Contemporary Art: Fall Auctions 2019 - A Visit @ Sotheby`s, New York

 

(Drivebycuriosity) - It´s auction season again. This week the global auction houses are performing their huge fall auctions in New York City. My wife and I went to Sotheby´s on New York`s Upper East Side, one of the huge global auction houses (sothebys).

They have exhibitions on 7 floors of the upcoming auctions, including  private sales, impressionists & modern art, postwar & contemporary art. These galleries can easily compete with the collections of big museums like New York´s MoMa - and the entry is free! We focused on the exhibitions for the day & evening auctions of Post War & Contemporary Art (with more than 500 lots). I spotted there many of my favorites, but also discovered some new & fascinating artists. I display here just my favorites from the shows, a very subjective selection as usual.

I really love Loie Hollowell`s "Hung (Down)" Estimate $60,000 — $80,000?. She is one of the rising stars in the world of art. Will she beat the estimate?

Mark Rothko`s paintings are always something to meditate on. Sotheby`s offers his "Blue over Red" for estimated  $25,000,000 — $35,000,000. What will the lucky buyer pay?.

The funny pop-art pieces by Jean Michael Basquiat are really eye cookies:  "Ancient Scientist#"  & 2 Portrait of Jon". Both are part of the private Sales

I got mesmerized by Marc Quinn Melville`s "Island Badlands".  Estimate $80,000 — $120,000

I also got spellbound by Damien Hirst`s "Beautiful Religious Fanaticism Where`s The Love Painting"  (household gloss on canvas) part of private sale

 

Gerhard Richter`s psychedelic  "Aladdin"  (Estimate $100,000 — $150,000)  &
"Abstraktes Bild". Estimate $3,500,000 — $5,000,000 are enthralling as well.

Jennifer Bartlett`s  "Locust`s Repetitions of a Young Captain" belongs to surprises of the season. Estimate just $50,000 — $70,000.

Marlene Dumas fascinated with "Thumbsuckere" (Estimate 1,200.000 — 1,800.000) & "Blue Movie". Estimate $500,000 — $700,000.

I think we will hear more from Michael Kagan (/michaelkagan). Above  his: "I will be here long after you’re gone". Estimate $40,000 — $60,000.

It seems Cy Gavin Marsden likes to provoke and to entertain: "Cemetery at Tucker`s Point". Estimate $20,000 — $30,000.

Genieve Figgis` "Sisters" are very special. Estimate $25,000 — $35,000

David Wojnarowicz wonderful "Desert Journal" speakes for it selves. Estimate $250,000 — 4350,000.

Richard Prince is a successful entertainer: "Untitled (With De Kooning)" (Estimate $120,000 — $180,000) followed by "Untitled (Cowboy)" (Estimate $1,500,000 — $2,000,000); "Untitled (Cowboy) part of Private Sale & "Park Avenue Nurse". Estimate $5,000,000 — $7,000,000.

Isn`t she lovely? Takashi Murakami`s "Miss KO2 Original (Project KO2)". Estimate $2,000,000 — $3,000,000.

The always funny George Condo seems to be part of every auction. Above his "Figure Composition 3", private sale & "Untitled (Choo Choo") (acrylic on canvas), private sale.

What`s going on here? Rafael Coronel`s "Peregrinos IV". Estimate $120,000 — $180,000.

Above more eye catcher. Lisa Yuskavage`s "Piggiback" Estimate $200,000 — $300,000 & Mel Ramos` "The Red Coat". Estimate  $150,000-$200,000.

Here she is: Russell Young`s "Brigitte Bardot" (acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas). Estimate $6,000-$8,000.

Beware! Karen Kilimnik`s "Mary calling up a storm". Estimate $80,000 — $120,000

Michaël Borremans` skillful  "Portrait (2)". Estimate $250,000 — $350,000

and finally some powerful abstracts: Kazuo Shiraga`s  "Untitled". Estimate $1,800,000 — $2,500,000 & Robert Motherwell`s  "Red, Cut by Black". Estimate $2,500,000 — $3,500,000.

To be continued