James Rosenquist

Star Ladder; and Alphabet Avalanche (G. 136 & 162, S. 1978.21)

1978
One etching and one lithograph in colors, the etching with pochoir, the lithograph with die cut elements, on Pescia Italia and Twinrocker handmade papers, with full margins and the full sheet.
Star Ladder I. 17 x 35 1/2 in. (43.2 x 90.2 cm)
S. 22 5/8 x 39 1/2 in. (57.5 x 100.3 cm)
Alphabet Avalanche S. 21 1/2 x 44 in. (54.6 x 111.8 cm)
Both signed, titled, dated and numbered 15/78 and 47/85 in pencil respectively (there were also 24 and 16 artist's proofs), Star Ladder published by Multiples, Inc., New York and Alphabet Avalanche published by Bird Island Publishing Inc., Minneapolis, both framed.

Estimate
$800 - 1,200 •

Sold for $2,394

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 15 February 2023

1
Tom Wesselmann
Nude, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II (W.P.I. P652)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,340
2
Tom Wesselmann
Hedy Sleeping (W.P.I. E30)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,120
3
Tom Wesselmann
Hedy (Sandpaper) (W.P.I. E10)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
4
Mel Ramos
Tobacco Rhoda, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II (H. 41)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $3,024
5
Richard Diebenkorn
Seated Nude
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,024
6No Reserve
Jim Dine and Allen Jones
Throat; and Pour les Lèvres, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II
Estimate $600 - 900 •
Sold for $819
7No Reserve
John Wesley
Bird Lady, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II
Estimate $600 - 900 •
Sold for $819
8
Richard Estes
Holland Hotel (A. p. 127)
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $11,970
9
Richard Estes
Salzburg Cathedral, from Urban Landscapes I (A. p. 126)
Estimate $500 - 700
Sold for $756
10
Jim Dine
Historia (W. 150)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,008
11
Dieter Roth
Im Meer (Into the Sea) (D. 1970.4)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,410
12
Dieter Roth
2 times 5 DOGS (D. 361)
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $5,670
13
Dieter Roth
2 times 5 BATS (D. 360)
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $2,016
14
Dieter Roth
Book AC (D. 27)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $6,048
15
Dieter Roth
Collected Works, Volumes 1-20 (D. pp. 147-232)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $5,670
16
Dieter Roth
Collected Works: Volumes 17, 18, 20 and 40; and Trophies (D. pp. 193-233)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $2,394
17
Dieter Roth
Kreisel (Spin Top) (D. 284)
Estimate $400 - 600
Sold for $2,016
18
Sigmar Polke
Zeughaus (Arsenal) (B. & O. 49)
Estimate $700 - 900
Sold for $1,638
19
Gerhard Richter
Bagdad (P9)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $5,292
20
Eduardo Paolozzi
Rosenthal Jahresteller in Porzellan (Rosenthal Annual Plate in Porcelain)
Estimate $400 - 600
Sold for $630
21No Reserve
Gerald Laing and Peter Phillips
Slide; and Custom Print II, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II (I. & H. 3)
Estimate $600 - 900 •
Sold for $1,638
22
Robert Indiana
Chosen Love
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $12,600
23
Robert Indiana
Greenpeace Love
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,788
24No Reserve
Allan D'Arcangelo
Landscape II, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II
Estimate $400 - 600 •
Sold for $819
25
Ed Ruscha
Pepto-Caviar Hollywood (E. 42)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $25,200
26
Ed Ruscha
Rodeo (T. 2531, E. 14)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $15,120
27
David Hockney
Steps Into Water, May 1975, from Twenty Photographic Pictures
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $18,900
28
After Francis Bacon
Study for Head of Lucian Freud (Q3)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,528
29
Roy Lichtenstein
Moonscape, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume I (C. 37)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,240
30
Roy Lichtenstein
Crying Girl (C. II.1)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $60,480
31
After Roy Lichtenstein
Sweet Dreams, Baby! (Colorado State University poster)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,512
32No Reserve
Roy Lichtenstein
Untitled Shirt (C. 159)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $1,260
33No Reserve
Roy Lichtenstein
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (poster) (C. III.25)
Estimate $200 - 400 •
Sold for $1,512
34No Reserve
James Rosenquist
Whipped Butter for Eugene Ruchin, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II (G. 11)
Estimate $400 - 600 •
Sold for $1,008
35No Reserve
James Rosenquist
Star Ladder; and Alphabet Avalanche (G. 136 & 162, S. 1978.21)
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $2,394
36
Robert Rauschenberg
Shoot from the Main Stem, from The Suite of Nine Prints (S. 1979.25)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $6,300
37
Robert Rauschenberg
Sling-Shots Lit #4, from Sling-Shots Lit (G. 1173)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,900
38
Robert Rauschenberg
Recourse, from Speculations (G. 1674)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,190
39
Robert Rauschenberg
Ape, from Stoned Moon (G. 202, F. 98)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,300
40
Robert Rauschenberg
Visitation I (U.L.A.E. 25, F. 29)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,788
41No Reserve
Robert Rauschenberg
Pink Window, from Studies for Chinese Summerhall
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $3,780
42
Robert Rauschenberg
Blue Line Swinger, from Illegal Tender L.A. (G. 1531)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $1,890
43
Andy Warhol
Jacqueline Kennedy II (Jackie II), from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II (F. & S. 14)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $44,100
44
Andy Warhol
Exhibition poster for Andy Warhol: Pasadena Art Museum - Brillo
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $4,788
45
Andy Warhol
Liza Minnelli at Halston's House, from Photographs
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,930
46
Andy Warhol
Golda Meir (F. & S. 153A)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $9,450
47
Andy Warhol
Cow (F. & S. 12A)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $37,800
48No Reserve
Andy Warhol
Nude Model
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $2,268
49
Andy Warhol
Two Standing Figures
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $7,560
50
Andy Warhol
Child in Elf Costume
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,410
51
Andy Warhol
Four in One
Estimate $5,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,600
52
Andy Warhol
Flower Drawing (single flower in footed bowl)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,940
53
Andy Warhol
Costumed Figure
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,820
54
Andy Warhol
Female Head with Partial Figure
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $23,940
55
Andy Warhol
Happy Butterfly Day
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $17,640
56
Andy Warhol
Female Costume Figure
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,300
57
Andy Warhol
Unidentified Male
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $12,600
58
Andy Warhol
Untitled (Birds Carrying Envelopes)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $7,560
59
Andy Warhol
A Profile of a Young Man Looking Up
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $11,340
60
Andy Warhol
Nala Najan
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $7,560
61
Andy Warhol
Meista
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,930
62
Andy Warhol
Johnnie Krug and Me
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,710
63
Andy Warhol
A Gold Book: two proofs (see F. & S. IV.108 & 121)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,292
64
Andy Warhol
Kyoto
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $36,540
65
Andy Warhol
Two Girls Laughing
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $7,560
66
Andy Warhol
A Gold Book: two proofs (see F. & S. IV.111 & 118)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,764
67
Andy Warhol
Male Dancer (with crossed arms)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,300
68
Andy Warhol
Crowd of Male Upper Torso
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $8,190
69
Andy Warhol
Woman Jumping Rope
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,820
70
Andy Warhol
Untitled (Flowers and Holly – Christmas Card)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $4,788
71
Frank Stella
Swan Engraving Circle I (T. 589, A. 165)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,710
72
Sam Gilliam
Cuatro
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,292
73
Robert Motherwell
Untitled, from The Basque Suite (E. & B. 88)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,276
74
Robert Motherwell
Untitled, from The Basque Suite (E. & B. 80)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,410
75
Robert Motherwell
Untitled, from The Basque Suite (E. & B. 86)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,528
76
Joan Mitchell
Tree I
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $18,900
77
Cy Twombly
Untitled (B. 28)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $16,380
78
Richard Serra
Paths and Edges #3, from Paths and Edges (B.-W. 193)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $11,970
79
Richard Serra
Videy Afangar #3; and #5, from Videy Afangar (G. 1512 & 1514, B-W. 66 & 68)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,820
80
Richard Serra
Videy Afangar #6; and #7, from Videy Afangar (G. 1515 & 1516, B-W. 69 & 70)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,190
81
Ellsworth Kelly
Leaf VIII, from Twelve Leaves (G. 810, A. 173)
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $7,560
82
Ellsworth Kelly
Concorde I, from The Concorde Series (G. 995, A. 196)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,710
83
Ellsworth Kelly
Grand Case, from Series of Seven Lithographs (G. 856, A. 182)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,040
84
Ellsworth Kelly
Braunwald, from Series of Seven Lithographs (G. 859, A. 185)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,670
85
Jesús Rafael Soto
Vibrations
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,190
86
Carmen Herrera
Rojo y Negro (Red and Black)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,048
87
Fred Sandback
Untitled (J. 34)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $3,276
88
Fred Sandback
Untitled (J. 1)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $2,016
89
Fred Sandback
Untitled; and Untitled (J. 74 & 75)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,528
90
Fred Sandback
Untitled (J. 18)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,890
91
Dorothea Rockburne
Open Sesame: Sky Chart
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,930
92No Reserve
Michael Heizer
#3 Untitled; #16 Untitled; #18 Untitled; #19 Untitled; #23 Untitled; and #24 Untitled, from Monotype, Collage Series (see T. 227)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000 •
Sold for $19,530
93
Theodore Roszak
Untitled (Explosion in a graveyard)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,670
94
Terry Winters
Intervals
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,300
95
Jamie Nares
In Three Words
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $20,160
96
Donald Baechler
Red Coral
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,820
97
Donald Baechler
Hunan Palace
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
98
John Baldessari
Two Profiles, One with Nose (B & W); One with Ear (B & W), from Noses & Ears, Etc.: The Gemini Series (H. 166)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,410
99
John Baldessari
National City Portfolio (W, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, B) (H. 81-88)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,420
100
Julian Opie
New York Couple 2, from New York Couples
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,820
101
Paula Scher
USA Airline Routes
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,670
102
After Jean-Michel Basquiat
Ascent; Olympic; Leeches; and Liberty
Estimate $60,000 - 90,000
Sold for $119,700
103
Banksy
Banksquiat (Grey)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $113,400
104
Keith Haring
The Bayer Suite
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,160
105
Keith Haring
Untitled 1-6: one plate (L. p. 20)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $35,280
106
This lot is no longer available.
107
Jeff Koons
Balloon Dog (Orange)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,710
108
David Shrigley
Life is Fantastic
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,820
109No Reserve
Cindy Sherman
Untitled (Pregnant Woman)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500 •
Sold for $3,276
110
Cindy Sherman
Untitled (Doctor and Nurse Diptych)
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $10,710
111
Alex Katz
Swimmer (S. 235)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,930
112
Alex Katz
Beach (S. 254)
Estimate $9,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,970
113
Wolf Kahn
The Open Door
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $945
114
Wolf Kahn
Martha's Vineyard
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $2,772
115
Wolf Kahn
Twin Barns
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $3,780
116
Genieve Figgis
Adam and Eve
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $2,520
117
Kiki Smith
Miss May (Studio in a School)
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $1,134
118
Shara Hughes
Split Ends
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $13,860
119
Jonas Wood
Bball Studio
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $2,772
120
Gary Hume
Grey Leaves
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,008
121No Reserve
Claire Tabouret
The Blue Pyramid
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $2,772
123
Koichi Sato
Save the World
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
124
Jammie Holmes
A Self Portrait of an Artist on Narrow Street
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $3,024
127
Jerome Richard Tiger
[Untitled]
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $3,528
128
Kara Walker
Emancipation Approximation: Scene 9
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,340
129
Kara Walker
Emancipation Approximation: Scene 26
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $9,450
130
Derrick Adams
King, from Game Changing
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $15,750
131
Kehinde Wiley
St. Francis of Adelaide
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $3,024
132
Hugh Steers
Studs
Estimate $400 - 600
Sold for $2,394
133
Robert Gober
Brokeback Mountain
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
134
Ugo Rondinone
I don't live here anymore
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $1,260
135
George Condo
Renaissance Figures II
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,720
136
Robert Longo
Rick, from Men in the Cities
Estimate $22,000 - 24,000
Sold for $27,720
137
Robert Longo
Untitled (Tree)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,080
138
Jonathan Borofsky
Man With a Briefcase (C) (G. 1484)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,340
139No Reserve
Rudy Burckhardt
Rings
Estimate $600 - 900 •
Sold for $504
140
Richard Artschwager
Four Approximate Objects (A. 22)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,780
141
Richard Artschwager
Interior
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $3,780
142No Reserve
Jack Goldstein
Untitled #1
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $1,890

Editions & Works on Paper

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James Rosenquist

Star Ladder; and Alphabet Avalanche (G. 136 & 162, S. 1978.21)

Editions & Works on Paper