Provenance
Galerie Heiner Friedrich, Munich
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich
Dürckheim Collection, Germany
Sotheby's, London, 30 June 2011, lot 118 (erroneously titled Haubentaucher)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

254

Georg Baselitz

Trauerseeschwalbe

signed 'G. Baselitz' lower right; titled and dated ‘Trauerseeschwalbe XI. 72’ lower left
watercolour on 19th century book page
58 x 43.7 cm (22 7/8 x 17 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1972.

Estimate
£15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠

Sold for £16,380

Contact Specialist

Tamila Kerimova
Specialist, Director, Head of Day Sale, 20th Century & Contemporary Art

+ 44 20 7318 4065
tkerimova@phillips.com

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 16 April 2021

201
Salman Toor
Dancing to Whitney
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £252,000
202
Alex Gardner
Triangle #2
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £138,600
203
Issy Wood
You know you bathe me way more than you should
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £32,760
204
Cindy Ji Hye Kim
Whispers
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £25,200
205
Ivy Haldeman
Side Touch
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £56,700
206
This lot is no longer available.
207
Claire Tabouret
The Soccer Team
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
Sold for £478,800
208
Stanley Whitney
Stay Song 19
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
Sold for £93,240
209
Ebony G. Patterson
Untitled (from the Gangstas for Life series)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £27,720
210
Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga
Fragile
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000
Sold for £119,700
211
Derrick Adams
Interior Life (Figure 13)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £25,200
212
Eddie Martinez
Mandala #7 (Frankenthaler Wash)
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000
Sold for £201,600
213
Cy Gavin
Portrait: Hunger
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £40,320
214
SoiL Thornton
So Warm Out, That's A Lot Of Sea Weed Chips
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £22,680
215
Oscar Murillo
Untitled (Drawings off the wall)
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
Sold for £151,200
216
Rose Wylie
Black Strap (Red Fly)
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £220,500
217
Niniko Morbedadze
The Fairy Tale
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £22,680
218
Jonas Burgert
Blattschlaf
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £65,520
219
Kenny Scharf
Tribolic
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡
Sold for £75,600
220
George Condo
Untitled
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £80,640
221
George Condo
Operatic Abstraction
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £94,500
222
This lot is no longer available.
223
Banksy
Girl with Balloon
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ♠
Sold for £132,300
224
Banksy
Bird with Grenade
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ♠
Sold for £327,600
225
Banksy
Love is in the air
Estimate £300,000 - 500,000 ‡♠
Sold for £315,000
226
Harland Miller
Quarry Hill - Nowhere Nothing Fuck Up
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ♠
Sold for £75,600
227
Damien Hirst
Nessus
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ♠
Sold for £113,400
228
Sterling Ruby
SP151
Estimate £250,000 - 350,000 ‡
Sold for £390,600
229
Francesco Clemente
Terry Winters
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
230
Andy Warhol
Janet Sartin
Estimate £180,000 - 250,000 ‡
Sold for £226,800
231
Richard Pettibone
Andy Warhol, ‘Marilyn’
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £21,420
232
Richard Pettibone
Andy Warhol, ‘Flowers'
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £31,500
233
Andy Warhol
Campbell's Soup Box: Noodle Soup
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡
Sold for £126,000
234
Andy Warhol
Campbell's Soup Box: Chicken Rice
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡
Sold for £126,000
235
John Chamberlain
Mezzomangle
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 ‡
236
Frank Stella
Konelly
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡
Sold for £119,700
237
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡
Sold for £201,600
238
Alexander Calder
Dialogue marin
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £88,200
239
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £126,000
240
Pablo Picasso
Le Peintre
Estimate £180,000 - 250,000 ‡♠
Sold for £201,600
241
Giorgio de Chirico
Dioscuri
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
Sold for £138,600
242
Philip Guston
22 February
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
243
Bernard Boutet de Monvel
Femme de profil au chapeau noir
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £7,560
244
Victor Vasarely
Autoportrait
Estimate £180,000 - 250,000 ‡♠
Sold for £296,100
245
Victor Vasarely
Zet-Ton
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ♠
Sold for £119,700
246
Victor Vasarely
Tenger
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £88,200
247
Eduardo Terrazas
Possibilities of a Structure: Cosmos 1.1.130
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
248
Pierre Soulages
Brou de noix sur papier 75, 2 X 108 cm, 2004
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡♠
Sold for £239,400
249
Markus Lüpertz
Otello - Selbdritt 2.
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £94,500
250
Thomas Schütte
Ohne Titel
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡♠
251
Georg Baselitz
Untitled
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £18,900
252
Sigmar Polke
Untitled
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ♠
253
Anselm Kiefer
Rapunzel
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £44,100
254
Georg Baselitz
Trauerseeschwalbe
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £16,380
255
Peter Dreher
Seascape #11
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £12,600
256
Peter Dreher
Two works: (i) Tag um Tag guter Tag (Day by Day good Day) Nr. 2243 (Night); (ii) Tag um Tag guter Tag (Day by Day good Day) Nr. 2291 (Night)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £23,940
257
Günther Uecker
Splitter
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡♠
258
Günther Uecker
„Man muss noch Chaos in sich haben, um einen tanzenden Stern gebären zu können“ (Friedrich Nietzsche) - X
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
259
Franz West
o.T. (Liege)
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
260
William Turnbull
Paddle Venus 5
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
Sold for £113,400
261
Antoine Bourdelle
Héraklès archer, buste
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 Ω
Sold for £35,280
262No Reserve
Aristide Maillol
Relief, La Victoire
