Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Exhibited
Chicago, Public Works Gallery, You Will Die, November 22, 2019–February 14, 2020
Literature
Brandon Stosuy, “On being compelled to create,” The Creative Independent, November 2, 2023, online (illustrated)

12

Noelia Towers

The Pain That Keeps on Giving

acrylic on wood
48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm)
Painted in 2019.

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000

Sold for $20,320

Contact Specialist

Avery Semjen
Associate Specialist, Head of New Now Sale
T +1 212 940 1207
asemjen@phillips.com

New Now

New York Auction 12 March 2024

1
February James
Shining on the Inside
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $21,590
2
Maja Ruznic
Visitors
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $57,150
3
Chico da Silva
Bichos e Passaros (Animals and Birds)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $76,200
4
Tabboo!
Untitled, New York Skyline
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $22,860
5
Sarah Lee
Moonrise Over the Sea
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $16,510
6
Jen Hitchings
Fuzzy Morning
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
7
Amanda Wall
Long Distance
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,985
8
Emily Furr
Huge if True
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
9
Brittney Leeanne Williams
Untitled (Sunset)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $9,525
10
Wynnie Mynerva
Sutra
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,940
11
Miriam Cahn
Ohne Titel
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $38,100
12
Noelia Towers
The Pain That Keeps on Giving
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,320
13
Dominique Fung
i spy
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860
14
Emily Mae Smith
The Hermit
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $46,990
15
Christopher Hartmann
The Touch of Your Hand Speaks of Distance
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
16
John Rivas
Hijo te extraño
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
17
Celeste Dupuy-Spencer
Mercy, Things are Gonna Slide
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
18
Jonathan Gardner
Going Down
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $44,450
19
Celeste Rapone
Timekeeper
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $57,150
20
Wendy Park
Lil Dickie
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $1,651
21
Shota Nakamura
Untitled (pink-still life)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,320
22
Andrea Marie Breiling
Hannah Baby
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,940
23
Gabriel Mills
Euphrates Butterfly Vision
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $22,860
24
Marina Perez Simão
Sem titulo
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $101,600
25
Shara Hughes
Lillypad Palace
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $234,950
26
Richard Mayhew
Briarwood
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $139,700
27
Kikuo Saito
Ringai chase
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,800
28
Sam Gilliam
New Orleans
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $190,500
29
Roy Lichtenstein
Landscape
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $63,500
30
James Rosenquist
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $63,500
31
Andy Warhol
Heaven and Hell Are Just One Breath Away (Positive)
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $222,250
32
KAWS
AGREED
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $139,700
33
This lot is no longer available.
34
This lot is no longer available.
35
Peter Halley
Triple 9
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $82,550
36
Nina Chanel Abney
The Money Tree
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $101,600
37
This lot is no longer available.
38
Forrest Kirk
Fist 1
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
39
Ludovic Nkoth
Wings + Beer
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $21,590
40
Troy Lamarr Chew II
Product of the Trap, Did What I Had To When It Came To the Pack
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
41
Sam McKinniss
Ghosts (orange and green)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
42
John Baldessari
God Nose
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
43
Gina Beavers
Vagina Burger
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $11,430
44
Daisy Dodd-Noble
One Tree on an Island
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,480
45
Salvo
Senza titolo
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $69,850
46
William N. Copley
L'amour c'est ce qu'on fait
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
47
William N. Copley
Do You
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
48
Sterling Ruby
SP183
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $165,100
49
This lot is no longer available.
50
Wade Guyton
Untitled
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $114,300
51
Wade Guyton
Untitled
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $241,300
52
Rashid Johnson
North
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $114,300
53
Titus Kaphar
Both King and Accomplice
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $88,900
54
Chakaia Booker
Juxtaposed
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $20,320
55
Frank Stella
Stubb's Supper (S-1, 1X)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
56
Fred Sandback
Blue Day-Glo Corner Piece
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,400
57
George Rickey
Etoile X
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $63,500
58
George Rickey
Three Oblique Lines Conical Path III
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $165,100
59
Salvador Dalí
Vénus de Milo aux tiroirs
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
Sold for $127,000
60
Paul Jenkins
Phenomena Alternate Trade Winds
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
61
Keith Haring and LA II (Angel Ortiz)
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $48,260
62
Peter Schuyff
Big Yellow Flush
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
63
Hugh Steers
Hose
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $44,450
64
Chloe Wise
Self-Portrait
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
65
Delphine Desane
Peculiar Tint
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,430
66
Jiang Cheng
e-27
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,240
67
Jess Valice
Flat Tire on Maple Ave (Downtown)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $24,130
68
Tom Anholt
City Girl
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
69
Jerome Lagarrigue
Late Afternoon
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $5,080
70
Sayre Gomez
Untitled
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $88,900
71
Orion Martin
Nervous System in Traditional Swedish Bedroom
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
72
Vojtěch Kovařík
Hanged
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,400
73
Alec Demarco
Coa de Jima
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $31,750
74
Wes Lang
The Ritual
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $63,500
75
Eddie Martinez
Stump Study #1 (Year Yellow)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $44,450
76
Friedrich Kunath
Capri is just a name now
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
77
Rafa Macarrón
El Poder De Mi Mente
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $21,590
78
Oscar Murillo
Drawings off the wall (II)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $101,600
79
Yoan Capote
American Appeal (Bridge)
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
80
Katherine Bradford
Iceberg
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $17,780
81
Issy Wood
The hen night
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $30,480
82
Ariana Papademetropoulos
Guilty Pleasure
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,700
83
Jill Mulleady
Spray la vie
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $33,020
84
Rebecca Ackroyd
Hardwired
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $22,860
85
Karen Kilimnik
home of the dewdrop fairy
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,940
86
Jenna Gribbon
Room #9 (canoe)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,240
87
Hiejin Yoo
The Organic Chewing Gum Tastes Like
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,255
88
Jessie Makinson
Lunar Thorn
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $38,100
89
Noel W. Anderson
Dis' Uh So She A Shun
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
90
This lot is no longer available.
91
Alteronce Gumby
Zinnia
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,985
92
Alicja Kwade
Rain (0.5 hour / 0.5 meter)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860
93
Ghada Amer
A Beautiful Day for Trini
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $120,650
94
Diana Al-Hadid
Mob Mentality
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $69,850
95
Shinique Smith
Inner Clock
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,510
96
Austin Eddy
Setting Sun and Green Sky
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $7,620
97
James Ulmer
Judge mentor
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
98
Anselm Reyle
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $48,260
99
Amanda Baldwin
Zeal, Zest, Zing #3
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,350
100
John Seal
The Arms that Enfold Us Are Not Ours to Control
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $24,130
101
Ivy Haldeman
Double Hand, Indexes Up
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
102
Danielle Orchard
Blue Head with Window
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,160
103
Emma Stern
Amber 2
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $9,525
104
Aks Misyuta
Catcher
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,334
105
Caitlin Cherry
Kitty Talk
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,255
106
Cassi Namoda
Meat is Meat
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,160
107
Marcus Jahmal
Green Smoker
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,890
108No Reserve
Tyler Ballon
Dead Body of Christ
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000 •
Sold for $4,826
109
J.P. Munro
Arroyo Seco Cabin Site
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,350
110
James Chronister
Only Sunrises
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
111
Hunter Potter
Back on the Horse
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,890
112
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 $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $12,700
113
Phumelele Tshabalala
Mabutho
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
114
Tony Toscani
From Safety to Where...?
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,620
115
Richard Prince
Untitled Joke T-shirt Painting ("What's the Difference Between Kinky and Erotic?")
Estimate $45,000 - 55,000
116
Richard Prince
The Velvet Beach
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,400
117
Candida Höfer
Biblioteca do Palacio Nacional da Ajuda Lisboa I
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,240
118
Candida Höfer
Law Library City Hall Philadelphia II
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $12,700
119
Wolfgang Tillmans
Sunset night drive, a
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,334
120
Ed Ruscha
Four works from the Rooftops series: (i) Roof Top View #2; (ii) Roof Top View #3; (iii) Roof Top View #4; (iv) Roof Top View #5
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,430
121
Chris Burden
Big Pointy #1
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
122
Christopher Williams
Model #105M - R59C, Keystone Shower Door, 57.4 X 59" / Chrome / Raindrop, SKU #109149, #96235.970 - 084 - 000 (Meiko), Vancouver, B.C. Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,970
123
Jeff Koons
Art Magazine Ads
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $13,970
124
Hank Willis Thomas
A Martyr to End Man's Inhumanity (red and gold reflection)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
125
Julian Opie
Anya with evening dress
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,400
126
Petra Cortright
RGB, D-Lay
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
127
Loie Hollowell
Standing in Shadow
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,795
128
Lisa Yuskavage
Untitled (Love Scene)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
129
Lisa Yuskavage
Golden Bunny
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
130
Hilary Pecis
Lighthouse Drawing
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,700
131
Hilary Pecis
Ghost Ranch Drawing
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,700
132
Amy Sillman
Four Works: (i-iv) Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
133
Amy Sillman
Three Works: (i-iii) Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
134
Radcliffe Bailey
Untitled
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $16,510
135
Vaughn Spann
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
136
Louis Fratino
Self-Portrait
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $33,020
137
Louis Fratino
Sleeping Grey Figure
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $9,525
138
This lot is no longer available.
139
This lot is no longer available.
140
Dana Schutz
Dark Haired Girl
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
141
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
Untitled
Estimate $4,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,620
142
Alejandro Cardenas
Plant Study 3
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
143
This lot is no longer available.
144No Reserve
Tony Lewis
I Got a Hit
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 •
Sold for $2,540
145
Robert Rauschenberg
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
146
Robert Rauschenberg
Honeysuckle Grows (Anagram)
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
147
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Confederated Salish and Kootenai)
El Morro 59M
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,480
148
Alice Baber
Jaguar Heart from the Sacred Space Series
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $24,130
149
Frank Stella
Aqua Caliente
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
150
Tom Wesselmann
Study for Sunset Nude (VAR. #2)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,510
151
Tom Wesselmann
Study for Great American Nude #54
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
152
Peter Saul
Daisy Crockett
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
153
Kenny Scharf
Untitled
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
154
Kenny Scharf
Double fizzie worm
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $20,320
155
Keith Haring
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $50,800
156
Andy Warhol
Dollar Sign
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $27,940
157
This lot is no longer available.
158
Hans Hofmann
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,780
159
Richard Diebenkorn
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $12,700
160
Romare Bearden
The Lantern
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,940
161
Ed Paschke
Prime Time
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $10,795
162
Larry Bell
CS 11.29.16 DVD
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
163
Sam Francis
untitled (SFP 85-197)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
164
George Condo
The Scream
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $19,050
165
David Smith
Still Life
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
166
Cleve Gray
Zen Gardens #22B
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,890
167
Max Cole
Ninnescah III
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $43,180
168
Richard Artschwager
Road
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $44,450
169
Loló Soldevilla
Sin título
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
170
Alighiero Boetti
Un'idea Brillante
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $50,800
171
Salvatore Scarpitta
Cow Catcher Sled and Canvas
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
172
This lot is no longer available.
173
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Asse del Movimento I (Axis of Movement)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $76,200
174
Yoan Capote
Open Mind
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
175No Reserve
Iran do Espírito Santo
Supplement
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for $2,159
176
Iván Navarro
Exit (Baum)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,780
177
Jenny Holzer
Untitled from the Survival Series
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
178
This lot is no longer available.
179
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
Bicycle Cup
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,556
180
Subodh Gupta
Jeff the Koons (1)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
181
Adam Parker Smith
Pine (gold)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
182
Alex Da Corte
A-BOXES (Winter Racks)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,480
183
Banks Violette
ghost
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
184
Rachel Harrison
Stump Speech
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $25,400
185
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Group of Ten from the series Crowd
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $22,860
186
Ibrahim Mahama
SOS BOY A
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,780
187
Jack Pierson
SEX
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $27,000
188
Henry Taylor
To Be Titled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,826
189
Amani Lewis
Etheline and Mary
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
190
Shaina McCoy
Baby Self Portrait I
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,096
191
This lot is no longer available.
192
Emmanuel Taku
Sisters in Pink
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
193
Isshaq Ismail
Onipa 7
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
194
Bjarne Melgaard
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,890
195
Secundino Hernández
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $40,640
196
Nigel Cooke
The Reader and the Read
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,320
197
Susumu Kamijo
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,795
198
Jaime Muñoz
Boing!
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
199
SoiL Thornton
Flagged Identity
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
200
Borna Sammak
Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $10,160
201
Rob Pruitt
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
202
Jordy Kerwick
Reaper Reaper Sergent Keeper
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $19,050
203
Jordy Kerwick
Untitled
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $10,795
204
Dan Colen
To be titled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,510
205
Wang Yigang
Abstract T3
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
206
Karin Davie
Untitled (Curves) #7
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $9,525
207
Thomas Wachholz
SCHWARZ 0/0/0/100
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,445
208
Olivier Mosset
Untitled (White Square)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
209
Maria Taniguchi
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
210
David Ostrowski
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,065
211
Jeff Elrod
El Espectro V
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,065
212
Alex Becerra
Brookstone Woman
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,985
213
Ellen Gronemeyer
Ich häng an dir
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
214
Raymond Pettibon
No Title (Pulled from the...)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
215
Raymond Pettibon
No Title (Helter Skelter guns...)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
216
Terry Winters
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
217
Qin Feng
West Wind East Water 005
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,890
218
Imi Knoebel
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
219
Gerasimos Floratos
Untitled
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
220
Guerrilla Girls
Do Women Have to Be Naked To Get Into the Met. Museum?
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,350

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New York Auction 12 March 2024

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Exhibited

Literature

12

Noelia Towers

The Pain That Keeps on Giving

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