• Auction 17649

    Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale

    13 November 2019, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 325,259,750 (USD)
47 Lots for Sale 17649
Lot 1 B
Rashid Johnson (b. 1977)
Untitled Anxious Audience
black soap and wax on ceramic tiles
73 x 94 ¼ in. (185.4 x 239.4 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$879,000
Lot 3 B
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
The Lidless Eye
oil on canvas
15 ¾ x 13 ¾ in. (40 x 35 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$1,335,000
Lot 4 B
Mark Bradford (b. 1961)
Promise Land
mixed media collage on canvas
102 ½ x 144 ½ in. (260.3 x 367 cm.)
estimate
$6,500,000 - $8,500,000

price realized
$7,539,000
Lot 5 B
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Muhammad Ali
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$10,036,000
Lot 6 B
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Hurting the Word Radio #2
oil on canvas
59 x 55 ¼ in. (150 x 140.3 cm.)
estimate
$30,000,000 - $40,000,000

price realized
$52,485,000
Lot 7 B
Mark Tansey (b. 1949)
Myth of Depth II
oil on canvas
40 x 84 in. (101.6 x 213.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,375,000
Lot 9 B
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Sur la Terrasse
acrylic on canvas
108 x 84 in. (274.5 x 213.5 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 - $45,000,000

price realized
$29,501,250
Lot 10 B
Robert Ryman (1930-2019)
Times
oil on canvas
39 x 39 in. (99 x 99 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$5,723,000
Lot 11 B
Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015)
Red Curve VII
oil on canvas
111 x 83 ¼ in. (281.9 x 211.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$9,809,000
Lot 12 B
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Vogelfluglinie
oil on canvas
70 ¼ x 70 ¼ in. (178.5 x 178.5 cm.)
estimate
$18,000,000 - $25,000,000

price realized
$20,478,000
Lot 13 B
Vija Celmins (b. 1938)
Untitled (Night Sky #7)
charcoal on paper
22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$3,015,000
Lot 14 B
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Untitled
oil on canvas
98 ½ x 78 ¾ in. (250 x 200 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $5,500,000

price realized
$4,335,000
Lot 15 B
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Barbara (ANT 113)
dry pigment and synthetic resin on paper laid down on canvas
78 ¾ x 57 in. (200 x 145 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$15,597,500
Lot 16 B
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Kleine Treppe am Meer [Small Staircase at the Seaside]
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 39 3/8 in. (80 x 100 cm.)
estimate
$3,800,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$4,695,000
Lot 17 B
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study for Self-Portrait
oil on canvas
14 x 12 in. (35.3 x 31 cm.)
estimate
$8,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$9,014,500
Lot 18 B
Brice Marden (b. 1938)
Untitled (Grey)
oil on canvas
50 x 36 in. (127 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $5,500,000

price realized
$3,500,000
Lot 19 B
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled
acrylic on canvas
84 ¾ x 65 5/8 in. (215.2 x 166.3 cm.)
estimate
$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

price realized
$9,695,500
Lot 20 B
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Big Electric Chair
acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen
54 x 74 in. (137.5 x 187.3 cm.)
estimate
$18,000,000 - $25,000,000

price realized
$20,137,500
Lot 21 B
Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)
Gegen die zwei Supermächte—für eine Rote Schweiz [Against the Two...
spray paint on newspaper mounted on canvas
100 3/8 x 124 5/8 in. (255 x 316.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,175,000
Lot 22 B
Nicolas De Staël (1914-1955)
La Ciotat
oil on canvas
35 ¼ x 51 1/8 in. (89.5 x 130 cm.)
estimate
$4,500,000 - $6,500,000

price realized
$4,335,000
Lot 23 B
Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
Eine kleine Nachtmusik [A Nightly Love Song]
oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $4,500,000

price realized
$4,215,000
Lot 24 B
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)
Labyrinthine Tower
Siena marble
36 x 24 x 18 in. (91.4 x 61 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$2,075,000
Lot 25 B
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
Plowed Field
triptych—oil on canvas
overall: 112 x 213 in. (284.5 x 541 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$13,327,500
Lot 26 B
Alma Thomas (1891-1978)
A Fantastic Sunset
acrylic on canvas
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,200,000 - $2,800,000

price realized
$2,655,000
Lot 27 B
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
Ocean Park #108
oil on canvas
78 x 62 in. (198.1 x 157.5 cm.)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $9,000,000

price realized
$5,723,000
Lot 28 B
Barnett Newman (1905-1970)
Untitled 4, 1950
oil on canvas
74 x 6 in. (188 x 15.2 cm.)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $9,000,000

price realized
$10,490,000
Lot 29 B
Franz Kline (1910-1962)
Untitled
oil on canvas mounted on Masonite
42 x 33 in. (106.6 x 83.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,375,000
Lot 31 B
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Brown and White
oil and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas
25 x 37 in. (63.5 x 94 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,935,000
Lot 32 B
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild
oil on canvas
48 x 40 1/8 in. (122 x 102 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$4,575,000
Lot 34 B
Christopher Wool (b. 1955)
Untitled
enamel on linen
96 x 72 in. (243.8 x 182.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $5,500,000

price realized
$3,135,000
Lot 35 B
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Extra Cigarette
acrylic and oilstick on wood and glass window with chain
33 ¼ x 33 ¼ x 1 3/8 in. (84.4 x 84.4 x 3.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,500,000 - $7,500,000

price realized
$5,642,500
Lot 36 B
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Liquids, Gases and Solids
acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$4,575,000
Lot 38 B
Charles White (1918-1979)
Banner for Willie J
oil on canvas
58 ¼ x 50 1/8 in. (148 x 127.3 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,215,000
Lot 39 B
George Condo (b. 1957)
Silver and Yellow Double Head Composition
acrylic, metallic paint and pigment stick on linen
90 x 140 in. (228.6 x 355.6 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,495,000
Lot 40 B
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Unknown Pharaoh
Carrara marble
sculpture: 30 x 20 ½ x 11 ½ in. (75.9 x 52 x 29.5 cm.)
display cabinet: 94 ½ x 40 ½ x 31 ½ in. (240 x 103 x 80 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$735,000
Lot 41 B
Richard Prince (b. 1949)
Nurse Barclay's Dilemma
inkjet and acrylic on canvas
70 x 48 in. (177.8 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$4,500,000 - $6,500,000

price realized
$5,723,000
Lot 43 B
Mark Tansey (b. 1949)
End of History Victory Party
oil on canvas
77 x 108 in. (196 x 274.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,255,000
Lot 44 B
Donald Judd (1928-1994)
Untitled
ten elements—brass and green Plexiglas
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.)
estimate
$6,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$6,631,000
Lot 45 B
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Untitled
oil on canvas
59 x 54 ¾ in. (150 x 139 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $5,500,000

price realized
$4,115,000
Lot 46 B
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Palinodie
oil on canvas
39 ½ x 32 in. (100 x 81 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$4,575,000
Lot 48 B
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Table aux pièces d’histoire naturelle
oil on canvas
57 ½ x 45 in. (156 x 114 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$3,855,000
Lot 49 B
Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929)
Untitled
gouache and pastel on paper
31 x 23 ¼ in. (78.4 x 58.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$1,200,000
Lot 51 B
Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)
Propellerfrau
acrylic on joined printed fabrics
77 5/8 x 72 5/8 in. (197.2 x 184.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$3,615,000
Lot 52 B
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Die Fünftörichten Jungfrauen [The Five Foolish Virgins]
oil, acrylic, emulsion, shellac and mirror fragments on photo paper mounted on canvas
93 ¼ x 134 in. (237 x 340 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,095,000
Lot 53 B
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
Corner of Studio
oil on canvas
46 ¼ x 48 in. (117.5 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$1,500,000
Lot 54 B
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Red, Blue and White
hanging mobile—sheet metal, rod, wire and paint
52 ½ x 94 ½ x 22 in. (133.3 x 240 x 55.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$3,375,000
Lot 55 B
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Milord
acrylic on Klegecell
73 5/8 x 33 ¾ x 1 ¼ in. (187 x 86 x 3.1 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$735,000
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