• Sale 12243

    Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction

    6 October 2016, London

    SALE TOTAL: 34,266,000 (GBP)
38 Lots for Sale 12243
Lot 1
Lucy McKenzie (b. 1977)
Olga Korbut
oil on canvas
41 7/8 x 83 7/8in. (106.5 x 213cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,400 - $38,100)

price realized
£317,000
($402,590)
Lot 2
Henry Taylor (b. 1958)
Walking with Vito
acrylic on canvas
66 1/8 x 96in. (168 x 244.5cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($50,800 - $76,200)

price realized
£137,000
($173,990)
Lot 3
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (b. 1977)
Bound Over To Keep The Faith
oil on canvas
98 3/8 x 78¾in. (250 x 200cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($101,600 - $152,400)

price realized
£209,000
($265,430)
Lot 4
Jonas Wood (B. 1977)
Untitled (Downstairs)
oil on canvas
76 x 54 1/8in. (193 x 137.5cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($152,400 - $228,599)

price realized
£221,000
($280,670)
Lot 5
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
Nickelodeon
oil, acrylic and tape on canvas (in two parts)
each: 93¾ x 81½in. (238 x 207cm.)
overall: 93¾ x 162 7/8in. (238 x 414cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,269,999 - $1,904,999)

price realized
£7,109,000
($9,028,430)
Lot 6
Imi Knoebel (b. 1940)
Grace Kelly
acrylic on wood
98 3/8 x 66 7/8in. (250 x 170cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($88,900 - $127,000)

price realized
£365,000
($463,550)
Lot 7
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Untitled (Statue of Liberty)
oil on canvas
94½ x 78¾in. (240 x 200cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($634,999 - $888,999)

price realized
£1,325,000
($1,682,750)
Lot 8
Thomas Schütte (B. 1954)
Bronzefrau Nr. 13
bronze figure on steel table
70 7/8 x 98 3/8 x 49¼in. (180 x 250 x 125cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,523,999 - $2,285,999)

price realized
£3,749,000
($4,761,230)
Lot 9
Günther Förg (1952-2013)
Untitled
acrylic on lead mounted on wood
78¾ x 118 1/8in. (200 x 300cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($253,999 - $380,999)

price realized
£341,000
($433,070)
Lot 10
Gerald Laing (1936-2011)
Beach Wear
oil and pencil on canvas
96 1/8 x 47 5/8in. (244 x 121.5cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,269,999 - $1,904,999)

price realized
£1,565,000
($1,987,550)
Lot 11
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Figure in a Flat Style
oil on two conjoined canvases with wooden batons
88 5/8 x 34 1/8in. (225 x 86.5cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($380,999 - $634,999)

price realized
£785,000
($996,950)
Lot 12
Bridget Riley (b. 1931)
Greensleeves
oil on linen
64¾ x 55 7/8in. (164.3 x 141.9cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($507,999 - $761,999)

price realized
£905,000
($1,149,350)
Lot 13
Glenn Brown (b. 1966)
The Creeping Flesh
oil on canvas
22 x 20in. (55.8 x 50.7cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($317,499 - $444,499)

price realized
£269,000
($341,630)
Lot 14
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Salvation
butterflies and household gloss on canvas
96 x 82.3in. (243.8 x 209cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($317,499 - $444,499)

price realized
£665,000
($844,550)
Lot 15
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Damnation
flies and resin on canvas
96 x 82.3in. (243.8 x 209cm.)

estimate
£180,000 - £220,000
($228,599 - $279,399)

price realized
£485,000
($615,950)
Lot 16
Neo Rauch (b. 1960)
Eignungstest
oil on paper
47 3/8 x 29 7/8in. (120.5 x 76cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £150,000
($152,400 - $190,499)

price realized
£197,000
($250,190)
Lot 17
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
The Surgeon and His Soul (Study for Kaiser Wilhelm Institute)
oil on canvas
23¾ x 23¾in. (58 x 58cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($190,499 - $253,999)

price realized
£341,000
($433,070)
Lot 18
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Grab des unbekannten Malers (Tomb of the Unknown Painter)
oil, emulsion, shellac and latex on canvas
52¾ x 90in. (134 x 228.5cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($888,999 - $1,269,999)

price realized
£2,405,000
($3,054,350)
Lot 20
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Behandlungen mit Kleber (Treatment with Glue)
mixed media on canvas
66 x 78in. (168 x 200cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($380,999 - $634,999)

price realized
£485,000
($615,950)
Lot 21
Charline von Heyl (b. 1960)
Untitled (pink)
acrylic and oil on canvas
82 x 78in. (208.2 x 198.1cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($50,800 - $76,200)

price realized
£100,000
($127,000)
Lot 22
Frank Stella (B. 1936)
Norisring (XVI-3x)
mixed media on etched aluminium
80 x 67 3/8 x 14½in. (203 x 171.2 x 36.8cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($507,999 - $761,999)

price realized
£485,000
($615,950)
Lot 23
Tauba Auerbach (b. 1981)
Untitled (Fold)
acrylic on canvas
60 ¼ x 45 ¼in. (153 x 114.7cm.)
estimate
($761,999 - $1,015,999)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 24
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
La Vie Agreste (The Rural Life)
oil on burlap
34 7/8 x 45¾in. (88.6 x 116.2cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,269,999 - $1,904,999)

price realized
£2,629,000
($3,338,830)
Lot 26
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled
graphite and crayon on paper
61 x 78in. (154.9 x 198.1cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,269,999 - $1,904,999)

price realized
£2,629,000
($3,338,830)
Lot 27
On Kawara (1933 -2014)
July 9, 1973
Liquitex on canvas and handmade cardboard box with newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald
10¼ x 13 1/8in. (26 x 33.3cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($190,499 - $253,999)

price realized
£389,000
($494,030)
Lot 28
On Kawara (1933-2014)
10 Jan. 1973
Liquitex on canvas and handmade cardboard box with newspaper clipping from Svenska Dagbladet
10¼ x 13¼in. (26 x 33.5cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($190,499 - $253,999)

price realized
£341,000
($433,070)
Lot 29
Park Seo-Bo (b. 1931)
Écriture No. 62-81
oil and pencil on hemp
28¾ x 35 5/8in. (73 x 90.5cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($253,999 - $380,999)

price realized
£317,000
($402,590)
Lot 30
Yun Hyong-keun (1928-2007)
Umber-Blue
oil on linen
51½ x 76 3/8in. (130.7 x 194cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($253,999 - $380,999)

price realized
£425,000
($539,750)
Lot 31
Kazuo Shiraga (b. 1924)
Choji Haten (Unprecedented Leap)
oil on canvas
71 3/8 x 89 3/8in. (181 x 227cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,269,999 - $1,904,999)

price realized
£1,265,000
($1,606,550)
Lot 32
Manolo Millares (1926-1972)
Cuadro 64 (3)
mixed media on burlap
51 5/8 x 64in. (131 x 162.6cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £400,000
($380,999 - $507,999)

price realized
£605,000
($768,350)
Lot 33
Günther Uecker (b. 1930)
Riß (Rupture)
acrylic and nails on canvas laid down on wood
59¼ x 59 1/8in. (150.3 x 150cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($507,999 - $761,999)

price realized
£581,000
($737,870)
Lot 34
Donald Judd (1928-1994)
Untitled
anodized aluminium and acrylic sheet
10 x 40 x 10in. (25.5 x 101.6 x 25.5cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £400,000
($380,999 - $507,999)

price realized
£581,000
($737,870)
Lot 36
Günther Uecker (b. 1930)
Diagonale Teilung voeneinander weg (Diagonal Division)
nails and pencil on canvas laid down on wood
39 3/8 x 39 3/8in. (100 x 100cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £450,000
($444,499 - $571,499)

price realized
£425,000
($539,750)
Lot 37
Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)
Untitled
stainless steel
40 7/8 x 40 7/8 x 9 5/8in. (104 x 104 x 24.5cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £450,000
($444,499 - $571,499)

price realized
£425,000
($539,750)
Lot 38
Oscar Murillo (B. 1986)
Untitled
posters, steel, concrete casts, drawings, found footballs and brackets
98 3/8 x 118 1/8 x 78¾in. (250 x 300 x 200cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($88,900 - $127,000)

price realized
£75,000
($95,250)
Lot 39
Sean Scully (b. 1945)
Wall of Light Orange Red
oil on linen
84 x 96in. (213.4 x 243.8cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($507,999 - $761,999)

price realized
£665,000
($844,550)
Lot 40
Per Kirkeby (b. 1938)
Rückblick II (Restrospect II)
oil on canvas
78¾ x 78¾in. (200 x 200cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($127,000 - $190,499)

price realized
£209,000
($265,430)
Lot 41
Cindy Sherman (B. 1954)
Untitled Film Still #52
gelatin silver print mounted on board
image: 25 5/8 x 37¼in. (65 x 94.5cm.)
sheet: 28 x 38¼in. (71 x 97cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($317,499 - $444,499)

price realized
£245,000
($311,150)
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