• Auction 12152

    Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale

    10 May 2016, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 318,388,000 (USD)
53 Lots for Sale 12152
Lot 1 B
Bruce Nauman (B. 1941)
Eat War
neon tubing with clear glass tubing in suspension frame
5 3/8 x 31 1/4 x 2 in. (13.7 x 79.4 x 5.1 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,685,000
Lot 2 B
Mike Kelley (1954-2012)
Memory Ware Flat 1
paper pulp, tile grout, acrylic, beads, buttons and jewelry on panel
70 ½ x 46 ½ x 4 ½ in. (180 x 118 x 11.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$3,301,000
Lot 3 B
Richard Prince (B. 1949)
Untitled (Fashion)
Ektacolor print
image: 40 x 28 in. (101.6 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,853,000
Lot 4 B
Richard Prince (B. 1949)
Untitled (Fashion)
Ektacolor print mounted on Sintra
image: 60 x 40 in. (152.4 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$2,405,000
Lot 5 B
Christopher Wool (B. 1955)
And If You
enamel on aluminum
108 x 72 in. (274.3 x 182.9 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$13,605,000
Lot 6 B
Robert Gober (B. 1954)
Urinal
plaster, wire lath, wood, semi-gloss enamel paint
28 x 18 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (71.1 x 46.9 x 29.2 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$1,445,000
Lot 7 B
Jasper Johns (B. 1930)
Untitled
paint stick on paper
26 x 34 in. (66 x 86.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$2,405,000
Lot 8 B
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Untitled
hanging mobile—sheet metal, wire and paint
41 1/4 x 45 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (104.8 x 115 x 27 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$3,749,000
Lot 9 B
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Red Stalk
standing mobile—sheet metal, rod, wire and paint
30 3/4 x 26 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (78 x 68 x 32 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$1,985,000
Lot 10 B
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Sumac 17
hanging mobile—sheet metal, wire and paint
41 5/8 x 75 1/2 x 39 3/8 in. (105.7 x 192 x 100 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$5,765,000
Lot 11 B
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Untitled
standing mobile—sheet metal, brass, wire and paint
7 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (19 x 16.5 x 4.7 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$581,000
Lot 12 B
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Claw
hanging mobile—sheet metal, wire and paint
47 x 93 x 56 in. (119.4 x 236.2 x 142.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,973,000
Lot 13 B
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Franji Pani
standing mobile—sheet metal, rod, wire and paint
91 x 53 1/2 x 30 3/4 in. (231.1 x 135.9 x 78.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$2,853,000
Lot 14 B
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
White Moon
hanging mobile—sheet metal, wire and paint
23 x 114 x 37 in. (58.4 x 289.6 x 94 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,973,000
Lot 16 B
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Rouge et Noir
hanging mobile—sheet metal, wire and paint
33 7/8 x 64 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (86 x 164.5 x 20 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$3,021,000
Lot 17 B
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
No. 17
oil on canvas
91 1/2 x 69 1/2 in. (232.5 x 176.5 cm.)
estimate
$30,000,000 - $40,000,000

price realized
$32,645,000
Lot 18 B
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
Noon
oil on canvas
103 x 79 in. (261.6 x 200.6 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$9,797,000
Lot 19 B
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Untitled XVIII
oil on canvas
88 x 77 in. (223.5 x 195.6 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$4,757,000
Lot 20 B
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled
oil paint and wax crayon on paper
17 1/2 x 14 in. (44.5 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$2,965,000
Lot 21 B
Clyfford Still (1904-1980)
PH-66
oil on canvas
90 1/2 x 67 1/2 in. (229.9 x 171.4 cm.)
estimate
$8,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$9,125,000
Lot 22 B
Robert Ryman (B. 1930)
Venue
oil on canvas
84 x 84 1/4 in. (213.4 x 214 cm.)
estimate
$8,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$9,349,000
Lot 23 B
Frank Stella (B. 1936)
Slieve More
metallic powder in polymer emulsion on canvas
77 x 81 1/4 in. (195.6 x 206.4 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 24 B
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Untitled Blue Monochrome (IKB 108)
dry pigment and synthetic resin on canvas mounted on masonite
19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (50 x 50 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$3,301,000
Lot 25 B
Agnes Martin (1912-2004)
Orange Grove
oil and graphite on canvas
72 x 72 in. (182.9 x 182.9 cm.)
estimate
$6,500,000 - $8,500,000

price realized
$10,693,000
Lot 26 B
Agnes Martin (1912-2004)
The Wave
wood, Plexiglas and beads
10 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (27.3 x 27.3 x 5.4 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$425,000
Lot 27 B
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Rue de l’Entourloupe
oil on canvas
35 x 45 ¾ in. (89 x 116 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$4,869,000
Lot 28 B
Clyfford Still (1904-1980)
PH-234
oil on canvas
69 x 59 5/8 in. (175.3 x 151.4 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 - $35,000,000

price realized
$28,165,000
Lot 29 B
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Red No. 1
oil on canvas
64 x 45 in. (162.5 x 114.3 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$4,421,000
Lot 30 B
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Green
oil on canvas
50 3/4 x 63 1/2 in. (128.9 x 161.3 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$1,925,000
Lot 31 B
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
South
diptych—oil on canvas
each: 102 3/8 x 78 1/4 in. (260 x 198.8 cm.)
overall: 102 3/8 x 157 1/2 in. (260.1 x 400.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $4,500,000

price realized
$3,749,000
Lot 32 B
Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974)
Omens of Spring
oil, gouache, tempera and casein on canvas
68 x 92 in. (172.7 x 233.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$2,405,000
Lot 33 B
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Spring
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,285,000
Lot 34 B
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Sailboats
oil and Magna on canvas
60 x 74 in. (152.4 x 188 cm.)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $10,000,000

price realized
$8,677,000
Lot 36 B
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Untitled
acrylic on canvas
94 x 197 in. (238.7 x 500.4 cm.)
estimate
$41,000,000 - $50,000,000

price realized
$57,285,000
Lot 38 B
Richard Prince (B. 1949)
Runaway Nurse
inkjet and acrylic on canvas
110 ¼ x 66 in. (280 x 167.6 cm.)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $10,000,000

price realized
$9,685,000
Lot 40 B
Kerry James Marshall (B. 1955)
Plunge
acrylic and paper collage on canvas
87 x 109 in. (220.9 x 276.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$2,165,000
Lot 41 B
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Untitled
oilstick and wax crayon on paper
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$3,189,000
Lot 42 B
Jeff Koons (B. 1955)
Lobster
mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating
57 7/8 x 18 7/8 x 37 in. (147 x 47.9 x 94 cm.)
estimate
$6,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$6,885,000
Lot 43 B
Mark Tansey (B. 1949)
Invisible Hand
oil on canvas
83 7/8 x 71 7/8 in. (213 x 182.6 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $4,500,000

price realized
$5,317,000
Lot 44 B
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
The Two Sisters (After de Chirico)
acrylic and silkscreen inks on canvas
50 x 42 in. (127 x 106.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,805,000
Lot 46 B
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
Untitled
oil on paper mounted on canvas
24 x 18 in. (60.9 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$3,189,000
Lot 47 B
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Untitled XXIX
oil on canvas
77 x 88 in. (195.6 x 223.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$4,477,000
Lot 48 B
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Untitled
oil on paper laid down on canvas
41 3/8 x 30 1/8 in. (105 x 76.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$2,045,000
Lot 49 B
Anselm Kiefer (B. 1945)
Lorelei
oil, emulsion, acrylic, lead, plaster, birdcage and lacquer on canvas
74 3/4 x 110 1/4 x 11 in. (189.9 x 280 x 27.9 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$785,000
Lot 50 B
Barry X Ball (B. 1955)
Sleeping Hermaphrodite
sculpture: Belgian Black Marble
base: Carrara Marble, stainless steel, Delrin
overall: 68 ½ x 35 7/8 x 31 5/8 in. (174 x 91.1 x 80.3 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $800,000

price realized
$545,000
Lot 51 B
Gerhard Richter (B. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild (903-7)
oil on canvas
32 1/4 x 40 1/8 in. (82 x 102 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$4,085,000
Lot 53 B
Richard Prince (B. 1949)
Untitled (Jokes)
acrylic on canvas
96 x 75 in. (244 x 190.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$4,757,000
Lot 55 B
Jeff Koons (B. 1955)
Smooth Egg with Bow (Magenta/Violet)
mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating
83 ½ x 76 5/8 x 62 in. (212.1 x 194.6 x 157.5 cm.)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $10,000,000

price realized
$7,445,000
Lot 56 B
Glenn Ligon (B. 1960)
Stranger #36
oil stick, coal dust and gesso on canvas laid down on panel
96 x 72 in. (243.8 x 182.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$1,925,000
Lot 57 B
Richard Prince (B. 1949)
Untitled (Cowboy)
Ektacolor print
image: 47 3/4 x 77 in. (121.3 x 195.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$3,525,000
Lot 59 B
Donald Judd (1928-1994)
Untitled
painted aluminum
11 7/8 x 141 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (30 x 360 x 30 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$2,517,000
Lot 60 B
Edward Ruscha (B. 1937)
If, If
acrylic on canvas
48 x 144 in. (121.9 x 365.8 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$1,505,000
Lot 61 B
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas
29 x 23 3/4 in. (73.5 x 60.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$2,105,000
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