CHRISTIE’S, 13/02/2013 –  La vendita serale di arte contemporanea e del dopo guerra da Christie’s ha realizzato 81,668,850£. 65 lotti i lotti venduti. Top price per Jean-Michel Basquiat. Completato nel 1983,  “Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown)”  era stato incluso nella  Whitney Biennial del 1984, esposto nella seconda personale dell’artista alla galleria Gagosian a Los Angeles e anche in una importante retrospettiva dedicata all’artista alla Fondazione Beyeler, a  Basilea. Offerto a £7,000,000-9,000,000, ha realizzato £9,337,250  ($14,603,459). Il mercato di Basquiat negli ultimi cinque anni è cresciuto notevolmente e ancor più tra il 2011 e il 2012, quando il record mondiale per l’artista è stato superato ben tre volte (la più recente nel novembre del 2012 da Christie’s a New York quando “Untitled” (1981) è stato venduto per $26.4 milioni). Secondo posto per un “Abstraktes Bild” abbastanza recente, del 2004, di Gerhard Richter (che pochi mesi fa ha realizzato sempre con un Abstraktes Bild il record mondiale per l’artista vivente più pagato in asta). L’olio di 225 x 200 cm era presentato con stima a richiesta ed è stato aggiudicato per £8,441,250 ($13,202,115).  Superando di poco la stima minima pre-asta (£4,000,000-6,000,000), con £4,969,250 ($7,771,907) Francis Bacon si posiziona al terzo posto nella top ten della vendita. “Man in Blue VI” fu realizzato da Bacon tra marzo e giugno del 1954. Lo stesso anno in cui l’artista rappresentò l’Inghilterra alla ventisettesima Biennale di Venezia. Tra gli altri lotti di cui si è molto parlato prima della vendita “The Architect’s Home in the Ravine” di Peter Doig e “Great Pyramid at Giza with Broken Head from Thebes” di David Hockney hanno rispettivamente totalizzato: £7,657,250 ($11,975,939 – nuovo record mondiale per l’artista) e £3,513,250 ($5,494,723). Un autoritratto di Michelangelo Pistoletto del 1962 è stato aggiudicato a £1,273,250/$1,991,363 (stima £200,000 – £300,000) realizzando così il nuovo record mondiale per l’artista. Il precedente risale a ottobre 2012, quando “Metrocubo d’infinito” (1966) è stato aggiudicato a $1,105,360 a Londra (sempre da Christie’s, durante la Italian Sale). Un cretto di Alberto Burri del 1975, offerto a una stima di £400,000 – £600,000, ha realizzato £1,441,250.  “Peinture 202 x 156 cm, 27 mars 1961” di Pierre Soulages (b. 1919) è stato aggiudicato a £3,289,250/$5,144,387 . Il prezzo di aggiudicazione in asta più alto precedente era stato realizzato da Sotheby’s a Parigi nel 2011 (3,328,980 $). Il lotto n° 4, Christopher Wool, è passato di mano per £2,281,250 (stima: 700,000 – 900,000 £). Diverse le aggiudicazioni al di sopra delle stime massime, come Wade Guyton (lotto 3); Yayoi Kusama (lotto 6); Urs Fischer (lotto 7); Gilbert & George (lotto 11); Marlene Dumas (lotto 19); Allen Jones (lotto 33 – nuovo record mondiale per un set dell’artista in asta); Tom Wesselmann (lotto 34); o ancora Andreas Gursky (lotto 67); Jeff Wall (lotto69); Wade Guyton (lotto 70); Rudolf Stingel (lotto 74).

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SOTHEBY’S, 12/02/2013 –  Anche per i Contemporanei il mercato londinese del febbraio 2013 ricalca le stesse caratteristiche evidenziatesi su quello dei Moderni e Impressionisti. Il totale è stato di 74,364,200 GBP, il secondo totale più alto per un’asta di art contemporanea a febbraio. (Nel 2012 l’analoga asta aveva realizzato 50,688,450 GBP). Allargamento della platea e prezzi sostenuti ma solo per opere capolavori. Non più top record stellari come nelle scorse stagioni ma complessivamente mercato più orizzontale. Il “Trittico” di Francis Bacon stimato 10-15 milioni di sterline alla fine ha realizzato 13,761,250 diritti compresi ed è stato acquistato da Jürgen Hall che lo darà in prestito a un’istituzione internazionale. Mentre l’altro Bacon più piccolo ma un vero capolavoro stimato 1,8-2,5 milioni è schizzato a 4,521,250 GPB. Venduti anche i due Jean-Michel Basquiat (lot 31 a 6,817,250 GPB; lot 35 a 4,969,250 GPB). Mentre il disegno di Lucien Freud (lot 17) è andato invenduto. Benissimo le sculture di Alexander Calder (guarda i primi lotti). Dei quattro Gerhard Richter presenti in questo catalogo quelli più importanti sono andati venduti. “Wolke (Cloud)”, lot 7, stimato 7-9 milioni a 7,601,250 GPB. Mentre il grande “Abstraktes Bild”, lot 23 stimato 7,5-9,5 milioni ha fatto 8,161,250 GPB. Gli altri due Richter piccoli, con stime comprese tra 600 mila e 1 milione di sterline, sono andati entrambi unsold. Tra gli italiani Alberto Burri (lot 8) stimato 480-650 mila ha fatto 825,250 GPB. La “Mappa” di Boetti (lot 21) unsold. Mentre il suo “Mimetico” ha fatto 295,250 GPB. Dei tre Lucio Fontana i quattro tagli su rosso (lot 9) stimato 800 mila-1,2 milioni è arrivato a 1,441,250 GPB. Il taglio su bianco (118×91 cm), lot 20, stimato 2,2-2,8 milioni è arrivato a 2,617,250 GPB. Mentre il “Treatrino” (lot 22) stimato 250-350 mila è andato unsold. Dei due Piero Manzoni il primo (lot 10) stimato 1-1,5 milioni ha realizzato 1,385,250 GPB. Il secondo (lot 55) è andato invenduto. L’ultimo lotto in catalogo, la scultura di Giuseppe Penone, realizzata nel 2005, stimata 180-22o mila è arrivata a 289,250 GPB realizzando il nuovo record mondiale per l’artista (altre due i record realizzati da: Adrian Ghenie e Hurvin Anderson)

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SOTHEBY’S
12 Febbraio 2013

LOT 1 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWEDISH COLLECTION ALEXANDER CALDER 1898 – 1976 RED SKELETON painted metal and wire standing mobile 20 by 28.5 by 9.5cm. 7 7/8 by 11 1/4 by 3 3/4 in. Executed in 1945. ESTIMATE 150,000-200,000 GBP PRICE REALIZED 646,050 GBP	LOT 2 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWEDISH COLLECTION ALEXANDER CALDER 1898 – 1976 RED YELLOW AND WHITE signed with the artist’s monogram painted metal and wire standing mobile 40.3 by 30.5 by 10.5cm. 15 7/8 by 12 by 4 1/8 in. Executed in 1955. ESTIMATE 150,000-200,000 GBP PRICE REALIZED 325,250 GBP
LOT 3 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWEDISH COLLECTION ALEXANDER CALDER 1898 – 1976 UNTITLED painted metal and wire standing mobile 24 by 32 by 28.5cm. 9 1/2 by 12 1/2 by 11 1/4 in. Executed in 1954. ESTIMATE 150,000-200,000 GBP PRICE REALIZED 892,450 GBP	LOT 4 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWEDISH COLLECTION ALEXANDER CALDER 1898 – 1976 THE RED BASE signed with the artist’s monogram and dated 69 on the base painted metal and wire standing mobile 98 by 200 by 38.3cm. 38 1/2 by 78 3/4 by 15in. ESTIMATE 500,000-700,000 GBP PRICE REALIZED 690,850 GBP
LOT 5 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWEDISH COLLECTION TOM WESSELMANN 1931 – 2004 GREAT AMERICAN NUDE NO. 5 signed and dated 61; signed and variously inscribed on the reverse oil and mixed media collage on board 122.2 by 122.2cm. 48 by 48in. ESTIMATE 500,000-700,000 GBP PRICE REALIZED 836,450 GBP	LOT 6 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWEDISH COLLECTION JOSEF ALBERS 1888 – 1976 STUDY FOR HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE: “NOWHERE” signed with the artist’s monogram and dated 64; signed, variously inscribed, and dated 1964 on the reverse oil on masonite 81.2 by 81.2cm. 32 by 32in. ESTIMATE 180,000-250,000 GBP PRICE REALIZED 277,250 GBP
LOT 7 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION GERHARD RICHTER B.1932 WOLKE (CLOUD) signed, dated 1976 and numbered 413 on the reverse oil on canvas 200 by 300cm. 78 7/8 by 118 1/8 in. ESTIMATE 7,000,000-9,000,000 GBP PRICE REALIZED 7,601,250 GBP	LOT 8 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ITALIAN COLLECTION ALBERTO BURRI 1915 – 1995 BIANCO CRETTO signed on the reverse acrovinyl on board 88 by 57.5cm. 34 1/2 by 22 1/2 in. Executed in 1975. ESTIMATE 480,000-650,000 GBP PRICE REALIZED 825,250 GBP
LOT 9 LUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESE signed, titled and inscribed Andrò a Torino a vedere Michel Tapié on the reverse waterpaint on canvas 72.5 by 60.5cm. 28 5/8 by 24in. Executed in 1965. ESTIMATE 800,000-1,200,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 1,441,250 GBP	LOT 10 PIERO MANZONI 1933 – 1963 ACHROME signed and variously inscribed on the reverse kaolin on canvas 70 by 50cm. 27 5/8 by 19 3/4 in. Executed in 1959. ESTIMATE 1,000,000-1,500,000 GBP PRICE REALIZED 1,385,250 GBP
LOT 11 PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN COLLECTOR FRANCIS BACON 1909 – 1992 THREE STUDIES FOR A SELF-PORTRAIT each: signed, titled and dated 1980 on the reverse oil on canvas each: 35.5 by 30cm. 14 by 12in. ESTIMATE 10,000,000-15,000,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 13,761,250 GBP	LOT 12 ALEXANDER CALDER 1898 – 1976 JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER signed on the base wire figure on wooden base 51.4 by 30.5 by 17.8cm. 20 1/4 by 12 by 7in. Executed circa 1927. ESTIMATE 900,000-1,200,000 GBPWHITDRAWN
LOT 13 ROBERT RYMAN B.1930 UNTITLED signed and dated 61 oil on paper mounted on masonite 30.8 by 30.8cm. 12 1/8 by 12 1/8 in. ESTIMATE 550,000-750,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 1,217,250 GBP	LOT 14 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION MARK ROTHKO 1903 – 1970 UNTITLED signed and dated 1969 on the reverse oil on paper laid down on canvas 177.8 by 102.9cm. 70 by 40in. ESTIMATE 2,500,000-3,500,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 2,561,250 GBP
