Jack Pierson

Torment

1997
found metal, plastic and MDF letters
approximately 63 x 207.8 cm (24 3/4 x 81 3/4 in.)
Signed, titled and dated ‘TORMENT, 1997 JACK PIERSON’ on the reverse of the letters ‘MEN’.

Estimate
£30,000 - 50,000

Sold for £35,000

Contact Specialist
Henry Highley
Head of Sale
hhighley@phillips.com
+ 44 20 7318 4061

Contemporary Day Sale

London Auction 3 July 2014 2PM

101
Christian Rosa
Ruff Neck
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £98,500
102
Ethan Cook
Untitled
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £35,000
103
Israel Lund
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £92,500
104
David Ostrowski
F (A thing is a thing in a whole which its not)
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £77,500
105
Louis Eisner
Box 8
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £6,875
106
Petra Cortright
Night Heat 11
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £7,500
107
Aaron Bobrow
Untitled
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £8,125
108
Hugh Scott-Douglas
Untitled
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £32,500
109
Dan Rees
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠†
Sold for £43,750
110
Jeff Elrod
P(l)ay for Pills
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £12,500
111
Ida Ekblad
Air Jordan #2
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
112
Parker Ito
Inkjet painting #5 (8 color ink)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £52,500
113
Sam Falls
Untitled (Pattern 4)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £15,000
114
Lucien Smith
Untitled (Black 7)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £30,000
115
Mark Flood
Winter Games
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £50,000
116
Wade Guyton
U Stencil
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
117
Wade Guyton
Untitled (99)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £8,125
118
Glenn Ligon
Study for Negro Sunshine #65
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £16,250
119
Matias Faldbakken
Untitled (Young is Better than Old) a-g
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
120
Lucien Smith
Untitled
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £16,250
121
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (Garden Painting)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
122
Oscar Tuazon
I can't see (Papercrete Edition)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
123
Oscar Tuazon
Black Slab
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
124
This lot is no longer available.
125
Oscar Murillo
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £35,000
126
Parker Ito
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £32,500
127
Sterling Ruby
Arc en Ciel
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,875
128
Kerstin Brätsch
Good Morning
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £18,750
129
Israel Lund
Untitled
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £20,000
130
Garth Weiser
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £37,500
131
Sam Falls
Untitled (PP 3)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £9,375
132
Dan Colen
TBT
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £23,750
133
Josh Smith
Untitled
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £27,500
134
Fredrik Værslev and Ståle Vold
Rubbish #11
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
135
Walead Beshty
FedEx Large Box, Priority Overnight, Los Angeles–New York (Tracking No. 799801787460), New York–Berlin (Tracking No. 865264191816), Berlin–London (Tracking No. 871691449968)
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠†
Sold for £13,750
136
Ned Vena
Untitled (Lozenge #10)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £10,000
137
Gedi Sibony
Untitled
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 †
138
Mai-Thu Perret
No front, no back
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
139
Michael Wilkinson
Wanted mirror 7
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £10,000
140
Gavin Turk
Box
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £27,500
141
Damien Hirst
Septicaemia
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ♠
Sold for £134,500
142
Tracey Emin
My heart is with you, and i love you, always always always
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
Sold for £74,500
143
Gilbert & George
Britainers
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ♠
144
Sam Francis
Join the Chaos (SFF.1628)
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000
Sold for £194,500
145
George Condo
The Young Sailor
Estimate £150,000 - 250,000 ‡
Sold for £422,500
146
Robert Longo
Two views of Heaven/The Bridge SC#110
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £13,750
147
Robert Longo
Untitled (October), from the Lust of the Eye
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
Sold for £86,500
148
Miquel Barceló
Untitled (Dos Pescadores)
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000 ♠
149
William Kentridge
Empty landscape with cul-de-sac
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £60,000
150
Anselm Kiefer
Die Donauquelle (The source of the Danube)
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
Sold for £50,000
151
Wim Delvoye
Concrete Mixer
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
Sold for £68,500
152
Wim Delvoye
Two works: (i) Texan's Ruin; (ii) Chicken with 7 tattoos
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £15,000
153
Wim Delvoye
Joker / Jesus Inside
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £56,250
154
Laura Owens
Untitled
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £74,500
155
Joana Vasconcelos
Emmeline
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ♠
Sold for £68,500
156
Ugo Rondinone
Across Dark Stream of Shooting Stars
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
157
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Untitled
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000
Sold for £74,500
158
Keith Haring
Subway Drawing
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
159
Keith Haring
Untitled (Dog-man, flying T.V)
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £74,500
160
Mario Schifano
Untitled
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ♠
Sold for £122,500
161
Alighiero Boetti
Avere fame di vento
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £16,250
162
Alighiero Boetti
Arazzi: Sciogliersi come neve al sole
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £21,250
163
Jannis Kounellis
Innsbruck
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £12,500
164
Mimmo Paladino
Untitled
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £10,000
165
Martin Kippenberger
Beitrag, Petersburger, Hängung
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £25,000
166
Franz West
Paravents
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £17,500
167
Franz West
Two Works: (i) Uncle Chair; (ii) Uncle Chair
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £40,000
168
Angel Otero
Loyal
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £21,250
169
Anselm Reyle
Untitled
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ♠
Sold for £74,500
170
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Ambassador
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠†
Sold for £62,500
171
This lot is no longer available.
172
Keith Tyson
Nature Painting
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £56,250
173
Phyllida Barlow
Double Act
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠†
174
Barry McGee
Cluster#12
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
175
Banksy
Barcode Leopard
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £86,500
176
Barry McGee
Untitled
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
177
Banksy
Sex, if you want it badly ....
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ♠
Sold for £60,000
178
Dash Snow
Get ready for..
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
179
Sarah Morris
Hell
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
180
Francis Alÿs
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
181
Os Gêmeos
Mirror Mask
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £86,500
182
Josh Smith
Untitled
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £12,500
183
Harland Miller
Animal Husbandry
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
184
Jack Pierson
Torment
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £35,000
185
Adam McEwen
Fuck You Very Much
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠†
Sold for £21,250
186
Martin Creed
Work No. 261 (THINGS)
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
187
Aaron Young
Untitled
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £20,000
188
Eric Fischl
Untitled (Study for Bermuda Triangle)
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £23,750
189
Douglas Gordon
Self-portrait of You + Me (Halle Berry)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £21,250
190
Ugo Rondinone
Thursday, August 24th
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
191
Ugo Rondinone
Friday August 4th
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
192
Ugo Rondinone
Sunday, April 23rd
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £8,750
193
Luc Tuymans
Villa
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
194
James Turrell
Site Plan: Roden Crater
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
195
Zhang Huan
Chinese Flag No. 13
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £74,500
196
Wang Guangyi
Aesthetics of War- Blue No 3
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 †
Sold for £56,250
197
Patrick Caulfield
Earthenware
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £62,500
198
Andy Warhol
Dollar
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £22,500
199
Andy Warhol
Sachiko
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡
200
Andy Warhol
Boats
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £15,000
201
Andy Warhol
Siam
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £18,750
202
Tom Wesselmann
Sketch for 7UP and Radio
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
203
Tom Wesselmann
Embossed Nude #1
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
204
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Seated Bowl
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
205
Evan Penny
Gerry (Variation #2)
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡
Sold for £27,500
206
Paul Pfeiffer
24 Landscapes
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
207
Thomas Ruff
jpeg ca04
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
208
Marilyn Minter
Pink Bra (Pam Anderson)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
209
Vik Muniz
Icarus, after Titian (Pictures of Junk)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £23,750
