• Auction 2785

    Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale

    15 May 2013, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 495,021,500 (USD)
67 Lots for Sale 2785
Lot 1
Mark Grotjahn (B. 1968)
Untitled (Colored Butterfly White Background 10 Wings 527)
color pencil on paper

72 x 48 in. (182.8 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$1,023,750
Lot 2
Urs Fischer (B. 1973)
Pinky
milled aluminum panel, acrylic primer, gesso, acrylic ink, acrylic silkscreen medium, acrylic paint, acrylic polymer clear coat

96 x 72 x 1 in. (243.8 x 182.9 x 2.5 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$1,203,750
Lot 4
Yayoi Kusama (B. 1929)
Accumulated Eyes Are Singing
acrylic paint on canvas

76 3/8 x 76 3/8 in. (194 x 194 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$1,083,750
Lot 5
Bruce Nauman (b. 1941)
Untitled (Hand Pair)
white bronze on artist's base

bronze: 14¾ x 6 x 4½ in. (37.4 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm.)
base: 39 x 11½ x 11½ in. (99 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$723,750
Lot 6
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Furious Man
oilstick, acrylic, wax crayon and ink on paper

30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$5,723,750
Lot 7
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Mint (Red)
oil on canvas

60 x 55 in. (152.5 x 139.8 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$4,827,750
Lot 8
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Black: Two Dots and Eleven
hanging mobile--painted sheet metal and wire

44 x 64 in. (111.7 x 162.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$4,603,750
Lot 10
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Dustheads
acrylic, oilstick, spray enamel and metallic paint on canvas

72 x 84 in. (182.8 x 213.3 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 - $35,000,000

price realized
$48,843,750
Lot 11
Bruce Nauman (B. 1941)
Marching Figure
colored pencil, graphite, gouache and watercolor on two joined sheets of paper

73½ x 63 5/8 in. (186.6 x 161.6 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$1,443,750
Lot 12
Luc Tuymans (B. 1958)
Rumour
oil on canvas

46½ x 26 3/8 in. (118 x 67 cm.)
estimate
$1,400,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$2,699,750
Lot 13
John Currin (B. 1962)
Bea Arthur Naked
oil on canvas

38¼ x 32 in. (97.1 x 81.2 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$1,915,750
Lot 14
Bruce Nauman (b. 1941)
Andrew Head/Andrew Head, Stacked
wax

22 x 8 x 9 in. (55.9 x 20.3 x 22.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$2,251,750
Lot 15
Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)
Untitled (locomotive)
engravings, tissue paper, fabric, gouache, adhesive and printed paper collage on paper

7 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (20 x 21.9 cm.)
estimate
$350,000 - $550,000

price realized
$963,750
Lot 16
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Untitled
oil on canvas

43½ x 58½ in. (110.4 x 148.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$4,603,750
Lot 17
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Untitled XVII
oil on canvas

80 x 70 in. (203.2 x 177.8 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$9,755,750
Lot 18
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Number 19, 1948
oil and enamel on paper mounted on canvas

30 7/8 x 22 5/8 in. (78.4 x 57.4 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 - $35,000,000

price realized
$58,363,750
Lot 19
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Magic Soap Bubble Set
wood box construction--wood, glass, printed paper, paint, seashells, velvet, clay pipes, rubber bands, nails

18 x 22 x 3¼ in. (45.7 x 55.8 x 8.2 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$4,827,750
Lot 20
Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
Beatae Memoriae
oil on canvas

60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$4,827,750
Lot 21
Clyfford Still (1904-1980)

estimate


price realized

Lot 22
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
Untitled
oil on canvas

69 x 58½ in. (175.2 x 148.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$6,283,750
Lot 23
Philip Guston (1913-1980)
To Fellini
oil on canvas

69 x 74 in. (175.2 x 187.9 cm.)
estimate
$8,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$25,883,750
Lot 24
Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974)
Balance
oil on canvas

60 x 90 in. (152.4 x 228.6 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$3,259,750
Lot 25
Franz Kline (1910-1962)

estimate


price realized

Lot 26
Kenneth Noland (1924-2010)
Circle
acrylic on canvas

93½ x 93½ in. (237.4 x 237.4 cm.)
estimate
$900,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$2,139,750
Lot 27
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
Ocean Park #92
oil on canvas

81 x 81 in. (205.7 x 205.7 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$7,067,750
Lot 28
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Tic Tac Toe
standing mobile--painted sheet metal, rod and wire

42 x 32 x 20 in. (106.6 x 81.2 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$3,035,750
Lot 29
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Woman (Blue Eyes)
oil, enamel, and charcoal on two sheets of paper laid down on canvas

28 x 20 in. (71.1 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $16,000,000

price realized
$19,163,750
Lot 30
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
Berkeley
oil on canvas

24 x 21 in. (60.9 x 53.3 cm.)
estimate
$900,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$2,475,750
Lot 31
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Self-Portrait
synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on canvas

22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$5,219,750
Lot 32
Donald Judd (1928-1994)
Untitled, 1989 (Bernstein 89-1)
stainless steel and transparent green Plexiglas

ten elements--each: 6 x 27 x 24 in. (15.2 x 68.5 x 60.9 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$4,043,750
Lot 33
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled (Rome)
bronze

76¼ x 12 1/8 x 31 in. (193.6 x 30.7 x 78.7 cm.)
estimate
$6,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$7,739,750
Lot 34
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Woman with Flowered Hat
Magna on canvas

50 1/8 x 40¼ in. (127.3 x 102.2 cm.)
estimate
$30,000,000 - $40,000,000

price realized
$56,123,750
Lot 36
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Six White Dots Over Blue, Black, and Red
standing mobile--painted sheet metal and wire

42 x 24 x 22 in. (106.6 x 60.9 x 55.8 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$5,387,750
Lot 37
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Flowers
synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on canvas in four parts

each: 24 x 24 in. (60.9 x 60.9 cm.)
overall: 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$6,000,000 - $9,000,000

price realized
$8,411,750
Lot 39
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Mao
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on linen

26 x 22 in. (66 x 55.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$6,283,750
Lot 40
Donald Judd (1928-1994)
Untitled, 1978 (Treitel-Gratz 78-4)
brass and anodized aluminum

5 x 74¾ x 5¼ in. (12.7 x 189.8 x 13.3 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$903,750
Lot 41
Agnes Martin (1912-2004)
Untitled #13
acrylic and graphite on canvas

72 x 72 in. (182.9 x 182.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$2,139,750
Lot 42
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988)
Variation on a Millstone #5
granite

25 x 25 x 3 in. (63.5 x 63.5 x 7.6 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$1,143,750
Lot 43
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Ribs Ribs
oilstick on paper

97 x 95¾ in. (243.2 x 246.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$5,163,750
Lot 44
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled [Gaeta]
oil based house paint, acrylic, wax crayon, lead pencil and paper collage on wooden panel

49½ x 72¾ in. (125.7 x 184.7 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$6,395,750
Lot 45
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Medici Princess
wood box construction--glass, tinted glass, mirror, wood, printed paper collage, paint and nails

16 5/8 x 11¾ x 4 5/8 in. (42.2 x 29.8 x 11.7 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$603,750
Lot 47
Marlene Dumas (b. 1953)
Reinhardt's Daughter
oil on canvas

78¾ x 39½ in. (200 x 100 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$1,323,750
Lot 48
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Danny Rosen
acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas with wood supports

89¼ x 50½ in. (226.6 x 128.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$4,939,750
Lot 49
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Nude with Yellow Flower
oil and Magna on canvas

92 x 72 in (233 x 183 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $16,000,000

price realized
$23,643,750
Lot 50
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Coup de Chapeau II
painted and patinated bronze

91 x 30 x 13 in. (231.1 x 76.2 x 33.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$1,915,750
Lot 51
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Nine Multicolored Marilyns (Reversal Series)
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas

54¾ x 41 5/8 in. (139 x 105.7 cm.)
estimate
$5,500,000 - $6,500,000

price realized
$7,403,750
Lot 52
Julie Mehretu (b. 1970)
Retopistics: A Renegade Excavation
ink and acrylic on canvas

101½ x 208½ in. (257.2 x 529.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,400,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$4,603,750
Lot 53
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild, Dunkel (613-2)
oil on canvas

102 3/8 x 78¾ in. (260 x 200 cm.)
estimate
$14,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$21,963,750
Lot 54
Richard Serra (b. 1939)
L.A. Cone
COR-TEN steel

174 x 204 x 3½ in. (441.9 x 518.1 x 8.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$4,267,750
Lot 55
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
Untitled (Black on Maroon)
oil on canvas

72 x 45 in. (182.8 x 114.3 cm.)
estimate
$15,000,000 - $20,000,000

price realized
$27,003,750
Lot 56
Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
First Blaze of the Rising Sun
oil on canvas

48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$2,139,750
Lot 57
Donald Judd (1928-1994)
Untitled (Bernstein 88-25)
violet anodized aluminum

ten elements--each: 6 x 27 x 24 in. (15.2 x 68.5 x 60.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$2,923,750
Lot 58
Ruth Asawa (b. 1926)
Untitled (S.108 Hanging, Six-Lobed, Multi-Layered Continuous Form Within a...
hanging sculpture--copper and brass wire

137 x 23 x 23 in. (347.9 x 58.4 x 58.4 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$1,443,750
Lot 59
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Untitled
oil on canvas

80 x 70 in. (203.2 x 177.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$4,603,750
Lot 60
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Woman II
oil and Magna on canvas

80 x 56 in. (203.2 x 142.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $4,500,000

price realized
$3,707,750
Lot 61
Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)
Achrome
kaolin on canvas

45 5/8 x 57½ in. (116 x 146 cm.)
estimate
$6,000,000 - $9,000,000

price realized
$14,123,750
Lot 62
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Four White on White Mona Lisas (Reversal Series)
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas

52¾ x 39¾ in (133.9 x 100.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$4,379,750
Lot 63
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Untitled (Bracco di Ferro)
acrylic and oilstick on canvas with wood supports

72 x 72 in. (182.9 x 182.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$5,051,750
Lot 64
Jeff Koons (b. 1955)

estimate


price realized

Lot 65
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Noir, Rouge, Bleu (Black, Red, Blue)
hanging mobile--painted sheet metal, rod and wire

39 x 155½ in (99 x 395 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$6,619,750
Lot 66
Richard Prince (b. 1949)
Untitled (Already)
diptych--acrylic and printed paper collage on canvas

overall: 59 7/8 x 95¾ in. (152 x 243.2 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$783,750
Lot 67
Cindy Sherman (b. 1954)
Untitled #85
color coupler print

24 x 48 in. (60.9 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$783,750
Lot 68
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Woman, Hand Before Face
oil on paper laid down on board

36 x 23 in. (91.4 x 58.4 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$1,053,750
Lot 69
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
Ingleside II
oil on canvas

30 x 70½ in. (76.2 x 179 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$1,443,750
Lot 70
George Segal (1924-2000)
The Girl on the Flying Trapeze
plaster, metal and rope

96 x 60 x 24 in. (243.8 x 152 x 60.9 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$243,750
Lot 71
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)

estimate


price realized

Lot 72
Franz Kline (1910-1962)
Painting No. 3
oil on masonite

37 7/8 x 30 7/8 in. (96.2 x 78.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$2,811,750
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