ARTE CONTEMPORANEA. Sotheby's

New York, 9 novembre 2010

La Evening sale di Contemporary Art da Sotheby’s a New York ha totlizzato $ 222,454,500(£138,067,589, €160,103,711) con un venduto del 90.7% per lotto e superando la stima massima pre-sala di $ 214 milioni. Cinque i nuovi record mondiali per artista stabiliti.

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LOT 1 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FRENCH COLLECTION URS FISCHER B.1973 UNTITLED (CANDLE) wax, wick and pigment 66 7/8 x 18 1/8 x 11 1/2 in. 169.8 x 46 x 29.2 cm. Executed in 2003, this work is number two from an edition of three plus one artist’s proof. ESTIMATE 400,000 – 600,000 USDPRICE REALIZED 1,082,500 $	LOT 2 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FRENCH COLLECTION JIM HODGES B. 1957 WHEN WE STAY silk, cotton, polyester and thread 240 x 191 3/4 in. 609.6 x 487 cm. Executed in 1997. ESTIMATE 500,000 – 700,000 USDPRICE REALIZED 2,098,500 $

LOT 7
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARCEL BRIENT
CADY NOLAND
B.1956
GIBBET
aluminum, wood and fabric in two parts
Stocks: 60 1/4 x 56 1/4 x 8 in. 153 x 142.9 x 20.3 cm. Stool: 21 x 21 x 11 1/2 in. 53.3 x 53.3 x 29.2 cm.
Executed in 1993-1994.
ESTIMATE 600,000 – 800,000 USD

PRICE REALIZED 1,762,500 $

LOT 11
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
LARRY RIVERS
1923 – 2002
FRENCH MONEY III
signed, titled and dated ’62 on the reverse
oil on canvas
31 1/2 x 59 in. 89 x 150 cm.
ESTIMATE 300,000 – 400,000 USD

PRICE REALIZED 1,142,500 $

LOT 49
JULIE MEHRETU
B.1970
THE SEVEN ACTS OF MERCY
ink and acrylic on canvas
112 x 248 1/4 in. 284.5 x 630.6 cm.
Executed in 2004.
ESTIMATE 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 USD

PRICE REALIZED 2,322,500 $

LOT 23
PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE OF CLARENCE DAY
ARSHILE GORKY
1904 – 1948
HOUSATONIC
signed and dated 43
ink and crayon on paper laid down on board
19 x 24 3/4 in. 48.3 x 62.9 cm.
Sheet: 19 x 24 3/4 inches
ESTIMATE 800,000 – 1,200,000 USD

PRICE REALIZED 3,666,500 $