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Auction 19985
12 Nov 2012, starting at 10:00 EST.
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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 ...
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 ...
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)
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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3 Jim Hodges (born 1957) Endlessly, 2002 (i) 5 7/8 x 9in. (14.9 x 22.8cm)
(ii)(iii) 10 1/4 x 15 1/2in. (26 x 39.3cm)
(iv) 9 7/8 x 15in. (25.1 x 38.1cm)
(v) 15 x 10 1/4in. (38.1 x 26cm)
(vi) 7 3/4 x 12in. (19.7 x 30.5cm)
(vii) 12 x 8in. (30.5 x 20.3cm)
(viii)(ix) 8 x 12in. (20.3 x 30.5cm)
(x) 7 1/4 x 11in. (18.4 x 27.9cm)
(xi) 18 x 11 3/4in. (45.7 x 29.8cm)
(xii) 22 x 14 3/4in. (55.8 x 37.4cm)
(xiii)(xiv) 13 7/8 x 21in. (35.2 x 53.3cm)
xiv. Desert: 13 7/8 x 21in. (35.2 x 53.3cm)
US$ 15,000
£9,934
€11,592
4 Cindy Sherman (born 1954) Untitled, 1982 image: 11 1/2 x 12in. (29.2 x 30.5cm)
sheet: 20 x 16in. (50.8 x 40.6cm) This work is number thirteen from an edition of one hundred and twenty-five.
US$ 1,250
£827
€966
5 Cindy Sherman (born 1954) Untitled, 1979-89 image: 18 x 23 1/8in. (45.7 x 58.7cm)
sheet: 20 x 24in. (50.8 x 60.9cm) This work is number forty-four from an edition of fifty.
US$ 7,500
£4,967
€5,796
6 Chuck Close (born 1940) Leslie, 1986 image: 24 3/4 x 21 3/8in. (62.8 x 54.3cm)
sheet: 31 1/2 x 25 1/4in. (80 x 64.1cm)
US$ 6,875
£4,553
€5,313
9 KAWS (born 1974) Untitled (DKNY), 1997 57 3/8 x 27 1/8in. (145.7 x 68.9cm) US$ 40,000
£26,492
€30,914
10 Kiki Smith (born 1954) Untitled (Winterscape), 1994 image: 15 5/8 x 23 5/8in. (39.7 x 60cm)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 27 5/8in. (50.5 x 70.1cm)
US$ 1,000
£662
€772
13 Louise Lawler (born 1947) Indoor/Outdoor, 2001-10 48 3/8 x 46 1/4in. (122.9 x 117.5cm) US$ 27,500
£18,213
€21,253
14 Nate Lowman (born 1979) Courtesy Professionalism Respect (White), 2010 29 7/8 x 32 x 1 1/4in. (75.8 x 81.3 x 3.2cm) US$ 16,250
£10,762
€12,558
15 Nate Lowman (born 1979) Courtesy Professionalism Respect (Black), 2010 29 7/8 x 32 x 1 1/4in. (75.8 x 81.3 x 3.2cm) US$ 15,000
£9,934
€11,592
16 Jenny Holzer (born 1950) Truism Footstool, 1988 16 x 23 x 16in. (40.6 x 58.4 x 40.6cm) US$ 52,500
£34,770
€40,575
20 Paul P (born 1977) Untitled, 2007 12 3/4 x 7 1/2in. (32.4 x 19cm) US$ 2,500
£1,655
€1,932
23 Kiki Smith (born 1954) Sitting with a Snake, 2007 69 1/2 x 48 1/2in. (176.5 x 123.2cm) US$ 6,875
£4,553
€5,313
31 Marina Abramovic (born 1946) Spirit Cooking, 1997 jug: 9 1/4in. (23.5cm) high
drawing: 10 3/8 x 8 3/8in. (26.3 x 21.2cm) This work is number fourteen from an edition of one hundred and ninety-nine published by Cypher Editions.
US$ 400
£264
€309
32 Christian Marclay (born 1955) Tape Fall, 1990 12 3/4in. (32.4cm) high The work is number eighty-three from an edition of one hundred and fifty published by the New Museum, New York. US$ 3,500
£2,318
€2,705
33 Act Up Art Box (Seven works by seven artists)
box: 14 x 24 x 4in. (35.5 x 60.9 x 10.1cm)
US$ 6,875
£4,553
€5,313
34 Wangechi Mutu (born 1972) Alien Polka Ponder, 2003
48 x 36in. (121.9 x 91.4cm)
US$ 122,500
£81,131
€94,675
35 Mona Hatoum (born 1952) Projection (Cotton), 2006 35 x 55in. (88.9 x 139.7cm) US$ 20,000
£13,246
€15,457
36 Mona Hatoum (born 1952) Set in Stone, 2002 8 x 25 1/4 x 4 1/2in. (20.3 x 64.1 x 11.4cm) US$ 12,500
£8,278
€9,660
38 Mona Hatoum (born 1952) Infinity, 1991-2001 24 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2in. (60.9 x 34.3 x 34.3cm) US$ 43,750
£28,975
€33,812
40 William Kentridge (born 1955) Phenakistascope, 2000 11 x 12 x 23in. (27.9 x 30.5 x 58.4cm) US$ 8,125
£5,381
€6,279
41 William Kentridge (born 1955) Untitled (Woman Turning into a Telephone), 2000 80 1/2 x 40 1/2in. (204.47 x 102.87cm) US$ 25,000
£16,557
€19,321
42 Edward Kienholz (1927-1994) The Block Head, 1979 15 x 8 1/2 x 12 1/8in. (38.1 x 21.6 x 30.8cm) US$ 2,500
£1,655
€1,932
43 Edward Kienholz (1927-1994) Souvenir from Documenta 5 Kassel, 1973 11 3/4 x 15 5/8 x 4 3/4in. (29.8 x 39.7 x 12cm) US$ 1,625
£1,076
€1,255
44 Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997) Watch yourself into the show (Male & Female), 1997 Female: 5/8 x 9 1/4 x 3in. (1.6 x 23.5 x 7.6cm)
Male: 5/8 x 10 7/8 x 4 1/4in. (1.6 x 27.6 x 10.8cm) This work is number fourteen from an edition of thirty created for Documenta X and published by Edition Schellmann, Munich and New York.
US$ 3,500
£2,318
€2,705
45 Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997) Untitled (A Man and His Golden Arm), 1994 bronze: 26 9/16 x 39 3/4 x 2 9/16in. (67.5 x 101 x 6.5cm)
wood box construction: 26 1/4 x 15 11/16 x 4 3/16in. (66.6 x 39.8 x 10.7cm)
crate: 11 13/16 x 29 1/8 x 2 9/16in. (30 x 74 x 109cm) This work is number four from an edition of six.
US$ 25,000
£16,557
€19,321
47 Christian Boltanski (born 1944) L'ecole de la Grosse Hamburger Strasse en 1938 (Lost Children), 1991 12 x 17 5/8 x 12in. (30.5 x 44.7 x 30.5cm) This work is number nine from an edition of forty, each unique, published by the New Museum, New York.
US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,415
48 Anish Kapoor (born 1954) Turning the World, 2005 open atlas: 14 3/4 x 23 1/4 x 1in. (37.6 x 59.2 x 2.7cm)
slip case: 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 2in. (39 x 29.2 x 5cm)
US$ 10,000
£6,623
€7,728
49 Richard Artschwager (born 1923) Corner, 1992 36 x 14 3/8 x 4 1/2in. (91.4 x 36.2 x 11.4cm) US$ 22,500
£14,901
€17,389
50 Richard Artschwager (born 1923) Book, 1987 5 x 20 x 12in. (12.7 x 50.8 x 30.5cm) US$ 11,250
£7,450
€8,694
53 Franz West (1947-2012) Privat lamp des Kunstlers II, designed 1989 78in. (198.1cm) high US$ 3,500
£2,318
€2,705
55 Franz West (1947-2012) Uncle Chair, 2001-2010 34 x 18 1/4 x 22 1/2in. (86.3 x 46.3 x 57.1cm) This work is from an open edition. US$ 10,000
£6,623
€7,728
58 Nancy Dwyer (born 1954) The ME Block, 1989 14 1/8 x 13 1/4 x 12 1/2in. (35.8 x 33.6 x 31.7cm) US$ 2,000
£1,324
€1,545
59 Jorge Pardo (Cuban, 1963) Subscription Lamps II, 2010
(i) 12 x 15 1/2in. (30.5 x 38cm)
(ii) 11 x 11 7/8in. (28 x 30cm.)