LOT 15 PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR ANISH KAPOOR B.1954 UNTITLED signed and dated 2011 on the reverse gold plated stainless steel and lacquer 100 by 100 by 23cm. 39 3/8 by 39 3/8 by 9 1/8 in. ESTIMATE 450,000-650,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 541,250 GBP	LOT 16 FRANCIS BACON 1909 – 1992 STUDY FOR PORTRAIT signed, titled and dated 1976 on the reverse oil on canvas 35.5 by 30cm. 14 by 12in. ESTIMATE 1,800,000-2,500,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 4,521,250 GBP
LOT 17 LUCIAN FREUD 1922-2011 DRAWING FOR NAKED FIGURE pen and ink on paper 57.7 by 45cm. 22 3/4 by 17 3/4 in. Executed in 1973. ESTIMATE 200,000-300,000 GBPUNSOLD	LOT 18 EDUARDO CHILLIDA 1924 – 2002 HIERROS DE TEMBLOR III inscribed with the artist’s monogram and numbered 2/3 bronze 27 by 72 by 41cm. 10 5/8 by 28 3/8 by 16 1/8 in. Executed in 1957. ESTIMATE 400,000-600,000 GBPUNSOLD
LOT 19 ANTONI TÀPIES 1923 – 2012 RELIEVE BLANCO CON CRUCES signed and dated 1959 on the reverse mixed media on canvas 162 by 130cm. 63 1/4 by 51 1/8 in. ESTIMATE 300,000-400,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 457,250 GBP	LOT 20 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE ITALIAN COLLECTOR LUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESA signed, titled and variously inscribed Strepitoso/Gimondi/dominato/Pulidor/nella/“Cronoscalata” on the reverse waterpaint on canvas 118 by 91cm. 46 1/2 by 35 5/8 in. Executed in 1965. ESTIMATE 2,200,000-2,800,000 GBP PRICE REALIZED 2,617,250 GBP
LOT 21 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION ALIGHIERO BOETTI 1940 – 1994 MAPPA embroidered tapestry 88.9 by 125.7cm. 35 by 49 1/2 in. Executed in 1979, this work is registered in the Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome. ESTIMATE 500,000-700,000 GBPUNSOLD	LOT 22 LUCIO FONTANA 1899 – 1968 CONCETTO SPAZIALE, TEATRINO signed and titled on the reverse waterpaint on canvas and lacquered wood 110 by 110cm. 43 1/4 by 43 1/4 in. Executed in 1966. ESTIMATE 250,000-350,000 GBPUNSOLD
LOT 23 PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTOR GERHARD RICHTER B.1932 ABSTRAKTES BILD signed, numbered 769-1 and dated 1992 on the reverse oil on canvas 200 by 160cm. 78 3/4 by 63in. ESTIMATE 7,500,000-9,500,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 8,161,250 GBP	LOT 24 SIGMAR POLKE 1941-2010 MENSCHEN WIE DU + ICH (PEOPLE LIKE YOU + I) signed and dated 88 on the overlap; signed, titled and dated 88 on the stretcher acrylic on canvas 183.5 by 150cm. 72 1/4 by 59in. ESTIMATE 800,000-1,200,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 1,665,250 GBP
LOT 25 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION NEO RAUCH B.1960 THEORIE signed and dated 06 oil on canvas 250 by 190cm. 98 3/8 by 74 1/2 in. ESTIMATE 450,000-650,000 GBPUNSOLD	LOT 26 PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR AHMED ALSOUDANI B. 1975 UNTITLED signed and dated 2011 on the reverse acrylic and charcoal on canvas 280 by 256cm. 110 1/4 by 100 3/4 in. ESTIMATE 200,000-300,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 181,250 GBP
LOT 27 PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR ADRIAN GHENIE B. 1977 DR. MENGELE 2 signed and dated 2011 on the reverse oil on canvas 49 by 43cm. 19 1/4 by 16 7/8 in. ESTIMATE 30,000-40,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 121,250 GBP	LOT 28 HURVIN ANDERSON B.1965 UNTITLED (WELCOME SERIES) oil on canvas 165.1 by 256.5cm. 65 by 101in. Executed in 2004. ESTIMATE 100,000-150,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 229,250 GBP
LOT 29 GLENN BROWN B.1966 LITTLE DEATH signed on the reverse oil on panel 68.5 by 53.3cm. 27 by 21in. Executed in 2000. ESTIMATE 450,000-650,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 577,250 GBP	LOT 30 EL ANATSUI B.1944 ZEBRA CROSSING 2 aluminium and copper wire 226 by 325cm. 89 by 128in. Executed in 2007. ESTIMATE 250,000-350,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 493,250 GBP
LOT 31 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 1960 – 1988 UNTITLED (PECHO/OREJA) acrylic, oil stick and paper collage on canvas 183 by 183cm. 72 by 72in. Executed in 1982-83. ESTIMATE 7,000,000-9,000,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 6,817,250 GBP	LOT 32 ANDY WARHOL 1928 – 1987 LENIN signed and dated 86 on the overlap acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 182.9 by 121.9cm. 72 by 48in. ESTIMATE 1,500,000-2,000,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 2,169,250 GBP
LOT 33 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION ROY LICHTENSTEIN 1923 – 1997 STILL LIFE: APPLE AND GRAPES signed and dated 72 on the reverse oil and magna on canvas 55.9 by 76.2cm. 22 by 30in. ESTIMATE 1,000,000-1,500,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 1,105,250 GBP	LOT 35 JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 1960 – 1988 FIVE FISH SPECIES signed, titled and dated 1983 on the reverse acrylic and oilstick on canvas mounted on wood supports 168 by 357cm. 66 7/8 by 140 1/2 in. ESTIMATE 4,250,000-6,250,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 4,969,250 GBP
LOT 36 JEFF KOONS B.1955 HOLE III signed and dated 09 on the overlap oil on canvas 274.3 by 213.4cm. 108 by 84in. ESTIMATE 750,000-1,000,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 634,850 GBP	LOT 37 ANDREAS GURSKY B.1955 SINGAPORE BÖRSE signed, titled, numbered and dated 97 on the reverse cibachrome print in artist’s frame 175.3 by 275.5cm. 69 by 108 1/2 in. This work is from an edition of 6. ESTIMATE 350,000-550,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 421,250 GBP
LOT 38 RUDOLF STINGEL B.1956 UNTITLED signed and dated 96 on the reverse oil and enamel on canvas 106.7 by 96.5cm. 42 by 38in. ESTIMATE 200,000-300,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 265,250 GBP	LOT 39 DAMIEN HIRST B.1965 IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD butterflies and household gloss on canvas 182.8 by 182.8cm. 72 by 72in. Executed in 2001. ESTIMATE 500,000-700,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 634,850 GBP
LOT 40 TAKASHI MURAKAMI B.1962 DARUMA THE GREAT signed, dated 07 and variously inscribed on the reverse acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on board, in 6 parts each: 160 by 58.4cm.; 63 by 23in. overall: 160 by 351cm.; 63 by 138in. ESTIMATE 500,000-700,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 529,250 GBP	LOT 41 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION RUDOLF STINGEL B.1956 UNTITLED signed and dated 97 on the reverse oil on canvas 250 by 170.5cm. 98 1/2 by 67in. ESTIMATE 300,000-500,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 541,250 GBP
LOT 42 JUAN MUÑOZ 1952 – 2001 PELOTARIS (YELLOW EYES) polyester resin 142.2 by 57.2 by 58.4cm. 56 by 22 1/2 by 23in. Executed in 1999. ESTIMATE 300,000-400,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 313,250 GBP	LOT 43 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION DAMIEN HIRST B.1965 TRINITY I each: signed, titled and numbered 1/3, 2/3, 3/3, respectively on the reverse; signed and dated 2007 on the stretcher butterflies and household gloss on canvas with gold leaf, in three parts triptych; each: 137 by 91.4cm. 54 by 36in. ESTIMATE 400,000-600,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 421,250 GBP
LOT 44 ANTONY GORMLEY B.1950 HIVE I stainless steel 240 by 90 by 54cm. 94 1/2 by 35 1/4 by 20 1/4 in. Executed in 2006. ESTIMATE 200,000-250,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 229,250 GBP	LOT 45 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE 1927-2008 MOUTONS each: stamped with the artist’s signature and numbered bronze and epoxy stone each: 71 by 50 by 30cm. 28 by 19 3/4 by 11 7/8 in. Executed in 1977-78, these works are from an edition of 250. ESTIMATE 250,000-350,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 601,250 GBP
LOT 46 MARTIN KIPPENBERGER 1953 – 1997 UNTITLED oil on canvas 120.7 by 100.3cm. 47 1/2 by 39 1/2 in. Executed in 1990. ESTIMATE 250,000-350,000 GBPUNSOLD	LOT 47 GERHARD RICHTER B.1932 ABSTRAKTES BILD signed, numbered 607-1 and dated 1986 on the reverse oil on canvas 70.5 by 100.3cm. 27 3/4 by 39 1/2 in. ESTIMATE 1,000,000-1,500,000 GBPUNSOLD
LOT 48 SIGMAR POLKE 1941-2010 HOTEL DE VILLE, 5 VOR 12 signed and dated 89 on the reverse acrylic on printed fabric 90.2 by 200.7cm. 35 1/2 by 79in. ESTIMATE 300,000-400,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 657,250 GBP	LOT 49 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION BLINKY PALERMO 1943 – 1977 RECHTER WINKEL signed, titled and dated 68 on the reverse oil on canvas laid down on wood 57 by 38cm. 22 3/8 by 15in. ESTIMATE 300,000-400,000 GBPUNSOLD
LOT 50 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION BLINKY PALERMO 1943 – 1977 UNTITLED signed and dated 70 acrylic on board 52 by 110cm. 20 1/2 by 43 1/4 in. ESTIMATE 200,000-300,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 657,250 GBP	LOT 51 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR GERHARD RICHTER B.1932 ABSTRAKTE BILDER each: signed, numbered 716-18, 716-19, 716-20, 716-21 respectively and dated 1990 on the reverse oil on canvas, in four parts each: 25 by 21cm. 9 7/8 by 8 1/4 in. ESTIMATE 600,000-800,000 GBPUNSOLD
LOT 52 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION ALBERT OEHLEN B.1954 OHNE TITEL signed and dated 2004 on the reverse oil on canvas 220 by 270cm. 86 5/8 by 106 1/4 in. ESTIMATE 250,000-350,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 361,250 GBP	LOT 53 ROMAN OPALKA 1931 – 2011 1965/1-, DETAIL 143,362-185,085 signed and titled on the stretcher tempera on canvas 196 by 135cm. 77 1/8 by 53 1/8 in. ESTIMATE 300,000-400,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 612,450 GBP
LOT 54 ALIGHIERO BOETTI 1940 – 1994 MIMETICO fabric on stretcher 130 by 149cm. 51 1/8 by 58 5/8 in. Executed in 1981, this work is registered in the Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome. ESTIMATE 250,000-350,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 295,250 GBP	LOT 55 PIERO MANZONI 1933 – 1963 ACHROME signed and dated 1959 on the reverse; signed and dated 1959 on the stretcher stitched canvas 71 by 53cm. 28 by 20 7/8 in. ESTIMATE 250,000-350,000 GBPUNSOLD
LOT 56 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTOR GIUSEPPE PENONE B.1947 PELLE DI FOGLIE (OCCHI AL CIELO, MANO A TERRA) bronze 260 by 100 by 150cm. 102 3/8 by 39 3/8 by 59in. Executed in 2005. ESTIMATE 180,000-220,000 GBPPRICE REALIZED 289,250 GBP

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13 febbraio 2012

LOT 1 Toba Khedoori (b. 1964) Untitled oil and wax on paper, in two parts each: 120 x 80¼in. (304.8 x 204cm.) ESTIMATE £40,000 – £60,000 ($62,600 – $93,900) UNSOLD	LOT 2 Sherrie Levine (b. 1947) Untitled (Copper Knots #5) metallic paint on plywood in artist’s frame 47 1/8 x 38 1/8in. (119.8 x 97cm.) ESTIMATE £60,000 – £80,000 ($93,900 – $125,200) PRICE REALIZED £193,250
LOT 3 Wade Guyton (b. 1972) Untitled Epson Ultrachrome inkjet on linen 84 x 69in. (213.4 x 175.5cm.) ESTIMATE £120,000 – £180,000 ($187,800 – $281,700) PRICE REALIZED £337,250	LOT 4 Christopher Wool (b. 1955) Mad Cow enamel on aluminium 78 x 60in. (198.1 x 152.4cm.) ESTIMATE £700,000 – £900,000 ($1,095,500 – $1,408,500) PRICE REALIZED £2,281,250
LOT 5 Richard Prince (b. 1949) Untitled (SB Hood #1) acrylic, cast fibreglass and wood hood: 8 3/8 x 52 7/8 x 49in. (21 x 134.5 x 124.5cm.) plinth: 24 x 52 7/8 x 49in. (61 x 134.5 x 124.5cm.) overall: 32 3/8 x 52 7/8 x 49in. (82 x 134.5 x 124.5cm.) ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($313,000 – $469,500) PRICE REALIZED £313,250	LOT 6 Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929) Pumpkin acrylic, graphite and fabric collage on canvas 51 3/8 x 64in. (130.5 x 162.6cm.) ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($234,750 – $313,000) PRICE REALIZED £505,250
LOT 7 Urs Fischer (b. 1973) Mr. Toobad wood, plywood, glue, acrylic paint, polyester film, paint marker, tape, staples, screws, fittings, glass, latex paint, UV-protective lacquer in artist’s frame 82 5/8 x 105½in. (210 x 268cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) PRICE REALIZED £577,250	LOT 8 Matthias Weischer (b. 1973) Striptease oil and wax crayon on canvas 23 7/8 x 27 5/8in. (60.8 x 70.3cm.) ESTIMATE £30,000 – £40,000 ($46,950 – $62,600) PRICE REALIZED £79,250
LOT 9 Peter Doig (b. 1959) The Architect’s Home in the Ravine oil on canvas 78 7/8 x 98¾in. (200 x 250cm.) ESTIMATE £4,000,000 – £6,000,000 ($6,260,000 – $9,390,000) PRICE REALIZED £7,657,250	LOT 10 Marlene Dumas (b. 1953) Aurora oil on canvas 90½ x 23¾in. (229.9 x 60.3cm.) ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($626,000 – $939,000) PRICE REALIZED £553,250
LOT 11 Gilbert & George (b. 1943 & b. 1942) Dead Boards No. 11 mixed media, in nine parts each: 23 7/8 x 19¾in. (60.5 x 50.2cm.) overall: 72 7/8 x 61 5/8in. (185 x 154.1cm.) ESTIMATE £350,000 – £450,000 ($547,750 – $704,250) PRICE REALIZED £601,250	LOT 12 David Hockney (b. 1937) Great Pyramid at Giza with Broken Head from Thebes oil on canvas 72 x 72in. (183 x 183cm.) ESTIMATE £2,500,000 – £3,500,000 ($3,912,500 – $5,477,500) PRICE REALIZED £3,513,250
LOT 13 David Hockney (b. 1937) Green Pool with Diving Board and Shadow coloured and pressed paper pulp 50¼ x 32¾in. (127.6 x 82.2cm.) ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($782,500 – $1,095,500) PRICE REALIZED £881,250	LOT 14 Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933) Autoritratto del 62 (Self-Portrait of 62) painted tissue paper on stainless steel 47 1/8 x 39 3/8in. (120 x 100cm.) ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($313,000 – $469,500) PRICE REALIZED £1,273,250
LOT 15 Francis Bacon (1909-1992) Man in Blue VI oil on canvas 60 1/8 x 46in. (152.7 x 116.8cm.) ESTIMATE £4,000,000 – £6,000,000 ($6,260,000 – $9,390,000) PRICE REALIZED £4,969,250	LOT 16 Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) Concetto spaziale oil on canvas 19 5/8 x 19 7/8in. (50 x 50.3cm.) ESTIMATE £500,000 – £800,000 ($782,500 – $1,252,000) PRICE REALIZED £1,105,250
LOT 17 Damien Hirst (b. 1965) Away From the Flock (Divided) glass, painted steel, silicone, acrylic, plastic cable ties, stainless steel, sheep and formaldehyde solution Two parts each: 46½ x 73 1/8 x 20in. (118 x 186 x 51.3cm.) ESTIMATE £1,800,000 – £2,500,000 ($2,817,000 – $3,912,500) PRICE REALIZED £1,945,250	LOT 18 Anish Kapoor (b. 1954) Untitled alabaster 38½ x 48 x 14½in. (97.8 x 121.9 x 36.8cm.) ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($939,000 – $1,252,000) PRICE REALIZED £825,250
LOT 19 Marlene Dumas (b. 1953) Wet Dreams oil on canvas 43¼ x 51¼in. (110 x 130cm.) ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($782,500 – $1,095,500) PRICE REALIZED £1,049,250	LOT 20 Paula Rego (b. 1935) Hyacinth – Reclining Hippo from Walt Disney’s Fantasia pastel on card laid down on panel 59 1/8 x 59½in. (150 x 151.1cm.) ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($626,000 – $939,000) PRICE REALIZED £421,250
LOT 21 Frank Auerbach (B. 1931) Portrait of Gerda Boehm III oil on canvas 23½ x 23½in. (59.7 x 59.7cm.) ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($939,000 – $1,252,000) PRICE REALIZED £657,250	LOT 22 Cy Twombly (1928-2011) Untitled oil-based house paint and lead pencil on canvas 19¾ x 23 5/8in. (50 x 60cm.) ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,565,000 – $2,347,500) PRICE REALIZED £1,497,250
LOT 23 Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) Concetto spaziale, Attesa waterpaint on canvas 48 5/8 x 35 3/8in. (116 x 90cm.) ESTIMATE £1,800,000 – £2,500,000 ($2,817,000 – $3,912,500) PRICE REALIZED £3,961,250	LOT 24 Josef Albers (1888-1976) Homage to the Square: Surprise oil on masonite 40 x 40in. (101.6 x 101.6cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) UNSOLD
LOT 25 Donald Judd (1928-1994) Untitled (84-19) pulver on aluminium 11 7/8 x 70 7/8 x 11 7/8in. (30 x 180 x 30cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) PRICE REALIZED £373,250	LOT 26 Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994) Tutto embroidery on linen 36¼ x 52in. (92 x 132cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) PRICE REALIZED £373,250
LOT 27 Alberto Burri (1915-1995) Cretto acrovinyl on cellotex 27 7/8 x 39 3/8in. (70.5 x 100cm.) ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($626,000 – $939,000) PRICE REALIZED £1,441,250	LOT 28 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) Abstraktes Bild oil on canvas 88 5/8 x 78¾in. (225 x 200cm.) ESTIMATE Estimate on request PRICE REALIZED £8,441,250
LOT 29 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Seven White Dots, Brass Spiral, on Black and Red painted metal sheet, brass and wire 28 x 21 x 11½in. (71.1 x 53.3 x 29.2cm.) ESTIMATE £350,000 – £450,000 ($547,750 – $704,250) PRICE REALIZED £601,250	LOT 30 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 £7,000,000 – £9,000,000 ($10,955,000 – $14,085,000) PRICE REALIZED £9,337,250
LOT 31 Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) Sweet Dreams, Baby! (Study) graphite and coloured pencils on paper 5½ x 5in. (14 x 12.6cm.) ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($1,095,500 – $1,565,000) UNSOLD	LOT 32 Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Round Jackie gold paint and silkscreen ink on linen, in two parts each: 17¾ x 17¾in. (45.1 x 45.1cm.) ESTIMATE £2,000,000 – £4,000,000 ($3,130,000 – $6,260,000) UNSOLD
LOT 33 Allen Jones (b. 1937) Hatstand, Table and Chair (i) Hatstand (ii) Table (iii) Chair (i) painted fibreglass, resin, mixed media and tailor made accessories (ii) painted fibreglass, resin, mixed media, glass and tailor made accessories (iii) painted fibreglass, resin, Plexiglas, mixed media and tailor made accessories (i) 73¼ x 42 1/8 x 13in. (190.5 x 107 x 33cm.) (ii) 24 x 51 x 30in. (61 x 130 x 76cm.) (iii) 30¾ x 37¾ x 22½.in. (78 x 96 x 57cm.) ESTIMATE £1,500,000 – £2,000,000 ($2,347,500 – $3,130,000) PRICE REALIZED £2,169,250	LOT 34 Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) Study for Great American Nude #84 charcoal on paper 47¾ x 57½in. (121.3 x 146cm.) ESTIMATE £320,000 – £380,000 ($500,800 – $594,700) PRICE REALIZED £601,250
