“What interests me about Superman is that he is part human and thus quite vulnerable… I am not interested in the hero part. Our job as artists is to redefine our heroes.”
- Katherine Bradford
- Provenance
  Paddle8, New York
  Private Collection, The Netherlands
  Private Collection
  Sotheby's, London, June 28, 2023, lot 233
  Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Property from a Private American Collector

23

Katherine Bradford

Outer Space, Astronaut and Superman

signed and dated "K Bradford '15" on the overlap; signed and dated "K. Bradford 2015" on the stretcher
oil and acrylic on canvas
30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm)
Painted in 2015.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
$25,000 - 35,000

Sold for $35,560

Contact Specialist

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Specialist, Head of Online Sales
Modern & Contemporary Art
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Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York

2 - 12 December 2024

1
Wolf Kahn
Sun Setting in New Hampshire Hills
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $22,860
2
Tracey Emin
Trust Me
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $40,640
3
Rafa Macarrón
Libre
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $88,900
4
Dana Schutz
Rob (Blind date for Elvis)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,970
5
Tom Otterness
Rebellion to Tyrants
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $33,020
6
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled AR09-005
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,480
7
Jessie Homer French
Mapestry of the Coachella Valley
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,700
8
Sergej Jensen
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
9
Sterling Ruby
EXHM/DS29
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,510
10
Barry McGee
Untitled (Blue Figure)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,700
11
Jiang Cheng
U-100 (Michael)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,240
12
Ugo Rondinone
Small Blue Mountain
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,890
13
Tom Sachs
Scotch Tape
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $44,450
14
RETNA
Sensations of a Black Line
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $48,260
15
Vaughn Spann
Ballad of the Sun
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
16
Tabboo!
I Happen To Like N.Y.
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,065
17
Robert Nava
Veszhuu A Party in Vegas Wolf Spider or a Owl
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $13,970
18
Marcus Jansen
King's Guard in Black
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
19
Lois Dodd
Quarry Road at Night
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,240
20
Imi Knoebel
Flag Diarylide
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
21
Michael Raedecker
monument
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $35,560
22
Louis Eisner
Tarkovsky's Table Scraps
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,985
23
Katherine Bradford
Outer Space, Astronaut and Superman
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $35,560
24
Marcus Jahmal
Scarecrow
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
25
Juanita McNeely
Two works: (i) Toulouse Lautrec; (ii) She is living with me
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
26
Susan Jane Walp
Bricks, Apple, Small Green Vase, and Red-Handled Knife
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $4,826
27
Betty Parsons
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
28
Alex Foxton
August 1980
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,064
29
Daisy Parris
Poem For My Worst Memory
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
30
Daisy Parris
Poem for My Antidepressant
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
31
Albert Oehlen
Antiques
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
32
Thomas Schütte
Untitled (Christene)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
33
Claire Tabouret
Born in Mirrors 8
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,780
34
Sol LeWitt
Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,700
35
Sam McKinniss
Little Women
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,620
36
Jonas Wood
480 B.C.
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
37
Nicole Wittenberg
Stormy Weather
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,334
38
Nicole Wittenberg
Stefania 3
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,890
39
Arman
Souvenir de Geneve
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,255
40
Keith Sonnier
Expanded SEL III
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $33,020
41
Ludwig Sander
Chickasaw X
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $13,970
42
Tony Smith
Light Box
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,320
43
Yaacov Agam
Leverkusen #2
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $50,800
44
Mario Carreño
Sin titulo
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,480
45No Reserve
Amelia Peláez
Untitled
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000 •
Sold for $762
46
Chico da Silva
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,240
47
Larry Rivers
The Charmed Circle After Matisse's La Danse
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $33,020
48
Angel Botello
Girl with Flowers
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $40,640
49
Rainer Fetting
the stream (Hudson river scene)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
50
Rainer Fetting
Klaus Ohmann am Alexander Platz
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,065
51
Martin Eder
Chasse aux Papillons
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $10,795
52
Thomas Scheibitz
Lonely Heart
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
53
Gary Hume
Blue Mouth World
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,890
54
Ethan Cook
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
55
Callum Innes
Untitled No. 45
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $24,130
56
Ania Hobson
Girl in Beret Hat
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
57
Caroline Walker
Red Sofa
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
58
Caroline Walker
Monarch of the Glen
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
59
Claudia Comte
Bumpy Grumpy 4/6
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,620
60
Eva Beresin
Mercy of forces you can't control IV
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
61
Evgen Čopi Gorišek
Deep Distance
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,620
62
Meta Isaeus-Berlin
Ett Stags Paradis
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $2,540
63
Louisa Gagliardi
Bathing in an Ocean of Time
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,080
64
Bernard Piffaretti
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $38,100
65
Bernar Venet
Uneven Collapse: 11 Arcs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,510
66
Thierry Noir
Running 100m
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $33,020
67
Erika Verzutti
Berry Slime with Golden Leaf
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $17,780
68No Reserve
Gustavo Nazareno
Manto de Ogum
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $4,064
69
Hulda Guzmán
The Medicine
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,985
70
Alex Da Corte
Low Lights
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $63,500
71
This lot is no longer available.
72
Richard Prince
Untitled (12 string)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,065
73
Louise Fishman
Riding the Purple
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $30,480
74
Hunt Slonem
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $25,400
75No Reserve
Pauline Shaw
tears on the floor
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 •
Sold for $508
76
Ivy Haldeman
Colossus, Toe Forward, Heel Touches Ankle, Thumb to Index, Glance Over Shoulder
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
77
Haley Josephs
A Human is a Speaking Flame
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
78
Rebecca Ness
Contact
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
79
JJ Manford
Interior with Walter Battiss
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,080
80
Alexander Ross
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,810
81
Patrick Alston
Stuck in the Mud
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,810
82
Miya Ando
Transformation Alea (red)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,985
83
Aaron Garber-Maikovska
Steven with Kids
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
84
This lot is no longer available.
85
Caitlin Cherry
St. Elmo’s Fire (Cardi B Breaks Houston Rodeo Record and Keeps it Beyond Real)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,350
86
Leonard Baby
But Is Her Sweet Expression Worth More Than My Love and Affection?
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,080
87No Reserve
Ross Iannatti
Hysteresis/Medium no. 3
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $381
88No Reserve
George Stoll
Untitled (30 Cups on a 74 x 12 inch Curved Shelf #4)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $2,413
89
Lucien Smith
Oregon man changed name to 'Captain Awesome'
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,810
90
Reena Spaulings
Flag 2
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
91
Ji Woo Kim
Rendezvous
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
92
Wendy Park
Noodles and Bucket
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,525
93
Amanda Baldwin
Taupe Twilight
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,350
94
Umar Rashid
Exorcise haste and exercise patience for a full body and mind work out. Olubunmi is never stressed but often bored with the machinations of small minds
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,302
95No Reserve
Henry Taylor
Choke Hold
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500 •
Sold for $8,890
96
Brian Calvin
This hour is a happy hour
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $25,400
97
Sayre Gomez
Untitled Painting in Cerulean
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,890
98
Michael Williams
Bidet King
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
99
Kaari Upson
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,302
100No Reserve
John Bauer
Cutpaste Mirror #8
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $2,413
101
Michelle Blade
Solid & Liquid / Sonoma
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
102
John Sonsini
Jorge and Pedro
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $9,525
103
Cole Sternberg
a horizon formed by the progression of water
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $38,100
104
Alex Israel
Two works: (i) Cap; (ii) Booties and Glove
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $19,050
105
Kassou Seydou
Kakatou loumou yagueyague tji bur gueye dou sopolekou nek diassite (le caméléon aura beau séjourner dans l’eau il ne se transformera jamais en caïman)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,890
106
Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe
Posture
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
107No Reserve
Wahab Saheed
D.S.K Michaels
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $635
108
Annan Affotey
Red and Pink Turtleneck
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $3,556
109No Reserve
Hadi Falapishi
Mouse House
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $1,016
110
Jordy Kerwick
Hydra "Frieda"
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,715
111
Jake Clark
The Ivy
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,080
112No Reserve
Michael Staniak
IMG_852 (Internet Blue)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $2,032
113No Reserve
Parker Ito
Two works: (i-ii) Untitled
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $572
114
Kon Trubkovich
No Signal (Lenny)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $7,620
115
Tomoo Gokita
Dance
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
116
Yukimasa Ida
Venus
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
117
Hideaki Kawashima
Moya - Moya
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,540
118
Zhong Biao
Dormancy
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
119
Rirkrit Tiravanija
untitled 2018 (curry western)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,064
120No Reserve
Ren Hang
Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000 •
Sold for $1,397
121
Vik Muniz
George Stinney Jr. (Diptych) from the series Album
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
122
Paulo Nazareth
Untitled (CA - Come to the Shade)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
123
Sohei Nishino
Diorama Map Rio de Janeiro
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
124
Paul Pfeiffer
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (30)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $60,960
125
Marilyn Minter
Cuntrol
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,080
126No Reserve
Adrián Fernandez
Untitled #16 from the series To Be or To Pretend
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $381
127
Nan Goldin
1st days in quarantine, Brooklyn, NY, 2020
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $12,700
128No Reserve
Nan Goldin
Joana walking with geese, outside Paris
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $4,064
129No Reserve
Jon Rafman
Strand Road, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $3,556
130No Reserve
Hellen van Meene
zonder titel
Estimate $400 - 600 •
Sold for $127
131
Kayode Ojo
Closed Audition: Boohoo Plus Verity Slinky Plunge Split Maxi Dress
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
132
Dennis Hopper
Double Standard
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
133
This lot is no longer available.
134
Laurie Simmons
Blue Tiled Reception Area
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
135
Robert Mapplethorpe
Snakeman
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $19,050
136
Joel-Peter Witkin
Penitente
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
137
Chris Burden
Bed Piece
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
138
Chris Burden
Prelude to 220, or 110
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
139
William Wegman
Ray Cat (Dog with Cat Face) from the series Improved Photographs
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $2,540
140
André Brasilier
Le portail des champs
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,350
141
Mark Innerst
Cafeteria Scene
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
142
Niki de Saint Phalle
Untitled
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,445
143
Larry Rivers
Thomas Rice in the Role of Jim Crow the Minstrel Dancer
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
144
Larry Rivers
All Dressed Up
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
145
Raymond Pettibon
No Title (Pay no heed...)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $9,525
146
Raymond Pettibon
No Title (The Anti-Gordo...)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,255
147
Raymond Pettibon
No Title (Why should we...)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,334
148
Jake and Dinos Chapman
Monster T-shirt I from the series Exquisite Corpse
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
149
Sanya Kantarovsky
Smother
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,080
150
Johannes Kahrs
Man with cloud
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,445
151
Iran do Espírito Santo
Four works: (i-iv) Efemeride 13, 14, 16, 17
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,350
152
Sam Gilliam
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,334
153
Seth Price
Untitled
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,905
154
Joe Bradley
Mystery Boga
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,080
155
Huma Bhabha
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $3,302
156
Wardell Milan
Portrait, Marie-Kate
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $12,065
157
RETNA
Sacred Scars
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $12,065
158No Reserve
Damien Hirst
For Mr. D (SPIN Drawing)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $16,510
159
Fred Tomaselli
Drawing #2 After Echolocation
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,826
160No Reserve
Tomoo Gokita
Couple
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $1,905
161
Brian Calvin
Rubber Room
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,651
162
Nicasio Fernandez
Constricting
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
163
Dominic Chambers
Myself when I'm real
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,556
164No Reserve
Eden Seifu
Dead Bird Descends With Great Fanfare And It's Final Flight Becomes My Debut in Ascension
Estimate $700 - 1,000 •
Sold for $572
165
Oscar Murillo
Untitled
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $2,794
166
Oscar Murillo
Tejano Exile
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
167No Reserve
Marcel Dzama
Untitled
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $3,302
168No Reserve
Jordan Wolfson
Untitled (for Parkett, no. 100/101)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $3,048
169No Reserve
Ginny Casey
Study for "Viced Vase"
Estimate $300 - 500 •
Sold for $635
170No Reserve
Max Hooper Schneider
Balance
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $826
171No Reserve
Will Boone
ICE
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $1,143
172
Georges Dominique Rouault
Place de la Concorde
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $889

Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New...

2 - 12 December 2024

Provenance

23

Katherine Bradford

Outer Space, Astronaut and Superman

Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York