• Auction 18171

    The George Michael Collection Evening Auction

    14 March 2019, London

    SALE TOTAL: 9,264,000 (GBP)
61 Lots for Sale 18171
Lot 1
Antony Gormley (b. 1950)
Another Time III
cast iron
75 ¼ x 23 ¼ x 14 1/8in. (191 x 59 x 36cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($235,440 - $327,000)

price realized
£431,250
($572,700)
Lot 2
Tracey Emin (b. 1963)
Hurricane
acrylic on canvas
72 x 72in. (182.8 x 182.8cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($156,960 - $235,440)

price realized
£431,250
($572,700)
Lot 3
Tracey Emin (b. 1963)
I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW
red and blue neon
44 3/8 x 102 7/8in. (112.7 x 261.3cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,320 - $78,480)

price realized
£150,000
($199,200)
Lot 4
Bridget Riley (b. 1931)
Songbird
oil on linen
42 x 36 5/8in. (106.7 x 93cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($523,200 - $784,799)

price realized
£791,250
($1,050,780)
Lot 5
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
The Incomplete Truth
glass, painted aluminium, silicone, acrylic, stainless steel, dove and formaldehyde solution
87 3/8 x 69 ¼ x 29 1/8 in. (222 x 176 x 74cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,307,999 - $1,961,999)

price realized
£911,250
($1,210,140)
Lot 6
Tracey Emin (b. 1963)
Drunk to the Bottom of My Soul
appliqué blanket
76 3/8 x 63in. (194 x 160cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($235,440 - $327,000)

price realized
£275,000
($365,200)
Lot 7
Tim Noble & Sue Webster (b. 1966 & b. 1967)
fuckingbeautiful (Snow White)
neon
66 x 57 ½ x 2in. (167.6 x 146 x 5cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,320 - $78,480)

price realized
£93,750
($124,500)
Lot 8
Rebecca Warren (b. 1965)
K
hand-painted bronze on painted MDF plinth
sculpture: 47 5/8 x 16 1/8 x 12 5/8in. (121 x 41 x 32cm.)
plinth: 28 x 11 ¾ x 11 ¾in. (71.1 x 29.8 x 29.8cm)
overall: 75 5/8 x 16 1/8 x 12 5/8in. (192.1 x 41 x 32cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($156,960 - $235,440)

price realized
£299,250
($397,404)
Lot 9
Thomas Houseago (b. 1972)
Portrait
bronze and Californian redwood
73 x 25 x 28in. (185.4 x 63.5 x 71.1cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,320 - $78,480)

price realized
£68,750
($91,300)
Lot 10
Jim Lambie (b. 1964)
Careless Whisper
oil on canvas collage on printed poster
24 1/8 x 17 ½in. (61.3 x 44.5cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,696 - $23,544)

price realized
£175,000
($232,400)
Lot 11
Michael Craig-Martin (b. 1941)
Untitled (SEX)
acrylic on aluminium
78 5/8 x 90 5/8in. (199.8 x 230.3cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,320 - $78,480)

price realized
£125,000
($166,000)
Lot 12
Cecily Brown (b. 1969)
Untitled
oil on linen
31 x 43in. (78.7 x 109.2cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £550,000
($457,800 - $719,399)

price realized
£791,250
($1,050,780)
Lot 13
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain
glass, painted stainless steel, silicone, arrows, crossbow bolts, stainless steel cable and clamps, stainless steel carabiner, bullock and formaldehyde solution
126 5/8 x 61 3/8 x 61 3/8in. (321.6 x 155.8 x 155.8cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,307,999 - $1,961,999)

price realized
£875,250
($1,162,332)
Lot 14
Jake and Dinos Chapman (b. 1966 & b. 1962)
Platinum Joey
fibreglass, resin, paint, wigs and trainers
44 x 19 x 17in. (111.8 x 48.3 x 43.2cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,620 - $26,160)

price realized
£30,000
($39,840)
Lot 15
Tracey Emin (b. 1963)
FUCK OFF AND DIE YOU SLAG
powder pink and red neon
28 7/8 x 78 ¾in. (73.4 x 200cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,240 - $65,400)

