Provenance
Dana Lipsig, New York
Amy Wolf Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Annina Nosei Gallery, Salvatore Scarpitta, 1992
New York, Marianne Boesky Gallery, dwelling, February 3–April 2, 2011
Literature
Luigi Sansone, Salvatore Scarpitta Catalogue Raisonné, Milan, 2005, no. 468, pp. 96, 218 (illustrated, p. 218; Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1992, installation view illustrated, p. 96)

77

Salvatore Scarpitta

Osoppo

signed, titled, inscribed and dated “'OSOPPO' Scarpitta 90 N. 1 of 2" on the reverse
wood, leather and galvanized sheet metal
76 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (194.6 x 8.9 x 11.7 cm)
Executed in 1990.

Estimate
$2,500 - 3,500

Sold for $1,524

Contact Specialist

Nina Piro
Specialist, Associate Vice President
npiro@phillips.com
646-647-5387

Modern & Contemporary Art

New York Auction 17 July 2024

1
Francesca Mollett
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,320
2
Lynne Drexler
Curve
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $25,400
3
Charmion von Wiegand
Red, Yellow, Blue
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $33,020
4
Alexander Calder
Forms around the Spirals
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $107,950
5
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
Crimson Grin
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
6
Sarah Ball
Michael
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
7
Cristina BanBan
Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
8
Katherine Bernhardt
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $11,430
9
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
Orange Glare
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
10No Reserve
Wendy Park
Mom's Cash Register
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $3,810
11No Reserve
Anna Valdez
Shell with Purple Crate
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000 •
Sold for $2,540
12
Shinique Smith
Gnosis
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,510
13
Alice Baber
The Light Inside the Mountain
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
14
Jane Piper
Study in Yellow
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $22,860
15
Elaine de Kooning
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $19,050
16
Anne Ryan
Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
17
Kikuo Saito
Cherokee
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $57,150
18
Jules Olitski
Untitled
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $127,000
19No Reserve
Sam Gilliam
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000 •
Sold for $6,350
20No Reserve
Sam Gilliam
Untitled #2
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for $10,795
21
Vivian Springford
Untitled (VSF526)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
22
Jamie Nares
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
23
Joel Shapiro
Untitled (JS 858)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $24,130
24
François Aubrun
Untitled #664
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $24,130
25
This lot is no longer available.
26No Reserve
Felix Pasilis
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $1,905
27No Reserve
Ernest Briggs
Yellowlight
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for $6,350
28
Ross Bleckner
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
29
Tom Blackwell
Herald Square
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $44,450
30
David Salle
Pauper
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $76,200
31
Adam McEwen
Mr Natural
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,160
32
Tom Wesselmann
Maquette for Smoking Cigarette (Relief)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,970
33
Jim Dine
Prayer on the Mirror
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
34
Mel Ramos
Statue Study
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $48,260
35
Alex Katz
Nine Women 6
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $114,300
36
Alex Katz
Nine Women 1
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $101,600
37
Alex Katz
Study for COWS
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $73,660
38
Wolf Kahn
Mostly Purple
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $30,480
39
Ann Craven
LITTLE DEER (The Life of the Fawn)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $33,020
40
Alexander Calder
Cheval II
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
41
Louisa Matthiasdottir
Man Riding Horse
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $35,560
42
Jules Pascin
Venus & Amor
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $2,413
43
This lot is no longer available.
44
Salvador Dalí
Saint Georges et le dragon
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $222,250
45
Marc Chagall
Les amoureux sur le divan
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $95,250
46
Peter Doig
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
47
Tracey Emin
You forgot to kiss my soul
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $114,300
48
Diana Al-Hadid
Fever Dreams
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $60,960
49
Thilo Heinzmann
O.T.
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $27,940
50
Shinique Smith
Mosaic
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
51
Sanford Biggers
Banneker
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $63,500
52
This lot is no longer available.
53
Vaughn Spann
Dalmatian No. 6 (Martha's Vineyard)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
54
Jonathan Lasker
Natural Formality
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $57,150
55
Katherine Bernhardt
Sharpies, bananas, new balance and G4 cell phones
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $48,260
56
Jammie Holmes
You Wish I Was Lighter?
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $33,020
57
Thomas Houseago
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
58
Tania Bruguera
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,255
59
Carol Bove
Figure
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,795
60No Reserve
Fátima de Juan
Juicy heaven
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000 •
Sold for $12,700
61
Matt Bollinger
Brothers I
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,320
62
Danielle Orchard
Pond
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,510
63
Fátima de Juan
Butterfly 2
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,065
64
Jordi Ribes
The Daughter
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,400
65
Issy Wood
Magnum
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
66No Reserve
Cornelius Annor
Anigye
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000 •
Sold for $7,620
67
This lot is no longer available.
68
Kwesi Botchway
Two works: (i) Girl from the North; (ii) Boy from the North
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,890
69
This lot is no longer available.
70
Chantal Joffe
Ivana
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $38,100
71
Huma Bhabha
Untitled
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $20,320
72
Margaret Trumbull Jennings
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,826
73
Diane Dal-Pra
Don't be surprised
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $10,160
74
Jean Jansem
Régine
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
75
Mimmo Paladino
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,400
76
Salvatore Scarpitta
Starlaera
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
77
Salvatore Scarpitta
Osoppo
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $1,524
