Contemporary Art Day Auction , #N09859

  • New York, United States
  • Sotheby's | May 16 2018 , May 17 2018
  • Total lots estimates: $70,883,000 - $100,021,000
  • Sale total: $106,690,000
  • % Lots Sold: 87.54%
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Day Auction will offer a strong selection of works from the post-war period to the present. The morning session includes highly sought after pieces by David Hockney, Helen Frankenthaler and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The afternoon session presents exceptional examples of contemporary painting, photography and sculpture, including works by artists such as George Condo, Gerhard Richter and Christopher Wool and will also feature works by a group of trailblazing African-American artists who have donated artwork to benefit the Studio Museum in Harlem. The sale also features a selection of Latin American post-war and contemporary artists, ranging from Sergio Camargo and Fernando Botero to Carlos Cruz-Diez.
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MIRACLE

Pastel on paper
36.2 cm - 55.9 cm (14.25 in - 22.01 in)
Lot: # 101

HARD

Graphite and pastel on paper
72.4 cm - 57.2 cm (28.5 in - 22.52 in)
Lot: # 102

CASTOR-OIL-STAINED SHEET, SPLINTERS

Oil on paper
29.2 cm - 71.1 cm (11.5 in - 27.99 in)
Lot: # 103

STRAND HOTEL RANGOON

Pastel ink, crayon, colored pencil and graphite on paper
43.2 cm - 35.6 cm (17.01 in - 14.02 in)
Lot: # 104

BEACH CALL 5 MINUTES LATER

Oil on canvas
61 cm - 76.2 cm (24.02 in - 30 in)
Lot: # 105

HORS D'OEUVRES

Oil on canvas
14.3 cm - 24.1 cm (5.63 in - 9.49 in)
Lot: # 106

THE LIGHT I

Oil on canvas
182.9 cm - 243.8 cm (72.01 in - 95.98 in)
Lot: # 107

108

Acrylic and oil on linen
121.6 cm - 91.4 cm (47.87 in - 35.98 in)
Lot: # 108

BABA YAGGA

Acrylic on canvas
163.2 cm - 168.3 cm (64.25 in - 66.26 in)
Lot: # 109

STUDY FOR HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE: APPARITION

Oil on masonite
61 cm - 61 cm (24.02 in - 24.02 in)
Lot: # 110

UNTITLED

Oil crayon, gouache and graphite on paper
35.5 cm - 55.9 cm (13.98 in - 22.01 in)
Lot: # 111

UNTITLED

Steel
96.5 cm - 50.8 cm (37.99 in - 20 in)
Lot: # 112

BLUE REACH

Acrylic on canvas
180.3 cm - 450.9 cm (70.98 in - 177.52 in)
Lot: # 113

STUDY FOR RED

Gouache and watercolour on paper
71.1 cm - 52.7 cm (27.99 in - 20.75 in)
Lot: # 114

UNTITLED

Acrylic and charcoal on paper
20.3 cm - 20.3 cm (7.99 in - 7.99 in)
Lot: # 115

SMALL ONE

Metal
48.3 cm - 69.6 cm (19.02 in - 27.4 in)
Lot: # 116

HOMME AU CHAPEAU

Oil gouache and Swedish putty on paper mounted to board
36 cm - 28.5 cm (14.17 in - 11.22 in)
Lot: # 117

UNTITLED

Oil cardboard, cloth, pumice stone, white zinc and vinavil on Masonite, in artist's chosen frame
12.1 cm - 12.1 cm (4.76 in - 4.76 in)
Lot: # 118

UNTITLED BLUE MONOCHROME (IKB 14)

Pigment
27.6 cm - 8.6 cm (10.87 in - 3.39 in)
Lot: # 119

UNTITLED

Oil on canvas
169.5 cm - 113.7 cm (66.73 in - 44.76 in)
Lot: # 120