• Auction 2891

    Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

    12 November 2014, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 852,887,000 (USD)
76 Lots for Sale 2891
Lot 1
Seth Price (b. 1973)
Vintage Bomber
vacuum formed high-impact polystyrene

47 7/8 x 36 1/8 in. (122 x 92 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$785,000
Lot 2
Georg Baselitz (b. 1938)
Der Brückechor (The Brücke Chorus)
oil on canvas

110 x 177 1/8 in. (279.5 x 450 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$7,445,000
Lot 3
Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Poised
oil on canvas

68 x 81 in. (172.7 x 205.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$5,541,000
Lot 4
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Girl in Mirror
porcelain enamel on steel

42 x 42 x 2 in. (106.7 x 106.7 x 5.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$6,885,000
Lot 5
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Untitled (687-4)
oil on canvas

44 1/8 x 40 1/4 in. (112 x 102.2 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$9,125,000
Lot 6
Robert Gober (b. 1954)
Three Urinals
three elements - enamel, plaster, wire, lath and wood

each: 21 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 14 in. (55.2 x 39.3 x 35.5 cm.)
(3)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $4,500,000

price realized
$3,525,000
Lot 7
Christopher Wool (b. 1955)
Untitled
enamel on aluminum

108 x 72 in. (274.5 x 182.8 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$14,165,000
Lot 8
Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929)
White No. 28
oil on canvas

58 1/8 x 43 3/4 in. (147.6 x 111.1 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$7,109,000
Lot 9
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Triple Elvis [Ferus Type]
silkscreen ink and silver paint on linen

82 x 69 in. (208.3 x 175.3 cm.)
estimate
$75,000,000 - $75,000,001

price realized
$81,925,000
Lot 10
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Four Marlons
silkscreen ink on unprimed linen

81 x 65 in. (205.7 x 165.1 cm.)
estimate
$60,000,000 - $60,000,001

price realized
$69,605,000
Lot 11
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Radio on Royal Blue
oil and ink on paper

15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$3,301,000
Lot 12
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Reflections on the Prom
oil and Magna on canvas

74 x 90 in. (188 x 228.6 cm.)
estimate
$16,000,000 - $16,000,001

price realized
$21,445,000
Lot 13
Cindy Sherman (B. 1954)
Untitled Film Stills
twenty one gelatin silver prints

estimate
$6,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$6,773,000
Lot 14
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Self-Portrait
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas

20 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

price realized
$11,365,000
Lot 15
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Hot Dog
graphite, brush and India ink, pochoir and lithographic rubbing crayon on Japanese paper

26 1/2 x 50 in. (67.3 x 127 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$4,421,000
Lot 16
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Little Electric Chair
acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen

22 x 28 in. (55.8 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $5,500,000

price realized
$6,045,000
Lot 17
Bruce Nauman (b. 1941)
William T. Wiley or Ray Johnson Trap
gelatin silver print

60 1/4 x 41 1/4 in. (153 x 104.7 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$665,000
Lot 18
Bruce Nauman (b. 1941)
Device to Hold a Box at a Slight Angle
fiberglass and polyester resin

29 5/8 x 23 1/2 x 30 in. (75.2 x 59.6 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$1,565,000
Lot 19
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
10 ¢
brush and india ink on paper

22 1/2 x 30 1/4 in. (57.1 x 76.8 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$2,741,000
Lot 20
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled
oil based house paint and wax crayon on canvas

61 1/4 x 74 3/4 in. (155.5 x 190 cm.)
estimate
$35,000,000 - $55,000,000

price realized
$69,605,000
Lot 21
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Clamdigger
bronze

59 1/2 x 29 5/8 x 23 3/4 in. (151.1 x 75.2 x 60.3 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 - $35,000,000

price realized
$29,285,000
Lot 22
Kazuo Shiraga (1924-2008)
BB56
oil on canvas

51 1/8 x 38 1/4 in. (129.8 x 97.1 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$4,869,000
Lot 23
Franz Kline (1910-1962)
King Oliver
oil on canvas

99 x 77 1/2 in. (251.4 x 196.8 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 - $35,000,000

price realized
$26,485,000
Lot 24
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Untitled XXIV
oil on canvas

77 x 88 in. (195.5 x 223.5 cm.)
estimate
$9,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$17,525,000
Lot 25
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Landscape with Figures
oil and Magna on canvas

64 x 100 in. (162.6 x 254 cm.)
estimate
$15,000,000 - $20,000,000

price realized
$18,085,000
Lot 26
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Five Deaths on Orange
acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen

30 3/16 x 30 3/16 in. (76.6 x 76.6 cm.)
estimate
$8,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$11,365,000
Lot 27
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Brillo Box, Campbell's Tomato Juice Box, Heinz Tomato Ketchup Box, Del Monte...
four boxes-silkscreen inks and house paint on plywood

