Provenance
Bureau, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Bureau, The Little Match Stick, February 16–March 16, 2014
Literature
Alex Bacon, “Julia Rommel: The Little Match Stick,” The Brooklyn Rail, March 2014, online (illustrated)
Julia Rommel, Around Woman, New York, 2015, p. 66 (illustrated pp. 56-57)
Julia Rommel and Arno Baudin, eds., Julia Rommel, Mexico City, 2021, p. 112 (illustrated, p. 111)

Property from a Noteworthy Private Collection

422

Julia Rommel

Cal Ripken Jr. (Kidnapping)

signed and dated "Julia Rommel 2014" on the stretcher
oil on canvas
81 3/4 x 60 3/4 in. (207.6 x 154.3 cm)
Painted in 2014.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000

Sold for $37,800

Contact Specialist

Patrizia Koenig
Specialist, Head of Day Sale, Afternoon Session
+1 212 940 1279
pkoenig@phillips.com

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session

New York Auction 19 May 2022

301
Reggie Burrows Hodges
Seated Listener
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $119,700
302
Jenna Gribbon
Pollyanna Wrestlers
Estimate $75,000 - 80,000
Sold for $100,800
303
Cornelius Annor
Asempa Aba Fie (Good News in the House)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $94,500
304
Derek Fordjour
Untitled (Girl with Trophy)
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $88,200
305
Shara Hughes
Cozy Crescent
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $214,200
306
Anthony Cudahy
the gate
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $88,200
307
Ludovic Nkoth
Beauty
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $75,600
308
Bony Ramirez
Las Perlas Traen Lágrimas
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $63,000
309
Chloe Wise
Making inoffensive magic in your house
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $69,300
310
Sanya Kantarovsky
Little Big Man
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $60,480
311
Dominique Fung
Greenly
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $63,000
312
Hilary Pecis
PK Studio Phone
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $214,200
313
Scott Kahn
Variation
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $252,000
314
Jonas Wood
Night Bloom 2
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $123,480
315
Katherina Olschbaur
The Lovers
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $75,600
316
Felipe Baeza
Xipe Tótec Morado
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $52,920
317
Firelei Báez
Demetrea (from the series Geographic Delay)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $94,500
318
Belkis Ayón
Nuestro Deber
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $107,100
319
Louise Bonnet
Untitled
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $73,080
320
Issy Wood
More shields
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $35,280
321
Flora Yukhnovich
Stiff Peaks
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $630,000
322
Denyse Thomasos
Spin
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $302,400
323
Stanley Whitney
Untitled (#4)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $132,300
324
George Condo
Untitled
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $816,500
325
Tishan Hsu
Moon Goon
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $277,200
326
Jamian Juliano-Villani
Biking to the Garden of Eden
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $81,900
327
This lot is no longer available.
328
Derrick Adams
Figure in the Urban Landscape 2
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $69,300
329
Kwesi Botchway
21st Year Celebration
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $81,900
330
Jason Boyd Kinsella
Thaws
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $441,000
331
Sophie Larrimore
Lilac Wall
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $37,800
332
Susumu Kamijo
Resurrection on the Hill
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $107,100
333
Milo Matthieu
Deconstruction
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $31,500
334
Isshaq Ismail
Brown Face 5
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $60,480
335
Jordy Kerwick
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $239,400
336
Ben Sledsens
Bear in the Deep Woods
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $201,600
337
Joel Mesler
Untitled (In n Out)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $126,000
338
Aboudia
Abidjan Street Kids II
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $201,600
339
Kehinde Wiley
Big Daddy Kane
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $189,000
340
Wahab Saheed
Night After Valentine's Day
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $35,280
341
Jammie Holmes
Recycled Tradition
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,800
342
Jonathan Lyndon Chase
7 Heads on Red Bed
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $35,280
343
Jonathan Lyndon Chase
Man Lying in Garden Bed
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $47,880
344
Salman Toor
Mother
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $60,480
345
Simphiwe Ndzube
Dimbaza, An Ancient Relative of Sikasa
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $32,760
346
Elizabeth Peyton
Ludwig II Caresses Marie Antoinette
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $88,200
347
Claire Tabouret
Les deux amazones
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $94,500
348
Raelis Vasquez
En Rosado
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $20,160
349
Aliza Nisenbaum
Ozelot
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $18,900
350
Ángeles Agrela
Tilda
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $113,400
351
Rafa Macarrón
Los mentores
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $226,800
352
Edgar Plans
Untitled (Artist)
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $302,400
353
Jaume Plensa
The Conversation I, II and III
Estimate $800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for $998,000
354
This lot is no longer available.
355
Thomas Houseago
Giant (fallen)
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $163,800
356
Thomas Houseago
Bronze Wall Mask I
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $107,100
357
Rashid Johnson
Untitled Escape Collage
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $816,500
358
Rashid Johnson
Beyond
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $151,200
359
Harold Ancart
Untitled
Estimate $90,000 - 120,000
360
Oscar Murillo
Yoga
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $100,000
361
Theaster Gates
Ledge 1
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $37,800
362
Theaster Gates
We Ate All the Parts
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,800
363
Jennifer Guidi
Infinite (Natural Sand SF #2H, Blue Fill, White Ground)
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $315,000
364
Jennifer Guidi
Untitled (Field #4 Sand)
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $113,400
365
Sean Scully
Shadowing
Estimate $450,000 - 650,000
Sold for $604,800
366
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
Sold for $201,600
367
Wade Guyton
Untitled
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $252,000
368
Wade Guyton
Untitled
Estimate $300,000 - 500,000
Sold for $327,600
369
Joe Bradley
Night Christ
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $119,700
370
Joe Bradley
Nomad
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $226,800
371
Urs Fischer
Magnesium
Estimate $500,000 - 700,000
Sold for $693,000
372
This lot is no longer available.
373
Rudolf Stingel
Untitled
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
374
This lot is no longer available.
375
Hiroshi Sugimoto
JOE 2083
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $107,100
376
Cindy Sherman
Untitled Film Still
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $264,600
377
Gilbert & George
Thugs
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,200
378
Takashi Murakami & Virgil Abloh
Our Spot 1
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $239,400
379
Allison Zuckerman
The Craft
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $126,000
380
Brandon Lipchik
Pinball
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $27,720
381
Sascha Braunig
Bossy Pins
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $37,800
382
Madeleine Pfull
Mustard Cardigan
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $16,380
383
Raphael Adjetey Adjei Mayne
Untitled (Adidas series)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $23,940
384
Henry Taylor
Bruce Sudaro ( he was Donna summers husband )
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $119,700
385
Calvin Marcus
Dead Soldier
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $151,200
386
Genieve Figgis
Blue Boat
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $94,500
387
Janet Taylor Pickett
Emergence
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $44,100
388
William Scott
Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
389
Christina Forrer
Polka Dots
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $32,760
390
Wonder Buhle Mbambo
Sikhuliswe kahle
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,760
391
Nicola Tyson
Face
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $37,800
392
Gina Beavers
Lip Palette
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,120
393
Gina Beavers
North Fork Lobsters
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
394
Ginny Casey
Mirror Bones
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $18,900
395
Brian Calvin
Sinking (Standing Still)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $50,400
396
Shaina McCoy
Baubles, Barrettes & Beads
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $81,900
397
John Madu
Grace going blonde for the summer
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
398
Oluwole Omofemi
Blue World
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $119,700
399
Logan Sylve
Lady Bug on Tuesday
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $26,460
400
Sky Kim
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $50,400
401
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $478,800
402
MADSAKI
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $69,300
403
Tom Sachs
127 Composition with Yellow 1930
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $107,100
404
Tomoo Gokita
Mystic Revelation
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $214,200
405
Jonathan Monk
Deflated Sculpture no. I
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $94,500
406
Javier Calleja
No Cartoons Tonight
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $81,900
407
Yoshitomo Nara
Untitled (Who Snatched the Babies)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $75,600
408
Robert Nava
Mind Inside Mind Tiger
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $35,280
409
Emily Mae Smith
Composition Study, Still Life
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,640
410
John Currin
Sentimental Woman
Estimate $25,000 - 30,000
Sold for $44,100
411
Raymond Pettibon
Untitled (Nearer and nearer, as He felt, to where He should see ships burn. CROSS AND HAVE DONE WITH IT, YOU ARE SAFE — AND I AM DESOLATE.)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $17,640
412
Carroll Dunham
Four works: (i) Untitled (1/31/09); (ii) Untitled (5/12/09); (iii) Untitled (2/23/09); (iv) Untitled (2/10/09)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,120
413
David Salle
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,900
414
André Butzer
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $163,800
415
Adel Abdessemed
Chemins qui ne mènent nulle part
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
416
Jonathan Meese
Suzy Wong
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
417
Waltercio Caldas
Homenagem aos passáros ao nascimento das grandes florestas
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $50,400
418
Erwin Wurm
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
419
Franz Ackermann
Last Summer
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
420
Matt Connors
Second Table
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
421
Richard Aldrich
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
422
Julia Rommel
Cal Ripken Jr. (Kidnapping)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $37,800
423
Tauba Auerbach
MM-HM
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,680
424
Ali Banisadr
Foot Soldier
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,900
425
Jenny Holzer
Selection From Survival: Trust Visions That Don't Feature Buckets of Blood
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $88,200
426
R.H. Quaytman
Drawing
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
427
This lot is no longer available.
428
Shio Kusaka
(dot 2)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,600
429
This lot is no longer available.
430
Juan Muñoz
Shutters
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,800
431
Alex Israel
Untitled (Flat)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $151,200
432
Nate Lowman
Wisconsin Cairn (Lake Flannery)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $40,320
433
Trevor Shimizu
Aralia
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,640
434
Josh Smith
Untitled
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $15,120
435
Richard Prince
Instagram
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $35,280
436
Petra Cortright
+deer+monitoring+data
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,160
437
Bill Viola
Addie
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $94,500
438
Cory Arcangel
Panasonic TH-42PWD8UK Plasma Screen Burn
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
439
Dionisio González
Dauphin 9
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
440
Matthew Day Jackson
Fortunate Son
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,680
441
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $21,420
442
John Henderson
Cast
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $3,780
443
Jon Rafman
New Age Demanded (Twistface Pink)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,160

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale,...

New York Auction 19 May 2022

Provenance

Exhibited

Literature

422

Julia Rommel

Cal Ripken Jr. (Kidnapping)

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session