Louise Nevelson

Model for the Torah Ark Door of Temple Beth El, Great Neck, Long Island

1971
oil on wood
27 1/4 x 16 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (69.2 x 42.2 x 13.7 cm)

Estimate
$30,000 - 40,000

Sold for $27,500

Contact Specialist
John McCord
Head Day Sale
New York
+1 212 940 1261

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 10 November 2015 11am

101
Lesley Vance
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $52,500
102
Aaron Garber-Maikovska
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $87,500
103
Mary Weatherford
Delilah
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $62,500
104
Mark Flood
Yes Yes Yawn
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,000
105
Math Bass
Newz!
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $81,250
106
Michael Riedel
OHNE TITEL (el Gal)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $43,750
107
Jonas Wood
Untitled (NYC)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $93,750
108
Neil Raitt
Cabinectomy
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $35,000
109
Carol Bove
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $93,750
110
Mark Flood
Small Black Mirror
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $40,000
111
Korakrit Arunanondchai
Untitled #4
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $37,500
112
Oscar Murillo
Untitled
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $245,000
113
Nathan Hylden
Some Other Way of Counting
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
114
Walead Beshty
24-inch Copper (FedEx® Large Kraft Box ©2005 FEDEX 330510), Express Saver, Torrance, CA-New York trk #648262697493, October 5-8, 2015
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
115
Wayne Gonzales
Waiting Crowd
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,250
116
Joe Reihsen
It's her calling to ride horses
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
117
Carol Bove
Innerspace Bullshit
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $106,250
118
Tatiana Trouvé
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $32,500
119
Jeff Elrod
Figment IV
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $233,000
120
Katja Strunz
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
121
Joseph Marioni
Red Painting
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $50,000
122
James Lee Byars
IDK (I don't know)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
123
James Lee Byars
Eros (The Moon)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $18,750
124
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $125,000
125
Ryan McGinley
Commissioned portrait of baby, child or pet
Estimate $20,000 - 25,000
126
Haegue Yang
Sonic Half Moon Type IV - Small Regular #12
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
127
Pawel Althamer
Konrad
Estimate $80,000 - 100,000
128
Ugo Rondinone
zweiterjunizweitausendundvierzehn
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $112,500
129
Richard Tuttle
Space Movement II
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
130
Philip Taaffe
Spiraling Portal
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
131
Günther Förg
Farbfeld 93/86
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $56,250
132
Liza Lou
Barricade
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
133
Mary Heilmann
Cut and Mix
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $185,000
134
Scott Reeder
Fucked Up Flowers (Pink Still Life)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,875
135
Sue Williams
Abstract Painter
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
136
Carroll Dunham
Green Box in Yellow Field
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
137
Ed Ruscha
Pico
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $23,750
138
Carroll Dunham
Untitled (12/07)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $23,750
139
John Dogg
Untitled, Blue Wall
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $43,750
140
George Condo
Green Passages
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
141
Cory Arcangel
Photoshop CS: 84 by 66 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Russell's Rainbow" (turn transparency off), mousedown y=25180 x=15100, mouseup y=1400 x=6400, 2009
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $269,000
142
Dan Flavin
Untitled (for Prudence and her new baby)
Estimate $180,000 - 220,000
143
George Condo
The Captain's Wife
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
144
Thomas Houseago
Untitled
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
145
Seth Price
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $118,750
146
Mike Kelley
Hidden Profile
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000
147
Cindy Sherman
Untitled #155
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
148
Mike Kelley
Party Girl
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $221,000
149
Jim Shaw
Dream Sculpture
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
150
Jack Pierson
Existentialism
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $62,500
151
George Condo
Expanding Color Painting
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
152
Takashi Murakami
Means Exceeded
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
153
Takashi Murakami
DOB b
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
154
Zeng Fanzhi
Untitled (Landscape)
Estimate $500,000 - 700,000
Sold for $485,000
155
Anselm Kiefer
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $185,000
156
Georg Herold
Heyday
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $100,000
157
Georg Herold
Heyday
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $100,000
158
André Butzer
Untitled (Frau)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $43,750
159
Marc Quinn
Sarasvati River Delta
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $137,000
160
Olafur Eliasson
Your space eruption
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $221,000
161
Gavin Turk
Dump
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
162
Gilbert & George
Gee-Whiz
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
163
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $40,000
164
Günther Förg
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $35,000
165
Susan Rothenberg
Pink Couch
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
166
Lee Lozano
Two works: (i) Compressed version of a painting for the Holland Tunnel, (ii) Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
167
Lee Lozano
Two works: (i)Untitled (ii) Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
168
Louise Nevelson
Mirror-Shadow XXXXII
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $93,750
169
Alexander Calder
Harvest Spiral
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $87,500
170
Louise Nevelson
Model for the Torah Ark Door of Temple Beth El, Great Neck, Long Island
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $27,500
171
Yayoi Kusama
Rock Spirit
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $62,500
172
Willem de Kooning
Untitled #3
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
173
Kenneth Noland
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
174
Paul Jenkins
Phenomena Spectrum Crossing
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $37,500
175
Sam Gilliam
Screen
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $81,250
176
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Sfera
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $56,250
177
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Immagine con risvolto
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $35,000
178
Geli Korzhev
A Nude from the Back
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $10,000
179
Hans Hofmann
Untitled (M-647/1)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $32,500
180
Le Corbusier
Etude de Femme Rouge et Pelote Verte
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $32,500
181
Le Corbusier
Etude de Femme Rouge et Pelote Verte
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $43,750
182
Le Corbusier
Etude de Femme Rouge et Pelote Verte
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
183
Le Corbusier
Etude de Femme Rouge et Pelote Verte
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
184
Le Corbusier
Etude de Femme Rouge et Pelote Verte
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,500
185
Kumi Sugaï
KAGURA (Sacred Music and Dance)
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $293,000
186
Kazuo Shiraga
Untitled
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $305,000
187
Toshimitsu Imai
Work
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $56,250
188
Lee Ufan
With Winds
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
189
Tetsumi Kudo
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $197,000
190
Sadamasa Motonaga
Work
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $68,750
191
Hisao Domoto
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 100,000
192
Takeo Yamaguchi
Sequence of Squares
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $173,000
193
Lee Ufan
From Point No. 78023
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $161,000
194
Shomei Tomatsu
Untitled [Yokosuka] (from the series Chewing Gum and Chocolate)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,750
195
Kikuji Kawada
Lucky Strike, from the series The Map
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
196
Masahisa Fukase
Kanazawa, (SP-025)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $40,000
197
Masahisa Fukase
Noboribetsu Hot Spring, (mFv75)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $22,500
198
Ishiuchi Miyako
Apartment #20
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,500
199
Ishiuchi Miyako
Apartment #35
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,500
200
Daidō Moriyama
Kamakura
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
201
Daidō Moriyama
How to Create a Beautiful Picture 3: Tiles of Aizuwakamatsu
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
202
Nobuyoshi Araki
Five works from the Theater of Love Series
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
203
Dash Snow
Polaroid Wall
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $68,750
204
Vik Muniz
Marilyn Monroe (from Pictures of Diamond Dust)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $245,000
205
David Levinthal
Untitled (From Barbie Series)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500
206
David LaChapelle
Elton John: Never Enough, Never Enough
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,750
207
David LaChapelle
Leonardo DiCaprio: Nostalgic Styling
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,250
208
David LaChapelle
Dolly Parton: Prize Doll
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,750
209
Thomas Struth
The Consolandi family 1, Mailand
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
210
Thomas Struth
The Ma family Shanghai
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
211
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Four works: (i) Ailly-sur-somme, F; (ii) Oeuilly-Reims, F; (iii) Bertreville, Deppe, F; (iv) Coolus-Châlons-en-Champagne, F
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $52,500
212
Roe Ethridge
Great Neck Mall Sign
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
213
Roe Ethridge
Leelee
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
214
Thomas Ruff
Nudes ASD04
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,500
215
Thomas Ruff
Nudes cp17
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
216
Rineke Dijkstra
Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, June 7, 1988 C
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,000
217
Andres Serrano
The Morgue, Death Unknown
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,250
218
Gregor Schneider
Totes Haus ur Rheydt - Series A
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
219
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Donut, Kym (for Vivienne Westwood)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
220
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Adriana
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
221
Martin Eder
Untitled (699MEgirl05/05)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,875
222
Martin Eder
Untitled (698MEgirl05/05)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,750
223
Bruce Nauman
Violent Incident - Man/Woman Segment (Parkett Deluxe Edition No. 10)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
224
Tavares Strachan
You Belong Here (blue)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $37,500
225
Kiki Smith
Eclipse
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500
226
Robert Gober
Three Works: Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
227
Anselm Reyle
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $75,000
228
Jeff Koons
Dom Pérignon Balloon Venus (Magenta)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $68,750
229
Christian Marclay
Drumsticks
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
230
Mel Ramos
Miss Great American Hotdog (Project for Playboy Magazine)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
231
Arman
Don't Touch!
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $47,500
232
Andy Warhol
Merce Cunningham
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $155,000
233
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Untitled
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $149,000
234
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Three works: Untitled
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
Sold for $209,000
235
Andy Warhol
Paratrooper Boots: Positive and Negative (Diptych)
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $110,000
236
Andy Warhol
Paramount
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $90,000
237
Andy Warhol
Mobilgas
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $100,000
238
Robert Rauschenberg
Monitor
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
239
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
Golf/Typhoon
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $149,000
240
Robert Indiana
Six
Estimate $220,000 - 300,000
Sold for $269,000
241
Larry Rivers
Dancing with Bomberg's Dancer: Relief
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $25,000
242
Allen Jones
Spin
Estimate $90,000 - 120,000
243
Andy Warhol
Dollar Sign
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $58,750
244
Keith Haring
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $25,000
245
Andy Warhol
Statue of Liberty
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $52,500
246
Andy Warhol
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
247
Tom Wesselmann
Study for Smoker #27
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $23,750
248
Jim Dine
Trembling for Color (Venus)
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $185,000
249
Tom Wesselmann
Dropped Bra (Big Maquette)
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
250
Andy Warhol
Soup Can
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
251
Andy Warhol
Mark Liebowitz
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $173,000
252
Deborah Kass
Six Red Barbras (Jewish Jackie Series)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
253
Christian Marclay
Silence
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $32,500
254
Ed Ruscha
Broken Glass with Shards
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
255
Ed Ruscha
Pieces of Broken Pane
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
256
Enoc Pérez
Ponce Inter-Continental Hotel, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
257
Los Carpinteros
Piscina Arena
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $37,500
258
Julian Schnabel
Carey
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $93,750
259
Julian Schnabel
Untitled (Elvira)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $125,000
260
Donald Sultan
Six Light Blues Nov 28, 2006
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,500
261
Donald Sultan
Seven Light Greens Nov 25, 2006
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
262
Francesco Clemente
Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
263
Ross Bleckner
The Wild Years of Philosophy
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $27,500
264
Alex Katz
Tilda
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $43,750
265
Kenny Scharf
T.V. Starlacash
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
266
David Salle
Hands Holding Ball
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
267
Dan Rees
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
268
Stanley Casselman
IR-45-1
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $40,000
269
Carroll Dunham
Composite Image (Testicles)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $11,875
270
Ashley Bickerton
Untitled
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $35,000
271
Charline von Heyl
King Bee
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
272
Amy Sillman
Skirmishes of an Untimely Nature
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $75,000
273
Slawomir Elsner
Old Street 6
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
274
Jim Shaw
Long Dream Drawing
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
275
Wade Guyton
Untitled
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,750
276
Enrico David
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 25,000
Sold for $25,000
277
Anselm Reyle
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $75,000
278
Wade Guyton
U Stencil
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
279
Thomas Schütte
2 N. Küsse
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
280
Peter Halley
Red Prison Above Black Prison
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $43,750
281
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Arithmetical Orange
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
282
Francis Alÿs
Untitled (Before the Prophet)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $17,500
283
Francis Alÿs
Untitled (Before the Prophet)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $30,000
284
Y. Z. Kami
Untitled (Mr. Howard)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $17,500
285
Tony Oursler
Crying Doll (Floral #2)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
286
Mr.
Shippin-Chin
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
287
Paulina Olowska
Romance Talking
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,500
288
Hernan Bas
The Hero Centaur
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
289
Adam McEwen
Kassel
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
290
Barry McGee
Untitled (8 Bottles)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
291
Al Hansen
Klavier Venus
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
292
Leo Gabin
Now Wut
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
293
Christian Rosa
From Bitchy to Black Eye
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $18,750
294
Gerhard Richter
Haggadah (P2)
Estimate $10,000 - 12,000
Sold for $43,750
295
Gerhard Richter
Abstraktes Bild (P1)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $56,250
296
Jonathan Meese
Dr Knuppel Ausn Sack
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
297
Christoph Ruckhäberle
3 Frauen
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
298
Markus Schinwald
Felim
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
299
Matthew Day Jackson
Lifeline
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
300
Carter
Untitled (with Abstract Paintings) 2007, #9
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
301
Thomas Scheibitz
GP43
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
302
Chris Succo
*SANDCAMO (NYP)*
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
303
Dan Rees
Gravel Master
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $18,750
304
Alex Olson
Turn of Phrase
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $17,500
305
Jon Pestoni
Loose Turn
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $43,750
306
David Ostrowski
F (Don't Honk)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $40,000
307
Oscar Tuazon
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $60,000
308
Nick Darmstaedter
7 Wonders of the World Card
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,000
309
Dan Rees
Artex Painting
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,000
310
Michael Manning
I Will Remember You
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $6,250
311
This lot is no longer available.
312
Franz West
Two works: (i) Uncle Chair; (ii) Uncle Chair
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $47,500
313
Franz West
Two works: (i) Uncle Chair; (ii) Uncle Chair
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $46,250
314
This lot is no longer available.
315
Kaz Oshiro
Fender Showman Amp with Cabinet #1 (Screaming Hand)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $28,750
316
Nicholas Pilato
Untitled (Arcs and Bands)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,750
317
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Retour)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,125
318No Reserve
Agnieszka Brzezanska
Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000 •
Sold for $1,875
319
Aaron Young
Untitled (triptych)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
320
Hank Willis Thomas
The Liberation of T.O. I'm not goin back ta' work for massa in dat' darn field
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
321
Jon Rafman
Paul Klee Aztec Artefact
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $3,500
322
Jonas Wood
Untitled (Phoebe Study)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $97,500
323
Os Gêmeos
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 10 November 2015 11am

Provenance

170

Louise Nevelson

Model for the Torah Ark Door of Temple Beth El, Great Neck, Long Island

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale