Nelle sale di King Street da Christie’s si è alzata una metaforica ‘fumata nera’ quando il lotto 16A, il Papa di Francis Bacon, si è fermato a 58 milioni di sterline. Era partito da 50 milioni, ma arrivato a 58 l’auctioneer Jussi Pylkkanen dopo un’attesa di alcuni minuti ha dovuto dichiarare il fatidico Pass. “Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd version 1971″, che non si vedeva in pubblico da ben 45 anni, è rimasto inaspettatamente invenduto.
Esposto per la prima volta il 26 ottobre 1971, nella leggendaria retrospettiva di Francis Bacon al Grand Palais a Parigi, “Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd version 1971″ è stato realizzato nei sei mesi precedenti l’aprile 1971. Si tratta dell’unico esempio di dipinto che unisce le due più grandi ossessioni di Bacon: il Papa e George Dyer, il suo amante e musa. Era offerto con stima a richiesta.
Il catalogo della evening ha totalizzato 99,522,750 GBP contro i 34,266.000 del 2016. Sette i nuovi record realizzati per Grayson Perry (200.000 GBP), Howard Hodgkin (1.688.750), David Salle (608.750), Antony Gormely (5,296,250), Hurvin Anderson (2,648,750), Tony Bevan (112,500), Amy Sillman (440,750).
Il top price se l’è aggiudicato il teschio rosso di Basquiat con la battuta finale a £16,546,250 / $21,625,949, una cifra ben lontana dai 60 milioni attesi per il Bacon ma che soddisfa anche perchè il ricavato andrà a beneficio della Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP), che supporta un network di scuole pubbliche (charter school) degli Stati Uniti.
Al secondo posto della classifica delle migliori aggiudicazioni troviamo Peter Doig con “Camp Forestia” che è stato battuto a £15,421,550 / $20,155,574. Mentre il terzo classificato è stato l’altro Bacon, “Head with Raised Arm” del 1955 che ha superato le stime fermandosi a £11,483,750. Non era esposto al pubblico da oltre 50 anni. L’ultima volta che è stato in una mostra risale al 1962 in occasione dell’esposizione alla Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna di Torino. L’anno seguente fu acquistato dal venditore di stasera che secondo Colin Gleadell del Telegraph poteva essere uno dei discendenti del produttore cinematografico Carlo Ponti o quelli di Gianni Agnelli…
L’angelo di Antony Gormely ha decisamente spiccato il volo. Ha superato di poco la stima più bassa ma, come accennato, ha realizzato il suo nuovo record d’asta a 5,296,250 pound.
“A Case for an Angel I” del 1989 è stato fuso da un calco del corpo dello stesso artista, l’apertura alare misura ben 8,5 metri ed è una azzeccata metafora del desiderio di volare degli esseri umani.
Due nuovi record sono stati realizzati anche durante l’asta Thinking Italian (totale 32,196,250 contro i 18,680,250 del 2016). Il top lot è stato per Lucio Fontana che dopo le performance non eccellenti di ieri sera in New Bond Street stasera è tornato a brillare. Il suo romantico “Concetto spaziale, In piazza San Marco di notte con Teresita”, del 1961, è stato battuto a£10,021,250. Si tratta di uno dei più bei dipinti del ciclo delle Venezie.
Tra gli altri highlight “Uomo che guarda un negativo” (1967) di Michelangelo Pistoletto (e l’uomo nello specchio è Boetti) che ha fatto £3,721,250 e ha realizzato il nuovo record d’asta per l’artista. Quello precedente era di 2,322,500 ed era stato realizzato dagli “Amanti” del 1962 nel 2014.
Altro personale top price infranto da Franco Angeli: il suo Fiore partigiano da 55 mila sterline è salito fino a 206,250 (precedente 100 mila sterline).
Dei tre Burri in catalogo, due sono rimasti invenduti ma il “Sacco” del 1953 ha recuperato per tutti arrivando a 7,546,250, medaglia d’argento dell’asta.
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
6 ottobre 2017
Grayson Perry (b. 1960)
Saint Claire 37 wanks across Northern Spain
glazed earthenware 33 x 22 x 22in. (84 x 56 x 56cm.)
ESTIMATE £80,000 – £120,000 ($106,000 – $159,000)
PRICE REALIZED
Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968)
Paper Drop (Star)
c-print in artist’s frame image: 53 x 78¾in. (135 x 200cm.) overall: 57 x 82 5/8in. (145 x 210cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($265,000 – $397,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 392,750
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)
Goodbye to the Bay of Naples
oil on wood 22 x 26 3/8in. (55.9 x 66.9cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($530,000 – $795,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,688,750
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)
The Green Château
oil on wood 38 5/8 x 48 3/8in. (98 x 123cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($662,500 – $927,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,328,750
Peter Doig (b. 1959)
Approaching a City
oil on canvas 36 x 30in. (91.5 x 76.2cm.)
ESTIMATE £2,000,000 – £3,000,000 ($2,650,000 – $3,975,000)
UNSOLD
Georg Baselitz (b. 1938)
Dreieck zwischen Arm und Rumpf (Triangle between Arm and Torso)
oil on canvas 98½ x 78 5/8in. (250 x 200cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($1,590,000 – $2,385,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,568,750
David Salle (b. 1952)
Mingus in Mexico
oil and acrylic on canvas 95 1/8 x 122 3/8in. (241.5 x 311cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($397,500 – $662,500)
PRICE REALIZEDGBP 608,750
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Red Skull
acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas 60 x 60in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm.)
ESTIMATE Estimate on request
PRICE REALIZED GBP 16,546,250
Peter Halley (b. 1953)
The Place
acrylic, fluorescent acrylic, and Rolla-A-Tex on two attached canvases overall: 95½ x 85 7/8in. (242.5 x 218cm.)
ESTIMATE £120,000 – £180,000 ($159,000 – $238,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 344,750
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Untitled
felt tip, wax crayon, charcoal, ink and graphite 14 x 11in. (35.6 x 27.9cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($662,500 – $927,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,868,750
Julian Schnabel (b. 1951)
Marc François Auboire
oil, plates and bondo on wood 72 x 60 x 6 1/8in. (183 x 152.5 x 15.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($265,000 – $397,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 368,750
Jean-Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol
Keep Frozen (General Electric)
acrylic and silkscreen on canvas 95 x 80in. (241.5 x 203.4cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($1,590,000 – $2,385,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,688,750
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Beautiful, why don’t you just kiss my fucking tits painting
household gloss on canvas diameter: 83¼in. (211.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($331,250 – $463,750)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 452,750
Antony Gormley (B. 1950)
A Case for an Angel I
plaster, fibreglass, lead, steel and air 77½ x 337¾ x 18 1/8in. (197 x 858 x 46cm.)
ESTIMATE £5,000,000 – £7,000,000 ($6,625,000 – $9,275,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 5,296,250
Jenny Saville (b. 1970)
Cindy
oil on canvas 22 1/8 x 18 1/8in. (56 x 46cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($530,000 – $795,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 608,750
Jenny Saville (b. 1970)
The Bride
oil on canvas 55 7/8 x 38¾in. (142.1 x 98.6cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,325,000 – $1,987,500)
UNSOLD
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd Version 1971
oil on canvas 78 x 58 1/8in. (198 x 147.5cm.)
ESTIMATE Estimate on request
UNSOLD
Cecily Brown (b. 1969)
Lady with a Little Dog
oil on canvas 104 x 89in. (264.2 x 226cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,060,000 – $1,590,000)
PRICE REALIZED Price realised GBP 1,448,750
Hurvin Anderson (b. 1965)
Country Club: Chicken Wire
oil on canvas 94½ x 136¾ in. (240 x 347.3cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($927,500 – $1,325,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 2,648,750
Peter Doig (b. 1959)
Camp Forestia
oil on canvas 67 x 67in. (170 x 170cm.)
ESTIMATE £14,000,000 – £18,000,000 ($18,550,000 – $23,850,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 15,421,250
Hurvin Anderson (b. 1965)
Mount Royal (Lac des Castors)
oil on canvas 102 x 76in. (259 x 193cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($530,000 – $795,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,568,750
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
After Rubens’ Samson and Delilah
oil on canvas 50 3/8 x 54 3/8in. (128 x 138cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,800,000 – £2,500,000 ($2,385,000 – $3,312,500)
PRICE REALIZEDGBP 3,721,250
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Head with Raised Arm
oil on canvas 24 x 20in. (61 x 50.7cm.)