78
Thiago Rocha Pitta
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,890
79
Michal Rovner
Zalach 1
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $15,240
80
Matt Johnson
Star in a Jar
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,905
81
KAWS
FINAL DAYS
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
82
Lucien Smith
Star (7577, 7487, 507, Black C)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,255
83No Reserve
Todd James
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000 •
Sold for $4,064
84No Reserve
Milo Matthieu
Jacqueline with Flowers
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000 •
Sold for $953
85
Aboudia
Nouchi Graffiti Series 5
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,255
86
This lot is no longer available.
87
Jess Valice
Just to Feel Something
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $25,400
88No Reserve
Marcus Jahmal
Dice tumblr
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000 •
Sold for $2,794
89No Reserve
Felix Treadwell
Cool Commander
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for $6,096
90
Wang Guangyi
VISA
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $35,560
91
Zhao Zhao
Sky
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
92
Wynnie Mynerva
Untitled from the series New Sexual Landscapes
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
93
Shara Hughes
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $44,450
94
Jordy Kerwick
Too Strong. Too Big
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,480
95
Cory Arcangel
Photoshop CS: 84 by 66 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Russell's Rainbow" (turn transparency off), mousedown y=25180 x=15100, mouseup y=1400 x=6400, 2009
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $76,200
96
Richard Prince
Untitled (Cartoon)
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
97
Sterling Ruby
EXHM/DS10
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,145
98
Sterling Ruby
Prime Mover #1
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $17,145
99
Richard Aldrich
Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $16,510
100
Nate Lowman
Ciao Bella
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
101
Rob Pruitt
Paris and Nicole
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $20,320
102
Analia Saban
Modular Drawing (One 14-inch Line Printed on Tape, Applied in Whole or in Parts): Landscape
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
103
Tyler Loftis
Woman Reading
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,890
104
Susumu Kamijo
By the Sea
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $27,940
105
Raymond Pettibon
No title (The visible world...)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,780
106
Raymond Pettibon
No title (He has his...)
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $20,320
107
Jason Fox
21 works: (i-xviii) Untitled; (xix) The Sympton; (xx) Joey; (xxi) Dee Dee
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
108
Adam Helms
Untitled Portrait (10)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
109
Tony Lewis
clon opP
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $16,510
110
David Shrigley
Five works (i-v): Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
111
Jim Shaw
10 works from Dream Drawing
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
112
Cindy Ji Hye Kim
Feign’d Vestal
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
113
Robert Longo
Study for Race Car Crash
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $50,800
114
This lot is no longer available.
115
This lot is no longer available.
116
Louise Lawler
Jesus and Chains
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,700
117No Reserve
Christopher Williams
Tokuyo Yamada, Hair Designer, Shinbiyo Shuppan Co., Ltd., Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, April 14, 1993 (R)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 •
Sold for $6,096
118No Reserve
David LaChapelle
Muhammad Ali: How Heroes Are
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000 •
Sold for $4,445
119No Reserve
Dan Graham
Development Under Construction, Bayonne, N.J./ Set-Backs of Development, Bayonne, N.J.
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000 •
Sold for $4,064
120
Frank Thiel
Stadt 10/01 (Berlin)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,350
121No Reserve
Douglas Gordon
Hand with Spot M
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $1,905
122No Reserve
Mircea Cantor
In front of my eyes
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $318
123No Reserve
Tom Dash
Too Fast for Love
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500 •
Sold for $159
124No Reserve
Petra Cortright
Bridal Shower
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000 •
Sold for $1,270
125No Reserve
Dan Colen
Cocksuckers, blews, mews, pews, & stews
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000 •
Sold for $10,160
126
Ashley Bickerton
Green Painting with Boats
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $22,860
127
Liam Gillick
Literally
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $19,050
128
Michael Williams
I Buy Bananas on Credit
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $7,620
129No Reserve
Eric Shaw
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000 •
Sold for $4,826
130No Reserve
Oh de Laval
This is What Dreams are Made of
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000 •
Sold for $5,334
131
Urs Fischer
Real Thirst
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $12,065
132
Urs Fischer
Portrait of a Single Raindrop
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $16,510
133
Jörg Immendorff
Malergedanken. Pinselmathematik
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,320
134
Jörg Immendorff
Tor Ost
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,795
135
Helen Verhoeven
Second Movement, Acid Girls
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,430
136
José Parlá
Interdependence
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
137
Despina Stokou
The Woman & the Octopus
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,080
138
Jan-Ole Schiemann
Kavex 25
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
139
This lot is no longer available.
140
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (Taertitta Garden #4)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,540
141No Reserve
Graham Collins
Park Slope Food Coop XV
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $1,651
142No Reserve
David Adamo
Untitled
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000 •
Sold for $318
143
Arman
Stele
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
144
Francis Alÿs
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,700
145No Reserve
Richard Prince
American/English (Naked Lunch)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000 •
Sold for $7,620
146
Mel Bochner
Top Dog
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $46,990
147No Reserve
Tom Dash
ASS, GRASS, or GAS
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $2,540
148No Reserve
Cleon Peterson
Compromise
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 •
Sold for $2,794
149
Gina Beavers
Pop Lips (Four Views)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,255
150
Richard Phillips
SUMKA
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
151
Shepard Fairey
Eat the Rich
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,970

Modern & Contemporary Art

New York Auction 17 July 2024

Provenance

Exhibited

Literature

77

Salvatore Scarpitta

Osoppo

Modern & Contemporary Art