Provenance
Private Collection, New York
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, November 5, 2015, lot 782
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
(ii) New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Michal Rovner: The Space Between, July 10–October 12, 2002, pl. 22, pp. 70, 243 (another example exhibited and illustrated, p. 70)

165

Michal Rovner

Two Works: (i) One-Person Game Against Nature #3; (ii) One-Person Game Against Nature #6

chromogenic print
each 29 3/8 x 29 5/8 in. (74.6 x 75.2 cm)
Executed in 1992–1993, these works are from an edition of 7 plus 1 artist's proof.

Estimate
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $3,810

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Modern & Contemporary Art
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Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York

26 February - 11 March 2025

1
Damien Hirst
PB806. Spellbound Blossom
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $69,850
2
Alex Israel
Untitled (Flat)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $50,800
3
Miriam Cahn
mir selber fremd 25. 1. 05 schnell weg! 17. 4. 05
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $33,020
4
Henni Alftan
Still Water
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
5
Vaughn Spann
Untitled (River Blue)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $40,640
6
Alvaro Barrington
1363-1965
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $21,590
7
Danielle Orchard
November 9 (Requiem)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $33,020
8
Camilla Engström
Funderingar Vid Strandkanten
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,970
9
Dana Schutz
Liam (Blind date for Lila)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,795
10
Katherine Bradford
Swim Team and Coach
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $27,940
11
Karen Kilimnik
Janus, the debonair general + the cowgirl (asleep, or thinking of a spell) in the deserted island manor house on a dark + stormy night
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,510
12
George Condo
The Captain's Wife
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
13
Tom Waring
Phunke
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
14
Guy Yanai
Young Woman with Bicycle
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,320
15
Jeff Elrod
No Title
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,255
16
Robert Nava
Truck T4 War God
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
17
Alec DeMarco
A Rolling Stone
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $24,130
18
Szabolcs Bozó
Hush Hush
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $38,100
19
Mark Bradford
Untitled (B)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860
20
Richard Prince
Untitled (Portrait)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,560
21
Vik Muniz
Seven works from the series Pictures of Garbage: (i) The Sower (Zumbi); (ii) The Bearer (Irmã); (iii) Marat (Sebastião); (iv) The Gypsy (Magna); (v) Woman Ironing (Isis) ; (vi) Mother and Children (Suellem); (vii) Atlas (Carlão)
Estimate $40,000 - 50,000
22
Oscar Murillo
Untitled (synthetic trash painting)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $38,100
23
Ugo Rondinone
MOONRISE. west. may
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $57,150
24
Alessandro Twombly
Solar Gate Way
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $48,260
25
Jules Olitski
Bathsheba Reverie-Violet
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $6,985
26
John McCracken
Point View
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,240
27
Larry Rivers
Arab King Hussein at the U.N.
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $95,250
28
Louise Nevelson
The Rainbow
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
29
Isamu Noguchi
Black Sun Maquette
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,510
30
Mark Tobey
Above the Earth IV
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,160
31
Bruce Conner
Disengagement
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,890
32
Christo
Valley Curtain (Project for Colorado) Grand Hogback, 7 Miles North from Rifle
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $40,640
33
James Rosenquist
Two works: (i) Drawing #30 for Time Flowers; (ii) Drawing #31 for Time Flowers
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $5,715
34
Sol LeWitt
Irregular Form
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
35
Gary Simmons
Have You Forgotten
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $12,700
36
Sol LeWitt
Irregular Form
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,590
37
Sherrie Levine
After Henri Matisse
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $6,985
38
Amy Sillman
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,320
39
Alex Katz
Pink Nude
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,320
40
Camille Henrot
Tropics of Love (double-sided)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,064
41
Kiki Smith
Untitled (Mammary)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,255
42
George Condo
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $69,850
43
Salvo
Senza titolo
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,334
44
Shara Hughes
Bright and Positive
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,860
45
Lais Amaral
Sem título, Cimento e água, Gamboa
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
46
Jadé Fadojutimi
Drizzle
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,096
47
Diane Dal-Pra
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,715
48
Louis Fratino
Red Figure
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $19,050
49
Tomoo Gokita
Modesty
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,970
50
Jordy Kerwick
Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
51
Tomoo Gokita
Mass
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
52
Takuro Kuwata
Bowl
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $6,096
53
Zoé Blue M.
Inside Out
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
54
Jiha Moon
Yellowave (grey)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,905
55
Nobuyoshi Araki
Tokyo Nude (4)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
56
Li Jikai
The Burning Match
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
57
Zhao Zhao
Sky
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,940
58
Wang Yigang
Abstract T3
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $25,400
59
Abdoulaye Konaté
Le crayon
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $24,130
60
Elliott Hundley
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
61
Jordi Ribes
Amazing Stories
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,320
62
Fátima de Juan
Palm fever
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,890
63
Thierry Noir
Manifest for remaining optimistic even in the pouring rain
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,795
64
Will Boone
To be titled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,826
65
Nate Lowman
Pizza Face
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
66
David LaChapelle
Sylvester Stallone: Alone
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
67
John M. Miller
96H
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,445
68
Marc Sijan
Standing Security Guard
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $53,340
69
Ugo Rondinone
Small Yellow Mountain
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,715
70
Yves Dana
