Provenance
Estate of Jules Olitski
New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture (gifted by the above)
Private Collection, United States
artnet Auctions, July 31, 2014, lot 100881
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Property from a Belgian Collector

143

Jules Olitski

Passage of Angels

signed and dated "Olitski 2000" lower right; further signed, titled and dated "PASSAGE OF ANGELS 2000 Jules Olitski" on the reverse of the backing board and archival rag mat
watercolor, gouache and acrylic on all rag paper
6 x 10 in. (15.2 x 25.4 cm.)
Executed in 2000.

Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $3,250

Contact Specialist
Rebekah Bowling
Head of Sale
New York
+ 1 212 940 1250

New Now

New York Auction 19 September 2017

101
Nicole Eisenman
Mountain Man
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $52,500
102
Shara Hughes
Chillax
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $56,250
103
Alex Becerra
So Many Ways (Lisa)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,500
104
Jordan Wolfson
Neverland
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
105
Ramiro Gomez (now Jay Lynn Gomez)
Energy and Soul
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $20,000
106
Firelei Báez
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $17,500
107
Ella Kruglyanskaya
Untitled
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,000
108
Celeste Dupuy-Spencer
Past Present Future
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $20,000
109
Mernet Larsen
Untitled
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,750
110
Shara Hughes
Four works: (i) Black Art and Fireplace; (ii) Computer Table with Rainbow Shades; (iii) Rainbow Lamp; (iv) Grown-Up Table
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $6,875
111
Laura Owens
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $25,000
112
Mel Bochner
Sputter
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $22,500
113
Tauba Auerbach
I Doubt It/But I Do It I
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $21,250
114
Michael Rey
RR Chimes II
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
115
Katja Novitskova
Growth Potential (not yet titled)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $7,500
116
Bjarne Melgaard
An existence in a paranomadic landscape
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
117
Katherine Bernhardt
Two Cigarettes
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $15,000
118
Julia Rommel
Lady Liberty
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,625
119
Ethan Cook
Two works: (i) Untitled; (ii) Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
120
Hugo McCloud
To Be Titled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $25,000
121
Lucien Smith
Whether you come from heaven or hell, what does it matter, O Beauty!
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
122
Sam Moyer
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,250
123
Sarah Sze
Cyan Stone
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
124
This lot is no longer available.
125
Amy Sillman
Passage
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
126
Nicole Eisenman
Foos Ball Trilogy: (i) Part I Sinking Ships; (ii) Part II Rescue; (iii) Part III Game Preparations
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $175,000
127
Keith Haring
Pop Shop Signage (Calendar)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,875
128
Keith Haring
Pop Shop Signage (Skateboards)
Estimate $8,000 - 10,000
Sold for $20,000
129
Keith Haring
Pop Shop Signage (Radio Sale)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,500
130
Keith Haring
Pop Shop Signage (Numbered Watches)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,625
131
Keith Haring
Pop Shop Signage (Fault Lines)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,750
132
Keith Haring
Pop Shop Signage (Eight Ball)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,250
133
Keith Haring
Red-Yellow-Blue #16 (Portrait of Adolpho)
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
134
George Condo
Self-Portrait
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $32,500
135
George Condo
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,000
136
George Condo
Untitled
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,000
137
Peter Schuyff
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,500
138
Kenny Scharf
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $68,750
139
Andy Warhol
Shoe and Leg
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
140
Andy Warhol
Trump Tower
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $32,500
141
Andy Warhol
One Blue Pussy
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
142
James Brown
Four works: (i) Untitled IV; (ii) Untitled VI; (iii) Untitled VII; (iv) Untitled X
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
143
Jules Olitski
Passage of Angels
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,250
144
Kenneth Noland
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
145
Bernard Aubertin
Tableau Clous
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $7,500
146
Bernard Aubertin
Dessin de Feu
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,125
147
Daniel Spoerri
Gold Ist Scheisse (Gold is Shit)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,750
148
Sol LeWitt
Wavy Brushstrokes (blue, gold, red, green)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,250
149
Sol LeWitt
Horizontal Brushstrokes (More or Less)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
150
Sol LeWitt
Wavy Brushstrokes (brown and blue)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
151
Sol LeWitt
Irregular Form
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
152
Sol LeWitt
Irregular Form (blue and teal)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,750
153
Jiro Takamatsu
Shadow No. 1459
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000
154
Richard Long
Mud Drawing
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,750
155
Joan Snyder
To Transcend/ The Moon
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
156
Ralph Goings
Kelsey's Still Life
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,000
157
Pat Steir
Blue
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $68,750
158
Anselm Kiefer
The Argonauts
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $21,250
159
Jeff Koons
Seated Ballerina
Estimate $55,000 - 75,000
160
Gerhard Richter
Bouquet (P3)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,750
161
Yves Klein
Table Bleue
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $21,250
162
Gerhard Richter
Four works: (i) Flow (P4); (ii) Flow (P5); (iii) Flow (P6); (iv) Flow (P7)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,250
163
Gerhard Richter
Four works: (i) Ifrit (P8); (ii) Bagdad (P9); (iii) Bagdad (P10); (iv) Aladin (P11)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
164
William Kentridge
Untitled (from Sleeping on Glass)
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
165
Robert Longo
Study of F16 Jet
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $40,000
166
Garth Weiser
Drawing #40
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $25,000
167
Cyprien Gaillard
Gate PASSAIC
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,000
168
This lot is no longer available.
169
Mark Grotjahn
Untitled (Blonde MG43.68)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
170
Tomoo Gokita
Two works: (i) Lingerie No. 1; (ii) M
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,250
171
Tom Otterness
Two works: (i) Surprised Worker; (ii) Everyday Worker
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
172
Joe Bradley
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
173
Gert and Uwe Tobias
Two works: (i-ii) Untitled
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,250
174
Eddie Martinez
Summer Begins
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,625
175
Mickalene Thomas
Din avec la main dans le miroir
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $13,750
176
Nicola Tyson
Three Crowns
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,125
177
Nicole Eisenman
Untitled
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,250
178
Roni Horn
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $21,250
179
Carolee Schneemann
Video Rocks
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
180
Julian Schnabel
Arta D'Italia del Touring Club Italiano
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
181
A.R. Penck
Ohne Titel
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,125
182
Brad Kahlhamer
Two works: (i-ii) Urban Prarie Girls
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
183
Michael Scoggins
The Dancers (after Matisse)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
184
Kehinde Wiley
Le Roi a la Chasse (study)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,250
185
Kehinde Wiley
Passing/Posing (Surd Area)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
186
Herman Makkink
Three works: (i-iii) Christ Unlimited
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,000
187
John Ahearn
Victor and Ernest
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $21,250
188
Stephan Balkenhol
Two works: (i) Untitled (Man); (ii) Untitled (Woman)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
189
Jessica Jackson Hutchins
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
190No Reserve
Amanda Ross-Ho
White Goddess #1 Wall
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000 •
Sold for $7,500
191
Nicole Cherubini
Gem-Pot, Red; Vanitas #1
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
192
Eva Rothschild
N.G.O.
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
193
Elliott Hundley
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
194
Rashid Johnson
The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club (Emmett)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
195
Kara Walker
Bureau of Refugees: July 26 Jno. Dunn beat freedwoman severely, trial a farce
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $20,000
196
Ugo Rondinone
Clockwork for Oracles - Pink
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,500
197
Walead Beshty
Copper (FedEx® Large Box ©2005 FEDEX 139751 REV 10/05 SSCC, International Priority, Los Angeles–Brussels trk#793448970941, April 15–22, 2010,[...], International Priority, La Courneuve–Long Island City trk#775454393151, January 20–21, 2016)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,750
198
Jack Goldstein
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
199
This lot is no longer available.
200
Ross Bleckner
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,250
201
Frank Moore
Study for Beacon I
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,500
202
Frank Moore
Green Piece
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
203
Friedrich Kunath
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,000
204
Brian Calvin
Formation
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,125
205
Tomory Dodge
Tango Delta Oscar Seven
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $31,250
206
Julian Opie
5th Avenue
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,000
207
Isca Greenfield-Sanders
Blue Plane
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
208
Gottfried Helnwein
Chief Red Fox
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,000
209
Raúl Cordero
A painting the same size as Lucian Freud’s "Benefits Supervisor Resting"
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,000
210
Matthew Barney
Death Wish
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $6,875
211No Reserve
Matthew Barney
Cremaster 1: Goodyear Manual
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $3,000
212
Eve Sussman
The Infanta Portrait (from 89 Seconds at Alcázar)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
213
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA
Un Ballo in Maschera IV
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
214
Jackie Saccoccio
Portrait (Unknown)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $9,375
215
Katy Moran
Mancini Sunday
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,000
216
Aaron Young
ARC LIGHT (Moscow, quadriptych)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
217
Callum Innes
Repetition Red Oxide
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
218
Francesca Pasquali
White Straws
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,000
219
Vicky Colombet
"Antarctica Series" #1361
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $31,250
220
Stanley Casselman
IR-44-26
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
221
Llewellyn Xavier
Fire Fountain
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
222
Philip Taaffe
Fern
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,375
223
Charlotta Westergren
Untitled (coral)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,750
224
Mark Francis
Grid Painting (Black, White, Brown, Yellow)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,125
225
April Gornik
Turning Waterfall
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,875
226
Alexis Rockman
Benjamin Moore Blue #7
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
227
Will Ryman
Study for Park Avenue #36
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,500
228
Andreas Slominski
Schnürsenkelmühle
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
229
Joe Scanlan
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
230
Will Ryman
Tycoon
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
231
Rinat Voligamsi
House 6
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,625
232
William Zorach
Harbor View (Provincetown)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,125
233
Rosa Loy
Abendstunde
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
234
Thomas Zipp
P.N. 15
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
235
Richard Wathen
Ludo
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $3,250
236
Tony Scherman
Death of Louis XVI Robespierre
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,750
237
Egor Zigura
Colossus Holds Up the World
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,875
238
Dmitriy Grek
Adam's First Breath
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,000
239
