Lot 7, "Woman in
Landscape," by Willem de Kooning, oil and charcoal on canvas, 65 1/2 by
49 3/8 inches, 1955
Lot 7
is a large oil and charcoal on canvas by Williem de Kooning (1904-1997)
entitled "Woman in Landscape." It measures 65 1/2 by 49 3/8
inches and was painted in 1955. It was once owned by Steve
Martin, the actor, and has been widely exhibited and published.
It has an estimate of $60,000 to $80,000,000. It sold for $68,937,500, an auction record
for the artist.
Lot 17,
"Composition with Red Strokes," by Jackson Pollock, oil, enamel and
aluminum paint on canvas, 36 5/8 by 25 5/8 inches, 1950
Lot 17
is a good oil, enamel and aluminum paint on canvas by Jackson Pollock
(1912-1956). Entitled "Composition with Red Strokes," it measures
36 5/8 by 25 5/8 inches. It was painted in 1950.
Detail of Lot 17
The lot
was the rear-cover illustration of the catalogue. It has an
estimate of $50,000,000 to $70,000,000. It sold for $55,437,500.
Lot 4, "Good Afternoon,
Mrs. Lincoln," by Arshile Gorky, oil on canvas, 30 1/4 by 38 inches,
1944
Lot 4
is an oil on canvas by Arshile Gorky (1904-1948) that is entitled "Good
Afternoon, Mrs. Lincoln." It measures 30 1/4 by 38 inches and was
painted in 1944. It has been widely exhibited and
published. It has an estimate of $7.000,000 to $9,000,000. It sold for $14,837,500, an auction record
for the artist.
Lot 13, "Tree of My
Life," by Joseph Stella, oil on canvas, 84 by 76 inches, 1919
Lot 13
is a large oil on canvas by Joseph Stella (1877-1946) entitled "Tree of
My LIfe." It measures 84 by 76 inches and was painted in 1919.
It has an estimate of $6,000,000 to $8,000,000. It sold for $5,937,500, an auction record
for the artist, surpassing the artist's previous record of $2,200,000 set at Christie's New York December 6, 1986.
It has been widely exhibited included at the Museum of Modern Art,
Whitney Museum of American Art, and the National Gallery of Art in
Washington. It has also been widely published.
The catalogue entry includes the following commentary:
"...a staggeringly layered and complex composition is equally
confounding, mesmerized and exquisitely beautiful....The work's intense
directional energy along a central bilateral axis is reminiscent
of the Brooklyn Bridge series and his commitment to Futurism, with
geometric forms that can be extrapolated from its Cubist
tendencies....Delving deeper into the composition unveils a frenetic
surface world, full of energy, as a maddening Hieronymus Bosch-type
arrangement of intricate layers."
Lot 3, "Cat Walk," by
Charles Sheeler, oil on canvas, 24 by 20 inches, 1947
Lot 3
is an excellent industrial abstraction by Charles Sheeler (1883-1965)
entitled "Cat Walk." An oil on canvas, it measures 24 by 20
inches and was painted in 1947. It has been widely exhibited and
published. It has an estimate of $1,200,000 to $1,800,000. It sold for $1,332,500.
Lot 8, "Still Life in
the Street," by Stuart Davis, oil on canvas, 10 1/8 by 12 1/8 inches,
1941
Lot 8
is a lush, very colorful and small oil on canvas by Stuart Davis
(1892-1964) that is entitled "Still Life in the Street." It
measurs 10 1/8 by 12 1/8 inches and was painted in 1941. It was
formerly owned by John Hammond Jr., and Dr. Irving Burton, and has been
widely exhibited. It has an estimate of $500,000 to
$700,000. It sold for $780,500.
Lot 19, "Gray
Rectangles," by Jasper Johns, encaustic on canvas with objects, 60
inches square, 1957
Lot
19 is an encaustic on canvas with objects by Jasper Johns (b.
1930). Entitled "Gray Rectangles," it is 60 inches square and was
painted in 1957. It has an estimate of $18,000,000 to
$25,000,000. It sold for
$21,125,000.
Lot 22, "Painting," by
Franz Kline, oil on canvas, 40 by 30 inches, 1954
Lot
22 is an oil on canvas by Franz Kline (1910-1962) that measures
40 by 30 inches. It was painted in 1954. It was once owned
by Joan Mitchell. It has an estimate of $5,000,000 to
$7,000,000. It sold for
$4,512,500.
Lot 18, "Composition,"
by Suzy Frelinghuysen, oil and collage on board, 40 by 30 inches, 1943
Lot
18 is a superbe oil and collage on board by Suzy Frelinghuysen
(1911-1988). It measures 40 by 30 inches and was painted in
1943. It has been widely exhibited. It has an estimate of
$120,000 to $180,000. It sold
for $552,500, a record for the artist, surpassing her previous record of $92,000 set at Doyle May 4, 1994.
Lot 36, "Toy World," by
William Baziotes, oil and crayon on canvas, 48 by 60 1/4 inches, 1951
Lot
36 is an excellent oil and crayon on canvas by William Baziotes
(1912-1963). It measures 48 by 60 1/4 inches and was painted in
1951. It was once owned by William A. M. Burden. It has an
estimate of $400,000 to $600,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 32, "My
Hell-Raising Sea," by John Marin, oil on canvas, 25 by 30 inches, 1941
Lot 32
is a strong marine painting by John Marin (1970-1953). Entitled
"My
Hell-Raising Sea," it is an oil on canvas that measures 25 by 30 inches
and was painted in 1941. It has been widely exhibited. It
has an
estimate of $250,000 to $350,000. It sold for $1,572,500, a record for the
artist, breaking his 2005 record of $1,248,000 set at Christie's New York.
Lot 31, "Fruit and
Flower," by Charles Demuth, watercolor and pencil on paper, 12 by 18
inches, circa 1925
Lot 31
is a fine watercolor and pencil on paper of "Fruit and Flower" by
Charles Demuth (1883-1935). It measures 12 by 18 inches and was
painted circa 1925. It was formerly owned by Mrs. Suydan Cutting and
Richard Manoogian. It has an estimate of $150,000 to
$250,000. It sold for $444,500.
Lot
6, "Hen," by Alexander Calder, wood, wire and paint, 19 inches high.
1943
Lot
6 is a wood, wire and paint sculpture by Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
entitled "Hen." It is 19 inches high and was created in 1943. It
has been widely exhibited and published. It has an estimate of
$5,000,000 to $7,000,000. It
sold for $8,412,500, a world auction record for a standing sculpture.
Lot 38, "Cafe Lafayette
(Portrait of Kay Laurell)," by William Glackens, oil on canvas, 32 by
26 inches, 1914
Lot
38 is a lovely portrait by William Glackens (1870-1938) entitled "Cafe
Lafayette (Portrait of Kay Laurell)." An oil on canvas that
measures 32 by 26 inches, it was painted in 1914 and has been widely
published and exhibited.
The catalogue entry provides the following commentary:
"Besides its legendary setting, Glackens Cafe Lafayette (Portrait of
Kay Laurell) features one of the era's most infamous young actresses
and girls-about-town....Originally from rural Pennsylvania, Laurell
became one of New York's most well-known beautiesafter notoriously
appearning partially nude in the Ziegfield-like showZiegfield Follies
on Broadway."
The lot has a modest estimate of $250,000 to $350,000. It sold for $792,500.
Lot 42, "Large
Bear," by Tom Otterness, bronze, 108 inches high, 2000. The work
is number 3 from an edition of 3.
Lot
42 is a "Large Bear" by Tom Otterness (b. 1952) that was created in
bronze in an edition of 3 in 2000. It has a modest estimate of
$400,000 to $600,000. It sold
for $1,512.500, an auction record for the artist.
Additional
auction records were achieved for the following artists:
Gaston Lachaise, Leon Polk Smith, George Tooker, David Smith,
Francis
Criss, Charles Green Shaw, and Patrick Henry Bruce.
