Provenance
Private Collection, USA
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
China Youth Publishing, Wang Guangyi's Works and Thoughts - Collection of Criticisms and Interviews 1985–2015, Beijing, 2015, p. 343 (illustrated)
Susan Acret, ed., Wang Guangyi: The Legacy of the Heroism, Hong Kong, 2004, p. 83 (illustrated)

90

Wang Guangyi

VISA

signed [in Chinese and English] and dated “Wang Guangyi 95.11.28” lower right
oil on canvas
59 x 59 in. (149.9 x 149.9 cm)
Painted on November 28, 1995.

Estimate
$30,000 - 40,000

Sold for $35,560

Contact Specialist

Nina Piro
Specialist, Associate Vice President
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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

Literature

90

Wang Guangyi

VISA

Modern & Contemporary Art