
01.07.2014_ La Evening Sale di Christie’s ha realizzato 99,413,500 con 12 lotti invenduti su 75 offerti. Le omologhe vendite del 2013 e 2012 avevano rispettivamente totalizzato 70,253,225 e 132,819,400 sterline. Top price il ritratto di Lucien Freud realizzato da Francis Bacon, aggiudicato a £11,506,500.
Secondo posto per Gasthof di Peter Doig che realizza il nuovo record per l’artista con £9,938,500. Terzo posto per Andy Warhol con un autoritratto venduto per £6,354,500.
Due Yves Klein in catalogo, il primo da 500.000 è arrivato a £938,500 (Relief planétaire (RP 9)) mentre il secondo da £1,500,000 a £2,042,500 (Untitled blue monochrome (IKB 164)). Gli amanti di Michelangelo Pistoletto con £2,322,500 ($3,955,217) hanno superato le stime e il record d’asta precedente di 3.259.250 $ di “Lui e lei” venduto sempre da Christie’s a Londra a febbraio 2014.
£1,202,500 è la cifra spesa per una plastica rossa di Alberto Burri. Forse venduta a un nostro connazionale? Mariolina Bassetti, che ha gestito la vendita per un bidder al telefono, sembra parlasse in italiano… Aggiudicazioni entro od oltre le stime per molti lotti. Mirror #8 di Roy Lichtenstein ha visto molti minuti di rilanci finché non è stato battuto a £1,986,500 (st. 500/700.000 £). A fine catalogo bene anche il suo Purist Painting with Bottles, partito da £2,000,000 e arrivato a £3,778,500
New record anche per Hurvin Anderson con Afrosheen passato di mano per £1,314,500 ($2,238,593). Era stimato £300,000 – £400,000.
“Il letto” di Tracey Emin messo in vendita da Saatchi, è stato aggiudicato a £2,546,500 ($4,351,969). Nuovo record per l’artista che supera di gran lunga il precedente (To Meet My Past, aggiudicato a 770.132 $ il 17 ottobre 2013).
Le gai savoir di Jean Dubuffet ha raddoppiato le stime con £4,002,500 e ha realizzato il nuovo record d’asta per l’artista. Molto bene anche Loving Love di Agnes Martin (£2,098,500) che ha più che raddoppiato il prezzo di partenza. Il grande SP220 di Sterling Ruby partito da £600,000 è arrivato a £1,022,500. Albert Oehlen era in catalogo con tre lotti, tutti venduti al di sopra delle stime. Di questi Frühstück now (Self-Portrait) ha fatto £1,082,500 ( stima £300,000 – £400,000) realizzando il nuovo record d’asta.
Settimo e ultimo record della serata per Antoni Tàpies: Gran ocra amb incisions (Large Ochre with Incisions) è stato venduto per £1,650,500 ($2,820,705).
Chiara Faglia
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30.06.2014 _ Sulle sponde del Tamigi è tempo di Contemporanei. Ad aprire le danze è stata Sotheby’s che questa sera con la sua Evening Sale di Post-War & Contemporary Art ha incassato £93,147,500. Un risultato maggiore rispetto a quello ottenuto nelle omologhe aste londinesi dei due anni precedenti e il secondo più alto dallo scoppio della bolla speculativa del 2009, segno di un mercato vivo e in ripresa.

THREE STUDIES FOR PORTRAIT OF GEORGE DYER
stima 15,000,000 — 20,000,000 GBP
In asta da Sotheby’s, 30/06/2014
SOLD FOR £26,682,500
La vendita parte in sordina con opere dalle stime modeste, ma l’atmosfera si scalda e l’adrenalina sale alle stelle quando arriva finalmente il turno di Francis Bacon. Già annunciato come top lot dell’asta, Three studies for a portrait of George Dyer (on light ground) partiva da una stima di £15-20 milioni. Una serie di rilanci tra bidders al telefono, proseguita per diversi minuti, ha rincarato il prezzo fino al raggiungimento dei £26,682,500, cifra a cui il trittico è stato aggiudicato. L’opera si inscrive tra i migliori risultati di sempre per l’artista e diventa il suo quinto prezzo più alto in assoluto.
Lo stesso soggetto, George Dyer, amante del pittore, aveva totalizzato £37,6 milioni lo scorso febbraio da Christie’s. Confermano le stime gli altri due Bacon in catalogo: Study for portrait of P.L., No. 1 assegnato a £4,50,500 e (Seated man) venduto per £2,098,500.
Segue il copione anche l’attesissimo Country-rock (wing mirror) di Peter Doig, la prima opera del gruppo dei tre Rainbow Tunnel realizzati dall’artista tra il 1998 e il 2000 a comparire sul mercato. Leggermente inferiore alle previsioni, il lotto viene aggiudicato a £8,482,500, cifra che comunque vale a far segnare un nuovo record all’artista.
Altri tre i record mondiali d’artista. Frank Auerbach vende il suo Primrose hill, summer per £2,322,5oo; Huvin Anderson aggiudica Peter’s Sitter 3, stimato £250/350,000, per £542,500; e Adrian Ghenie con The fake Rothko, partito da una stima di £250.000-350,000 raggiunge il suo prezzo più alto mai ottenuto: £1,426,500.
Se il falso Rothko di Ghenie ha sfiorato il milione e mezzo di pound, l’unico (vero) Mark Rothko in catalogo, intitolato No. 10, ha trovato nuovo proprietario, dopo una serie di rilanci, per £2,546,500, cifra superiore al triplo della stima più alta.
