• Sale 16935

    Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction

    6 March 2019, London

    SALE TOTAL: 79,282,000 (GBP)
39 Lots for Sale 16935
Lot 1
Jordan Casteel (b. 1989)
Patrick and Omari
oil on canvas
71 7/8 x 56 1/8in. (182.6 x 142.5cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,520 - $78,780)

price realized
£299,250
($392,915)
Lot 2
Henry Taylor (b. 1958)
Chris
acrylic on canvas
31 x 29 ½in. (78.7 x 74.9cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,390 - $65,650)

price realized
£162,500
($213,363)
Lot 3
Avery Singer (B. 1987)
Cycladic Mask
acrylic on masonite
36 x 36in. (91.4 x 91.4cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($105,040 - $157,560)

price realized
£150,000
($196,950)
Lot 4
Katharina Grosse (b. 1961)
Untitled
acrylic on canvas
94 ½ x 152 ¾in. (240 x 388cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($196,950 - $262,600)

price realized
£275,000
($361,075)
Lot 5
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
The Collector 4
oil on canvas
78 7/8 x 94 ½in. (200.3 x 240cm.)
estimate
£2,200,000 - £2,800,000
($2,888,600 - $3,676,400)

price realized
£2,651,250
($3,481,091)
Lot 6
Antony Gormley (B. 1950)
Domain VII
4mm square section mild steel bars
75 ¼ x 24 3/8 x 12 5/8in. (191 x 62 x 32cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($328,250 - $459,550)

price realized
£515,250
($676,523)
Lot 7
Bridget Riley (b. 1931)
Buff
oil on canvas
46 ¼ x 108in. (117.4 x 274.4cm.)
estimate
£950,000 - £1,200,000
($1,247,350 - $1,575,600)

price realized
£1,127,250
($1,480,079)
Lot 8
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Henry Geldzahler and Christopher Scott
acrylic on canvas
84 x 120in. (214 x 305cm.)
estimate
£30,000,000 - £50,000,000

price realized
£37,661,250
($49,449,221)
Lot 9
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Santa Monica
gouache on paper
12¼ x 16 1/8in. (31 x 40.9cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($236,340 - $328,250)

price realized
£515,250
($676,523)
Lot 10
Hurvin Anderson (B. 1965)
Foska, Foska
oil on canvas 
47 ¼ x 78 ¾in. (120 x 200cm.)
estimate
£450,000 - £550,000
($590,850 - $722,150)

price realized
£539,250
($708,035)
Lot 11
Cecily Brown (b. 1969)
Night Passage
oil on canvas
100 x 109¾in. (254 x 279cm.)
estimate
£1,900,000 - £2,500,000
($2,494,700 - $3,282,500)

price realized
£3,131,250
($4,111,331)
Lot 13
Barry Flanagan (1941-2009)
Nijinski Hare
bronze with a dark grey patina
overall: 94 7/8 x 45 ½ x 32 5/8in. (241 x 115.5 x 83cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($919,100 - $1,313,000)

price realized
£1,451,250
($1,905,491)
Lot 14
Grayson Perry (B. 1960)
Style Riot
glazed ceramics
19 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 13 3/8in. (50 x 32 x 34cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($105,040 - $157,560)

price realized
£100,000
($131,300)
Lot 15
Jonathan Yeo (b. 1970)
Claire's Room (Grayson Perry)
oil on canvas
50 x 40 1/8in. (127 x 102cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($131,300 - $196,950)

price realized
£125,000
($164,125)
Lot 16
Peter Doig (b. 1959)
Echo Lake
watercolor, gouache and pastel on paper
22 x 29 7/8in. (55.8 x 76cm.)
estimate
£380,000 - £450,000
($498,940 - $590,850)

price realized
£551,250
($723,791)
Lot 17
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)
Mirza's Room
oil on wood
18 ¾ x 20 ½in. (47.5 x 52.1cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($328,250 - $459,550)

price realized
£250,000
($328,250)
Lot 18
Per Kirkeby (1938-2018)
Untitled
mixed media on masonite
71 7/8 x 48in. (182.6 x 121.9cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($105,040 - $157,560)

price realized
£106,250
($139,506)
Lot 19
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Mercuric Thiocyanate
household gloss on canvas
69 x 117in. (175.3 x 297.2cm.)
estimate
($787,800 - $1,050,400)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 20
KAWS (b. 1974)
BENDING THE TRUTH
acrylic on canvas
72 x 72in. (183 x 183cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($262,600 - $393,900)

price realized
£467,250
($613,499)
Lot 21
David Salle (b. 1952)
Bigger Rack
acrylic and oil on canvas
96 1/8 x 131 7/8in. (244 x 335cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($262,600 - $393,900)

price realized
£515,250
($676,523)
Lot 22
George Condo (b. 1957)
Untitled
acrylic, charcoal, metallic paint and pigment stick on linen, in artist's frame
59 x 66 1/8in. (150 x 168cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,575,600 - $2,363,400)

price realized
£1,331,250
($1,747,931)
Lot 23
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Clartés Alentour (Surrounding Clarity)
oil on canvas collage laid down on canvas
37 ¼ x 25 1/8 in. (94.6 x 63.8cm.)
estimate
£1,500,000 - £2,000,000
($1,969,500 - $2,626,000)

price realized
£1,691,250
($2,220,611)
Lot 24
Pierre Soulages (b. 1919)
Peinture, 73 x 100cm 17 mai 1964
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 39 3/8in. (73 x 100cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($656,500 - $919,100)

price realized
£971,250
($1,275,251)
Lot 25
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
Blue Michigan
oil on canvas
51 x 63 5/8in. (129.2 x 161.6cm.)
estimate
£2,800,000 - £3,500,000
($3,676,400 - $4,595,500)

price realized
£2,891,250
($3,796,211)
Lot 26
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
A B, Tower
oil on canvas
55 1/8 x 39 3/8in. (140 x 100cm.)
estimate
£3,000,000 - £5,000,000
($3,939,000 - $6,565,000)

price realized
£3,131,250
($4,111,331)
Lot 27
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled (Ramifications)
oil, graphite and wax crayon on card
33 ¼ x 27 ¼in. (84.5 x 69.2cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($787,800 - $1,050,400)

price realized
£611,250
($802,571)
Lot 28
LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas
35¼ x 45 7/8in. (89.5 x 116.5cm.)
estimate
£2,000,000 - £3,000,000
($2,626,000 - $3,939,000)

price realized
£2,291,250
($3,008,411)
Lot 29
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto Spaziale
acrylic on canvas
39 3/8 x 31 7/8in. (100 x 80.9cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($1,050,400 - $1,575,600)

price realized
£941,250
($1,235,861)
Lot 30
Wolfgang Tillmans (B. 1968)
Freischwimmer 207
C-print mounted on Dibond in artist's frame
image: 67 3/8 x 89 ¾in. (171 x 228cm.)
overall: 71 3/8 x 93¾in. (181 x 238cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($236,340 - $328,250)

price realized
£225,000
($295,425)
Lot 32
Pierre Soulages (b. 1919)
Peinture 162 x 130cm, 16 octobre 1966
oil on canvas
63 ¾ x 51in.(162 x 130cm.)
estimate
£1,500,000 - £2,000,000
($1,969,500 - $2,626,000)

price realized
£1,811,250
($2,378,171)
Lot 33
Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955)
Bouteilles (Bottles)
oil on canvas
36 ¼ x 28 ½in. (92 x 72.4cm.)
estimate
£1,800,000 - £2,500,000
($2,363,400 - $3,282,500)

price realized
£4,519,250
($5,933,775)
Lot 34
NICOLAS DE STAËL (1914-1955)
Barques dans le Port (Boats in the Harbour)
oil on canvas
28¾ x 39¼in. (73 x 99.7cm.)
estimate
£1,400,000 - £1,900,000
($1,838,200 - $2,494,700)

price realized
£2,411,250
($3,165,971)
Lot 35
Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955)
Les Footballeurs (Parc des Princes)
oil on masonite
22 ½ x 30 3/8in. (57 x 77.2cm.)
estimate
£2,000,000 - £3,000,000
($2,626,000 - $3,939,000)

price realized
£2,891,250
($3,796,211)
Lot 36
Jannis Kounellis (1936-2017)
Untitled
oil on canvas
23 7/8 x 31 ¾in. (60.5 x 80.5cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($328,250 - $459,550)

price realized
£539,250
($708,035)
Lot 38
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908-1992)
La Plage de Vieira
oil on paper laid down on canvas
26 3/8 x 42in. (67 x 107cm.)
estimate
£550,000 - £750,000
($722,150 - $984,750)

price realized
£587,250
($771,059)
Lot 39
Sam Gilliam (b. 1933)
Resting
acrylic on canvas
35 7/8 x 75 ¾in. (91.1 x 192.4cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($656,500 - $919,100)

price realized
£491,250
($645,011)
Lot 40
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Das Rheingold
oil on canvas
74 ¾ x 67 1/8in. (189.9 x 170.5cm.)
estimate
£750,000 - £950,000
($984,750 - $1,247,350)

price realized
£491,250
($645,011)
Lot 41
Georg Baselitz (B. 1938)
Untitled
graphite and chalk on paper
23 7/8 x 16 ¾in. (60.8 x 42.7cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($262,600 - $393,900)

price realized
£250,000
($328,250)
Lot 42
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square: Last Year
oil on masonite
40 x 40in. (101.6 x 101.6cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($525,200 - $787,800)

price realized
£611,250
($802,571)
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