• Auction 14442

    Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction

    6 October 2017, London

    SALE TOTAL: 99,522,750 (GBP)
55 Lots for Sale 14442
Lot 1
Grayson Perry (b. 1960)
Saint Claire 37 wanks across Northern Spain
glazed earthenware
33 x 22 x 22in. (84 x 56 x 56cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($104,560 - $156,840)

price realized
£200,000
($261,400)
Lot 2
Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968)
Paper Drop (Star)
c-print in artist’s frame
image: 53 x 78¾in. (135 x 200cm.)
overall: 57 x 82 5/8in. (145 x 210cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($261,400 - $392,100)

price realized
£392,750
($513,324)
Lot 3
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)
Goodbye to the Bay of Naples
oil on wood
22 x 26 3/8in. (55.9 x 66.9cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($522,800 - $784,200)

price realized
£1,688,750
($2,207,196)
Lot 4
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)
The Green Château
oil on wood
38 5/8 x 48 3/8in. (98 x 123cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($653,500 - $914,900)

price realized
£1,328,750
($1,736,676)
Lot 6
Georg Baselitz (b. 1938)
Dreieck zwischen Arm und Rumpf (Triangle between Arm and Torso)
oil on canvas
98½ x 78 5/8in. (250 x 200cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,568,400 - $2,352,600)

price realized
£1,568,750
($2,050,356)
Lot 7
David Salle (b. 1952)
Mingus in Mexico
oil and acrylic on canvas
95 1/8 x 122 3/8in. (241.5 x 311cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($392,100 - $653,500)

price realized
£608,750
($795,636)
Lot 8
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Red Skull
acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas
60 x 60in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm.)
estimate
£12,000,000 - £18,000,000

price realized
£16,546,250
($21,625,948)
Lot 9
Peter Halley (b. 1953)
The Place
acrylic, fluorescent acrylic, and Rolla-A-Tex on two attached canvases
overall: 95½ x 85 7/8in. (242.5 x 218cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($156,840 - $235,260)

price realized
£344,750
($450,588)
Lot 10
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Untitled
felt tip, wax crayon, charcoal, ink and graphite
14 x 11in. (35.6 x 27.9cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($653,500 - $914,900)

price realized
£1,868,750
($2,442,456)
Lot 11
Julian Schnabel (b. 1951)
Marc François Auboire
oil, plates and bondo on wood
72 x 60 x 6 1/8in. (183 x 152.5 x 15.5cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($261,400 - $392,100)

price realized
£368,750
($481,956)
Lot 12
Jean-Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol (1960-1988 & 1928-1987)
Keep Frozen (General Electric)
acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
95 x 80in. (241.5 x 203.4cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,568,400 - $2,352,600)

price realized
£1,688,750
($2,207,196)
Lot 13
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Beautiful, why don't you just kiss my fucking tits painting
household gloss on canvas
diameter: 83¼in. (211.5cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($326,750 - $457,450)

price realized
£452,750
($591,744)
Lot 14
Antony Gormley (B. 1950)
A Case for an Angel I
plaster, fibreglass, lead, steel and air
77½ x 337¾ x 18 1/8in. (197 x 858 x 46cm.)
estimate
£5,000,000 - £7,000,000
($6,535,000 - $9,149,000)

price realized
£5,296,250
($6,922,198)
Lot 15
Jenny Saville (b. 1970)
Cindy
oil on canvas
22 1/8 x 18 1/8in. (56 x 46cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($522,800 - $784,200)

price realized
£608,750
($795,636)
Lot 17
Cecily Brown (b. 1969)
Lady with a Little Dog
oil on canvas
104 x 89in. (264.2 x 226cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($1,045,600 - $1,568,400)

price realized
£1,448,750
($1,893,516)
Lot 18
Hurvin Anderson (b. 1965)
Country Club: Chicken Wire
oil on canvas
94½ x 136¾ in. (240 x 347.3cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($914,900 - $1,307,000)

price realized
£2,648,750
($3,461,916)
Lot 19
Peter Doig (b. 1959)
Camp Forestia
oil on canvas
67 x 67in. (170 x 170cm.)
estimate
£14,000,000 - £18,000,000
($18,298,000 - $23,526,001)

price realized
£15,421,250
($20,155,573)
Lot 20
Hurvin Anderson (b. 1965)
Mount Royal (Lac des Castors)
oil on canvas
102 x 76in. (259 x 193cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($522,800 - $784,200)

