Jack Pierson

Existentialism

2000
found plastic, metal and wooden letters
overall 42 x 166 x 4 in. (106.7 x 421.6 x 10.2 cm)
largest 42 x 32 1/2 x 4 in. (106.7 x 82.6 x 10.2 cm)

Estimate
$50,000 - 70,000

Sold for $62,500

Contact Specialist
John McCord
Head Day Sale
New York
+1 212 940 1261

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 10 November 2015 11am

101
Lesley Vance
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $52,500
102
Aaron Garber-Maikovska
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $87,500
103
Mary Weatherford
Delilah
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $62,500
104
Mark Flood
Yes Yes Yawn
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,000
105
Math Bass
Newz!
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $81,250
106
Michael Riedel
OHNE TITEL (el Gal)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $43,750
107
Jonas Wood
Untitled (NYC)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $93,750
108
Neil Raitt
Cabinectomy
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $35,000
109
Carol Bove
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $93,750
110
Mark Flood
Small Black Mirror
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $40,000
111
Korakrit Arunanondchai
Untitled #4
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $37,500
112
Oscar Murillo
Untitled
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $245,000
113
Nathan Hylden
Some Other Way of Counting
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
114
Walead Beshty
24-inch Copper (FedEx® Large Kraft Box ©2005 FEDEX 330510), Express Saver, Torrance, CA-New York trk #648262697493, October 5-8, 2015
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
115
Wayne Gonzales
Waiting Crowd
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,250
116
Joe Reihsen
It's her calling to ride horses
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
117
Carol Bove
Innerspace Bullshit
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $106,250
118
Tatiana Trouvé
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $32,500
119
Jeff Elrod
Figment IV
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $233,000
120
Katja Strunz
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
121
Joseph Marioni
Red Painting
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $50,000
122
James Lee Byars
IDK (I don't know)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
123
James Lee Byars
Eros (The Moon)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $18,750
124
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $125,000
125
Ryan McGinley
Commissioned portrait of baby, child or pet
Estimate $20,000 - 25,000
126
Haegue Yang
Sonic Half Moon Type IV - Small Regular #12
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
127
Pawel Althamer
Konrad
Estimate $80,000 - 100,000
128
Ugo Rondinone
zweiterjunizweitausendundvierzehn
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $112,500
129
Richard Tuttle
Space Movement II
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
130
Philip Taaffe
Spiraling Portal
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
131
Günther Förg
Farbfeld 93/86
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $56,250
132
Liza Lou
Barricade
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
133
Mary Heilmann
Cut and Mix
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $185,000
134
Scott Reeder
Fucked Up Flowers (Pink Still Life)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,875
135
Sue Williams
Abstract Painter
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
136
Carroll Dunham
Green Box in Yellow Field
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
137
Ed Ruscha
Pico
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $23,750
138
Carroll Dunham
Untitled (12/07)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $23,750
139
John Dogg
Untitled, Blue Wall
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $43,750
140
George Condo
Green Passages
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
141
Cory Arcangel
Photoshop CS: 84 by 66 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Russell's Rainbow" (turn transparency off), mousedown y=25180 x=15100, mouseup y=1400 x=6400, 2009
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $269,000
142
Dan Flavin
Untitled (for Prudence and her new baby)
Estimate $180,000 - 220,000
143
George Condo
The Captain's Wife
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
144
Thomas Houseago
Untitled
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
145
Seth Price
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $118,750
146
Mike Kelley
Hidden Profile
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000
147
Cindy Sherman
Untitled #155
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
148
Mike Kelley
Party Girl
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $221,000
149
Jim Shaw
Dream Sculpture
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
150
Jack Pierson
Existentialism
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $62,500
151
George Condo
Expanding Color Painting
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
152
Takashi Murakami
Means Exceeded
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
153
Takashi Murakami
DOB b
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
154
Zeng Fanzhi
Untitled (Landscape)
Estimate $500,000 - 700,000
Sold for $485,000
155
Anselm Kiefer
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $185,000
156
Georg Herold
Heyday
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $100,000
157
Georg Herold
Heyday
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $100,000
158
André Butzer
Untitled (Frau)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $43,750
159
Marc Quinn
Sarasvati River Delta
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $137,000
160
Olafur Eliasson
Your space eruption
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $221,000
161
Gavin Turk
Dump
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
162
Gilbert & George
Gee-Whiz
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
163
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $40,000
164
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $35,000
165
Susan Rothenberg
Pink Couch
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
166
Lee Lozano
Two works: (i) Compressed version of a painting for the Holland Tunnel, (ii) Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
167
Lee Lozano
Two works: (i)Untitled (ii) Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
168
Louise Nevelson
Mirror-Shadow XXXXII
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $93,750
169
Alexander Calder
Harvest Spiral
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $87,500
170
Louise Nevelson
Model for the Torah Ark Door of Temple Beth El, Great Neck, Long Island
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $27,500
171
Yayoi Kusama
Rock Spirit
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $62,500
172
Willem de Kooning
Untitled #3
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
173
Kenneth Noland
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
174
Paul Jenkins
Phenomena Spectrum Crossing
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $37,500
175
Sam Gilliam
Screen