Brillo: 17 x 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 43.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Campbell's: 10 x 19 x 9 1/2 in. (25.4 x 48.3 x 24.1 cm.)
Heinz: 8 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (21.6 x 39.4 x 26.7 cm.)
Del Monte: 9 1/2 x 15 x 12 in. (24.1 x 38.1 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $4,500,000

price realized
$4,197,000
Lot 28
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Sunrise
oil, Magna and graphite on canvas

36 1/8 x 68 3/8 in. (91.7 x 173.6 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$16,405,000
Lot 29
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Small Campbell's Soup Can (Chili Beef)
casein, metallic paint and graphite on canvas

20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$6,500,000 - $8,500,000

price realized
$7,445,000
Lot 30
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Smash
oil on canvas

71 3/4 x 67 in. (182.2 x 170.1 cm.)
estimate
$15,000,000 - $20,000,000

price realized
$30,405,000
Lot 31
Sturtevant (1926-2014)
Lichtenstein, Frighten Girl
oil and graphite on canvas

45 1/2 x 63 3/4 in. (115.6 x 161.9 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$3,413,000
Lot 33
Jeff Koons (b. 1955)
Pink Panther
porcelain

41 x 20 1/2 x 19 in. (104.1 x 52.1 x 48.3 cm.)
estimate
$8,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$15,845,000
Lot 34
Robert Ryman (b. 1930)
Link
oil on linen with four steel fasteners and four six-sided bolts

76 x 72 in. (193 x 182.9 cm.)
estimate
$8,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$11,365,000
Lot 35
Donald Judd (1928-1994)
Untitled (Bernstein 93-1)
brass and green Plexiglas

ten elements - each: 9 x 40 x 31 in. (22.9 x 101.6 x 78.7 cm.)
overall: 180 x 40 x 31 in. (457.2 x 101.6 x 78.7 cm.)
(9)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $9,000,000

price realized
$7,445,000
Lot 36
Peter Doig (b. 1959)
Pine House (Rooms for Rent)
oil on canvas

70 x 90 3/4 in. (180 x 230.5 cm.)
estimate
$16,000,000 - $16,000,001

price realized
$18,085,000
Lot 37
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild (648-3)
oil on canvas

88 3/4 x 78 3/4 in. (225.4 x 200 cm.)
estimate
$20,000,000 - $30,000,000

price realized
$31,525,000
Lot 38
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Demo (848-3)
oil on canvas

24 3/8 x 24 3/8 in. (62 x 62 cm)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $10,000,000

price realized
$8,005,000
Lot 39
Christopher Wool (b. 1955)
Untitled
enamel on aluminum

90 x 60 in. (228.6 x 152.4 cm.)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $9,000,000

price realized
$8,901,000
Lot 40
Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997)
Untitled
oil on canvas

95 1/4 x 79 3/8 in. (241.9 x 201.6 cm.)
estimate
$15,000,000 - $20,000,000

price realized
$22,565,000
Lot 41
Mark Tansey (b. 1949)
Land Fall
oil on canvas

85 1/2 x 101 1/2 in. (217.2 x 257.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$5,765,000
Lot 42
Jeff Koons (B. 1955)
Balloon Monkey (Orange)
mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating

150 x 235 x 126 in. (381 x 596.9 x 320 cm.)
estimate
$20,000,000 - $30,000,000

price realized
$25,925,000
Lot 43
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild (774-4)
oil on canvas

78 3/4 x 70 7/8 in. (200 x 180 cm.)
estimate
$14,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$16,965,000
Lot 44
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Untitled III
oil on canvas

76 5/8 x 87 3/8 in. (194.6 x 221.9 cm)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$14,725,000
Lot 45
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Seated Figure
oil on canvas

60 1/8 x 47 in. (152.8 x 119.5 cm.)
estimate
$40,000,000 - $60,000,000

price realized
$44,965,000
Lot 46
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Untitled [Flemish Princess]
wood box construction--wood, printed paper collage, paint, metal and glass

21 3/8 x 12 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (54.2 x 32.3 x 8.2 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$533,000
Lot 47
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Aviary [Cockatoo and Watches]
wood box construction--wood, paint, glass, metal and printed paper collage, with music box

16 1/4 x 17 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (41.2 x 43.4 x 11.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$4,757,000
Lot 48
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Soap Bubble Set
wood box construction--wood, printed paper collage, paint, glass, clay pipe, glass marbles, metal, velvet and cork

15 1/4 x 20 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (38.7 x 51.7 x 8.8 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$581,000
Lot 50
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Untitled (Beehive, Thimble Forest)
wood box construction--wood, paint, glass, thimbles, mirrors, pins, painted sawdust and glass marbles

3 3/4 x 7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (9.5 x 19.3 x 19.3 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$185,000
Lot 51
Lucian Freud (1922-2011)
Julie and Martin
48 x 60 in. (122 x 152.2 cm.)