ESTIMATE £7,000,000 – £10,000,000 ($9,275,000 – $13,250,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 11,483,750
Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)
Ace in the Hole
tan tights, stockings, four chairs, baize card table, clamps, kapok, wire dimensions variable
ESTIMATE £550,000 – £750,000 ($728,750 – $993,750)
UNSOLD
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Love Lost 140 x 84 x 84in. (357 x 213 x 213cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($1,590,000 – $2,385,000)
PRICE REALIZED UNSOLD
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
Untitled (Study for Kaiser Wilhelm Institute)
oil and Xerox collage on canvas 48½ x 79 5/8in. (123.2 x 202.2cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($927,500 – $1,325,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,208,750
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild
oil on canvas 20 1/8 x 17 3/8in. (51 x 44cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,060,000 – $1,590,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,088,750
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Laßt tausend Blumen blühen (Let a thousand flowers bloom)
oil, acrylic, shellac, charcoal and photographic paper on canvas, in three parts overall: 98 3/8 x 230 3/8 x 3 7/8in. (252 x 585 x 10cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,060,000 – $1,590,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,988,750
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Banlieue (Suburb)
oil on canvas 35½ x 46in. (90 x 116.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,060,000 – $1,590,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,028,750
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Both Poles
acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on paper mounted on canvas with tied wood supports 72½ x 72¼in. (184.2 x 183.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £3,000,000 – £4,000,000 ($3,975,000 – $5,300,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 3,777,500
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Paysage Minéralogique
oil and canvas collage on canvas 47 x 36¼in. (119.4 x 92cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($927,500 – $1,325,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 728,750
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Lycian drawing
oil, wax crayon and pencil on paper 39¼ x 27½in. (99.7 x 69.9cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,325,000 – $1,987,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,808,750
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Two-Dollar Bill with Jefferson
pencil on paper 18 x 23 7/8in. (45.7 x 60.6cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,325,000 – $1,987,500)
UNSOLD
Christo (B. 1935)
Green Show Window
enamel paint on wood and Plexiglas, with pegboard 86 ¼ x 47 ¾ x 3 ¾in. (219 x 121.3 x 9.6cm.)
ESTIMATE £180,000 – £250,000 ($238,500 – $331,250)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 212,500
Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012)
Arquitectura (Architecture)
mixed media on canvas 64 1/8 x 64 1/8in. (163 x 163cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($927,500 – $1,325,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,208,750
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Untitled Blue Monochrome (IKB 107)
dry pigment and synthetic resin on canvas laid down on panel 11 ¾ x 25 ¼in. (29.8 x 64.2cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($1,590,000 – $2,385,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,328,750
Robert Ryman (B. 1930)
United
oil on stretched linen canvas and four black oxide fasteners and square bolts canvas: 53 1/8 x 53 1/8in. (135 x 135cm.) overall: 55 5/8 x 53 1/8in. (141.3 x 135cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,800,000 – £2,500,000 ($2,385,000 – $3,312,500)
UNSOLD
Roman Opalka (1931-2011)
1965/1-8 detail-1194480-1215202
acrylic on canvas 77 3/8 x 53 ¼in. (196.5 x 135.2cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($530,000 – $795,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 632,750
Bridget Riley (b. 1931)
Java
oil on linen 86¼ x 71¾in. (219.1 x 182.2cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,060,000 – $1,590,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 968,750
John Chamberlain (1927-2011)
Air Diamonds
painted steel and lacquer 106¾ x 54¾ x 50in. (271 x 139 x 123cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($927,500 – $1,325,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 788,750
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Occhio Giallo
painted sheet metal and wire 35 x 41 x 18in. (88.9 x 104 x 45.7cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($1,590,000 – $2,385,000)
UNSOLD
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
Untitled (Orange and Yellow)
acrylic on paper mounted on canvas 71 5/8 x 38½in. (182 x 97.8cm.)
ESTIMATE £4,000,000 – £6,000,000 ($5,300,000 – $7,950,000)
UNSOLD
Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)
Untitled
stainless steel and lacquer 71 x 71 x 16in. (180.5 x 180.5 x 41cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($662,500 – $927,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 848,750
Park Seo-Bo (b. 1931)
Écriture No. 2 ? 75
pencil and oil on canvas 51¼ x 76 3/8in. (130 x 194cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,200,000 ($927,500 – $1,590,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 728,750
Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968)
Freischwimmer 120
c-print in artist’s frame 72 x 96in. (182.9 x 243.8cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($397,500 – $530,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 368,750
Thomas Schütte (b. 1954)
Study For ‘Die Fremden’ (The Strangers)
gouache and crayon on paper 43 3/8 x 78in. (110 x 198cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($265,000 – $397,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 236,750
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Music Always
oil, enamel and acrylic on printed fabric 94 5/8 x 78 3/8in. (240.5 x 199cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($1,590,000 – $2,385,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,448,750
Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)
Mehl in der Wurst (Flour in the Sausage)
oil and lacquer on canvas 29 3/8 x 20 7/8in. (74.6 x 53cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($662,500 – $927,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 920,750
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
Turning Point 1
oil on canvas 59¼ x 118 3/8in. (150.5 x 300.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £2,000,000 – £4,000,000 ($2,650,000 – $5,300,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 2,408,750
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
…Loves Body (Erfüllung, Haupt, Einheit)
oil, resin and plastic collage on canvas 78¾ x 78¾ (200 x 200cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($795,000 – $1,060,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 668,750
Georg Baselitz (b. 1938)
Die Schwalbe (The Swallow)
oil on canvas 51 3/8 x 63 7/8in. (130.5 x 162.2cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($927,500 – $1,325,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 728,750
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Siegfried Vergisst Brünhilde (Siegfried forgets Brünhilde)…
oil on paper laid down on canvas 33 7/8 x 43 ¼in. (86 x 110cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($530,000 – $795,000)
UNSOLD
Neo Rauch (b. 1960)
Bestimmung
oil on canvas 82 5/8 x 63in. (210 x 160cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($662,500 – $927,500)
UNSOLD
Imi Knoebel (b. 1940)
London I
acrylic on aluminium, in three parts each: 96½ x 48 x 4in. (245 x 122 x 10.5cm.) overall: 96½ x 144 x 4in. (245 x 366 x 10.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($265,000 – $397,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 248,750
Mark Grotjahn (b. 1968)
Untitled (White Butterfly)
oil on linen 30 x 30in. (76.2 x 76.2cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($1,590,000 – $2,385,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,388,750
Tony Bevan (b. 1951)
Corridor
acrylic and charcoal on canvas 105¾ x 82in. (268.5 x 208.3cm.)
ESTIMATE £70,000 – £100,000 ($92,750 – $132,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 112,500
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)
Hysterical
fabric, stainless steel, glass, wood and lead 70 x 24 x 24in. (177.8 x 60.9 x 60.9 cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($927,500 – $1,325,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 848,750 Lot 55 David Salle (b. 1952) David Salle (b. 1952) A Couple of Centuries Estimate GBP 200,000 – GBP 300,000 (USD 261,400 – USD 392,100) Lot 56 Carroll Dunham (b. 1949) Carroll Dunham (b. 1949) The Second Green Planet Estimate GBP 200,000 – GBP 300,000 (USD 261,400 – USD 392,100) Lot 57 Amy Sillman (b. 1966) Amy Sillman (b. 1966) The New Land Estimate GBP 100,000 – GBP 150,000 (USD 130,700 – USD 196,050) Lot 58 Dexter Dalwood (b. 1960) Dexter Dalwood (b. 1960) Kurt Cobain’s Greenhouse Estimate GBP 50,000 – GBP 70,000 (USD 65,350 – USD 91,490) Lot 59 Bridget Riley (b. 1931) Bridget Riley (b. 1931) Into Place Estimate GBP 400,000 – GBP 600,000 (USD 522,800 – USD 784,200) Lot 60 Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) The Secret Life of Plants Estimate GBP 400,000 – GBP 600,000 (USD 522,800 – USD 784,200) Lot 61 Manolo Millares (1926-1972) Manolo Millares (1926-1972) Cuadro 121 Estimate GBP 350,000 – GBP 500,000 (USD 457,450 – USD 653,500) Lot 62 Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) Tot marró amb rellen (All Brown… Estimate GBP 100,000 – GBP 150,000 (USD 130,700 – USD 196,050) Lot 63 Jan Schoonhoven (1914-1994) Jan Schoonhoven (1914-1994) R73-1 Estimate GBP 400,000 – GBP 600,000 (USD 522,800 – USD 784,200)
Price realised GBP 848,750
David Salle (b. 1952)
A Couple of Centuries
acrylic and oil on canvas, in two parts overall: 110 ¼ x 159 7/8in. (280 x 406.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($265,000 – $397,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 308,750
Carroll Dunham (b. 1949)
The Second Green Planet
vinyl, acrylic and pencil on canvas 84 x 54in. (213.5 x 137.2cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($265,000 – $397,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 236,750
Amy Sillman (b. 1966)
The New Land
oil on canvas 78 x 66in. (198 x 167.8cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($132,500 – $198,750)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 440,750
Dexter Dalwood (b. 1960)
Kurt Cobain’s Greenhouse
oil on canvas 83 7/8 x 102in. (213 x 259.1cm.)
ESTIMATE £50,000 – £70,000 ($66,250 – $92,750)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 93,750
Bridget Riley (b. 1931)
Into Place
oil on linen 65 x 63 1/8in. (165.1 x 160cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($530,000 – $795,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 440,750
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
The Secret Life of Plants
oil, emulsion, shellac, acrylic, chalk, glue and plaster coated branches on lead laid down on canvas 77 x 113in. (196 x 287.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($530,000 – $795,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 464,750
Manolo Millares (1926-1972)
Cuadro 121
mixed media on burlap 51¼ x 64in. (130 x 162.3cm.)
ESTIMATE £350,000 – £500,000 ($463,750 – $662,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 416,750
Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012)
Tot marró amb rellen (All Brown with Relief)
mixed media on canvas 23 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (60 x 81cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($132,500 – $198,750)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 137,500
Jan Schoonhoven (1914-1994)
R73-1
latex on a papier-maché relief on board 26 x 73¼ x 2¾in. (66 x 186 x 7cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($530,000 – $795,000)
UNSOLD
Thinking Italian
6 ottobre 2017
Mario Schifano (1934-1998)
N. 6
enamel on paper laid down on canvas 15 x 18 1/8in. (38 x 46cm.)
ESTIMATE £40,000 – £60,000 ($53,000 – $79,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 206,250
Franco Angeli (1935-1988)
Fiore Partigiano (Partisan Flower)
enamel, acrylic and plaster on canvas and toile 47 3/8 x 55 1/8in. (120.3 x 140cm.)
ESTIMATE £55,000 – £75,000 ($72,875 – $99,375)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 181,250
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Origami (Aereo) (Origami (Plane))
pencil and colored ink on paper 6 3/8 x 6 3/8 x 1 ¾in. (16 x 16 x 4.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £10,000 – £15,000 ($13,250 – $19,875)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 35,000
Vincenzo Agnetti (1926-1981)
Ritratto di amante (Portrait of Lover)
paint on felt 31 ½ x 47 3/8in. (80 x 120cm.)
ESTIMATE £80,000 – £120,000 ($106,000 – $159,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 150,000
Salvatore Scarpitta (1919-2007)
Harness for Loving
painted canvas, hooks and belts 47 7/8 x 41 7/8in. (121.5 x 106.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £900,000 ($795,000 – $1,192,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 908,750
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, In piazza San Marco di notte con Teresita
acrylic and coloured glass stones on canvas 59 x 59in. (150 x 150cm.)
ESTIMATE Estimate on request
PRICE REALIZED GBP 10,021,250
Fausto Melotti (1901-1987)
L’aquila (The Eagle)
brass, painted plaster and wire mesh
28 7/8 x 12 3/8 x 7 1/8in. (73.2 x 31.5 x 18cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($265,000 – $397,500)
UNSOLD
Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933)
Uomo che guarda un negativo (Man Looking at a Negative)
painted tissue paper on polished stainless steel 90½ x 47¼in. (230 x 120cm.)
ESTIMATE £2,500,000 – £3,500,000 ($3,312,500 – $4,637,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 3,721,250
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Il progressivo svanire della consuetudine (The progressive disappearance of…
ballpoint pen on paper mounted on board, in five parts each: 39 5/8 x 28in. (100.8 x 71.2cm.) overall: 39 5/8 x 140 ¼in. (100.8 x 356.2cm.) (5)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($795,000 – $1,060,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 704,750
Giuseppe Uncini (1929-2008)
Cementoarmato (Reinforced Concrete)
reinforced concrete and iron 44 ½ x 75 3/8 x 2 3/8in. (113 x 191 x 6cm.)
ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($198,750 – $265,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 187,500
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Teatrino
waterpaint on canvas and lacquered wood 42 7/8 x 42 7/8in. (109 x 109cm.)
ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($198,750 – $265,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 368,750
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Il Guerriero (The Warrior)
gold paint on glazed ceramic 46 ½ x 18 1/8in. (118 x 46cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,325,000 – $1,987,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,148,750
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas 25 5/8 x 32 ¼in. (65 x 82cm.)
