Stuart Semple

They're Burning The Road They Built To Lead Us To The Light

signed and dated 'Stuart Semple 08' on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
120.5 x 120.1 cm (47 1/2 x 47 1/4 in.)
Painted in 2008.

Estimate
£2,000 - 3,000 •♠

Sold for £1,764

Contact Specialist

Louise Simpson
Head of Sale
+44 20 7901 7911
lsimpson@phillips.com

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Online Auction 11 - 18 May 2022

1
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
Pattern Makers
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £4,032
2
Aboudia
Môgô Abidjan #3
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £30,240
3
Gina Beavers
Brand New Palette
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £7,560
4
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £56,700
5No Reserve
Katherine Bernhardt
Cheese Burger Deluxe
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500 •‡
Sold for £2,772
6
Jordy Kerwick
Untitled
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £56,700
7
Caroline Walker
Twin Room
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £32,760
8
Tala Madani
Blowing
Estimate £5,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £7,560
9
Caleb Hahne Quintana
Untitled
Estimate £800 - 1,200
Sold for £1,260
10
Cassi Namoda
Nude Maria Combing Her Hair
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £2,520
11
Caroline Walker
Mirror Image 1
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £6,048
12
Caroline Walker
Descent To The Basement
Estimate £800 - 1,200 ♠
Sold for £3,024
13
Jordy Kerwick
Comin' For Your Love
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000
Sold for £35,280
14
Sol LeWitt
Straight Brushstrokes in all Directions
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £11,970
15
Lisa Brice
Untitled
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ♠
Sold for £4,410
16
Eddie Martinez
Untitled
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £20,160
17
Thierry Noir
Fred cherche un bar sympathique
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £17,640
18
Thierry Noir
Two works: (i) Ich Schwitze Ungern Deshalb Ganz Ruhig!; (ii) I Think About Something Hou La La It Is So Important I Have To Write It Down Immediately
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £23,940
19
Chloe Wise
Polysemic Primavera
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000
Sold for £1,260
20
Derrick Adams
Woman and Man in Grayscale
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £2,520
21
Richard Prince
Untitled
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
22
Andy Warhol
Herai Shrine Kyoto, Japan
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,190
23
Peter Dreher
Three works: (i) Tag um Tag ist guter Tag II (das G/as am Tag) 1548; (ii) Tag um Tag ist guter Tag II (das G/as am Tag) 1674; (iii) Tag um Tag ist guter Tag II (das G/as am Tag) 1840
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £27,720
24
Vaughn Spann
A Prompt Response (Diptych 10)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
25
Djordje Ozbolt
Guggenheim Kinshasa
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ‡♠
Sold for £2,520
26
Djordje Ozbolt
Piccio
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ‡♠
Sold for £2,520
27
Wes Lang
The House of the Lord
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £5,670
28
Wes Lang
To Tell The Truth
Estimate £800 - 1,200
Sold for £945
29
Negyem Adonoo
Driver of Another Man's Car
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £1,890
30
Nelson Makamo
Untitled
Estimate £800 - 1,200
Sold for £819
31
Ablade Glover
Women in Blue
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £7,560
32No Reserve
Tai Hoi Ying
Femme lisant (Interior with Girl Reading)
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 •‡
Sold for £1,386
33
Sage Vaughn
Barcelona
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
34
Jonathan Monk
Andy Warhol's Chairman Mao Hand Made in the People's Republic of China (Medium 04 Orange background yellow face green shirt)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £27,720
35
Misaki Kawai
Cat and Comb
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,032
36No Reserve
Takashi Murakami
Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of Isabel Rawsthorne and George Dyer)
Estimate £800 - 1,200 •
Sold for £2,016
37
Ai Weiwei
Hanger
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £9,450
38
Jeff Koons
Balloon Dog (Yellow)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £4,410
39No Reserve
Takashi Murakami
Three works: (i) Cosmic Power; (ii) Flowerball: Bright Red; (iii) A Memory of Him and Her on a Summer Day
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 •‡♠
Sold for £8,190
40No Reserve
Takashi Murakami
The Future Definitely Smile! For Sure!
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 •‡♠
Sold for £9,450
41
Todd James
Fully Equipped
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,710
42
Alan Bee
Animamundi
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
Sold for £8,820
43
Howard Tangye
Afua
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,276
44No Reserve
Harmony Korine
Clint
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 •‡
Sold for £1,764
45
Tom of Finland
Untitled
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £8,190
46No Reserve
Amy Cutler
Mona and Vera
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 •
47
Laura Lancaster
Untitled
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 ♠
Sold for £1,764
48
Jim Shaw
Dream Object (A dream in a thrift store)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
49
Gilbert & George
Spunk on Blood
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
50
Hernan Bas
First Comes the Blood, then Come the Boys
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,190
51
Wim Delvoye
PIPE 1
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,780
52
Helen Chadwick
Piss Flowers
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
53
Jake and Dinos Chapman
Cockroach Kid
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £13,860
54
Miaz Brothers
Old Man II
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
Sold for £7,560
55
David Kim Whittaker
Vow To Increase
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £52,920
56No Reserve
Allen Jones
Colour Question
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 •‡♠
Sold for £2,142
57
Damien Hirst
1542 Enclosing Doors, from The Currency
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £11,970
58
Mr Doodle
Untitled
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £11,340
59
Damien Hirst
Dumpling, from The Last Supper
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £4,032
60
Damien Hirst
Sausages, from The Last Supper
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ♠
Sold for £4,032
61
David Shrigley
Life is Fantastic
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £6,930
62
David Shrigley
Untitled (Menopause)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £2,520
63No Reserve
Mustafa Hulusi
Exstacy Almond Blossom 2 (L) 2008
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 •♠
Sold for £2,772
64
Nigel Cooke
Thaw
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 ♠†
Sold for £1,260
65
Damien Hirst
Beautiful Spin Skull for Naomi
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ♠
Sold for £10,710
66
Damien Hirst
Beautiful Spin Through the Dark Butterfly for Naomi
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ♠
Sold for £12,600
67No Reserve
Eddie Peake
Sweat
Estimate £800 - 1,200 •‡♠
Sold for £378
68
Adam McEwen
Sorry We're Sorry
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
69
Billy Childish
Tattoo/Yellow Dog
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £4,410
70
George Shaw
Interior
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
71
Brian Clarke
Untitled C/9
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500 ♠
Sold for £1,890
72No Reserve
David Shrigley
Shits
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 •‡
Sold for £1,890
73No Reserve
David Shrigley
I Am Elegant
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 •‡
Sold for £3,528
74
Nicolas Party
Two works: (i) Simple Life; (ii) Simple Life
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,788
75
Nicolas Party
Two works: (i) Simple Life; (ii) Simple Life
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £6,930
76
Nicolas Party
Two works: (i) Simple Life; (ii) Simple Life
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,788
77
Douglas Gordon
Hand
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £3,528
78
David Shrigley
Mr Hand
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠†
Sold for £4,410
79
Clive Barker
Alphabet
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £10,080
80
Stik
Plaque (Heritage Blue)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £15,120
81
William Daniels
Untitled
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 ♠
82No Reserve
Stuart Semple
They're Burning The Road They Built To Lead Us To The Light
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 •♠
Sold for £1,764
83
Ethan Cook
Untitled
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £9,450
84
Jakub Julian Ziółkowski
Untitled
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
Sold for £2,268
85
Grear Patterson
Huffy
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500 ♠
Sold for £2,520
86
Artie Vierkant
Image Object: Monday 25 April 2011, 8.01 pm
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,772
87
Petra Cortright
QuakellKviral-maize-updater-logs[[done IN COLD BLOOD]].prg
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
88
Louise Lawler
One Big One in an Edition of Five
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
89No Reserve
Tina Barney
The Son
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 •‡♠
Sold for £630
90
Janaina Tschäpe
Naiad 2
Estimate £800 - 1,200 ‡♠
Sold for £1,008
91
Catherine Opie
Scott and John
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
92No Reserve
Tony McGee
Kate Moss
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 •
Sold for £1,071
93
Andy Denzler
Waterfall Crossing
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,710
94No Reserve
Genti Korini
Forma 3
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 •♠
Sold for £882
95No Reserve
Jorge Pardo
Untitled
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 •‡
Sold for £315
96No Reserve
Dean Levin
Untitled (Surface Stains)
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for £945
97No Reserve
Dean Levin
A Conversation Piece (White & Indigo)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500 •
Sold for £2,394
98No Reserve
Nico Colón
High Tide 7
Estimate £800 - 1,200 •‡
Sold for £252
99
Robert Morris
Untitled
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
100No Reserve
Walter Dahn
Futura-Light
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 •‡♠
Sold for £1,512
101No Reserve
Christoph Ruckhäberle
Untitled
Estimate £300 - 500 •‡♠
Sold for £189
102
Gregor Hildebrandt
All pretty little horses
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £1,512
103
Kasper Sonne
TXC 80
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 ‡
Sold for £1,764
104
Kim Gordon
Mulholland Series (Ultramarine Wreath)
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 ‡
Sold for £1,260
105No Reserve
Travess Smalley
Composition in Clay 40.2
Estimate £800 - 1,200 •‡
Sold for £819
106
Karl Lagasse
Jesus Is Lord
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
107No Reserve
Jack Pierson
Johnnie Ray
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 •‡
Sold for £315
108
Mel Bochner
That's All Folks
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,410
109
Josh Smith
Untitled
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
110
Barbara Kruger
Three works: (i-iii) I Shop Therefore I Am
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 ‡
Sold for £1,386
111No Reserve
Carole A. Feuerman
Baby Jean Shorts
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 •‡
112
KAWS
THE TWINS (PINK)
Estimate £1,800 - 2,500
Sold for £2,016
113No Reserve
Yayoi Kusama
Two works: (i) Yellow Pumpkin; (ii) Red Pumpkin
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for £2,268
114
Mike Bouchet
Glory Gospel
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £3,024
115
Cheyney Thompson
Property Owner Looking at a Poster of Cologne. No Response
Estimate £700 - 900
116No Reserve
Raúl Cordero
A Painting the same size as Mark Rothko's "Red, Orange on Pink"
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for £5,292

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Online Auction 11 - 18 May 2022

Provenance

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Stuart Semple

They're Burning The Road They Built To Lead Us To The Light

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