Provenance
Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Matthew Barney: The Cremaster Cycle, exh. cat., The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2002, p. 64 (another example illustrated)

214

Matthew Barney

Cremaster 4: Field of the Ascending Faerie (Diptych)

(ii) signed and dated "Matthew B., 1994" on the reverse
chromogenic print, in artist's self-lubricating plastic frame, diptych
(i) 21 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (54 x 74.3 cm.)
(ii) 25 1/4 x 21 3/8 in. (64.1 x 54.3 cm.)
Executed in 1994, this work is number 1 from an edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof.

Estimate
$20,000 - 30,000

Sold for $75,000

Contact Specialist
John McCord
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New York
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 17 November 2016

101
Matt Connors
Second Pitch - Shift
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $112,500
102
Sol Calero
Untitled (Bienvenidos a Nuevo Estilo)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,250
103
Vittorio Brodmann
Inside the Beehive
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,625
104
Jamian Juliano-Villani
The Man from Bozrah
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
105
Michael Williams
The Man Who Never Worries
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $85,000
106
Korakrit Arunanondchai
My trip to the White Temple 3
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $37,500
107
Korakrit Arunanondchai
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $52,500
108
Rashid Johnson
Ulysses
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
109
Seth Price
Different Kinds of Art 4
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $81,250
110
Jeff Elrod
The Interwebs
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $112,500
111
Kelley Walker
I see the right, mirrored; in the center a soft Volkswagen
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $156,250
112
Danh Vo
We Try Harder
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $52,500
113
Sue Williams
Big Red Shoes
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $106,250
114
Dana Schutz
Hand
Estimate $220,000 - 280,000
Sold for $250,000
115
George Condo
Memories of Spain
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $250,000
116
Kara Walker
Untitled
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $225,000
117
Joe Bradley
Untitled (Human Form)
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $81,250
118
This lot is no longer available.
119
Kelley Walker
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $87,500
120
John Gerrard
Animated Scene (Oil Field) 1 (red)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
121
Dan Colen
Va-va-va-vorticism
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
122
Joe Bradley
Untitled
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
123
Adriana Lara
S.S.O.R. (24)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
124
RETNA
Quiero Mis Amigos De Regresso
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $43,750
125
Robert Longo
Untitled (Ophelia)
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $162,500
126
Jack Goldstein
Untitled
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $137,500
127
Charles Ray
All My Clothes
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $150,000
128
Tony Feher
Mountain Home
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
129
Ugo Rondinone
Moonrise. West. July
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $62,500
130
Alex Israel
Untitled (Flat)
Estimate $180,000 - 220,000
131
Carroll Dunham
Green Flowers (5)
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $200,000
132
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Towers H
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $156,250
133
Thomas Demand
Poll
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $137,500
134
This lot is no longer available.
135
Mona Hatoum
Slicer
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000
136
John McCracken
Chieftain
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $256,000
137
Chris Burden
Hospital Ship
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $62,500
138
This lot is no longer available.
139
Andy Warhol
Repent and Sin No More!
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $100,000
140
Andy Warhol
Volkswagen Bug (Green)
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
141
Andy Warhol
Electric Chairs
Estimate $180,000 - 220,000
Sold for $212,500
142
Robert Rauschenberg
Deepend (Scenario)
Estimate $300,000 - 500,000
143
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Untitled (Mother/Father)
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
144
Keith Haring
Untitled
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $418,000
145
Keith Haring
Untitled
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $358,000
146
Keith Haring
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,500
147
Andy Warhol
Still Life
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
148
Richard Pettibone
Andy Warhol, Flowers, 1964
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $43,750
149
Sam Francis
Bright Ring
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $125,000
150
Sol LeWitt
Irregular Curves
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,625
151
Willem de Kooning
Untitled (Spoleto)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
152
Brice Marden
Rock
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $87,500
153
Brice Marden
Work Book 30 (6)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
154
Ellsworth Kelly
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $52,500
155
Philip Guston
Untitled
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
156
Joseph Cornell
Untitled (Parrot Collage; Grand Hotel de la Pomme d’Or)
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $150,000
157
Louise Bourgeois
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $68,750
158
Louise Bourgeois
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $62,500
159
Louise Bourgeois
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $52,500
160
Louise Bourgeois
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $52,500
161
Louise Bourgeois
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $65,000
162
Louise Bourgeois
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500
163
Louise Bourgeois
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,500
164
Le Corbusier
Composition from the series Deux figures au tronc d'arbre jaune
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $43,750
165
Eva Hesse
Untitled
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $62,500
166
Lynn Chadwick, R.A.
Maquette IV Elecktra
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $56,250
167
Jean Tinguely
Le Perforateur
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $68,750
168
Ossip Zadkine
Statue pour jardin
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
169
Sean Scully
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $43,750
170
Sean Scully
Landbar (12.12.09)
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
171
Carl Andre
ddddddddddddddddfffffffffffffffffffffffff
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $56,250
172
Carl Andre
sun act star law set age stone hand cut bell time age now foot din
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $37,500
173
Mel Bochner
Blah, Blah, Blah
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $137,500
174
Donald Judd
Untitled (89-31 SFA)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $68,750
175
John Chamberlain
Miracles
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $72,500
176
Frank Stella
Wake Island Rail
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $118,750
177
Frank Stella
Conway
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $25,000
178
Allan D'Arcangelo
Danger
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,500
179
Josef Albers
After Nightfall
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $526,000
180
Robert Mangold
Attic Series VI (Study)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
181
Peter Halley
Yellow Prison with Underground Conduit
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $243,750
182
This lot is no longer available.
183
Gerhard Richter
PAPER FUJI (23 Oktober 1996)
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $225,000
184
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $150,000
185
Rebecca Warren
Totem (b.)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $81,250
186
Erwin Wurm
Untitled (Kastenmann Hérmes)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
187
Manolo Valdés
Reina Mariana
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
188
Lygia Pape
Untitled (Desenho I)
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $187,500
189
Mira Schendel
Untitled
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $187,500
190
Mira Schendel
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $35,000
191
Mira Schendel
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $47,500
192
Mira Schendel
Untitled (Frutas)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
193
This lot is no longer available.
194
This lot is no longer available.
195
Isa Genzken
Soziale Fassaden
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
196
Sigmar Polke
Untitled
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $150,000
197
Karin Mamma Andersson
Stockpile
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $175,000
198
This lot is no longer available.
199
Olafur Eliasson
Eye See You
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $47,500
200
Tavares Strachan
You Belong Here
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,500
201
Tracey Emin
Keep Me Safe
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $62,500
202
Anish Kapoor
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $23,750
203
Anish Kapoor
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
204
This lot is no longer available.
205
Lee Ufan
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
206
Jiro Takamatsu
Shadow No. 1391
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $538,000
207
Francis Alÿs
Study for the 2 Sisters
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $20,000
208
Francis Alÿs
Study for el Barco Blanco
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $20,000
209
Arturo Herrera
Felt #8
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500
210
Sui Jianguo
Dying Slave
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $37,500
211
Zhang Xiaogang
Young Man
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
212
Ana Mendieta
Untitled (from the Silueta Series)
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $62,500
213
Elad Lassry
Laurel Canyon
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
214
Matthew Barney
Cremaster 4: Field of the Ascending Faerie (Diptych)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $75,000
215
Richard Prince
Untitled (Pen)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $33,750
216
Thomas Demand
Fabrik
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
217
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled, Summer (Summer Rain) from the series Beneath the Roses
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $58,750
218
Christopher Williams
Rina, Jabon De Lavar "Lava, Limpia, Dura Mas" 200 gr. Photography by the Douglas M. Parker Studio, Los Angeles, California November 8, 2004
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $18,750
219
Christopher Williams
Punta Hicacos, Varadero, Cuba, 2000
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $21,250
220
Walead Beshty
Los Angeles fuji crystal archive type c
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,250
221
Youssef Nabil
Lonely Pasha, Cairo
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
222
Roni Horn
Clownmirror #8
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $23,750
223
Roni Horn
From Some Thames (Group A)
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $22,500
224
Barbara Kruger
FACE IT (Yellow)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
225
Jason Rhoades
Fuzzy Puddle/Turkey Beard
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
226
Vik Muniz
The White Rose (from the Monad Series)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
227
Mickalene Thomas
Hair Portrait 16
Estimate $35,000 - 50,000
228
David Reed
#573
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $43,750
229
Jack Pierson
Existentialism
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $60,000
230
James Siena
Three Personages, Interpenetrating
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
231
Fred Tomaselli
Kaboom
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
232
Sergej Jensen
Untitled
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $32,500
233
Mark Flood
The General
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
234
Yoshitomo Nara
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,000
235
Wangechi Mutu
I Have Peg Leg Nightmares
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $52,500
236
Marianne Vitale
Shingle Painting 1
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
237
Gavin Turk
Trash
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $40,000
238
Josh Smith
Untitled (1)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,000
239
Matt Saunders
Borneo Fold (Rose Hobart) #10, Version 1
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
240
Franz West
Two works: (i-ii) Privat-Lampe des Künstlers II
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,000
241
Norbert Schwontkowski
Der Grüne Teppich
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
242No Reserve
Matteo Callegari
Problem System
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $10,000
243
Cheyney Thompson
1998 (CT-0318)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
244
Eddie Peake
Holding her Hand in the Air in the Shape of a Gun 9
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $27,500
245
Michael Manning
Two Works: (i) Fortunate Son (Sheryl Crow Pandora Painting) (ii) Wide Open Spaces (Sheryl Crow Pandora Painting)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
246
Gerhard Richter
Onkel Rudi (Uncle Rudi)
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $27,500
247
Jeff Koons
Dom Pérignon Balloon Venus (Magenta)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $43,750

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 17 November 2016

Provenance

Literature

214

Matthew Barney

Cremaster 4: Field of the Ascending Faerie (Diptych)

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale