Michael Ray Charles

(Forever Free) Strange Fruits

signed and dated "MICHAEL RAY © CHARLES 08" lower right
acrylic latex, gold leaf and copper penny on board
97 1/4 x 60 1/4 in. (247 x 153 cm)
Executed in 2008.

Estimate
$40,000 - 60,000

Sold for $56,700

Contact Specialist

Rebekah Bowling
Head of Day Sale, Afternoon Session
New York

1 212 940 1250
rbowling@phillips.com

20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session

New York 8 December 2020

401
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
Eve on Psilocybin
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $252,000
402
Christina Quarles
Tuckt
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $655,200
403
Christina Forrer
Untitled (Purple and Pink)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $42,840
404
Jonathan Lyndon Chase
Bend
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $105,840
405
Robin F. Williams
The Getaway (Study)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $88,200
406
Loie Hollowell
Linked Lingam in Red and Blue
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $214,200
407
Emily Mae Smith
Centurion XX
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $107,100
408
Gina Beavers
Lips with Painter's Lips
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,720
409
Joy Labinjo
Visiting Great Grandma
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $189,000
410
Alex Gardner
Moment
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $170,100
411
Austyn Weiner
Crowd Pleaser
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $37,800
412
Avery Singer
Untitled (Study for “Gerty MacDowell’s Playbook”)
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $239,400
413
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
Red Twins III
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $163,800
414
Toyin Ojih Odutola
What You Think You See
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $239,400
415
Dana Schutz
Drowning (2)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $126,000
416
Derek Fordjour
No. 29
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $138,600
417
Titus Kaphar
Memory Fails
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $327,600
418
Henry Taylor
Noah was here and obviously Thelma too
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $315,000
419
SoiL Thornton
Park on Log on Lawn Mower, Smash
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $107,100
420
Samuel Levi Jones
Promises
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,400
421
Angel Otero
Tasso's (After Sir Anthony Van Dyck)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,720
422
Marcus Jahmal
Rope & Rug
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,160
423
Madelynn Green
Cadillac
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $12,600
424
Jammie Holmes
Segregation
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $94,500
425
Hernan Bas
Don't Tell It To The Mountain
Estimate $90,000 - 120,000
Sold for $214,200
426
Genieve Figgis
Him
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $126,000
427
Katherine Bernhardt
Plantains, Limes, and Papaya
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,720
428
Katherine Bernhardt
5 Cigarettes on Black
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,640
429
Ann Craven
Deer on Emerald Field #2, 2006
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $25,200
430
Brian Calvin
Thing I
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $31,500
431
Melike Kara
never enough
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $32,760
432
Susumu Kamijo
Candy
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $32,760
433
Sanford Biggers
Quilt #19 (Rockstar)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $47,880
434
Etel Adnan
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $113,400
435
McArthur Binion
DNA Study: VI
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $201,600
436
McArthur Binion
Sketch XIX (Looking for Grey): Three Movements of Sunlight
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $50,400
437
Jeff Sonhouse
Study for Exhibit A - Cardinal Francis Arinze
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $170,100
438
Michael Ray Charles
(Forever Free) Strange Fruits
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $56,700
439
Tomoo Gokita
Hangover
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $252,000
440
Ella Kruglyanskaya
Running Off
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
441
Mark Bradford
Untitled (Corner of Desire and Piety) II
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $252,000
442
Theaster Gates
Rubber Reduction Exercise
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $176,400
443
Mark Grotjahn
Untitled (Top and Interior Gates, DeWalt Mask M33.f)
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $189,000
444
Glenn Ligon
Stranger in the Village (excerpt) #5
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
445
Jenny Holzer
Under a Rock
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
446
This lot is no longer available.
447
Haim Steinbach
Untitled (strainer, soap dispenser) 2A
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
448
Haim Steinbach
Untitled (brush, dog chew) 1A
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,680
449
Peter Halley
Overthruster
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $176,400
450
Peter Halley
World of Mire
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
451
Jacqueline Humphries
Untitled
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $94,500
452
This lot is no longer available.
453
Sue Williams
Pentagon Parking
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $75,600
454
Carroll Dunham
Green Extension
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
455
Susan Rothenberg
Dominos-Hot
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $176,400
456
David Hammons
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $75,600
457
Henry Taylor
99
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $63,000
458
Fred Wilson
Untitled (Bast)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $35,280
459
David Salle
Watchcap
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $113,400
460
Julian Schnabel
Mi Vida es una Cumbre de Mentiras (Green Resin Picture)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $163,800
461
Per Kirkeby
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $35,280
462
Per Kirkeby
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $107,100
463
Ross Bleckner
Love by Ambition
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $81,900
464
Mel Bochner
Measurement: 41"/22"
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
465
This lot is no longer available.
466
Tauba Auerbach
Corrugation I
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $107,100
467
Olafur Eliasson
Red Green Kaleidoscope
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,800
468
Olafur Eliasson
Straight back
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $163,800
469
Ugo Rondinone
SECHSTERAUGUSTZWEITAUSENDUNDZWÖLF
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $157,500
470
Ugo Rondinone
SUNRISE. east. may
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $189,000
471
Juan Genovés
Iluminado
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $78,120
472
Adel Abdessemed
Mappemonde 2 (thursday)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $37,800
473
Richard Deacon
Coat
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $44,100
474
Gary Hume
American Tan III (Bronze)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
475
Damien Hirst
Beautiful high speed, head into the steering wheel impact painting
Estimate $300,000 - 500,000
Sold for $403,200
476
Gilbert & George
Pains
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $107,100
477
Peter Doig
Figure in Landscape
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $226,800
478
Chris Ofili
Footsteps (Devil's staircase)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $163,800
479
Antony Gormley
Breathing Room XIII
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
480
Antony Gormley
Bond II
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $604,800
481
Mike Kelley
City 5
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $88,200
482
Mike Kelley
Garbage Drawing #32
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $34,020
483
Jim Shaw
Untitled (Ethan)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,720
484
George Condo
Smiling Girl with Lilac Shirt
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $226,800
485
Danh Vo
Cease to know or to tell. Or to see or to be your own. Have someone else's will as your own
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
486
Jose Dávila
Untitled
Estimate $22,000 - 28,000
Sold for $47,880
487
Damián Ortega
Highway
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,860
488
Lucia Koch
Mostruário
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,900
489
Rivane Neuenschwander
Carta d'Agua (Rain Map)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,280
490
Los Carpinteros
Mesa
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $5,292
491
Abraham Cruzvillegas
Autorretrato ciego regresando a la cordura entre gritos y sombrerazos en la plaza Taksim
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
492
This lot is no longer available.
493
Untitled
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
494
Leandro Erlich
Camisas
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $47,880
495
OSGEMEOS
Dentro do arco-iris, é assim (Within the Rainbow)
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $157,500
496
Vik Muniz
Seven works from the series Pictures of Garbage: (i) The Sower (Zumbi); (ii) The Bearer (Imã); (iii) Marat (Sebastião); (iv) The Gypsy (Magna); (v) Isis (Woman Ironing); (vi) Mother and Children (Suellem); (vii) Atlas (Carlão)
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $75,600
497
Vik Muniz
Jackie (Pictures of Diamonds)
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
498
Hélio Oiticica and Neville D'Almeida
34-CC3 (Maileryn - Cosmococa Programa in Process)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
499
Douglas Huebler
Duration Piece #7, New York City
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $35,280
500
Lutz Bacher
JOKES, Barry Goldwater (It's a Great Country)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $35,280
501
Alex Guofeng Cao
Two works: (i) JFK vs Jackie; (ii) Jackie vs JFK
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
502
Louise Lawler
Arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Atmore Pope or Their Daughter Theodate (Manet)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
503
Louise Lawler
Blue Line
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,900
504
Laurie Simmons
Tourism: Las Vegas (Foxy) (2nd View)
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
505
Tracey Moffatt
Something More #1
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $44,100
506
Anne Collier
Dutch Still Life #4 (Postcard)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
507
Idris Khan
Eternal Movement
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,400
508
Wolfgang Tillmans
Freischwimmer 206
Estimate $180,000 - 220,000
Sold for $226,800
509
Thomas Demand
Fabrik (mit Namen)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $42,840
510
Andreas Gursky
Ohne Titel XI
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $75,600
511
Wolfgang Tillmans
paper drop (black) II
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
512
Wolfgang Tillmans
Silver 132
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,420
513
Barkley L. Hendricks
Michael
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,820
514
Dawoud Bey
Monique II
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $26,460
515
Richard Mosse
Seen and Not Seen
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,720
516
Ryan McGinley
Kudzu
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $16,380
517
Kehinde Wiley
Two works: (i) After El Greco's (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) The Annunciation; (ii) After George Romney's Elizabeth Warren as Hebe
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $47,880
518
Zanele Muholi
Hlonipha, Cassilhaus, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,900
519
Elad Lassry
Truffle Goat Cheese, Emmentaler, Fork and Spoon
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,780
520
Elad Lassry
Bouquet
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,520
521
Marlene Dumas
The Reflection
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $163,800
522
Marlene Dumas
White Lies II
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $81,900
523
Marlene Dumas
Telephone Sex
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,680
524
Marlene Dumas
The Woman and the Mirror
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,860
525
Marlene Dumas
Helena Sleeping
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
526
Marlene Dumas
Pampers Baby
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
527
Marlene Dumas
A Little Devil
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,120
528
Marlene Dumas
Baba Soldaat
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,560
529
Marlene Dumas
Not Born Yet
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
530
Marlene Dumas
Rana Temporaria
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
531
Marlene Dumas
Untitled (On the Sidewalk, Gebroke Liggaam [sic], The Breaking of a Human Body)
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $27,720
532
Dana Schutz
Yawn
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,080
533
Raymond Pettibon
Untitled
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
534
Charline von Heyl
Untitled (L.S. #8)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,900
535
Heimo Zobernig
Untitled (HZ2013-097)
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
536
Heimo Zobernig
Untitled (HZ2014-043)
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $73,080
537
Peter Dreher
Seascape #20
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $40,320
538
Anselm Reyle
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $31,500
539
Friedrich Kunath
Breath In, Breathe Out, Move On
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,760
540
Sterling Ruby
Purse
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
541
Rosemarie Trockel
Pot 5
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $31,500
542
Ken Price
Ming
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
543
Robert Therrien
No title (black cloud)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,280
544
Erwin Wurm
Fountain for Arthur Rimbaud
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $40,320
545
Chiharu Shiota
State of Being #9
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $69,300
546
Claudia Comte
Tubes 4 (O, i, n)
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
547
Simone Leigh
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $57,960
548
Korakrit Arunanondchai
Untitled (Mannequin)
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
549
Moffat Takadiwa
Educated Fulls
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
550
Oscar Murillo
matt painting (yoga)
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $138,600
551
Urs Fischer
Pineapple / Melon
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
552
Rashid Johnson
Cosmic Slop
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,420
553
Radcliffe Bailey
Homage to Negro Baseball League
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,720
554
Martin Eder
Gedanken beim Verlassen Meines Kopfes (Thoughts Leaving my Head)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,720
555
Rob Pruitt
Suicide Painting XXXIV
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
556
Richard Aldrich
Tinto Brass Painting
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,120
557
Matt Connors
Untitled (ticking)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
558
Alex Da Corte
The Bad Seed
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $47,880
559
Kerstin Brätsch
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $37,800
560
Kaari Upson
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
561
Dan Colen
Terbuckity-buckity!
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
562
Aaron Young
Arc Light (Moscow single)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
563
Aaron Curry
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
564
Jon Pestoni
Brite Spot
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,820
565
Joel Mesler
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $81,900
566
Jon Rafman
N.A.D. (Swirlyface Picasso)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
567
Jeff Koons
Seated Ballerina
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,280
568
Djordje Ozbolt
Be Curious
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $10,080
569
Wang Yigang
Abstract N9
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
570
Alexander Kaletski
Budweiser Fest
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $27,720
571
Harland Miller
You Are No Longer Part of My Life by Medical Opinion
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $81,900
572
Harland Miller
Pipe Down Cunt
Estimate $50,000 - 75,000
Sold for $60,480

20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale -...

New York 8 December 2020

Provenance

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Michael Ray Charles

(Forever Free) Strange Fruits

20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session