Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Carte Blanche Results!


Cindy Sherman
Cindy Sherman
Untitled #153 Executed in 1985
Edition of 6
Est.: $2,000,000-3,000,000
Sold at: $2,770,500

Phillips de Pury 
Carte Blanche 2010

Yesterday, I wrote about the preview of the Carte Blanche Auction show. I want to clarify that I was not at the evening auction. but that I went on Saturday when everybody was invited to come and view. I am far from having a $1M clearance:). One day I would love to bid, but most likely as a dealer than a buyer, but who knows where life will bring me?

Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Man in her life, executed in October-November 1962
Est: $40,000,000-50,000,000
Sold at: $63,362,500

It was quite exciting to view the Auction on line as well. I felt like I was holding my breath quite a few times. Andy Warhol was again the big winner, but that does not come as a surprise. An artist that really did surprise was Thomas Schutte, a German Contemporary Artist that I am not so familiar with. But look at the sold price and compare it to the Estimates. 

Thomas Schutte

Thomas Schutte
Grosse Geist No. 16
Executed in 2000
One of three casts 
(one in aluminum, one in steel and one in polished bronze)
Est: $1,000,000-1,500,000
Sold at: 4,114,500

THOMAS SCHÜTTE
Thomas Schutte
Old Friends
,concieved in 1992, printed in 1993
edition of 3
Est: $350,000-450,000
Sold at: $962,500

Another of the many great successes last night was the Rudolf Stingel. An Italian living and working in New York but being shown at the Neue National Gallery in Berlin this year.

Rudolf Stingel
Rudolf Stingel
Untitled, Painted in 1990
Est: $600,000-800,000
Sold: $2,658,500

The greatest looser of the evening was Jeff Koons, his piece "Prison" at the Carte Blanche Auction and the later Contemporary Auction piece "Caterpillar" passed. I am speculating on that the rather bad reviews regarding his latest show "Made in Heaven" a collection of more pornographic paintings which the Times critic Michael Kimmelman has called:

 “cheap” and Koons “an opportunistic publicity monger whose conflation of himself and his work precipitated the self-destruction that already seems [his] fate.”

Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons
Prison (Venus) painted in 2001
Est: 2,500,000-3,500,000
Passed


Jeff Koons
Caterpillar Ladder, 2003
Est: $5,500,000-$7,500,000
Passed

Watching the Phillips day sale right now, I am surprised to see that about 3 Andy Warhol pieces, just passed. I guess that is what is so exciting about an Auction, anything can happen!

I will write in the sold pieces for the pictures on yesterdays post now.

Have a fabulous day!
With Love
Kristin





16 comments:

  1. I can't stop staring at that Cindy Sherman! (All her work kind of has that effect). That's so exciting about witnessing the auction - something I'd love to do & I'm sure I'd be holding my breath throughout :) And true, who knows where life will bring you!

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  2. you would make a wonderful art dealer, that's for sure! that first image is so haunting.

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  3. Im in love with the Thomas Schutte piece and love the Andy Warhol Man in her life one too..Such a true statment...we never know where life will take us..:)
    Kisses,sweetie

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  4. What a great follow up Kristen! How interesting to see what sold and for what price.

    I wonder if Jeff Koons will change his direction or just keep going the way he's going. Hmm.

    Thank you!

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  5. That 1st pic is a little scary, bu very unique. :)SarahD

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  6. Wow!
    Would love to have the $ to bid on amazing pieces like these... For now, it's prints only for me!

    Gorgeous post!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  7. all of them are amazing- truly amazing- except for the JK collage which I cannot appreciate although I find the caterpillar a bit genius and I guess even a bit of genius qualifies you for part genius- I'm no mathematician- just an art appreciator.

    Could I have possibly spelt every word correctly in this comment??

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  8. I love Warhol's Man in Her Life. Im kinda glad Koons works didn't fetch the big $

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  9. Wow - 3 Andy Warhol paintings passed? You never know huh!

    Btw, I posted about an amazing chair exhibition yesterday and thought it would be something you'd enjoy (seriously why knew chairs could be so cool!)

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  10. i'd love to go to one of these auctions but I would be afraid to go and buy buy buy.... ha!

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  12. Hey! Thank you for your great comments.
    Kristin, yes, Passed means it went unsold.

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  13. Are these prices for real? Who said we're in a depressed economy?

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  14. Yes, Bradford. The downturns are not hitting the blue-chips *the really expensive work....:)

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