Tra le rivelazioni della serata anche David Ostrowski che ha segnato il suo secondo risultato più alto mai raggiunto con F (Dann Lieber Nein). La pittura a spray con inserti di legno su tela partiva da £30/40,000 ed è stata venduta per £122,500.
Bene anche le firme di maggior richiamo. Tutti assegnati i cinque Warhol offerti: £4,562,500 per Nine Multicoloured Marilyns (Reversal Series); £4,002,500 per Dollar Sign (Yellow); seguono i Fiori, battuti a £1,762,500; le Diamond Dust Shoes da £1,594,500; e infine la Piccola Sedia Elettrica venduta per £1,426,500. £1,762,500 è invece il risultato dell’unico Basquiat in catalogo (At Large).
Diventato leggenda con i suoi squali nel formaldeide, in quest’asta di Contemporary Damien Hirst è stato protagonista con Kingdom of Heaven, una delle sue tele di farfalle venduta per £1,082,500, e con Untitled AAAAAAA, una teca di medicinali assegnata a £290,500, cifra di 40,000£ superiore alla stima massima.
Vendute tutte e tre le tele del secondo artista vivente più caro al mondo: Gerhard Richter. L’Abstraktes Bild, unica opera proposta a cifre milionarie, dopo una lunga contesa tra un bidder in sala e uno al telefono, è stata aggiudicata da quest’ultimo per £2,546,500.
Dei tre italiani selezionati per la Evening, Fontana ha venduto tutte le quattro opere offerte confermando le stime. La più cara Concetto spaziale, Attesa battuta a £2,434,500.
Hanno trovato proprietario anche i due Achrome di Piero Manzoni proposti con stime di £500/700,000 e £200/300,000 e aggiudicati rispettivamente per £554,500 e £242,500. Meno bene invece per Michelangelo Pistoletto. Se Untitled ha cambiato proprietà per £422,500, confermando le stime, Dono di Mercurio allo specchio è invece rimasto invenduto.
Dei 59 lotti offerti, 8 sono quelli rimasti al palo. Oltre a Pistoletto, Jeff Wall, Cy Twombly, Sir Anthony Caro, Anish Kapoor, Bill Viola, John Currin, e uno dei due Anselm Kiefer in catalogo.
Greta Beretta
Sotheby’s – 30 giugno 2014, Londra
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE SENDER COLLECTION URS FISCHER B.1973 YOUYOU galvanized cast bronze, cast bronze, screws, washers, two-component epoxy primer, polyester filler, two-component polyester body filler, urethane primer, waterborne base coat and polyurethane matte clearcoat, in two parts i: 192 by 77.5 by 44cm.; 75 5/8 by 30 1/2 by 17 3/8 in. ii: 178.5 by 53.5 by 112.5cm.; 70 1/4 by 21 1/8 by 44 1/4 in. overall: 192 by 225 by 112.5cm.; 75 5/8 by 88 5/8 by 44 1/4 in. Executed in 2004-12, this work is unique. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBP
Price realized: £338,500
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE SENDER COLLECTION ROSEMARIE TROCKEL B.1952 O.T. (DEATH’S HEADS) numbered artist’s proof 1 on the stretcher knitted wool 200 by 150cm.; 78 3/4 by 59in. Executed in 1990, this work is number 1 of 3 artist’s proofs, aside from an edition of 5. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBP
Price realized: £482,500
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE SENDER COLLECTION GILBERT & GEORGE B.1943 & B.1942 BUMMED signed, titled and dated 1977; each titled and numbered on the backing board hand-dyed gelatin silver prints in artists’ frames, in 25 parts each: 71 by 51cm.; 24 by 20in. overall: 355 by 255cm.; 120 by 100in. Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 GBP
Price realized: £962,500
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE SENDER COLLECTION DAMIEN HIRST B.1965 KINGDOM OF HEAVEN variously inscribed on the reverse butterflies and household gloss on canvas 243.8 by 213.4cm.; 96 by 84in. Executed in 2006. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBP
Price realized: £1,082,500
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE SENDER COLLECTION CHRIS OFILI B.1968 BLUE RIDERS signed, titled and dated 2006 on the reverse oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas 278 by 200cm.; 109 1/2 by 78 3/4 in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 GBP
Price realized: £290,500
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE SENDER COLLECTION RAQIB SHAW B.1974 GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS XIII signed, titled and dated 2005 on the reverse enamel and mixed media on board 183 by 151.5cm.; 72 by 59 1/2 in. Estimate 180,000 — 250,000 GBP
Price realized: £278,500
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE SENDER COLLECTION DAMIEN HIRST B.1965 UNTITLED AAAAAAA glass, painted MDF, ramin, steel, plastic, aluminium and pharmaceutical packaging 76.2 by 101.6 by 22.9cm.; 30 by 40 by 9in. Executed in 1992. Estimate 180,000 — 250,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 290,500
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE SENDER COLLECTION MARTIN KIPPENBERGER 1953 – 1997 UNTITLED (SHOWCASE WITH EGG SCULPTURES) glass, metal, artificial resin, wood, lacquer, shampoo bottles, alcohol, ping pong balls, china, electric light and electric air compressor 211 by 164 by 86.5cm.; 83 by 64 1/2 by 34in. Executed in 1996. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 GBP
Price realized: £194,500
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE SENDER COLLECTION THOMAS STRUTH B.1954 NOTRE DAME, PARIS signed on a label affixed to the backing board chromogenic print in artist’s frame image: 170.6 by 214.6cm.; 67 1/4 by 84 1/2 in. framed: 181 by 224.5cm.; 73 1/4 by 90 1/2 in. Executed in 2000, this work is number 5 from an edition of 10. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 GBP
Price realized: £230,500
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE SENDER COLLECTION CINDY SHERMAN B.1954 UNTITLED #145 signed, dated 1985 and numbered AP 1/1 on a label affixed to the backing board colour photograph in artist’s frame 184.2 by 125.7cm.; 72 1/2 by 49 1/2 in. Executed in 1985, this work is the artist’s proof aside from an edition of 6. Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 GBP
Price realized: £302,500
AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE SENDER COLLECTION JEFF WALL B.1946 A WOMAN CONSULTING A CATALOGUE transparency in lightbox 165 by 133.5 by 26cm.; 65 by 52 1/2 by 10 1/4 in. Excecuted in 2005, this work is number 5 from an edition of 5, plus 1 artist’s proof. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 GBP
UNSOLD
PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTOR GERHARD RICHTER B.1932 ABSTRAKTES BILD signed, dated 1997 and numbered 845-3 on the reverse oil on Alu Dibond 100 by 90cm.; 39 3/8 by 35 1/2 in. Estimate 1,800,000 — 2,500,000 GBP
Price realized: £2,546,500
PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTOR ANDY WARHOL 1928 – 1987 DOLLAR SIGN (YELLOW) acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 229 by 178cm.; 90 by 70in. Executed in 1981. Estimate 3,000,000 — 4,000,000 GBP
Price realized: £4,002,500
PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR ANDY WARHOL 1928 – 1987 LITTLE ELECTRIC CHAIR signed and dated 64 on the overlap silkscreen ink on linen 55.9 by 71.1cm.; 22 by 28in. Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 GBP
Price realized: £1,426,500
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION FRANCIS BACON 1909 – 1992 THREE STUDIES FOR PORTRAIT OF GEORGE DYER (ON LIGHT GROUND) oil on canvas, in three parts each: 35.5 by 30cm.; 14 by 12in. Executed in 1964. Estimate 15,000,000 — 20,000,000 GBP
Price realized: £26,682,500
PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR YVES KLEIN 1928 – 1962 UNTITLED FIRE COLOUR PAINTING (FC 28) dry pigment and synthetic resin on burnt cardboard mounted on wood 92 by 73cm.; 36 1/4 by 28 3/4 in. Executed in 1962. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 GBP
Price realized: £3,218,500
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ITALIAN COLLECTION LUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESA signed, titled and inscribed Dovrei andare a Parigi con Crippa on the reverse waterpaint on canvas 116 by 89cm.; 45 3/4 by 35in. Executed in 1965. Estimate 2,200,000 — 3,000,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 2,434,500
PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION YVES KLEIN 1928 – 1962 UNTITLED BLUE MONOCHROME (IKB 271) dated 1960 and dedicated Bertini avec l’amitie de Yves Klein on the overlap dry pigment and synthetic resin on linen mounted on panel 50 by 50cm.; 19 3/4 by 19 3/4 in. Estimate 2,500,000 — 3,500,000 GBP
Price realized: £2,770,500
MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO B.1933 UNTITLED screenprint on polished stainless steel 228 by 125cm.; 89 3/4 by 49 1/4 in. Executed in 1976. Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 GBP
Price realized: £422,500
PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR LUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE signed; signed and titled on the reverse oil on canvas 92 by 74cm.; 36 1/4 by 29 1/8 in. Executed in 1963-64. Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 GBP
Price realized: £1,314,500
PIERO MANZONI 1933 – 1963 ACHROME sewn felt, in artist’s frame 35 by 25cm.; 13 3/4 by 9 7/8 in. framed: 54 by 44cm.; 21 1/4 by 17 1/4 in. Executed in 1960-61. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 242,500
PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION JEAN DUBUFFET 1901 – 1985 FEMME ASSISE AU FAUTEUIL signed and dated VII 44 gouache, wax crayon, pen and black ink on paper 25.8 by 18.9cm.;10 1/8 by 7 1/2 in. Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 GBP
Price realized: £410,500
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION MARK ROTHKO 1903 – 1970 NO. 10 signed and dated 1949 on the reverse oil on canvas 153 by 73.6cm.; 60 1/4 by 29in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBP
Price realized: £2,546,500
CY TWOMBLY (1928 – 2011) LYCIAN DRAWING (NIMPHIDIA) signed with the artist’s initials, titled and dated Sept 26 82 oil, crayon and pencil on Fabriano paper 100 by 70cm.; 39 3/8 by 27 1/2 in. Estimate 650,000 — 850,000 GBP
UNSOLD
LUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESE signed, titled and inscribed Verga, vergone, vergani, vergottini, virgolette on the reverse waterpaint on canvas 64 by 54cm.; 25 1/8 by 21 1/4 in. Executed in 1966. Estimate 800,000 — 1,000,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 902,500
ANDY WARHOL 1928 – 1987 FLOWERS signed and dated 64 on the overlap acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 61 by 61cm.; 24 by 24in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 GBP
Price realized: £1,762,500
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION PETER DOIG B.1959 COUNTRY-ROCK (WING-MIRROR) signed, dated 1999 and variously inscribed on the reverse oil on canvas 194.9 by 270cm.; 76 3/4 by 106 1/2 in. Estimate Estimate Upon Request
Price realized: £8,482,500
FRANCIS BACON 1909 – 1992 STUDY FOR PORTRAIT OF P.L, NO. I oil on canvas 198 by 142cm.; 78 by 56in. Executed in 1957. Estimate 3,800,000 — 4,500,000 GBP
Price realized: £4,450,500
FRANK AUERBACH B.1931 PRIMROSE HILL, SUMMER titled and dated 1968 on the reverse oil on board 122 by 122cm.; 48 by 48in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 GBP
Price realized: £2,322,500
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION FRANCIS BACON 1909 – 1992 (SEATED MAN) oil on canvas 140 by 110cm.; 55 by 43 3/8 in. Executed circa 1957-58. Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 GBP
Price realized: £2,098,500
GERHARD RICHTER B.1932 ABDU signed and numbered 8/8 on a label affixed to the reverse jacquard woven tapestry 276 by 378cm.; 108 5/8 by 148 7/8 in. This work is number 8 from an edition of 8, plus 2 artist’s proofs. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBP
Price realized: £866,500
SIR ANTHONY CARO 1924 – 2013 SUNSHINE painted steel 159 by 306.5 by 145cm.; 62 1/2 by 120 1/2 by 57in. Executed in 1964. Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 GBP
UNSOLD
ANISH KAPOOR B.1954 TURNING THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN signed and dated 2003 on the interior of the base on the reverse; incised with the artist’s signature and dated 2003 on the exterior of the base on the reverse stainless steel 149.9 by 149.9 by 31.7cm.; 59 by 59 by 12 1/2 in. Estimate 450,000 — 650,000 GBP
UNSOLD
HURVIN ANDERSON B.1965 PETER’S SITTERS 3 signed, titled and dated (Jan) 2009 on the overlap oil on canvas 187 by 147cm.; 73 5/8 by 57 7/8 in. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 GBP
Price realized: £542,500
ADRIAN GHENIE B.1977 THE FAKE ROTHKO signed and dated 2010 on the reverse oil on canvas 200 by 200.6cm.; 78 7/8 by 79in. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 1,426,500
JIA AILI B.1979 UNTITLED (MAN WITH A HELMET) signed oil on canvas 50 by 40cm; 19 5/8 by 15 3/4 in. Executed in 2012. Estimate 70,000 — 100,000 GBP
Price realized: £206,500
ADRIANA VAREJÃO B.1964 MACAU WALL (BLUE) each signed, titled, dated 2001 and numbered 5, 28, 25 respectively on the reverse oil and plaster on canvas, in three parts each: 100 by 100cm.; 39 3/8 by 39 3/8 in. overall: 100 by 300cm.; 39 3/8 by 118in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBP
Price realized: £506,500
DAVID OSTROWSKI B.1981 F (DANN LIEBER NEIN) signed and dated 11 on the overlap lacquer, spray paint and wood on canvas 200 by 150cm.; 78 3/4 by 59in. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 GBP
Price realized: £122,500
WADE GUYTON B.1972 UNTITLED signed and dated 2008 on the overlap Epson UltraChrome inkjet on linen 244.8 by 140cm.; 96 3/8 by 55 1/8 in. Estimate 1,800,000 — 2,400,000 GBP
Price realized: £1,426,500
MARK GROTJAHN B.1968 UNTITLED (THREE-TIERED PERSPECTIVE) oil on linen laid down on panel 152.4 by 121.9cm.; 60 by 48in. Executed in 1999. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBP
Price realized: £482,500
ANDREAS GURSKY B.1955 PYONGYANG V signed on a label affixed to the backing board c-print mounted on Plexiglas in artist’s frame framed: 307 by 219cm.; 120 7/8 by 86 1/4 in. image: 284.5 by 196.5cm.; 112 by 77 3/8 in. Executed in 2007, this work is number 1 from an edition of 6. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 1,082,500
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION BILL VIOLA B.1951 ETERNAL RETURN video/sound installation: two channels of colour video on two plasma displays and two speakers installed: 207.7 by 63.8 by 15.6cm.; 81 3/4 by 25 1/8 by 6 1/8 in. Executed in 2000, this work is number 5 from an edition of 5, plus 2 artist’s proofs. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 GBP
UNSOLD
ANDY WARHOL 1928 – 1987 NINE MULTICOLOURED MARILYNS (REVERSAL SERIES) signed and dated 79/86 on the overlap acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 138 by 106.1cm.; 54 3/8 by 41 3/4 in. Estimate 4,000,000 — 6,000,000 GBP
Price realized: £4,562,500
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 1960 – 1988 AT LARGE signed, titled and dated 1984 on the reverse acrylic and oilstick on canvas 218.4 by 172.8cm.; 86 by 68in. Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 1,762,500
JOHN CURRIN B.1962 THE OWENS signed and dated 94 on the overlap oil on canvas 87.6 by 66.7cm.; 34 1/2 by 26 1/4 in. Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 GBP
UNSOLD
ANDY WARHOL 1928 – 1987 DIAMOND DUST SHOES acrylic, silkscreen ink and diamond dust on canvas 228.6 by 177.8cm.; 90 by 70in. Executed in 1980. Estimate 900,000 — 1,200,000 GBP
Price realized: £1,594,500
MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO B.1933 DONO DI MERCURIO ALLO SPECCHIO (MERCURY’S GIFT TO THE MIRROR) bronze statue and mirror statue: 146.6 by 45.7 by 53cm.; 57 3/4 by 18 by 20 1/2 in. mirror: 228.9 by 120cm.; 90 1/8 by 47 1/4 in. Executed in 1971-92, this work is number 1 from an edition of 4. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 GBP
UNSOLD
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN COLLECTION HIROSHI SUGIMOTO B.1948 BAY OF SAGAMI, ATAMI signed on a label affixed to the backing board gelatin silver print, in artist’s frame print: 119.4 by 149.2cm.; 47 by 58 3/4 in. framed: 152.4 by 182.2cm.; 60 by 71 3/4 in. Executed in 1997, this work is number 5 from an edition of 5. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBP
Price realized: £254,500
PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR GERHARD RICHTER B.1932 HERR MOUSLI signed, titled and dated 68 on the reverse oil on canvas 87 by 67cm.; 34 1/4 by 26 3/8 in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 722,500
BLINKY PALERMO 1943 – 1977 CAPTAGON signed, titled and dated 69 watercolour on photocopied paper laid down on card 96 by 68cm.; 37 3/4 by 26 3/4 in. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 86,500
ANSELM KIEFER B.1945 SIEGFRIED’S DIFFICULT WAY photograph and treated lead on wood, in artist’s frame 160 by 240cm.; 63 by 94 1/2 in. Executed in 1988. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 GBP
Price realized: £302,500
ANSELM KIEFER B.1945 WEGE oil and woodcut on paper laid down on canvas, in two parts overall: 160 by 260cm.; 63 by 102 3/8 in. each: 160 by 130cm.; 63 by 51 1/4 in. Executed in 1980. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBP
UNSOLD
PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR PIERO MANZONI 1933 – 1963 ACHROME signed on the reverse kaolin on sewn canvas 60 by 50cm.; 23 5/8 by 19 5/8 in. Executed in 1959-60. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 554,500
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR LOUISE BOURGEOIS 1911 – 2010 UNTITLED inscribed with the artist’s initials and dated 90 on the side black marble 30.5 by 117 by 33cm.; 12 by 46 by 13in. Executed in 1990, this work is unique. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBP
Price realized: £830,500
ALEXANDER CALDER 1898 – 1976 UNTITLED painted sheet metal, wire and brass, standing mobile 34 by 30 by 12cm.; 13 5/8 by 11 7/8 by 4 3/4 in. Executed in 1953. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 1,046,500
NICOLAS DE STAËL 1914 – 1955 COMPOSITION signed; signed and dated 1951 on the reverse oil on canvas 60 by 73cm.; 23 1/2 by 28 3/4 in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 GBP
Price realized: £866,500
LUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE signed and titled oil on canvas 115.5 by 89cm.; 45 1/2 by 35in. Executed in 1961. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBP
Price realized: £506,500
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION JEAN DUBUFFET 1901 – 1985 LE GÉOMANCIEN signed and dated 52 oil on board 129.5 by 194.6cm.; 51 by 76 5/8 in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 674,500
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION JEAN TINGUELY 1925 – 1991 CHAPEAUX DE NAPOLEON signed, titled and dated 1959 on the reverse painted wood panel, painted metal elements, wooden wheels, leather belt and electric motor 74.5 by 73 by 22cm.; 29 3/8 by 28 3/4 by 8 3/4 in. Estimate 120,000 — 180,000 GBP
Price realized: £ 230,500
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Christie’s – 1 luglio 2014, Londra
CINDY SHERMAN (B. 1954) Untitled Film Still, #25 gelatin silver print image: 28 ¾ x 40in. (73 x 101.5cm.) overall: 37 ¾ x 66 1/8in. (96 x 168cm.) ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($170,300 – $255,450)
PRICE REALIZED £242,500
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985) Paysage (Landscape) butterfly wings on board 7 ¼ x 10in. (18.5 x 25.6cm.) ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($255,450 – $340,600)
PRICE REALIZED £224,500
YVES KLEIN (1928-1962) Relief planétaire (RP 9) pure pigment and synthetic resin on plaster mounted on panel 15 ¾ x 21 5/8in. (40 x 55cm.) ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($851,500 – $1,192,100)
PRICE REALIZED £938,500
MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO (B. 1933) Amanti (Lovers) painted tissue-paper on stainless steel 90 ½ x 47 ¼in. (230 x 120cm.) ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,703,000 – $2,554,500)
PRICE REALIZED £2,322,500
ENRICO CASTELLANI (B. 1930) Superficie bianca acrylic on shaped canvas 31 ½ x 23 ½in. (80 x 60cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($510,900 – $851,500)
PRICE REALIZED £626,500
ALBERTO BURRI (1915-1995) Rosso plastica plastic, acrylic, vinavil and combustion on cellotex 20 x 30in. (50.9 x 76.2cm.) ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($1,192,100 – $1,703,000)
PRICE REALIZED £1,202,500
LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968) Concetto spaziale, Attese waterpaint on canvas and lacquered wood frame 39 3/8 x 52in. (100 x 133.3cm.) ESTIMATE £4,000,000 – £6,000,000 ($6,812,000 – $10,218,000)
PRICE REALIZED £6,018,500
YVES KLEIN (1928-1962) Untitled blue monochrome (IKB 164) dry pigment and synthetic resin on gauze laid down on panel 25 ½ x 19 ¾ in. (64.8 x 50cm.) ESTIMATE £1,500,000 – £2,000,000 ($2,554,500 – $3,406,000)
PRICE REALIZED £2,042,500
PIERO MANZONI (1933-1963) Achrome kaolin on canvas 31 ½ x 39 3/8in. (80 x 100cm.) ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,703,000 – $2,554,500)
PRICE REALIZED £1,650,500
LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968) Concetto Spaziale, New York 3 copper 22 7/8 x 22 7/8in. (58 x 58cm.) ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,703,000 – $2,554,500)
PRICE REALIZED £1,178,500
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) Mirror #8 oil and Magna on canvas diameter: 36 1/8in. (91.8cm.) ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($851,500 – $1,192,100)
PRICE REALIZED £1,986,500
GERHARD RICHTER (B. 1932) Spiegel, grau (Mirror, Grey) colour-coated glass 39 3/8 x 43 ¼in. (100 x 110cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($510,900 – $681,200)
PRICE REALIZED £266,500
NICOLAS DE STAËL (1914-1955) Composition-Paysage oil on canvas 31 7/8 x 25 5/8in. (81 x 65cm.) ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,703,000 – $2,554,500)
PRICE REALIZED £1,538,500
PETER DOIG (B. 1959) Gasthof oil on canvas 108 x 78 ¾in. (274.5 x 200cm.) ESTIMATE £3,000,000 – £5,000,000 ($5,109,000 – $8,515,000)
PRICE REALIZED £9,938,500
HURVIN ANDERSON (B. 1965) Afrosheen oil on canvas 98 ½ x 81 7/8in. (250 x 208cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($510,900 – $681,200)
PRICE REALIZED £1,314,500
Francis Bacon (1909-1992) Study for Head of Lucian Freud oil on canvas 14 x 12in. (35.5 x 30.5cm.) ESTIMATE Estimate on request
PRICE REALIZED £11,506,500
FRANK AUERBACH (B. 1931) Primrose Hill, Autumn oil on board 60 x 48in. (147.4 x 121.9cm.) ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($2,043,600 – $3,065,400)
UNSOLD
NICOLAS DE STAËL (1914-1955) Le Lavandou oil on card laid down on board 13 x 18 1/8in. (33 x 45.8cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($510,900 – $681,200)
UNSOLD
RACHEL WHITEREAD (B. 1963) Untitled (Concave and Convex Beds) rubber and neoprene, in two parts (i) 13 3/8 x 39 3/8 x 77 1/8in. (34 x 100 x 196cm.) (ii) 15 ¾ x 39 3/8 x 77 1/8in. (40 x 100 x 196cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($425,750 – $596,050)
PRICE REALIZED £302,500
GLENN BROWN (B. 1966) Led Zepplin oil on panel 48 x 33 7/8in. (122 x 86cm.) ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,703,000 – $2,554,500)
PRICE REALIZED £1,142,500
SAM FRANCIS (1923-1994) Black and Red oil on canvas 45 ½ x 34in. (115.7 x 88.9cm.) ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($851,500 – $1,192,100)
PRICE REALIZED £578,500
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985) Le gai savoir oil on canvas 59 x 76 ¾in. (150 x 195cm.) ESTIMATE £2,200,000 – £2,800,000 ($3,746,600 – $4,768,400)
PRICE REALIZED £4,002,500
Pierre Soulages (b. 1919) Peinture 114 x 146cm., 15 février 1954 oil on canvas 44 7/8 x 57 ½in. (114 x 146cm.) ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,703,000 – $2,554,500)
UNSOLD
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) Memling Dawn bronze and stainless steel base 62 ½ x 25 5/8 x 26 ½in. (158.8 x 65.2 x 67.5cm.) ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($1,192,100 – $1,703,000)
PRICE REALIZED £1,202,500
GERHARD RICHTER (B. 1932) Fünfzehn Farben (Fifteen Colours) enamel paint on canvas 78 ¾ x 51 1/8in. (200 x 130cm.) ESTIMATE £3,500,000 – £4,500,000 ($5,960,500 – $7,663,500)
PRICE REALIZED £3,890,500
ANDREAS GURSKY (B. 1955) Nha Trang chromogenic colour-print face-mounted to Plexiglas in artist’s frame image: 107 ½ x 72 ¾in. (273.2 x 185cm.) overall: 116 x 81 ½in. (295.5 x 207cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($510,900 – $851,500)
PRICE REALIZED £302,500
AGNES MARTIN (1912-2004) Loving Love acrylic and graphite on canvas 60 x 60in. (152.5 x 152.5cm.) ESTIMATE £900,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,532,700 – $2,043,600)
PRICE REALIZED £2,098,500
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Self-Portrait (Fright Wig) acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen 40 x 40in. (101.6 x 101.6cm.) ESTIMATE £6,000,000 – £9,000,000 ($10,218,000 – $15,327,000)
PRICE REALIZED £6,354,500
ANDY WARHOL(1928-1987) Jackies acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, in four parts each: 20 x 16in. (50.8 x 40.6cm.) overall: 40 x 32in. (101.6 x 81.2cm.) ESTIMATE £1,500,000 – £2,000,000 ($2,554,500 – $3,406,000)
PRICE REALIZED £1,426,500
CINDY SHERMAN (B. 1954) Untitled #470 chromogenic colour print, with artist’s frame 82 ¼ x 58in. (208.9 x 147.3cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($510,900 – $681,200)
PRICE REALIZED £266,500
CHRISTOPHER WOOL (B. 1955) Untitled enamel on aluminum 108 x 72in. (274.3 x 182.8cm.) ESTIMATE £5,500,000 – £7,500,000 ($9,366,500 – $12,772,500)
PRICE REALIZED £6,242,500
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) One Red Marilyn (Reversal) acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 20 x 16in. (50.8 x 40.5cm.) ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($1,192,100 – $1,703,000)
PRICE REALIZED £962,500
KEITH HARING (1958-1990) Tree of Life acrylic on canvas tarpaulin with metal grommets 115 7/8 x 142 ½in. (294 x 362cm.) ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,703,000 – $2,554,500)
PRICE REALIZED
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1987) Toxic acrylic, oilstick and Xerox collage on canvas 86 x 68 7/8in. (218.5 x 172.7cm.) ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($2,043,600 – $3,065,400)
PRICE REALIZED £1,650,500
George Condo (b. 1957) Three Figures in a Garden oil on canvas 61 7/8 x 53 7/8in. (157.9 x 137.9cm.) ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($340,600 – $510,900)
PRICE REALIZED £182,500
David Ostrowski (b. 1981) F (Dann lieber nein) oil and lacquer on canvas 78 ¾ x 59 1/8in. (200 x 150 cm) ESTIMATE £30,000 – £50,000 ($51,090 – $85,150)
PRICE REALIZED £104,500
STERLING RUBY (b. 1972) SP220 spray paint on canvas 100 x 144 3/8in. (254 x 366.5cm.) ESTIMATE £600,000 – £900,000 ($1,021,800 – $1,532,700)
PRICE REALIZED £1,022,500
URS FISCHER (B. 1973) Vain Whining wood, glass, paper, photocopies on polyester film, slide film, latex paint, acrylic paint, marker, wood glue, wallpaper paste, spray adhesive, screws and laminate 73 ¼ x 93 ¾ x 4 ¾in. (186.2 x 238 x 12cm.) ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($340,600 – $510,900)
PRICE REALIZED £422,500
BEATRIZ MILHAZES (B. 1960) Romantico americano oil on canvas 74 3/8 x 86 ¼in. (189 x 219.2cm.) ESTIMATE £500,000 – £800,000 ($851,500 – $1,362,400)
PRICE REALIZED £578,500
ADRIANA VAREJÃO (B. 1964) Ruina de Charque Santa Cruz (Jerked Beef Ruin Santa Cruz) oil and polyurethane on wood 51 1/8 x 84 5/8 x 19 5/8in. (204 x 121.5 x 50cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($510,900 – $851,500)
PRICE REALIZED
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) Untitled (Skull) oilstick, wax crayon and graphite on paper 19 x 24in. (48.3 x 61cm.) ESTIMATE £350,000 – £550,000 ($596,050 – $936,650)
PRICE REALIZED £338,500
Francis Bacon (1909-1992) Head I oil on canvas 24 x 20in. (61 x 51cm.) ESTIMATE £2,500,000 – £3,500,000 ($4,257,500 – $5,960,500)
UNSOLD
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954) Frühstück now (Self-Portrait) oil and lacquer on canvas 63 x 51 ¼in. (160 x 130.2cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($510,900 – $681,200)
PRICE REALIZED £1,082,500
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954) Ohne Titel (Untitled) oil and silver spray enamel on canvas 94 ½ x 78 ½in. (240.5 x 199.5cm.) ESTIMATE £220,000 – £280,000 ($374,660 – $476,840)
PRICE REALIZED £602,500
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954) Ohne Titel (Untitled) oil, resin and silver spray enamel on canvas 78¾ x 78¾in. (200 x 200cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($425,750 – $596,050)
PRICE REALIZED £482,500
SIGMAR POLKE (1941-2010) Untitled artificial resin, acrylic, spray enamel and fabric mesh on polyester fabric, in artist’s frame 61 x 53in. (154.9 x 134.6cm.) ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($681,200 – $1,021,800)
PRICE REALIZED £686,500
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) Abstrakte Bilder oil on canvas, in four parts each: 78 ¾ x 27 ½in. (200 x 70cm.) ESTIMATE £4,000,000 – £6,000,000 ($6,812,000 – $10,218,000)
UNSOLD
Howard Hodgkin (B. 1932) Waterfall oil on panel 17 ¾ x 21 1/3in. (45.2 x 54.1cm.) ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($255,450 – $340,600)
PRICE REALIZED £362,500
Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955) Paysage (Composition; Composition Rouge et Noir sur Fond Jaune or… oil on canvas 25 5/8 x 25 5/8in. (65 x 65cm.) ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,500,000 ($2,043,600 – $2,554,500)
PRICE REALIZED £1,202,500
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) Silver & Black Square I oil on board 22 x 22in. (55.8 x 55.8cm.) ESTIMATE £3,000,000 – £5,000,000 ($5,109,000 – $8,515,000)
UNSOLD
ANTONI TÀPIES (1923-2012) Taques negres sobre fons vermell (Black Marks on a Red Background) mixed media on canvas 51 1/8 x 63 ¾in. (130 x 162cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($425,750 – $596,050)
UNSOLD
Pierre Soulages (b. 1919) Peinture, 128 x 88cm., 12 février 1960 oil on canvas 51 x 35in. (129.8 x 88.8cm.) ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($681,200 – $1,021,800)
PRICE REALIZED £626,500
ANTONIO SAURA (1930-1998) Crucifixión oil on canvas 74 ¾ x 93 1/5in. (190.2 x 237.5cm.) ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($340,600 – $510,900)
PRICE REALIZED £218,500
KARIN MAMMA ANDERSSON (B. 1962) On Tenterhooks lacquer and oil on panel, in three parts 24 x 99in. (61 x 251.5cm.) ESTIMATE £180,000 – £250,000 ($306,540 – $425,750)
UNSOLD
JOAN MITCHELL (1925-1992) River II oil on canvas, in two parts overall: 59 x 118in. (150 x 300cm.) ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($2,043,600 – $3,065,400)
PRICE REALIZED £1,258,500
ALBERTO BURRI (1915-1995) Bianco T oil and vinavil on cellotex 24 3/8 x 33 7/8in. (62 x 86cm.) ESTIMATE £650,000 – £850,000 ($1,106,950 – $1,447,550)
PRICE REALIZED £722,500
ANTONI TÀPIES (1923-2012) Gran ocra amb incisions (Large Ochre with Incisions) mixed media on canvas 102 ¼ x 76 ¾in. (260 x 195cm.) ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($681,200 – $1,021,800)
PRICE REALIZED £1,650,500
Jannis Kounellis (b. 1936) Untitled oil on canvas 44 7/8 x 49 ¼in. (114 x 125cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($510,900 – $851,500)
PRICE REALIZED £578,500
LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968) Concetto spaziale, Attese waterpaint on canvas 39 3/8 x 31 7/8in. (100 x 81cm.) ESTIMATE £2,500,000 – £3,500,000 ($4,257,500 – $5,960,500)
UNSOLD
GERHARD RICHTER (B. 1932) Grau oil on canvas 78¾ x 59 1/8in. (200 x 150cm.) ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($851,500 – $1,192,100)
PRICE REALIZED £602,500
DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965) Calcium Gluconate Injection household gloss on canvas 92 x 108in. (233.7 x 274.3cm.) (4 inch spot) ESTIMATE £350,000 – £550,000 ($596,050 – $936,650)
PRICE REALIZED £542,500
Jenny Saville (b. 1970) Shadow Study oil on paper 85 ½ x 60in. (207 x 152.4cm.) ESTIMATE £350,000 – £550,000 ($596,050 – $936,650)
PRICE REALIZED £506,500
MARTIN CREED (B. 1968) Work No. 127: The lights going on and off dimensions variable: 30 seconds on / 30 seconds off ESTIMATE £50,000 – £70,000 ($85,150 – $119,210)
UNSOLD
BERLINDE DE BRUYCKERE (B. 1964) 019, 2007 wax, epoxy, metal, glass, wood and blankets 115 ½ x 203 ½ x 30 ½in. (293.5 x 517 x 77.5cm.) ESTIMATE £220,000 – £280,000 ($374,660 – $476,840)
PRICE REALIZED £242,500
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) Untitled (Chairs) steel, mirror and glass 7 ¼ x 23 ¼ x 12in. (18.4 x 59.1 x 30.5cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($425,750 – $596,050)
PRICE REALIZED £302,500
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985) Brouette en Surplomb II (Wheelbarrow Seen from Above) oil on canvas 57 ½ x 44 7/8in. (146 x 114cm.) ESTIMATE £450,000 – £550,000 ($766,350 – $936,650)
PRICE REALIZED £542,500
Jean Fautrier (1898-1964) Les verres (The Glasses) oil and pigment on paper laid down on canvas 19 5/8 x 24in. (50 x 61cm.) ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($340,600 – $510,900)
PRICE REALIZED £194,500
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) Purist Painting with Bottles oil and Magna on canvas 74 x 54in. (188 x 137.2cm.) ESTIMATE £2,000,000 – £3,000,000 ($3,406,000 – $5,109,000)
PRICE REALIZED £3,778,500
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Race Riot silkscreen ink on paper 30 x 40in. (76.2 x 101.6cm.) ESTIMATE £380,000 – £450,000 ($647,140 – $766,350)
PRICE REALIZED £722,500
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Ambulance Disaster silkscreen ink on paper 40 x 30in. (101.6 x 76.2cm.) ESTIMATE £380,000 – £450,000 ($647,140 – $766,350)
PRICE REALIZED £578,500
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) Mao acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas, in two parts 12 x 10in. (30.5 x 25.4cm.) (2) ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($1,192,100 – $1,703,000)
PRICE REALIZED £1,106,500
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) Drawing for Great American Nude #56 charcoal on paper 36 x 48in. (91.4 x 122cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($510,900 – $681,200)
UNSOLD
Sean Scully (b. 1945) Wall of Light Blue Blue oil on canvas mounted on panel 63 x 63in. (160 x 160cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($425,750 – $596,050)
PRICE REALIZED £482,500
RICHARD PRINCE (B. 1949) Untitled (Four Women with Hats) Ektacolour prints, in four parts each image: 15 5/8 x 23 ¼in. (39.8 x 59cm.) each overall: 20 1/8 x 24in. (51 x 61cm.) ESTIMATE £120,000 – £180,000 ($204,360 – $306,540)
PRICE REALIZED £182,500