• Auction 7668

    The Collection of R.B. Kitaj

    7 February 2008, London

    SALE TOTAL: 6,218,350 (GBP)
48 Lots for Sale 7668
Lot 302
Leon Kossoff (b. 1926)
Children's Swimming Pool
charcoal and oil on paper

16½ x 23¼in. (41.7 x 59.1cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($39,240 - $58,860)

price realized
£46,100
($90,171)
Lot 303
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Girl Sitting (Hartley 33)
Plate 526 x 695 mm., Sheet 612 x 776 mm.
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($19,620 - $29,430)

price realized
£22,100
($43,227)
Lot 304
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Untitled
charcoal and ink on paper

22 x 14¾in. (55.8 x 37.6cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($9,810 - $13,734)

price realized
£14,900
($29,144)
Lot 306
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
A Couple (Hartley 7)
Plate 114 x 114 mm., Sheet 272 x 220 mm.
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($5,886 - $9,810)

price realized
£11,250
($22,005)
Lot 307
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Alka Sektzer (Scottish Arts Council 6)
Plate 281 x 130 mm., Sheet 384 x 289 mm.
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($5,886 - $9,810)

price realized
£10,000
($19,560)
Lot 308
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Head of a boy [Peter]
Plate 124 x 125 mm., Sheet 290 x 384 mm.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($2,943 - $4,905)

price realized
£4,375
($8,557)
Lot 309
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Self Portrait
charcoal on paper collage laid down on card

30 3/8 x 22¼in. (77.2 x 56.5cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($196,200 - $294,300)

price realized
£423,700
($828,757)
Lot 311
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
Seated Woman
charcoal and pencil on paper

24¾ x 19in. (63 x 48.2cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($78,480 - $117,720)

price realized
£102,500
($200,490)
Lot 312
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Portrait of Helen Gillespie I
oil on canvas

30 x 25 1/8in. (76.2 x 63.6cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($784,800 - $1,177,200)

price realized
£972,500
($1,902,210)
Lot 313
Leon Kossoff (b. 1926)
Study for 'Cephalus and Aurora' by Poussin no. 3
oil on board

25¼ x 29 1/8in. (64.2 x 74cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($156,960 - $235,440)

price realized
£96,500
($188,754)
Lot 314
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Figure for a Domestic Scene Notting Hill
ink and pencil on paper

22 3/8 x 17 5/8in. (56.6 x 44.8cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($29,430 - $39,240)

price realized
£19,700
($38,533)
Lot 315
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Lawrence Gowing (Hartley 9)
Plate 174 x 148 mm., Sheet 332 x 278 mm.
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($5,886 - $9,810)

price realized
£13,700
($26,797)
Lot 316
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Three Kings and a Queen (Scottish Arts Council 7)
Plate 230 x 645 mm., Sheet 565 x 775 mm.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,943 - $3,924)

price realized
£8,125
($15,892)
Lot 319
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Skeleton #1
charcoal and gouache on paper

15 x 22in. (38 x 56cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($29,430 - $39,240)

price realized
£84,500
($165,282)
Lot 321
R. B. Kitaj (1932-2007)
Self Portrait in a Convex Mirror
pastel on handmade paper

22 5/8 x 15 3/8in. (57.6 x 38.9cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($58,860 - $78,480)

price realized
£78,500
($153,546)
Lot 323
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Head of Paula Eyles
oil on board

12¼ x 12 1/8in. (31.2 x 31cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($392,400 - $588,600)

price realized
£423,700
($828,757)
Lot 324
Leon Kossoff (b. 1926)
Head of George Thompson I
oil on board

22¾ x 19¾in. (57.9 x 50.2cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($117,720 - $156,960)

price realized
£168,500
($329,586)
Lot 325
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Figure on a Bed
oil on paper laid down on board

22½ x 31 1/8in. (57.2 x 79.2cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £550,000
($686,700 - $1,079,100)

price realized
£300,500
($587,778)
Lot 326
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
RB Kitaj, from Six Etching of Heads (Harley 10)
Plate 150 x 135 mm., Sheet 400 x 342 mm. (and similar) (2)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($3,532 - $4,316)

price realized
£10,625
($20,782)
Lot 327
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Ron Kitaj outside Akademie der Künste Vienna
india ink on paper

17 x 13 7/8in. (43.1 x 35.4cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($49,050 - $68,670)

price realized
£132,500
($259,170)
Lot 328
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Study of Francis Bacon
charcoal and pencil on paper

21½ x 16 7/8in. (54.7 x 42.8cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($196,200 - $294,300)

price realized
£468,500
($916,386)
Lot 329
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Lucian Freud, from Six Etchings of Heads (Hartley 12)
Plate 150 x 135 mm., Sheet 370 x 335 mm.
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($7,848 - $11,772)

price realized
£12,500
($24,450)
Lot 330
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Portrait of Richard Hamilton (Scottish Arts Council 118)
Plate 345 x 268 mm., Sheet 545 x 435 mm.
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($3,924 - $5,886)

price realized
£10,625
($20,782)
Lot 331
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Nude on Bed II
oil on board

