• Auction 17212

    Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction

    4 October 2019, London

    SALE TOTAL: 64,507,125 (GBP)
41 Lots for Sale 17212
Lot 1
Robert Mangold (b. 1937)
Triangle within a Circle
acrylic and pencil on canvas
diameter: 72in. (182.9cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £450,000
($430,149 - $553,049)

price realized
£731,250
($901,631)
Lot 2
Carl Andre (b. 1935)
Copper-Steel Alloy Square
copper and steel, in one hundred parts
each: 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8in. (0.8 x 20 x 20cm.)
overall: 3/8 x 78 ¾ x 78 ¾in. (0.8 x 200 x 200cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,474,799 - $2,212,199)

price realized
£2,411,250
($2,973,071)
Lot 3
Dan Flavin (1933-1996)
the diagonal of May 25, 1963
pink fluorescent light
length: 96in. (244cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($614,499 - $860,299)

price realized
£971,250
($1,197,551)
Lot 4
Richard Long (B. 1945)
Stick Circle
wood, in two hundred and thirty-one parts
diameter: 86 5/8in. (220cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($73,740 - $98,319)

price realized
£62,500
($77,062)
Lot 5
Roman Opalka (1931-2011)
1965/1-8 Detail 1330516 - 1348651
acrylic on canvas
77 1/8 x 53 1/8in. (196 x 135cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($491,599 - $737,399)

price realized
£791,250
($975,611)
Lot 6
BOB LAW (1934-2004)
Watercolour V
gesso on canvas
60 x 63in. (152.4 x 160cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($73,740 - $98,319)

price realized
£81,250
($100,181)
Lot 7
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Brautpaar (blau) (Bride and Groom (blue))
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 25 5/8in. (65 x 65cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,474,799 - $2,212,199)

price realized
£3,131,250
($3,860,831)
Lot 8
Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)
Alpenveilchen/Flowers
dispersion on canvas
66 7/8 x 59in. (170 x 150cm.)
estimate
£5,000,000 - £7,000,000
($6,144,999 - $8,602,999)

price realized
£5,654,250
($6,971,690)
Lot 9
Per Kirkeby (1938-2018)
Landschaft (Landscape)
oil on canvas
59 x 79 1/8in. (150 x 201cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($245,799 - $368,699)

price realized
£371,250
($457,751)
Lot 10
Georg Baselitz (B. 1938)
Adler (Eagle)
oil on canvas
98 ½ x 78 7/8in. (250 x 200cm.)
estimate
£2,200,000 - £2,800,000
($2,703,799 - $3,441,199)

price realized
£2,891,250
($3,564,911)
Lot 11
Gerhard Richter (B. 1932)
7.3.86
oil on paper
25 5/8 x 39 ½in. (65 x 100.2cm.)
estimate
£550,000 - £750,000
($675,949 - $921,749)

price realized
£1,067,250
($1,315,919)
Lot 12
Gerhard Richter (B. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild
oil on canvas
78 ¾ x 118 ¼in. (200 x 300.4cm.)
estimate
£6,500,000 - £9,500,000
($7,988,499 - $11,675,499)

price realized
£7,016,250
($8,651,036)
Lot 13
Gerhard Richter (B. 1932)
Wiese (Meadow)
oil on canvas
39 1/8 x 59in. (99.4 x 150cm.)
estimate
£3,500,000 - £5,500,000
($4,301,499 - $6,759,499)

price realized
£3,371,250
($4,156,751)
Lot 14
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Sculpture Éponge bleue sans titre, (SE 244)
dry pigment and synthetic resin, sponge with metal wire on stone base
21 ¼ x 10 5/8 x 6 ¼in. (54 x 27 x 16cm.)
estimate
£1,600,000 - £2,500,000
($1,966,399 - $3,072,499)

price realized
£1,571,250
($1,937,351)
Lot 15
Alfredo Volpi (1896-1988)
Untitled (Bandeirinhas com Mastros no Azul) (Untitled (Flags with Masts in...
tempera on canvas
28 3/8 x 56 ¾in. (72 x 144.1cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($368,699 - $614,499)

price realized
£383,250
($472,547)
Lot 16
Pierre Soulages (b. 1919)
Peinture 222 x 222cm, 15 mai 1987
oil on canvas, in two parts
left: 87 3/8 x 33 ½in. (222 x 85.2cm.)
right: 87 3/8 x 53 7/8in. (222 x 136.8cm.)
overall: 87 3/8 x 87 3/8in.(222 x 222cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,474,799 - $2,212,199)

price realized
£2,771,250
($3,416,951)
Lot 17
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
Self-Portrait in 1945
oil on canvas
78 7/8 x 55in. (200.2 x 140cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,474,799 - $2,212,199)

price realized
£1,451,250
($1,789,391)
Lot 18
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960–1988)
Four Big
acrylic, oil stick and paper collage on three joined canvases
overall: 78 x 63in. (198.1 x 160cm.)
estimate
£7,500,000 - £9,500,000
($9,217,499 - $11,675,499)

price realized
£8,605,250
($10,610,273)
Lot 20
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Le Dormeur du val (The Sleeper in the Valley)
mixed media on canvas
76 3/8 x 220 7/8in. (194 x 561cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,228,999 - $1,843,499)

price realized
£1,451,250
($1,789,391)
Lot 21
JOAN MITCHELL (1925–1992)
Rhubarb
oil on canvas
76 ¾ x 51 ¼in. (195 x 130.2cm.)
estimate
£3,200,000 - £3,800,000
($3,932,799 - $4,670,199)

