• Auction 1903

    Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale

    13 November 2007, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 325,006,000 (USD)
47 Lots for Sale 1903
Lot 1
Thomas Struth (b. 1954)
Pantheon, Rome
cibachrome print

72¼ x 93¾ in. (184.2 x 238.2 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$1,049,000
Lot 2
Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)
Princess of Snooze
acrylic on canvas

90 x 71½ in. (228.6 x 181.6 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$1,497,000
Lot 3
Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964)
Mask Series No. 26
oil on canvas

78¾ x 70 7/8 in. (200 x 180 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $900,000

price realized
$1,385,000
Lot 5
Fred Tomaselli (b. 1956)
Gravity in Four Directions
leaves, pills, printed paper, acrylic and resin on wood

72 x 72 in. (182.9 x 182.9 cm.)
estimate
$350,000 - $450,000

price realized
$937,000
Lot 6
Richard Prince (b. 1949)
Piney Woods Nurse
ink-jet print and acrylic on canvas

80 x 52 in. (203.2 x 132.1 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$6,089,000
Lot 7
Cai Guo-Qiang (b. 1957)
Tiger and Eagle
gunpowder and ink on paper

118.8 x 157.5 in. (300 x 400 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$601,000
Lot 8
Zhang Xiaogang (b. 1958)
Bloodline Series: Mother with Three Sons (The Family Portrait)
oil on canvas

58¾ x 70¾ in. (149.2 x 179.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$3,961,000
Lot 9
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Ib and her Husband
oil on canvas

66¼ x 57¾ in. (168.3 x 146.7 cm.)
estimate
$0 - $0

price realized
$19,361,000
Lot 10
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild (610-4)
oil on canvas

78¾ x 78¾ in. (200 x 200 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $5,500,000

price realized
$3,849,000
Lot 11
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
Untitled
gouache, pastel and paper collage on paper

38 x 25 in. (96.5 x 63.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$3,849,000
Lot 12
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
Untitled (Red, Blue, Orange)
oil on canvas

66 5/8 x 49 3/8 in. (169.2 x 125.4 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 - $30,000,000

price realized
$34,201,000
Lot 14
Arshile Gorky (1904-1948)
Painting
oil on canvas

23 1/8 x 30 in. (58.6 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,105,000
Lot 15
Richard Artschwager (b. 1923)
Woman on Swing
acrylic on celotex in artist's frame

50¼ x 38¼ in. (127.6 x 97.2 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$993,000
Lot 16
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Düsenjäger
oil on canvas

51 7/8 x 78¾ in. (130 x 200 cm.)
estimate
$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

price realized
$11,241,000
Lot 17
Lee Krasner (1908-1984)
Thaw
oil on canvas

57 x 58¼ in. (144.8 x 148 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,105,000
Lot 19
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Untitled XVII
oil on canvas

60 x 54¼ in. (152.4 x 137.8 cm.)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $9,000,000

price realized
$7,321,000
Lot 20
Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Grey Scramble
alkyd on canvas

69 x 138 in. (175.3 x 350.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,505,000
Lot 21
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
Untitled (Black and Gray)
acrylic on canvas

68 x 60 1/8 in. (172.7 x 152.7 cm.)
estimate
$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

price realized
$10,681,000
Lot 22
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild (559-2)
oil on canvas

78¾ x 118 in. (200 x 300 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$4,969,000
Lot 25
Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Conversation
oil on canvas

60 x 52 in. (152.4 x 132.1 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,617,000
Lot 27
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Coup de chapeau II
painted and patinated bronze

91 x 30 x 13¼ in. (231.1 x 76.2 x 33.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$2,841,000
Lot 29
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Liz
synthetic polymer, silkscreen inks and acrylic on linen

40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 - $35,000,000

price realized
$23,561,000
Lot 30
Agnes Martin (1912-2004)
Loving Love
acrylic and graphite on canvas

60½ x 60¼ in. (153.7 x 153 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,953,000
Lot 31
Martin Puryear (b. 1941)
Thylacine
tinted pine and yellow cedar

61¾ x 58½ x 2 in. (156.8 x 148.6 x 5.1 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$713,000
Lot 33
Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Late September
oil on canvas

68 x 66 in. (172.7 x 167.6 cm.)
estimate
$900,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$2,057,000
Lot 34
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
Atlantic Side
oil on canvas

87 x 84 in. (221 x 213.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$5,081,000
Lot 36
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
No. 7 (Dark Over Light)
oil on canvas

90¼ x 58¾ in. (229.2 x 149.2 cm.)
estimate
$20,000,000 - $30,000,000

price realized
$21,041,000
Lot 37
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Hammer and Sickle
synthetic polymer, silkscreen inks and acrylic on canvas

72¼ x 86¼ in. (183.6 x 219 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $4,500,000

price realized
$3,849,000
Lot 38
Jasper Johns (b. 1930)
Untitled
oil on joined canvas with wood slats and hinges

73¾ x 100 in. (187.3 x 254 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$4,857,000
Lot 41
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Broken Black
oil on canvas

67¼ x 34¾ in. (170.8 x 88.3 cm.)
estimate
$900,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$2,505,000
Lot 43
Untitled XXIII
WILLEM DE KOONING (1904-1997)
oil on canvas
estimate
$16,000,000 - $19,000,000

price realized
$19,921,000
Lot 45
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
Ste. Hilaire
oil on canvas

63 x 89½ in. (160 x 226.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$3,849,000
Lot 46
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
The Whiffletree
standing mobile--painted sheet metal and wire

80 x 52 x 42 in. (203.2 x 132.1 x 106.7 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,609,000
Lot 48
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Muhammad Ali
synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on canvas

40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$9,225,000
Lot 49
Jeff Koons (b. 1955)
Fait d'hiver
porcelain

19½ x 63 x 31½ in. (49.5 x 160 x 80 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$4,297,000
Lot 51
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas

40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$1,273,000
Lot 52
Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Carl Andre
metallic paint on canvas

80 x 112 in. (203.2 x 284.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,961,000
Lot 53
Carl Andre (b. 1935)
14 Rack Row
steel, in 14 units

each: 1/3 x 9½ x 18 7/8 in. (1 x 24 x 48 cm.)
overall: 1/3 x 133 x 18 7/8 in. (1 x 336 x 48 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$601,000
Lot 54
Donald Judd (1928-1994)
Untitled
galvanized iron

5 x 69 x 8½ in. (12.7 x 175.3 x 21.6 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,273,000
Lot 56
Eva Hesse (1936-1970)
Untitled
graphite and ink wash on paper

11½ x 11¾ in. (29.2 x 29.8 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,833,000
Lot 59
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Study for Crying Girl
graphite and colored pencil on paper

5 3/8 x 5¾ in. (13.7 x 14.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$1,721,000
Lot 60
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Ambulance Disaster
silkscreen ink on paper

40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$825,000
Lot 61
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Judas Iscariot
wood, glass, plastic tubing, rope and blood

71 x 35½ x 9¾ in. (180 x 90 x 25 cm.)
estimate
$900,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$993,000
Lot 62
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Self-Portrait
cast polyester, resin and glass beads

59 in. (149.9 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $400,000

price realized
$337,000
Lot 63
Cecily Brown (b. 1969)
Eyes Wide Shut
oil on canvas

80 x 84 in. (203 x 213.5 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$713,000
Lot 66
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Ship Talk
acrylic on canvas

55 x 133 in. (139.7 x 337.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,777,000
Lot 67
Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Double Maze III
fluorescent alkyd on canvas

36 x 72 in. (91.4 x 182.9 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,049,000
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