Painted in 2001.
estimate
$15,000,000 - $20,000,000

price realized
$16,965,000
Lot 52
Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)
The Little Ambassador
acrylic on canvas

78 x 52 in. (198.1 x 132 cm.)
estimate
$900,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,805,000
Lot 53
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Diamond Dust Shoes
synthetic polymer, silkscreen ink and diamond dust on canvas

90 x 70 in. (228.6 x 177.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$2,045,000
Lot 55
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Self-Portrait
synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen inks on canvas

79 x 79 in. (203 x 203 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 56
Peter Doig (b. 1959)
Briey (Interior)
oil on canvas

98 1/2 x 76 3/4 in. (250.1 x 194.9 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 57
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Untitled (Head)
acrylic and oilstick on paper

30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$3,749,000
Lot 59
Thomas Schütte (b. 1954)
Vater Staat, dressed
bronze, artist’s clothes and cord on steel base

figure: 19 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 5 in. (48.8 x 20.9 x 12.7 cm.)
base: 47 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (120 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm.)
overall: 66 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (168.9 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$1,205,000
Lot 60
Bruce Nauman (b. 1941)
Fish Fountain
cast bronze and copper

fountain: 49 1/2 in. (125.7 cm.)
basin diameter: 90 in. (228.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$2,045,000
Lot 61
Christopher Wool (b. 1955)
And If
enamel on aluminum

52 x 36 in. (132 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,500,000 - $6,500,000

price realized
$6,997,000
Lot 62
Richard Prince (b. 1949)
Nurse on Trial
inkjet and acrylic on canvas

75 x 52 in. (190.5 x 132.3 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$5,765,000
Lot 63
Lucian Freud (1922-2011)
Waste Ground, Paddington
oil on canvas

28 x 28 in. (71.1 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$6,000,000 - $9,000,000

price realized
$7,781,000
Lot 65
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Red and Pink
oil on canvas

80 1/8 x 65 7/8 in. (203.5 x 167.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$4,869,000
Lot 66
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Cross-Legged Figure
bronze with brown patina

24 x 18 x 15 1/8 in. (60.9 x 45.7 x 38.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$2,165,000
Lot 67
Arshile Gorky (1904-1948)
Child’s Companions
oil and graphite on canvas

34 1/8 x 46 1/8 in. (86.7 x 117.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$8,901,000
Lot 68
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Black I I
standing mobile--painted sheet metal and wire

40 x 33 x 18 in. (101.6 x 83.8 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$4,309,000
Lot 69
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)
Woman with Packages
bronze and steel

overall: 37 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 8 in. (95.2 x 85.1 x 20.3 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$785,000
Lot 70
David Smith (1906-1965)
Albany VIII
painted steel

26 1/2 x 16 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (67.3 x 42.2 x 29.8 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$1,205,000
Lot 71
Richard Prince (b. 1949)
The Wrong Joke
silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas

56 x 48 in. (142.2 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$3,189,000
Lot 72
Urs Fischer (B. 1973)
What if the Phone Rings
three elements-wax, pigment and wick

installation dimensions variable
Figure 1: 41¾ x 55 7/8 x 18 1/8 in. (106 x 142 x 46 cm.)
Figure 2: 78¾ x 21¼ x 18 1/8 in. (200 x 54 x 46 cm.)
Figure 3: 37 x 39 x 21¼ in. (94 x 99 x 54 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$2,741,000
Lot 73
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Blue Flower, Perforated Red
hanging mobile--painted sheet metal and wire

65 x 50 x 48 in. (165.1 x 127 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$3,077,000
Lot 74
Thomas Schütte (b. 1954)
Großer Geist Nr. 6
steel

116 x 53 x 32 in. (294.6 x 134.6 x 81.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $4,500,000

price realized
$3,301,000
Lot 75
Julie Mehretu (b. 1970)
Back to Gondwanaland
ink and acrylic on canvas

96 x 120 3/8 in. (244 x 305. 8 cm)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$1,805,000
Lot 76
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Big Red
hanging mobile--painted sheet metal, wire and rod

36 x 112 x 26 in. (91.4 x 284.5 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$5,765,000
Lot 77
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Mona Lisa
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas

50 1/8 x 40 1/8 in. (127.3 x 101.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$5,989,000
Lot 78
David Smith (1906-1965)
Untitled (Voltri)
steel

20 3/4 x 13 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (52.7 x 33.3 x 12 cm.)
estimate
$900,000 - $1,400,000

price realized
$1,085,000
Lot 79
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
Untitled
oil on canvas

36 1/8 x 82 1/4 in. (91.7 x 208.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$3,973,000
Lot 81
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
Untitled
oil on paper laid down on canvas

41 x 25 in. (104.1 x 63.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$5,541,000
Lot 82
Christopher Wool (b. 1955)
Untitled
alkyd and flashe on aluminum and steel

72 x 48 in. (182.8 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$1,325,000
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