ESTIMATE £2,000,000 – £3,000,000 ($2,650,000 – $3,975,000)
PRICE REALIZED
Alberto Burri (1915-1995)
Rosso plastica (Plastic Red)
plastic and vinyl combustion on Cellotex 14 ¾ x 7 5/8in. (37.5 x 19.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($662,500 – $927,500)
UNSOLD
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale
oil and glitter on canvas 39 3/8 x 37 3/8in. (100 x 95cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,325,000 – $1,987,500)
UNSOLD
Alberto Burri (1915-1995)
Nero con punti rossi (Black with Red Stitches)
acrylic, thread, Vinavil and fabric collage on canvas 23 5/8 x 39 3/8in. (60 x 100cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,060,000 – $1,590,000)
UNSOLD
Giovanni Anselmo (B. 1934)
Senza titolo (Untitled)
granite block, steel cord and canvas 89 x 57 1/8 x 27 ½in. (226 x 145 x 70cm.)
ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($198,750 – $265,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 212,500
Vincenzo Agnetti (1926-1981)
Considera – Trittico (Consider – Tryptic)
zinc overall: 25 7/8 x 51 ¼in. (65 x 130cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($132,500 – $198,750)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 150,000
Michelangelo Pistoletto (B. 1933)
Ficus
painted tissue paper on polished stainless steel 78 ¾ x 47 ¼in. (200 x 120cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($397,500 – $662,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 368,750
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Teatrino
waterpaint on canvas and lacquered wood 47 ¼ x 43 ¼in. (120 x 110cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($265,000 – $397,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 296,750
Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971)
La persiana verde (The Green Shutter)
oil on canvas 27 ½ x 21 5/8in. (70.1 x 55.1cm.)
ESTIMATE £180,000 – £250,000 ($238,500 – $331,250)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 236,750
Marino Marini (1901-1980)
Giochi d’immaginazione (Games of the Imagination)
oil on canvas 82 ½ x 51in. (209.5 x 129.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($530,000 – $795,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 788,750
Marino Marini (1901-1980)
Cavaliere (Rider)
bronze with dark brown patina with green undertones Height: 39 ¾in. (101cm.)
ESTIMATE £2,000,000 – £3,000,000 ($2,650,000 – $3,975,000)
unsold
Piero Dorazio (1927-2005)
Il Rosso di Sotto (The Red Beneath)
oil on canvas 31 7/8 x 39 3/8in. (81 x 100cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($132,500 – $198,750)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 236,750
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Testa di Medusa (Head of Medusa)
glazed ceramic 10 7/8 x 14 3/8 x 12 5/8 (27.5 x 36.5 x 32 cm.)
ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($331,250 – $463,750)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 368,750
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale
painted terracotta 12 7/8 x 17 7/8in. (32.6 x 45.5cm.)
ESTIMATE £60,000 – £80,000 ($79,500 – $106,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 143,750
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale
oil and coloured glass stones on canvas 8 ½ x 13in. (21.5 x 33cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($397,500 – $662,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 698,750
Lucio Fontana (1899 – 1968)
Nudo in piedi (Nude Standing)
painted plaster and wax 22 7/8 x 7 ¼ x 7 7/8in. (58 x 18.5 x 20cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($132,500 – $198,750)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 125,000
Ettore Spalletti (B. 1940)
Girandola giallo (Yellow Pinwheel)
pigment on board 59 x 59 x 1 5/8in. (150 x 150 x 4cm.)
ESTIMATE £70,000 – £100,000 ($92,750 – $132,500)
unsold
Maurizio Cattelan (B. 1960)
Untitled
stainless steel, wood, electric motor, light, bell and computer elevators: 13¾ x 22 3/8in. (34.9 x 59.3cm.) overall: 23½ x 33 5/8 x 18 7/8in. (59.8 x 85.4 x 47.9cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($662,500 – $927,500)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 488,750
Mariolina Bassetti numero uno!
Sempre disponibile, gentile e sorridente con tutti, riesce a sbancare a Londra dopo la deludente asta avuta da Sotheby’s! Cosa non facile perchè la serata storta di Sotheby’s poteva togliere la voglia di acquistare.
Brava Christie’s, brava Mariolina Bassetti, bravo tutto lo staff che difficilmente deludono!
Marco