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Modern and Contemporary Art

Auction 18397
9 Nov 2010, starting at 13:00 EST.
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Auction highlights

Sold for US$ 904,400 inc. premium
Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955) La branche sur fond noir, 1948 36 1/4 x 28 3/4in (92 x ...
Sold for US$ 422,000 inc. premium
Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955) Fantaisie sur fond rouge, 1943 24 x 19 7/8in (61 x 50.5cm)
Sold for US$ 314,000 inc. premium
Serge Poliakoff (Russian, 1900-1969) Untitled, 1958 31 7/8 x 25 5/8in (81 x 65cm)
Sold for US$ 194,000 inc. premium
Adolph Gottlieb (American, 1903-1974) Green, Ochre, Maroon, 1969 48 x 60in (122 x 152.4cm)

Lots

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1 Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953) L'entrée du port du Havre, c. 1920 17 1/2 x 22 1/8in (44.5 x 56.2cm) US$ 6,100
£4,040
€4,714
2 Suzanne Valadon (French, 1865-1938) Maurice Utrillo nu assis, c. 1889 5 x 3 5/8in (12.7 x 9.2cm) US$ 6,710
£4,444
€5,185
3 Maurice Utrillo (French, 1883-1955) Le maquis de Montmartre 13 x 16 1/4in (33 x 41.2cm) US$ 79,300
£52,520
€61,287
5 Constantin Kluge (Latvian/French, 1912-2003) Place de l'Opéra, c. 1974 23 3/4 x 29in (60.3 x 73.7cm) US$ 7,320
£4,848
€5,657
6 Marie Laurencin (French, 1885-1956) Deux jeunes filles dans un jardin 13 x 16in (33 x 40.5cm) US$ 42,700
£28,280
€33,001
7 Nicola Simbari (Italian, born 1927) Interior with Girl 27 3/8 x 31 1/2in (69.5 x 80cm) US$ 6,710
£4,444
€5,185
8 Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) Nu féminin assis, petit modèle, also known as 'Petite étude de mouvement', 1885/1962 11 7/8 x 4 15/16 x 3 11/16in (30.2 x 12.6 x 9.4cm) US$ 36,600
£24,240
€28,286
9 Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) Torse d'Adèle, modèle avec large base sous le buste, 1878/c. 1940 18 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 6 3/8in (48 x 20 x 16.2cm) US$ 176,000
£116,564
€136,022
12 Armand Guillaumin (French, 1841-1927) Crozant, le Puy Barriou, 1898 25 3/4 x 36 1/4in (65.5 x 92cm) US$ 20,740
£13,736
€16,029
13 Armand Guillaumin (French, 1841-1927) Epinay-sur-Orge, chemin en sous bois, 1890 25 1/2 x 21 1/4in (64.8 x 54cm) US$ 39,650
£26,260
€30,643
14 Maxime Maufra (French, 1861-1918) Le port d'Auray, c. 1905 23 5/8 x 28 3/4in (60 x 73cm) US$ 36,600
£24,240
€28,286
15 Max Liebermann (German, 1847-1935) Bathing boys, c. 1909 5 x 7 3/4in (12.7 x 19.7cm) US$ 23,180
£15,352
€17,914
16 Max Liebermann (German, 1847-1935) At the shore, c. 1903 5 x 7 3/4in (12.7 x 19.7cm) US$ 42,700
£28,280
€33,001
19 Jean Hippolyte Marchand (French, 1883-1940) Cityscape with trees 29 x 19 1/8in (73.7 x 48.6cm) US$ 1,830
£1,212
€1,414
20 Camille Bombois (French, 1883-1970) Pont avec deux personages, c. 1935 18 1/4 x 24in (46.3 x 61cm) US$ 14,640
£9,696
€11,314
21 Camille Bombois (French, 1883-1970) Bords de l'eau à Chevrières 28 3/4 x 23 5/8in (73 x 60cm) US$ 10,980
£7,272
€8,485
22 Isaac Pailes (French, 1895-1978) Village landscape with bridge 19 7/8 x 25 5/8in (50.5 x 65.1cm) US$ 2,440
£1,616
€1,885
23 Maximilien (Max) Clarenbach (German, 1880-1952) Winterlandschaft 13 3/4 x 18 1/8in (35 x 46cm) US$ 3,355
£2,222
€2,592
24 Felix Albrecht Harta (Hungarian, 1884-1967) Landscape with rows of pink flowers, 1907 20 7/8 x 20 1/2in (53 x 52cm) US$ 2,440
£1,616
€1,885
25 Jaroslav Setelik (Czechoslovakian, 1881-1955) View of Prague 25 x 49in (63.5 x 124.5cm) US$ 3,965
£2,626
€3,064
26 Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch (Dutch, 1824-1903) Wintergezicht 20 3/8 x 14in (51.8 x 35.6cm) US$ 4,880
£3,232
€3,771
27 Marcel Dyf (French, 1899-1985) Jacqueline au feutre bleu, 1967 28 3/4 x 23 1/2in (73 x 59.7cm) US$ 7,320
£4,848
€5,657
29 Marcel Dyf (French, 1899-1985) Claudine au bouquet, 1965 21 3/4 x 18 1/4in (55.2 x 47.6cm) US$ 4,575
£3,030
€3,535
30 Vinzenc Benes (Czechoslovakian, 1883-1979) Still life with tulips, poppies and lilacs in a vase 28 9/16 x 23 5/8in (72.5 x 60cm) US$ 3,660
£2,424
€2,828
31 Paul Aïzpiri (French, born 1919) Still life with flowers in a vase on a table 28 3/4 x 23 11/16in (73 x 60.2cm) US$ 14,640
£9,696
€11,314
32 Paul Aïzpiri (French, born 1919) Still life with flowers in a vase 21 5/8 x 18 1/8in (55 x 46cm) US$ 8,540
£5,656
€6,600
34 Chen Chi (American, 1912-2005) Spring Blossom, 1984 38 x 40 1/2in (96.5 x 102.9cm) US$ 3,660
£2,424
€2,828
35 Franz von Zülow (Austrian, 1883-1963) Flowers in a vase, 1922 22 3/8 x 26in (56.8 x 66cm) US$ 7,320
£4,848
€5,657
36 Hugó Scheiber (Hungarian, 1873-1950) Untitled (Cityscape) 24 x 16 15/16in (61 x 43cm) US$ 6,710
£4,444
€5,185
37 Vilmos Aba-Novák (Hungarian, 1894-1942) At the market, c. 1939 19 11/16 x 23 5/8in (50 x 60cm) US$ 48,800
£32,320
€37,715
38 Georges (Karpeles) Kars (Czech, 1882-1945) Street scene, 1934 13 3/16 x 26 1/8in (33.5 x 66.3cm) US$ 3,050
£2,020
€2,357
39 Georges (Karpeles) Kars (Czech, 1882-1945) Untitled (Still life with fish), c. 1930 13 3/4 x 19 11/16in (35 x 50cm) US$ 2,440
£1,616
€1,885
40 Eugen von Kahler (Czechoslovakian, 1882-1911) Biblische komposition, 1910 31 5/16 x 37 3/8in (79.5 x 95cm) US$ 19,520
£12,928
€15,086
41 Eugen von Kahler (Czechoslovakian, 1882-1911) Nature morte, 1907 15 3/16 x 18 1/8in (38.5 x 46cm) US$ 7,320
£4,848
€5,657
42 Zvi Mairovich (Israeli, 1911-1973) Jerusalem Street, Haifa, Israel 20 x 23 1/4in (50.8 x 59cm) US$ 3,355
£2,222
€2,592
43 David Breuer-Weil (British, born 1965) Israel, 1992 40 x 60 1/8in (101.5 x 152.8cm) US$ 5,490
£3,636
€4,242
44 Jean Cocteau (French, 1889-1963) Untitled, 1957 16 1/2 x 13in (41.9 x 33cm) US$ 4,270
£2,828
€3,300
45 Jules Pascin (French, 1885-1930) Genieve en culotte, 1926 18 1/2 x 11in (47 x 28cm) US$ 4,575
£3,030
€3,535
46 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) Le peintre, 1962 9 7/16 x 6 7/8in (24 x 17.5cm) US$ 6,100
£4,040
€4,714
47 Reuven Rubin (Israeli, 1893-1974) Ruth, 1963 15 3/16 x 18 1/2in (38.5 x 47cm) US$ 61,000
£40,400
€47,144
48 Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989) Study for The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, c. 1958 40 1/4 x 30 1/4in (102.2 x 76.8cm) US$ 24,400
£16,160
€18,857
49 André Derain (French, 1880-1954) Tête 5 x 6 x 1in (12.7 x 15.2 x 2.6cm) US$ 5,185
£3,434
€4,007
50 Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989) Space Venus, 1977/1984 25 9/16 x 13 3/8 x 14in (65 x 34 x 35.5cm) US$ 15,250
£10,100
€11,786
51 Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989) La noblesse du temps, 1977/1984 23 7/16 x 14 15/16 x 11 7/16in (59.5 x 38 x 29cm) US$ 15,250
£10,100
€11,786
52 Marie Laurencin (French, 1885-1956) Femme au collier, 1936 16 x 13in (40.6 x 33cm) unframed US$ 61,000
£40,400
€47,144
53 Jean Metzinger (French, 1883-1956) Paysage, 1920-1921 36 1/4 x 23 3/4in (92 x 60.3cm) US$ 140,000
£92,722
€108,200
54 André Masson (French, 1896-1987) Ville cranienne, 1940 19 x 25in (48.3 x 63.5cm) US$ 39,650
£26,260
€30,643
55 André Masson (French, 1896-1987) L'Auvergne, 1940 24 x 18 7/8in (61 x 48cm) US$ 27,450
£18,180
€21,214
56 Alexander Archipenko (Ukrainian, 1887-1964) Small Reclining Figure, 1913/c. 1965 4 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 5 1/4in (11.5 x 31.8 x 13.4cm) US$ 39,040
£25,856
€30,172
57 Jean Arp (French, 1887-1966) Concrétions enlacées, 1958 22 3/4 x 20 x 13in (56.5 x 50.8 x 33cm) US$ 146,000
£96,695
€112,837
58 Henri Laurens (French, 1885-1954) L'Été, 1940 6 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 6 1/2in (17.2 x 29.8 x 16.5cm) US$ 85,400
£56,560
€66,002
59 Henri Laurens (French, 1885-1954) Baigneuse, 1931 22 3/8 x 27 1/8in (56.8 x 68.9cm) Sold
60 Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (Japanese/French, 1886-1968) Portrait of a young girl 10 7/8 x 6 7/8in (27.6 x 17.5cm) US$ 24,400
£16,160
€18,857
61 Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (Japanese/French, 1886-1968) Portrait of a young girl 10 3/4 x 7in (27.3 x 17.8cm) US$ 24,400
£16,160
€18,857
64 Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955) Paysage au Papillon, 1936 10 3/8 x 14 5/8in (26.4 x 37cm) US$ 39,040
£25,856
€30,172
65 Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955) Studies for the City of Light mural for the Con Edison New York World's Fair building, 1938 (3) each 11 3/8 x 8 1/4in (29 x 22.2cm) US$ 40,260
£26,664
€31,115
66 Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955) La branche sur fond noir, 1948 36 1/4 x 28 3/4in (92 x 73cm) US$ 904,400
£598,984
€698,972
67 Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955) Fantaisie sur fond rouge, 1943 24 x 19 7/8in (61 x 50.5cm) US$ 422,000
£279,490
€326,145
68 Bernard Buffet (French, 1928-1999) Bouquet de zinnias dans un vase, 1963 39 1/2 x 32 1/8in (100.3 x 81.5cm) US$ 91,500
£60,600
€70,716
69 Bernard Buffet (French, 1928-1999) Nature morte avec poires et cerises, 1964 29 x 39 1/2in (73.6 x 100.3cm) US$ 91,500
£60,600
€70,716
70 Moïse Kisling (French, 1891-1953) Mimosas 21 3/4 x 15in (55.2 x 38.1cm) US$ 92,720
£61,408
€71,659
71 Françoise Gilot (French, born 1921) Le Jardin jaune, 1946 19 7/8 x 25 1/4in (50.5 x 64.2cm) US$ 15,860
£10,504
€12,257
72 Rigaud Benoit (Haitian, 1911-1986) Nativity, c. 1950 20 x 16in (50.8 x 40.7cm) US$ 3,660
£2,424
€2,828
73 Rigaud Benoit (Haitian, 1911-1986) A young girl dancing, 1960 36 x 24in (91.5 x 61cm) US$ 4,880
£3,232
€3,771
75 Francisco Borès (Spanish, 1898-1972) Luz azul, 1936 25 3/4 x 32in (65.4 x 81.3cm) US$ 30,500
£20,200
€23,572
76 Reg Butler (British, 1913-1981) Study, 1956 overall dimensions 9 1/16 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/8in (23 x 8.9 x 7.9cm) US$ 8,540
£5,656
€6,600
77 Reg Butler (British, 1913-1981) Study for Figure Bending, 2, 1959 22 7/16 x 11 x 10 1/4in (57 x 28 x 26cm) US$ 21,960
£14,544
€16,971
78 Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986) Girl, 1982 overall dimensions 7 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 1/2in (18 x 10.5 x 8.9cm) US$ 18,300
£12,120
€14,143
79 Robert Colquhoun (British, 1914-1962) Untitled (A woman reading), 1942 15 15/16 x 19 7/8in (40.5 x 50.5cm) unframed US$ 20,130
£13,332
€15,557
80 Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991) Bird study, 1954 11 3/4 x 15 1/2in (29.8 x 39.4cm) US$ 11,590
£7,676
€8,957
81 Studio of Willem de Kooning (American, 1904-1997) Sitting Figure (from the Leda and the Swan series), 1987 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/4in (14 x 14 x 9.5cm) US$ 12,200
£8,080
€9,428
82 Charles Joseph Biederman (American, 1906-2004) Untitled (New York), 1935 17 1/2 x 8 1/2in (44.5 x 21.6cm) US$ 3,050
£2,020
€2,357
83 Norman Bluhm (American, 1921-1999) Untitled, 1964 20 5/8 x 26 3/4in (52.3 x 68cm) US$ 9,760
£6,464
€7,543
84 Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Le Cheval caillou, 1968 29 5/16 x 43 1/8in (74.5 x 109.5cm) US$ 45,140
£29,896
€34,886
85 Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Tropique, 1974 29 1/2 x 43 1/4in (75 x 109.8cm) US$ 54,900
£36,360
€42,429
86 Adolph Gottlieb (American, 1903-1974) Green, Ochre, Maroon, 1969 48 x 60in (122 x 152.4cm) US$ 194,000
£128,486
€149,934
88 Patrick Heron (British, 1920-1999) Atmospheric Purples with Blue and Red, 1966 6 7/8 x 9 1/4in (17.5 x 23.5cm) US$ 5,490
£3,636
€4,242
89 Serge Poliakoff (Russian, 1900-1969) Untitled, 1958 31 7/8 x 25 5/8in (81 x 65cm) US$ 314,000
£207,962
€242,677
92 Joseph Hirsch (American, 1910-1981) Untitled, 1962 32 1/4 x 25 3/4in (81.9 x 65.4cm) US$ 4,880
£3,232
€3,771
93 Romare Bearden (American, 1914-1988) Abstract figures 26 3/16 x 20 1/4in (66.5 x 51.5cm) US$ 10,980
£7,272
€8,485
95 Forrest Clemenger Bess (American, 1911-1977) Still life with green apples and pears, 1948 11 7/8 x 11 7/8in (30.2 x 30.2cm) unframed US$ 2,440
£1,616
€1,885
96 Eugene Brodsky (American, born 1946) Storyboard 1 (from the I Smell Rubber Burning series), 2000 57 1/4 x 84 3/4 x 6 1/4in (145.4 x 215.3 x 15.9cm) US$ 2,745
£1,818
€2,121
101 Larry Rivers (American, 1923-2002) Marlon Brando, c. 1972 40 x 28in (101.6 x 71.1cm) US$ 15,860
£10,504
€12,257
102 James Rosenquist (American, born 1933) A Bucket with a Halo, 1972 26 x 22 1/4in (66 x 56.5cm) US$ 12,200
£8,080
€9,428
104 Allan D'Arcangelo (American, 1930-1998) Landscape Bars #4, 1968 40 x 36in (101.6 x 91.4cm) US$ 22,570
£14,948
€17,443
105 Ben Schonzeit (American, born 1942) Buffalo Bill, 1970 72 x 72 1/2in (182.9 x 184.2cm) unframed US$ 23,180
£15,352
€17,914
106 Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931-2004) Open Ended Nude (Drawing Edition) #37, 1973 3 7/8 x 8 11/16in (9.8 x 22.6cm) US$ 36,600
£24,240
€28,286
107 Paul Jenkins (American, born 1923) Phenomena Coming About Anatomy of a Cloud, 1977 31 x 43 1/2in (78.7 x 110.5cm) US$ 7,930
£5,252
€6,128
109 Friedel Dzubas (German/American, 1915-1994) Untitled, 1971 16 x 16in (40.7 x 40.7cm) US$ 2,440
£1,616
€1,885
110 Paul Jenkins (American, born 1923) Phenomena from Home, 1964 36 x 20in (91.5 x 50.8cm) US$ 25,620
£16,968
€19,800
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