19,200 a new record for the Scottish artist. Todd Murphy’s King of the Birds from 1990 sold for $31,200 setting a world record for this artist.

Other notable sales included David Hockney’s Rain (from the Weather Series, 1973) which sold for $28,800, Francis Bacon’s August Series triptych fetched $31,200 and Gerhard Richter’s 1998 Guildenstern brought $36,000.

Gray’s Auctioneers and Appraisers is the premiere auction house in Northern Ohio, holding live auctions every month, accepting consignments daily and offering complimentary valuations for the community every day. For more information please contact Serena Harragin at 216.458.7695, or by email at serena@graysauctioneers.com.