Hiroshi Sugito
The Dog
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,750
240
Hideaki Kawashima
Jizo
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,500
241
Hiroshi Sugito
The Big Tree
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,125
242
Yuken Teruya
Happy Meal Crossing
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,500
243
Mariko Mori
Wave UFO Model
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,875
244
Allen Ruppersberg
Untitled (City Limits)
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $22,500
245
Christopher Williams
Linhof Technika V fabricated in Munich, Germany. Salon Studio Stand fabricated in Florence, Italy. Dual cable release. Prontor shutter. Symar-s lens 150mmm/f 5.6 Schneider kreuznach. Sinar fresnel lens placed with black tape on the ground glass. (White) Dirk Sharper Studio, Berlin, June 19, 2007
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
246
Sharon Lockhart
Untitled
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
247
Sharon Lockhart
On Kawara: Whole and Parts, 1964-95, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, January 24 - April 5, 1998
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,125
248
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Youngstown Works Blast Furnace 4
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
249
Thomas Ruff
Nacht 11 II
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
250
Candida Höfer
McEwan Hall Edinburgh
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
251
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Austrian Post Office Savings Bank
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
252
Philip-Lorca diCorcia
Los Angeles
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
253
Wolfgang Tillmans
Selbstportrait (August 97)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $11,875
254
Ian Wallace
New York City I
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
255
Loretta Lux
Study of a Girl 1
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
256
Ryan McGinley
Hanna & Emily
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,250
257
Roe Ethridge
Curtain Wall 10
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,125
258
Roe Ethridge
The Neutral Territory
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
259
Joel Sternfeld
Near Vail, Colorado, October 1980
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
260
Jean-Marc Bustamante
Two works: (i) Cyprès (T.105.91); (ii) Cyprès (T.106.91)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,375
261
Florian Maier-Aichen
Nacht im Riesengebirge (Night in the Riesengebirge)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
262
Vik Muniz
Candle (from the Pictures of Wire series)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
263
James Welling
40
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,000
264
James Welling
Two works: (i) #19; (ii) #7
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,125
265
Vera Lutter
Columbus Avenue, June 16, 1997
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
266
Luisa Lambri
Untitled (Casino #05)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,750
267
Frank Thiel
Stadt 2/36/B (Berlin)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
268
Atta Kim
Museum Project #001
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,750
269
Stan Douglas
Every Building on 100 West Hastings
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,250
270
Wang Qingsong
Dormitory
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
271
David LaChapelle
Andy Warhol: Last Sitting, November 22
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
272
David LaChapelle
Amanda As Andy Warhol's Liz Taylor
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
273
Kasper Sonne
TXC57
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
274
Dan Rees
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $43,750
275
Markus Amm
Untitled #1
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,750
276
Aaron Garber-Maikovska
Rebecca
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $11,250
277
Daniel Gordon
Black Bust
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,500
278
Lucas Blalock
G
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
279
Nick Van Woert
Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
280
Mark Flood
Apple Logo
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,750
281
Greg Bogin
A smile goes a long way
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
282
Daniel Arsham
Glacial Rock Television
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,125
283
Agnieszka Kurant
Uncertainty Principal
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,625
284
Mark Flood
The General
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,500
285
This lot is no longer available.
286
Sam Moyer
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,125
287
Baker Overstreet
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
288
Josh Reames
Mud
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,625
289
Ayan Farah
Rhen
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
290
Lauren Luloff
Two works: (i) Pale; (ii) Golden
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
291
Nina Beier
Portrait Mode
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,375
292
Max Frintrop
Untitled (Styx 2)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,000
293No Reserve
Sean Townley
Fig. 139
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 •
Sold for $313
294
Chris Succo
On the Pulse of Morning #2
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,750
295
Nick Darmstaedter
Knuckleball
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
296
Lucien Smith
STP (3302c, Black 6 c, Bright Orange c)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $7,500
297
Marianne Vitale
Shingle Painting 1
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,250
298
Nathan Hylden
Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $16,250
299
Daniel Turner
Untitled 5150 10-2-12
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,625
300
JPW3
MHG
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,500
301
Matteo Negri
Mela Verde e Zucchero
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,125
302
Grear Patterson
Sam and Dave
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,250
303
Grear Patterson
Oh My Goodness
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,250
304
Parker Ito
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,250
305
Nikolas Gambaroff
Untitled
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,000
306
Graham Collins
Blue Diptych
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,625
307
Natan Pernick
Notebook Paper
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,250
308
Mike Dargas
Walking on Sunshine
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $47,500
309
David Kim Whittaker
Pavilion Figure
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $52,500

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New York Auction 19 September 2017

Provenance

143

Jules Olitski

Passage of Angels

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