price realized
£1,568,750
($2,050,356)
Lot 21
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
After Rubens' Samson and Delilah
oil on canvas
50 3/8 x 54 3/8in. (128 x 138cm.)
estimate
£1,800,000 - £2,500,000
($2,352,600 - $3,267,500)

price realized
£3,721,250
($4,863,673)
Lot 21 A
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Head with Raised Arm
oil on canvas
24 x 20in. (61 x 50.7cm.)
estimate
£7,000,000 - £10,000,000
($9,149,000 - $13,070,000)

price realized
£11,483,750
($15,009,261)
Lot 24
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
Untitled (Study for Kaiser Wilhelm Institute)
oil and Xerox collage on canvas
48½ x 79 5/8in. (123.2 x 202.2cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($914,900 - $1,307,000)

price realized
£1,208,750
($1,579,836)
Lot 25
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild
oil on canvas
20 1/8 x 17 3/8in. (51 x 44cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($1,045,600 - $1,568,400)

price realized
£1,088,750
($1,422,996)
Lot 26
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Laßt tausend Blumen blühen (Let a thousand flowers bloom)
oil, acrylic, shellac, charcoal and photographic paper on canvas, in three parts
overall: 98 3/8 x 230 3/8 x 3 7/8in. (252 x 585 x 10cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($1,045,600 - $1,568,400)

price realized
£1,988,750
($2,599,296)
Lot 27
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Banlieue (Suburb)
oil on canvas
35½ x 46in. (90 x 116.5cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($1,045,600 - $1,568,400)

price realized
£1,028,750
($1,344,576)
Lot 28
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Both Poles
acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on paper mounted on canvas with tied wood supports
72½ x 72¼in. (184.2 x 183.5cm.)
estimate
£3,000,000 - £4,000,000
($3,921,000 - $5,228,000)

price realized
£3,777,500
($4,937,192)
Lot 29
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Paysage Minéralogique
oil and canvas collage on canvas
47 x 36¼in. (119.4 x 92cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($914,900 - $1,307,000)

price realized
£728,750
($952,476)
Lot 30
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Lycian drawing
oil, wax crayon and pencil on paper
39¼ x 27½in. (99.7 x 69.9cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,307,000 - $1,960,500)

price realized
£1,808,750
($2,364,036)
Lot 32
Christo (B. 1935)
Green Show Window
enamel paint on wood and Plexiglas, with pegboard
86 ¼ x 47 ¾ x 3 ¾in. (219 x 121.3 x 9.6cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($235,260 - $326,750)

price realized
£212,500
($277,737)
Lot 33
Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012)
Arquitectura (Architecture)
mixed media on canvas
64 1/8 x 64 1/8in. (163 x 163cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($914,900 - $1,307,000)

price realized
£1,208,750
($1,579,836)
Lot 34
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Untitled Blue Monochrome (IKB 107)
dry pigment and synthetic resin on canvas laid down on panel
11 ¾ x 25 ¼in. (29.8 x 64.2cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,568,400 - $2,352,600)

price realized
£1,328,750
($1,736,676)
Lot 36
Roman Opalka (1931-2011)
1965/1-8 detail-1194480-1215202
acrylic on canvas
77 3/8 x 53 ¼in. (196.5 x 135.2cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($522,800 - $784,200)

price realized
£632,750
($827,004)
Lot 37
Bridget Riley (b. 1931)
Java
oil on linen
86¼ x 71¾in. (219.1 x 182.2cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($1,045,600 - $1,568,400)

price realized
£968,750
($1,266,156)
Lot 38
John Chamberlain (1927-2011)
Air Diamonds
painted steel and lacquer
106¾ x 54¾ x 50in. (271 x 139 x 123cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($914,900 - $1,307,000)

price realized
£788,750
($1,030,896)
Lot 40
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
Untitled (Orange and Yellow)
acrylic on paper mounted on canvas
71 5/8 x 38½in. (182 x 97.8cm.)
estimate
($5,228,000 - $7,842,000)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 41
Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)
Untitled
stainless steel and lacquer
71 x 71 x 16in. (180.5 x 180.5 x 41cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($653,500 - $914,900)

price realized
£848,750
($1,109,316)
Lot 42
Park Seo-Bo (b. 1931)
Écriture No. 2 ? 75
pencil and oil on canvas
51¼ x 76 3/8in. (130 x 194cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,200,000
($914,900 - $1,568,400)

price realized
£728,750
($952,476)
Lot 43
Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968)
Freischwimmer 120
c-print in artist's frame
72 x 96in. (182.9 x 243.8cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £400,000
($392,100 - $522,800)

price realized
£368,750
($481,956)
Lot 44
Thomas Schütte (b. 1954)
Study For 'Die Fremden' (The Strangers)
gouache and crayon on paper
43 3/8 x 78in. (110 x 198cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($261,400 - $392,100)

price realized
£236,750
($309,432)
Lot 45
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Music Always
oil, enamel and acrylic on printed fabric
94 5/8 x 78 3/8in. (240.5 x 199cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,568,400 - $2,352,600)

price realized
£1,448,750
($1,893,516)
Lot 46
Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)
Mehl in der Wurst (Flour in the Sausage)
oil and lacquer on canvas
29 3/8 x 20 7/8in. (74.6 x 53cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($653,500 - $914,900)

price realized
£920,750
($1,203,420)
Lot 47
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
Turning Point 1
oil on canvas
59¼ x 118 3/8in. (150.5 x 300.5cm.)
estimate
£2,000,000 - £4,000,000
($2,614,000 - $5,228,000)

price realized
£2,408,750
($3,148,236)
Lot 48
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
...Loves Body (Erfüllung, Haupt, Einheit)
oil, resin and plastic collage on canvas
78¾ x 78¾ (200 x 200cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($784,200 - $1,045,600)

price realized
£668,750
($874,056)
Lot 49
Georg Baselitz (b. 1938)
Die Schwalbe (The Swallow)
oil on canvas
51 3/8 x 63 7/8in. (130.5 x 162.2cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($914,900 - $1,307,000)

price realized
£728,750
($952,476)
Lot 52
Imi Knoebel (b. 1940)
London I
acrylic on aluminium, in three parts
each: 96½ x 48 x 4in. (245 x 122 x 10.5cm.)
overall: 96½ x 144 x 4in. (245 x 366 x 10.5cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($261,400 - $392,100)

price realized
£248,750
($325,116)
Lot 53
Mark Grotjahn (b. 1968)
Untitled (White Butterfly)
oil on linen
30 x 30in. (76.2 x 76.2cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,568,400 - $2,352,600)

price realized
£1,388,750
($1,815,096)
Lot 54
Tony Bevan (b. 1951)
Corridor
acrylic and charcoal on canvas
105¾ x 82in. (268.5 x 208.3cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($91,490 - $130,700)

price realized
£112,500
($147,037)
Lot 55
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)
Hysterical
fabric, stainless steel, glass, wood and lead
70 x 24 x 24in. (177.8 x 60.9 x 60.9 cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($914,900 - $1,307,000)

price realized
£848,750
($1,109,316)
Lot 56
David Salle (b. 1952)
A Couple of Centuries
acrylic and oil on canvas, in two parts
overall: 110 ¼ x 159 7/8in. (280 x 406.5cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($261,400 - $392,100)

price realized
£308,750
($403,536)
Lot 57
Carroll Dunham (b. 1949)
The Second Green Planet
vinyl, acrylic and pencil on canvas
84 x 54in. (213.5 x 137.2cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($261,400 - $392,100)

price realized
£236,750
($309,432)
Lot 58
Amy Sillman (b. 1966)
The New Land
oil on canvas
78 x 66in. (198 x 167.8cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($130,700 - $196,050)

price realized
£440,750
($576,060)
Lot 59
Dexter Dalwood (b. 1960)
Kurt Cobain's Greenhouse
oil on canvas
83 7/8 x 102in. (213 x 259.1cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($65,350 - $91,490)

price realized
£93,750
($122,531)
Lot 60
Bridget Riley (b. 1931)
Into Place
oil on linen
65 x 63 1/8in. (165.1 x 160cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($522,800 - $784,200)

price realized
£440,750
($576,060)
Lot 61
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
The Secret Life of Plants
oil, emulsion, shellac, acrylic, chalk, glue and plaster coated branches on lead laid down on canvas
77 x 113in. (196 x 287.5cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($522,800 - $784,200)

price realized
£464,750
($607,428)
Lot 62
Manolo Millares (1926-1972)
Cuadro 121
mixed media on burlap
51¼ x 64in. (130 x 162.3cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £500,000
($457,450 - $653,500)

price realized
£416,750
($544,692)
Lot 63
Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012)
Tot marró amb rellen (All Brown with Relief)
mixed media on canvas
23 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (60 x 81cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($130,700 - $196,050)

price realized
£137,500
($179,712)
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