Provenance
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, 13 November 2009, lot 105
Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, 18 November 2016, lot 171
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

136

John McCracken

Molecule

signed, titled and dated 'MOLECULE 1994 John McCracken' on the underside
polyester resin and fibreglass on polywood
36.2 x 36.2 x 40.6 cm (14 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 15 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1994.

Estimate
£70,000 - 90,000 ‡♠

Sold for £88,200

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 14 October 2021

101
Emily Mae Smith
Industry City
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
Sold for £378,000
102
Allison Zuckerman
Palace Dweller
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £138,600
103
Flora Yukhnovich
Study
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £35,280
104
Lisa Brice
Untitled
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £25,200
105
Portia Zvavahera
Ndinewe (I'm with you) [2]
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £81,900
106
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Wren
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £277,200
107
Meleko Mokgosi
Democratic Intuition, Lerato: Agape II
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
Sold for £94,500
108
Stanley Whitney
Iraqi Blues
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡
Sold for £302,400
109
Jordan Wolfson
Untitled
Estimate £70,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £151,200
110
Laura Owens
Untitled
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £63,000
111
Louis Fratino
Morning Glory
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £47,880
112
Oluwole Omofemi
Tight Corner II
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £44,100
113
Mequitta Ahuja
Jeweled
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £23,940
114
Claire Tabouret
Le Carnaval (Les Cotillons)
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £126,000
115
Aboudia
Untitled
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £69,300
116
Isshaq Ismail
Nkabom 1
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £138,600
117
Walter Price
Sit ENDS
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £35,280
118
Etel Adnan
Untitled
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £56,700
119
Etel Adnan
Untitled
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £69,300
120
Harold Ancart
Untitled
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £107,100
121
Joel Mesler
Untitled (k)
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £88,200
122
Caroline Walker
Study for Floors, Room 324
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £32,760
123
Tracey Emin
Like an Old Fashioned Time
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £22,680
124
Michael Armitage
Snake Charmer
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £32,760
125
Antony Gormley
LIFT 5 (MEME) III
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
Sold for £126,000
126
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA
Girl on Globe 3
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
Sold for £107,100
127
Rashid Johnson
Black Lines
Estimate £140,000 - 180,000
Sold for £176,400
128
Hayv Kahraman
Person nummer
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
Sold for £81,900
129
George Condo
Statue
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £75,600
130
George Condo
Grandpa (Old Red with Bubbles)
Estimate £300,000 - 400,000 ‡
Sold for £809,000
131
Banksy
Girl with Balloon
Estimate £90,000 - 150,000 ♠
Sold for £151,200
132
Robert Longo
Untitled (Helmet)
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £138,600
133
Mike Kelley
Ghoul #1
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £81,900
134
Roni Horn
Key and Cue, No. 1609 - Sunset That Screens, Reveals
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £75,600
135
Peter Halley
Action Point
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £100,800
136
John McCracken
Molecule
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡♠
Sold for £88,200
137
Alex Israel
Untitled (flat)
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £163,800
138
This lot is no longer available.
139
Richard Serra
Rotterdam Vertical #11
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡
140
Sol LeWitt
Squiggly brushstrokes
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡
Sold for £252,000
141
Steven Shearer
Boy with Dog
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £50,400
142
Julian Schnabel
Misericordia Painting I (Big hair Day)
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000
Sold for £88,200
143
George Condo
Gold Nude
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 ‡
Sold for £478,800
144
André Butzer
Untitled
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £126,000
145
Martin Kippenberger
Ohne Titel
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
146
Gerhard Richter
8.2.92
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £25,200
147
Gerhard Richter
Abstrakt 474-1
Estimate £450,000 - 550,000 ‡♠
Sold for £809,000
148
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate £250,000 - 350,000 ‡♠
149
Franz West
Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £18,900
150
Jaume Plensa
Rui Rui in Shanghai
Estimate £180,000 - 280,000 ‡♠
Sold for £289,800
151
Thierry De Cordier
Object To Knock The Head On/ Object To Rest The Head On
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £73,080
152
Raoul De Keyser
Surplace nr. 1
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £63,000
153
Serge Poliakoff
Composition abstraite
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £113,400
154
This lot is no longer available.
155
Mario Schifano
Paesaggio anemico
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡♠
156
Alberto Burri
Untitled (chess set)
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 ‡♠
Sold for £252,000
157
Jannis Kounellis
Untitled
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡♠
Sold for £163,800
158
Alighiero Boetti
Ammazzare il tempo
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £47,880
159
Alighiero Boetti
5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 ‡♠
Sold for £35,280
160
Mimmo Rotella
Untitled
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £12,600
161
Leoncillo Leonardi
Taglio Bianco
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
162
Fausto Melotti
Dafne
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £21,420
163
Michelangelo Pistoletto
Cane allo Specchio (Dog in the Mirror)
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡♠
Sold for £119,700
164No Reserve
Marino Marini
Le tre Grazie
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 •‡♠
Sold for £20,160
165
Wifredo Lam
Personnage 20/24
Estimate £90,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £151,200
166
Eduardo Arroyo
La chaise de Yalta
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £25,200
167
Alexej von Jawlensky
Frau mit Tracht
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡
Sold for £144,900
168
Joan Miró
Figure en état de métamorphose (Figure in a State of Metamorphosis)
Estimate £180,000 - 250,000 ‡♠
Sold for £163,800
169
Milton Avery
Gulls in Fog
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £37,800
170
Willem de Kooning
Untitled
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £6,300
171
Max Ernst
Die Wankelmutter
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £88,200
172
Max Ernst
Claire de lune
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £32,760
173
Max Ernst
Fantôme animale
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £69,300
174
Max Ernst
Ohne Titel
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £11,340
175
Max Ernst
Two works: (i) Le pain vacciné (template for 'Histoire Naturelle', sheet XXIII); (ii) Le pain vacciné
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £12,600
176
Max Ernst
Le tremblement de terre (template for 'Histoire Naturelle', sheet V)
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £11,340
177
Max Ernst
Clôture
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 ‡♠
Sold for £21,420
178
Max Ernst
La Suisse
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £27,720
179
Max Ernst
Maximiliana-Figur
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
Sold for £10,080
180
Max Ernst
Ohne Titel
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £10,332
181
Max Ernst
Entdeckungsfahrten ins Unbewußte
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
Sold for £3,528
182
Max Ernst
Madeleine
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
Sold for £6,300
183
A.R. Penck
Kopf, Frage, Jäger, Sage, 1,2,3,4 A.R. Penck ist hier
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £68,040
184
Gerhard Richter
Six works: (i) Cage P19-1; (ii) Cage P19-2; (iii) Cage P19-3; (iv) Cage P19-4; (v) Cage P19-5; (vi) Cage P19-6
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
Sold for £113,400
185
Martin Kobe
Untitled
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
186
Gerhard Richter
Abstraktes Bild (P1)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £37,800
187
Gerhard Richter
Haggadah (P2)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £32,760
188
Damien Hirst
Eight works from 'The Virtues': (i) H9-1 Justice; (ii) H9-2 Courage; (iii) Mercy H9-3; (iv) Politeness H9-4; (v) Honesty H9-5; (vi) Honour H9-6; (vii) Loyalty H9-7; (viii) Control H9-8
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ♠
Sold for £90,720
189
Vik Muniz
Milan (Last Supper), After Andy Warhol (Picture of Chocolate)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £52,920
190
Louise Lawler
One Big One in an Edition of Five
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
191
Louise Lawler
Marie, again
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £8,190
192
Louise Lawler
Black Cat
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
193
Zoe Leonard
I Love You
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £8,820
194
Massimo Vitali
ROSIGNANO SEA 1, 1998
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 ‡♠
Sold for £18,900
195
Marilyn Minter
Emerald City
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £8,820
196
Marilyn Minter
Big Mac
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £13,230
197
This lot is no longer available.
198
Andy Warhol
Shoes
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £47,880
199
Lorna Simpson
Ultra Blue
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £32,760
200
Angel Otero
I dwelt alone in a world of moan
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £32,760
201
Calvin Marcus
Automatic Drawing #6
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £28,980
202
Allora & Calzadilla
Lifesaver Manhole
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £37,800
203
Sterling Ruby
ECLPSE (BGYRBB)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
204
Pamela Rosenkranz
Look Deeper (Let In)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £30,240
205
Marc Quinn
Claudia as Flora
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £75,600
206
Gilbert & George
Blood and Piss
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡♠
Sold for £88,200
207
Gillian Carnegie
Black Square
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £17,010
208
Idris Khan
No More Voices
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £35,280
209
Gavin Turk
Flat Tyre
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £25,200
210
Julian Opie
Woman taking off pants. 3.
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £85,680

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 14 October 2021

Provenance

136

John McCracken

Molecule

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale