• Auction 2791

    Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale

    12 November 2013, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 691,583,000 (USD)
67 Lots for Sale 2791
Lot 1
Wade Guyton (b. 1972)
Untitled
Epson UltraChrome inkjet on linen

56 1/8 x 35 7/8 in. (142.5 x 91.1 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$2,405,000
Lot 2
Urs Fischer (b. 1973)
Daylight Pillow
aluminum, acrylic paint, light bulb, socket, electric cable

49¼ x 55 1/8 x 37 in. (125 x 140 x 94 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $900,000

price realized
$1,085,000
Lot 3
RICHARD PRINCE (B. 1949)
Untitled (Cowboy)
ektacolor print

47 5/8 x 71 3/8 in. (120.9 x 181.2 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$941,000
Lot 4
Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)
Untitled
acetate, tape, photographs and paper collage on paper

37 7/8 x 24 in. (96.2 x 60.9 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$2,165,000
Lot 5
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Untitled
oil on canvas

59¼ x 145½ in. (150.4 x 369.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$4,197,000
Lot 6
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Untitled (Head of Madman)
oilstick on paper mounted on linen

43 x 30¾ in. (109.2 x 78.1 cm.)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $9,000,000

price realized
$12,037,000
Lot 7
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Mao
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on linen

26 1/8 x 22 1/8 in. (66.4 x 56.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,525,000
Lot 8
Christopher Wool (B. 1955)
Apocalypse Now
alkyd and flashe on aluminum and steel

84 x 72 in. (213.4 x 182.9 cm.)
estimate
$15,000,000 - $20,000,000

price realized
$26,485,000
Lot 8 A
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Three Studies of Lucian Freud
oil on canvas, in 3 parts

each: 78 x 58 in. (198 x 147.5 cm.)
estimate
$0 - $0

price realized
$142,405,000
Lot 9
Urs Fischer (b. 1973)
Horse / Fraud
silkscreen print on mirror-polished stainless steel sheets, polyurethane foam sheets, two-component polyurethane adhesive, stainless steel beams, aluminum L sections, screws, in 4 parts

Marlboro, each: 50¼ x 23¾ x 29½ in. (127.5 x 60.4 x 75 cm.)
Office chair, each: 53 1/8 x 37 7/8 x 34 5/8 in. (135 x 81 x 88 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$785,000
Lot 10
Cindy Sherman (B. 1954)
Untitled #92
color coupler print

24 x 48 in. (71.1 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$900,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$2,045,000
Lot 11
Vija Celmins (b. 1939)
Night Sky #14
oil on linen mounted on panel

19½ x 22½ in. (49.5 x 57.1 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,405,000
Lot 12
Jeff Koons (B. 1955)
Balloon Dog (Orange)
mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating

121 x 143 x 45 in. (307.3 x 363.2 x 114.3 cm)
estimate
$35,000,000 - $55,000,000

price realized
$58,405,000
Lot 14
Marlene Dumas (b. 1953)
Horns and Tail
oil on canvas

78¾ x 39½ in. (200.3 x 100.3 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$1,205,000
Lot 15
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Untitled
acrylic and oilstick on wood panel

72 x 48 in. (182.8 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 - $35,000,000

price realized
$29,285,000
Lot 16
Jeff Koons (B. 1955)
Desert
oil on canvas

108 x 84 in. (274.3 x 213.4 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 17
Christopher Wool (b. 1955)
Bad Dog
alkyd and graphite on aluminum

43 x 30 in. (109.2 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$3,861,000
Lot 19
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, La fine di Dio
oil and glitter on canvas

70 x 48½ in. (178 x 123 cm.)
estimate
$15,000,000 - $20,000,000

price realized
$20,885,000
Lot 20
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
IKB 319
dry pigment and synthetic resin on canvas laid down on panel

21 7/8 x 30½ in. (55.6 x 78 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$4,869,000
Lot 21
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
No. 11 (Untitled)
oil on canvas

79½ x 69¾ in. (201.9 x 177.2 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 - $35,000,000

price realized
$46,085,000
Lot 22
Ad Reinhardt (1913-1967)
Abstract Painting, Red
oil on canvas in artist's frame

canvas: 30 1/8 x 30 in. (76.5 x 76.2 cm.)
framed: 32¼ x 32 in. (81.9 x 81.2 cm.)
estimate
$1,400,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$2,741,000
Lot 23
Mark Grotjahn (b. 1968)
Untitled (White Butterfly Blue Big Nose Baby Moose)
oil on linen

75 1/8 x 44 in. (190.8 x 111.7 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $900,000

price realized
$1,565,000
Lot 24
Gilbert & George (B. 1943 & B. 1942)
Red Morning (Hate)
hand colored gelatin silver prints in artists' frames, in sixteen parts

each: 23¾ x 19¾ in. (60.3 x 50.1 cm.)
overall: 95 x 79 in. (241.3 x 200.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$1,805,000
Lot 25
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Sleeping Girl (Study)
graphite and colored pencils on paper

5¾ x 5¾ in. (14.6 x 14.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,405,000
Lot 26
Sergio Camargo (1930-1990)
Untitled (Relief No. 195)
painted wood construction

32¾ x 32¾ in. (83.1 x 83.1 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,085,000
Lot 27
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Coca-Cola [3]
casein on cotton

69 3/8 x 54 in. (176.2 x 137.2 cm.)
estimate
$40,000,000 - $60,000,000

price realized
$57,285,000
Lot 28
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
One Dollar
watercolor and graphite on paper

18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$6,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$5,205,000
Lot 29
Donald Judd (1928-1994)
Untitled (DSS 42)
light cadmium red oil and black oil on wood with galvanized iron and aluminum

76 x 96 x 11¾ in. (193 x 243.8 x 29.8 cm.)
estimate
$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

price realized
$14,165,000
Lot 30
Carl Andre (b. 1935)
100 Copper Square
copper, in 100 parts

each: 3/16 x 7 13/16 x 7 13/16 in. (.5 x 20 x 20 cm.)
overall: 3/16 x 78 11/16 x 78 11/16 in. (.5 x 200 x 200 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,165,000
Lot 31
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)
Spider IV
bronze

80 x 71 x 21 in. (203.2 x 180.3 x 53.3 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$6,885,000
Lot 33
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Blue Heads
acrylic and oilstick on canvas

72 x 117 in. (182.8 x 297.1 cm.)
estimate
$8,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$10,805,000
Lot 34
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Seductive Girl
oil and Magna on canvas

50 x 72 in. (127 x 182.8 cm.)
estimate
$22,000,000 - $28,000,000

price realized
$31,525,000
Lot 35
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Abstraktes Bild (809-1)
oil on canvas

88¾ x 78 7/8 in. (225 x 200 cm.)
estimate
$19,000,000 - $28,000,000

price realized
$20,885,000
Lot 36
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
The 14th of July
oil on canvas

49½ x 110½ in. (125.7 x 280.7 cm.)
estimate
$6,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$7,109,000
Lot 37
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Untitled VIII
oil on canvas

70 x 80 in. (177.8 x 203.2 cm.)
estimate
$20,000,000 - $30,000,000

price realized
$32,085,000
Lot 38
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled
oil, graphite, colored pencil, wax crayon and ballpoint pen on paper

19 5/8 x 27½ in. (49.8 x 68.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$1,685,000
Lot 39
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Number 16, 1949
oil and enamel on paper mounted on masonite

30¾ x 22¼ in. (78.1 x 56.5 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 - $35,000,000

price realized
$32,645,000
Lot 40
Franz Kline (1910-1962)
Composition
oil on board mounted on masonite

30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$3,413,000
Lot 41
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
September Morn
oil on canvas

63 x 49½ in. (160 x 125.7 cm.)
estimate
$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

price realized
$14,725,000
Lot 42
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Untitled
ink on rice paper mounted on paper

24 3/8 x 34½ in. (62.2 x 87.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$1,085,000
Lot 43
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Woman, Wind, and Window
oil and enamel on paper mounted on board

24 x 36 in. (60.9 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$6,437,000
Lot 44
Franz Kline (1910-1962)
Color Abstraction
oil on paper

8¾ x 7 in. (22.2 x 17.7 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$485,000
Lot 45
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Black and Gray Composition
oil and charcoal on paper mounted on board

24 x 36 in. (60.9 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 47
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Untitled (Compartmented Medici Princess [Bronzino])
wood box construction--tinted glass, wood, printed paper collage, wooden balls, paint and nails

15¼ x 10¼ x 2 5/8 in. (38.7 x 26 x 6.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$2,965,000
Lot 48
Georg Baselitz (B. 1938)
Geteilter Held
oil on canvas

63¾ x 51¼ in. (161.9 x 130.1 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$2,165,000
Lot 49
Jeff Koons (B. 1955)
Gorilla
black granite

96 x 76 x 36 in. (243.8 x 193 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 50
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Pre-Agrav
acrylic on canvas

65¾ x 59 7/8 in. (167 x 149.8 cm.)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $10,000,000

price realized
$6,773,000
Lot 51
Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960)
Frank and Jamie
polyester resin, wax, pigment, human hair, clothing, shoes and accessories

Jamie: 71 x 24½ x 17¾ in (180.3 x 62.2 x 45.1 cm.)
Frank: 74½ x 24¾ x 20½ in. (189.2 x 62.9 x 52.1 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$965,000
Lot 52
Jeff Koons (B. 1955)
Teddy Bear (Pink)
mirror and colored glass

87 x 56 x 3 in. (220.1 x 142.2 x 7.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,205,000
Lot 54
Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920)
Two Jackpots
oil on canvas

48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$6,325,000
Lot 55
Mark Tansey (b. 1949)
Bridge Over the Cartesian Gap
oil on canvas

87 x 108 in. (220.9 x 274.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $4,500,000

price realized
$3,805,000
Lot 56
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Hammer & Sickle
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas

72 x 80 in. (182.8 x 203.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$3,525,000
Lot 57
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
3-Meter Girl
stainless steel, FRP, urethane paint, epoxy resin, leafing, net tights

Sculpture: 106 5/16 x 38 3/16 x 47 7/8 in. (270 x 97 x 119.9 cm.)
Base: 7 1/8 x 66 7/8 x 72 7/8 in. (18.1 x 169.9 x 184.9 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 58
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Diamond Dust Shoes
synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks with diamond dust on canvas

83¾ x 69½ in. (213.5 x 177 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$4,925,000
Lot 60
CINDY SHERMAN (B. 1954)
Untitled #48
gelatin silver print

8 x 10 in. (20.32 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,565,000
Lot 61
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix Car (Streamlined Version, 1954)
synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on canvas

160½ x 180 1/8 in. (407.6 x 457.5 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $16,000,000

price realized
$13,045,000
Lot 62
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
The Black Rocker
standing mobile--painted sheet metal, rod and wire

49 x 44 in. (124.5 x 111.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$2,853,000
Lot 63
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Genome No. 10^7x2^122
acrylic, platinum leaf, and gold leaf on canvas mounted on aluminum frame

118 x 92½ in. (219.7 x 234.9 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$965,000
Lot 64
Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920)
River Channels
oil on canvas

36 x 72 in. (91.4 x 182.8 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$2,405,000
Lot 65
Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Pratfall
acrylic on canvas

129½ x 129½ in. (328.9 x 328.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$2,853,000
Lot 66
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1989)
Gregory (Effigy)
bronze

69 1/8 x 16 1/8 x 16½ in. (175.5 x 40.9 x 41.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,565,000
Lot 67
Bruce Nauman (b. 1941)
Coffee Spilled and Balloon Dog
video tape installation--Coffee Spilled: 44 Minutes 15 Seconds, Balloon Dog: 41 Minutes 25 Seconds--two color video monitors, two laserdisc players, two laserdiscs

dimensions variable
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$485,000
Lot 68
Jasper Johns (b. 1930)
Gray Numbers
encaustic on canvas

5 5/8 x 4¼ in. (14.2 x 10.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,285,000
Lot 69
Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)
Untitled
oil and silkscreen ink on canvas

30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $4,500,000

price realized
$3,525,000
Lot 70
Neo Rauch (B. 1960)
Tal
oil on canvas

78¾ x 98½ in. (200 x 250.1 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $900,000

price realized
$749,000
Lot 72
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Sign Writers' Red
hanging mobile--painted sheet metal and wire

21 x 46 in. (53.3 x 116.8 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$1,325,000
Lot 73
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Fragile
silkscreen ink on linen

24¼ x 31 in. (61.5 x 78.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$2,045,000
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