Yves Klein

Sculpture Éponge bleue sans titre (SE 281)

dry pigment and synthetic resin on natural sponge
3.9 x 5.9 x 4.5 cm (1 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Executed in 1961, this work is registered in the Yves Klein Archives under number SE 281.

Estimate
£40,000 - 60,000 ♠

Sold for £40,320

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 21 October 2020

101
Jordan Wolfson
Untitled
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £75,600
102
Robert Nava
Anu Zord (Transformer)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £94,500
103
Eddie Martinez
Wave Rider
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
Sold for £100,800
104
Eddie Martinez
Untitled
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000
Sold for £113,400
105
Banksy
Girl with Balloon
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £214,200
106
Stanley Whitney
Butter's Real Name
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡
Sold for £277,200
107
Nicolas Party
Landscape
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £32,760
108
Nicolas Party
Landscape
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £35,280
109
Loie Hollowell
Linked Lingam in green, purple, and orange
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
Sold for £153,720
110
Harold Ancart
Untitled
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
111
Genieve Figgis
The Seance
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £65,520
112
Genieve Figgis
Day Out
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £60,480
113
Claire Tabouret
Lyda Borelli (Mi-clos)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £16,380
114
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Chord
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £75,600
115
Godwin Champs Namuyimba
Escape with a Beer
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £22,680
116
Wonder Buhle Mbambo
Inkomo iyashayelwa ubisi lwayo
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £12,600
117
William Mackinnon
Push the sky away
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £20,160
118
Josh Smith
Untitled (JSP16029)
Estimate £60,000 - 70,000
119
Wolfgang Tillmans
Freischwimmer 143
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
Sold for £113,400
120
This lot is no longer available.
121
Secundino Hernández
Untitled
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £47,880
122
Henry Taylor
Untitled
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000
Sold for £35,280
123
Kehinde Wiley
Passing/ Posing (Female Prophet Anne, Samuel's Mother) No. 2
Estimate £60,000 - 90,000 ‡
Sold for £100,800
124
George Condo
Together on the Island
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £27,720
125
George Condo
Cubist Woman
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
126
Tomoo Gokita
Mature #5
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £63,000
127
KAWS
UNTITLED (MOSCHINO)
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £226,800
128
Kehinde Wiley
Saint Francis of Assisi
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £138,600
129
Arthur Jafa
HA Crow 8B
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £42,840
130
Jon Rafman
New Age Demanded
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000 ‡
Sold for £23,940
131
Allora & Calzadilla
Shape Shifter
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £37,800
132
Harland Miller
Incurable Romantic Seeks Dirty Filthy Whore
Estimate £175,000 - 225,000 ‡♠
Sold for £214,200
133
McArthur Binion
DNA: Sepia: IX
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £37,800
134
Lorna Simpson
Portrait
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £44,100
135
Lorna Simpson
Practical Joke
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 ‡
Sold for £27,720
136
This lot is no longer available.
137
Danh Vo
We the People (detail)
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ♠
Sold for £126,000
138
Mike Kelley
City 17
Estimate £50,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £252,000
139
Nam June Paik
Neon Buddha
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £63,000
140
Tony Cragg
Close Quarters
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ♠
Sold for £264,600
141
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000
Sold for £453,600
142
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000
Sold for £252,000
143
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000
Sold for £352,800
144
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000
Sold for £327,600
145
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000
Sold for £214,200
146
Yves Klein
Sculpture Éponge bleue sans titre (SE 281)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £40,320
147
Richard Pettibone
Roy Lichtenstein, 'Woman with Flowered Hat', 1963
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £20,160
148
Richard Pettibone
Frank Stella, 'Protractor Variation IV', 1968
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,200
149
Ed Ruscha
T
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,120
150
Ed Ruscha
O
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
151
Joseph Kosuth
'Texts for Nothing #18'
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡
Sold for £30,240
152
Steven Parrino
Blob #4
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £23,940
153
Julian Schnabel
Untitled
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000
154
Julian Schnabel
Mi vida es una cumbre de mentiras
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
Sold for £239,400
155
Christo
The Pont Neuf, Wrapped (Project for Paris)
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
Sold for £113,400
156
Ilya Kabakov
The Paintings about Sun, #1
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £88,200
157
Tom Wesselmann
Study for Still Life with Fruit, Daisies and Monica
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £81,900
158
Andy Warhol
Camouflage Painting
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
159
William Kentridge
Mr and Mrs Eckstein
Estimate £160,000 - 200,000
160
Robert Longo
Bodyhammer: Tec 9
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000
Sold for £126,000
161
Maurizio Cattelan
Lullaby
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ♠
162
Allan McCollum
The Plaster Surrogates
Estimate £80,000 - 100,000
Sold for £100,800
163
Haim Steinbach
exuberant relative #2
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £47,880
164
Darren Bader
Who has not asked himself at some time or other: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person? - Clarice Lispector "I know, but there are lots of parts of being a person, you know?" "Yeah, I know". Anyone who lives, knows, even without knowing, that he or she knows - Clarice Lispector
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000 ‡
Sold for £8,820
165
John Armleder
Paina Te Matai
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £20,160
166
Alan Charlton
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £25,200
167
Jeff Elrod
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £13,860
168
Heimo Zobernig
Untitled (HZ 1989-041)
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £36,540
169
This lot is no longer available.
170
Raoul De Keyser
Doelpaal
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £56,700
171
Bram van Velde
Untitled
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ♠
Sold for £126,000
172
Gabriel Orozco
Piedra que cede
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
173
Enoc Perez
Bacardi
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
174
Conrad Marca-Relli
Untitled
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
175
Lucio Fontana
Concetto spaziale
Estimate £50,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £63,000
176
Dadamaino
Volume
Estimate £50,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £63,000
177
Jannis Kounellis
Untitled
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £81,900
178
Sandro Chia
Melancholic Drinker
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £16,380
179
This lot is no longer available.
180
Thierry De Cordier
FONT. ("Fat and creamy… ")
Estimate £75,000 - 85,000 ‡♠
Sold for £119,700
181
Thierry De Cordier
NNNANNNN. Byz (Black Mad. With a bump)
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000 ‡♠
Sold for £63,000
182
Jules Olitski
First Love - 9
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £94,500
183
André Lanskoy
Sans Titre
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
184
Adrian Ghenie
History Is Always Horny I
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ♠
Sold for £90,720
185
David Hockney
Rue des Beaux-Arts
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ♠
Sold for £100,800
186
Michaël Borremans
A thinner slice
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £44,100
187
Lynn Chadwick, R.A.
Two Reclining Figures
Estimate £25,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £22,680
188
Victor Pasmore
Black Image
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
189
Victor Vasarely
Edax
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ♠
Sold for £35,280
190
This lot is no longer available.
191
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Temple of Fire Red
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £30,240
192
Omar Rayo
Efimero No. 3
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,120
193
Dan Walsh
Untitled
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £20,160
194
David Diao
Third International/ Tatlin
Estimate £40,000 - 50,000
Sold for £44,100
195
A.R. Penck
KARIBIK
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ♠
Sold for £22,680
196
A.R. Penck
Ohne Titel
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £11,340
197
Hermann Nitsch
Untitled
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ♠
Sold for £27,720
198
Franz West
Untitled (Chaise Longue)
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £31,500
199
This lot is no longer available.
200
This lot is no longer available.
201
Peter Dreher
Two works: (i) Tag um Tag Guter Tag #2319 (Night); (ii) Tag um Tag Guter Tag #1336 (Day)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £25,200
202
Norbert Schwontkowski
Landschaft mit Türmen
Estimate £18,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £25,200
203
Karin Kneffel
Untitled
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ♠
Sold for £119,700
204
Michael Krebber
DEP-MK-0037
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ♠
205
Peter Dreher
Schwarzwald Panorama Doppelt
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
206
Rosemarie Trockel
Non-Believers Need Good Godfathers
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £18,900
207
This lot is no longer available.
208
Alicja Kwade
Totum Pro Parte (Ein Hocker ist ein Bild)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £30,240
209
Martin Creed
Work No.172: An intrusion and a protrusion from a wall
Estimate £9,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
210
David Altmejd
La chambre d'hôte
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £16,380
211
Jim Hodges
When In There Is Out There
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £12,600
212
Urs Fischer
kindsoho
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 †
213
Dan Colen
Smoke Em If You Got Em
Estimate £3,500 - 4,000 ‡
Sold for £2,520
214
Sterling Ruby
Mortar & Pestle/Torso Combo
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £52,920
215
Rob Pruitt
World of Pandas
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £31,500
216
Rob Pruitt
Country Girl (Copper)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £32,760
217
Ella Kruglyanskaya
Seductress on Zebra
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £23,940
218
Friedrich Kunath
Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £27,720
219
Claire Tabouret
The Wise Man (pale)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £6,300
220
Andy Warhol
Alcoholism (Bottle with hands, in color)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £5,670
221
Steven Shearer
Untitled
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
222
This lot is no longer available.
223
Walasse Ting
Untitled
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £11,340
224
Izumi Kato
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £35,280
225
This lot is no longer available.
226
Yue Minjun
Two works: (i) Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No.5; (ii) Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No.5
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £75,600
227
Richard Hambleton
Shadow Head
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £11,970
228
Charming Baker
Love Is Not Needing Any Help If You Are Intent On Staying Ignorant
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000 ‡♠
Sold for £20,160
229
KAWS
UNTITLED (MBFVP10)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £50,400
230
KAWS
NO ONE'S HOME
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £20,160
231
Invader
Small retinal invasion 2
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £54,180
232
This lot is no longer available.
233
Sergej Jensen
Since You Left
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £30,240
234
Mark Flood
Men's Club
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £4,410
235
Nathan Hylden
Untitled
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,788
236
Ryan Sullivan
September 26, 2011 - September 28, 2011
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
237
David Ostrowski
F (Rom)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £17,640
238
Chris Succo
GOOD LUCK WINNING THE LOTTERY #2
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £6,300
239
Dan Colen
I can go steady with any girl I please
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ‡
240
Dan Colen
The Dead Don't Die
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
241
Parker Ito
Cheeto Returns (Dynamic Blue) / Not Sure if You Know This But I'm an Artist (Red Strainer) - This is Actually so Hype (ParkerItoArt.com)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡
Sold for £7,812
242
Leo Gabin
With Ice in Mouth
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £5,292
243
Adam McEwen
Untitled
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £6,300
244
Aaron Curry
Witch with a Flower Pot Head
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
245
Matthew Day Jackson
The Way We Were
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £34,020
246
Kelley Walker
Recycle Sign
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £36,540
247
This lot is no longer available.
248
Michael Ray Charles
(Forever Free) Surprise
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £13,860
249
Rirkrit Tiravanija and Tomas Vu
Los Dìas de Esta Sociedad. Pussy Riot
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
250
Tomás Sánchez
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
251
Jim Hodges
In the Dark Cave
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
252
Danh Vo
Photographs of Dr. Joseph M. Carrier 1962-1973
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £20,160
253
Rodney Graham
Willow, Mullem (from the series Flanders Trees)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £31,500
254
Thomas Ruff
03h 40m/-25°
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £44,100
255
Douglas Huebler
Duration Piece #7
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £35,280
256
Thomas Ruff
Portrait (J.Blum)
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £26,460
257
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Kühltürme, Beton
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 Ω♠
Sold for £100,800
258
Roni Horn
Clowd and Cloun (Gray) - Group 2
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £35,280
259
David Claerbout
Sections of a Happy Moment
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £21,420
260
Marc Quinn
Under the Volcano (Manchena Galapagos)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £18,900
261
Cecily Brown
3 Studies After "An Election: An Election Entertainment" by William Hogarth
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £35,280
262
Toby Ziegler
Cotton Rich Panic
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
263
Djordje Ozbolt
Last Year's Fashion
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠†
Sold for £44,100
264
Peter Phillips
Eliminator II
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
265
Gilbert & George
Faith Window
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £15,120
266
Toby Ziegler
Found Object
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £7,560
267
Chris Ofili
Black Milky Way
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £18,900
268
Anj Smith
Garden II
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
Sold for £35,280
269
Katrin Fridriks
Stendhal Syndrome No. 7
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £9,450
270
Stanley Casselman
IR-43
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
271
David Kim Whittaker
DECIDING TO GO TO SEA II
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £12,600
272
Mark Alexander
Shield of Achilles X
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000 ♠†
273
Wang Yigang
Landscape N 59
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 21 October 2020

Provenance

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Yves Klein

Sculpture Éponge bleue sans titre (SE 281)

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale