• Auction 15974

    Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale

    15 November 2018, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 357,622,500 (USD)
44 Lots for Sale 15974
Lot 1 C
Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Window
graphite on paper
18 x 21 1/2 in. (45.7 x 54.6 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$3,132,500
Lot 2 C
Vija Celmins (b. 1938)
Star Field I
graphite on paper
19 x 27 in. (48.2 x 68.5 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$2,412,500
Lot 4 C
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Barbe du Seigneur Mongol
India ink and paper collage on paper
30 x 13 1/8 in. (76.2 x 33.3 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$612,500
Lot 5 C
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
21 Feuilles Blanches
hanging mobile—sheet metal, wire and paint
59 x 80 1/2 x 35 in. (149.9 x 204.5 x 88.9 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$17,975,000
Lot 6 C
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study of Henrietta Moraes Laughing
oil on canvas
14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$14,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$21,687,500
Lot 7 C
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Saturated Blue (No. 1)
oil on canvas
76 3/4 x 44 7/8 in. (195 x 114 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,252,500
Lot 8 C
Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Gray Scramble
alkyd on canvas
69 x 138 1/4 in. (175.2 x 351.1 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$4,812,500
Lot 9 C
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
acrylic on canvas
84 x 120 in. (213.5 x 305 cm.)
estimate
$80,000,000 - $100,000,000

price realized
$90,312,500
Lot 10 C
Richard Prince (b. 1949)
When I was 15
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
56 x 48 in. (142.2 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$4,212,500
Lot 11 C
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Untitled
oil on canvas
94 1/2 x 78 3/4 in. (240 x 200 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,652,500
Lot 12 C
Christopher Wool (b. 1955)
Untitled
enamel on aluminum
108 x 72 in. (274.3 x 182.8 cm.)
estimate
$14,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$15,218,750
Lot 13 C
Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)
B-Mode
synthetic resin, lacquer and acrylic on polyester
118 x 88 in. (300 x 223.5 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 14 C
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Sprungbrett mit Schatten (Paper Pool 14)
colored, pressed paper pulp
72 x 85 1/2 in. (182.9 x 217.2 cm.)
estimate
$6,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$7,287,500
Lot 15 C
Sam Gilliam (b. 1933)
Lady Day II
acrylic on canvas
107 x 160 in. (271.8 x 406 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,172,500
Lot 16 C
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Object
box construction—wood, glass, cork, velvet, paint, clay pipe and printed paper collage
11 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (28.2 x 21 x 6.3 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,332,500
Lot 17 C
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Medici Slot Machine: Object
box construction—wood, glass, mirror, metal, marbles, jacks, coin, paint and printed paper collage
15 1/2 x 12 x 4 3/8 in. (39.4 x 30.5 x 11 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$5,037,500
Lot 18 C
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
Untitled (Rust, Blacks on Plum)
oil on canvas
60 x 57 in. (152.5 x 145 cm.)
estimate
$35,000,000 - $45,000,000

price realized
$35,712,500
Lot 19 C
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Untitled (Story without a Name—for Max Ernst)
sixteen collages—printed paper collage on paperboard
each paperboard: 10 x 7 1/2 in. (25.4 x 19.1 cm.)
largest collage: 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (18.9 x 16.4 cm.)
smallest collage: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (5.6 x 7 cm.)
(16)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$1,452,500
Lot 20 C
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Untitled (Star Game)
box construction—wood, glass, paint, printed paper, blue sand, shell and marble
2 5/8 x 12 3/4 x 11 x in. (6.7 x 32.4 x 28 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$432,500
Lot 21 C
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Untitled
hanging mobile—sheet metal, wire and paint
53 3/4 x 147 1/2 x 94 in. (136.5 x 374.7 x 238.8 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$9,312,500
Lot 22 C
Pierre Soulages (b. 1919)
Peinture 186 x 143 cm, 23 décembre 1959
oil on canvas
73 1/4 x 56 1/4 in. (186 x 143 cm.)
estimate
$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

price realized
$10,600,000
Lot 24 C
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Discography Two
acrylic and oilstick on canvas
66 1/8 x 60 1/8 in. (168 x 152.7 cm.)
estimate
$20,000,000 - $30,000,000

price realized
$20,900,000
Lot 25 C
Cecily Brown (b. 1969)
Bedlam Vacation
oil on linen
85 x 89 in. (215.9 x 226 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,052,500
Lot 26 C
Robert Colescott (1925-2009)
Cultural Exchange
acrylic on canvas
91 x 115 in. (231 x 292 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$912,500
Lot 27 C
Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955)
Knowledge and Wonder
acrylic and collage on canvas
116 x 275 in. (294.6 x 698.5 cm.)
estimate


price realized

Lot 29 C
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986)
Sky with Moon
oil on canvas
48 x 84 in. (121.9 x 213.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,492,500
Lot 30 C
Martin Puryear (b. 1941)
Sharp and Flat
pine
64 1/2 x 80 x 30 in. (163.8 x 203.2 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$672,500
Lot 31 C
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
Ocean Park #137
oil and charcoal on canvas
100 x 81 in. (254 x 205.7 cm.)
estimate
$18,000,000 - $22,000,000

price realized
$22,587,500
Lot 32 C
Morris Louis (1912-1962)
Para IV
Magna on canvas
101 x 137 in. (256.5 x 348 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,252,500
Lot 33 C
David Smith (1906-1965)
5 Ciarcs
stainless steel
153 1/4 x 65 1/4 x 24 1/2 in. (389.2 x 165.7 x 62.2 cm.)
estimate
$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

price realized
$9,312,500
Lot 34 C
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
Russian Easter
oil on canvas
79 x 58 1/4 in. (200.7 x 147.9 cm.)
estimate
$8,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$8,750,000
Lot 36 C
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Event in a Barn
oil, enamel and paper collage on paper mounted on board
24 5/8 x 33 in. (62.5 x 83.8 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 37 C
KAWS (b. 1974)
CHUM (KCB7)
84 x 68 in. (213.3 x 172.7 cm.)
acrylic on canvas mounted on panel
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$2,412,500
Lot 38 C
George Condo (b. 1957)
Washington Square Park
acrylic, charcoal and pastel on linen
78 x 108 in. (198 x 274.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,600,000 - $3,200,000

price realized
$4,812,500
Lot 39 C
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Tan Tan Bo
acrylic on canvas mounted on board, in three parts
overall: 141 3/4 x 212 5/8 in. (360 x 540 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$5,037,500
Lot 41 C
Richard Prince (b. 1949)
Island Nurse
inkjet and acrylic on canvas
70 x 48 in. (177.8 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$5,487,500
Lot 43 C
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Do it Yourself (Violin)
graphite and colored pencil on paper
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$5,712,500
Lot 44 C
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Great American Nude #34
enamel, spray enamel, liquitex acrylic polymer, fabric collage, printed paper collage, framed print and motorized parakeet cut-out on board
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$3,196,250
Lot 46 C
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Tunafish Disaster
silkscreen ink and silver paint on linen
52 x 52 in. (132.1 x 132.1 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$5,937,500
Lot 47 C
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Two Red and Yellow Apples
oil and Magna on canvas
24 x 28 in. (60.9 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$1,692,500
Lot 48 C
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Little Landscape
oil and Magna on canvas
36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$3,612,500
Lot 49 C
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Jackie
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,302,500
Lot 50 C
Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920)
Happy Birthday
oil on canvas
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$2,052,500
Lot 51 C
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Birth of Venus (After Botticelli)
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
48 x 72 in. (122 x 183 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$4,812,500
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