London,
5 October 2018
Sale
Total: £20,230,250 / $26,440,937 / €22,941,104
COMBINED TOTAL FOR EVENING & DAY SALES: £31,765,125 / $41,413,205 / €35,960,517
|
Lots Sold: 32 | Lots Offered: 36 |
Sold by Lot: 89% |
Sold by Value: 93% |
Dina Amin, Head of 20th
Century & Contemporary Art, Europe: “We are delighted with the results achieved over the last
two days as the combined total for our Evening and Day sales was £31.7 million,
10% above last year’s combined total of £28.7 million. The solid results of
tonight’s Evening Sale followed our highest London Day Sale total in company
history. We are very pleased with the prices achieved for works by Joan
Mitchell, Cy Twombly, Peter Doig, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye and Avery Singer. We
were especially proud to represent the collection of Howard and Linda Karshan,
one of the most significant collections of modern and post-war paintings and
works on paper. We have strong momentum at Phillips: in the first six months of
this year, our total sales were up 68% compared to the same period last year,
and tonight’s results demonstrate that we’re off to a great start in the second
half. We look forward to the New York and Hong Kong auctions next month.”
TOP TEN LOTS
|
Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
|
13 |
Joan
Mitchell, Perch and Twirl, 1973 |
£1,500,000
- 2,500,000 |
£3,129,000 $4,089,603/€3,548,286 |
|
19 |
Christopher
Wool, Untitled (P271), 1997 |
£2,000,000
- 3,000,000 |
£2,479,000 $3,240,053/€2,811,186 |
|
10 |
Gerhard
Richter, Hände, 1963 |
£2,000,000
– 3,000,000 |
£2,049,000 $2,678,043/€2,323,566 |
|
9 |
Cy
Twombly, Sperlonga drawing, 1959 |
£350,000
– 550,000 |
£1,149,000 $1,501,743/€1,302,966 |
|
23 |
Peter
Doig, Cobourg 3+1 more, 1995 |
£700,000
- 900,000 |
£1,029,000 $1,344,903/€1,166,866 |
|
25 |
Peter
Doig, Palheiro (For: Zombie Golf), 1995 |
£900,000
- 1,500,000 |
£969,000 $1,266,483/€1,098,846 |
|
15 |
Lucio
Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Attese, 1963 |
£700,000
- 900,000 |
£753,000 $984,171/€853,902 |
|
11 |
Gerhard
Richter, Busch (Scrub), 1985 |
£800,000
– 1,200,000 |
£729,000 $952,803/€826,686 |
|
6 |
Christopher
Wool, Untitled (D139), 2001 |
£500,000
- 700,000 |
£585,000 $764,595/€663,390 |
|
20 |
Joseph
Beuys, Unbetitelt (Feld), 1972 |
£400,000
– 600,000 |
£465,000 $607,755/€527,310 |
Shape & Space: New Ceramic Presence
New Auction Records Set for Kathy Butterfly, Ron Nagle, and Betty Woodman
London,
5 October 2018
Sale
Total: £2,493,250 / $3,258,678 / €2,827,346
|
Lots Sold: 22 | Lots Offered: 29 |
Sold by Lot: 76% |
Sold by Value: 84% |
“The
works in Shape & Space: New Ceramic Presence uniquely embody the
spirit of cross-category collecting, which is such an integral part of today’s
art market,” said Meaghan Roddy, Senior
International Design Specialist, and Henry
Highley, 20th Century & Contemporary Art Specialist and Head of Evening
Sale. “One of our goals was to address the ever-increasing central place of
clay and ceramic in contemporary art and we are encouraged to see an
enthusiastic response from bidders all over the world. Ai Wei Wei’s He Xie led
the sale at £609,000, with works by Lucio Fontana, Roy Lichtenstein, Pablo
Picasso, and Yoshitomo Nara also performing well. We were delighted to see such
a strong demand for works by Betty Woodman, Kathy Butterly, and Hans Coper,
with all three of Coper’s stoneware works appearing in the top ten. Emerging
ceramic artists were also quite well-received. Obama and me by Roberto
Lugo, whose work has never been offered at auction before, more than doubled
its low estimate, underscoring the appeal of the category across all levels.”
TOP TEN LOTS
|
Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
|
60 |
Ai
Weiwei, Hie Xie, 2010 |
£400,000
- 600,000 |
£609,000 $795,963/€690,606 |
|
62 |
Lucio
Fontana, Cavallo, 1935-36 |
£400,000
- 600,000 |
£549,000 $717,543/€622,566 |
|
66 |
Roy
Lichtenstein, Ceramic Sculpture #10, 1965 |
£250,000
– 350,000 |
£309,000 $403,863/€350,406 |
|
72 |
Hans
Coper, Cycladic arrow form, circa
1970 |
£80,000
- 120,000 |
£156,250 $204,219/€177,188 |
|
56 |
Yoshimoto
Nara, Untitled, 2007 |
£60,000
– 80,000 |
£125,000 $163,375/€141,750 |
|
71 |
Hans
Coper, Cycladic arrow form, 1970 |
£80,000
- 120,000 |
£102,500 $133,968/€116,235 |
|
74 |
Pablo
Picasso, Hibou, 1957 |
£50,000
– 70,000 |
£93,750 $122,531/€106,313 |
|
65 |
Sarah
Lucas, Toilet Elevation, 2011 |
£70,000
- 90,000 |
£87,500 $114,363/€99,225 |
|
70 |
Hans
Coper, Spade form, 1972 |
£50,000
– 70,000 |
£62,500 $81,688/€70,875 |
|
63 |
Fausto
Melotti, Female figure, circa 1950 |
£40,000
– 60,000 |
£56,250 $73,519/€63,788 |
NEW AUCTION RECORDS
|
Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
|
51 |
Kathy
Butterfly, Overgrown, 2001 |
£12,000
- 16,000 |
£16,250 $21,239/€18,428 |
|
|
*previous record
price: $12,200 set in 2016 |
||
|
69 |
Betty
Woodman, Balustrade Relief Vase 07-4, 2007 |
£15,000
- 20,000 |
£47,500 $62,083/€53,865 |
|
|
*previous record
price: $42,000 set in 2017 |
||
|
76 |
Ron
Nagle, Schtub, 2005 |
£12,000
- 16,000 |
£13,750 $17,971/€15,593 |
|
|
*previous record
price: $17,500 set in 2012 |
||
Phillips’
Day Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art
Realises
£11.5 million
The
Highest Ever Result for a Day Sale in London in Company History
New Auction Records Set for Heimo Zobernig and Arturo di
Modica
London,
4 October 2018
Sale Total: £11,534,875 / $14,972,268/ €13,019,413
|
Lots Sold: 180 | Lots Offered: 205 |
Sold by Lot: 89% |
Sold by Value: 94% |
Tamila Kerimova, Head of 20th Century & Contemporary
Art Day Sale: “Building on our success in June in London, the
total of £11.5 million marks the highest result for a Day Sale hosted by
Phillips London. Notable prices were achieved for KAWS, Günther Förg, and Tony
Cragg. We were very proud to have raised a considerable amount for the
Yorkshire Sculpture Park as well as strong prices for works from the Estate of
Howard Karshan. A series of records were established throughout the auction,
including new world records for Heimo Zobernig and Arturo di Modica.”
TOP TEN LOTS
|
Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
|
182 |
KAWS,
Untitled, 2018 |
£100,000
– 150,000 |
£393,000 $510,114/€443,579 |
|
291 |
Arturo
di Modica, Charging Bull, 2017 |
£250,000
- 350,000 |
£309,000
$401,082/€348,768 |
|
171 |
Günther
Förg, Untitled, 1992 |
£150,000
- 200,000 |
£297,000
$385,506/€335,224 |
|
176 |
Tony
Cragg, Antler, 2015 |
£120,000
- 180,000 |
£273,000 $354,354/€308,135 |
|
174 |
Lynn
Chadwick, R.A., First Girl Sitting On
Bench, 1988 |
£220,000
- 280,000 |
£249,000 $323,202/€281,046 |
|
161 |
Wolfgang
Tillmans, Freischwimmer 34, 2004 |
£150,000
- 200,000 |
£249,000 $323,202/€281,046 |
|
170 |
Daniel
Buren, Peinture acrylique sur tissu
rayé blanc et rouge, 1972 |
Estimate
on request |
£243,000 $315,414/€274,274 |
|
175 |
Glenn
Brown, The Organ Grinder, 2009 |
£250,000
- 350,000 |
£237,000 $307,626/€267,502 |
|
212 |
Tom
Wesselmann, Bedroom Blonde Doodle
(Variation), 1989 |
£180,000
- 250,000 |
£237,000 $307,626/€267,502 |
|
183 |
Tony
Cragg, Mixed Emotions, 2011 |
£200,000
- 300,000 |
£187,500 $243,375/€211,631 |
NEW AUCTION RECORDS
|
Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
|
157 |
Heimo
Zobernig, Untitled, 2015 |
£30,000
- 50,000 |
£56,250
$73,013/€63,489 |
|
|
*previous record
price: £50,000 set in 2016 |
||
|
225 |
Ugo
Nespolo, Untitled, 1967 |
£12,000
- 18,000 |
£16,250 $21,093/€18,341 |
|
|
*previous record
price: €14,880 set in 2008 |
||
|
291 |
Arturo
di Modica, Charging Bull, 1987 |
£250,000
- 350,000 |
£309,000 $401,082/€348,768 |
|
|
*previous record
price: $37,500 set in 2017 |
||
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