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Contemporary Part 1

Auction 19575
New York
10 May 2012, starting at 17:00 EDT.
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Auction highlights

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
£80,000 - 110,000
€93,000 - 130,000
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
£51,000 - 77,000
€60,000 - 90,000
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 - 190,000
€150,000 - 220,000
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
£190,000 - 320,000
€220,000 - 370,000
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
£51,000 - 77,000
€60,000 - 90,000
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
£96,000 - 130,000
€110,000 - 150,000
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