(iii) 11 x 14 x 4 3/4in. (28 x 35.6 x 12cm)
(iv) 16 7/8 x 7in. (43 x 18cm)
(v) 9 7/8 x 11 3/8in. (25 x 25.4 x 29cm)
(vi) 29 7/8 x 16 1/8in. (76 x 41cm)
US$ 6,000
£3,973
€4,637
60 Ernesto Neto (born 1964) Once in Love, 2010 13 1/8 x 13 1/8 x 13 1/8in. (33.3 x 33.3 x 33.3cm) This work is from an edition of twenty plus five artist's proofs. US$ 2,250
£1,490
€1,738
61 Olafur Eliasson (born 1967) Your Mercury Ocean, 2009 5 1/4 x 7 5/8 x 31 1/4in. (13.3 x 19.4 x 79.4cm) This work is from an edition of ninety plus ten artist's proofs and ten exhibition copies published by Mekanism. US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,415
62 Lynda Benglis (born 1941) Gold Lustre, 1981 18 x 27 x 3 1/2in. (45.7 x 68.6 x 8.9cm) This work is number ten from an edition of twelve co-published by Topaz Editions and Susanne Hilberry Gallery. US$ 21,250
£14,073
€16,423
63 Olafur Eliasson (born 1967) Eye See Eye, 2005 24 x 24 x 14in. (60.9 x 60.9 x 35.5cm) This work is number three from an edition of twenty plus six artist's proofs. US$ 47,500
£31,459
€36,710
64 Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948) La Boite en bois (The Wooden Box), 2004 16 1/2 x 10 x 1 3/8in. (41.9 x 25.4 x 3.5cm) US$ 10,000
£6,623
€7,728
65 Jeff Koons (born 1955) Puppy, 1998 17 1/2in. (44.5cm) high This work is number 1604 from an edition of 3000 published by Art of this Century, New York. US$ 10,625
£7,036
€8,211
66 Anish Kapoor (born 1954) Untitled, 1993 overall: 4 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 8 1/2in. (11.4 x 24.1 x 21.6cm) US$ 3,750
£2,483
€2,898
67 Jeff Koons (born 1955) Balloon Dog (Red), 1995 10 1/4in. (36.2cm) diameter US$ 7,500
£4,967
€5,796
68 Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) Give or Take (How do you feel this morning), 1990 4 1/4 x 9 x 6in. (10.8 x 22.9 x 15.2cm) This work is from an edition of forty. US$ 15,000
£9,934
€11,592
69 Tom Otterness (born 1952) Free Lunch, 2003 15 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 10 1/2in. (39.4 x 41.9 x 26.7cm) US$ 7,500
£4,967
€5,796
70 Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) Choker, 1999-2003 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 2in. (16.5 x 19 x 5.1cm) US$ 20,000
£13,246
€15,457
71 Ernest Trova (1927-2009) Untitled, 1996 14 3/8in. (36.5cm) high This work is number three from an edition of six. US$ 5,000
£3,311
€3,864
72 Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) Champ fleury (The White Cat), 1994 image: 9 7/8 x 16 3/4in. (25.1 x 42.5cm)
sheet: 17 1/8 x 23 1/2in. (43.5 x 59.7cm)
US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,415
73 Mike Bidlo (born 1953) Untitled (not Brancusi), 1985 16 3/4in. (42.5cm) high This work is number twenty-six from an edition of one hundred. US$ 1,187
£786
€917
75 Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) Ear, 2002 8 x 9 1/4 x 4 1/2in. (20.3 x 23.5 x 11.4cm) This work is number five from an edition of twenty. US$ 10,000
£6,623
€7,728
77 Arman (1928-2005) Trompettes découpes, 1989 21in. (53.3cm) high
including base: 22 7/8in. (58.1cm) high This work is from an edition of one hundred.
US$ 5,000
£3,311
€3,864
78 Arman (1928-2005) Violin 28 3/8in. (72.1cm) high US$ 10,000
£6,623
€7,728
79 Arman (1928-2005) Hommage à Yves Klein, 1992 26 x 12 1/2 x 8 3/4in. (66 x 31.7 x 22.2cm) US$ 22,500
£14,901
€17,389
80 Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003) Maquette for Standing Woman, 1983 11 1/4 x 5 x 5 1/2in. (28.6 x 12.7 x 13.9cm) This work is number five from an edition of nine. US$ 20,000
£13,246
€15,457
81 Arnaldo Pomodoro (born 1926) Stele I and Stele III, 1999 each: 54 1/4 x 26 x 1 5/8in. (137.8 x 66 x 4.2cm) US$ 15,000
£9,934
€11,592
82 Getulio Alviani (Italian, born 1939) Superficie a testura vibratile 39 x 39in. (99 x 99cm) US$ 38,750
£25,664
€29,948
83 Arnaldo Pomodoro (born 1926) Untitled, 1983 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 x 1 3/4in. (31.4 x 31.4 x 4.4cm) US$ 6,000
£3,973
€4,637
84 Arnaldo Pomodoro (born 1926) Untitled 11 x 5 11/16 x 5 11/16in. (28 x 14.5 x 14.5cm) US$ 22,500
£14,901
€17,389
85 Arman (1928-2005) Untitled, 1990 25 3/4 x 21 x 2 1/4in. (65.4 x 53.3 x 5.7cm) This work is artist proof two of an edition of eight plus two artist's proofs. US$ 12,500
£8,278
€9,660
87 Karel Appel (1929-1994) Untitled, 1969 25 5/8 x 19 3/4in. (65 x 50cm) US$ 20,000
£13,246
€15,457
88 Karel Appel (1929-1994) Untitled, 1957 19 3/4 x 25 5/8in. (50.1 x 65.1cm) US$ 25,000
£16,557
€19,321
88a Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) Untitled, 1944 17 x 14in. (43.2 x 35.6cm) US$ 12,500
£8,278
€9,660
90 Pierre Soulages (born 1919) Peinture 116 x 89 cm, 22 mai 1958, 1958 45 7/8 x 35 1/4in. (116.5 x 89.5cm) US$ 1.4 million
£922,517
€1.1 million
94 Manolo Valdés (born 1942) Untitled XII, 2003 12 x 8 1/2in. (30.5 x 21.6cm) US$ 6,000
£3,973
€4,637
96 Manolo Valdés (born 1942) Menina, 2001 8 1/2 x 8 1/4 5 1/2in. (21.6 x 20.9 x 13.9cm) This work is number one from an edition of seven. US$ 62,500
£41,393
€48,303
97 Manolo Valdés (born 1942) Irene VII, 2003 74in. (187.9cm) high US$ 80,500
£53,315
€62,215
98 Ai Xuan (born 1947) Wind from the Valley, 1988 36 x 28 1/4in. (91.4 x 71.7cm) US$ 230,500
£152,660
€178,143
101 Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) Untitled, 1967 24 1/4 x 19in. (61.6 x 48.2cm) US$ 50,000
£33,115
€38,642
102 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Kakemono, 1971 19 3/4 x 4 5/8in. (11.7 x 50cm) US$ 20,000
£13,246
€15,457
103 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Untitled, 1963 22 5/8 x 31 1/8in. (57.5 x 79cm) US$ 22,500
£14,901
€17,389
104 Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) Light No. 1, 1962 12 x 14 1/2in. (30.5 x 36.8cm) US$ 47,500
£31,459
€36,710
105 Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) Light No. 2, 1962 11 3/4 x 14 1/2in. (29.9 x 36.8cm) US$ 42,500
£28,147
€32,846
106 Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) Untitled, 1953 10 1/2 x 8in. (26.6 x 20.3cm) US$ 50,000
£33,115
€38,642
107 Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) Swamp, 1956 10 x 13 1/2in. (25.5 x 34.3cm) US$ 50,000
£33,115
€38,642
108 Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) Untitled, 1953 11 3/4 x 9in. (29.9 x 22.9cm) US$ 47,500
£31,459
€36,710
109 Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) Display Fireworks, 1952 9 3/4 x 7in. (24.8 x 17.8cm) US$ 47,500
£31,459
€36,710
110 Studio of de Kooning Large Standing Figure (from Leda and the Swan), 1987 10in. (25.4cm) high This work is artist proof one from an edition of nine plus three artist's proofs. US$ 92,500
£61,262
€71,489
114 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Untitled, 1972 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 10in. (39.37 x 52.07 x 25.4cm) US$ 374,500
£248,031
€289,435
116 Paul Jenkins (American, 1923-2012) Phenomena Net Gatherer, 1983 43 3/8 x 31in. (110.1 x 78.7cm) US$ 7,250
£4,801
€5,603
117 Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) Phenomena Yellow Insistence, 1965 36 x 50in. (91.5 x 127cm) US$ 21,250
£14,073
€16,423
118 Richard Anuszkiewicz (born 1930) Untitled, 1971 21 x 15 7/8in. (53.3 x 40.3cm) US$ 12,500
£8,278
€9,660
119 Richard Anuszkiewicz (born 1930) Untitled, 1964 36 x 36in. (91.5 x 91.5cm) US$ 25,000
£16,557
€19,321
125 Bernard Frize (born 1949) Les remplacement, 2000 36 7/16 x 28 3/4in. (92.5 x 73cm) US$ 16,250
£10,762
€12,558
127 Paul Jenkins (born 1923) Phenomena Salem Sounds, 1969-71 47 1/2 x 67 3/8in. (120.6 x 171.1cm) US$ 30,000
£19,869
€23,185
128 Donald Sultan (born 1951) Four Reds, Sept 30 2002 image: 18 x 24 3/8in. (45.7 x 61.9cm)
sheet: 22 x 28 3/8in. (55.9 x 72.1cm)
US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,415
129 Donald Sultan (born 1951) Black Roses, July 16, 1988 14 x 17 3/8in. (35.5 x 44.1cm) US$ 5,625
£3,725
€4,347
130 Mark di Suvero (born 1933) Untitled, 1972 smallest: 1 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/8in. (4.1 x 11.4 x 5.4cm)
largest: 7 3/8 x 7 1/4 x 2in. (18.7 x 18.4 x 5.1cm)
installation dimensions variable This work is number one hundred and fifty-nine from an edition of two hundred and fifty published by Gemini G.E.L Editions (G. 391).
US$ 3,875
£2,566
€2,994
131 Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) Rain Garden Cryptic XLI, circa 1970 open: 5 1/2 x 10 13/16 x 7 3/16in. (14 x 27.5 x 18.2cm)
closed: 10 13/16 x 14 9/16 x 3 3/4in. (27.5 x 37 x 9.5cm)
US$ 12,500
£8,278
€9,660
133 Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) Untitled, 1973 8 7/8 x 8 7/8in. (22.5 x 22.5cm) US$ 8,750
£5,795
€6,762
134 Robert Smithson (American, 1938-1973) Forking Sprawl (Slate Project for Germany), 1971 11 x 8 1/2in. (27.9 x 21.6cm) US$ 10,625
£7,036
€8,211
135 Burgoyne Diller (1906-1965) Untitled, 1961 image: 12 1/2 x 10in. (31.7 x 25.4cm)
sheet: 16 3/4 x 13 3/4in. (42.5 x 35cm)
US$ 3,750
£2,483
€2,898
137 Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) Phenomena in Answer, 1968 20 x 16in. (50.8 x 40.6cm) US$ 10,625
£7,036
€8,211
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