• Auction 14175

    The Leslie Waddington Collection

    4 October 2016, London

    SALE TOTAL: 28,285,525 (GBP)
44 Lots for Sale 14175
Lot 1
Sir Peter Blake, R.A. (b. 1932)
Leslie Waddington with Portrait of a Young Man by Hans Memling
oil on canvas board
12 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (35.7 x 30.8 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,940 - $38,910)

price realized
£81,250
($103,675)
Lot 2
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Le Convoi (The Convoy)
felt tip pen on paper collage laid down on paper
19 ¼ x 24 ¼ in. (49 x 61.5 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,940 - $38,910)

price realized
£100,000
($127,600)
Lot 3
Patrick Caulfield, R.A. (1936-2005)
Wine Glass on Checked Table
oil on board
8½ x 6 in. (21.6 x 15.2 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($19,455 - $32,425)

price realized
£56,250
($71,775)
Lot 4
Barry Flanagan (1941-2009)
Acrobats
bronze with a green and brown patina
58¾ x 16½ x 18 in. (149.2 x 42 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($194,550 - $259,400)

price realized
£389,000
($496,364)
Lot 5
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Study for Homage to the Square: Containt
oil on masonite
16 x 16 in. (40 x 40 cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($194,550 - $259,400)

price realized
£665,000
($848,540)
Lot 6
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Spanish Elegy
oil on canvas board
9 x 12 in. (23 x 31 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($259,400 - $389,100)

price realized
£905,000
($1,154,780)
Lot 7
Agnes Martin (1912-2004)
Praise
acrylic and pencil on canvas
72 x 72 in. (183 x 183 cm.)
estimate
£2,000,000 - £3,000,000
($2,594,000 - $3,891,000)

price realized
£2,853,000
($3,640,428)
Lot 8
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square
oil on masonite
16 x 16 in. (40.3 x 40.3 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($129,700 - $194,550)

price realized
£389,000
($496,364)
Lot 9
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
Lampe
watercolour, brush and India Ink and pencil on paper in a Pierre Legrain frame
24 ¾ x 18 5/8 in. (63 x 47.2 cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,500,000
($1,037,600 - $1,945,500)

price realized
£3,637,000
($4,640,812)
Lot 10
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Musique
watercolour, gouache and India ink on paper
12 x 14 ½ in. (30.5 x 37 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($389,100 - $648,500)

price realized
£341,000
($435,116)
Lot 11
Sir Michael Craig-Martin, R.A. (b. 1941)
Las Meninas I
acrylic on canvas
104 3/8 x 82 1/8 in. (265 x 208.6 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,940 - $38,910)

price realized
£149,000
($190,124)
Lot 12
Frank Stella (B. 1936)
mantri
stainless steel with carbon fibre
79 ¾ x 42 ½ x 55 ½ in. (202.5 x 108 x 141 cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,880 - $77,820)

price realized
£185,000
($236,060)
Lot 13
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Portrait de Louis Aragon
pen and India ink on paper
21 x 16 in. (53 x 41.5 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £200,000
($129,700 - $259,400)

price realized
£106,250
($135,575)
Lot 14
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Visiteur au chapeau bleu (Visitor with Blue Hat)
oil on canvas
45 3/8 x 35 1/8 in. (115.2 x 89.2 cm.)
estimate
£2,000,000 - £3,000,000
($2,594,000 - $3,891,000)

price realized
£4,813,000
($6,141,388)
Lot 15
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Clochepoche
cast polyester with polyurethane paint
Sculpture: 81 ¾ x 47 ½ x 16 ¾ in. (207.5 x 121 x 42.5 cm.)
Base: 3 3/8 x 34 ½ x 34 ½ in. (8.7 x 87.6 x 87.6 cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($648,500 - $907,900)

price realized
£665,000
($848,540)
Lot 16
Patrick Caulfield, R.A. (1936-2005)
Still Life: Mother's Day
acrylic on canvas
30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.5 cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($194,550 - $324,250)

price realized
£197,000
($251,371)
Lot 17
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
Chariot
watercolour, India Ink and pencil on paper
23 ¼ x 27 ½ in. (59 x 70 cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($1,037,600 - $1,556,400)

price realized
£1,565,000
($1,996,940)
Lot 18
Man Ray (1890-1976)
Alberto Giacometti, 1932
signed and dated '33' in pencil (image); stamped 'Man Ray 31 bis, Rue Campagne Première Paris' [Manford M3] and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 9 x 6 7/8 in. (22.9 x 17.5 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,970 - $19,455)

price realized
£35,000
($44,660)
Lot 19
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Study for Homage to the Square
oil on masonite
16 x 16 in. (40 x 40 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($129,700 - $194,550)

price realized
£665,000
($848,540)
Lot 20
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976)
Le Serpent rouge (The Red Snake)
wall mobile: painted sheet metal and wire
mobile element: 40 1/8 x 115 ¾ x 59 in. (102 x 294 x 150 cm.)
wall element: 62 7/8 x 115 ¾ x 59 in. (159.8 x 294 x 150 cm.)
estimate
£2,000,000 - £3,000,000
($2,594,000 - $3,891,000)

price realized
£4,421,000
($5,641,196)
Lot 21
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Sans titre
pencil on paper
18 1/8 x 24 1/2 in. (46 x 62 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($129,700 - $194,550)

price realized
£56,250
($71,775)
Lot 22
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de femme
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($129,700 - $194,550)

price realized
£545,000
($695,420)
Lot 23
Patrick Caulfield, R.A. (1936-2005)
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Vues de Derrière
acrylic on paper
44 x 38 in. (111.8 x 96.5 cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($103,760 - $155,640)

price realized
£233,000
($297,308)
Lot 24
Milton Avery (1885-1965)
Dark Inlet
oil on canvas
49 ½ x 59 7/8 in. (125.8 x 152 cm.)
estimate
£900,000 - £1,500,000
($1,167,300 - $1,945,500)

price realized
£1,445,000
($1,843,820)
Lot 25
Amedée Ozenfant (1886-1966)
Verrerie
oil on canvas
51 1/4 x 38 3/8 in. (130 x 97 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($389,100 - $648,500)

price realized
£557,000
($710,732)
Lot 26
Patrick Caulfield, R.A. (1936-2005)
Still Life: Maroochydore
acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($389,100 - $648,500)

price realized
£269,000
($343,244)
Lot 27
Sir Peter Blake, R.A. (b. 1932)
E.J. Power
oil on board
6 1/8 x 7¾ in. (15.6 x 19.7 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($19,455 - $32,425)

price realized
£125,000
($159,500)
Lot 28
Sir Anthony Caro, O.M., R.A. (1924-2013)
Writing Piece Also
steel, painted, rusted and blacked
16 x 52 x 10 in. (40.6 x 132.1 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,880 - $77,820)

price realized
£118,750
($151,525)
Lot 29
Barry Flanagan (1941-2009)
Monument
bronze with a black and green patina
25¼ x 12¼ x 13¼ in. (64.2 x 31.2 x 33.5 cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
($64,850 - $103,760)

price realized
£185,000
($236,060)
Lot 30
Sir Peter Blake, R.A. (b. 1932)
Funny Way to be a Hero
collage
12¼ x 8 3/8 in. (31.1 x 21.3 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,970 - $19,455)

price realized
£43,750
($55,825)
Lot 31
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Migration (L41)
acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
39 5/8 x 27 in. (100.6 x 68.7 cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($90,790 - $129,700)

price realized
£269,000
($343,244)
Lot 32
Barry Flanagan (1941-2009)
Unicorn
gilded bronze
26 x 28 x 9 3/8 in. (66 x 71 x 23.8 cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($103,760 - $155,640)

price realized
£317,000
($404,492)
Lot 33
Fiona Rae (b. 1963)
Untitled (triptych I)
oil on canvas, in three parts
each: 84 x 48 in. (213.4 x 121.9 cm.)
overall: 84 x 144 in. (213.4 x 365.8 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,940 - $38,910)

price realized
£40,000
($51,040)
Lot 34
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Lieu indécis (Indecisive Place)
acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
40 3/8 x 27 ½ in. (102.4 x 71 cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($155,640 - $233,460)

price realized
£485,000
($618,860)
Lot 35
Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012)
Grafisme (Graphic)
mixed media on panel
25 5/8 x 31 7/8 in. (65 x 81 cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($64,850 - $90,790)

price realized
£93,750
($119,625)
Lot 36
Patrick Heron (1920-1999)
Red in Red and Violet and Naples in Lemon with Green: 1962
oil on canvas
10 x 14¼ in. (25.4 x 36.2 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,940 - $38,910)

price realized
£65,000
($82,940)
Lot 37
Milton Avery (1885-1965)
Girl on Red Stool
oil on canvas laid down on board
20 1/8 x 16 in. (51 x 40.5 cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($38,910 - $64,850)

price realized
£175,400
($223,810)
Lot 38
Jack Butler Yeats, R.H.A. (1871-1957)
The Weir
oil on panel
9 x 14 in. (22.9 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,880 - $77,820)

price realized
£112,500
($143,550)
Lot 39
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Jacqueline de profil à droite
Image 557 x 440 mm., Sheet 655 x 502 mm.
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($38,910 - $51,880)

price realized
£60,000
($76,560)
Lot 40
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Mire G85 (Kowloon)
acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
26 ¾ x 39 5/8 in. (68 x 100.5 cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($90,790 - $129,700)

price realized
£185,000
($236,060)
Lot 41
Patrick Caulfield, R.A. (1936-2005)
Black Bottle
acrylic on board
17½ x 14 in. (44.5 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($38,910 - $64,850)

price realized
£52,500
($66,990)
Lot 42
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Femme
bronze with brown patina
H: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($38,910 - $64,850)

price realized
£437,000
($557,612)
Lot 43
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
L'Ambulant (The Wanderer)
gouache on paper
9 ¼ x 13 ½ in. (23.4 x 34.3 cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,425 - $45,395)

price realized
£191,000
($243,716)
Lot 44
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989)
Leslie Waddington, c. 1980
signed and dated in ink (margin); signed and dated in ink in photographer's copyright credit stamp (flush mount, verso)
image: 13 7/8 x 14 in. (35.3 x 35.5 cm.)
sheet/flush mount: 19 7/8 x 15 in. (50.5 x 40 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,782 - $10,376)

price realized
£6,875
($8,772)
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