LOT 35 Damien Hirst (b. 1965) Sulfochlorophenol S household gloss on canvas 93 x 45in. (236.2 x 114.3cm.) (3 inch spot) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($469,500 – $782,500) PRICE REALIZED £361,250	LOT 36 Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) Enob acrylic, oil, oilstick, xerox collage and wood collage on panel 80 3/8 x 37 x 4in. (204 x 94 x 10.2cm.) ESTIMATE £1,500,000 – £2,000,000 ($2,347,500 – $3,130,000) PRICE REALIZED £1,833,250
LOT 37 Gabriel Orozco (b. 1962) Spinning Spiral acrylic on canvas 78¾ x 78¾in. (200 x 200cm.) ESTIMATE £180,000 – £250,000 ($281,700 – $391,250) PRICE REALIZED £193,250	LOT 38 Yves Klein (1928-1962) IKB 217 dry pigment and synthetic resin on gauze laid down on panel 30¾ x 22in. (78 x 56cm.) ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,252,000 – $1,878,000) PRICE REALIZED £1,721,250
LOT 39 Yves Klein (1928-1962) SE 218 dry pigment and synthetic resin on natural sponge on metal stem on stone base overall: 13¾ x 7 x 2in. (34.9 x 18.1 x 5.4cm.) ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($626,000 – $939,000) PRICE REALIZED £541,250	LOT 40 Donald Judd (1928-1994) Untitled (DSS132) purple lacquer on galvanised iron 5 x 25 5/8 x 8 5/8in. (12.7 x 65 x 22cm.) ESTIMATE £400,000 – £500,000 ($626,000 – $782,500) PRICE REALIZED £469,250
LOT 41 Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994) Larga approssimazione grande tolleranza (Large Approximation Great Tolerance) ballpoint pen on paper laid down on canvas, in four parts each: 39 3/8 x 28in. (100 x 71cm.) overall: 39 3/8 x 112in. (100 x 284.5cm.) ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($313,000 – $469,500) PRICE REALIZED £241,250	LOT 42 Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) Elogio de la arquitectura IV (Praise to Architecture IV) alabaster 6 x 6 5/8 x 6 3/8in. (15 x 17 x 16cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) PRICE REALIZED £421,250
LOT 43 Agnes Martin (1912-2004) Untitled #15 (Peace) acrylic and graphite on canvas 60 x 60in. (152.4 x 152.4cm.) ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,252,000 – $1,878,000) PRICE REALIZED £825,250
LOT 44 Josef Albers (1888-1976) Study for Homage to the Square: Spring Starting oil on masonite 40 x 40in. (101.6 x 101.6cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) PRICE REALIZED £301,250	LOT 45 Sigmar Polke (1941-2010) Untitled polyester resin and acrylic paint on fabric, recto and verso 53 5/8 x 59½ x 2 7/8in. (136 x 151.1 x 7.4cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) PRICE REALIZED £481,250
LOT 46 Pierre Soulages (b. 1919) Peinture 202 x 156 cm, 27 mars 1961 oil on canvas 79½ x 61 3/8in. (202 x 156cm.) ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($782,500 – $1,095,500) PRICE REALIZED £3,289,250	LOT 47 Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) Homenaje a Goethe I (Homage to Goethe I) alabaster 21 x 29 x 27in. (53.3 x 73.7 x 68.6cm.) ESTIMATE £900,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,408,500 – $2,347,500) PRICE REALIZED £1,833,250
LOT 48 Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) Gran ics gratada sobre gris (Large X Scraped into Grey) mixed media on canvas laid down on panel 66½ x 77in. (167.6 x 195.5cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($469,500 – $626,000) PRICE REALIZED £657,250	LOT 49 Alberto Burri (1915-1995) Nero con punti rossi (Black with Red Dots) acrylic, thread, vinavil and fabric collage on canvas 23 5/8 x 39 3/8in. (60 x 100cm.) ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($939,000 – $1,252,000) PRICE REALIZED £657,250
LOT 50 Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) Cuisinière à gaz I (Gas Stove I) vinyl on linen 51¼ x 38¼in. (130.2 x 97.2cm.) ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($626,000 – $939,000) PRICE REALIZED £505,250	LOT 51 Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Flowers acrylic and silkscreen inks on canvas 22 x 22in. (55.8 x 55.8cm.) ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($939,000 – $1,252,000) PRICE REALIZED £634,850
LOT 52 Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) Concetto spaziale, Attese waterpaint on canvas 21¾ x 18 1/8in. (55.2 x 46cm.) ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($626,000 – $939,000) PRICE REALIZED £601,250	LOT 53 Cy Twombly (1928-2011) (i) Portrait of George D’Almeida (ii) Portrait of Anne D’Almeida oil-based house paint and graphite on canvas, in two parts (i) 59 x 49in. (150 x 124.5cm.) (ii) 59 x 48 7/8in. (150 x 124cm.) ESTIMATE £900,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,408,500 – $1,878,000) UNSOLD
LOT 54 Günther Uecker (b. 1930) Reihe Feld (Sequence Field) nails on canvas laid down on wood 59 x 59 x 5 3/8in. (150 x 150 x 13.5cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) UNSOLD	LOT 55 Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) Rehab Pump Doctors oil on shaped canvas 76 3/8 x 72in. (194 x 189.9cm.) ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,565,000 – $2,347,500) PRICE REALIZED £1,105,250
LOT 56 Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) Janus in Leather Jacket bronze 11 1/8 x 23 x 5 3/8in. (28.5 x 53.5 x 13.5cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) PRICE REALIZED £313,250	LOT 57 Thomas Schütte (b. 1954) Untitled (Janus Head) glazed ceramic and metal plinth head: 11 7/8 x 12 5/8 x 7 7/8in. (30 x 32 x 20cm.) base: 50½ x 21 5/8 x 18½in. (148.5 x 55 x 47cm. overall: 70 5/8 x 21 5/8 x 18½in. (178.5 x 55 x 47cm.) ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($313,000 – $469,500) PRICE REALIZED £457,250
LOT 58 Thomas Schütte (b. 1954) Pentagon wood 51 7/8 x 133 3/8 x 127 3/8in. (131.5 x 338.5 x 323.5cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) UNSOLD	LOT 59 Thomas Schütte (b. 1954) Chinatown watercolour on paper 59 7/8 x 40 1/8in. (152 x 102cm.) ESTIMATE £50,000 – £70,000 ($78,250 – $109,550) PRICE REALIZED £49,250
LOT 60 Thomas Schütte (b. 1954) Chinatown oil on wood, in five parts each: 27½ x 30½ x 11½in. (70 x 77.5 x 29.2cm.) overall: 27½ x 115 5/8 x 11½in. (70 x 385 x 29.2cm.) ESTIMATE £350,000 – £450,000 ($547,750 – $704,250) UNSOLD	LOT 61 Cindy Sherman (b. 1954) Untitled (#410) colour coupler print 56 7/8 x 41in. (144.5 x 104.8cm.) ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($313,000 – $469,500) PRICE REALIZED £457,250
LOT 62 Juan Muñoz (1953-2001) A Caballito frente al Espejo (Piggyback) polyester resin and mirror figures: 60 x 25 x 35in. (152.4 x 63.5 x 88.9cm.) mirror: 60¾ x 29¼ x 1¼in. (154.4 x 74.3 x 3.2cm.) overall: 68 5/8 x 46½ x 45½in. (174.2 x 118.1 x 115.6cm.) ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($782,500 – $1,095,500) UNSOLD	LOT 63 Paula Rego (b. 1935) Good Dog pastel on canvas 40 x 29 7/8in. (101.5 x 75.9cm.) ESTIMATE £380,000 – £450,000 ($594,700 – $704,250) PRICE REALIZED £553,250
LOT 64 Sean Scully (b. 1945) Wall of Light Blue Blue oil on canvas 64 x 84in. (162.6 x 213.4cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($469,500 – $626,000) PRICE REALIZED £505,250	LOT 65 Antony Gormley (b. 1950) Feeling Material XIV 4mm square section mild steel bar 88½ x 85¾ x 67in. (224.8 x 217.9 x 170.2cm.) ESTIMATE £300,000 – £400,000 ($469,500 – $626,000) PRICE REALIZED £577,250
LOT 66 Ged Quinn (b. 1963) The Fall oil on linen 72 x 98½in. (183 x 250cm.) ESTIMATE £60,000 – £80,000 ($93,900 – $125,200) PRICE REALIZED £97,250	LOT 67 Andreas Gursky (b. 1955) Hong Kong Börse II (Hong Kong Stock Exchange II) chromogenic colour-print face-mounted to Plexiglas in artist’s frame image: 62½ x 101¾in. (157.5 x 271cm.) overall: 81¼ x 125¾in. (206.4 x 319.5cm.) ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($313,000 – $469,500) PRICE REALIZED £421,250
LOT 68 Andreas Gursky (b. 1955) Prada III chromogenic colour-print face-mounted to Plexiglas in artist’s frame image: 48 1/8 x 104in. (125 x 264cm.) overall: 69½ x 120 7/8in. (176.5 x 306.5cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) PRICE REALIZED £361,250	LOT 69 Jeff Wall (b. 1946) The Arrest transparency in lightbox 53½ x 64 1/8 x 11 1/8in. (136 x 163 x 28.3cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) PRICE REALIZED £517,250
LOT 70 Wade Guyton (b. 1972) Untitled Epson Ultrachrome inkjet on canvas 80 x 69in. (203.2 x 175.3cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) PRICE REALIZED £735,650	LOT 71 Cecily Brown (b. 1969) Untitled (Yellow) oil on canvas 56 x 76in. (142.2 x 193cm.) ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($626,000 – $939,000) PRICE REALIZED £690,850
LOT 72 Liza Lou (b. 1969) The Worshipper quartz crystal and resin, in two parts each: 44 x 44 x 21in. (111.8 x 111.8 x 53.3cm.) ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($156,500 – $234,750) PRICE REALIZED £121,250	LOT 73 Antony Gormley (b. 1950) Construct I cast iron 16 x 76 x 64in. (40.6 x 193 x 162.5cm.) ESTIMATE £180,000 – £220,000 ($281,700 – $344,300) PRICE REALIZED £193,250
LOT 74 Rudolf Stingel (b. 1956) Untitled oil and enamel on canvas 63 x 63in. (160 x 160cm.) ESTIMATE £250,000 – £350,000 ($391,250 – $547,750) PRICE REALIZED £409,250

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