“In my studio I apply certain tricks that hopefully result in a loss of control. I deliberately try to let loose. Ideas and concepts are overrated with regards to the way I work, I feel, just because it is so much more concerned with evoking a desired notion of chance.”
—David Ostrowski
- Provenance
  Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

125

David Ostrowski

F (Beauty Mantra)

signed and dated "David Ostrowski 12" on the reverse
oil, lacquer and paper on canvas
70 7/8 x 51 1/4 in. (180 x 130.2 cm)
Executed in 2012.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000

Sold for $16,510

Contact Specialist

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Modern & Contemporary Art
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Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York

26 February - 11 March 2025

1
Damien Hirst
PB806. Spellbound Blossom
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $69,850
2
Alex Israel
Untitled (Flat)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $50,800
3
Miriam Cahn
mir selber fremd 25. 1. 05 schnell weg! 17. 4. 05
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $33,020
4
Henni Alftan
Still Water
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
5
Vaughn Spann
Untitled (River Blue)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $40,640
6
Alvaro Barrington
1363-1965
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $21,590
7
Danielle Orchard
November 9 (Requiem)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $33,020
8
Camilla Engström
Funderingar Vid Strandkanten
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,970
9
Dana Schutz
Liam (Blind date for Lila)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,795
10
Katherine Bradford
Swim Team and Coach
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $27,940
11
Karen Kilimnik
Janus, the debonair general + the cowgirl (asleep, or thinking of a spell) in the deserted island manor house on a dark + stormy night
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,510
12
George Condo
The Captain's Wife
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
13
Tom Waring
Phunke
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
14
Guy Yanai
Young Woman with Bicycle
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,320
15
Jeff Elrod
No Title
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,255
16
Robert Nava
Truck T4 War God
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
17
Alec DeMarco
A Rolling Stone
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $24,130
18
Szabolcs Bozó
Hush Hush
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $38,100
19
Mark Bradford
Untitled (B)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860
20
Richard Prince
Untitled (Portrait)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,560
21
Vik Muniz
Seven works from the series Pictures of Garbage: (i) The Sower (Zumbi); (ii) The Bearer (Irmã); (iii) Marat (Sebastião); (iv) The Gypsy (Magna); (v) Woman Ironing (Isis) ; (vi) Mother and Children (Suellem); (vii) Atlas (Carlão)
Estimate $40,000 - 50,000
22
Oscar Murillo
Untitled (synthetic trash painting)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $38,100
23
Ugo Rondinone
MOONRISE. west. may
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $57,150
24
Alessandro Twombly
Solar Gate Way
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $48,260
25
Jules Olitski
Bathsheba Reverie-Violet
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $6,985
26
John McCracken
Point View
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,240
27
Larry Rivers
Arab King Hussein at the U.N.
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $95,250
28
Louise Nevelson
The Rainbow
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
29
Isamu Noguchi
Black Sun Maquette
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,510
30
Mark Tobey
Above the Earth IV
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,160
31
Bruce Conner
Disengagement
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,890
32
Christo
Valley Curtain (Project for Colorado) Grand Hogback, 7 Miles North from Rifle
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $40,640
33
James Rosenquist
Two works: (i) Drawing #30 for Time Flowers; (ii) Drawing #31 for Time Flowers
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $5,715
34
Sol LeWitt
Irregular Form
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
35
Gary Simmons
Have You Forgotten
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $12,700
36
Sol LeWitt
Irregular Form
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,590
37
Sherrie Levine
After Henri Matisse
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $6,985
38
Amy Sillman
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,320
39
Alex Katz
Pink Nude
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,320
40
Camille Henrot
Tropics of Love (double-sided)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,064
41
Kiki Smith
Untitled (Mammary)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,255
42
George Condo
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $69,850
43
Salvo
Senza titolo
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,334
44
Shara Hughes
Bright and Positive
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,860
45
Lais Amaral
Sem título, Cimento e água, Gamboa
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
46
Jadé Fadojutimi
Drizzle
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,096
47
Diane Dal-Pra
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,715
48
Louis Fratino
Red Figure
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $19,050
49
Tomoo Gokita
Modesty
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,970
50
Jordy Kerwick
Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
51
Tomoo Gokita
Mass
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
52
Takuro Kuwata
Bowl
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $6,096
53
Zoé Blue M.
Inside Out
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
54
Jiha Moon
Yellowave (grey)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,905
55
Nobuyoshi Araki
Tokyo Nude (4)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
56
Li Jikai
The Burning Match
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
57
Zhao Zhao
Sky
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,940
58
Wang Yigang
Abstract T3
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $25,400
59
Abdoulaye Konaté
Le crayon
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $24,130
60
Elliott Hundley
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
61
Jordi Ribes
Amazing Stories
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,320
62
Fátima de Juan
Palm fever
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,890
63
Thierry Noir
Manifest for remaining optimistic even in the pouring rain
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,795
64
Will Boone
To be titled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,826
65
Nate Lowman
Pizza Face
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
66
David LaChapelle
Sylvester Stallone: Alone
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
67
John M. Miller
96H
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,445
68
Marc Sijan
Standing Security Guard
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $53,340
69
Ugo Rondinone
Small Yellow Mountain
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,715
70
Yves Dana
Antérieur
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $25,400
71
Luis Fernando Benedit
La Casa Del Cuento
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
72
Chico da Silva and the Pirambu School
Untitled (Galos)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,890
73
Pedro Reyes
Sombreros colectivo IV
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $13,970
74
Alfonso Gonzalez Jr.
El Pato Market
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,160
75
Raelis Vasquez
Momentos entre mujeres
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,985
76
Eddie Arroyo
181 NE 82nd St. Miami, FL 33138 (Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
77No Reserve
Brenna Youngblood
Uncle Grandpa
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $2,794
78
Aryo Toh Djojo
Fire in the Sky
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
79
Wendy Park
Soju Melon
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,445
80
Emily Ferguson
Metamorphosis
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,810
81No Reserve
Molly Bounds
River Day
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $6,096
82
This lot is no longer available.
83No Reserve
Rosson Crow
Roast Beef and Caviar, Not Mutually Exclusive
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $2,794
84No Reserve
Erica Mahinay
No past or future, but still, duration. No person here. Dry bone and breath. Smooth marble columns. A shudder.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $381
85
Marion Peck
Red Clown 2
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,985
86
Julie Heffernan
Self-Portrait as Radiant Host
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,985
87No Reserve
Samantha Rosenwald
Devil's Advocate
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $2,159
88
Raffi Kalenderian
Michael
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,413
89
Grant Levy-Lucero
Sunkist
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,286
90
Don Pablo Pedro
Orange, Mango, Pear, Cigarette Butt
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $1,778
91No Reserve
Evan Holloway
Two Sticks
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $5,080
92
Henri Paul Broyard
1IL14
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
93
Aaron Garber-Maikovska
Charles
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,334
94
Nadia Ayari
Loop III
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $38,100
95
A'Driane Nieves
No. 8
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,334
96
R. H. Quaytman
December
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,080
97
This lot is no longer available.
98
Justin Liam O'Brien
Ask me to stay
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,064
99
Jenny Morgan
Touch Study
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,540
100
Emily Sundblad
Happy Birthday
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $2,794
101
Sally J Han
Ice Fishing
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,350
102
JJ Manford
Sunrise Bedroom with Tabby Cat
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $17,780
103
Austin Eddy
Red Birds Under a Red Sky No Longer Looking
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $12,700
104
Caitlin Cherry
Overlocked Leviathan
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
105
Lumin Wakoa
2 Skulls
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
106
Patrick Alston
Joys of Color (By Any Means)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,064
107
Amani Lewis
Celestial Kiki: Ode to LitLiv
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $9,525
108
Ryan Cosbert
Abolished
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,064
109
Blair Thurman
Sardine Disaster
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,985
110
Kayode Ojo
No. 5 The Film (Sao Paulo, Milan, New York, Los Angeles)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $12,700
111No Reserve
Steve Dibenedetto
Codex (Ruins in Reverse)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $5,715
112No Reserve
Catherine Mulligan
Blonde 1
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $2,794
113
Ellen Berkenblit
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,334
114
Paul Gillis
by the pale light
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,540
115
Richard Aldrich
Untitled
Estimate $3,500 - 4,500
Sold for $7,620
116
Mathieu Malouf
Passagen II (HR Giger)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,810
117No Reserve
Thomas Eggerer
Thirsis
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $8,255
118No Reserve
Coco Young
Bathers
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000 •
Sold for $5,080
119
Julien Ceccaldi
See Thru
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
120
Louisa Gagliardi
Bathing in an Ocean of Time
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
121
Soimadou Ali Ibrahim
Jardin Majorelle
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $2,540
122
Gérard Schlosser
C’est qui elle ?
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,320
123No Reserve
David Douard
Hero Gallow I
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $1,270
124
Neil Beloufa
Vintage 2: Yummy
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,540
125
David Ostrowski
F (Beauty Mantra)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,510
126
Wolfgang Tillmans
Three works: (i) John & Paula, hay, CX 1000; (ii) Paula & John, hard on; (iii) John & Paula, sitting bottomless
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,795
127
Thomas Schütte
Chair with footrest
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,080
128
Alan Bee
Freedom
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,160
129
Vladimir Houdek
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,302
130
Shahryar Nashat
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,334
131
Henk Peeters
#60-02 Pyrography (reconstruction 2011)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
132No Reserve
Adam McEwen
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $3,810
133
Kristy M Chan
Framing Devices
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
134
William Daniels
The Great Day of His Wrath
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
135
Paul Lee
Purple Water
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,540
136
Jessie Makinson
She showed a saucy tongue
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $1,270
137
Louise Giovanelli
Blue House
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
138
Caroline Walker
Twin Room
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $21,590
139
Pascale Marthine Tayou
Classroom E
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
140
This lot is no longer available.
141
Godwin Champs Namuyimba
Golfer on White Surface
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $4,064
142
Kwesi Botchway
Pink Hair 1
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,302
143No Reserve
Victor Ubah
My self and I IV
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $2,794
144
Wahab Saheed
Up and Away
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,016
145
Brian Calvin
Untitled
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
146
Sam McKinniss
Pansies in a Basket
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,810
147
Ana Benaroya
Venus with a Mirror
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $15,240
148
Anna Park
Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,255
149
Tala Madani
Untitled (#21)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
150
Sanya Kantarovsky
Impression 3 (purple)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,985
151
Ella Kruglyanskaya
Five works: (i-v) Untitled
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,715
152
Will Boone
You're Being Watched
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Sold for $2,794
153
Ciprian Mureșan
Il Romanzo di Cipollino (Cepelica)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
154
A.R. Penck
Dani
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
155
Kenny Scharf
Secret Weapon
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,096
156
Francesco Clemente
Jodhpur XII
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,795
157
Jake and Dinos Chapman
Young girl with the spinal column I from the series Exquisite Corpse
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
158
Philippe Pastor
Kenneth Bigley
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,080
159
Dash Snow
Untitled
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,096
160
Melissa Brown
Ice Skating
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
161
Raymond Pettibon
No Title (This Must Be Painted!)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,160
162
Tom Sachs
Brillo Box
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,080
163No Reserve
Kcho
El Camino de la Nostalgia
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $1,651
164
Enoc Pérez
Lever House
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $13,970
165
Michal Rovner
Two Works: (i) One-Person Game Against Nature #3; (ii) One-Person Game Against Nature #6
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
166No Reserve
Sam Durant
Untitled (self help)
Estimate $300 - 500 •
Sold for $508
167
Donald Baechler
Untitled (pink cow)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,080
168
Caio Fonseca
Pietrasanta Painting P98.22
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $27,940
169
George Condo
Face II
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,334
170
Sandro Chia
Untitled No. 31
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
171No Reserve
Byron Browne
Head of a Woman
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,651
172
John Henry
Phantom, #90-15
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,715

Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New...

26 February - 11 March 2025

Provenance

125

David Ostrowski

F (Beauty Mantra)

Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York