price realized
£87,500
($116,200)
Lot 16
Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968)
Urgency XII
chromogenic print, flush-mounted on Dibond in artist's frame
overall: 70 7/8 x 94 ½in. (180 x 240cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($196,200 - $327,000)

price realized
£299,250
($397,404)
Lot 17
Gilbert & George (b. 1943 & b. 1942)
Shadow Blind
hand-dyed gelatin silver prints in artist's metal frames, in twelve parts
each: 25 x 29 ¾in. (63.5 x 75.6cm.)
overall: 75 x 119in. (190.5 x 302.3cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($91,560 - $130,800)

price realized
£72,500
($96,280)
Lot 18
Tracey Emin (b. 1963)
When I Think About Sex I Think about Men- Women, Dogs, Lions, Group Sex (And...
snow white neon
46 7/8 x 92 1/8in. (119 x 234cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,320 - $78,480)

price realized
£85,000
($112,880)
Lot 19
Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)
Selfish in Bed I
c-print
48 x 48in. (121.9 x 121.9cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,540 - $9,156)

price realized
£15,000
($19,920)
Lot 20
Angus Fairhurst (1966-2008)
A Couple of Differences Between Thinking and Feeling II
bronze
gorilla: 65 x 55 1/8 x 41 3/8in. (165 x 140 x 105cm.)
arm: 12 ¼ x 47 ¼ x 26 3/8in. (31 x 120 x 67cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,240 - $65,400)

price realized
£118,750
($157,700)
Lot 21
Mat Collishaw (b. 1966)
Burnt Almonds, Heinrich & Eva
3D lenticular transparencies, steel and lightbox
48 x 51in. (121.9 x 129.5cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,540 - $9,156)

price realized
£3,500
($4,648)
Lot 22
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Saint Bartholomew
glass, painted MDF, aluminium, acrylic, fish and formaldehyde solution
24 x 36 x 6 ½in. (61.1 x 91.5 x 16.5cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($327,000 - $457,800)

price realized
£250,000
($332,000)
Lot 23
Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)
New Religion (violet)
neon
15 x 21 x 71 ¼in. (38 x 53.3 x 180.9cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,320 - $78,480)

price realized
£37,500
($49,800)
Lot 24
Rachel Howard (b. 1969)
Red Painting
household gloss and acrylic on canvas
114 ¼ x 75 1/8in. (290.2 x 190.8cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,160 - $39,240)

price realized
£25,000
($33,200)
Lot 25
Sam Taylor-Johnson (b. 1967)
Soliloquy VIII
c-prints in artist's frame, in two parts
(i) 71 ¼ x 98 ½in. (181 x 250.2cm.)
(ii) 13 5/8 x 98 ½in. (34.6 x 250.2cm.)
overall: 84 7/8 x 197in. (215.6 x 250.2cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,620 - $26,160)

price realized
£26,250
($34,860)
Lot 26
Michael Craig-Martin (b. 1941)
Untitled (GOD)
acrylic on canvas
42 x 36in. (106.7 x 91.4cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
($23,544 - $32,700)

price realized
£32,500
($43,160)
Lot 27
Tracey Emin (b. 1963)
Reincarnation VI
gouache, watercolour and pencil on canvas
9 7/8 x 14in. (25.1 x 35.5cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,620 - $26,160)

price realized
£56,250
($74,700)
Lot 28
Angus Fairhurst (1966-2008)
Fata Morgana
acrylic and paper collage on canvas
98 1/2 x 132in. (250.2 x 335.2cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,080 - $19,620)

price realized
£45,000
($59,760)
Lot 29
Harland Miller (b. 1964)
Incurable Romantic Seeks Dirty Filthy Whore
oil on canvas
88 ¼ x 61in. (224 x 155cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,240 - $65,400)

price realized
£237,500
($315,400)
Lot 30
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Incorruptible Crown
butterflies and household gloss on canvas
48 x 60in. (121.9 x 152.4cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £400,000
($392,400 - $523,200)

price realized
£371,250
($493,020)
Lot 31
Adam McEwen (b. 1965)
(i) Jeff (ii) Nicole (iii) Macaulay (iv) Bill...
each: c-prints
(i)(ii)(iv): 40 ½ x 28 ½in. (103 x 72.5cm.)
(iii)(v)(vi): 40 ¼ x 28 ½in. (102.2 x 72.5cm.)
(vii): 40 ½ x 27 ½in. (103 x 70cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,240 - $65,400)

price realized
£50,000
($66,400)
Lot 32
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
The Immaculate Heart?Sacred
acrylic, painted stainless steel, stainless steel, resin, silicone, sterling silver barbed wire, monofilament, bull's heart, dove's wings and formaldehyde solution
36 x 24 x 11 ½in. (91.5 x 61 x 29.2cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($156,960 - $235,440)

price realized
£323,250
($429,276)
Lot 33
Toby Ziegler (b. 1972)
Victorian Water Mains (4th Version)
oil on canvas
95 ¼ x 82 7/8in. (241.9 x 210.5cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,160 - $39,240)

price realized
£28,750
($38,180)
Lot 34
Tim Noble & Sue Webster (b. 1966 & b. 1967)
Dirty Narcissus
silicone rubber, wood and light projector
11 ½ x 19 x 19in. (29.2 x 48.3 x 48.3cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £22,000
($23,544 - $28,776)

price realized
£22,500
($29,880)
Lot 35
Gilbert & George (b. 1943 & b. 1942)
Eight
hand-dyed gelatin silver prints in artist's frame, in nine parts
each: 33 ¼ x 28in. (84.5 x 71.1cm.)
overall: 99 5/8 x 83 7/8in. (253 x 213cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($91,560 - $130,800)

price realized
£56,250
($74,700)
Lot 36
James White (b. 1967)
Relationships II
oil and varnish on birch ply panel in artist's Perspex box frame
52 ½ x 39 ½in. (133.4 x 99.6cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,156 - $13,080)

price realized
£22,500
($29,880)
Lot 37
Eva Rothschild (b. 1972)
Motivator
Perspex and lacquered wood
75 ¼ x 65 1/8 x 60 3/8in. (191 x 165.5 x 153.5cm.)
estimate
($10,464 - $15,696)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 38
Marc Quinn (b. 1964)
Spherical Morphology
glass and silver, in fourteen parts
dimensions variable
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,696 - $23,544)

price realized
£16,250
($21,580)
Lot 39
Richard Long (b. 1940)
Green Slate Spiral
green slate, in sixty-three parts
diameter: 120in. (304.8cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($78,480 - $104,640)

price realized
£106,250
($141,100)
Lot 40
Tracey Emin (b. 1963)
Outside Myself (Monument Valley)
c-print
25 ½ x 32in. (64.7 x 81.2cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,848 - $10,464)

price realized
£23,750
($31,540)
Lot 41
Sam Taylor-Johnson (b. 1967)
After Van Halen
DVD
duration: 4 minutes 30 seconds
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,080 - $19,620)

price realized
£22,500
($29,880)
Lot 42
Darren Almond (b. 1971)
Six Months Later
sixty colour coupler prints in artist's frames, in twenty-four parts
each frame: 25 3/8 x 21 ¼in. (64.5 x 53.3cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,080 - $19,620)

price realized
£17,500
($23,240)
Lot 43
Gary Hume (b. 1962)
In the Park
enamel on aluminium panel
78 x 59in. (198.1 x 150cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,320 - $78,480)

price realized
£81,250
($107,900)
Lot 44
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Child with Kite
sliver leaf and ink on paper
22 7/8 x 16 7/8in. (57.9 x 42.7cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,320 - $78,480)

price realized
£47,500
($63,080)
Lot 45
Chris Ofili (b. 1968)
Untitled
watercolour and graphite on paper
9 ½ x 6 ¼in. (24.1 x 15.8cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,848 - $10,464)

price realized
£25,000
($33,200)
Lot 46
Mary McCartney (b. 1969)
Tracey as Frida
c-print
image: 36 x 24in. (91.4 x 61cm.)
sheet: 40 x 30in. (101.6 x 76.2cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,924 - $6,540)

price realized
£22,500
($29,880)
Lot 47
Tracey Emin (b. 1963)
George Loves Kenny
soft pink and pale blue neon
42 ½ x 42in. (107.9 x 106.7cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,320 - $78,480)

price realized
£347,250
($461,148)
Lot 48
David Bailey (b. 1938)
Damien Hirst
c-print
10 ¾ x 9 7/8in. (27.4 x 25cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,616 - $3,924)

price realized
£5,000
($6,640)
Lot 49
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Bitterness
flies and resin on canvas
40 x 54 x 4in. (101.6 x 137.2 x 10.2cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($104,640 - $156,960)

price realized
£93,750
($124,500)
Lot 50
Gary Hume (b. 1962)
American Tan XXIV
household gloss on aluminium
78 ¾ x 63in. (200 x 160cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,320 - $78,480)

price realized
£81,250
($107,900)
Lot 51
Tim Noble & Sue Webster (b. 1966 & b. 1967)
The Sweet Smell of Excess
enamelled steel, neon, 160 white lights, transformers and electronic sequencer (3 channel bubble + chase effect)
bottle: 81 7/8 x 25in. (208 x 63.5cm.)
glass: 52 x 25in. (132 x 63.5cm.)
overall: 101 x 108 x 4 ¼in. (256.5 x 274.3 x 10.8cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($65,400 - $91,560)

price realized
£47,500
($63,080)
Lot 52
Tracey Emin (b. 1963)
Sometimes the Dress is Worth More Money than the Money
single screen projection and sound
duration: 4 minutes, 2 seconds
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,464 - $15,696)

price realized
£13,125
($17,430)
Lot 53
Adam McEwen (b. 1965)
New York, New York
acrylic and chewing gum on canvas
65 1/8 x 52 1/8in. (165.4 x 132.4cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,240 - $65,400)

price realized
£18,750
($24,900)
Lot 54
Tim Noble & Sue Webster (b. 1966 & b. 1967)
Metal Fucking Rats (Version Four)
welded scrap metal and light projector
19 x 34 x 8in. (48.3 x 83 x 20.3cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,620 - $26,160)

price realized
£37,500
($49,800)
Lot 55
Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)
O Nob
wood and wire
sculpture: 6 ½ x 5 ¾ x 4in. (16.5 x 14.6 x 10.2cm.)
base: 4 5/8 x 8 1/8 x 7 5/8in. (11.7 x 20.6 x 19.4cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
($23,544 - $32,700)

price realized
£37,500
($49,800)
Lot 56
Jim Lambie (b. 1964)
Get Yr Freak On
wooden door, door knobs, paint and mirror
81 ½ x 36 ¾ x 19in. (260 x 82.8 x 49.8cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,160 - $39,240)

price realized
£11,875
($15,770)
Lot 57
Michael Craig-Martin (b. 1941)
Handcuffs
acrylic on canvas
114 x 72in. (289.5 x 182.8cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,240 - $65,400)

price realized
£112,500
($149,400)
Lot 58
Horst P. Horst (1906-1999)
Male Nude (Knee)
platinum-palladium print on canvas
23 ¾ x 18 ¾in. (60.3 x 47.6cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,464 - $15,696)

price realized
£26,250
($34,860)
Lot 59
Tim Noble & Sue Webster (b. 1966 & b. 1967)
Excessive Sensual Indulgence
312 coloured UFO reflector caps, lamps and holders, 5mm Foamex, vinyl, aerosol paint and electronic light sequencer (four channel bubble and chase effect)
74 ¾ x 35 ½ x 9 7/8in. (190 x 90 x 25cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,240 - $65,400)

price realized
£237,500
($315,400)
Lot 60
Marc Quinn (b. 1964)
Emotional Detox: The Seven Deadly Sins VI
cast lead and wax
31 ¼ x 21 x 17in. (79.3 x 53.3 x 43.1cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,620 - $26,160)

price realized
£40,000
($53,120)
Lot 61
Cerith Wyn Evans (b. 1958)
And if I don't meet you no more...
neon
dimensions variable
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,080 - $19,620)

price realized
£68,750
($91,300)
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