210
Idris Khan
As Salaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatulaah...Peace and blessings of God be upon you
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
211
Marcus Harvey
Tinkywinky
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
212
Chris Levine
Queen Elizabeth II (Equanimity)
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
213
Chuck Close
Self-Portrait
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
214
Yasumasa Morimura
A Requiem: Infinite Dream/Che
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 †
215
Vik Muniz
Pictures of Air (Viewing From Hiroshima, Japan)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £11,250
216
Vik Muniz
Two Works: (i) Carcere XIII, The Well from Carceres (After Piranesi); (ii) Carcere IV, The Grand Piazza (after Piranesi)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £18,750
217
Wim Delvoye
Swiss Mountain
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £8,750
218
Massimo Vitali
Catania Under the Volcano from the series Sicily Primo
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £18,750
219
Jason Martin
Untitled: White Loop Painting # 1
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £13,750
220
Erwin Wurm
Adorno as Oliver Hardy in the Bohemian Girl (1936) and the Burden of Desperation
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £37,500
221
William N. Copley
The 69 Steps
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £52,500
222
Friedrich Kunath
Frühling und Schicksal (Spring and Fate)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £20,000
223
Nigel Cooke
The Winner
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £50,000
224
John Kørner
Yellow Gallery
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠†
Sold for £12,500
225
Mustafa Hulusi
Grapes I
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £10,000
226
Marc Quinn
Avalanche
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £98,500
227
André Butzer
Untitled
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠†
Sold for £15,000
228
Keith Tyson
Two Works: Studio Wall Drawings (i) Asymmetric Objection (with rusty gasoline drum); (ii) Collaboration with the artist Ray Cooke-Working with Light and Auto DR 2
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £10,000
229
Franz Ackermann
Transall delivering a piece of my hometown
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
230
This lot is no longer available.
231
Bjarne Melgaard
Untitled
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £12,500
232
Koen van den Broek
Zion
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £9,375
233
Eberhard Havekost
Geist 3, BO6
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £11,250
234
Atelier Van Lieshout
Hanging Man
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ♠
Sold for £2,500
235
Anna Barriball
Black Wardrobe
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠†
236
Sir Anthony Caro, O.M, R.A.
Small Bronze ‘n’ (B.1602)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
237
Marc Quinn
Emotional Detox: The Deadly Sins VII
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £25,000
238
Dash Snow
Two works: (i) Untitled; (ii) Cemetery
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
239
Jake and Dinos Chapman
Yang
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £40,000
240
Lukas Duwenhögger
Birds of Istanbul
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £92,500
241
Shintaro Miyake
Tatado
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
242
Inka Essenhigh
Figure Burning in Hell
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
243
Marcello Lo Giudice
Blu Eden
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £32,500
244
Philippe Pastor
Untitled (Blue Monochrome)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £40,000
245
Billy Childish
The Tattooist
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £10,625
246
Shepard Fairey
Monkey Pod (Green)
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ‡
247
Donald Baechler
Secret Message 3
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £27,500
248No Reserve
Rosson Crow
Grand Salon (1976)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for £6,875
249
Rosângela Rennó
Untitled (Old Nazi) from the Red Series (Militares)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £18,750
250
Michelangelo Pistoletto
Frattali
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £21,250
251
Julian Opie
This is Shahnoza (silver)
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £32,500
252
Keith Tyson
Operator Painting: Shells and Sheep
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £20,000
253
Sir Peter Blake, R.A.
I Love Kids Co
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £6,000
254
Katrin Fridriks
Mother Nature from the Chrome Series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £10,000
255
Russell Young
Liz Taylor (And if a Double Decker Bus Crashes into us)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £12,500
256
Lucy McKenzie
They're Lying on their CV's
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠†
Sold for £12,500
257
Dan Attoe
Complicated Animals
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
258
Cerith Wyn Evans
TIX3
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £25,000

Contemporary Day Sale

London Auction 3 July 2014 2PM

Provenance

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Jack Pierson

Torment

Contemporary Day Sale