
Andy Warhol
ONE DOLLAR BILL (SILVER CERTIFICATE)
Estimate 13,000,000 — 18,000,000 GBP
Sotheby’s
1.07.2015 – Il mercato dell’arte non si lascia sconvolgere da un’Europa preoccupata per le sorti della Grecia e incassa un altro risultato storico. £130,376,500: è questa la cifra record totalizzata stasera, 1° luglio, da Sotheby’s a Londra con l’asta di Arte Contemporanea. Chiusa da un caloroso applauso finale, la vendita ha archiviato il risultato più alto mai raggiunto dalle aste di Arte Contemporanea nella City.
Sotheby’s vola sui tetti di Londra guidata dall’iconica immagine del dollaro statunitense, assoluto protagonista con 9 opere nel catalogo della Evening dedicate al Sogno Americano. Il simbolo del benessere che indubbiamente è stato di buon auspicio alla vendita londinese.
Che dire, Andy Warhol ci aveva visto giusto affermando di provare una sensazione di piacere e di appagamento guardando il denaro appeso sui muri. La sua intuizione risale al 1962, ma sembra trovare riscontro nei collezionisti dei giorni nostri, che questa sera non hanno badato a spese pur di appendere alle proprie pareti un dollaro firmato dal Re della Pop Art .
Rilancio dopo rilancio, al mercato finanziario non resta che tremare perché da Sotheby’s un dollaro americano può valere persino £20,869,000! E’ proprio questo infatti il risultato finale del “One Dollar Bill (Silver Certificate)” di Andy Warhol, la tela capostipite di una lunga e fortunata serie di opere dedicate al bigliettone verde. Ma la particolarità di questo esemplare è di essere l’unica dipinta a mano, prima che l’artista iniziasse a sperimentare le tecniche di produzione seriale. Una rarità che ha scatenato il desiderio dei buyer che si sono contesi il lotto per oltre cinque minuti al ritmo di continue offerte, eleggendo Andy Warhol stella della serata.
Sue altre sette opere devote alla banconota americana: “Dollar Signs”, venduto a £ 6,925,000; “Dollar Sign” su fondo grigio, assegnato nelle stime a £4,685,000; “Dollar Sign” su fondo azzurro, che ha trovato proprietario per £545,000 partendo da una stima di £200-300.000; “Dollar Sign” su fondo rosso, battuto a £509.000, contro una stima di £200-300.000; e “Dollar Bills” passato di mano senza sorprese per £125,000. Mentre sono rimaste al palo “Front and Back Dollar Bills” e “Two Dollar Bills”.
Infine, un altro monumento al dollaro, “$” di Tim Noble e Sue Webster, è stato aggiudicato per £112.500. Ma la carrellata continuerà nella Day Sale del 2 luglio con altre 12 opere dedicate alla valuta statunitense.
Se il dollaro paga, chi lascia a bocca asciutta è Francis Bacon con il suo “Study for a Pope I”, annunciato come top lot indiscusso dell’asta con una stima di $25-35 milioni. Ma le offerte scarseggiano e il dipinto che nel 2005 era stato battuto da Christie’s per $10 milioni (cifra allora record per l’artista), questa sera è rimasto invenduto.
Bene invece per le altre due opere di Bacon all’asta: “Self-Portrait”, stimato £10-15 milioni, è stato battuto a £15,269,000; mentre il trittico “Three Studies for Self-Portrait” ha trovato proprietario per £14,709,000, confermando le stime.
Dei tre Gerhard Richter offerti da Sotheby’s solo uno, “Stadtbild M6”, non ha trovato proprietario. Mentre “A B. Brick Tower” e “Portrait Schmela” sono stati battuti entro le stime, rispettivamente a £14,149,000 e £3,285,000.
Buoni risultati anche dagli italiani. £4,405,000 e £1,38,000 sono i risultati archiviati dai due “Concetto Spaziale. Attese” di Lucio Fontana, il primo dieci tagli su fondo rosso e il secondo quattro tagli su fondo arancione. La “Mappa” di Alighiero Boetti ha incassato £965,000 senza contraddire le previsioni, mentre un Paolo Scheggi ha superato di poco le stime passando di mano a £617,000. Unico rimasto al palo degli artisti del Belpaese, Domenico Gnoli con la sua “Scarpa vista da dietro” stimata £2-3 milioni.
Tra gli invenduti anche l’opera di Cy Twombly intitolata “See Naples + Die”: è chiaro che il detto “Vedi Napoli poi muori” – spesso male interpretato – non è piaciuto neanche ai collezionisti di Sotheby’s.
Ottimi risultati invece per Paula Rega: l’artista ha battuto sé stessa per due volte questa sera. La prima opera all’asta, “Looking Out”, stimata £500-700 mila, è stata aggiudicata a £965,000, segnando il risultato più alto mai ottenuto dall’artista. Ma nel giro di pochi minuti quel totale era già storia. Il lotto successivo infatti “The Cadet and His Sister”, ha cambiato proprietario per £1,145,000 diventando l’attuale record dell’artista portoghese.
Sui 59 lotti in catalogo (di cui uno ritirato), 9 sono andati invenduti. 4 opere sono state aggiudicate per più di £10 milioni; 3 per cifre superiori ai 5 milioni e ben 16 per oltre 1 milione, scrivendo complessivamente il totale più alto della storia londinese delle vendite di Arte Contemporanea. Un risultato che, sommato al successo dell’ultima vendita di Impressionisti e Arte Moderna conferma la vivacità di Sotheby’s sulla piazza londinese.
Greta Beretta
Christie’s
30.06.2015, Londra – Si è conclusa con un totale di 95,646,500 £ l’asta dedicata all’arte contemporanea e del dopoguerra da Christie’s (92,917,000 nel 2014 e 70,253,225 nel 2013). Otto lotti invenduti su 76 offerti (1 ritirato).
Top price il dittico di Francis Bacon che è stato aggiudicato a £12,178,500: “Studio per la testa di Isabel Rawsthorne e George Dyer” del 1967, che raffigura l’amante George e l’amica e confidente Isabel Rawsthorne, era offerto a 8/12 milioni di sterline.
Secondo posto ancora per Bacon con un’opera del 1971, “Two Men Working in a Field” (198 x 147cm) presentato a 7/10 milioni £. Questo raro esempio di una scena rurale all’interno dell’opera di Bacon che rivela un dialogo con Van Gogh, è passato di mano per £10,722,500. Al centro della tela si osservano due uomini piegati sulla terra da coltivare, un pezzo di terreno che assume la forma di un grande occhio. L’artista la realizzò appositamente per la grande mostra del 1971/2 organizzata al Grand Palais a Parigi.
Era presentato con stima a richiesta il grande (99.7 x 136.7 cm) “Peinture de feu couleur sans titre, (FC 27)” di Yves Klein realizzato nel 1962, anno della morte dell’artista. Il venditore l’acquistò nel 1980 da François de Menil, figlio dei noti filantropi e collezionisti Dominique e Jean, fondatori del museo di Houston che porta il loro. L’opera è stata aggiudicata a £5,906,500 e si aggiudica così la medaglia di bronzo.
Ma veniamo alle altre aggiudicazioni al di là del podio. I primi lotti in catalogo hanno regalato delle cifre nettamente superiori alle stime.
Primo lotto, primo record. Jeff Elrod con il grande “Echo Painting (B/W)”del 2013 viene battuto a £218,500 (stima £80,000 – £120,000). Il precedente prezzo più alto raggiunto in asta era di 192.272 £ (305.000 $) e risaliva al novembre 2014 da Sotheby’s.
Poco dopo, al lotto n°3, è il giovane Brent Wadden (n. 1979) a superare se stesso con Alignment (13). Con un colpo di martello di £122,500, ha quadruplicato la stima minima e sorpassato il record dell’ottobre 2014 di 74.500 £.
Segue la pin up di Richard Hamilton, partita da £80,000 e arrivata a £242,500. Calder e Dubuffet superano ancora le stime, ma la vera prima gara sostenuta della serata è per Morris Louis. Il suo “Number 36, una tela molto vivace di grandi dimensioni (213 x 97.4cm.) realizzata nel 1962, viene aggiudicata per £1,538,500, una cifra non lontana dall’attuale record d’asta (1.858.686 £).
Non stupisce Gerhard Richter. Forse il pittore tedesco ci aveva abituati a successi stellari e continui. Così sorprende che delle cinque opere in catalogo, solo una sia stata venduta e al di sotto della stima minima (“Seestück (Oliv bewölkt) (Seascape (with Olive Clouds))” del 1969 è arrivata a £1,538,500, ma era stimata £2/3,000,000. Il paesaggio “Bӓume im Feld (1988)” era stimato £4/6,000,000. Dopo una battuta a £4,338,500, è stato ritirato.
Bene gli italiani in asta, che tutti insieme totalizzano 12,897,000 £. Per non essere un appuntamento con le Italian Sale di ottobre, i nostri artisti in catalogo erano molti. Un’opera di Alberto Burri, una di Enrico Castellani, quattro di Lucio Fontana, una di Paolo Scheggi (aggiudicata dopo molti rilanci a £842,500), una di Alighiero Boetti, tre di Maurizio Cattelan (invenduta la scultura raffigurante Picasso).
Nuovo record per Malcolm Morley con “SS Amsterdam in Front of Rotterdam” che, partito da£600,000, si fermato a £1,202,500. Il pittore, esponente del fotorealismo, è noto per le sue rappresentazioni di navi, soggetto anche del suo precedente top price in asta: “Cristoforo Colombo”, realizzata nel 1965 e venduta da Soteby’s per 502.100 £ nel 2008. Anche “Constructivismes, Chapter 13” venduto per £578,500, ha fatto segnare il nuovo prezzo più alto realizzato in asta a Rebecca Quaytman.
Record infranto anche dal Young British Artist Chris Ofili che con la sua “The Holy Virgin Mary” aggiudicata a £2,882,500, ha sorpassato di gran lunga i 1.889.250 £ di “Orgena”, venduta da Christie’s a Londra nel 2010.
L’opera era stimata £1,4-1,8 milioni e fu acquistata da Charles Saatchi nello stesso anno della realizzazione dell’opera, il 1996. Fu esposta nella mostra “Sensation: Young British Artists From the Saatchi Collection” al Brooklyn Museum a New York. Se parlò molto perchè l’allora sindaco Rudolph Giuliani sentenziò che l’opera era “sick stuff”, minacciando di sospendere i finanziamenti al museo se non fosse stata eliminata dalla mostra. Lo scandalo stava nell’aver rappresentato una Madonna di colore con sterco di elefante sul petto, circondata da tanti piccoli ritagli di parti intime prese da riviste porno. Secondo Giuliani e gran parte dell’opinione pubblica, una raffigurazione di una immagine sacra in questo modo era impensabile, “da malati”.
Ma che sia stata anche questa polemica ad aver fatto crescere i rilanci per quest’opera stasera?
Chiara Faglia
Christie’s
Londra, 30 giugno 2015
Jeff Elrod (b. 1966)
Echo Painting (B/W)UV ink on canvas84 x 143in. (213.4 x 362.2cm.)
ESTIMATE£80,000 – £120,000($125,920 – $188,880)
PRICE REALIZED £218,500
Danh Vo (b.1975)
Untitled (A-Z without J) – Egold leaf on cardboard37 1/8 x 64 5/8in. (91 x 164cm.)
ESTIMATE£150,000 – £200,000($236,100 – $314,800)
PRICE REALIZED £218,500
Brent Wadden (b. 1979)
Alignment (13)hand-woven fibres, wool, cotton and acrylic on canvas, in two partseach: 85 3/8 x 73 ¼in. (217 x 186cm.)overall: 85 3/8 x 147 5/8in. (217x 375cm.)
ESTIMATE£30,000 – £50,000($47,220 – $78,700)
PRICE REALIZED £122,500
Richard Hamilton (1922-2011)
Pin-up Sketch Vink, gouache, watercolour and pencil on paper14 ½ x 9 1/8in. (36.8 x 23.2cm.)
ESTIMATE£80,000 – £120,000($125,920 – $188,880)
PRICE REALIZED £242,500
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Trois cercles, bleu, jaune, rouge (Three Circles, Blue, Yellow, Red)painted sheet metal and wire27 3/8 x 20¾ x 23 5/8in. (69.5 x 52.5 x 60cm.)
ESTIMATE£250,000 – £350,000($393,500 – $550,900)
PRICE REALIZED £458,500
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Tasse de thé V (utopique) (Cup of Tea V (Utopian))vinyl paint on canvas51 1/8 x 31 7/8in. (130 x 81.1cm.)
ESTIMATE£350,000 – £450,000($550,900 – $708,300)
PRICE REALIZED £722,500
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988)
Strange Birdbronze with gold patina56 ¼ x 21 ½ x 20 5/8in. (143 x 54.5 x 52.5cm.)
ESTIMATE£400,000 – £600,000($629,600 – $944,400)
PRICE REALIZED £422,500
Ben Nicholson (1894-1982)
Nov 51 (Silver and Black)pencil, oil and oil wash on card laid on artist’s prepared board20 7/8 x 15in. (53 x 38cm.)
ESTIMATE£100,000 – £150,000($157,400 – $236,100)
PRICE REALIZED £86,500
Morris Louis (1912-1962)
Number 36acrylic on canvas83 7/8 x 38 3/8in. (213 x 97.4cm.)
ESTIMATE£500,000 – £700,000($787,000 – $1,101,800)
PRICE REALIZED £1,538,500
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Apples, Grapes, Grapefruitoil and Magna on canvas40 1/8 x 54in. (101.9 x 137.2cm.)
ESTIMATE£1,800,000 – £2,500,000($2,833,200 – $3,935,000)
PRICE REALIZED £2,098,500
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Rentrer chez soi (Coming Home)oil on canvas35 x 47 7/8in. (88.9 x 116.4cm.)
ESTIMATE£300,000 – £400,000($472,200 – $629,600)
PRICE REALIZED £842,500
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Femme assise aux persiennes (Seated woman with shutters)oil on canvas28 ¾ x 23 5/8in. (73 x 60cm.)
ESTIMATE£200,000 – £300,000($314,800 – $472,200)
PRICE REALIZED £338,500
Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)
Page 14, Paragraph 6 (Short Stories)inkjet pigment transfer and acrylic on polylaminate in artist’s frame85 3/8 x 60 ½in. (217 x 153.8cm.)
ESTIMATE£120,000 – £180,000($188,880 – $283,320)
PRICE REALIZED £242,500
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Seestück (Oliv bewölkt) (Seascape (with Olive Clouds))oil on canvas31 ½ x 39 3/8in. (80 x 99.8cm.)
ESTIMATE£2,000,000 – £3,000,000($3,148,000 – $4,722,000)
PRICE REALIZED £1,538,500
Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)
Mondlandschaft mit Schilf (Moonlit landscape with reeds)dispersion on two different types of fabric59 1/8 x 49¼in. (150 x 125cm.)
ESTIMATE£3,500,000 – £4,500,000($5,509,000 – $7,083,000)
PRICE REALIZED £3,890,500
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Kineoil on canvas48¾ x 35 3/8in. (124 x 90cm.)
ESTIMATE£2,000,000 – £3,000,000($3,148,000 – $4,722,000)
UNSOLD
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Sculpture-éponge rose sans titre, (SE 204)dry pigment and synthetic resin on natural sponge, metal stem and stone baseheight (including stone base): 15¼in. (38.5cm.)
ESTIMATE£700,000 – £1,000,000($1,101,800 – $1,574,000)
PRICE REALIZED £962,500
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Peinture de feu couleur sans titre, (FC 27) dry pigment, synthetic resin and fixative on board mounted on panel in artist frame 39¼ x 53¾in. (99.7 x 136.7cm.)
ESTIMATE Estimate on request
PRICE REALIZED
Alberto Burri (1915-1995)
Bianco plastica Pplastic, acrylic, combustion, vinavil on cellotex78 ¾ x 59in. (200 x 150cm.)
ESTIMATE£2,000,000 – £3,000,000($3,148,000 – $4,722,000)
PRICE REALIZED £2,210,500
Enrico Castellani (b. 1930)
Superficie alluminioacrylic on shaped canvas31 ½ x 59in. (80 x 150cm.)
ESTIMATE£350,000 – £500,000($550,900 – $787,000)
PRICE REALIZED £662,500
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attesewaterpaint on canvas36 ¾ x 28 7/8in. (93.2 x 73.5cm.)
ESTIMATE£2,500,000 – £3,500,000($3,935,000 – $5,509,000)
PRICE REALIZED £3,274,500
Paolo Scheggi (1940-1971)
Intersuperficie curva biancawhite acrylic on three superimposed canvases78 ¾ x 39 3/8in. (200 x 100cm.)
ESTIMATE£300,000 – £500,000($472,200 – $787,000)
PRICE REALIZED £842,500
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Bäume im Feld (Trees in Field)oil on canvas32½x 44in. (82 x 112cm.)
ESTIMATE£4,000,000 – £6,000,000($6,296,000 – $9,444,000)
PRICE REALIZED £4,338,500 SUCCESSIVAMENTE RITIRATO
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Two Men Working in a Fieldoil on canvas78 x 58in. (198 x 147cm.)
ESTIMATE£7,000,000 – £10,000,000($11,018,000 – $15,740,000)
PRICE REALIZED £10,722,500
Malcolm Morley (b. 1931)
SS Amsterdam in Front of Rotterdamacrylic on canvas63½ x 83½in. (161.3 x 212.1cm.)
ESTIMATE£600,000 – £800,000($944,400 – $1,259,200)
PRICE REALIZED £1,202,500
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bildoil on canvas44¼ x 40¼in. (112.2 x 102cm.)
ESTIMATE£2,500,000 – £3,500,000($3,935,000 – $5,509,000)
UNSOLD
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Skull acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas15 1/8 x 19 ½in. (38.3 x 48.4cm.)
ESTIMATE£400,000 – £600,000($629,600 – $944,400)
PRICE REALIZED £1,202,500
Andy Warhol (1928-1986)
Lenin acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas72 x 48in. (183 x 122cm.)
ESTIMATE£2,200,000 – £2,800,000($3,462,800 – $4,407,200)
PRICE REALIZED £2,658,500
Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964)
Mask Series No. 11oil on canvas58½ x 50 ¾in. (148.6 x 128.9cm.)
ESTIMATE£700,000 – £1,000,000($1,101,800 – $1,574,000)
PRICE REALIZED £782,500
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Mappaembroidery on canvas48 x 86in. (122 x 218.5cm.)
ESTIMATE£1,100,000 – £1,500,000($1,731,400 – $2,361,000)
PRICE REALIZED £1,538,500
Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)
IK MACH DASS SCHON JE$S (I’ll take care of it, Je$s)acrylic, dispersion and chalk on felt122 3/8 x 106 3/8in. (311 x 270cm.)
ESTIMATE£2,000,000 – £3,000,000($3,148,000 – $4,722,000)
PRICE REALIZED £2,770,500
Christopher Wool (b. 1955)
Mad Cowenamel on aluminium78 x 60in. (198.1 x 152.4cm.)
ESTIMATE£4,000,000 – £6,000,000($6,296,000 – $9,444,000)
PRICE REALIZED £3,442,500
Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997)
Untitled (from the Hand-Painted Picture Series)oil on canvas70 7/8 x 59 1/8in. (180 x 150cm.)
ESTIMATE£2,500,000 – £3,500,000($3,935,000 – $5,509,000)
PRICE REALIZED £2,882,500
Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960)
Untitled (Picasso) painted fibreglass, expanding foam, plastic, steel and clothing85 3/8 x 52 x 24in. (217 x 132 x 61cm.)
ESTIMATE£1,200,000 – £1,800,000($1,888,800 – $2,833,200)
UNSOLD
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Gregory in the Pool (Paper Pool 4)hand-coloured and pressed paper pulp32 x 50in. (81.3 x 127cm.)
ESTIMATE£300,000 – £400,000($472,200 – $629,600)
PRICE REALIZED £482,500
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study for Head of Isabel Rawsthorne and George Dyer oil on canvas, in two parts each: 14 x 12in. (35.5 x 30.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £8,000,000 – £12,000,000 ($12,592,000 – $18,888,000)
PRICE REALIZED
Chris Ofili (b. 1968)
The Holy Virgin Maryacrylic, oil, polyester resin, paper collage, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on linencanvas: 95¾ x 71¾in.(243 x 182.4cm.)overall: 99¾ x 71¾in. (253.3x 182.4cm.)
ESTIMATE£1,400,000 – £1,800,000($2,203,600 – $2,833,200)
PRICE REALIZED £2,882,500
Jake and Dinos Chapman (B. 1962 & B.1966)
Great Deeds Against the Deadfibreglass, resin, paint and wigs90¼ x 87¾ x 56¾in. (229 x 223 x 144cm.)
ESTIMATE£400,000 – £600,000($629,600 – $944,400)
PRICE REALIZED £422,500
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Beautiful mis-shapen purity clashing excitedly outwards paintinghousehold gloss on canvas and electric motordiameter: 144in. (365.8cm.)
ESTIMATE£500,000 – £700,000($787,000 – $1,101,800)
PRICE REALIZED £542,500
Jenny Saville (b. 1970)
Matrixoil on canvas84 3/8 x 120in. (214 x 304.7cm.)
ESTIMATE£650,000 – £850,000($1,023,100 – $1,337,900)
PRICE REALIZED £782,500
Tracey Emin (b. 1963)
It Always Hurtsappliqué blanket111¾ x 87¾in. (283.6 x 223cm.)
ESTIMATE£200,000 – £300,000($314,800 – $472,200)
PRICE REALIZED £242,500
Sarah Lucas (B. 1962)
Drag-On cigarettes, resin and jesmonite 63 3/8 x 121 ¼ x 111 3/8in. (161 x 308 x 283cm.)
ESTIMATE £350,000 – £450,000 ($550,900 – $708,300)
PRICE REALIZED
Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960)
Ostrich taxidermied ostrich49 x 57 1/8 x 20 7/8in. (124.5 x 145 x 53cm.)
ESTIMATE£1,500,000 – £2,000,000($2,361,000 – $3,148,000)
PRICE REALIZED £1,538,500
Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997)
Ohne Titel (Krieg böse) Untitled (War Wicked)oil on canvas78 ¾ x 94 ½in. (200 x 240cm.)
ESTIMATE£700,000 – £1,000,000($1,101,800 – $1,574,000)
PRICE REALIZED £782,500
Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964)
The Death of Republic Soldiersoil on canvas84 5/8 x 129 7/8in. (215 x 330cm.)
ESTIMATE£700,000 – £1,000,000($1,101,800 – $1,574,000)
PRICE REALIZED £602,500
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Woman on Fireacrylic on canvas36 x 48in. (91.4 x 121.9cm.)
ESTIMATE£900,000 – £1,200,000($1,416,600 – $1,888,800)
PRICE REALIZED £1,370,500
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Five Deathsacrylic and silkscreen ink on linen20 3/8 x 30in. (51.8 x 77cm.)
ESTIMATE£2,200,000 – £2,800,000($3,462,800 – $4,407,200)
PRICE REALIZED £3,890,500
Julie Mehretu (b. 1970)
Looking Back to a Bright New Futureacrylic and ink on canvas95 x 119¼in. (241.3 x 302.9cm.)
ESTIMATE£1,800,000 – £2,500,000($2,833,200 – $3,935,000)
PRICE REALIZED £2,210,500
Raqib Shaw (b. 1974)
Absence of God IIacrylic, glitter, enamel and rhinestones on board, in two partseach: 96 1/8 x 59 7/8 x 1 ¾in. (244 x 152.2 x 4.6cm.)overall: 96 1/8 x 119 7/8 x 1 ¾in. (244 x 304.4 x 4.6cm.)
ESTIMATE£700,000 – £1,000,000($1,101,800 – $1,574,000)
PRICE REALIZED £722,500
Richard Prince (b. 1949)
Untitled (Cowboy)ektacolour print50 x 73in. (127 x 185.4cm.)
ESTIMATE£700,000 – £1,000,000($1,101,800 – $1,574,000)
PRICE REALIZED £842,500
Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)
Untitled acrylic and dispersion on canvas39 3/8 x 47¼in. (99.7 x 119.8cm.)
ESTIMATE£600,000 – £800,000($944,400 – $1,259,200)
PRICE REALIZED £986,500
R. H. Quaytman (b. 1961)
Constructivismes, Chapter 13
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($472,200 – $787,000)
PRICE REALIZED £578,500
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Le lit I (The Bed I)vinyl paint on canvas77 x 51 ¼in. (195.6 x 130.2cm.)
ESTIMATE£700,000 – £1,000,000($1,101,800 – $1,574,000)
PRICE REALIZED £2,098,500
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)
Labyrinthine Towerbronze with gold patina16 ¾ x 10 ¼ x 8 3/8in. (42.5 x 26 x 21.2cm.)
ESTIMATE£300,000 – £500,000($472,200 – $787,000)
PRICE REALIZED £362,500
Robert Ryman (b. 1930)
Manualoil and enamel on Lumasite48 x 48in. (121.9 x 121.9cm.)
ESTIMATE£1,500,000 – £2,000,000($2,361,000 – $3,148,000)
UNSOLD
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spazialewaterpaint on canvas24 x 18 1/8in. (61 x 46cm.)
ESTIMATE£500,000 – £700,000($787,000 – $1,101,800)
PRICE REALIZED £518,500
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attesewaterpaint on canvas25 5/8 x 32 1/8in. (65 x 81.3cm.)
ESTIMATE£800,000 – £1,200,000($1,259,200 – $1,888,800)
PRICE REALIZED £1,706,500
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Montagne pas aiguëstanding mobile: painted sheet metal and wire39 x 46¼ x 19 5/8in. (99.1 x 117.5 x 49.8cm.)
ESTIMATE£750,000 – £1,000,000($1,180,500 – $1,574,000)
PRICE REALIZED £1,314,500
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale oil, sand and glitter on canvas23 5/8 x 19¾in. (60 x 50cm.)
ESTIMATE£400,000 – £600,000($629,600 – $944,400)
PRICE REALIZED £482,500
Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960)
Untitled polyurethane rubber and sterling steel19 x 16 x 7in. (48.2 x 40.6 x 17.7cm.)
ESTIMATE£100,000 – £150,000($157,400 – $236,100)
PRICE REALIZED £122,500
Antony Gormley (b. 1950)
Shrive X (Twisted)cast iron70 1/8 x 20 1/8 x 16 1/8in. (178 x 51 x 41cm.)
ESTIMATE£300,000 – £500,000($472,200 – $787,000)
PRICE REALIZED £362,500
Sarah Lucas (B. 1962)
New Religionred neon15 1/8 x 21¼ x 71½in. (38.4 x 54 x 181.6cm.)
ESTIMATE£100,000 – £150,000($157,400 – $236,100)
UNSOLD
Chris Ofili (b. 1968)
The Naked Soul of Captain Shit and the Legend of the Black Starsacrylic, oil, polyester resin, paper collage, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on linencanvas: 96 x 72in. (243.8 x 182.8cm.)overall: 101 5/8 x 72in. (258 x 182.8cm.)
ESTIMATE£400,000 – £600,000($629,600 – $944,400)
PRICE REALIZED £458,500
Tracey Emin (B. 1963)
Every Part of Me’s Bleedingblue neon26 3/8 x 73¾in. (67 x 187.5cm.)
ESTIMATE£50,000 – £70,000($78,700 – $110,180)
PRICE REALIZED £60,000
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Night Falls Fastflies and resin on canvasdiameter: 144in. (365cm.)
ESTIMATE£250,000 – £350,000($393,500 – $550,900)
PRICE REALIZED £302,500
Thomas Schütte (b. 1954)
Quartettbronze and steel, in five partsoverall: 62 ¾ x 22 5/8 x 19 ¾in. (159.5 x 57.5 x 50cm.)
ESTIMATE£180,000 – £250,000($283,320 – $393,500)
PRICE REALIZED £182,500
Isa Genzken (b. 1948)
Oil XIIIaluminium, foil, tape and paper (in two parts)overall: 78¾ x 27 5/8in. (200 x 70cm.)
ESTIMATE£100,000 – £150,000($157,400 – $236,100)
PRICE REALIZED £158,500
Oscar Murillo (b. 1986)
Untitledoil, oil stick, graphite and dirt on canvas86 3/8 x 67 3/8in. (219.3 x 171cm.)
ESTIMATE£100,000 – £150,000($157,400 – $236,100)
PRICE REALIZED £218,500
Joe Bradley (b. 1975)
Untitledoil and mixed media on canvas66 x 72in. (164.6 x 182.9cm.)
ESTIMATE£300,000 – £500,000($472,200 – $787,000)
PRICE REALIZED £302,500
Thomas Schütte (B. 1954)
Kleiner Respekt (Small Respect)Fimo, plaster and paint on a wooden plinthfigures: 20 ¾ x 19 3/8 x 19 3/8in. (52.5 x 49 x 49cm.)plinth: 91 1/8 x 39 3/8 x 39 3/8in. (234 x 100 x 100cm.)overall: 112 ¾ x 39 3/8 x 39 3/8in. (286.5 x 100 x 100cm.)
ESTIMATE£500,000 – £700,000($787,000 – $1,101,800)
PRICE REALIZED £482,500
Neo Rauch (b. 1960)
Bon Sioil on canvas, in two parts118 1/8 x 165 3/8in. (300 x 420cm.)
ESTIMATE£450,000 – £650,000($708,300 – $1,023,100)
PRICE REALIZED £962,500
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Rot-Blau-Gelb (Red-Blue-Yellow)oil on canvas78¾ x 78¾in. (200 x 200cm.)
ESTIMATE£800,000 – £1,200,000($1,259,200 – $1,888,800)
UNSOLD
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Abstraktes Bild 19Boil on canvas78 ¾ x 78 ¾in. (199.8 x 199.8cm.)
ESTIMATE£300,000 – £400,000($472,200 – $629,600)
PRICE REALIZED £338,500
Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)
Untitledcibachrome print, in 10 partseach: 24 x 20in. (61 x 50.8cm.)
ESTIMATE£120,000 – £180,000($188,880 – $283,320)
UNSOLD
Andreas Gursky (b. 1955)
Hong Kong, Grand Hyatt Park IIC-print back-mounted on Dibond in artist’s frameimage: 75 ¾ x 63 3/8in. (192.5 x 161cm.) overall: 85 x 68 ¼in. (216 x 173.5cm.)
ESTIMATE£90,000 – £120,000($141,660 – $188,880)
PRICE REALIZED £110,500
Paula Rego (B. 1935)
On the Beachacrylic on canvas70 5/8 x 95½in. (179.2 x 242.5cm.)
ESTIMATE£350,000 – £550,000($550,900 – $865,700)
UNSOLD
Sotheby’s
Londra, 1° luglio 2015
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTOR
On Kawara
OCT. 14, 1981
Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 509,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
Andy Warhol
FLOWERS
Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBP
Price Realized: £1,445,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
Christopher Wool
UNTITLED (S127)
Estimate 1,300,000 — 1,800,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 2,277,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION Jean-Michel Basquiat
ORANGE SPORTS FIGURE
Estimate 5,000,000 — 7,000,000 GBP
Price Realized: £5,637,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN COLLECTION
David Hockney
ARRANGED FELLED TREES
Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 GBP
Price Realized: £3,397,000
PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF STEPHEN SPENDER
Frank Auerbach
HEAD OF GERDA BOEHM
Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 2,221,000
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DOWAGER DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE
Lucian Freud
FOUR EGGS ON A PLATE
Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 GBP
Price Realized: £989,000
FIGURE AND FORM: WORKS FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
R. B. Kitaj
WAITING
Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 GBP
Price Realized: £317,000
FIGURE AND FORM: WORKS FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
Francis Bacon
SELF-PORTRAIT
Estimate 10,000,000 — 15,000,000 GBP
Price Realized: £15,269,000
FIGURE AND FORM: WORKS FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
Francis Bacon
THREE STUDIES FOR SELF-PORTRAIT
Estimate 10,000,000 — 15,000,000 GBP
Price Realized: £14,709,000
PROPERTY FROM THE MORTON G. NEUMANN FAMILY COLLECTION
Yves Klein
UNTITLED BLUE MONOCHROME, (IKB 239)
Estimate 4,000,000 — 6,000,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 5,525,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION
Pierre Soulages
PEINTURE 81 X 60 CM, 16 OCTOBRE 1956
Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 GBP
Price Realized: £965,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Cy Twombly
SEE NAPLES + DIE
Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 GBP
Unsold
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Francis Bacon
STUDY FOR A POPE I
Estimate 25,000,000 — 35,000,000 GBP
Unsold
PROPERTY FROM AN ITALIAN COLLECTION
Lucio Fontana
CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESE
Estimate 4,000,000 — 5,000,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 4,405,000
PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT ITALIAN COLLECTOR
Paolo Scheggi
SENZA TITOLO (INTERSUPERFICIE CURVA ROSSA)
Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBP
Price Realized: £617,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION
Gerhard Richter
A B, BRICK TOWER
Estimate 12,000,000 — 16,000,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 14,149,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Gerhard Richter
PORTRAIT SCHMELA
Estimate 3,000,000 — 4,000,000 GBP
Price Realized: £3,285,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Cy Twombly
VIRGIL
Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 1,565,000
PROPERTY FROM A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION SOLD TO BENEFIT CHARITIES IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
Gerhard Richter
STADTBILD M 6
Estimate 2,000,000 — 4,000,000 GBP
Unsold
Domenico Gnoli
SCARPA VISTA DA DIETRO
Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000 GBP
Unsold
TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND: AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Andy Warhol
DOLLAR SIGN
Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBP
Price Realized: £509,000
TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND: AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Andy Warhol
DOLLAR SIGN
Estimate 4,000,000 — 6,000,000 GBP
Unsold
TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND: AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Andy Warhol
ONE DOLLAR BILL (SILVER CERTIFICATE)
Estimate 13,000,000 — 18,000,000 GBP
Price Realized: £20,869,000
TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND: AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Andy Warhol
DOLLAR SIGNS Estimate 4,500,000 — 6,500,000 GBP
Price Realized: £6,925,000
TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND: AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Andy Warhol
FRONT AND BACK DOLLAR BILLS
Estimate 12,000,000 — 18,000,000 GBP
Unsold
TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND: AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Andy Warhol
TWO DOLLAR BILLS (BACK) (40 TWO DOLLAR BILLS IN GREEN)
Estimate 5,000,000 — 7,000,000 GBP
Unsold
TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND: AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Andy Warhol
DOLLAR SIGN
Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 545,000
TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND: AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Keith Haring
UNTITLED
Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 GBP
Price Realized: £557,000
TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND: AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Andy Warhol
DOLLAR BILLS
Estimate 120,000 — 180,000 GBP
Price Realized: £125,000
TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND: AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Tim Noble and Sue Webster
$
Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 112,500
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Seth Price
NAILED TO THE WALL (LASCAUX HORSE)
Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 GBP
Price Realized: £137,000
Rudolf Stingel
UNTITLED
Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBP
Price Realized: £521,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
Anish Kapoor
UNTITLED
Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBP
Price Realized: £581,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION
Peter Doig
PELICAN
Estimate 6,000,000 — 8,000,000 GBP
Unsold
David Hockney
FELLED TOTEM, SEPTEMBER 8TH 2009
Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 GBP
Unsold
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
Howard Hodgkin
CHEZ STAMOS
Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 641,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
Paula Rego
LOOKING OUT
Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBP
Price Realized: £965,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
Paula Rego
THE CADET AND HIS SISTER
Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBP
Price Realized: £1,145,000
Lucian Freud
AFTER BREAKFAST
Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 1,145,000
Frank Auerbach
EUSTON STEPS
Estimate 900,000 — 1,200,000 GBP
Unsold
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
Leon Kossoff
PORTRAIT OF CHAIM
Estimate 280,000 — 350,000 GBP
Price Realized: £365,000
PROPERTY OF A LADY
Anselm Kiefer
DAT ROSA MEL APIBUS
Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBP
Price Realized: £545,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
Sigmar Polke
FORÊT NATIONALE
Estimate 800,000 — 1,000,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 1,049,000
PROPERTY OF A LADY
Keith Haring
JULIA
Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBP
Price Realized: £485,000
Sigmar Polke
UNTITLED
Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBP
Price Realized: £557,000
Jean-Michel Basquiat
BROWN EGGS
Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBP
Price Realized: £1,181,000
Gabriel Orozco
BLUE DANDELION
Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 209,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
Andreas Gursky
SHANGHAI
Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBP
Price Realized: £
John Currin
THE CHRISTIAN
Estimate 1,000,000 — 2,000,000 GBP
Lotto ritirato
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION
Piero Manzoni
ACHROME
Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBP
Price Realized: £1,625,000
Jean Dubuffet
ESCALIER III
Estimate 900,000 — 1,200,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 2,333,000
Jean Dubuffet
LA FORÊT
Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 GBP
Price Realized: £173,000
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
Alighiero Boetti
MAPPA
Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 GBP
Price Realized: £965,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE BELGIAN COLLECTION
Lucio Fontana
CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESE
Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 GBP
Price Realized: £1,385,000
PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT THE PHILANTHROPIC INTERESTS OF THE FONDATION HUBERT LOOSER
Günther Uecker
WEISSER SCHREI
Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBP
Price Realized: £989,000
Jia Aili
SILENT ECHO
Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBP
Price Realized: £ 245,000
Berlinde de Bruyckere
PIETA
Estimate 150,000 — 250,000 GBP
Price Realized: £269,000
Sarah Lucas
NUD 16
Estimate 120,000 — 150,000 GBP
Price Realized: £149,000