Per Kirkeby

Læsø-Hoved I

incised with artist's initials, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark 'PK 2/6' to the lower right
bronze
83 x 28 x 43 cm (32 5/8 x 11 x 16 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1983, this work is number 2 from an edition of 6.

Estimate
£45,000 - 55,000 ‡♠

Sold for £69,850

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 3 March 2023

101
Emma Cousin
PythonIcing
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £21,590
102
Michaela Yearwood-Dan
The Imperfection of Divinity
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £279,400
103
Flora Yukhnovich
Untitled
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
Sold for £139,700
104
George Rouy
Lovers in Red
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £73,660
105
Katherine Bradford
Night Clock
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £114,300
106
Austin Lee
Slow Dance
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £48,260
107
Doron Langberg
Virginia
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £46,990
108
Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe
Dapper II
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £50,800
109
Ann Craven
Bird with Pussy Willows (9-10-12, #3)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £27,940
110
Julian Pace
Ghandi
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £35,560
111
Sanya Kantarovsky
Panels
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £48,260
112
Sanya Kantarovsky
Bud 5
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £165,100
113
Kenny Rivero
OH MY GOD IT'S SO HOT OUTSIDE
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £24,130
114
Duncan McCormick
Red Tree House
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £152,400
115
Shara Hughes
Setting Boundaries
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £24,130
116
Caroline Walker
Sweet Dreams
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £76,200
117
Ania Hobson
Leather Jacket
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £11,430
118
Zoé Blue M.
Crying Over Me
Estimate £7,000 - 12,000
Sold for £19,050
119
Amani Lewis
Star and Be
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000
120
Andrew Cranston
Jason
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £27,940
121
George Condo
Linear Butler
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £95,250
122
Yoshitomo Nara
Untitled
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £41,910
123
Javier Calleja
Prefacio
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
124
Katherine Bernhardt
Free Throw
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £114,300
125
Emmanuel Taku
Crimson Cuddle
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
126
Ella Kruglyanskaya
Crossed Out (in green)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £38,100
127
Tal R
Adieu Interessant (orange)
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £203,200
128
Katharina Grosse
Untitled
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡♠
Sold for £139,700
129
Szabolcs Bozó
Bakkancsos Flamingó (Flamingo with Boots)
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 ‡♠
Sold for £57,150
130
Issy Wood
Unusual rabbit with country code
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ‡♠
Sold for £22,860
131
Edgar Plans
I love this game!
Estimate £80,000 - 100,000 ‡♠
Sold for £177,800
132
This lot is no longer available.
133
Scott Kahn
Changeable Weather
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡
Sold for £101,600
134
Donna Huanca
SKADI
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £40,640
135
Nicolas Party
Tree Trunks
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £177,800
136
David Hockney
The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 5 March
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ♠
Sold for £107,950
137
Peter Doig
Untitled (HIGH-WAY 3)
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £114,300
138
George Condo
Black Dots - Playing on a Landscape
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡
Sold for £241,300
139
George Condo
Untitled
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £171,450
140
Arshile Gorky
Untitled
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 ‡
Sold for £152,400
141
Richard Prince
Untitled
Estimate £250,000 - 350,000 ‡
Sold for £285,750
142
Kenny Scharf
Tangle
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 ‡
Sold for £33,020
143
Kenny Scharf
Travelaire
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
144
Nate Lowman
The Studio Visit
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡
Sold for £203,200
145
Michel Majerus
MoM Block Nr. 46
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £120,650
146
David Salle
The Mother Tongue
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £63,500
147
Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar
Age of Energy
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £101,600
148
Peter Halley
Intent
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
Sold for £133,350
149
Cory Arcangel
Photoshop CS: 84 by 144 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient “Spectrum”, mousedown y=1200 x=20800, mouseup y=24020 x=20800; tool "Wand", select y=2600 x=20000, tolerance=72, contiguous= off; default gradient "Spectrum", mousedown y=2480 x=41600, mouseup y=2480 x=1200
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡
Sold for £139,700
150
James Turrell
Double Ellipse Blue and Green
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡
Sold for £107,950
151
teamLab
Flowers and People - Gold
Estimate £100,000 - 200,000
Sold for £127,000
152
Andy Warhol
BE A SOMEBODY WITH A BODY
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡
Sold for £86,360
153
Andy Warhol
Three works: (i-iii) Karen Lerner
Estimate £250,000 - 350,000 ‡
154
Tony Cragg
By All Means
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
Sold for £127,000
155
Damien Hirst
Untitled Skull with Spine
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡♠
Sold for £203,200
156
Carl Andre
6 CuAl LINE
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £101,600
157
Joseph Kosuth
IT WAS IT
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
158
Larry Bell
Cube #14 (Amber)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £215,900
159
Yun Hyong-Keun
Burnt Umber & Ultramarine
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £139,700
160
Sigmar Polke
Panorama - Lukrativer Handel Mit Der Luft
Estimate £400,000 - 600,000 ‡♠
Sold for £406,400
161
Heinz Mack
Untitled
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £44,450
162
Giulio Paolini
Mimesi
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £44,450
163
Alighiero Boetti
Il Progressivo Svanir Della Consuetudine
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡♠
Sold for £215,900
164
Alighiero Boetti
L'Ombra del Dubbio
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £48,260
165
Ettore Spalletti
Rosa, fiore di pesco
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £114,300
166
Imi Knoebel
Monochrome Gelb
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡♠
Sold for £127,000
167
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
Sold for £196,850
168
André Butzer
Untitled (mit N-Haus)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £76,200
169
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £101,600
170
Richard Pettibone
Andy Warhol Mao
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
171
Richard Pettibone
Frank Stella, Tomlinson Court Park, 1959
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £48,260
172
Jenny Holzer
Untitled (With selections from the Living series, Truisms, Survival series)
Estimate £28,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £57,150
173
Allan McCollum
Collection of 30 Drawings (No.5)
Estimate £25,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £48,260
174
Bruce Nauman
Untitled (Crossbeams)
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
175
Sol LeWitt
Titled Form
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
176
Mona Hatoum
Untitled - Willow Cage
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
177
Yayoi Kusama
Untitled (Shoe)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £60,960
178
Kiki Smith
Annunciation
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
179
Juan Muñoz
La Pieza de la Rane
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £50,800
180
Haim Steinbach
it is III - 2
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £21,590
181
Guillermo Kuitca
Naked Tango (After Warhol)
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
182
Matthew Barney
Drawing Restraint 7 (Guillotine)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
183
David Hockney
Raymond Foye Looking at Brooklyn
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £33,020
184
Georg Baselitz
Untitled
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £31,750
185
Rainer Fetting
The Wall
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £63,500
186
Serge Poliakoff
Composition
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £60,960
187
Georges Mathieu
Villehardouin
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡♠
Sold for £146,050
188
Georges Mathieu
Untitled
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £8,890
189
Bernard Buffet
Rita
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £139,700
190
Bernard Buffet
Casserole et lampe à pétrole
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ‡♠
Sold for £48,260
191
Bernard Buffet
Nature morte au réchaud
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £33,020
192
Jean Dufy
Paris, Avenue du bois
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ‡♠
Sold for £38,100
193
Moïse Kisling
Jeune garçon
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £107,950
194
Moïse Kisling
Jeune fille blonde
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ‡♠
Sold for £33,020
195
Paul Signac
Bourg-Saint-Andéol. Le pont
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
196
Paul Signac
Concarneau
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
197
Arthur Segal
Untitled
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
198
Ossip Zadkine
La cruche cassée
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
Sold for £27,940
199
Julio González
Têtes de femmes (recto); Têtes et études de sculptures (verso)
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
200
Karel Appel and Pierre Alechinsky
La bête
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡♠
201
Flora Yukhnovich
Study
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £38,100
202
Sarah Slappey
Tongue
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £11,430
203
Karyn Lyons
THE STARRY NIGHT
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
204
Anastasia Bay
Smoker
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £20,320
205
Antonia Showering
Transit
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £30,480
206
Shota Nakamura
Lemon on the pink table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
207
William Monk
For a Fool II (Zoetrope)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £114,300
208
El Anatsui
Gold Band
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £82,550
209
Tanya Merrill
Wood Stove
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £8,255
210
Caroline Walker
Study for Aperitivo I
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £152,400
211
Caroline Walker
Study for Bungalow II
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £35,560
212
George Shaw
Scenes from the Passion: Between the Social Club and the Flats
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £27,940
213
Madelynn Green
Morning Glory
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £8,890
214
Edgar Plans
Waiting Inspiration
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £82,550
215
Laurens Legiers
Three Resting Seastars
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £15,240
216
Jessie Makinson
Like a Villainelle
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £10,795
217
Annan Affotey
Adjovi (My Mom)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £11,430
218
Oscar Murillo
Untitled
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £107,950
219
Katherine Bernhardt
Tres Parajos
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,400
220
Jennifer Steinkamp
Orbit 3
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £8,255
221
Jeff Sonhouse
Incognito
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
222
Sterling Ruby
Head Trekker Quilt Study
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £15,240
223
Walter Price
Parasympathetic
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £45,720
224
Jessie Makinson
Fluffy Whistle
Estimate £45,000 - 65,000 ♠
Sold for £57,150
225
Aboudia
Untitled
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £40,640
226
Cindy Ji Hye Kim
Good Morning
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £10,795
227
Jordy Kerwick
Untitled
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £33,020
228
JR
Unframed, base Aéronavale revue par JR, Saint Raphaël, 1961, Marseille, France
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
229
Peter Saul
Ahem!
Estimate £120,000 - 150,000 ‡
230
Mel Bochner
Blah Blah Blah
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
231
Mandy El-Sayegh
Net-Grid 00
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £63,500
232
Tala Madani
Viewing Party
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £38,100
233
Stik
Boundaries
Estimate £70,000 - 100,000 ♠
Sold for £88,900
234
Thomas Houseago
Woman
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £48,260
235
Niki de Saint Phalle
Ganesh
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £81,280
236
Manolo Valdés
La doble imagen (Odalisca)
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡♠
Sold for £266,700
237
Berlinde De Bruyckere
V. Eeman
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
238
Gilbert & George
Piss Piss Piss
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
239
Grayson Perry
Animal Spirit (large)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
240
Damien Hirst
Tricaprylin
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £114,300
241
Gary Hume
Narcissus Sympathy
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £25,400
242
Grayson Perry
Untitled
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
243
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Incarnations, Face XIII
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000 ‡♠
Sold for £24,130
244
Per Kirkeby
Læsø-Hoved I
Estimate £45,000 - 55,000 ‡♠
Sold for £69,850
245
Per Kirkeby
Herbst III
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡♠
Sold for £222,250
246
Jiří Georg Dokoupil
AZUL DE JUANA
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £44,450
247
Mary Bauermeister
B=220 RE-VOLTAGE
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £53,340
248
Tishan Hsu
A Study
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
249
Francesco Clemente
Charm
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £22,860
250
Iván Navarro
Abandon (Agbar)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £19,050
251No Reserve
Ana Benaroya
Mrs Painting
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 •
Sold for £2,540
252
Vladinsky
Observer 657
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
253
Foster Sakyiamah
Blue Satin Sunday
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
254
Genieve Figgis
Family Wedding
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £38,100
255
Yannick Ackah
Untitled
Estimate £25,000 - 45,000 ‡♠
Sold for £50,800
256
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £88,900
257
Roby Dwi Antono
It’s Over now
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,334
258
Yue Minjun
Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No.5
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £38,100
259
Robert Janitz
Elastic Temperament
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £19,050
260
Julian Opie
Ann dancing in red dress. 2.
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £60,960
261
Julian Opie
Monique, businesswoman-housewife 03.
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £20,320
262
Tony Cragg
Ona Roll
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £63,500
263
Steven Shearer
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £12,700
264
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Celtic Sea, St. Agnes
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £27,940
265
Wolfgang Tillmans
Paper drop (passage) II
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £20,320
266
Florian Maier-Aichen
Untitled (Saddle Peak)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £17,780
267
Thomas Ruff
a.s.b. 01
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £27,940
268
Thomas Demand
Ruine / Ruin
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £30,480
269
Cindy Sherman
Untitled #468
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £76,200
270
Cindy Sherman
Untitled #188
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
271
Thomas Ruff
Nudes ti52
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 ‡♠
Sold for £44,450
272
David LaChapelle
Rape of Africa
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £21,590
273
Anselm Reyle
Untitled
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡♠
Sold for £40,640
274
Kerstin Brätsch
Untitled
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £17,780
275
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £21,590
276
Anselm Kiefer
Die Argonauten
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ♠
Sold for £21,590
277
Jonathan Meese
Das ÜBELDING aus dem NIBELUNGENRING, da kann man nicht meckern
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £39,370
278
Christoph Ruckhäberle
Die Zöpfe
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £10,160
279No Reserve
Rainer Fetting
Two works: (i) Isabel; (ii) Man with a Hat (red and green)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 •♠
Sold for £2,540
280No Reserve
Martin Kippenberger
Untitled (Women and Chairs)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 •‡♠
Sold for £3,302
281
Wim Delvoye
Untitled (Jesus)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £50,800
282
Josh Smith
Untitled
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £12,700
283
David Reed
#439
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £67,310
284
Christian Rosa
Bla, Bla, Bla
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £19,050
285
Richard Prince
Untitled
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £101,600
286
Philip Taaffe
Overtone
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 ‡♠
Sold for £69,850
287
Evan Holloway
72
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £12,700
288No Reserve
Peter Gallo
Quaelgeist
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for £381
289
Richard Phillips
South Western Theme (after Chris Spollen)
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
290
Andy Warhol
Querelle
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £72,390
291
Andy Warhol
Untitled (From Wild Raspberries)
Estimate £5,000 - 8,000
292
Yan Pei-Ming
Amitie
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
293
Marc Quinn
Kate Moss - Hallucination
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000 ♠
294
Anish Kapoor
Untitled
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £17,780
295
Michael Craig-Martin
Wristwatch
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £15,240
296
Gillian Carnegie
Fleurs de Huile
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £40,640
297
Damien Hirst
Reaper
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
Sold for £3,556
298
Damien Hirst
H10-4 Suiko (from The Empresses)
Estimate £3,500 - 5,500 ♠
Sold for £6,350
299
Peter Doig
Zermatt (D1)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £35,560
300
Albert Willem
The Big Brain Freeze 2
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £190,500
301
Thierry Noir
My Jazz Retrospective: The Big Orange Jazz Guitar
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £27,940
302
Albert Willem
Grandpa completes his bucketlist (visiting some old friends)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
303No Reserve
Isshaq Ismail
Zubair
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 •‡
Sold for £40,640

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 3 March 2023

Provenance

244

Per Kirkeby

Læsø-Hoved I

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale