98

James Lesesne Wells

Looking Upward

1928/1989
Linocut, on laid paper, with full margins.
I. 13 3/4 x 9 in. (34.9 x 22.9 cm)
S. 22 x 16 3/4 in. (55.9 x 42.5 cm)
Signed, titled, dated '28' and numbered 18/25 in pencil, unframed.

Estimate
$2,000 - 3,000

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 12 February 2025

1No Reserve
Robert Rauschenberg
Baby Bellini
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $2,159
2No Reserve
Robert Rauschenberg
Seasonbags, from Made in Tampa
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $4,826
3No Reserve
Robert Rauschenberg
Street Sounds
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 •
Sold for $2,540
4No Reserve
Robert Rauschenberg
Street Sounds West
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000 •
Sold for $1,524
5
Robert Rauschenberg
Tampa 1-3; and Tampa 8-12, from Made in Tampa
Estimate $10,000 - 12,000
6
Robert Rauschenberg
XXXIV Drawings for Dante's Inferno (F. 17, S. 13)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $3,556
7
Robert Rauschenberg
Pre-Morocco, from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,080
8
Andy Warhol
Brooklyn Bridge (F. & S. 290)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $33,020
9
James Rosenquist
Off the Continental Divide (S. 17, G. 69)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,445
10
This lot is no longer available.
11No Reserve
James Rosenquist
I.C.U.R.A.T.V. (G. 224)
Estimate $600 - 800 •
Sold for $889
12
Vito Acconci
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,350
13
Alighiero Boetti
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $9,525
14
William N. Copley
Flag of the political prisoner, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,810
15
Ronnie Cutrone
Birdland, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,334
16
Hanne Darboven
00-99, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
17
Hans Haacke
Apartheid, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,985
18
Keith Haring
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $69,850
19
Robert Longo
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,985
20
Annette Messager
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
21
Bridget Riley
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,065
22
Kenny Scharf
Flag for All, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,350
23
Ben Vautier
Vive la différence, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
24
Lawrence Weiner
Drapeau for a community, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $16,510
25
David Wojnarowicz
Untitled (ACT UP Diptych)
Estimate $5,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,430
26
Kara Walker
Restraint
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,620
27
Kara Walker
Freedom: A Fable
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
28
Hank Willis Thomas
Hang Time Circa 1923
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
29
Hank Willis Thomas
126 Hundred Dollar Bills (Gold)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,590
30
Kehinde Wiley
The Gypsy Fortune-Teller
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $38,100
31
Jacolby Satterwhite
Easter
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $762
32
Tschabalala Self
Out of Body
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $9,525
33
Elizabeth Catlett
Keisha M.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,413
34
Elizabeth Catlett
Irena
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,905
35
Elizabeth Catlett
Glory
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
36
Bisa Butler
Daughter of the Dust
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $11,430
37No Reserve
Mickalene Thomas
Portrait de Priscilla la Petite Chienne Deux :)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $2,286
38
Danielle McKinney
Dream Catcher
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $8,255
39
Khari Turner
Rest and Wellness
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,207
40
Emma Amos
Flying
Estimate $700 - 1,000
Sold for $1,397
41
Wangechi Mutu
WaterSpirit washed Pelican
Estimate $500 - 700
Sold for $1,651
42
Betye Saar
The Heat of Fire
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,302
43
Betye Saar
The Sound of Water
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,540
44
Rashid Johnson
Untitled (Good Days)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,620
45
Howardena Pindell
Waterfall (Gihon River), Squared and Numbered, Swanton, VT
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,524
46No Reserve
Toyin Ojih Odutola
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $1,651
47
Willie Cole
Man Spirit Mask
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $1,778
48
Willie Cole
Domestic Shield I
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,874
49
Willie Cole
Merit 1000 (TM) Airmask
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
50No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Untitled (stick) (B. 79)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $4,445
51No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Rubber Mat
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $318
52No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Set in Stone, from Documenta 11
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,016
53No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Hair and there
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $889
54No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Untitled (graters)
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $508
55No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Clouds (22)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,397
56No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
T42; and T42 (gold)
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000 •
Sold for $1,270
57No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Untitled (brain)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $699
58No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Hand made paper
Estimate $500 - 1,000 •
Sold for $381
59
Miriam Schapiro
Carnival in Rio
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,826
60
Joan Brown
Jaguar Earrings
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,524
61
Niki de Saint Phalle
Dear Clarice, from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $2,286
62
Peter Saul
Daisy Crockett
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $6,350
63
Pablo Picasso
Corrida (Bull-Fight) (B. 840, M. 303)
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $12,700
64No Reserve
Georges Braque
Fleurs de l'air, from Lettera amorosa (Flowers of the Air, from Love Letter) (see V. 187)
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $2,794
65No Reserve
Philip Pearlstein
Nude Lying with Crossed Legs; Two Female Models on Rocker and Stool; and Models with Mirror (F. 11 & 37)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500 •
Sold for $953
66No Reserve
Philip Pearlstein
Figure on Couch, from Six Lithographs Drawn from Life; Nude with Rocker; and Models and Horses (F. 17 & 43)
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $445
67
Henri Matisse
Le repos du modele (The Model Rests) (First State) (D. 416)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,064
68
Henri Matisse
Nu au rocking chair (Nude in Rocking Chair) (D. 410)
Estimate $3,500 - 4,500
Sold for $4,445
69
Henri Matisse
Nu assis-les yeux noirs (Seated Nude - with Black Eyes) (D. 97)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
70
Henri Matisse
Nu assis dans un fauteuil, une jambe repilée (Nude Seated in an Armchair, One Leg Bent) (D. 420)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
71
Henri Matisse
Torse de face (Torso from the Front) (D. 407)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,826
72
Henri Matisse
L'homme endormi (The Sleeping Man) (D. 771)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,255
73
Henri Matisse
Orientale, tatouage en croix sur la poitrine (Oriental, Cross Tattoo on Chest) (D. 154)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
74
Glenn Brown
The Artist's Father
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
75
Andy Warhol
A Gold Book (F. & S. IV.106-124)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,240
76No Reserve
Jasper Johns
The Seasons (U.L.A.E. 249)
Estimate $3,500 - 4,500 •
Sold for $2,794
77
Jasper Johns
Corpse and Mirror (S. 117, U.L.A.E. 168)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860
78No Reserve
Jasper Johns
Untitled (U.L.A.E. 256)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $4,445
79
Jasper Johns
Untitled (U.L.A.E. 217)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
80
Jasper Johns
Untitled (U.L.A.E. 13)
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $6,096
81
Ed Ruscha
Mr. Ray (E. 86)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $12,700
82No Reserve
Billy Al Bengston
Rocket Dracula Quinto (T. 2347)
Estimate $500 - 700 •
Sold for $191
83No Reserve
Saul Steinberg
Sphynx; and Provincetown (G. 1180-81)
Estimate $700 - 1,000 •
Sold for $826
84
Richard Prince
Untitled, from New Figures
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $3,810
85No Reserve
Mel Ramos
Llama; and Indian Rhinoceros
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $1,397
86
Sigmar Polke
Leave the Lab and enter the Office (B. & O. 92)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,080
87
David Hockney
My Pool and Terrace, from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,590
88
Alex Katz
Bathing Cap (Ada) (S. 499)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $17,780
89
Alex Katz
Sarah, from Three Portraits Silkscreen Suite (S. 501)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $12,065
90
Alex Katz
Late Summer Flowers (S. 519)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,970
91
Grace Hartigan
Woman Warrior
Estimate $500 - 700
92
Grace Hartigan
Woman's Head
Estimate $700 - 1,000
Sold for $889
93
Robert Crumb
Aline's 50th Birthday, August 1st, 1998
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,080
94
Robert Colescott
Tap
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $762
95
Robert Longo
Untitled (Tree)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $12,700
96No Reserve
Peter Doig
Fisherman
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $3,048
97
Peter Doig
Untitled (Canoe)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,905
98
James Lesesne Wells
Looking Upward
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
99
Lois Dodd
White Truck
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,905
100
Lois Dodd
Two Nudes and Laundry
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $4,064
101No Reserve
Lee Friedlander
Photographs of Flowers
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $2,286
102
Jim Dine
Thistles
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,795
103
Jim Dine
Roses (see D'O. & F. 32)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
104
Jim Dine
Nancy Outside in July III (D'O. & F. 20)
Estimate $600 - 900
Sold for $318
105
Chuck Close
Emma
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
106
Chuck Close
Georgia; Georgia/Fingerprint I; and Georgia/Fingerprint II
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,890
107
Ray Charles White
Maple Leaf Close Up
Estimate $700 - 900
Sold for $445
108
Jonas Wood
Green Pattern Rug
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,700
109
Jonas Wood
Speaker Still Life
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
110
Claes Oldenburg
Profiterole (G. 1457, see A. & P. 216-217)
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $3,810
111
Claes Oldenburg
Architect's Handkerchief, from Skulptur Projekte Münster
Estimate $400 - 600
Sold for $762
112No Reserve
Mark Manders
Silent Factory
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $1,207
113
Louise Bourgeois
The Ladders (MoMA 406/VII)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,080
114
Louise Bourgeois
Homely Girl, A Life (MoMA 926-935)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $25,400
115
Ai Weiwei
Small Plate with Flowers
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
116
Yvonne Jacquette
Chicago Drive
Estimate $600 - 800
Sold for $1,016
117No Reserve
Marcel Dzama
Snowflake Defense
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $1,143
118
Kiki Smith
Untitled (Mouth) (W. 42)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,905
119No Reserve
Kiki Smith
Worm (W. 64)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $2,032
120
Kiki Smith
Puppetry
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
121No Reserve
Kiki Smith
Kiki Smith 1993 (W. 27)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $1,905
122
Terry Winters
Red Stone
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
123No Reserve
Terry Winters
Models for Synthetic Pictures (S. 97-108)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for $10,160
124No Reserve
Terry Winters
Fourteen Etchings (S. 34-47)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,651
125
June Wayne
Ostend/Hollywood (T. 92-308)
Estimate $300 - 500
126
Nicola Tyson
Untitled
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,270
127
Susan Rothenberg
Tilting (G. 1282, M. 30)
Estimate $700 - 1,000
128No Reserve
Susan Rothenberg
Mezzo Fist #1; and Mezzo Fist #2
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $762
129No Reserve
Susan Rothenberg
Yellow Spinner; and Alius (M. 34)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500 •
Sold for $445
130No Reserve
Elizabeth Murray
Undoing (K. 24)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $953
131No Reserve
Elizabeth Murray
Wiggle Manhattan
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $4,826
132No Reserve
Elizabeth Murray
Bulb
Estimate $500 - 700 •
Sold for $254
133No Reserve
Henry Moore
Elephant Skull: three plates (C. 115, 117 & 121)
Estimate $1,200 - 1,500 •
Sold for $826
134
Mel Bochner
Untitled (Ricochet)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,270
135
Mel Bochner
Primer (1969-1972) Twenty-One Demonstrations from a Theory of Sculpture (K. 1995.07)
Estimate $600 - 900
Sold for $889
136
Vija Celmins
Black and White Diptych
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
137
Vija Celmins
Saturn Stamps (R. 28)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,302
138
Vija Celmins
Concentric Bearings, D (G. 1222, R. 19)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,970
139
Yayoi Kusama
Self-Portrait (K. 221)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,096
140
Adrian Piper
Forget It
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,270
141No Reserve
Ellen Gallagher
Untitled
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,016
142
Julie Mehretu
Amulet in Crowd
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $4,064
143
Richard Serra
Hreppholar VIII (G. 1545, B.-W. 81)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,065
144
Richard Serra
Vesturey III (G. 1553)
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $24,130
145
Alberto Burri
Combustione (Combustion) (S. & C. p. 27)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,540
146
Robert Motherwell
Signs on White (E. & B. 284)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
147
Robert Motherwell
Delta (E. & B. 290)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
148
Carroll Dunham
Untitled (7/31-8/1/89)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
149
This lot is no longer available.
150No Reserve
Carroll Dunham
Full Spectrum (K. A7)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $1,270
151No Reserve
Carroll Dunham
Analysis (K. A24)
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $1,143
152No Reserve
Carroll Dunham
Point of Origin (K. A14)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,397
153No Reserve
Bill Jensen
Ancestors
Estimate $400 - 600 •
Sold for $127
154
Sir Frank Bowling, R.A.
Pouring Over 2 Morrison Boys & 2 Maps I
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,826
155No Reserve
Kathy Butterly
New Point
Estimate $600 - 900 •
Sold for $508
156No Reserve
Paul Jenkins
Four Black & White Lithographs; and Untitled
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $699
157
John Chamberlain
Untitled
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,524
158
John Chamberlain
Flashback
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,715
159
Stanley Whitney
Stay Songs
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,890
160
Al Held
Indigo
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,651
161
Victor Vasarely
Le discours de la méthode (The Discourse on Method): 12 works
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $3,302
162No Reserve
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Sun Coast
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $635
163
Donald Judd
Untitled: one plate (S. 99)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,715
164
Kenneth Noland
Shadow Line
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,350
165
Brice Marden
Gulf, from New York 10/69 (L. 16)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $5,334
166
Brice Marden
Han Shan Exit
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
167
Larry Rivers
Jack of Spades (S. 25)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
168
Willem de Kooning
Japanese Village (G. 19)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,715
169
Willem de Kooning
Love to Wakako (G. 18)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
170
Frank Stella
Swan Engraving IV, from Swan Engravings (T. 570, A. 156)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,255
171
Various Artists
Four x Four x Four
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
172
Jean Tinguely
Mémoire de la liberté
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $1,651
173No Reserve
Leo Gabin
Marching Band Does It Again
Estimate $400 - 600 •
Sold for $191
174
Thomas Ruff
Substrat 34 I
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,445
175
Yayoi Kusama
Shoes (K. 45)
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $20,320
176
Roy Lichtenstein
Red Lamp (C. 279)
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $22,860
177
Keith Haring
Pop Shop I: one plate (L. p. 82)
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $19,050
178
David Shrigley
I try to be friendly
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $6,350
179
David Shrigley
Fuck
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,350
180
David Shrigley
I'm So Excited
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,064
181No Reserve
Yue Minjun
The Three Musketeers
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500 •
Sold for $1,397
182
KAWS
ISOLATION TOWER
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $16,510
183
Jeff Koons
Balloon Swan (Magenta)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,985
184
Damien Hirst
For the Love of God, Laugh
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $9,525
185
Damien Hirst
Gold Tears
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
186
Fred Tomaselli
Greater Pewee, Olive-Sided Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Western Wood Pewee
Estimate $600 - 900
Sold for $1,270
187
Takashi Murakami
Oval (Peter Norton Christmas Project 2000)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $5,080
188
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Ericsson Display Monitor Unit 3111, Wrapped, Project for Personal Computer (S. 120)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,445
189No Reserve
Hans-Peter Feldmann
Sonntagsbilder (Sunday Pictures): 16 plates
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $3,556
190No Reserve
Charles Ray
Pumpkin Poster
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500 •
Sold for $1,397
191
Maurizio Cattelan
The 1:6 Scale Wrong Gallery
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $7,620