• Auction 8052

    Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction

    14 February 2012, London

    SALE TOTAL: 80,576,100 (GBP)
59 Lots for Sale 8052
Lot 1
Allen Jones (b. 1937)
Drama
oil on canvas and formica on panel

36 7/8 x 36¼ x 3 7/8in. (93.5 x 92 x 9.8cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £170,000
($190,000 - $260,000)

price realized
£193,250
($303,402)
Lot 2
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Dollar Sign
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas

10 1/8 x 7 7/8in. (25.8 x 20cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($280,000 - $380,000)

price realized
£385,250
($604,842)
Lot 3
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Flowerball Pink
acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on board

diameter: 39½in. (100.3cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($380,000 - $530,000)

price realized
£361,250
($567,162)
Lot 4
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild
oil on canvas

24 x 28in. (61 x 71cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($610,000 - $900,000)

price realized
£993,250
($1,559,402)
Lot 5
Christopher Wool (b. 1955)
Untitled
enamel on aluminium

108 x 72in. (274.5 x 182.8cm.)
estimate
£2,500,000 - £3,500,000
($3,800,000 - $5,300,000)

price realized
£4,913,250
($7,713,802)
Lot 6
Gilbert & George (b. 1943 & b. 1942)
Bloody Life No. 13
mixed media, in sixteen parts

each: 23¾ x 19¾in. (60.4 x 50.2cm.)
overall: 98 7/8 x 83in. (251 x 211cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($1,100,000 - $1,500,000)

price realized
£1,273,250
($1,999,002)
Lot 7
Peter Doig (b. 1959)
Echo-Lake (Reflection)
watercolour, ink and sugar on joined paper

44½ x 11 1/8in. (113 x 28.2cm.)
estimate
£90,000 - £120,000
($140,000 - $180,000)

price realized
£205,250
($322,242)
Lot 8
Lucian Freud (1922-2011)
Head of Bruce Bernard
charcoal on paper

18¾ x 25½in. (47.6 x 64.7cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($190,000 - $270,000)

price realized
£157,250
($246,882)
Lot 9
Lucian Freud (1922-2011)
Boat, Connemara
ink and tempera on paper

17½ x 22in. (44.4 x 55.8cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($310,000 - $450,000)

price realized
£657,250
($1,031,882)
Lot 10
Frank Auerbach (B. 1931)
Catherine Lampert Seated
oil on canvas

24 x 22¼in. (61 x 56.4cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £400,000
($460,000 - $600,000)

price realized
£409,250
($642,522)
Lot 11
Lucian Freud (1922-2011)
Small Figure
oil on canvas

8 7/8 x 13in. (22.5 x 33cm.)
estimate
£1,500,000 - £2,000,000
($2,300,000 - $3,000,000)

price realized
£1,609,250
($2,526,522)
Lot 12
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Portrait of Henrietta Moraes
oil on canvas

65 x 56in. (165 x 142cm.)
estimate
£18,000,000 - £25,000,000

price realized
£21,321,250
($33,474,362)
Lot 13
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
ANT 40
pure pigment and synthetic resin on paper laid down on canvas

42¾ x 29 5/8in. (108.4 x 75.1cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,900,000 - $2,700,000)

price realized
£1,777,250
($2,790,282)
Lot 14
Sergio Camargo (1930-1990)
Relief no. 259
oil on wood construction

31 3/8 x 31 3/8 x 4 7/8in. (79.7 x 79.7 x 12.5cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($610,000 - $900,000)

price realized
£623,650
($979,130)
Lot 15
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas

36¼ x 28¾in. (92 x 73cm.)
estimate
£900,000 - £1,200,000
($1,400,000 - $1,800,000)

price realized
£2,057,250
($3,229,882)
Lot 16
Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)
Untitled
stainless steel and lacquer

47½ x 47½ x 11in. (120.6 x 120.6 x 28cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($380,000 - $530,000)

price realized
£505,250
($793,242)
Lot 17
Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)
Achrome
kaolin on pleated canvas

27 5/8 x 39 3/8in. (70 x 100cm.)
estimate
£1,800,000 - £2,500,000
($2,800,000 - $3,800,000)

price realized
£2,729,250
($4,284,922)
Lot 18
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Forma
aniline, canvas collage, coloured glass on canvas

59 1/8 x 59 1/8in. (150 x 150cm.)
estimate
£1,500,000 - £2,000,000
($2,300,000 - $3,000,000)

price realized
£1,889,250
($2,966,122)
Lot 19
Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002)
Estela IV
steel

7 1/8 x 6¼ x 4 3/8in. (18 x 16 x 11cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($310,000 - $450,000)

price realized
£577,250
($906,282)
Lot 20
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Petits disques blancs (Small White Discs)
standing mobile: painted sheet metal and wire

33 x 38 x 27in. (83.8 x 96.5 x 68.6cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($1,100,000 - $1,500,000)

price realized
£1,553,250
($2,438,602)
Lot 22
Berlinde de Bruyckere (b. 1964)
K 36 (The Black Horse)
stitched horse hide, polyurethane foam, painted wood, sand and steel

overall: 83 1/8 x 117 5/8 x 59 7/8in. (211.5 x 298.6 x 151.8cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($310,000 - $450,000)

price realized
£325,250
($510,642)
Lot 23
Günther Uecker (b. 1930)
Untitled
kaolin and painted nails on canvas laid down on board

23 x 23 x 3in. (60 x 60 x 10 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($310,000 - $450,000)

price realized
£361,250
($567,162)
Lot 24
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled
gouache and wax crayon on card

27½ x 34 3/8in. (70 x 87.5cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($460,000 - $750,000)

price realized
£577,250
($906,282)
Lot 25
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild
oil on canvas

98½ x 78¾in. (250.2 x 200cm.)
estimate
£5,000,000 - £7,000,000
($7,600,000 - $11,000,000)

price realized
£9,897,250
($15,538,682)
Lot 26
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Grau (Grey)
oil on canvas

78¾ x 39 3/8in. (199 x 100cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £450,000
($530,000 - $680,000)

price realized
£385,250
($604,842)
Lot 27
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Der Rhein
oil, woodcut, paper collage and soil on paper laid down on canvas

153¾ x 116¾in. (390.5 x 296.5cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £400,000
($460,000 - $600,000)

price realized
£313,250
($491,802)
Lot 28
Thomas Houseago (b. 1972)
Figure 2
wood, graphite, oil stick, plaster, hemp and iron rebar

90 x 54 3/4 x 32 3/4in. (228.6 x 139 x 83cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($160,000 - $230,000)

price realized
£157,250
($246,882)
Lot 29
Ahmed Alsoudani (b.1975)
Baghdad II
acrylic and charcoal gesso on canvas, in two parts

each: 98 3/8 x 74 7/8in. (250 x 190cm.)
overall: 98 3/8 x 149 5/8in. (250 x 380cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($380,000 - $530,000)

price realized
£541,250
($849,762)
Lot 31
Ged Quinn (b. 1963)
The Inventor of False Memory
oil on linen

72 x 95 5/8in. (183 x 243cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($120,000 - $180,000)

price realized
£91,250
($143,262)
Lot 32
Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955)
Agrigente
oil on canvas

35 1/8 x 51¼in. (89.2 x 130cm.)
estimate
£3,500,000 - £5,000,000
($5,300,000 - $7,500,000)

price realized
£5,305,250
($8,329,242)
Lot 33
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Studies of Isabel Rawsthorne
oil on canvas, in two parts

each: 14 x 12in. (35.5 x 30.5cm.)
estimate
£1,800,000 - £2,500,000
($2,800,000 - $3,800,000)

price realized
£1,721,250
($2,702,362)
Lot 35
Paula Rego (b. 1935)
Broken Promises
pastel on paper laid down on board, mounted on aluminium

63 1/8 x 47 3/8in. (160.5 x 120.2cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($610,000 - $900,000)

price realized
£713,250
($1,119,802)
Lot 37
THOMAS STRUTH (B. 1954)
Museo del Prado 6
Cibachrome print in artist's frame

image: 64¾ x 80¼in. (164.5 x 203.9cm.)
overall: 69 7/8 x 85 3/8in. (177.6 x 216.8cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £220,000
($280,000 - $330,000)

price realized
£265,250
($416,442)
Lot 38
Andreas Gursky (b. 1955)
Pyongyang II
chromogenic coupler print face-mounted to Plexiglas in artist's frame, in two parts

each (image): 72 5/8 x 93 1/8in. (184.6 x 236.6cm.)
each (overall): 81 3/8x 101¾in. (206.7 x 258.7cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £900,000
($1,100,000 - $1,400,000)

price realized
£825,250
($1,295,642)
Lot 39
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Die Frauen der Antike (The Woman of Antiquity)
oil, shellac, emulsion, sand, ashes and pastel on photographic paper laid down on paper

110½ x 75in. (280.5 x 190.5cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($910,000 - $1,200,000)

price realized
£713,250
($1,119,802)
Lot 40
RICHARD PRINCE (B. 1949)
Untitled (Portrait)
acrylic and printed paper collage on canvas

80 x 120in. (203.2 x 304.8cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($610,000 - $900,000)

price realized
£481,250
($755,562)
Lot 41
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Self-Portrait
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas

22 x 22in. (55.9 x 55.9cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,900,000 - $2,700,000)

price realized
£1,329,250
($2,086,922)
Lot 42
Jeff Koons (b. 1955)
Jim Beam - Baggage Car
stainless steel and bourbon

8 3/8 x 15½ x 6½in. (21.5 x 39.5 x 16.5cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £450,000
($530,000 - $680,000)

price realized
£457,250
($717,882)
Lot 43
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Ship Talk
acrylic on canvas

56 x 134 1/8in. (142.3 x 340.5cm.)
estimate
£650,000 - £850,000
($980,000 - $1,300,000)

price realized
£769,250
($1,207,722)
Lot 44
Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)
Ohne Titel
acrylic and interference colour on canvas

35½ x 39 3/8in. (90.2 x 110.2cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £450,000
($530,000 - $680,000)

price realized
£451,250
($708,462)
Lot 46
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Yellow Horns
standing mobile: painted sheet metal, rod and wire

46 x 66 x 32in. (116.8 x 167.6 x 81.3cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($760,000 - $1,100,000)

price realized
£1,301,250
($2,042,962)
Lot 47
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled
gouache and wax crayon on card

27½ x 34 3/8in. (70 x 87.5cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £550,000
($530,000 - $830,000)

price realized
£713,250
($1,119,802)
Lot 48
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Untitled Blue Monochrome (IKB 176)
pigment and synthetic resin on canvas laid down on panel

28¾ x 10¾in. (72.8 x 27cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £800,000
($760,000 - $1,200,000)

price realized
£668,450
($1,049,466)
Lot 49
Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)
Achrome
kaolin on squared canvas

39 3/8 x 31½in. (100 x 80cm.)
estimate
£1,800,000 - £2,500,000
($2,800,000 - $3,800,000)

price realized
£1,721,250
($2,702,362)
Lot 50
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas

39 3/8 x 28¾in. (100 x 73cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £900,000
($910,000 - $1,400,000)

price realized
£601,250
($943,962)
Lot 51
Georg Baselitz (b. 1938)
Fingermalerei-Birken (Finger Painting- Birch Trees)
oil on canvas

63 7/8 x 51 1/8in. (162 x 130cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($610,000 - $900,000)

price realized
£847,650
($1,330,810)
Lot 52
Arman (1928-2005)
24ème Caprice de Paganini
sliced violin and oil on panel

32 3/8 x 25 3/8in. (82.3 x 64.5cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($91,000 - $120,000)

price realized
£91,250
($143,262)
Lot 53
Ernst Wilhelm Nay (1902-1968)
Von Goldfarben und Blau (Of Gold and Blue)
oil on canvas

31½ x 39 3/8in. (80 x 100cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($160,000 - $230,000)

price realized
£94,850
($148,914)
Lot 54
Ernst Wilhelm Nay (1902-1968)
Chromatische Ketten (Chromatic Chains)
oil on canvas

35½ x 48¼in. (90.2 x 125.5cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($230,000 - $300,000)

price realized
£229,250
($359,922)
Lot 55
Wols (1913-1951)
Le feu (The Fire)
oil on canvas

25½ x 31 7/8in. (65 x 81cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($1,200,000 - $1,800,000)

price realized
£1,497,250
($2,350,682)
Lot 56
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Le soleil les décolore (The Sun Discolours Them)
oil on canvasboard

51¼ x 38¼in. (130 x 97.2cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($610,000 - $900,000)

price realized
£541,250
($849,762)
Lot 57
Hans Hartung (1904-1989)
T1949-32
oil on canvas

29 1/8 x 36½in. (74 x 92.8cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($160,000 - $230,000)

price realized
£241,250
($378,762)
Lot 58
Pierre Soulages (b. 1919)
Peinture 130 x 97 cm, 4 mai 1960
oil on canvas

51¼ x 38½in. (130 x 97cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($760,000 - $1,100,000)

price realized
£428,480
($672,713)
Lot 59
Antoni Tàpies (b. 1923)
Negre amb regalims blaus (Black with Blue Trickles)
mixed media on canvas

31 7/8 x 39¼in. (81 x 99.8cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($230,000 - $300,000)

price realized
£253,250
($397,602)
Lot 61
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas

19¾ x 24¼in. (50.2 x 61.3cm.)
estimate
£450,000 - £650,000
($680,000 - $980,000)

price realized
£769,250
($1,207,722)
Lot 63
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Aufräumen (Tidying Up)
inkjet ink, oil, acrylic and enamel on canvas

95 5/8 x 131½in. (243 x 334.2cm.)
estimate
£220,000 - £280,000
($340,000 - $420,000)

price realized
£289,250
($454,122)
Lot 64
Jörg Immendorff (1945-2007)
Die Kunst gehört dem Volk (The Art Belongs to the People)
oil on canvas

43 5/8 x 78 5/8in. (110 x 200cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($160,000 - $230,000)

price realized
£121,250
($190,362)
Lot 65
Howard Hodgkin (b. 1932)
After Dinner at Smith Square
oil on board and artist's frame

30 7/8 x 40 7/8in. (78.5 x 104cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($160,000 - $230,000)

price realized
£121,250
($190,362)
Lot 66
Sean Scully (B. 1945)
Wall of Light Stone
oil on linen, in two parts

each: 107 7/8 x 66 1/8in (274 x 168cm.)
overall: 107 7/8 x 132¼in. (274 x 336cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($610,000 - $900,000)

price realized
£601,250
($943,962)
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