price realized
£3,371,250
($4,156,751)
Lot 22
Kazuo Shiraga (1924-2008)
Chinzei Hachirotametomo
oil on canvas
76 1/8 x 51 5/8in. (193.5 x 131cm.)
estimate
£1,500,000 - £2,000,000
($1,843,499 - $2,457,999)

price realized
£2,531,250
($3,121,031)
Lot 23
Steven Parrino (1958-2005)
Devil's Day
enamel and gesso on canvas
48 7/8 x 48 x 6 ¼in. (124 x 122 x 16cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($368,699 - $614,499)

price realized
£551,250
($679,691)
Lot 24
Pierre Soulages (b. 1919)
Peinture 146 x 114 cm, 6 mars 1960
oil on canvas
57 ½ x 44 7/8in. (146 x 114cm.)
estimate
£4,000,000 - £6,000,000
($4,915,999 - $7,373,999)

price realized
£5,484,000
($6,761,772)
Lot 25
ANTONI TÀPIES (1923-2012)
Tot negre. No. LXXI. (All Black. No. LXXI.)
mixed media on canvas
78 ¾ x 76 ¾in. (200 x 195cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($737,399 - $983,199)

price realized
£671,250
($827,651)
Lot 26
Günther Förg (1952-2013)
Untitled
acrylic on canvas
114 1/8 x 114 1/8in. (290 x 290cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($221,219 - $307,249)

price realized
£200,000
($246,600)
Lot 27
Thomas Bayrle (b. 1937)
Tassenfrau (Milchkaffee) (Cup Woman (Milk Coffee))
screenprint and acrylic on plastic
77 ½ x 54 5/8in. (196.8 x 138.7cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($98,319 - $147,479)

price realized
£237,500
($292,837)
Lot 29
Martial Raysse (B. 1936)
La Blanche
spray paint, acrylic, velvet, plastic pinned rose on xerography laid down on canvas
13 3/8 x 9 3/8 x 2 ¾in. (34 x 23.7 x 6cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £220,000
($221,219 - $270,379)

price realized
£299,250
($368,975)
Lot 30
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
October 2
oil on linen
59 ¼ x 49 1/8in. (150.3 x 124.7cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($307,249 - $430,149)

price realized
£335,250
($413,363)
Lot 31
Nicolas Party (b. 1980)
Portrait
pastel on card
31 ¼ x 23 5/8in. (79.3 x 60cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($98,319 - $147,479)

price realized
£200,000
($246,600)
Lot 32
Loie Hollowell (b. 1983)
Lady in Green
oil on canvas
64 x 48in. (162.6 x 121.9cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($61,450 - $86,029)

price realized
£359,250
($442,955)
Lot 33
Tschabalala Self (b. 1990)
Sapphire
oil, pigment and sewn fabric collage on canvas
84 x 62in. (213.4 x 157.5cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($122,899 - $184,349)

price realized
£395,250
($487,343)
Lot 34
Nathaniel Mary Quinn (B. 1977)
Hosie's Lady
Black charcoal, gouache, soft pastel, oil pastel on Coventry Vellum Paper
30 x 23in. (76.2 x 58.4cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($61,450 - $86,029)

price realized
£125,000
($154,125)
Lot 35
Thornton Dial (1928-2016)
Trophies (Doll Factory)
Barbie dolls, stuffed animals, plastic toys, cloth, tin, wood, rope carpet, Splash Zone compound, oil, enamel and spray paint on canvas
75 x 123 x 18in. (190.5 x 312.4 x 45.7cm.)
estimate
£160,000 - £200,000
($196,639 - $245,799)

price realized
£225,000
($277,425)
Lot 36
Jonas Wood (b. 1977)
Hammer 5
oil and acrylic on linen
90 x 114in. (228.6 x 289.6cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,228,999 - $1,843,499)

price realized
£851,250
($1,049,591)
Lot 37
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Aphidicolin Diacetate
household gloss on canvas
78 ¾ x 80 7/8in. (200 x 205.5cm.) (1 inch spot)
estimate
£550,000 - £750,000
($675,949 - $921,749)

price realized
£1,091,250
($1,345,511)
Lot 38
Antony Gormley (B. 1950)
Growth
lead, fibreglass, plaster and air
83 ½ x 22 7/8 x 31 ½in. (212 x 58 x 80cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($614,499 - $860,299)

price realized
£551,250
($679,691)
Lot 39
Grayson Perry (b. 1960)
The Guardians
glazed earthenware and decals, in two parts
each: 35 ½ x 16 ½ x 16 ½in. (90.1 x 41.9 x 41.9cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($491,599 - $737,399)

price realized
£443,250
($546,527)
Lot 41
Leon Kossoff (1926-2019)
A Street in Willesden, Summer 1983
oil on board
54 x 78in. (137.1 x 198.1cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £450,000
($430,149 - $553,049)

price realized
£371,250
($457,751)
Lot 42
Barry Flanagan (1941-2009)
Leaping Hare on Curly Bell
bronze with black patina
90 3/8 x 73 5/8 x 42 ½in. (229.5 x 187 x 108cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £450,000
($430,149 - $553,049)

price realized
£635,250
($783,263)
Lot 46
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Katarina
fabric, plaster, paint, pour concrete, red clay, metal and wood
59 7/8 x 87 3/8 x 55 7/8in. (152 x 222 x 142cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($245,799 - $368,699)

price realized
£112,500
($138,712)
Lot 48
KAWS (B. 1974)
VICTOR
acrylic on canvas
96 1/8 x 96 1/8in. (244.1 x 244.1cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($614,499 - $860,299)

price realized
£731,250
($901,631)
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