• Auction 14437

    Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction

    7 March 2017, London

    SALE TOTAL: 96,384,000 (GBP)
57 Lots for Sale 14437
Lot 1
Wolfgang Tillmans (B. 1968)
Freischwimmer 186
c-print in artist's frame
image: 66 7/8 x 84 1/8in. (170.6 x 213.6cm.)
overall: 71 3/8 x 88 1/8in.(181 x 223.8cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($97,760 - $146,640)

price realized
£269,000
($328,718)
Lot 2
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997)
Zèbres (Zebras)
oil on canvas
43¾ x 40½in. (111 x 102.9cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($305,500 - $427,700)

price realized
£485,000
($592,670)
Lot 3
Njideka Akunyili Crosby (b. 1983)
The Beautyful Ones
acrylic, pastel, colour pencil and Xerox transfer on paper
95 5/8 x 66 7/8in. (243 x 170cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($488,800 - $733,200)

price realized
£2,517,000
($3,075,774)
Lot 4
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
The Hunter (Study for Kaiser Wilhelm Institute)
oil on canvas
78¾ x 52¾in, (200 x 134cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($611,000 - $855,400)

price realized
£1,805,000
($2,205,710)
Lot 5
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
Selbstporträt mit Palette (Self-portrait with Palette)
oil on board
65 3/8 x 42 1/8in. (166.5 x 107cm.)
estimate
£2,500,000 - £3,500,000
($3,055,000 - $4,277,000)

price realized
£2,965,000
($3,623,230)
Lot 6
Thomas Schütte (b. 1954)
United Enemy (Udo)
fimo, fabric, wood, plastic string, pvc pipe and glass dome
figure: 14¾in. (37cm.)
overall height: 72 3/8in. (184cm.)
overall diameter: 9¾in. (25cm.)
estimate
($855,400 - $1,222,000)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 7
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Untitled
oilstick on paper
42 5/8 x 30in. (108.3 x 76.2cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,222,000 - $1,833,000)

price realized
£2,225,000
($2,718,950)
Lot 8
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Être et paraître (To Be and to Seem)
oil on canvas
59 x 76¾in. (150 x 195cm.)
estimate
£7,000,000 - £10,000,000
($8,554,000 - $12,220,000)

price realized
£10,021,000
($12,245,662)
Lot 9
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Deux Arabes gesticulant (Two gesticulating Arabs)
distemper on paper
12 5/8x 15¾in. (32.1 x 40cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($733,200 - $977,600)

price realized
£1,109,000
($1,355,198)
Lot 10
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Sunflowers In a Yellow Vase
oil on canvas
48 x 36in. (121.9 x 91.4cm.)
estimate
£1,500,000 - £2,500,000
($1,833,000 - $3,055,000)

price realized
£1,805,000
($2,205,710)
Lot 11
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
No. 1 (1949)
oil on canvas
78¼ x 38¾in. (198.8 x 98.4cm.)
estimate
£8,000,000 - £12,000,000

price realized
£10,693,000
($13,066,846)
Lot 12
Carl Andre (B. 1935)
Nineteenth Copper Cardinal
copper, in nineteen parts
each: ¼ x 19 5/8 x 19 5/8in. (0.5 x 50 x 50cm.)
overall: ¼ x 19¾ x 374in. (0.5 x 50 x 950 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($244,400 - $366,600)

price realized
£545,000
($665,990)
Lot 13
Elaine Sturtevant (1926-2014)
Stella Union Pacific
aluminium oil paint on canvas
77 x 148½in. (195.5 x 377.1cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($488,800 - $733,200)

price realized
£545,000
($665,990)
Lot 14
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Fuji
oil on aluminium (Alucobond plate)
14¾ x 11½in. (37.5 x 29.2cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($244,400 - $366,600)

price realized
£437,000
($534,014)
Lot 15
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Fuji
oil on aluminium (Alucobond plate)
14¾ x 11½in. (37.5 x 29.2cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($244,400 - $366,600)

price realized
£425,000
($519,350)
Lot 16
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Fuji
oil on aluminium (Alucobond Plate)
14¾ x 11½in. (37.5 x 29.2cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($244,400 - $366,600)

price realized
£341,000
($416,702)
Lot 17
Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)
Transom
oil and silkscreen ink on canvas
56 x 50in. (142.2 x 127cm.)
estimate
£4,000,000 - £6,000,000
($4,888,000 - $7,332,000)

price realized
£4,645,000
($5,676,190)
Lot 18
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto Spaziale
glazed ceramic
diameter: 9 ¾in. (25cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($122,200 - $183,300)

price realized
£209,000
($255,398)
Lot 19
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 31½in. (100 x 80cm.)
estimate
£3,000,000 - £5,000,000
($3,666,000 - $6,110,000)