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 •‡
Sold for £7,560
263No Reserve
Auguste Rodin
Martyre (petit modèle)
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000 Ω•
Sold for £8,190
264
Auguste Rodin
Tête de la Muse tragique
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000 Ω
Sold for £10,710
265
Emilio Greco
Figura Seduta No. 3
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £7,560
266
Giacomo Manzù
Amanti
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £8,190
267No Reserve
Venanzo Crocetti
Ragazza che legge
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 •‡♠
Sold for £945
268No Reserve
Venanzo Crocetti
Two works: (i) Giovane con cane; (ii) Study for Giovane con cane
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 •‡♠
Sold for £756
269
Ron Arad
Tondo 2020
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
Sold for £138,600
270
Ron Arad
Tondino
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £37,800
271
Daniel Buren
Die Farbe gesetzt/ersetzt - B 2 Gelb
Estimate On Request
Sold for £25,200
272
Michelangelo Pistoletto
Scaffali – Vasi Cinesi
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
273
Marino Marini
Cavallo e cavaliere
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ‡♠
Sold for £15,120
274
Marino Marini
Giocoliere
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £12,600
275
Alighiero Boetti
Andare a caccia da solo
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £11,340
276
Alighiero Boetti
Senza titolo (Mettere i verbi all’infinito)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £10,080
277
Jannis Kounellis
Untitled
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡♠
Sold for £100,800
278
Mario Merz
Leggere nelle nuvole
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £12,600
279
Giosetta Fioroni
Mi si è sfilata una scarpa
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £8,820
280
Antonio Calderara
Orizzonte Pluricromatico al Margine
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £37,800
281
Bram Bogart
En cage
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £22,680
282
Raoul De Keyser
Vóór het vlakke groen
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £113,400
283
Jan Fabre
Walking Leaf ? (From series: Walking Leaves 1986-1993)
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £25,200
284
Art & Language
Portrait of President Barack Obama in the Style of Jackson Pollock
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £11,340
285
Olivier Mosset
Untitled
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
286
Allan McCollum
Perfect Vehicle
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £47,880
287
Leandro Erlich
Cadres Dores
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £18,900
288
Cildo Meireles
Prototype for "Descala"
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
289
Christo
Wrapped Trees (Project for Avenue des Champs-Elysées)
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £90,720
290
Christo
Wrapped Monument to Christobal Colon (Project for Barcelona - Plaça Porta de la Pau)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £56,700
291
Victor Man
Untitled
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
292
Adrian Ghenie
Study for Nougat 5
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £37,800
293
Cindy Sherman
Untitled film still #38
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
294
Marina Abramović and Ulay
Mickey Mouse
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £44,100
295
Thomas Struth
Museo del Prado 3, Madrid 2005
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £56,700
296
Gerhard Richter
Domecke I
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £12,600
297
Wolfgang Tillmans
Lighter Drop
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £20,160
298
Wolfgang Tillmans
Lighter 33
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £27,720
299
Douglas Gordon
Self Portrait of You + Me (Sofia Loren)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £44,100
300
William Kentridge
Porter Series - Carte l'Europe (Shower Woman)
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡♠
Sold for £100,800
301
William Kentridge
Drawing from Sobriety, Obesity and Growing Old (Soho's Headquarters)
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ♠
302
Andy Warhol
Queen Elizabeth
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £88,200
303
Tony Lewis
Thep Poof
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £12,600
304
Robert Longo
Study for Silver Head
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡
Sold for £75,600
305
Robert Longo
Untitled (Andrew Young)
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
306
Robert Longo
Study of Uzi
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 ‡
307
Raymond Pettibon
No Title (We dogs are...)
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £30,240
308
Jeff Elrod
Untitled
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £25,200
309
Mark Flood
The Bacchae
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
310
Angel Otero
Untitled SK-PY
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £27,720
311
Kojo Marfo
Noble Passage
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £35,280
312
Gary Hume
Red Tree
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £22,680
313
Anish Kapoor
Untitled
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £40,320
314
Marc Quinn
We Share the same Chemistry as the Stars AZ280
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
Sold for £126,000
315
Tony Cragg
Loop
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £75,600
316
Michael Craig-Martin
All/Ball
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £10,710
317
Julian Opie
Youngkoe factory owner
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
318
Jason Martin
Bronca
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £39,060
319
Mr Doodle
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £30,240
320
Liza Lou
Chromium
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £63,000
321
Tom Burr
O’Hara Nude with Boots
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
322
Richard Aldrich
Untitled
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £22,680
323
Stanley Brouwn
Space-Fragment Architecture
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £18,900
324
Franz Ackermann
Rupalee: former cultural center
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £52,920
325
Gerhard Richter
Six works: (i) Cage 1; (ii) Cage 2; (iii) Cage 3; (iv) Cage 4; (v) Cage 5; (vi) Cage 6
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
Sold for £176,400
326
Damien Hirst
Fire
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £21,420
327
Charming Baker
One Day Our Past Will Be All There Is To Look Forward To
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £12,600

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 16 April 2021

Provenance

254

Georg Baselitz

Trauerseeschwalbe

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale