Liu Jianhua

Games

signed and dated "Liu Jianhua [in Chinese] 2002-2006" on the underside of four of the figures; further signed and dated "Liu Jianhua [in Chinese] 2002" on the underside of one of the figures; further signed and dated "Liu Jianhua [in Chinese] 2001-2006" on the underside of the plate
polychrome ceramic, in 6 parts
diameter 44 3/4 in. (113.7 cm.)
Executed in 2001-2006.

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000

Sold for $56,250

Contact Specialist
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New York
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session

New York Auction 15 May | On View at 450 Park Avenue

301
Sarah Crowner
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $137,500
302
Shara Hughes
Cliffhanger
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $27,500
303
Jonas Wood
Mini Four Majors
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $200,000
304
Shio Kusaka
(square 36)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $25,000
305
Walter Price
Clown Shoes
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $5,625
306
Caitlin Keogh
Lines in a Nymph’s Body
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
307
Joe Bradley
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,500
308
Roe Ethridge
Scissors at Andy's Studio
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
309
Diana Al-Hadid
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
310
Cecily Brown
Sleeping Through the Tempest
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $93,750
311
Katherine Bernhardt
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $16,250
312
Tala Madani
Popular Toys
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $37,500
313
Angel Otero
Sand of Silence
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
314
Larry Bell
CS 9.22.15
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $60,000
315
Calvin Marcus
Automatic Drawing #1
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $68,750
316
Julie Curtiss
Princess
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $106,250
317
Harold Ancart
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $275,000
318
Christina Quarles
Moon (Lez Go Out N' Feel Tha Nite)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $275,000
319
Stanley Whitney
SunRa
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $337,500
320
Rashid Johnson
Glenn
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $93,750
321
Adam Pendleton
Afro Futuristic (Top Type)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $50,000
322
Mark Bradford
NTSC
Estimate $350,000 - 450,000
323
Rashid Johnson
Color Men
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $500,000
324
Secundino Hernández
Boca Seca
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $68,750
325
Cheyney Thompson
Chronochrome II
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $56,250
326
Jacqueline Humphries
The Mirror and the Mask
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $300,000
327
Cecily Brown
Untitled #54
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
Sold for $275,000
328
Elizabeth Peyton
Peconic (Ben)
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $450,000
329
Mernet Larsen
Holding Back
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $30,000
330
Rose Wylie
Green Grass, White Cat
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $93,750
331
Dana Schutz
Spiderman 3
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $118,750
332
Raúl Cordero
Flared Scene (with Condo like figure in the background)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
333
Garth Weiser
Shifted, Perc, Speedy J, Etc.
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
334
Michael Williams
Did you get more Sofa than you Bargained for?
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $81,250
335
Katherine Bernhardt
Tacos and Money
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,000
336
Tomoo Gokita
Our Anniversary
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $350,000
337
Jon Rafman
New Age Demanded (Swerveman Black)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $32,500
338
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $137,500
339
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $112,500
340
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $93,750
341
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate $450,000 - 550,000
Sold for $1,124,000
342
Jonas Wood
Lew Alcindor
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $187,500
343
Kehinde Wiley
Defend and Develop the Island Together
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $162,500
344
McArthur Binion
stuttering:standing:still
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $75,000
345
Theaster Gates
Stack 6901.11
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $65,000
346
David Hammons
Untitled
Estimate $1,800,000 - 2,500,000
347
David Wojnarowicz
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $150,000
348
Joe Bradley
Untitled Freek
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $524,000
349
Julian Schnabel
Little Bo Peep
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $125,000
350
George Condo
Electric Ballerina
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $56,250
351
Richard Hambleton
Black and White Jumper
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $100,000
352
David Salle
Swirl with Blue Torso
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $106,250
353
Peter Halley
303
Estimate $350,000 - 450,000
Sold for $400,000
354
Peter Halley
Black Cell
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $325,000
355
Barbara Kruger
Tears
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $300,000
356
Glenn Ligon
Figure #42
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
357
Richard Prince
Untitled (Protest Painting)
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
358
Sherrie Levine
Large Cradle
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $225,000
359
Francis Alÿs
Miss Amazonia, Miss Costa Rica, Miss Ecuador, Miss Lacandona, Miss Sumatra
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $87,500
360
Sherrie Levine
Silver Mirror: 3
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
361
Katharina Fritsch
Schwarzer Schirm (Black Umbrella)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $45,000
362
Jenny Holzer
(FBI) BLUE
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $56,250
363
Sarah Charlesworth
Untitled (Voyeur) from the Doubleworld series
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
364
Jim Lambie
Jumping Jack
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
365
Jim Hodges
AGAIN? (TRA LA LA LA LA)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
366
Sue Williams
Selected Tufts
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
367
George Condo
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $75,000
368
George Condo
Gold Nude
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
Sold for $312,500
369
Julian Schnabel
No. 17 (Red Cross Painting for N. Fisher, 1978)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $250,000
370
Damien Hirst
Oleandrin
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $118,750
371
Ai Weiwei
Grapes
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
Sold for $300,000
372
Takashi Murakami
DOB Splash (walkman)
Estimate $220,000 - 280,000
Sold for $237,500
373
Dan Colen
Great Big Kiss
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
374
Sterling Ruby
BC (4007)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
375
Blake Rayne
Cover Letter
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
376
Wade Guyton
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000
377No Reserve
Jeff Elrod
Ice Age
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000 •
Sold for $43,750
378
Kelley Walker
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $47,500
379
Math Bass
Newz!
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,000
380
Andra Ursuţa
Dumb Belles 2
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
381
Ida Ekblad
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,750
382
Elizabeth Neel
Routes and Pressures
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
383
Petra Cortright
salad dressings orange yogart
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $37,500
384
Louisa Gagliardi
Powerful relief
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,250
385
Mark Grotjahn
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
386
Jonas Wood
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $47,500
387
Nicolas Party
Still Life No 107
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $25,000
388
Yoshitomo Nara
Sleepless Night
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $32,500
389
Elizabeth Peyton
Piotr
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $45,000
390
Elizabeth Peyton
Louis XIV Dejeuner Age 11
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,000
391
Eric Fischl
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
392
Robert Longo
Study for Luther B
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $50,000
393
Christopher Wool
Untitled
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
394
Christian Marclay
Silence (The Electric Chair)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
395
Gabriel Orozco
Obit: 'A General in Three Wars'
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
396
Los Carpinteros
Downtown Verde
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
397
Guillermo Kuitca
Opera de Paris, Palais Garnier
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $47,500
398
Oscar Muñoz
Luz Interior
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
399
Harold Ancart
Contorsions
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $48,750
400
Richard Tuttle
Blue Star Transparent Orange
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
401
Georg Baselitz
Untitled (Tête)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $32,500
402
David Hammons
Untitled (Body Print)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
403
Mark Bradford
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
404
Noah Davis
Bust 3
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $47,500
405
Rodney McMillian
Untitled (target)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
406
Lamar Peterson
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,000
407
Lamar Peterson
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
408
Robert Pruitt
Fantastic Sagas: Soldier
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $16,250
409
Jeff Sonhouse
Papi Shampoo
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $106,250
410
Fred Wilson
Shatter
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,625
411
Brenna Youngblood
Against the Wall 1
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,750
412
Bill Viola
Study for the Path
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $187,500
413
This lot is no longer available.
414
Wolfgang Tillmans
Lighter 33
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $43,750
415
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Chemische Fabrik Wesseling Bei Köln
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $72,500
416
Thomas Struth
The Richter Family 2 Köln
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
417
Thomas Ruff
Nudes pt 21
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,750
418
Thomas Ruff
Nudes fn 06
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $43,750
419
Anne Collier
Woman With A Camera (Persona)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
420
Anne Collier
Developing Tray #1 (White)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $60,000
421
Christopher Williams
Boeing Retrofit, Overhead Storage Bins, 1970, For Boeing Model 747-200 B / (Open / Color) / Aeromock-Ups, Inc. / North Hollywood, California / August 6, 1997
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $13,750
422
Christopher Williams
Fachhochschule Aachen, Fachbereich Gestaltung, Studiengang: Visuelle Kommunikation, Fotolabor für Studenten, Boxgraben 100, Aachen, November 8, 2010
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
423
Zoe Leonard
Four works: (i) Yellow, Pink, Blue Bundle; (ii) Coca Cola shack; (iii) Two Pairs; (iv) Drop Off A.M. Pick Up P.M.
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $40,000
424
Lutz Bacher
"Jokes" (William)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
425
Roni Horn
a.k.a (SUBGROUP IV)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
426
Mike Kelley
Three Valleys
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
427
Paul McCarthy
Basement Bunker: Painting Queens in the Red Carpet Hall 3
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
428
Vik Muniz
After Van Gogh from Pictures of Color
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $32,500
429
Vik Muniz
Wheat Field with Cypresses, after Van Gogh from Pictures of Magazines 2
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $106,250
430
Vik Muniz
The Best of LIFE - Portfolio
Individual Titles: Memory Rendering of 3-D Screening; Memory Rendering of John Lennon in Manhattan; Memory Rendering of Kiss at Times Square; Memory Rendering of Trang Bang; Memory Rendering of Flag Raising at Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima; Memory Rendering of Saigon Execution of a Vietcong Suspect; Memory Rendering of Kent State Shooting; Memory Rendering of Man On The Moon; Memory Rendering of Man Stopping Tank In Beijing; Memory Rendering of John John Saluting
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $81,250
431
Oscar Muñoz
Proyecto para un Memorial IV
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
432
Lorna Simpson
Corridor (Night)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $47,500
433
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Grand Lake, Oakland
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
434
Thomas Demand
Junior Suite
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $62,500
435
Wolfgang Tillmans
Five works: (i) playground, Luxembourg; (ii) charterhouse; (iii) still life, Herold Street; (iv) Volker, lying; (v) Weihnachtsstern
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
436
James Welling
FDFV 1
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,750
437
Alec Soth
Falls 02
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
438
Jennifer Steinkamp
Formation C
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
439
Olafur Eliasson
Mirror mirror
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,000
440
Iván Navarro
Stay
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $35,000
441
Aaron Fowler
Nigga F**k Yo Cousin
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $55,000
442
Oscar Murillo
Everyday activity #12
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $37,500
443
Oscar Murillo
Work demographics
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
444
Haim Steinbach
landscape A-1
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
445
Juan Genovés
Cumbre
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $81,250
446
Jaume Plensa
ENDLESS IV
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $450,000
447
Richard Deacon
Alphabet R
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $43,750
448
Tom Otterness
Jack and Jill
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
449
Tom Otterness
Sphere Holding Cube
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $100,000
450No Reserve
Dimitri Hadzi
Levitation
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for $23,750
451
Liu Jianhua
Games
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $56,250
452
Tom Sachs
Hermés Value Meal
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $21,250
453
Tom Friedman
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $12,500
454
Blair Thurman
Jiffy Pop I (CCKSCKR HAT III)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,500
455
Peter Dreher
Two works: (i) Tag um Tag Guter Tag (Day by Day Good Day) II No. 1529; (ii) Tag um Tag Guter Tag (Day by Day Good Day) II No. 1646
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $32,500
456
William Bailey
Room by the Sea
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $55,000
457
Mary Heilmann
R.E.M.
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $32,500
458
Mary Weatherford
Cho-Cho-San
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
459
Ryan Sullivan
December 28, 2010 - January 8, 2011
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $40,000
460
Mark Flood
Green Ice
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,750
461
Olivier Mosset
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
462
Heimo Zobernig
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $56,250
463
Anselm Reyle
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
464
Ross Bleckner
Birdland
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $156,250
465
Wang Yigang
Abstract H3
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $75,000
466
Juan Uslé
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,250
467
OSGEMEOS
Cleidilsom e Asvania
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $100,000
468
Enoc Pérez
Don Q
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $31,250
469
Josh Smith
Black
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
470
Dan Colen
I Knew Nothing
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
471
George Cohen
Two Circles and Three Squares
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $62,500
472
Michael Riedel
26
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
473
Rita Ackermann
Fire by Days X
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,000
474
Nigel Cooke
Gifts of the Garden
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $43,750
475
Adam McEwen
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
476
Richard Prince
Northeast
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $45,000
477
Invader
Rubik Mr. Pink and Mr. White
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $62,500
478
Piotr Uklański
Untitled (Bloody Mary)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
479
This lot is no longer available.
480
Nate Lowman
(i) Krystle; (ii) Alexis; (iii) Fallon; (iv) Blake; (v) Steven
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $18,750
481
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
482
David Hominal
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
483
Peter Schuyff
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
484
Kenny Scharf
Mandaleigh
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,000
485
Michael Bevilacqua
Surface to Air
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
486
KAWS
SEEING
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $62,500
487
KAWS
PERMANENT THIRTY-THREE
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $36,250
488
Jeff Koons
Three works: (i) Balloon Swan (Yellow); (ii) Balloon Rabbit (Red); (iii) Balloon Monkey (Blue)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale,...

New York Auction 15 May | On View at 450 Park Avenue

Provenance

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Liu Jianhua

Games

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session