CHRISTIE’S
New York, 8 maggio 2012
LOT 1 Urs Fischer (b. 1973) Untitled (Standing) paraffin wax mixture, pigment, steel and wick 74½ x 31 x 52 in. (189.2 x 78.7 x 52 cm.) ESTIMATE $700,000 – $1,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,324,500 $ |
LOT 2 Sherrie Levine (b. 1947) Fountain (After Marcel Duchamp) bronze 15 x 25 x 15 in. (37.9 x 63.2 x 37.9 cm.) ESTIMATE $250,000 – $350,000 PRICE REALIZED 962,500 $ |
LOT 3 Marisol Escobar (b. 1930) Andy graphite, oil and plaster on wood with Andy Warhol’s shoes 56½ x 17¼ x 22½ in. (143.5 x 43.8 x 57.2 cm.) ESTIMATE $200,000 – $300,000 PRICE REALIZED 794,500 $ |
LOT 4 Josef Albers (1888-1976) Homage to the Square: Distant Alarm oil on masonite 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.) ESTIMATE $800,000 – $1,200,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,986,500 |
LOT 5 Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) Berkeley #59 oil on canvas 59¼ x 58 5/8 in. (150.5 x 148.9 cm.) ESTIMATE $4,000,000 – $6,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 6,242,500 $ |
LOT 6 Barnett Newman (1905-1970) Untitled oil on canvas 36 x 24¼ in. (91.4 x 61.6 cm.) ESTIMATE $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 3,218,500 $ |
LOT 7 Vija Celmins (b. 1939) Untitled #8 charcoal, graphite and chalk on paper 16½ x 21 7/8 in. (41.9 x 55.6 cm.) ESTIMATE $700,000 – $900,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,142,500 $ |
LOT 8 Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920) Study for Freeway oil on canvas 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm.) ESTIMATE $400,000 – $600,000 PRICE REALIZED 458,500 $ |
LOT 9 RICHARD PRINCE (B. 1949) Untitled (cowboys) Ektacolor photograph mounted on board image: 40 x 28¼ in. (101.6 x 71.8 cm.) sheet: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.) ESTIMATE $400,000 – $600,000 PRICE REALIZED 602,500 $ |
LOT 10 Cindy Sherman (B. 1954) Untitled #96 color coupler print 24 x 48 in. (61 x 121.9 cm.) ESTIMATE $2,800,000 – $3,800,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,882,500 $ |
LOT 11 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Snow Flurry hanging mobile–painted sheet metal and wire 60 x 84 in. (152.4 x 213.4 cm.) ESTIMATE $3,500,000 – $4,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 10,386,500 $ |
LOT 12 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Untitled hanging mobile–painted sheet metal and wire 32 x 118 x 84 in. (81.3 x 299.7 x 213.4 cm.) ESTIMATE $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 6,354,500 $ |
LOT 13 Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) Kaleidos oil on board 72 x 31 7/8 in. (182.9 x 81 cm.) ESTIMATE $2,000,000 – $3,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 3,554,500 $ |
LOT 14 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) Abstraktes Bild (798-3) oil on canvas 94½ x 94½ in. (240 x 240 cm.) ESTIMATE $14,000,000 – $18,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 21,810,500 $ |
LOT 15 Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) Brushstroke graphite, pochoir, and lithographic rubbing crayon on paper 22 1/8 x 30 in. (56.2 x 76.2 cm.) ESTIMATE $800,000 – $1,200,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,322,500 $ |
LOT 16 Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) Anxious Girl (Study) graphite, colored pencil and wax crayon on paper 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (14.9 x 14.9 cm.) ESTIMATE $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 PRICE REALIZED |
LOT 17 David Smith (1906-1965) Circles and Angles stainless steel 26 x 41 x 8¾ in. (66 x 104.1 x 22.2 cm.) ESTIMATE $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 4,562,500 $ |
LOT 18 Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) Untitled V oil on canvas 88 x 77 in. (223.5 x 195.6 cm.) ESTIMATE $4,000,000 – $6,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 8,482,500 $ |
LOT 19 Arshile Gorky (1904-1948) Study for Agony wax crayon and graphite on paper 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.) ESTIMATE $350,000 – $450,000 PRICE REALIZED 542,500 $ |
LOT 20 Mark Rothko (1903-1970) Orange, Red, Yellow oil on canvas 93 x 81¼ in. (236.2 x 206.4 cm.) ESTIMATE $35,000,000 – $45,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 86,882,500 $ |
LOT 21 Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) Untitled I oil on canvas 80 x 70 in. (203.2 x 177.8 cm.) ESTIMATE $8,000,000 – $12,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 14,082,500 $ |
LOT 22 Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) Number 28, 1951 oil on canvas 30 1/8 x 54 1/8 in. (76.5 x 137.4 cm.) ESTIMATE $20,000,000 – $30,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 23,042,500 $ |
LOT 23 Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) Seated Woman on a Bench bronze 37½ x 37 x 30 in. (95.3 x 94 x 76.2 cm.) ESTIMATE $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,098,500 $ |
LOT 24 Barnett Newman (1905-1970) Onement V oil on canvas 60 x 38 in. (152.4 x 96.5 cm.) ESTIMATE $10,000,000 – $15,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 22,482,500 $ |
LOT 25 Clyfford Still (1904-1980) Untitled (PH-786, 1955-R) oil on canvas 91 x 69 in. (231.1 x 175.3 cm.) ESTIMATE $5,000,000 – $7,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 8,595,500 $ |
LOT 26 Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) Large Torso bronze 36 x 31 x 26½ in. (91.4 x 78.7 x 67.3 cm.) ESTIMATE $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,882,500 $ |
LOT 27 JEFF WALL (B. 1946) Dead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor,… transparency in lightbox 90¼ x 164¼ in. (229.2 x 417.2 cm.) ESTIMATE $1,500,000 – $2,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 3,666,500 $ |
LOT 28 CINDY SHERMAN (B. 1954) Untitled #122 color coupler print 34½ x 21 in. (87.6 x 53.3 cm.) ESTIMATE $100,000 – $150,000 PRICE REALIZED 206,500 $ |
LOT 29 NAN GOLDIN (B. 1953) Ballad Triptych three elements–each with nine mounted Cibachrome prints on panel each: 42 1/8 x 62 1/8 in. (107 x 157.8 cm.) overall: 42 1/8 x 186 3/8 in. (107 x 473.4 cm.) ESTIMATE $100,000 – $150,000 PRICE REALIZED 218,500 $ |
LOT 30 Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) Lilith’s Töchter sand, oil emulsion, silver gelatin prints, wire, fabric, hair, snake skin and lead on canvas 149¾ x 110¼ in. (380.4 x 280 cm.) ESTIMATE $800,000 – $1,200,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,762,500 $ |
LOT 31 John Currin (b. 1962) Maid of Honor oil on canvas 36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm.) ESTIMATE $1,800,000 – $2,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,882,500 $ |
LOT 32 Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) Spider III steel 19 x 35 x 37½ in. (48.3 x 88.9 x 95.3 cm.) ESTIMATE $2,000,000 – $3,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 4,562,500 $ |
LOT 33 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Lily of Force standing mobile–painted sheet metal, rod and wire 91¾ x 81 x 89 in. (233 x 205.7 x 226.1 cm.) ESTIMATE $8,000,000 – $12,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 18,562,500 $ |
LOT 34 Yves Klein (1928-1962) FC1 (Fire Color 1) dry pigments and synthetic resin on panel with artist’s frame 55½ x 117¾ x 1 in. (141 x 299.5 x 3 cm.) ESTIMATE $30,000,000 – $40,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 36,482,500 $ |
LOT 35 Jasper Johns (b. 1930) Alphabets graphite wash, graphite and printed canvas board on illustration board 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.5 x 40.3 cm.) ESTIMATE $5,000,000 – $7,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 6,802,500 $ |
LOT 36 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) Seestück (leicht bewölkt) oil on canvas 78¾ x 78¾ in. (200 x 200 cm.) ESTIMATE $10,000,000 – $15,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 19,346,500 $ |
LOT 37 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 $5,000,000 – $7,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 7,362,500 $ |
LOT 38 Donald Judd (1928-1994) Untitled (76-32 Bernstein) stainless steel 14½ x 76½ x 25½ in. (36.8 x 194.3 x 64.8 cm.) ESTIMATE $1,500,000 – $1,800,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,426,500 $ |
LOT 39 Cy Twombly (1928-2011) Untitled No. 3 household paint on wood panel 99¼ x 72¾ in. (224.2 x 184.8 cm.) ESTIMATE $5,000,000 – $7,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 5,010,500 $ |
LOT 40 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) Farbschlieren oil on canvas 78¾ x 78¾ in. (200 x 200 cm.) ESTIMATE $4,000,000 – $6,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 4,338,500 $ |
LOT 41 Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) Hommage à Goethe IV alabaster 13¾ x 24 x 25 5/8 in. (34.9 x 62.2 x 65 cm.) ESTIMATE $900,000 – $1,200,000 PRICE REALIZED 962,500 $ |
LOT 42 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Le Rouge de Saché hanging mobile–painted sheet metal and wire 84 x 150 x 21 in. (213.4 x 381 x 53.3 cm.) ESTIMATE $4,000,000 – $6,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 5,794,500 $ |
LOT 43 Brice Marden (b. 1938) Attendant 5 oil on linen 82 x 57 in. (208.3 x 144.8 cm.) ESTIMATE $7,000,000 – $10,000,000 WHITDRAWN |
LOT 44 Joan Mitchell (1925-1992) Salut Sally oil on canvas 112 x 79 in. (284.5 x 200.7 cm.) ESTIMATE $5,000,000 – $7,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 7,026,500 $ |
LOT 45 Romare Bearden (1911-1988) Strange Morning, Interior photostat, printed paper collage, graphic art paper, sanding, gouache, synthetic polymer paint, watercolor, charcoal and ink on paper mounted on panel 44 x 55¾ in. (111.8 x 141.6 cm.) ESTIMATE $250,000 – $350,000 PRICE REALIZED 338,500 $ |
LOT 46 Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown) acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas 84 x 84 in. (213.4 x 213.4 cm.) ESTIMATE $9,000,000 – $12,000,000 WHITDRAWN |
LOT 47 Eric Fischl (b. 1948) Xmas Morn oil on canvas 100 x 65 in. (254 x 165.1 cm.) ESTIMATE $600,000 – $800,000 WHITDRAWN |
LOT 48 Robert Gober (b. 1954) Untitled wood, enamel paint and steel 24 x 32¾ x 30¼ in. (61 x 83.2 x 76.8 cm.) ESTIMATE $500,000 – $700,000 PRICE REALIZED 782,500 $ |
LOT 49 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) Abstraktes Bild Violett (600-2) oil on canvas 78¾ x 70¾ in. (200 x 179.7 cm.) ESTIMATE $5,000,000 – $7,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 4,674,500 $ |
LOT 50 Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920) City Downgrade oil on canvas 40 x 29½ in. (101.6 x 74.9 cm.) ESTIMATE $1,500,000 – $2,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 4,002,500 $ |
LOT 51 Joan Mitchell (1925-1992) When They Were Gone oil on canvas 94 x 71 in. (238.8 x 180.3 cm.) ESTIMATE $2,000,000 – $3,000,000 UNSOLD |
LOT 52 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) Cherubs polychromed wood overall: 48 x 43½ x 19 in. (121.9 x 110.5 x 48.3 cm.) ESTIMATE $800,000 – $1,200,000 PRICE REALIZED 722,500 $ |
LOT 53 Urs Fischer (b. 1973) Mr. Watson–come here–I want to see you electric motor, control unit, electric cable, light bulb, wire dimensions variable ESTIMATE $300,000 – $400,000 PRICE REALIZED 266,500 $ |
LOT 54 Christopher Wool (b. 1955) Untitled silkscreen ink and enamel on canvas 108 x 72 in. (274.3 x 182.9 cm.) ESTIMATE $800,000 – $1,200,000 PRICE REALIZED 962,500 $ |
LOT 55 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) Abstraktes Bild (646-3) oil on canvas 47¼ x 39 3/8 in. (120 x 100 cm.) ESTIMATE $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,658,500 $ |
LOT 56 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) Abstraktes Bild (646-4) oil on canvas 47¼ x 39 3/8 in. (120 x 100 cm.) ESTIMATE $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,658,500 $ |
LOT 57 Sam Francis (1923-1994) Broken Black oil on canvas 67¼ x 34¾ in. (170.8 x 88.3 cm.) ESTIMATE $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 UNSOLD |
LOT 58 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Blue Flower, Red Flower hanging mobile–painted sheet metal and wire 32 x 73 x 9 in. (81.3 x 185.4 x 22.9 cm.) ESTIMATE $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,762,500 $ |
LOT 59 Agnes Martin (1912-2004) Words ink and graphite on paper mounted on canvas 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm.) ESTIMATE $700,000 – $1,000,000 UNSOLD |
LOT 60 Jim Hodges (b. 1957) Our Strength silk, nylon and silver chain 104 x 91 in. (264.2 x 231.1 cm.) ESTIMATE $700,000 – $900,000 PRICE REALIZED 722,500 $ |
LOT 61 Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Reel Basquiat silkscreen ink and synthetic polymer paint on canvas 90 x 70 in. (228.6 x 177.8 cm.) ESTIMATE $2,000,000 – $3,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 3,330,500 $ |
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SOTHEBY’S
New York, 9 maggio 2012