Work: "Anno" (1984) Artist: Alighiero Boetti Price: Bought In Pre-Sale Estimate: £1.2-1.8 million ($1.9-2.8 million) Sale: Bonhams Contemporary Sale, October 2011
This work was the estimated top lot at the inaugural contemporary art auction at Bonhams in London this October. However, the huge pencil-on-paper composition failed to muster even a single bid from the room.