21 x 21¼in. (53.5 x 54cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($588,600 - $981,000)

price realized
£502,100
($982,107)
Lot 332
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Fires of Furious Desire (Scottish Arts Council 5)
Plate 144 x 274 mm., Sheet 283 x 385 mm.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,943 - $3,924)

price realized
£4,375
($8,557)
Lot 334
R. B. Kitaj (1932-2007)
My Mother Dancing
oil on canvas

36 1/8 x 36 1/8in. (92 x 92cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($196,200 - $294,300)

price realized
£144,500
($282,642)
Lot 335
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Head of a Child II
watercolour on paper

13 1/8 x 9½in. (33.6 x 24.1cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($39,240 - $58,860)

price realized
£84,500
($165,282)
Lot 336
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Head of a Child
watercolour and pencil on paper

13 1/8 x 9 5/8in. (33.5 x 24.4cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($39,240 - $58,860)

price realized
£60,500
($118,338)
Lot 337
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Head of a Child III
watercolour on paper

13¼ x 9¾in. (33.6 x 24.7cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($39,240 - $58,860)

price realized
£54,500
($106,602)
Lot 338
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Head of a Child Resting II
watercolour and pencil on paper

13 1/8 x 9 3/8in. (33.6 x 23.9cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($39,240 - $58,860)

price realized
£84,500
($165,282)
Lot 339
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Head of E.O.W.
oil on board

13½ x 8¾in. (34.3 x 22cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($235,440 - $353,160)

price realized
£144,500
($282,642)
Lot 340
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Girl Holding her Foot (Hartley 25)
Plate 693 x 542 mm., Sheet 884 x 713 mm.
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($19,620 - $29,430)

price realized
£26,900
($52,616)
Lot 341
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Man Posing (Hartley 27)
Plate 700 x 549 mm., Sheet 887 x 728 mm.
estimate
£6,000 - £10,000
($11,772 - $19,620)

price realized
£20,900
($40,880)
Lot 342
Edward Hopper (1882-1967)
Evening Wind (Levin 77; Zigrosser 9)
Plate 175 x 210 mm., Sheet 283 x 320 mm.
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($49,050 - $68,670)

price realized
£72,500
($141,810)
Lot 343
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906)
Les Baigneurs (Large Plate) (Druick I; Venturi 1157)
Image 408 x 500 mm., Sheet 476 x 625 mm.
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($19,620 - $29,430)

price realized
£17,300
($33,838)
Lot 345
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Stephen Spender
charcoal on tracing paper

21 7/8 x 17 3/8in. (55.5 x 44.2cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £90,000
($137,340 - $176,580)

price realized
£90,500
($177,018)
Lot 346
Leon Kossoff (b. 1926)
From Titian: The Flaying of Marsyas
charcoal, pastel and oil on paper

22 1/8 x 21 7/8in. (56.2 x 55.7cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($29,430 - $39,240)

price realized
£29,300
($57,310)
Lot 347
R. B. Kitaj (1932-2007)
Philip Roth
charcoal on paper

30½ x 22 3/8in. (77.4 x 56.7cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($58,860 - $78,480)

price realized
£66,500
($130,074)
Lot 348
Avigdor Arikha (b. 1929)
Samuel Beckett in profile (Coppel 10)
Plate 236 x 175 mm., Sheet 345 x 272 mm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,962 - $2,943)

price realized
£2,750
($5,379)
Lot 349
Avigdor Arikha (b. 1929)
Isaiah Berlin
Image/Sheet 340 x 277 mm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,962 - $2,943)

price realized
£2,750
($5,379)
Lot 351
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Bella (Hartley 15)
Plate 148 x 134 mm., Sheet 274 x 219 mm.
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($5,886 - $9,810)

price realized
£9,375
($18,337)
Lot 352
Lucian Freud (b. 1922)
Blond Girl (Hartley 24)
Plate 694 x 542 mm., Sheet 884 x 706 mm.
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($29,430 - $39,240)

price realized
£48,500
($94,866)
Lot 353
Jim Dine (b. 1935)
Kitaj by Dine (Williams College 217)
Plate 135 x 120 mm., Sheet 450 x 370 mm.
estimate
£500 - £800
($981 - $1,570)

price realized
£6,875
($13,447)
Lot 354
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Man Sitting Profile Left
ink on tracing paper

15 3/8 x 14in. (39 x 35.5cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($9,810 - $13,734)

price realized
£48,500
($94,866)
Lot 355
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Woman Seated Profile Left
ink on paper

22 x 15in. (55.8 x 38.2cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($39,240 - $58,860)

price realized
£19,700
($38,533)
Lot 356
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Primrose Hill
pastel on two attached sheets of paper

5½ x 9 7/8in. (14 x 24.9cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($3,924 - $5,886)

price realized
£24,500
($47,922)
Lot 357
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Primrose Hill
oil on board

10¾ x 18 1/8in. (27 x 46cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £90,000
($137,340 - $176,580)

price realized
£90,500
($177,018)
Lot 358
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Myself and my Heroes (Scottish Arts Council 4)
Plate 259 x 495 mm., Sheet 530 x 695 mm.
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($4,905 - $6,867)

price realized
£17,300
($33,838)
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