price realized
£3,413,000
($4,170,686)
Lot 20
Peter Doig (b. 1959)
Cobourg 3 + 1 More
oil on canvas
78½ x 98 3/8in. (200 x 250cm.)
estimate
£8,000,000 - £12,000,000
($9,776,000 - $14,664,000)

price realized
£12,709,000
($15,530,398)
Lot 21
Neo Rauch (b. 1960)
Kühlraum (Cold Store)
oil on canvas
82¾ x 118 1/8in. (210 x 300cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £900,000
($855,400 - $1,099,800)

price realized
£845,000
($1,032,590)
Lot 22
Albert Oehlen (b. 1954)
3rd Gear - It's All Right
oil and resin on canvas
59¼ x 59¼in. (150.4 x 150.4cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($366,600 - $611,000)

price realized
£365,000
($446,030)
Lot 23
Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)
Pie Fight Study
oil on canvas
29 3/8 x 21 3/8in. (74.5 x 54cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($366,600 - $611,000)

price realized
£425,000
($519,350)
Lot 24
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Four Multicoloured Marilyns (Reversal series)
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
36¼ x 28in. (92 x 71cm.)
estimate
£3,000,000 - £5,000,000
($3,666,000 - $6,110,000)

price realized
£2,853,000
($3,486,366)
Lot 25
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Head of Leon Kossoff
oil on board
8¾ x 8 3/8 x 1 3/8in. (22.2 x 21 x 3.5cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($733,200 - $977,600)

price realized
£725,000
($885,950)
Lot 26
Lucian Freud (1922-2011)
Gorse Sprig
conté pencil and crayon on Ingres paper
18 x 12in. (45.8 x 30.5cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($611,000 - $855,400)

price realized
£701,000
($856,622)
Lot 27
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale
oil and glass pebbles on canvas
20 1/8 x 18 7/8in. (51 x 48cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,222,000 - $1,833,000)

price realized
£1,325,000
($1,619,150)
Lot 28
Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)
Achrome
gesso and grit on canvas
27 7/8 x 20 1/8in. (71 x 51cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($855,400 - $1,222,000)

price realized
£965,000
($1,179,230)
Lot 29
Joan Miro (1893-1983) and Josep Llorens Artigas (1892-1980)
Vase
partially painted and glazed earthenware vase
height: 13½in. (34.6cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($183,300 - $305,500)

price realized
£785,000
($959,270)
Lot 30
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Guava
hanging mobile—sheet metal, rod, wire and paint
71¼ x 146½ x 46½in. (181 x 372.1 x 118 cm.)
estimate
£3,000,000 - £5,000,000
($3,666,000 - $6,110,000)

price realized
£4,533,000
($5,539,326)
Lot 31
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Untitled
standing mobile – sheet metal, rod, wire and paint
108 5/8 x 142½ x 59 in. (276 x 362 x 150cm.)
estimate
£3,500,000 - £5,500,000
($4,277,000 - $6,721,000)

price realized
£3,525,000
($4,307,550)
Lot 32
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002)
Untitled
oil on canvas
31¾ x 39 3/8 in. (80.6 x 100cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($855,400 - $1,222,000)

price realized
£965,000
($1,179,230)
Lot 33
Ali Banisadr (b. 1976)
Time for Outrage
oil on linen
48 ¼ x 60in. (122.5 x 152.6cm.)
estimate
£220,000 - £320,000
($268,840 - $391,040)

price realized
£413,000
($504,686)
Lot 34
Cecily Brown (b. 1969)
The Sick Leaves
oil on linen, in three parts
overall: 103 x 249¼in. (261.6 x 633cm.)
each: 103 x 83 1/8in. (261.6 x 211cm.)
estimate
£900,000 - £1,200,000
($1,099,800 - $1,466,400)

price realized
£1,805,000
($2,205,710)
Lot 35
Thomas Schütte (B. 1954)
Stahlfrau No. 6 (Steel Woman, No. 6)
steel
65 x 98 3/8 x 60 5/8in. (165 x 250 x 154cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,466,400 - $2,199,600)

price realized
£2,629,000
($3,212,638)
Lot 36
Miquel Barceló (b. 1957)
Pase de Pecho
mixed media on canvas
25 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (65 x 81cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,222,000 - $1,833,000)

price realized
£1,145,000
($1,399,190)
Lot 37
Joe Bradley (b. 1975)
Alien in a Garbage Dump
oil, oilstick and mixed media on canvas
90 1/8 x 74in. (228.9 x 188cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($366,600 - $611,000)

price realized
£293,000
($358,046)
Lot 38
Henry Taylor (b. 1958)
Terri Philips
acrylic and collage on canvas
93¾ x 76½in. (238 x 194.2cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($48,880 - $73,320)

price realized
£149,000
($182,078)
Lot 39
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Alpha Particles
acrylic, oilstick and silkscreen ink on canvas
86¼ x 68¼in. (219 x 173.3cm.)
estimate
£2,500,000 - £3,500,000
($3,055,000 - $4,277,000)

price realized
£3,973,000
($4,855,006)
Lot 40
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Marilyn (Reversal)
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
20 1/8 x 15 7/8in. (51 x 40.5cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,222,000 - $1,833,000)

price realized
£1,205,000
($1,472,510)
Lot 41
Maurizio Cattelan (B. 1960)
Untitled
dog skeleton and Liberation newspaper
15¾ x 31½ x 19¾in. (40 x 80 x 50cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($611,000 - $855,400)

price realized
£485,000
($592,670)
Lot 42
Keith Haring (1958-1990)
Untitled
acrylic on canvas
48 x 36in. (122 x 91.5cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($366,600 - $611,000)

price realized
£569,000
($695,318)
Lot 43
Jeff Koons (b. 1955)
Jim Beam - Observation Car
stainless steel and bourbon
10¼ x 16 x 6½in. (26 x 40.6 x 16.5cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($488,800 - $733,200)

price realized
£545,000
($665,990)
Lot 44
Jeff Koons (b. 1955)
Jim Beam - Baggage Car
stainless steel and bourbon
7 x 15½ x 6½in. (17.7 x 39.4 x 16.5cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($488,800 - $733,200)

price realized
£557,000
($680,654)
Lot 45
Jeff Koons (b. 1955)
Jim Beam - Log Car
stainless steel and bourbon
7¾ x 14¼ x 6½in. (19.7 x 36.2 x 16.5cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($488,800 - $733,200)

price realized
£497,000
($607,334)
Lot 47
Carol Rama (1918-2015)
Bricolage
mixed media on masonite
22¾ x 29 3/8in. (58 x 74.4cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($73,320 - $97,760)

price realized
£185,000
($226,070)
Lot 48
Neo Rauch (b. 1960)
Nerv
oil on paper
97 5/8 x 78in. (248 x 198cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($305,500 - $427,700)

price realized
£353,000
($431,366)
Lot 49
Peter Doig (b. 1959)
Metropolitain (Stag)
oil on canvas
23 x 17in. (58.5 x 43cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £800,000
($611,000 - $977,600)

price realized
£485,000
($592,670)
Lot 50
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)
Sefer Hechaloth
iron rods, acrylic and emulsion on canvas
74 7/8 x 110 5/8in. (190.3 x 281cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($488,800 - $733,200)

price realized
£509,000
($621,998)
Lot 51
Gunther Uecker (b. 1930)
Spirale I, Spirale II (Doppelspirale)
nails and latex paint on canvas laid down on wood, in two parts, accompanied by an artist's architectural drawing
(i) (ii), each: 78¾ x 78¾in. (200 x 200cm.)
(iii) 31½ x 78¾in. (80 x 200cm.)
(3)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,222,000 - $1,833,000)

price realized
£2,629,000
($3,212,638)
Lot 53
Sterling Ruby (b. 1972)
SP57
acrylic and spray paint on canvas
96 1/8 x 84in. (244 x 213.3cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($244,400 - $366,600)

price realized
£413,000
($504,686)
Lot 54
Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)
No Way!
acrylic on canvas mounted on fibreglass
diameter: 37 3/8in. (94.7cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £450,000
($427,700 - $549,900)

price realized
£581,000
($709,982)
Lot 56
Antony Gormley (B. 1950)
Gauge II
3 mm square section stainless steel bar
79½ x 26¾ x16 1/8in. (202.5 x 68 x 41cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($219,960 - $305,500)

price realized
£341,000
($416,702)
Lot 57
Nicolas de Stael (1914-1955)
Composition
oil on canvas
6 3/8 x 8¾in. (16 x 22cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($244,400 - $366,600)

price realized
£281,000
($343,382)
Lot 58
Nicolas de Stael (1914-1955)
Fruits
oil on canvas

18 1/8 x 24in. (46 x 61cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($488,800 - $733,200)

price realized
£461,000
($563,342)
Lot 59
Sean Scully (b. 1945)
Passenger Yellow Grey
oil on two attached canvases
60 3/8 x 56 3/8in. (153.5 x 143cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £450,000
($427,700 - $549,900)

price realized
£425,000
($519,350)
Lot 60
Günther Förg (1952-2013)
Untitled
acrylic and lead on wood
94½ x 63 x 2½in. (240 x 160 x 6.2cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($305,500 - $427,700)

price realized
£281,000
($343,382)
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