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Contemporary Part 1

Session: Contemporary Part 1

New York
10 May 2012, session starting at 17:00 EDT

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El Anatsui, work TBD (title, size, date, and estimate are all TBD)
Sold for US$ 722,500 inc. premium
El Anatsui (born 1944) Harbinger, 2012 133 7/8 x 157 1/2in. (340 x 400cm)
Vik Muniz (born 1961) Maria Callas (from Diamond Divas), 2004 59 x 48in. (149.9 x 121.9cm) This work is number four from an edition of ten, plus four artist's proofs.
Sold for US$ 116,500 inc. premium
Vik Muniz (born 1961) Maria Callas (from Diamond Divas), 2004 image: 58 3/8 x 46 5/8in. (148.3 ...
Bill Viola, Bodies of Light
Sold for US$ 86,500 inc. premium
Bill Viola (born 1951) Oguri, 2008 24 x 14 x 2.36in. (63 x 35.5 x 6cm)
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) Untitled, circa 1960 16 7/8 x 13 1/8in. (42.7 x 35.1cm)
Sold for US$ 60,000 inc. premium
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) Untitled, circa 1960 16 7/8 x 13 1/8in. (42.7 x 35.1cm)

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Jules de Balincourt (born 1972) Global Hunter, 2007 17 x 13 1/2in. (43.2 x 34.3cm)
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Jules de Balincourt (born 1972) Global Hunter, 2007 17 x 13 1/2in. (43.2 x 34.3cm)
Sold for US$ 52,500 inc. premium
Vik Muniz (born 1961) Odalisque with a Turkish chair, after Henri Matisse (Pictures of Pigment), 2006 image: 39 3/8 x 48in. (100 x 121.9cm)<BR />framed: 41 3/8 x 50in. (105.1 x 127cm) This work is number five from an edition of six, plus four artist's proofs.
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Vik Muniz (born 1961) Odalisque with a Turkish chair, after Henri Matisse (Pictures of Pigment), 2006 image: 39 3/8 x 48in. (100 x 121.9cm). framed: ...
Sold for US$ 38,750 inc. premium
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) Untitled, circa 1960 16 7/8 x 13 1/8in. (42.7 x 35.1cm)
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Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) Untitled, circa 1960 16 7/8 x 13 1/8in. (42.7 x 35.1cm)
Sold for US$ 60,000 inc. premium
Vik Muniz (born 1961) Maria Callas (from Diamond Divas), 2004 59 x 48in. (149.9 x 121.9cm) This work is number four from an edition of ten, plus four artist's proofs.
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Vik Muniz (born 1961) Maria Callas (from Diamond Divas), 2004 image: 58 3/8 x 46 5/8in. (148.3 x 118.4cm). framed: 61 x 49 1/4in. (154.9 ...
Sold for US$ 116,500 inc. premium
Tom Sachs (born 1966) Love Birds, 2008
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Tom Sachs (born 1966) Love Birds, 2008 25 x 16 x 39in. (63.5 x 40.6 x 99.1cm) This work is number five from an edition ...
Estimate:
US$ 130,000 - 180,000
£82,000 - 110,000
€97,000 - 140,000
Matthias Weischer (born 1973) Untitled, 2002 31 1/4 x 31 3/8in. (79.4 x 79.7cm)
withdrawn
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Matthias Weischer (born 1973) Untitled, 2002 31 1/4 x 31 3/8in. (79.4 x 79.7cm)
Estimate:
US$ 80,000 - 120,000
£53,000 - 79,000
€62,000 - 93,000
Franz Kline (1910-1962) Composition, 1954 10 7/8 x 8 3/8in. (27.6 x 21.3cm)
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Franz Kline (1910-1962) Composition, 1954 10 7/8 x 8 3/8in. (27.6 x 21.3cm)
Estimate:
US$ 200,000 - 300,000
£130,000 - 200,000
€160,000 - 230,000
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) Untitled, circa 1966-68 42 x 42in. (106.7 x 106.7cm)
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Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) Untitled, circa 1966-68 42 x 42in. (106.7 x 106.7cm)
Estimate:
US$ 300,000 - 500,000
£200,000 - 330,000
€230,000 - 390,000
Sergio de Camargo (1930-1990) Untitled, circa 1960 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 x 5 5/8in. (13.6 x 10.4 x 14.3cm)
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Sergio de Camargo (1930-1990) Untitled, circa 1960 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 x 5 5/8in. (13.6 x 10.4 x 14.3cm)
Estimate:
US$ 80,000 - 120,000
£53,000 - 79,000
€62,000 - 93,000
Frank Stella (born 1936) Untitled, 1959 24 x 20in. (61 x 50.8cm)
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Frank Stella (born 1936) Untitled, 1959 24 x 20in. (61 x 50.8cm)
Estimate:
US$ 150,000 - 200,000
£98,000 - 130,000
€120,000 - 160,000
Chuck Close (born 1940) The Dalai Lama
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Chuck Close (born 1940) The Dalai Lama, 2005 image: 39 3/4 x 33 1/4in. (100.9 x 84.4cm). sheet: 48 1/2 x 41in. (123.1 x 104.1cm) ...
Sold for US$ 8,750 inc. premium
Bill Viola, Bodies of Light
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Bill Viola (born 1951) Oguri, 2008 24 x 14 x 2.36in. (63 x 35.5 x 6cm)
Sold for US$ 86,500 inc. premium
Marina Abramovic (born 1946) Portrait with Glass of Water, 2012 image: 15 3/4 x 11 3/4in. (40 x 29.8cm)<BR />sheet: 19 5/8 x 15 5/8in. (49.8 x 39.7cm) This work is number 2 from an edition of nine, plus two artist's proofs.
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Marina Abramovic (born 1946) Portrait with Glass of Water, 2012 image: 15 3/4 x 11 3/4in. (40 x 29.8cm). sheet: 19 5/8 x 15 5/8in. ...
Estimate:
US$ 15,000 - 20,000
£9,800 - 13,000
€12,000 - 16,000
Jenny Holzer, work TBD (title, size, date, and estimate are all TBD)
withdrawn
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Jenny Holzer (born 1950) Selection from Survival: It is In Your Self-Interest to Find a Way to Be Very Tender, 2004 24 3/4 x 31in. ...
Estimate:
US$ 20,000 - 30,000
£13,000 - 20,000
€16,000 - 23,000
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov (born 1933) The Poet
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Ilya and Emilia Kabakov (born 1933; 1945) The Poet, 2005 21 1/2 x 30in. (54.6 x 76.2cm)
Estimate:
US$ 10,000 - 15,000
£6,600 - 9,800
€7,800 - 12,000
Doug & Mike Starn (American, born 1961) 20 3/4 x 48in. (52.7 x 121.9cm)
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Doug & Mike Starn (born 1961) Getklet, 2001-12 20 3/4 x 48in. (52.7 x 121.9cm)
Estimate:
US$ 8,000 - 12,000
£5,300 - 7,900
€6,200 - 9,300
El Anatsui, work TBD (title, size, date, and estimate are all TBD)
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El Anatsui (born 1944) Harbinger, 2012 133 7/8 x 157 1/2in. (340 x 400cm)
Sold for US$ 722,500 inc. premium
Herb Ritts (1952-2002) Hi Holiness the Dalai Lama (Hand), 1987 image: 12 5/8 x 10 1/4in. (32.1 x 26cm)<BR />sheet: 14 x 10 7/8in. (35.6 x 27.6cm) This work is number one from an edition of twenty-five.
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Herb Ritts (1952-2002) His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Hand), 1987 image: 12 5/8 x 10 1/4in. (32.1 x 26cm). sheet: 14 x 10 7/8in. (35.6 ...
Estimate:
US$ 5,000 - 7,000
£3,300 - 4,600
€3,900 - 5,400
Sebastião Salgado (born 1944) Ethiopie, 1984 image: 17 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (43.8 x 29.8cm)<BR />sheet:19 7/8 x 15 7/8in. (50.4 x 40.2cm)
withdrawn
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Sebastião Salgado (born 1944) Ethiopie, 1984 image: 17 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (43.8 x 29.8cm). sheet:19 7/8 x 15 7/8in. (50.4 x 40.2cm)
Estimate:
US$ 5,000 - 7,000
£3,300 - 4,600
€3,900 - 5,400
Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison (born 1968, born 1964) The Scribe, 2005 40 x 85in. (101.6 x 215.9cm)
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Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison (born 1968, born 1964) The Scribe, 2005 40 x 85in. (101.6 x 215.9cm) This work is number one from an edition ...
Sold for US$ 11,250 inc. premium
Salustiano, work TBD (title, size, date, and estimate are all TBD)
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Salustiano (born 1965) I WAS THERE (Salva), 2005 61 7/16 x 47 5/8in. (156 x 121cm)
Sold for US$ 22,500 inc. premium
Richard Avedon (1923-2004) His Holiness, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Gyume Tantric Monastery Karnataka, India, January 1998 image 18 1/4 x 23in. (46.3 x 58.4 cm)<BR />sheet 20 x 24in. (50.8 x 60.9 cm)
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Richard Avedon (1923-2004) His Holiness, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Gyume Tantric Monastery Karnataka, India, January 1998 image: 18 1/4 x 23in. (46.3 x 58.4 cm). ...
Estimate:
US$ 15,000 - 20,000
£9,800 - 13,000
€12,000 - 16,000
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