Sale Total: 54,291,200 USD
Newcomers on the market such as Tal R. or Karen Kilimnik fetched surprising results during this sale.
Best results:
107 JOHN DE ANDREA
SITTING WOMAN
Estimate: 50,000—70,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 114,000 USD
81 by 110 by 62 cm.
oil on polyester resin with synthetic hair
109 LOUISE NEVELSON
BLACK LIGHT II
Estimate:50,000—70,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 108,000 USD
81 by 91 by 9 cm.
wood, painted black
Executed circa 1973.
110 MORRIS LOUIS
HORIZONTAL VIII
Estimate: 350,000—450,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 609,600 USD
65.5 by 243 cm.
acrylic on canvas
Executed in 1962.
112 CHRISTO
380 WRAPPED TREES (PROJECT FOR THE AVENUE DES CHAMPS ELYSÉES AND THE ROND POINT DES CHAMPS ELYSÉES IN PARIS)
Estimate:
65,000—85,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 120,000 USD
71.1 by 55.9 cm.
signed, titled and dated 1969
pencil, wax crayon, polyethylene, twine, charcoal, printed map and black and white photograph collage on paper
113 JOHN CHAMBERLAIN
ALUMARINERO
Estimate:120,000—180,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 156,000 USD
38.5 by 90 by 46 cm.
alternate measurements
base:9 by 47.9 by 40 cm.
painted and chrome plated steel
Executed in 1990.
116 ALEXANDER CALDER
156,000
117 DAVID SMITH
GROWING FORMS
Estimate: 250,000—350,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 520,000 USD
200.7 by 25.3 by 25.3 cm.
signed
cast aluminium on carved wood pedestal
Executed in 1939, this work is one of two known casts. The other cast was gifted by Charles E. Palmer to the Univeristy of Michigan Museum of Art.
120 EVA HESSE
UNTITLED
Estimate:150,000—200,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 296,000 USD
71.2 by 101.6 cm.
signed and dated 56; signed on the reverse
oil on canvas
Executed in 1956.
122 DAVID SMITH
MEMORY HEAD
estimate: 400,000—600,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 923,200 USD
62.9 by 33 by 18.4 cm.
signed twice
bronze, brass and copper
Executed in December 1955.
124 ALEXANDER CALDER
RED CURLICUE WITH YELLOW ON BLUE
Estimate:100,000—150,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 284,800 USD
16.5 by 12.7 by 14.6 cm.
signed with the artist's monogram on the tail of the base
painted sheet metal standing mobile
Executed in 1945,
128 HANS HOFMANN
STUDIO
estimate: 200,000—300,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 464,000 USD
122 by 152.5 cm.
signed and dated II.9.47
oil on canvas
129 ALEXANDER CALDER
UNTITLED (FIVE WHITE AND BRASS SPIRAL ON RED AND BLACK)
Estimate: 175,000—225,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 419,200 USD
54.5 by 49.5 by 49.5 cm.
signed with the artist's monogram on the base
painted sheet metal and wire standing mobile
Executed circa 1960
132 LEE KRASNER
UNTITLED (CASCADE)
Estimate: 100,000—150,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 374,400 USD
64.8 by 101.6 cm.
signed and dated 1965
gouache on paper
135 LEE KRASNER
NIGHT BLOOM
Estimate: 250,000—350,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 755,200 USD
142.9 by 142.2 cm.
signed and dated '62
oil on linen
143 LEE KRASNER
PORCELAIN
Estimate: 250,000—350,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 576,000 USD
76.2 by 121.9 cm.
signed and dated 1955 on the stretcher
oil on paper and fabric collage on pressed wood
576,000
144 ALICE NEEL
PORTRAIT OF PETER B. KAPLAN
Estimate:150,000—200,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 216,000 USD
71 by 50.8 cm.
signed
oil on canvas
Executed in 1950.
