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Contemporary Art

Session: Contemporary Art

New York
12 Nov 2012, session starting at 10:00 EST

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Pierre Soulages (French, born 1919) Peinture 116 x 89cm, 1958 45 7/8 x 35 1/4in. (116.5 x 89.5cm)
Sold for US$ 1,392,900 inc. premium
Pierre Soulages (born 1919) Peinture 116 x 89 cm, 22 mai 1958, 1958 45 7/8 x 35 1/4in ...
Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Untitled, 1972 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 10in. (39.37 x 52.07 x 25.4cm)
Sold for US$ 374,500 inc. premium
Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Untitled, 1972 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 10in. (39.37 x 52.07 x ...
Xi Xuan Wind from the Valley 36 x 28in. (91.44 x 71.12cm)
Sold for US$ 230,500 inc. premium
Ai Xuan (born 1947) Wind from the Valley, 1988 36 x 28 1/4in. (91.4 x 71.7cm)
Wangechi Mutu (born 1972) Alien Polka Ponder, 2003 48 x 36in. (121.9 x 91.4cm)
Sold for US$ 122,500 inc. premium
Wangechi Mutu (born 1972) Alien Polka Ponder, 2003
48 x 36in. (121.9 x 91.4cm)

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Avigdor Arikha, Anne Seated Backwards (Anne de Dos), sumi ink drawing, 13 x 10
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Avigdor Arikha (1929-2010) Anne Seated Backwards (Anne de Dos) 13 3/4 x 10in. (34.9 x 25.4cm)
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,000
£990 - 1,300
€1,200 - 1,500
James Brooks, Hone, 1973, acrylic on canvas, signed, titled, dated verso, 22 x 21in.
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James Brooks (1906-1992) Hone, 1973 22 x 21in. (55.9 x 53.3cm)
Sold for US$ 18,750 inc. premium
Jake Berthot, Untitled, 1986, oil on canvas, 18 x 16in.
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Jake Berthot (born 1939) Untitled (Orange Painting), 1986 18 1/4 x 16in. (46.4 x 40.6cm)
Sold for US$ 1,875 inc. premium
Molly Bobak
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Molly Bobak (born 1922) Lelant Pub (1), 1956 40 1/8 x 24 1/4in. (101.9 x 61.6cm)
Estimate:
US$ 15,000 - 20,000
£9,900 - 13,000
€12,000 - 15,000
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