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $81,250
176
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Sfera
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $56,250
177
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Immagine con risvolto
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $35,000
178
Geli Korzhev
A Nude from the Back
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $10,000
179
Hans Hofmann
Untitled (M-647/1)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $32,500
180
Le Corbusier
Etude de Femme Rouge et Pelote Verte
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $32,500
181
Le Corbusier
Etude de Femme Rouge et Pelote Verte
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $43,750
182
Le Corbusier
Etude de Femme Rouge et Pelote Verte
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
183
Le Corbusier
Etude de Femme Rouge et Pelote Verte
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
184
Le Corbusier
Etude de Femme Rouge et Pelote Verte
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,500
185
Kumi Sugaï
KAGURA (Sacred Music and Dance)
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $293,000
186
Kazuo Shiraga
Untitled
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $305,000
187
Toshimitsu Imai
Work
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $56,250
188
Lee Ufan
With Winds
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
189
Tetsumi Kudo
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $197,000
190
Sadamasa Motonaga
Work
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $68,750
191
Hisao Domoto
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 100,000
192
Takeo Yamaguchi
Sequence of Squares
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $173,000
193
Lee Ufan
From Point No. 78023
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $161,000
194
Shomei Tomatsu
Untitled [Yokosuka] (from the series Chewing Gum and Chocolate)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,750
195
Kikuji Kawada
Lucky Strike, from the series The Map
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
196
Masahisa Fukase
Kanazawa, (SP-025)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $40,000
197
Masahisa Fukase
Noboribetsu Hot Spring, (mFv75)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $22,500
198
Ishiuchi Miyako
Apartment #20
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,500
199
Ishiuchi Miyako
Apartment #35
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,500
200
Daidō Moriyama
Kamakura
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
201
Daidō Moriyama
How to Create a Beautiful Picture 3: Tiles of Aizuwakamatsu
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
202
Nobuyoshi Araki
Five works from the Theater of Love Series
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
203
Dash Snow
Polaroid Wall
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $68,750
204
Vik Muniz
Marilyn Monroe (from Pictures of Diamond Dust)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $245,000
205
David Levinthal
Untitled (From Barbie Series)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500
206
David LaChapelle
Elton John: Never Enough, Never Enough
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,750
207
David LaChapelle
Leonardo DiCaprio: Nostalgic Styling
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,250
208
David LaChapelle
Dolly Parton: Prize Doll
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,750
209
Thomas Struth
The Consolandi family 1, Mailand
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
210
Thomas Struth
The Ma family Shanghai
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
211
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Four works: (i) Ailly-sur-somme, F; (ii) Oeuilly-Reims, F; (iii) Bertreville, Deppe, F; (iv) Coolus-Châlons-en-Champagne, F
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $52,500
212
Roe Ethridge
Great Neck Mall Sign
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
213
Roe Ethridge
Leelee
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
214
Thomas Ruff
Nudes ASD04
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,500
215
Thomas Ruff
Nudes cp17
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
216
Rineke Dijkstra
Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, June 7, 1988 C
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,000
217
Andres Serrano
The Morgue, Death Unknown
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,250
218
Gregor Schneider
Totes Haus ur Rheydt - Series A
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
219
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Donut, Kym (for Vivienne Westwood)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
220
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Adriana
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
221
Martin Eder
Untitled (699MEgirl05/05)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,875
222
Martin Eder
Untitled (698MEgirl05/05)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,750
223
Bruce Nauman
Violent Incident - Man/Woman Segment (Parkett Deluxe Edition No. 10)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
224
Tavares Strachan
You Belong Here (blue)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $37,500
225
Kiki Smith
Eclipse
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500
226
Robert Gober
Three Works: Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
227
Anselm Reyle
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $75,000
228
Jeff Koons
Dom Pérignon Balloon Venus (Magenta)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $68,750
229
Christian Marclay
Drumsticks
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
230
Mel Ramos
Miss Great American Hotdog (Project for Playboy Magazine)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
231
Arman
Don't Touch!
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $47,500
232
Andy Warhol
Merce Cunningham
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $155,000
233
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Untitled
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $149,000
234
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Three works: Untitled
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
Sold for $209,000
235
Andy Warhol
Paratrooper Boots: Positive and Negative (Diptych)
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $110,000
236
Andy Warhol
Paramount
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $90,000
237
Andy Warhol
Mobilgas
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $100,000
238
Robert Rauschenberg
Monitor
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
239
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
Golf/Typhoon
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $149,000
240
Robert Indiana
Six
Estimate $220,000 - 300,000
Sold for $269,000
241
Larry Rivers
Dancing with Bomberg's Dancer: Relief
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $25,000
242
Allen Jones
Spin
Estimate $90,000 - 120,000
243
Andy Warhol
Dollar Sign
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $58,750
244
Keith Haring
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $25,000
245
Andy Warhol
Statue of Liberty
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $52,500
246
Andy Warhol
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
247
Tom Wesselmann
Study for Smoker #27
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $23,750
248
Jim Dine
Trembling for Color (Venus)
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $185,000
249
Tom Wesselmann
Dropped Bra (Big Maquette)
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
250
Andy Warhol
Soup Can
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
251
Andy Warhol
Mark Liebowitz
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $173,000
252
Deborah Kass
Six Red Barbras (Jewish Jackie Series)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
253
Christian Marclay
Silence
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $32,500
254
Ed Ruscha
Broken Glass with Shards
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
255
Ed Ruscha
Pieces of Broken Pane
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
256
Enoc Pérez
Ponce Inter-Continental Hotel, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
257
Los Carpinteros
Piscina Arena
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $37,500
258
Julian Schnabel
Carey
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $93,750
259
Julian Schnabel
Untitled (Elvira)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $125,000
260
Donald Sultan
Six Light Blues Nov 28, 2006
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,500
261
Donald Sultan
Seven Light Greens Nov 25, 2006
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
262
Francesco Clemente
Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
263
Ross Bleckner
The Wild Years of Philosophy
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $27,500
264
Alex Katz
Tilda
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $43,750
265
Kenny Scharf
T.V. Starlacash
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
266
David Salle
Hands Holding Ball
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
267
Dan Rees
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
268
Stanley Casselman
IR-45-1
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $40,000
269
Carroll Dunham
Composite Image (Testicles)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $11,875
270
Ashley Bickerton
Untitled
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $35,000
271
Charline von Heyl
King Bee
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
272
Amy Sillman
Skirmishes of an Untimely Nature
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $75,000
273
Slawomir Elsner
Old Street 6
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
274
Jim Shaw
Long Dream Drawing
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
275
Wade Guyton
Untitled
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,750
276
Enrico David
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 25,000
Sold for $25,000
277
Anselm Reyle
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $75,000
278
Wade Guyton
U Stencil
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
279
Thomas Schütte
2 N. Küsse
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
280
Peter Halley
Red Prison Above Black Prison
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $43,750
281
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Arithmetical Orange
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
282
Francis Alÿs
Untitled (Before the Prophet)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $17,500
283
Francis Alÿs
Untitled (Before the Prophet)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $30,000
284
Y. Z. Kami
Untitled (Mr. Howard)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $17,500
285
Tony Oursler
Crying Doll (Floral #2)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
286
Mr.
Shippin-Chin
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
287
Paulina Olowska
Romance Talking
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,500
288
Hernan Bas
The Hero Centaur
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
289
Adam McEwen
Kassel
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
290
Barry McGee
Untitled (8 Bottles)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
291
Al Hansen
Klavier Venus
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
292
Leo Gabin
Now Wut
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
293
Christian Rosa
From Bitchy to Black Eye
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $18,750
294
Gerhard Richter
Haggadah (P2)
Estimate $10,000 - 12,000
Sold for $43,750
295
Gerhard Richter
Abstraktes Bild (P1)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $56,250
296
Jonathan Meese
Dr Knuppel Ausn Sack
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
297
Christoph Ruckhäberle
3 Frauen
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
298
Markus Schinwald
Felim
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
299
Matthew Day Jackson
Lifeline
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
300
Carter
Untitled (with Abstract Paintings) 2007, #9
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
301
Thomas Scheibitz
GP43
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
302
Chris Succo
*SANDCAMO (NYP)*
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
303
Dan Rees
Gravel Master
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $18,750
304
Alex Olson
Turn of Phrase
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $17,500
305
Jon Pestoni
Loose Turn
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $43,750
306
David Ostrowski
F (Don't Honk)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $40,000
307
Oscar Tuazon
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $60,000
308
Nick Darmstaedter
7 Wonders of the World Card
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,000
309
Dan Rees
Artex Painting
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,000
310
Michael Manning
I Will Remember You
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $6,250
311
This lot is no longer available.
312
Franz West
Two works: (i) Uncle Chair; (ii) Uncle Chair
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $47,500
313
Franz West
Two works: (i) Uncle Chair; (ii) Uncle Chair
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $46,250
314
This lot is no longer available.
315
Kaz Oshiro
Fender Showman Amp with Cabinet #1 (Screaming Hand)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $28,750
316
Nicholas Pilato
Untitled (Arcs and Bands)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,750
317
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Retour)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,125
318No Reserve
Agnieszka Brzezanska
Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000 •
Sold for $1,875
319
Aaron Young
Untitled (triptych)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
320
Hank Willis Thomas
The Liberation of T.O. I'm not goin back ta' work for massa in dat' darn field
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
321
Jon Rafman
Paul Klee Aztec Artefact
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $3,500
322
Jonas Wood
Untitled (Phoebe Study)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $97,500
323
Os Gêmeos
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 10 November 2015 11am

Provenance

150

Jack Pierson

Existentialism

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale