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june 28, 2019 - Sotheby

Sotheby's Summer Season of Contemporary Art Totals Over $100 million in London

SOTHEBY'S #london CONTEMPORARY ART SALES
TOTAL £83.2 million / $105.6 million / €93.1 million

COMPETITIVE BIDDING DRIVES CONTEMPORARY ART DAY SALE
£14 million / $17.8 million / €15.7 million

NEW RECORDS FOR
Albert Oehlen | Wols | Toyin Ojih Odutola | Pascale Marthine Tayou
Nina Chanel Abney | Lukas Duwenhögger | Caroline Walker | Caragh Thuring

PARTICIPANTS FROM OVER 40 COUNTRIES

27 June 2019, #london: Today's Contemporary Art Day Sale in #london opened with a 'splash', as Nina Chanel Abney's vibrant and satirically charged canvasParadise Found tripled its pre-sale high estimate, setting a new auction record for the artist at £225,000/$285,548 (lot 101, est. £50,000-70,000).

Achieving strong results for work by some of the biggest names of contemporary art, including Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Martin Kippenberger, Keith Haring, Robert Indiana, Damien Hirst and Yves Klein, today's auction rounded-off a robust week of Contemporary Art sales at Sotheby's in #london, bringing a combined total of £83,161,300 / $105,602,235 /€93,115,410.

Speaking after last night's evening sale, Alex Branczik, European Head of Contemporary Art at Sotheby's, said: "Tonight was business as usual for Sotheby's with strong results for great art from great collections. We also saw records for Wols, Toyin Ojih Odutola and Pascale Marthine Tayou, and of course, Albert Oehlen who really had his moment this evening. There's undoubtedly a real momentum behind the artist right now."

Contemporary Art Day Auction Total: £14,018,000/ $17,790,244/ €15,674,914

Pre-sale estimate: £10.16-14.43 million / $12.35-17.54 million
50% of lots sold above the high estimate
Including three works sold to benefit Human Rights Watch

Not only did today's sale see a record for NINA CHANEL ABNEY's fanciful hot-tub scene, South African artist WILLIAM KENTRIDGE also made waves when The Pool soared three times beyond the pre-sale high estimate to achieve £447,000 (lot 225, est. £100-150,000) - a new auction record for a work on paper by the artist.

Further records included LUKAS DUWENHÖGGER (lot 118, est. £60,000-80,000, sold £162,500), CAROLINE WALKER (lot 199, est. £6,000-8,000, sold £32,500), CARAGH THURING (lot 288, est. £10,000-15,000, sold £30,000).

Further notable results include an undulating sky blue canvas by American artist DONNA HUANCA, who made a stunning auction debut when Pisces (Brows) sold for £32,500, tripling its estimate (lot 108, est. £8,000-12,000).

Contemporary Art Evening Auction Total: £69,143,300/ $87,811,991/ €77,440,496

Firmly within the pre-sale estimate: £58-82.8 million/ $73.5-105 million / €64.7-92.4 million
90% sold by lot
Over 70% of lots had never been offered at auction before
Geographical spread: participating bidders from 34 countries, including Russia, China, Japan and the UAE - almost double the number of countries represented than in March 2019

The evening sale was led by FRANCIS BACON's evocative Self-Portrait, which realised £16,542,650 / $20,969,463 / €18,461,635 (lot 9, est. £15-20 million), or £98,500 per square inch. Hailing from the very height of the artist's career, the work was created in 1975, following the death of the artist's former lover and greatest muse George Dyer. At 14 by 12 inches, it is the only small self-portrait of the artist to be overlaid with fragments of illegible transfer lettering.

Created in tribute to the artist's friend and collaborator Martin Kippenberger, ALBERT OEHLEN's gigantean Selbstportrait mit Leeren Händen (Self-Portrait with Empty Hands), 1998, from the collection of Harald Falckenberg, sold for £5,949,950 / $7,542,157/ €6,640,158 (lot 15, est. £4-6 million), establishing a new record for the artist. Earlier in the sale, 17 pre-registered bidders battled it out for another of the artist's works, signalling a real moment for the artist.

Portraits came out 'ahead' last night, and JENNY SAVILLE's towering Shadow Head sold for £4,184,500 / $5,304,272/ €4, 669,911 (lot 8, est. £3-5 million). Ranking among the top prices for the artist at auction, the sale follows the record-breaking price achieved for Propped in October 2018, which set a new benchmark for a work by a living female artist. Executed over six years, Shadow Head was last shown to the public in 2014 as part of the artist's solo exhibition at Gagosian Gallery in #london.

Further notable results include WOLS' rare Vert Strié Noir Rouge, which was pursued by no fewer than six bidders, among them a Japanese collector who placed the final underbid. After six minutes of heated competition, the painting finally sold to applause for a record-breaking £4,526,200 / $ 5,737,411/ €5,051,249 (lot 23, est. £400,000-600,000) - over seven times the high estimate.

Further auction records were set for TOYIN OJIH ODUTOLA (Lot 7, £471,000/ $597,040 / €525,637 est. £100,000-150,000), and PASCALE MARTHINE TAYOU(lot 36, sold £312,500 / $396,125 / €348,751 est. £250,000-350,000).

- Photogallery (67)

Andy Warhol, Dollar Sign, est. £400,000-600,000

3265x3870, 13MB

Caragh Thuring, Physologie de la Toilette, est. £10,000-15,000

4102x3300, 7MB

Caroline Walker, Upstairs Downstairs, est. £6,000-8,000

2951x4113, 6MB

Donna Huanca, (Pisces Brows), est. £8,000-12,000

4925x6493, 18MB

Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild, est. £400,000-600,000

8551x6705, 42MB

Jonas Burgert, Scheinstill, est. £30,000-40,000

4002x4500, 10MB

Lukas Duwenhogger, Promises, Promises, est. £60,000-80,000

8147x4473, 24MB

Nina Chanel Abney, Paradise Found, est. £50,000-70,000

5646x5719, 15MB

Albert Oehlen

3680x3583, 2MB

Auction shot - Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evenin…June 2019 (1)

5408x3606, 3MB

Auction shot - Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evenin…June 2019

5215x3477, 3MB

Bacon and Saville

6094x4063, 3MB

Francis Bacon (1)

6354x4236, 5MB

Francis Bacon (2)

6720x4480, 4MB

Francis Bacon

4242x6363, 3MB

Jenny Saville (2)

6087x4373, 4MB

Jenny Saville (3)

6720x4480, 5MB

Jenny Saville (4)

6720x4480, 5MB

Jenny Saville

6236x4158, 5MB

Lot 8. Jenny Saville

6236x4158, 5MB

Lot 9. Francis Bacon

4242x6363, 3MB

Toyin Ojih Odutola

6720x4480, 4MB

Wols

5568x3712, 4MB

Francis Bacon, Self-Portrait, 1975, Est £15-20 million (2)

3712x5568, 3MB

Francis Bacon, Self-Portrait, 1975, Est £15-20 million (3)

3712x5230, 3MB

Francis Bacon, Self-Portrait, 1975, Est £15-20 million

5212x3592, 3MB

Francis Bacon, Self-Portrait, 1975, oil and letraset on canvas, est. £15,000,000-20,000,000

6020x7034, 23MB

Lot 1 - Charline von Heyl 2

5349x3612, 3MB

Lot 1 - Charline von Heyl

5347x3614, 3MB

Lot 1. Charline von Heyl, Cluster, 2015, acrylic on linen, est. £50,000-70,000

3307x3780, 2MB

Lot 2. Albert Oehlen, Untitled, 2005, oil on canvas, est. £600,000-800,000

1080x1258, 2MB

Lot 3. Donald Judd, Untitled, 1985, pulver on aluminium, est. £350,000-500,000

4802x3600, 2MB

Lot 4. Morris Louis, Number 21, 1962, magna on canvas, est. £300,000-400,000

1772x5315, 1MB

Lot 6. Bridget Riley, Bright Shade, 1985, oil on canvas, est. £600,000-800,000

4037x4800, 9MB

Lot 7. Toyin Ojih Odutola, Compound Leaf, 2017, pastel, charcoal and pencil on paper, est. £100,000-150,000

4444x3146, 2MB

Lot 8. Jenny Saville, Shadow Head, 2007-13, oil on canvas, est. £3,000,000-5,000,000

3745x4647, 5MB

Lot 9. Francis Bacon, Self-Portrait, 1975, oil and letraset on canvas, est. £15,000,000-20,000,000

6020x7034, 23MB

Lot 10. Louise Bourgeois, Listening One, 1982, bronze painted white, est. £1,500,000-2,000,000

5853x7251, 15MB

Lot 13. Gilbert & George, Bugger, 1977, hand-dyed gelatin silver prints, est. £700,000-1,000,000

6468x7685, 15MB

Lot 14. Richard Prince, I'm Not Linda,1992, acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, est. £1,400,000-1,800,000

1080x1306, 2MB

Lot 15 - Albert Oehlen

3680x3583, 2MB

Lot 15. Albert Oehlen, Selbstportrait mit leeren Handen, 1998, oil and acrylic on canvas, est. £4,000,000-6,000,000 (Wall)

4905x6105, 12MB

Lot 15. Albert Oehlen, Selbstportrait mit leeren Handen, 1998, oil and acrylic on canvas, est. £4,000,000-6,000,000

1080x1531, 2MB

Lot 17 - Jeff Koons

5162x3493, 3MB

Lot 17. Jeff Koons, Jim Beam - J.B. Turner Engine, 1986, stainless steel and bourbon, est. £1,200,000-1,800,000

5484x7320, 5MB

Lot 18. Albert Oehlen, Schlafzimmer (Bedroom), 2004, oil on cotton tarpaulin with photo collage, est. £800,000-1,200,000

2752x2556, 1MB

Lot 20. Donald Judd, Untitled, 1984, aluminium and red plexiglass, est. £700,000-1,000,000

8256x5504, 4MB

Lot 21. Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, Attese, 1963, waterpaint on canvas, est. £1,800,000-2,500,000

4387x5263, 5MB

Lot 22. Joseph Beuys, Ofen (Oven), 1983-85, bronze on artist's steel plinth, est. £400,000-600,000

7087x7223, 4MB

Lot 23 - Wols

5568x3712, 4MB

Lot 23. Wols, Vert Strié Noir Rouge (Green Stripe Black Red), 1946-47, est. £400,000-600,000

4449x5533, 13MB

Lot 24. Sigmar Polke, Untitled, 1989, artificial resin on polyester fibre, est. £500,000-700,000

7087x6260, 6MB

Lot 25. Gerhard Richter, Baumgruppe (Grove of Trees), 1987, oil on canvas, est. £1,200,000-1,800.000

8922x6369, 11MB

Lot 26. David Hockney, Steps with Shadow, 1978, coloured and pressed paper pulp, est. £700,000-900,000

1080x1570, 2MB

Lot 28. Luc Tuymans, Versailles, 2007, oil on canvas, est. £600,000-800,000

1605x1080, 2MB

Lot 30. Barry Flanagan, Left Hand Drummer, 1997, bronze, est. £600,000-800,000

6496x8444, 5MB

Lot 31. David Hockney, What About the Caves, 1991, oil on canvas, est. £1,200,000-1,800,000

5589x4315, 7MB

Lot 32. Rudolf Stingel, Untitled, 2012, oil and enamel on linen, est. £1,200,000-1,800,000

1080x1321, 2MB

Lot 33. Tom Wesselmann, Drawing for a Great American Nude #21, 1961, charcoal and paper, est. £600,000-800,000

3626x4533, 3MB

Lot 34. Jeff Koons, Wall Relief with a Bird, 1991, polychromed wood, est. £500,000-700,000

4992x6598, 4MB

Lot 36. Pascale Marthine Tayou,Poupées Pascale, Les Sauveteurs, 2007, crystal and mixed media, est. £250,000-350,000

4353x2035, 2MB

Lot 38. Günther Förg, Untitled, 2006, acrylic on canvas, est. £250,000-350,000

6551x5371, 5MB

Lot 39. Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Black and Cream Buttefly Negative Middle #633), 2006, coloured pencil on paper, est. £400,000-600,000

4511x6106, 3MB

Lot 40. Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, Attese, 1966, waterpaint on canvas, est. £600,000-800,000

7087x8268, 9MB

Lot 41. Wade Guyton, Untitled, 2008, epson ultrachrome inkjet print on linen, est. £300,000-400,000

6519x8739, 5MB

Lot 42. Keith Haring, Untitled, 1983, ink on wood, est. £400,000-600,000

6227x6883, 8MB

Lot 43. Takashi Murakami, Panda, 2003, fibreglass with antique Louis Vuitton trunk, est. £400,000-600,000

7087x9449, 4MB

- Documents (8)

Press release

413KB

Top 10 Contemporary Day

173KB

Top 10 Contemporary Evening 26.6.19

80KB

Contemporary Art Day Sale Top Ten

173KB

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Auction - Pre-sale Press Release

691KB

Sotheby's June 2019 CTP - Day Sale Captions

13KB

Top 10 Contemporary Evening 26.6.19

80KB

Contemporary Art Evening Sale - Captions

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