La serata di Christie’s a Londra si è chiusa con un totale di 52.946.250£. La settimana dell’arte di Frieze per la Maison di Pinault sembra continuare ad andare per il verso giusto, dopo il 100% di venduto e i £28,285,525 realizzati dalla vendita della collezione di Leslie Waddington il 4 ottobre che ha inaugurato la art week.
Il catalogo di arte contemporanea e del dopoguerra, esitato per primo, ha realizzato 34,266,000 sterline con una pioggia di record e solo tre invenduti (su 42 in catalogo). Subito a seguire si è svolta l’Italian Sale che ha totalizzato 18,680,250 sterline con 14 invenduti e un ritirato (su 60 in catalogo). Nel 2015 i due omologhi cataloghi avevano fruttato 78,729,000£.
Partiamo dalla Evening Sale. Si è dovuto attendere il passaggio di quasi venti lotti per vedere il primo invenduto. L’auctioneer Jussi Pylkkanen ha batutto un record dietro l’altro. Già la prima opera offerta, il grande olio di Lucy McKenzie che raffigura la ginnasta russa Olga Korbut, ha realizzato 317.000 £, un prezzo oltre 10 volte superiore alla stima più alta e il nuovo record d’asta per l’artista. Subito a seguire Henry Taylor con “Walking with Vito” battuto a 137 mila sterline, prezzo che supera di poco il top price precedente realizzato lo scorso maggio (103.286 £).
Record anche per il monumentale Nickelodeon di Adrian Ghenie, un olio dai toni scuri del 2008 con la base lunga ben 414 cm ed esposto in ‘Darkness for an Hour’ la prima personale dell’artista in Inghilterra (nel 2009). E’ stato venduto per ben 7,109,000 £. Oltre a quello di stasera, gli altri tre top price del giovane artista, classe 1977, risalgono tutti al 2016. Il più alto, realizzato lo scorso febbraio, era di meno della metà del risulato di stasera: la sua intrepretazione dei famosi girasoli di van Gogh era stata aggiudicata a 3,117,000 £. Ghenie ha debuttato sul mercato delle aste solo nel 2011, ma nell’ultimo anno ha visto una crescita vertiginosa. Secondo Artprice, nel 2015 il fatturato delle sue opere in asta è stato di 2,5 milioni di dollari. Mentre fino ad oggi, il fatturato del 2016 è già di 12,2 milioni.
Hanno infranto il loro top price: Imi Knoebel, Albert Oehlen, Thomas Schütte (in sterline), Gerald Laing, Yun Hyong-keun. Mentre Anselm Kiefer, Jean Dubuffet e Cy Twombly hanno raggiunto prezzi di molto superiori alle stime.
Anche il catalogo dell’Italian Sale ha visto la realizzazione di alcuni record d’asta: tra i primi lotti esitati Proiezione accumulata di Franco Grignani che da 25 mila sterline è arrivato a 106,250; La Modella Inglese di Giosetta Fioroni ha fatto 56,250 £ superando così le 45.647 £ (60.000 €) di Liberty viennese aggiudicato lo scorso maggio da Sotheby’s a Milano. Presagi di Birnam di Carol Rama da £18,000 è schizzata a 179.000£. L’artista, scomparsa nel 2015, quest’anno aveva già infranto il suo record due volte, a giugno da Wannenes a Milano e pochi giorni dopo da Christie’s a Londra; record anche per una scultura di Gilberto Zorio che è arrivata a 281.000 £.
Ma il re del catalogo è stato Pino Pascali. La sua Coda di Delfino è passata di mano per 2,629,000 £, quasi raddoppiando il prezzo di 1,5 milioni di Muro di pietra (Pietra pietra) venduto da Christie’s a Londra nel 2013. Coda di Delfino fa parte di quella serie che lo stesso Pascali chiamava le finte sculture, trofei di caccia, come colli di giraffa, code di balene, rettili.
Gianfranco Barucchello ha più che raddoppiato il suo top price precedente, realizzato da Il Ponte a Milano nel dicembre del 2015 (32.674 £ /45.000 €). E se prendessimo trenta pittori… questa sera era offerto a una stima di £30-£50,000 ed è stato battuto a 68,750 £. Anche Ettore Spalletti ha battuto se stesso. I 62.972 £ (89.400 €) di “Girandola, grigio” del 2015 da Sotheby’s, sono stati spazzati via stasera dalle 125,000 sterline di Cuscino.
Dei dieci Boetti in catalogo, quattro sono rimasti al palo. Tra questi “Tutto”, uno dei top lot annunciati prima dell’asta e stimato £1,800,000 – £2,200,000. Bene invece Castellani (una Superficie bianca e rosa da £400,000 è arrivata a 1,415,000 £) e “Uomo appoggiato” di Pistoletto, tra gli highlight pre-asta, ha fatto 1,925,000£.
Si vedrà domani come andranno le aste della competitor Sotheby’s.
POST WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART
EVENING SALE, 6.10.2016, LONDRA
Lucy McKenzie (b. 1977)
Olga Korbut
oil on canvas 41 7/8 x 83 7/8in. (106.5 x 213cm.)
ESTIMATE £20,000 – £30,000 ($25,380 – $38,070)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 317,000
Henry Taylor (b. 1958)
Walking with Vito
acrylic on canvas 66 1/8 x 96in. (168 x 244.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £40,000 – £60,000 ($50,760 – $76,140)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 137,000
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (b. 1977)
Bound Over To Keep The Faith
oil on canvas 98 3/8 x 78¾in. (250 x 200cm.)
ESTIMATE £80,000 – £120,000 ($101,520 – $152,280)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 209,000
Jonas Wood (B. 1977)
Untitled (Downstairs)
oil on canvas 76 x 54 1/8in. (193 x 137.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £120,000 – £180,000 ($152,280 – $228,420)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 221,000
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
Nickelodeon
oil, acrylic and tape on canvas (in two parts) each: 93¾ x 81½in. (238 x 207cm.) overall: 93¾ x 162 7/8in. (238 x 414cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,269,000 – $1,903,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 7,109,000
Imi Knoebel (b. 1940)
Grace Kelly
acrylic on wood 98 3/8 x 66 7/8in. (250 x 170cm.)
ESTIMATE £70,000 – £100,000 ($88,830 – $126,900)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 365,000
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Untitled (Statue of Liberty)
oil on canvas 94½ x 78¾in. (240 x 200cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($634,500 – $888,300) PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,325,000
Thomas Schütte (B. 1954)
Bronzefrau Nr. 13
bronze figure on steel table 70 7/8 x 98 3/8 x 49¼in. (180 x 250 x 125cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($1,522,800 – $2,284,200)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 3,749,000
Günther Förg (1952-2013)
Untitled
acrylic on lead mounted on wood 78¾ x 118 1/8in. (200 x 300cm.) ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($253,800 – $380,700)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 341,000
Gerald Laing (1936-2011)
Beach Wear
oil and pencil on canvas 96 1/8 x 47 5/8in. (244 x 121.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,269,000 – $1,903,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,565,000
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Figure in a Flat Style
oil on two conjoined canvases with wooden batons 88 5/8 x 34 1/8in. (225 x 86.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($380,700 – $634,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 785,000
Bridget Riley (b. 1931)
Greensleeves
oil on linen 64¾ x 55 7/8in. (164.3 x 141.9cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($507,600 – $761,400) PRICE REALIZED GBP 905,000
Glenn Brown (b. 1966)
The Creeping Flesh
oil on canvas 22 x 20in. (55.8 x 50.7cm.)
ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($317,250 – $444,150)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 269,000
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Salvation
butterflies and household gloss on canvas 96 x 82.3in. (243.8 x 209cm.)
ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($317,250 – $444,150)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 665,000
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Damnation
flies and resin on canvas 96 x 82.3in. (243.8 x 209cm.)
ESTIMATE £180,000 – £220,000 ($228,420 – $279,180)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 485,000
Neo Rauch (b. 1960)
Eignungstest
oil on paper 47 3/8 x 29 7/8in. (120.5 x 76cm.)
ESTIMATE £120,000 – £150,000 ($152,280 – $190,350)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 197,000
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
The Surgeon and His Soul (Study for
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute) oil on canvas 23¾ x 23¾in. (58 x 58cm.)
ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($190,350 – $253,800)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 341,000
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Grab des unbekannten Malers (Tomb of the Unknown Painter)
oil, emulsion, shellac and latex on canvas 52¾ x 90in. (134 x 228.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($888,300 – $1,269,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 2,405,000
Günther Förg (1952-2013)
Untitled
acrylic on lead on wood 47 3/8 x 36in. (120.5 x 91cm.)
ESTIMATE £90,000 – £120,000 ($114,210 – $152,280)
UNSOLD
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Behandlungen mit Kleber (Treatment with Glue)
mixed media on canvas 66 x 78in. (168 x 200cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($380,700 – $634,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 485,000
Charline von Heyl (b. 1960)
Untitled (pink)
acrylic and oil on canvas 82 x 78in. (208.2 x 198.1cm.)
ESTIMATE £40,000 – £60,000 ($50,760 – $76,140)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 100,000
Frank Stella (B. 1936)
Norisring (XVI-3x)
mixed media on etched aluminium 80 x 67 3/8 x 14½in. (203 x 171.2 x 36.8cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($507,600 – $761,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 485,000
Tauba Auerbach (b. 1981)
Untitled (Fold)
acrylic on canvas 60 ¼ x 45 ¼in. (153 x 114.7cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($761,400 – $1,015,200)
RITIRATO
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
La Vie Agreste (The Rural Life)
oil on burlap 34 7/8 x 45¾in. (88.6 x 116.2cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,269,000 – $1,903,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 2,629,000
David Smith (1906-1965)
Spectre
steel and bronze 15¾ x 15½ x 5¼ in. (40 x 39.4 x 13.3cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($634,500 – $888,300)
UNSOLD
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled
graphite and crayon on paper 61 x 78in. (154.9 x 198.1cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,269,000 – $1,903,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 2,629,000
On Kawara (1933 -2014)
July 9, 1973
Liquitex on canvas and handmade cardboard box with newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald 10¼ x 13 1/8in. (26 x 33.3cm.)
ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($190,350 – $253,800)
GBP PRICE REALIZED GBP 389,000
On Kawara (1933-2014)
10 Jan. 1973
Liquitex on canvas and handmade cardboard box with newspaper clipping from Svenska Dagbladet 10¼ x 13¼in. (26 x 33.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($190,350 – $253,800)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 341,000
Park Seo-Bo (b. 1931)
Écriture No. 62-81 oil and pencil on hemp 28¾ x 35 5/8in. (73 x 90.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($253,800 – $380,700)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 317,000
Yun Hyong-keun (1928-2007)
Umber-Blue
oil on linen 51½ x 76 3/8in. (130.7 x 194cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($253,800 – $380,700)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 425,000
Kazuo Shiraga (b. 1924)
Choji Haten (Unprecedented Leap)
oil on canvas 71 3/8 x 89 3/8in. (181 x 227cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,269,000 – $1,903,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,265,000
Manolo Millares (1926-1972)
Cuadro 64 (3)
mixed media on burlap 51 5/8 x 64in. (131 x 162.6cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($380,700 – $507,600)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 605,000
Günther Uecker (b. 1930)
Riß (Rupture)
acrylic and nails on canvas laid down on wood 59¼ x 59 1/8in. (150.3 x 150cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($507,600 – $761,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 581,000
Donald Judd (1928-1994)
Untitled
anodized aluminium and acrylic sheet 10 x 40 x 10in. (25.5 x 101.6 x 25.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($380,700 – $507,600)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 581,000
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled
pencil, coloured pencil and ballpoint pen on paper laid down on board 27 5/8 x 39 3/8in. (70 x 100cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($507,600 – $761,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 413,000
Günther Uecker (b. 1930)
Diagonale Teilung voeneinander weg (Diagonal Division)
nails and pencil on canvas laid down on wood 39 3/8 x 39 3/8in. (100 x 100cm.)
ESTIMATE £350,000 – £450,000 ($444,150 – $571,050)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 425,000
Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)
Untitled
stainless steel 40 7/8 x 40 7/8 x 9 5/8in. (104 x 104 x 24.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £350,000 – £450,000 ($444,150 – $571,050)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 425,000
Oscar Murillo (B. 1986)
Untitled
posters, steel, concrete casts, drawings, found footballs and brackets 98 3/8 x 118 1/8 x 78¾in. (250 x 300 x 200cm.)
ESTIMATE £70,000 – £100,000 ($88,830 – $126,900)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 75,000
Sean Scully (b. 1945)
Wall of Light Orange Red
oil on linen 84 x 96in. (213.4 x 243.8cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($507,600 – $761,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 665,000
Per Kirkeby (b. 1938)
Rückblick II (Restrospect II)
oil on canvas 78¾ x 78¾in. (200 x 200cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($126,900 – $190,350)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 209,000
Cindy Sherman (B. 1954)
Untitled Film Still #52
gelatin silver print mounted on board image: 25 5/8 x 37¼in. (65 x 94.5cm.) sheet: 28 x 38¼in. (71 x 97cm.)
ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($317,250 – $444,150)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 245,000
Mel Ramos (b. 1935)
Peek-a-boo Raven #2
oil on canvas 59 7/8 x 44 1/8in. (152 x 112cm.)
ESTIMATE £350,000 – £550,000 ($444,150 – $697,950)
UNSOLD
ITALIAN SALE
6.10.2016, LONDRA
ALIGHIERO BOETTI (1940-1994)
Sciogliersi come neve al sole (Melting Like Snow in the Sun)
8 1/8 x 8 7/8in. (20.7 x 22.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £40,000 – £60,000 ($50,760 – $76,140)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 93,750
ALIGHIERO BOETTI (1940-1994)
Svelare e rivelare (To Unveil and To Reveal)
embroidery on canvas 8 ¾ x 9 1/8in. (22 x 23cm.)
ESTIMATE £40,000 – £60,000 ($50,760 – $76,140)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 72,500
VINCENZO AGNETTI (1926-1981)
Assioma in principio era la tesi (Axiom in the Beginning was the Theory)…
nitro on engraved bakelite 31 ½ x 31 ½in. (80 x 80cm.)
ESTIMATE £40,000 – £60,000 ($50,760 – $76,140)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 68,750
Franco Grignani (1908-1999)
Proiezione accumulata (Accumulated Projection) oil on canvas
37 5/8 x 53 3/8in. (95.5 x 135.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £25,000 – £35,000 ($31,725 – $44,415)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 106,250
Tano Festa (1938-1988)
Untitled
tempera on paper and wood laid down on board 12 5/8 x 12 5/8in. (32 x 32cm.)
ESTIMATE £15,000 – £20,000 ($19,035 – $25,380)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 43,750
Mario Schifano (1934-1998)
Grande particolare di paesaggio italiano a colori (Big Detail of an Italian…
enamel on paper laid down on canvas, in three parts each: 78 1/3 x 39 3/8in. (199.5 x 100cm.) overall: 78 1/3 x 118 1/8in. (199.5 x 300cm.)
ESTIMATE £350,000 – £500,000 ($444,150 – $634,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 485,000
GIOSETTA FIORONI (B. 1932)
La modella inglese (The English Model)
enamel on canvas 70 7/8 x 55 3/8in. (180 x 140.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £40,000 – £60,000 ($50,760 – $76,140)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 56,250
Tano Festa (1938-1988)
Michelangelo secondo Tano Festa
enamel on canvas 39 1/3 x 31 7/8in. (100 x 81cm.)
ESTIMATE £40,000 – £60,000 ($50,760 – $76,140)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 56,250
Giuseppe Uncini (1929-2008)
Cemento
cement and iron 41¾ x 20 1/8 x 2in. (106 x 51 x 5cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($126,900 – $190,350)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 197,000
Piero Dorazio (1927-2005)
Miss Kayenta
oil on canvas 58 ¾ x 77 ¼in. (149.5 x 196cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($126,900 – $190,350)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 161,000
AFRO (1912-1976)
Isola Tiberina (Tiber Island)
oil and tempera on paper laid down on canvas 40½ x 58 1/3in. (103 x 148cm.)
ESTIMATE £150,000 – £250,000 ($190,350 – $317,250)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 197,000
Enrico Castellani (b. 1930)
Superficie bianca
acrylic on shaped canvas 31½ x 39 5/8in. (80 x 100cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($507,600 – $761,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 437,000
Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933)
Due uomini che camminano (Two Men Walking)
painted tissue paper on polished stainless steel 47 ¼ x 90 ½in. (120 x 230cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($888,300 – $1,269,000)
UNSOLD
Giulio Paolini (B. 1940)
Ante Litteram
plexiglas, painted wood base and plaster, in six parts 63 x 31.5 x 31.5in. (160 x 80 x 80cm.)
ESTIMATE £70,000 – £100,000 ($88,830 – $126,900)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 90,000
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Lavoro postale
envelopes with Italian stamps, paper, ink and pencil laid down on cardboard, in nine parts envelopes overall: 15 x 22in. (38x56cm.) each drawing: 11 ¾ x 9 3/8in. (30x24cm.)
ESTIMATE £80,000 – £120,000 ($101,520 – $152,280)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 100,000
Gilberto Zorio (B. 1944)
Untitled
asbestos pipe, plaster, cobalt chloride, in two parts diameter: 23 5/8in. (60cm.) height: 66 7/8in. (170cm.)
ESTIMATE £70,000 – £100,000 ($88,830 – $126,900)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 281,000
Carol Rama (1918-2015)
Presagi di Birnam (Birnam’s Premonition)
tyre and iron on canvas and iron 53 1/8 x 23 5/8in. (135 x 60cm.)
ESTIMATE £18,000 – £24,000 ($22,842 – $30,456)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 179,000
PINO PASCALI (1935-1968)
Coda di delfino (Tail of a Dolphin)
canvas on wooden structure 25 ¾ x 34 ¼ x 56 ¼in. (65.5 x 87 x 143cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,500,000 – £2,000,000 ($1,903,500 – $2,538,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 2,629,000
GIUSEPPE PENONE (B. 1947)
Piede (Foot)
plaster and hair, projector, slides foot: 9 1/8 x 10 ¼ x 3 7/8in. (23 x 26 x 10cm.) overall dimension variable
ESTIMATE £120,000 – £180,000 ($152,280 – $228,420)
RITIRATO
Giovanni Anselmo (B. 1934)
Invisibile (Invisible)
lead (i) 2½ x 2¾ x 4¾in. (6.5 x 7 x 12cm.) (ii)2½ x 6 5/8 x 4¾in. (6.5 x 17 x 12cm.)
ESTIMATE £80,000 – £130,000 ($101,520 – $164,970)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 173,000
ALIGHIERO BOETTI (1940-1994)
Mimetico (Camouflage)
fabric on stretcher 51 1/8 x 58 ¾in (130 x 149cm.)
ESTIMATE £350,000 – £450,000 ($444,150 – $571,050)
UNSOLD
Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933)
Pappagallo nello zoo (Parrot in the Zoo)
silkscreen on polished stainless steel 90 ½ x 47 ¼in. (230 x 120cm.)
ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($190,350 – $253,800)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 341,000
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Calendari (Calendars) pencil and calendar collage laid down on cardboard, in seventeen parts
ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($317,250 – $444,150)
UNSOLD
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Oggi terzo giorno quinto mese mille nove 100 ottantanove
embroidery on canvas 41 3/8 x 41½in. (105 x 108cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($253,800 – $380,700)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 365,000
ALIGHIERO BOETTI (1940-1994)
Aerei (Planes)
ballpoint red pen on paper laid down on canvas overall: 15 x 32¼ (38 x 82cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($126,900 – $190,350)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 149,000
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Mimetico (Camouflage)
camouflage fabric 17¾ x 17¾in. (45 x 45cm.)
ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($317,250 – $444,150)
UNSOLD
Mario Merz (1925-2003)
Meteoriti in giardino (Meteorites in the Garden)
charcoal, clay and snails on canvas 49 5/8 x 95 5/8in. (126 x 243cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($126,900 – $190,350)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 221,000
Michelangelo Pistoletto (B. 1933)
Uomo appoggiato (Leaning Man)
painted tissue paper on polished stainless steel 90 ½ x 47 ¼in. (230 x 120cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,400,000 – £1,800,000 ($1,776,600 – $2,284,200)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,925,000
Giulio Paolini (b. 1940)
Ebla
oil and collage on board 55 1/8 x 50 ¼in. (140 x 127.6cm.)
ESTIMATE £120,000 – £180,000 ($152,280 – $228,420)
UNSOLD
Giuseppe Penone (b. 1947)
Verde nel bosco (Green in the Woods)
leaves frottage on canvas 58 1/8 x 51 3/8in. (147.5 x 130.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £60,000 – £80,000 ($76,140 – $101,520)
UNSOLD
GIULIO PAOLINI (B. 1940)
Incognita (Unknowable)
graphite and collage on photographic canvas, graphite on prepared canvas, nylon line, suit, fake flower 78 ¾ x 118 1/8in. (200 x 300cm.)
ESTIMATE £280,000 – £350,000 ($355,320 – $444,150)
UNSOLD
Fausto Melotti (1901-1986)
Arte del contrappunto plastico n. 1
stainless steel 15 ¾ x 63 x 7 ¾in. (40 x 160 x 20 cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($253,800 – $380,700)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 245,000
Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)
Achrome
package in wrapping paper on canvas 31 ½ x 37 1/8in. (80 x 94cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($507,600 – $761,400)
UNSOLD
Fausto Melotti (1901-1986)
Scultura n. 16
plaster 35 3/8 x 35 3/8in. (90 x 90cm.)
ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($317,250 – $444,150)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 305,000
GIANFRANCO BARUCHELLO (b. 1924)
E se prendessimo trenta pittori… (What if we Take Thirty Painters…)
enamel and ink on canvas 70 7/8 x 70 7/8in. (180 x 180cm.)
ESTIMATE £30,000 – £50,000 ($38,070 – $63,450)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 68,750
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas 25 5/8 x 21¼in. (65 x 54cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £800,000 ($634,500 – $1,015,200)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,445,000
Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)
Achrome
13 ¾ x 10 1/8in. (35.2 x 27.5cm.) sewn fabric
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($126,900 – $190,350)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 293,000
PIERO MANZONI (1933-1963)
Achrome
canvas and kaolin 35 7/8 x 27½in. (91 x 70cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($761,400 – $1,015,200)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 965,000
Agostino Bonalumi (1935-2013)
Ambiente bianco (White Environment)
acrylic and shaped canvas, in six parts overall: 114 x 165 x 12¼in. (289.5 x 419 x 31cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($507,600 – $761,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 425,000
Alberto Burri (1915-1995)
Combustione
paper, acrylic, vinavil, wood and combustion on Cellotex 5 3/8 x 12½in. (13.6 x 31.6cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($253,800 – $380,700)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 221,000
ALBERTO BURRI (1915-1995)
Nero Legno
wood, fabric and acrylic on board 65 3/8 x 45¼in. (166 x 115cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,800,000 – £2,500,000 ($2,284,200 – $3,172,500)
UNSOLD
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Danzatori (Dancers)
coloured plaster 33 3/8 x 50¼in. (85 x 127.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($253,800 – $380,700)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 221,000
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale
painted terracotta 6 ¼ x 10 ¼ x 7 1/8in. (16 x 26 x 18cm.)
ESTIMATE £60,000 – £90,000 ($76,140 – $114,210)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 149,000
LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Natura
terracotta 15 3/8 x 13 x 5 ½in. (39 x 33 x 14cm.)
ESTIMATE £180,000 – £250,000 ($228,420 – $317,250)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 233,000
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Madonna con bambino e putti
painted ceramic, in two parts
ESTIMATE £120,000 – £180,000 ($152,280 – $228,420)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 389,000
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Teatrino
waterpaint on canvas with lacquered wood 51 1/8 x 50 3/8in. (130 x 128cm)
ESTIMATE £350,000 – £500,000 ($444,150 – $634,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 389,000
Enrico Castellani (b. 1930)
Untitled (Superficie bianca e rosa)
acrylic on shaped canvas 51 3/8 x 63 ¼in. (130.5 x 160.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($507,600 – $761,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,415,000
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Tutto
embroidery on canvas 50 1/4 x 92 1/2 in. (127.6 x 235 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,800,000 – £2,200,000 ($2,284,200 – $2,791,800)
UNSOLD
Enrico Castellani (B. 1930)
Superficie bianca
acrylic on shaped canvas 46 ½ x 40 7/8in. (118 x 104cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £800,000 ($634,500 – $1,015,200)
PRICE REALIZED
ETTORE SPALLETTI (B. 1940)
Cuscino (Pillow)
pigment on board 59 1/8 x 59 1/8 x (150 x 150 x 12cm.)
ESTIMATE £80,000 – £120,000 ($101,520 – $152,280)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 125,000
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale
waterpaint and glass on canvas 19 5/8 x 29½in. (50 x 75cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,015,200 – $1,522,800)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,145,000
Mimmo Rotella (1918-2006)
In apparenza (Apparently)
décollage on canvas 51 1/8 x 42¾in. (130 x 108.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £180,000 – £250,000 ($228,420 – $317,250)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 269,000
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attesa
waterpaint on canvas 24 x 19¾in. (61 x 50cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($761,400 – $1,015,200)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 905,000
SALVATORE SCARPITTA (1919-2007)
Isola (Bedroom Wall)
bandage and mixed media on canvas 23 7/8 x 26½ x 3½in. (60 x 67.3 x 8.8cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($380,700 – $634,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 269,000
LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968)
Concetto Spaziale
oil and glitter on canvas 31½ x 27½in. (80 x 70cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($634,500 – $888,300)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 725,000
Mimmo Rotella (1918-2006)
Monocollage
décollage on canvas 31 ½ x 22 7/8in. (80 x 58cm.)
ESTIMATE £80,000 – £120,000 ($101,520 – $152,280)
UNSOLD
SALVATORE SCARPITTA (1919-2007)
Chalice
wood, canvas and rubber collage 28¼ x 21¾ x 4½in. (71.7 x 55.2 x 11.4cm.)
ESTIMATE £180,000 – £250,000 ($228,420 – $317,250)
UNSOLD
Paolo Canevari (B. 1963)
Target
cut out rubber tyre, in five parts diam. 57 7/8in. (147cm.)
ESTIMATE £20,000 – £30,000 ($25,380 – $38,070)
UNSOLD
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Svelare e rivelare (To Unveil To Reveal)
embroidery on canvas 9 1/8 x 9 3/8in. (23 x 24cm.)
ESTIMATE £25,000 – £35,000 ($31,725 – $44,415)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 47,500
CHRISTO (B. 1935)
Wrapped DVD case (Detail from Raphael’s The School of Athens,…
printed image on glossy paper box 1 1/8 x 6¼ x 6¼in. (3 x 16 x 16cm.) (7)
ESTIMATE £800 – £1,200 ($1,015 – $1,523)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 3,500