147 THEODOROS STAMOS
"REWARD" #2
Estimate: 70,000—90,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 204,000 USD
155 by 167.6 cm.
signed; signed and titled on the strecther
oil on canvas
149 ADOLPH GOTTLIEB
ISTANBUL
Estimate:250,000—350,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 296,000 USD
228.7 by 182.7 cm.
oil on canvas
Executed in 1971.
154 JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE
UNTITLED
Estimate:100,000—150,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 363,200 USD
72.5 by 91.5 cm.
signed and dated 54
oil on canvas
157 JEAN DUBUFFET
GUÉRIDON (TABLE)
CHAISE DE PRATIQUE FONCTION II (CHAIR)
Estimate: 180,000—250,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 307,200 USD
guérdion: 66 by 57.2 by 50.2 cm.
alternate measurements
chaise: 99.7 by 50.2 by 50.2 cm.
Chaise de Pratique Fonction II: signed with the artist's initials and dated 72. This work was executed in March 1969 and repainted by the artist in April 1972.
Guéridon was executed in May, 1972.
epoxy and polyester paint on polyurethane, in two parts
163 HELEN FRANKENTHALER
ANOTHER SEA
Estimate: 150,000—200,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 475,200 USD
141 by 181 cm.
signed; signed and dated 79 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
165 ADOLPH GOTTLIEB
OFF WHITE
Estimate: 250,000—350,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 296,000 USD
228.6 by 121.9 cm.
signed, titled and dated 1973
acrylic on canvas
166 HELEN FRANKENTHALER
EARLINESS
Estimate: 100,000—150,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 340,800 USD
. 238.2 by 252.7 cm.
signed
oil on canvas
Executed in circa 1975.
169 HELEN FRANKENTHALER
BASIN
Estimate: 120,000—180,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 374,400 USD
132.7 by 270.3 cm.
signed; signed, titled and dated 1979 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
174 FRANZ KLINE
UNTITLED
Estimate: 50,000—70,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 84,000 USD
28 by 23.3 cm.
signed
gouache and ink on newsprint mounted on paperboard
Executed circa 1955.
175 FRANZ KLINE
STUDY FOR WASHINGTON BRIDGE
Estimate:350,000—450,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 665,600 USD
47 by 60.4 cm.
signed
ink and gouache on paper
Executed in 1957.
176 FRANZ KLINE
UNTITLED
Estimate: 300,000—350,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 598,400 USD
55.5 by 42.5 cm.
signed; numbered 238 on the reverse
ink on paper
Executed in 1957.
179 JOSEF ALBERS
FABRIK A
Estimate: 30,000—40,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 228,000 USD
35.6 by 45.7 cm.
signed, titled and dated 1925 on the reverse
sandblasted opaque flashed glass with black paint
180 JOSEF ALBERS
STUDY FOR HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE
Estimate: 120,000—180,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 296,000 USD
45.5 by 45.5 cm.
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 63
oil on masonite
182 JOSEF ALBERS
STUDY FOR HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE: LOOKING AHEAD
Estimate: 150,000—200,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 262,400 USD
61 by 61 cm.
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 57; signed, titled and dated 1957
oil on masonite
183 AGNES MARTIN
UNTITLED
Estimate: 250,000—350,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 363,200 USD
30.5 by 29.8 cm.
signed and dated 63 on the reverse
pencil, ink and ink wash on paper
184 JOSEF ALBERS
HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE: EARTH AND AIR
Estimate: 150,000—200,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 296,000 USD
101 by 101 cm.
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 65; signed, titled and dated 1965 on the reverse
oil on masonite
188 GEORGE RICKEY
IVIDED SQUARE OBLIQUE III
Estimate: 125,000—175,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 204,000 USD
measurements
height: 274.3 cm.
alternate measurements
each blade: 122 cm.
signed with the artist's initials, dated 80 and numbered 1/3 on the base
stainless steel kinetic sculpture
Executed in 1980, this work is number one from an unrealized edition of three.
189 JOSEF ALBERS
STUDY FOR HOMMAGE TO THE SQUARE: SOLEMN
Estimate: 120,000—180,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 273,600 USD
61 by 61 cm.
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 61; signed, titled and dated 1961
oil on masonite
195 KENNETH NOLAND
UPPER WAND
Estimate: 40,000—60,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 204,000 USD
40.6 by 235 cm.
signed, titled and dated 1967 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
198 JOSEF ALBERS
STUDY FOR HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE: DESERT AIR
Estimate: 120,000—180,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 168,000 USD
40.6 by 40.6 cm.
inscribed with the artist's monogram and dated 58; signed, titled and dated 1958 on the reverse
oil on masonite
201 ALEXANDER CALDER
UNTITLED (BANNER CARTOONS)
Estimate: 60,000—80,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 262,400 USD
109.2 by 36.8 cm.
each signed with the artist's monogram and dated 75
gouache on paper, in four parts
204 ALEXANDER CALDER
ABOVE THE NET
Estimate:100,000—150,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 251,200 USD
57.8 by 77.5 cm.
signed and dated 1931
ink on paper
Executed in 1931, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A03055.
216 JEAN DUBUFFET
LOISIR
estimate: 120,000—180,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 340,800 USD
99.7 by 80.5 cm.
signed with the artist's initials and dated 80; titled, dated Déc. 80 and numbered B36 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
225 YAYOI KUSAMA
NETS - OBSESSION-OPR
Estimate:150,000—200,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 329,600 USD
194 by 259 cm.
signed, titled and dated 2003 on the reverse; signed, titled and dated 2000-2003 on a label affixed to the reverse
acrylic on canvas
227 VICTOR VASARELY
PAURA
Estimate: 100,000—150,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 240,000 USD
217.2 by 245.1 cm.
signed
acrylic on canvas
Executed in 1978 - 1986.
237 ROBERT INDIANA
LOVE
Estimate: 200,000—300,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 744,000 USD
30.5 by 30.5 cm.
stamp signed, dated 1972 and inscribed For R.W. Sarnoff on the reverse
oil on canvas
238 ANDY WARHOL
JACKIE
Estimate: 350,000—450,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 520,000 USD
50.8 by 40.6 cm.
signed and dated '64 on the overlap
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
242 EDWARD RUSCHA
HOT FOLDED SHEET
Estimate: 120,000—180,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 307,200 USD
58.3 by 73.7 cm.
signed and dated 1973
gunpowder on paper
268 SAM FRANCIS
UNTITLED
Estimate: 100,000—150,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 216,000 USD
135.9 by 182.8 cm.
signed twice with the artist's initials and numbered 79-5 on the overlap and stretcher
acrylic on canvas
Executed in 1979, this work is registered with the Sam Francis Estate as archive number SFP79-5.
271 ROY LICHTENSTEIN
BRUSHSTROKE HEAD I
Estimate: 500,000—700,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 1,136,000 USD
101 by 42 by 24 cm.
signed, numbered 2/6 and dated '87 on the base
painted and patinated bronze
Executed in 1987, this work is number two from an edition of six.
273 RALPH GOINGS
TILL LIFE - COLOR PICK
Estimate: 70,000—90,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 228,000 USD
101.6 by 152.4 cm.
signed and dated 82; signed, titled Still Life - Color Pick and dated 1982 on the reverse
oil on canvas
276 RICHARD ESTES
VIEW FROM THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE
Estimate: 150,000—200,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 318,400 USD
73.7 by 91.4 cm.
signed twice and dated 95
oil on canvas
277 ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG
APPOINTMENT
Estimate: 500,000—700,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 996,000 USD
243.8 by 151.8 cm.
signed and dated 97; titled and numbered 97.076 on the reverse
vegetable dye transfer on polylaminate
320 FRANK STELLA
THE SHARK MASSACRE
Estimate: 170,000—250,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 204,000 USD
153.7 by 243.2 by 69.5 cm.
mixed media on aluminum
Executed in 1988.
338 JOHN WESLEY
BOAT RACE
Estimate: 50,000—70,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 240,000 USD
122.3 by 152.7 cm.
signed, titled and dated 1999
acrylic on canvas