Lot
510, "I Track You Down Like a Low Jack," by Mark Bradford, acrylic and
mixed media collage on canvas, 72 1/8 by 84 1/4 inches, 2003
One of the
auction's most impressive works is Lot 510, "I Track You Down Like a
Low Jack," by Mark Bradford (b. 1961). An acrylic and mixed
media collage, it measures 72 1/8 by 84 1/4 inches and was created in
2003. It has an estimate of $350,000 to $450,000. It sold for $542,500.
The catalogue entry notes that the artist "incorporates found
materials such as remnants of billboard posters, magazines and
newsprint as well as perm endpapers - a material used in straightening
of African-American hair which references the hair salon that
Bradford's mother owned and where the artist worked growing
up."
Lot
546, "Bride,"by Makoto Saito, acrylic and oil ink on canvas mounted on
wood, 79 1/2 by 62 1/4 inches, 2007
One of the more
striking works in the auction is Lot 546, "Bride," by Makoto Saito, an
acrylic and oil ink on canvas mounted on wood. It measures 79
1/2 by 62 1/4 inches and was created in 2007. It has an
estimate of $150,000 to $200,000. It sold for $230,500.
Lot
441, "Divide," by Tony Cragg, stainless steel, 132 3/4 inches high,
number 3 from an edition of 5, 2005
The auction's
most beautiful work is Lot 441, "Divide," by Tony Cragg (b. 1949).
A stainless steel sculpture that is 132 3/4 inches high, it
is number 3 from an 2005 edition of 5. It has an estimate of
$300,000 to $400,000. It
sold for $812,500. The catalogue entry notes
that it "spirals jaggedly from floor to ceiling like a ribbon of
mercury" and is an "intoxicating visual experience."
Lot
447, "Domain LXII (Maria)," by Antony Gormley, stainless steel, 60
inches high, 2007
Another
stainless steel sculpture is Lot 447, "Domain LXII (Maria),"
by Antony Gormley (b. 1950). It is 60 inches high
and was executed in 2007. The artist began his "Domain"
series in 1999 and the catalogue notes that "unlike many of the other
works in the Domain series, is not taken forom a plaster mould of the
artist's body, but rather the moulding of a young
Swedish dancer called Maria." The work, it continued, "is the
most delicate of the Domains" and "the resulting work has a tentattive
alertness that makes it unique in the evolution of the series.
It has an estimate of $180,000 to $250,000. It sold for $386,500.
Lot
504, "Shadows from the Lessons of Darkness," by Christian Boltanski, 20
oxidized copper figures,wire, wax candles and metal brackets, each 9 by
2 by 12 inches, 1987
Lot 54 is a
charming work comprised of 20 oxidized copper figures, wire, wax
candles and metal brackets by Christian Boltanski (b.1944).
The work is entitled "Shadows from the Lessons of Darkness"
and each of the 20 elements measures 9 by 2 by 12 inches. It
was created in 1987. It has an estimate of $80,000 to
$120,000. It
sold for $158,500.
Lot
437, "Red Strokes on Raw Canvas," by Ghada Amer, acrylic, embroidery
and gel on canvas, 72 by 84 1/4 inches
Lot 47 is a
striking work by Ghada Amer (b. 1963) entitled "Red Strokes on Raw
Canvas). An acrylic, embroidery and gel on canvas, it
measures 72 by 84 1/4 inches. It has an estimate of $80,000
to $120,000. It
sold for $97,500.
Lot
535, "T.O.T.I. (126)," by Kendell Geers, found object and chevron
taper, 32 1/3 by 10 1/2 by 9 inches, 2005
Lot 535 looks
like some wandering, lost patient from M.A.S.H and is by Kendell Geers
(b. 1968). Entitled "T.O.T.I. (126)," it is a found object
and chevron paper. It measures 32 1/2 by 10 1/2 by
9 inches and was created in 2005. It has an estimate of
$10,000 to $15,000. It
sold for $11,875.
Lot
496, "Sleepwalker, by Karin Davie, oil on canvas, 72 by 60 inches, 1998
Lot 496 is a
psyschelic oil on canvas by Karin Davie (b. 1965) entitled
"Sleepwalker." It measures 72 by 60 inches and was created in
1998. It has an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000. It sold for $40,625.
Lot
543, "The Measures IV,"by Matthew Ritchie, oil and marker on canvas,
100 by 84 inches, 2005
Lot 543 is an
impressive oil and marker work on canvas by Matthew Ritchie (b. 1964).
It is entitled "The Measures IV" and measures 100 by 84
inches. It was created in 2005 and has an estimate of
$150,000 to $200,000. It
sold for $116,500.
Lot
467, "Boy Swag Lamp," by Mike Kelley, mixed media, 72 by 46 by 46
inches, 2005
Lot 467 is a
Gothic gargoyle mixed media work by Mike Kelley (b. 1954). It
measures 72 by 46 by 46 inches and was created in 2005. It
has an estimate of $150,000 to $200,000. It failed to sell.
Lot
455, "#34DF2," by Arturo Herrera, mixed-media collage, 98 by 48 inches,
2006
Lot 455 is an
impressive, mixed-media collage by Arturo Herrera (b. 1959)
that is entitled "#34DF2." It measures 98 by 48 inches and
was created in 2006. It has an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000. It failed to sell.
Lot
505, "Not Goodbye," by Elizabeth Murray, oil on 5 attached canvases, 69
by 80 by 12 inches, 1985
Lot 505 is an
excellent work by Elizabeth Murray (1940-2007) entitled "Not Goodbye."
The work, which consists of five connected canvases, measures
69 by 80 by 12 inches and was created in 1985. It
has an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. It sold for $77,500.
