Provenance
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist in 1961)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Donald Kuspit, Karel Appel: Sculpture A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1994, p. 155 (illustrated)
Catalogue Essay
"The true artist has no style. Style is an exterior decorative element. The true artist as servant of his matter, transcends it with an absolute freedom."
Karel Appel

142

Karel Appel

L'Oiseau barbare (Barbaric Bird I)

acrylic on olive tree stump
25 x 42 x 16 in. (63.5 x 106.7 x 40.6 cm.)
Executed in 1960, this work is unique.

Estimate
$40,000 - 60,000

Sold for $40,000

Contact Specialist
John McCord
Head of Day Sale, Morning Session
New York
+1 212 940 1261
jmccord@phillips.com

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session

New York Auction 15 November 2017

101
Alexander Calder
Map Mondo
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $75,000
102
Alexander Calder
Overlapping Spirals
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $100,000
103
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $67,500
104
Alexander Calder
Plankton
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $37,500
105
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $43,750
106
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $43,750
107
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $87,500
108
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $52,500
109
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $43,750
110
David Hockney
Ossie
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $62,500
111
Henri Matisse
Femme Accroupie
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $52,500
112
Franz Kline
Untitled (ZD 240)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $212,500
113
Robert Motherwell
Collaged Wall VI (for Arthur Berger)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
114
Michael Goldberg
House of Asher
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $375,000
115
Lee Bontecou
Untitled
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $187,500
116
Eva Hesse
Untitled
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
117
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square: Decided
Estimate $450,000 - 650,000
Sold for $555,000
118
Ed Ruscha
Doubles
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $212,500
119
Ed Ruscha
Pico, Hoover, Alvarado
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
120
Robert Rauschenberg
Dietrich Draw
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
Sold for $140,000
121
Roy Lichtenstein
Brushstroke
Estimate $500,000 - 700,000
Sold for $591,000
122
Roy Lichtenstein
Ceramic Sculpture #16
Estimate $350,000 - 450,000
Sold for $435,000
123
John Chamberlain
Lucy Snaggletooth
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $543,000
124
Jim Dine
The Zebra (The Blue Version)
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $112,500
125
Claes Oldenburg
Soft Calendar for January
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $112,500
126
Tom Wesselmann
From Brown Eyes Under Glass
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
Sold for $250,000
127
George Segal
Woman on Park Bench
Estimate $250,000 - 300,000
Sold for $350,000
128
Christo
Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida/Venetian Causeway to Broad Causeway)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $81,250
129
Christo
The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York City)
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000
130
Richard Estes
Flughafen (Airport)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
131
Richard Estes
Car Reflection
Estimate $220,000 - 280,000
Sold for $250,000
132
Louise Nevelson
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $125,000
133
Lynn Chadwick, R.A.
Conjunction XVII
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $112,500
134
Mark di Suvero
Christreed
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $52,500
135
John Chamberlain
Scratched Echo
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $175,000
136
Sam Francis
Untitled (SF63-033)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $75,000
137
Sam Francis
Untitled (SF78-024)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $47,500
138
Sam Francis
Untitled (Self-Portrait) (SF73-667)
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $37,500
139
Sam Francis
You the Yellow (SF64-166)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $81,250
140
Norman Bluhm
Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $40,000
141
Helen Frankenthaler
Christmas Suite II
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,000
142
Karel Appel
L'Oiseau barbare (Barbaric Bird I)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $40,000
143
Manolo Valdés
Retrato de Dorothy IV
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $325,000
144
Manolo Valdés
Retrato con Verde, Ocre y Blanco
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $275,000
145
Manolo Valdés
Ivonne II
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $87,500
146
Manolo Valdés
Katia II
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $150,000
147
This lot is no longer available.
148
David Park
Mother with Polka Dot Dress
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $143,750
149
Fritz Bultman
Rosa Park - The Nurses of the Afternoon
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $52,500
150
Victor Vasarely
Vonal-Stri
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $137,500
151
Victor Vasarely
Keple-Gestalt
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000
152
Park Seo-Bo
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $137,500
153
Toshimitsu Imai
Untitled
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $87,500
154
Sadamasa Motonaga
Green Form White Light
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $225,000
155
Yayoi Kusama
Crowd of Stars
Estimate $120,000 - 150,000
Sold for $325,000
156
Michio Yoshihara
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,625
157
Michio Yoshihara
Work
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $12,500
158
Michio Yoshihara
Untitled from Flowers
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
159
Yae Asano
Work
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
160
Takeo Yamaguchi
Fence Form
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $125,000
161
Jiro Takamatsu
Shadow No. 1432
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $399,000
162
Shuji Mukai
Untitled (9303)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $18,750
163
Yayoi Kusama
Bear (AWS)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $162,500
164
Richard Pettibone
Self-Portrait
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $40,000
165
Richard Pettibone
Splash
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $47,500
166
Andy Warhol
Waves (After Hokusai)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
167
Andy Warhol
Crosses
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $21,250
168
Andy Warhol
$
Estimate $35,000 - 50,000
Sold for $112,500
169
Andy Warhol
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
170
Andy Warhol
Helena Rubinstein
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $40,000
171
Andy Warhol
Untitled (Train)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $68,750
172
Andy Warhol
Women and Flowers
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
173
Andy Warhol
Muhammad Ali
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $30,000
174
Andy Warhol
Self-Portrait
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
175
Édouard Vuillard
Monsieur et Madame Kapferer
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $77,500
176
This lot is no longer available.
177
Henry Moore
Leaf Figure No. 4
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $87,500
178
Henry Moore
Draped Seated Figure against Curved Wall
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $447,000
179
Henry Moore
Animal Head
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $106,250
180
Henry Moore
Maquette for Reclining Figure No. 2
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $162,500
181
Henry Moore
Draped Reclining Figure
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $93,750
182
Mark Tobey
Emboy
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,000
183
Mark Tobey
New York (Composition)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $32,500
184
Mark Tobey
Paris
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $30,000
185
Mark Tobey
White Writing
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $40,000
186
Robert Motherwell
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 50
Estimate $300,000 - 500,000
Sold for $325,000
187
Morris Graves
Spirit Bird
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $43,750
188
Paul Wonner
Two Figures in a Landscape
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $43,750
189
William Baziotes
The Room
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
190
Sorel Etrog
La Mère
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $47,500
191
Jean (Hans) Arp
Du pays des lutins (From Gnomeland)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $93,750
192
Henry Moore
Stringed Figure
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $312,500
193
Pablo Picasso
La famille de Piero Crommelynck
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $150,000
194
Jacob Lawrence
Escape
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $212,500
195
Marc Chagall
Vence ou Les amoureux à l'âne
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
Sold for $262,500
196
Max Pechstein
Children Playing with Marbles
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $12,500
197
Gustav Klimt
Frau mit fliegenden Haaren, das linke Auge verdeckt; Akt nach rechts
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $35,000
198
Henry Moore
Ideas for Sculpture
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000

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

New York Auction 15 November 2017

Provenance

Literature

Catalogue Essay

142

Karel Appel

L'Oiseau barbare (Barbaric Bird I)

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session