Sotheby’s, 12/02/2014 – La Evening Sale di Sotheby’s ha totalizzato £ 87,971,500 (74,364,200 nel 2013). Tra i protagonisti della serata Gerhard Richter, fino a poco tempo fa l’artista vivente più quotato (è stato superato a novembre 2013 da Jeff Koons) presente in asta con 3 lotti. Top price Wand (Wall), mai apparso prima in asta, che ha realizzato 17,442,500 sterline. E’ un olio su tela di 240×240 cm eseguito nel 1994 e rimasto per 16 anni nella collezione personale dell’artista. Ha preso parte ad importanti mostre nei musei di tutto il mondo. Era offerto a “stima a richiesta” (che si aggirava sui 15 milioni di sterline). Le altre due opere dell’artista: un “Abstraktes Bild” degli anni ‘90 aggiudicato a 4,002,500 £ (stima £2-3 milioni) e un “Abstraktes Bild (ROT-BLAU-GELB)” del 1973 , stimato 1-1,5 milioni, ma rimasto invenduto. Secondo classificato Cy Twombly con Untitled (Rome), un’opera di grandi dimensioni realizzata nel 1964 e stimata £5-7 milioni. Molti i rilanci tra sala e telefono. Alla fine è stata aggiudicata a 12,178,500 sterline (new auction record). Dipinta sette anni dopo il suo trasferimento a Roma, la tela si ispira all’Impero Romano e presenta un mix dei tratti caratteristici dell’artista: linee a matita scomposte, energiche pennellate e impronte rievocanti la pittura primitiva. Terzo posto per Andy Warhol: il suo “Mao” era tra gli highlights della vendita con una stima compresa tra i £5,5m e i £7,5m ed è stato venduto per 7,586,500. Fu dipinto subito dopo la visita in Cina del presidente Nixon, nel 1972. Warhol seppe cogliere la forza mediatica del presidente cinese e si appropriò del suo ritratto ufficiale, trasformando questo simbolo del comunismo in merce capitalista. Tra gli italiani in asta Alberto Burri, reduce del record dell’asta Christie’s dedicata all’arte povera dell’11 febbraio. Presente in catalogo con “Rosso Plastica”, realizzato nel 1963. Dopo i Sacchi, i Legni, i Ferri, Burri raggiunge l’apice del successo con un corpus di opere di grande impatto visivo costituite da strati sovrapposti di plastica fusa, e quest’opera si colloca tra i più importanti esempi di questa serie. Proveniente da un’importante collezione privata italiana, ha cambiato proprietario per 3,666,500 £. Dei cinque lotti di Lucio Fontana solo uno è rimasto al palo (una terracotta del ’59/’60). Gli altri, tagli e vetri, aggiudicati intorno alle stime. Un importante dipinto di Lucian Freud, considerato da lui stesso tra i suoi ritratti più riusciti e realizzato al culmine della sua creatività, che ritrae Lady Lambton, figura centrale della vita dell’artista per oltre 25 anni, è stato aggiudicato a £ 2,994,500. Il dipinto è stato messo in asta dal figlio della donna, Edward Lord Durham ed è stato incluso in molte importanti mostre internazionali. Tra le aggiudicazioni che hanno superato la stima massima: Lucien Smith (lotto 1), Frank Auerbach (lotto 14), Sigmar Polke (lotto 19), Jean-Michel Basquiat (lotto 25), Andy Warhol (lotti 27 e 37), Oscar Murillo (lotto 30), Ed Ruscha (lotto 31), Eduardo Chillida (lotto 44)
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Christie’s, 13/02/2014 – L’asta serale di Christie’s ha totalizzato £ 124,192,000 contro i £81,668,850 del febbraio 2013. 9 lotti sono rimasti invenduti su 49 offerti. La vendita si è aperta con un sorriso. L’auctioneer della casa d’aste ha indossato un simpatico cerchietto con delle orecchie di topolino per richiamare l’attenzione proprio sul primo lotto: una rappresentazione minimalista realizzata da Damien Hirst di Mickey Mouse il più celebre personaggio creato da Walt Disney. L’opera è stata messa all’asta a scopo benefico per sostenere Kids Company ed è stata venduta per £902,500, ben più delle stime (300/500.000 £). Top price per Francis Bacon (e prezzo record per una singolo pannello dell’artista venduto in asta). Dopo il record assoluto di novembre 2013 quando il suo “Trittico di Lucian Freud” è stato venduto per 142 milioni di dollari a New York, stasera “Portrait of George Dyer Talking” è stato venduto per £42,194,500. Fu realizzato da Bacon nel 1966 e il protagonista della tela è George Dyer, amante e ispiratore dell’artista. I due si conobbero a Soho nell’autunno del 1963 e Dyer diventò il principale soggetto dei dipinti di quel decennio memorabile. Era stimato intorno ai 30 milioni di sterline. E’ il più grande tra i ritratti dedicati a Dyer ed è il più significativo tra quelli presentati all’asta negli ultimi 10 anni. Secondo e terzo posto per gli altri top lot annunciati prima dell’asta: un grande “Abstraktes Bild ” di Gerhard Richter del 1989 battuto a £19,570,500 e un uovo realizzato da Jeff Koons venduto per £14,082,500, cifra significativa ma lontana dal record mondiale di $58,4 milioni raggiunto da Christie’s a New York lo scorso Novembre con Balloon Dog, che ha proclamato Koons l’artista vivente più costoso al mondo. Appartiene alla stessa serie “Celebration”, fu realizzato tra il 1994 e il 2006 ed era stimato £10.000-15.000. I primi lotti sono stati aggiudicati ben al di sopra delle stime. Tra questi alcuni lavori degli YBAs come “Plan” di Jenny Saville che era stimato £800,/1,200,000 e ha raggiunto il nuovo record mondiale con una aggiudicazione di £2,098,500. In catalogo “Capelli neri” di Domenico Gnoli del 1961 che, presentato con una stima di £1.2-1.8 milioni, ne ha realizzati ben £7,026,500 ($11,544,540), superando così il record precedente di 3.676.961 $ realizzato sempre a Londra da Christie’s nel 2011 con “Busto femminile di dorso”. Altri nuovi record anche per Gary Hume con “Vicius” a £410,500 ($681,430), Neo Rauch che con “Platz (Square)” ha superato di oltre due volte la stima minima (£1,058,500) e Gerald Laing con Brigitte Bardot a £902,500 ($1,498,150). Tra le altre aggiudicazioni di rilievo, si segnalano Peter Doig con “Tour de Charvet” (£2,378,500); Cy Twombly con “Untitled (Rome)” (£2,658,500); Josef Albers con “Study For Homage to the Square: R – III a – 6 ” (£986,500); Nicolas de Staël con “Selinunte” (£2,882,500); Yves Klein con ANT 14 (£1,706,500). E ancora Eduardo Chillida e Louise Bourgeois
Sotheby’s,12 febbraio 2014
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| Lot 1 LUCIEN SMITH B. 1989 TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN signed on the overlap acrylic on unprimed canvas 243.8 by 182.8cm.; 96 by 72in. Executed in 2012. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 GBP Price realized: 224,500 GBP |
Lot 2PROPERTY FROM THE CAP COLLECTIONCHRISTOPHER WOOL B. 1955 UNTITLED enamel on rice paper 167 by 119.6cm.; 65 3/4 by 47 1/8 in. Executed in 2000. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 GBPPrice realized: 362,500 GBP |
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| Lot 3WADE GUYTON B.1972 UNTITLED signed and dated 2007 on the overlap Epson UltraChrome inkjet on linen 213.4 by 175.3cm.; 84 by 69in. Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 GBPPrice realized: 1,202,500 GBP |
Lot 4PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTORGERHARD RICHTER B.1932 ABSTRAKTES BILD signed, numbered 845-7 and dated 1997 on the reverse oil on Alu Dibond 100 by 90cm.; 39 3/8 by 35 1/2 in. Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000 GBPPrice realized: 4,002,500 GBP |
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| Lot 5PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTIONLUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESE signed, titled and inscribed siamo andati a vedere le corse su strada on the reverse waterpaint on canvas 92 by 73cm.; 36 1/2 by 28 3/4 in. Executed in 1965. Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 GBPPrice realized: 2,154,500 GBP |
Lot 6PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT ITALIAN COLLECTORALBERTO BURRI 1915 – 1995 ROSSO PLASTICA signed, dedicated per Mario Dora, variously inscribed and dated 63 on the reverse plastic, acrylic, vinavil and combustion on canvas 80 by 100cm.; 31 1/2 by 39 3/8 in. Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000 GBPPrice realized: 3,666,500 GBP |
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| Lot 7PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTIONLUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE signed and dated 53; signed, titled and dated 1953 on the reverse synthetic dye and Murano glass on canvas 50 by 60cm.; 19 3/4 by 23 5/8 in. Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 GBPPrice realized: 530,500 GBP |
Lot 8PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTIONLUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE signed waterpaint and painted Murano glass on canvas 80 by 100cm.; 31 1/2 by 39 3/8 in. Executed in 1953-54. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBPPrice realized: 554,500 GBP |
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| Lot 9PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTIONCY TWOMBLY 1928 – 2011 UNTITLED (ROME) oil, wax crayon and pencil on canvas 206 by 253cm.; 81 1/8 by 99 5/8 in. Executed in 1964. Estimate 5,000,000 — 7,000,000 GBPPrice realized: 12,178,500 GBP |
Lot 10LUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE, NATURA terracotta 59.7 by 57.2 by 62.2 cm.; 23 1/2 by 22 1/2 by 24 1/2 in. Executed in 1959-60. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 GBPunsold |
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| Lot 11 LUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESE signed, titled and inscribed volevo andare a Albissola ma il tempo era cattivo on the reverse waterpaint on canvas 73.5 by 60.5cm.; 29 by 23 7/8 in. Executed in 1965. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 GBPPrice realized: 1,370,500 GBP |
Lot 12PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTIONGERHARD RICHTER B.1932 WAND (WALL) signed, numbered 806 and dated 1994 on the reverse oil on canvas 240 by 240cm.; 94 1/2 by 94 1/2 in. Estimate Estimate Upon RequestPrice realized: 17,442,500 GBP |
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| Lot 13PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTIONANISH KAPOOR B.1954 UNTITLED stainless steel and paint 120 by 120 by 27.5cm.; 47 1/4 by 47 1/4 by 10 5/8 in. Executed in 2010. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBPPrice realized: 578,500 GBP |
Lot 14PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION FRANK AUERBACH B. 1931 MORNING – MORNINGTON PLACE titled and dated 1971-72 three times on the reverse oil on canvas 101.6 by 127cm.; 40 by 50in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBPPrice realized: 1,818,500 GBP |
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| Lot 15PROPERTY OF EDWARD, LORD DURHAMLUCIAN FREUD 1922-2011 HEAD ON A GREEN SOFA oil on canvas 91.5 by 91.5cm.; 36 by 36in. Executed in 1960-61. Estimate 2,500,000 — 3,500,000 GBPPrice realized: 2,994,500 GBP |
Lot 16PAULA REGO B. 1935 JENUFA pastel on paper mounted on aluminium 120 by 160cm.; 47 1/4 by 63in. Executed in 1995. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBPPrice realized: 482,500 GBP |
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| Lot 17GILBERT & GEORGE B.1943 & B.1942 CAREFREE ten black and white photographs in artists’ frames each: 50.8 by 10.1 cm.; 20 by 4in. overall: 231.1 by 55.9 cm.; 91 by 22in. Executed in 1973. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBPPrice realized: 242,500 GBP |
Lot 18THOMAS STRUTH B.1954 ALTE PINAKOTHEK (SELF-PORTRAIT) signed on a label affixed to the reverse; numbered 4/10 on the reverse chromogenic print, in artist’s frame framed: 162.6 by 189.9cm.; 64 by 74 3/4 in. Executed in 2000. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 GBPPrice realized: 482,500 GBP |
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| Lot 19PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTIONSIGMAR POLKE 1941-2010 ROKOKO acrylic on printed fabric 290 by 290cm.; 114 1/8 by 114 1/8 in. Executed in 1994. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 GBPPrice realized: 2,546,500 GBP |
Lot 20PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTIONANSELM KIEFER B.1945 LASST TAUSEND BLUMEN BLÜHEN titled; signed on the reverse mixed media on canvas 190 by 280cm.; 74 3/4 by 110 1/4 in. Executed in 1998. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBPUNSOLD |
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| Lot 21 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTORMARTIN KIPPENBERGER 1953 – 1997 EIFRAU, DIE MAN NICHT SCHUBLADIEREN KANN (EGG WOMAN WHO DEFIES CATEGORISATION) signed with the artist’s initials and dated 96 oil on canvas 180 by 150cm.; 70 7/8 by 59 1/8 in. Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 GBPPrice realized: 1,762,500 GBP |
Lot 22JOHN CURRIN B.1962 RITA, SUE AND BOB signed and dated 2011 on the reverse oil on canvas 40.6 by 61cm.; 16 by 24in. Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 GBPPrice realized: 962,500 GBP |
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| Lot 23 STEVEN PARRINO 1959 – 2005 SCHISM’S KISS inscribed Mercury on the right panel; signed, titled and dated 2002 on the stretcher of the left panel; stamped with the artist’s name on the left overturn edge of the left panel enamel on canvas, in two parts overall: 214.6 by 424.2 by 21cm.; 84 1/2 by 168 by 8 1/4 in. left: 213.4 by 213.4cm.; 84 by 84in. right: 213.4 by 213.4cm.; 84 by 84in. Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 GBPUNSOLD |
Lot 24 PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTIONDONALD JUDD 1928 – 1994 UNTITLED galvanised steel 36 by 191 by 69cm.; 14 1/4 by 75 1/4 by 27 1/8 in. Executed in 1975. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBPPrice realized: 962,500 GBP |
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| Lot 25JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 1960 – 1988 UNTITLED signed and dated 1981 on the reverse acrylic, oilstick and chalk on paper 149.9 by 137cm.; 59 by 54in. Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 GBPPrice realized: 1,706,500 GBP |
Lot 26PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTIONANDY WARHOL 1928 – 1987 MAO signed on the reverse oil on canvas 127 by 106.6cm.; 50 by 42in. Executed in 1973. Estimate 5,500,000 — 7,500,000 GBPPrice realized: 7,586,500 GBP |
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| Lot 27PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTORANDY WARHOL 1928 – 1987 DIAMOND DUST SHOES acrylic, silkscreen ink and diamond dust on canvas 228 by 178cm.; 89 3/4 by 70in. Executed in 1980-81. Estimate 750,000 — 950,000 GBPPrice realized: 1,184,500 GBP |
Lot 28TAKASHI MURAKAMI B.1962 AND THEN, AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN. RED DOTS signed, signed with the artist’s monogram and dated 2013 on the overlap; variously inscribed on the stretcher acrylic on canvas mounted on board 103 by 103cm.; 39 1/2 by 39 1/2 in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBPPrice realized: 482,500 GBP |
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| Lot 29PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTORJEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 1960 – 1988 TENOR signed, titled and dated 1985 on the reverse acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas 254 by 289.5cm.; 100 by 114in. Estimate 3,800,000 — 4,800,000 GBPPrice realized: 4,338,500 GBP |
Lot 30PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTIONOSCAR MURILLO B. 1986 WORK! #9 signed and dated 2012 on the overlap oil, oil stick, concrete dye, spray paint and dirt on canvas and linen 325 by 225cm.; 128 by 85 1/2 in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 GBPPrice realized: 146,500 GBP |
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| Lot 31ED RUSCHA B.1937 CHERRY signed and dated 1967 gunpowder on paper 19.7 by 24.8cm.; 7 3/4 by 9 3/4 in. Estimate 70,000 — 100,000 GBPPrice realized: 170,500 GBP |
Lot 32RICHARD PRINCE B. 1949 UNTITLED (COWBOYS 4) signed, numbered 2/2 and dated 1987 on the reverse ektacolour print 218.5 by 119.3cm.; 86 by 47in. Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 GBPPrice realized: 422,500 GBP |
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| Lot 33ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987 JACKIE spray paint and silkscreen ink on canvas 50.8 by 40.6 cm.; 20 by 16in. Executed in 1964. Estimate 750,000 — 950,000 GBPPrice realized: 842,500 GBP |
Lot 34EL ANATSUI B.1944 ADINKRA SASA aluminium bottle tops, copper wire and fabric 487.7 by 548.6cm.; 192 by 216in. Executed in 2003. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBPPrice realized: 458,500 GBP |
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| Lot 35YAYOI KUSAMA B.1929 ENLIGHTENMENT MEANS LIVING A LIFE UNCONCERNEDLY signed, titled and dated 2008 on the reverse acrylic on canvas 194 by 259cm.; 76 3/8 by 102in. Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 GBPPrice realized: 482,500 GBP |
Lot 36JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 1960 – 1988 WATER-WORSHIPPER signed, titled and dated 1984 on the reverse acrylic, oilstick, silkscreen and metal on panel 209.6 by 274 by 10.2 cm.; 82 1/2 by 108 by 4in. Estimate 2,500,000 — 3,500,000 GBPPrice realized: 2,490,500 GBP |
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| Lot 37PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTOR ANDY WARHOL 1928 – 1987 EVA MUDOCCI (AFTER MUNCH) signed and dated 84 on the overlap acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 127.3 by 96.6cm.; 50 1/8 by 38in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 GBPPrice realized: 2,322,500 GBP |
Lot 38ROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTORROY LICHTENSTEIN 1923 – 1997 INTERIOR WITH PAINTING OF TREES signed and dated ’97 on the reverse oil and mineral spirits acrylic on canvas 203.2 by 177.8cm.; 80 by 70in. Estimate 2,500,000 — 3,500,000 GBPPrice realized: 2,098,500 GBP |
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| Lot 39SIGMAR POLKE 1941-2010 FREUNDLICHE SCHLANGE signed and dated 77 on the reverse acrylic dispersion on printed fabric 90 by 70cm.; 35 1/2 by 27 1/2 in. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 GBPUNSOLD |
Lot 40ANDY WARHOL 1928 – 1987 JOSEPH BEUYS signed and dated 1980 on the overlap acrylic, silkscreen ink and diamond dust on canvas 213.4 by 178.4cm.; 84 by 70 1/4 in. Estimate 1,800,000 — 2,000,000 GBPRITIRATO |
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| Lot 41ROY LICHTENSTEIN 1923 – 1997 INSULATED STAPLE signed and dated ’64 on the reverse Magna on Plexiglas 71.1 by 50.8cm.; 28 by 20in. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBPPrice realized: 542,500 GBP |
Lot 42ED RUSCHA B.1937 SEVERAL FLAMES signed twice and dated 1973 on the overlap egg white on satin 50.1 by 60.3cm.; 19 3/4 by 23 3/4 in. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 GBPUNSOLD |
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| Lot 43PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTORMIQUEL BARCELÓ B. 1957 AD MARGINEM (LAS DISTANCIAS) signed, signed with the artist’s monogram, titled and dated XI.90 on the reverse mixed media on canvas 202 by 205cm.; 79 1/2 by 80 3/4 in. Estimate 1,800,000 — 2,500,000 GBPUNSOLD |
Lot 44EDUARDO CHILLIDA 1924 – 2002 UNTITLED stamped with the artist’s monogram iron 43.8 by 66 by 41.9cm.; 17 1/4 by 26 by 16 1/2 in. Executed in 1998. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 GBPPrice realized: 506,500 GBP |
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| Lot 45 PROPERTY FROM THE PHILIP AND GRACE SANDBLOM COLLECTION, SWEDENNICOLAS DE STAËL 1914 – 1955 COMPOSITION signed; signed and dated Octobre 1949 on the reverse oil on canvas 73 by 100cm.; 28 3/4 by 39 3/8 in. Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 GBPPrice realized: 434,500 GBP |
Lot 46NICOLAS DE STAËL 1914 – 1955 PAYSAGE À AGRIGENTE signed; signed, titled, and dated 1953 on the reverse oil on canvas 60.3 by 81cm.; 23 3/4 by 31 7/8 in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 GBPRITIRATO |
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| Lot 47PIERRE SOULAGES B.1919 PEINTURE 97 X 130 CM, 29 MAI 1965 signed; signed, titled, dated 29 Mai 1965 and dedicated Pour Bouba 23 Juin 68 bon anniversaire on the reverse; titled on the stretcher oil on canvas 97 by 130cm.; 38 1/4 by 51 1/4 in. Estimate 300,000 — 500,000 GBPPrice realized: 398,500 GBP |
Lot 48YVES KLEIN 1928 – 1962 UNTITLED SHROUD ANTHROPOMÉTRIE (ANT SU 5) dry pigment and synthetic resin on canvas 77 by 50cm.; 30 3/8 by 19 3/4 in. Executed circa 1960. Estimate 550,000 — 650,000 GBPUNSOLD |
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| Lot 49CY TWOMBLY 1928 – 2011 LYCIAN DRAWING (NIPHIDIA) signed with the artist’s initials twice, titled and dated Aug 22 82 and Sept 19 82 oil, crayon and pencil on Fabriano paper 100 by 70cm.; 39 3/8 by 27 5/8 in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,200,000 GBPPrice realized: 1,818,500 GBP |
Lot 50 MARK ROTHKO 1903 – 1970 UNTITLED acrylic on paper mounted on board 84.5 by 65.6cm.; 33 1/4 by 25 3/4 in. Executed in 1968. Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 GBPUNSOLD |
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| Lot 51GERHARD RICHTER B.1932 ABSTRAKTES BILD (ROT-BLAU-GELB) signed, numbered 336-2 and dated 73 on the reverse oil on canvas 175 by 125cm.; 68 7/8 by 49 1/4 in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 GBPUNSOLD |
Lot 52CY TWOMBLY 1928-2011 IDILLI signed with the artist’s initials and dated 76 oil, watercolour and crayon on three sheets of Fabriano paper sheet: 116.8 by 83.8cm.; 46 by 33in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBPPrice realized: 386,500 GBP |
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| Lot 53KAZUO SHIRAGA 1924-2008 KOSHA signed, titled and dated 1992 on the reverse oil on canvas 218 by 291cm.; 85 7/8 by 114 1/2 in. Estimate 900,000 — 1,200,000 GBPPrice realized: 1,258,500 GBP |
Lot 54 YAYOI KUSAMA B. 1929 UNIVERSE FIREBALLS signed, titled and dated 2008 on the reverse acrylic on canvas 194 by 194cm.; 76 3/8 by 76 3/8 in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBPPrice realized: 266,500 GBP |
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| Lot 55PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTIONROMAN OPALKA 1931 – 2011 1965/1-∞, DETAIL 2,389,630 – 2,409,346 signed and titled on the reverse acrylic on canvas 196 by 135cm.; 77 1/8 by 53 1/8 in. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 GBPPrice realized: 494,500 GBP |
Lot 56DAN COLEN B. 1979 THE SPACE BETWEEN HER BELLY BUTTON AND HER BREAST titled on the stretcher paper, mylar confetti and beva on canvas 122 by 91.4cm.; 48 by 36in. Executed in 2010. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 GBPPrice realized: 158,500 GBP |
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| Lot 57ADAM MCEWEN B. 1965 STETTIN acrylic and chewing gum on canvas 228.6 by 165.1cm.; 90 by 65in. Executed in 2009. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 GBPUNSOLD |
Lot 58DAN COLEN B. 1979 SHITFACE (TRIBUTE TO JOE BRADLEY) signed, titled, inscribed Dan Colen & Joe Bradley, and dated 2007 twice on the reverse of the top canvas oil and gum on canvas stretched over Joe Bradley stretchers, in four parts overall: 264 by 94cm.; 104 by 37in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 GBPPrice realized: 116,500 GBP |
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| Lot 59RUDOLF STINGEL B.1956 UNTITLED signed and dated 92 on the reverse oil on canvas 150 by 100cm.; 59 1/8 by 39 3/8 in. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 GBPPrice realized: 278,500 GBP |
Christie’s, 13 febbraio 2014