Antérieur
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $25,400
71
Luis Fernando Benedit
La Casa Del Cuento
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
72
Chico da Silva and the Pirambu School
Untitled (Galos)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,890
73
Pedro Reyes
Sombreros colectivo IV
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $13,970
74
Alfonso Gonzalez Jr.
El Pato Market
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,160
75
Raelis Vasquez
Momentos entre mujeres
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,985
76
Eddie Arroyo
181 NE 82nd St. Miami, FL 33138 (Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
77No Reserve
Brenna Youngblood
Uncle Grandpa
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $2,794
78
Aryo Toh Djojo
Fire in the Sky
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
79
Wendy Park
Soju Melon
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,445
80
Emily Ferguson
Metamorphosis
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,810
81No Reserve
Molly Bounds
River Day
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $6,096
82
This lot is no longer available.
83No Reserve
Rosson Crow
Roast Beef and Caviar, Not Mutually Exclusive
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $2,794
84No Reserve
Erica Mahinay
No past or future, but still, duration. No person here. Dry bone and breath. Smooth marble columns. A shudder.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $381
85
Marion Peck
Red Clown 2
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,985
86
Julie Heffernan
Self-Portrait as Radiant Host
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,985
87No Reserve
Samantha Rosenwald
Devil's Advocate
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $2,159
88
Raffi Kalenderian
Michael
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,413
89
Grant Levy-Lucero
Sunkist
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,286
90
Don Pablo Pedro
Orange, Mango, Pear, Cigarette Butt
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $1,778
91No Reserve
Evan Holloway
Two Sticks
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $5,080
92
Henri Paul Broyard
1IL14
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
93
Aaron Garber-Maikovska
Charles
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,334
94
Nadia Ayari
Loop III
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $38,100
95
A'Driane Nieves
No. 8
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,334
96
R. H. Quaytman
December
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,080
97
This lot is no longer available.
98
Justin Liam O'Brien
Ask me to stay
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,064
99
Jenny Morgan
Touch Study
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,540
100
Emily Sundblad
Happy Birthday
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $2,794
101
Sally J Han
Ice Fishing
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,350
102
JJ Manford
Sunrise Bedroom with Tabby Cat
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $17,780
103
Austin Eddy
Red Birds Under a Red Sky No Longer Looking
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $12,700
104
Caitlin Cherry
Overlocked Leviathan
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
105
Lumin Wakoa
2 Skulls
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
106
Patrick Alston
Joys of Color (By Any Means)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,064
107
Amani Lewis
Celestial Kiki: Ode to LitLiv
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $9,525
108
Ryan Cosbert
Abolished
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,064
109
Blair Thurman
Sardine Disaster
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,985
110
Kayode Ojo
No. 5 The Film (Sao Paulo, Milan, New York, Los Angeles)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $12,700
111No Reserve
Steve Dibenedetto
Codex (Ruins in Reverse)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $5,715
112No Reserve
Catherine Mulligan
Blonde 1
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $2,794
113
Ellen Berkenblit
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,334
114
Paul Gillis
by the pale light
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,540
115
Richard Aldrich
Untitled
Estimate $3,500 - 4,500
Sold for $7,620
116
Mathieu Malouf
Passagen II (HR Giger)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,810
117No Reserve
Thomas Eggerer
Thirsis
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $8,255
118No Reserve
Coco Young
Bathers
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000 •
Sold for $5,080
119
Julien Ceccaldi
See Thru
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
120
Louisa Gagliardi
Bathing in an Ocean of Time
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
121
Soimadou Ali Ibrahim
Jardin Majorelle
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $2,540
122
Gérard Schlosser
C’est qui elle ?
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,320
123No Reserve
David Douard
Hero Gallow I
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $1,270
124
Neil Beloufa
Vintage 2: Yummy
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,540
125
David Ostrowski
F (Beauty Mantra)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,510
126
Wolfgang Tillmans
Three works: (i) John & Paula, hay, CX 1000; (ii) Paula & John, hard on; (iii) John & Paula, sitting bottomless
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,795
127
Thomas Schütte
Chair with footrest
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,080
128
Alan Bee
Freedom
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,160
129
Vladimir Houdek
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,302
130
Shahryar Nashat
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,334
131
Henk Peeters
#60-02 Pyrography (reconstruction 2011)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
132No Reserve
Adam McEwen
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $3,810
133
Kristy M Chan
Framing Devices
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
134
William Daniels
The Great Day of His Wrath
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
135
Paul Lee
Purple Water
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,540
136
Jessie Makinson
She showed a saucy tongue
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $1,270
137
Louise Giovanelli
Blue House
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
138
Caroline Walker
Twin Room
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $21,590
139
Pascale Marthine Tayou
Classroom E
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
140
This lot is no longer available.
141
Godwin Champs Namuyimba
Golfer on White Surface
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $4,064
142
Kwesi Botchway
Pink Hair 1
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,302
143No Reserve
Victor Ubah
My self and I IV
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $2,794
144
Wahab Saheed
Up and Away
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,016
145
Brian Calvin
Untitled
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
146
Sam McKinniss
Pansies in a Basket
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,810
147
Ana Benaroya
Venus with a Mirror
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $15,240
148
Anna Park
Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,255
149
Tala Madani
Untitled (#21)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
150
Sanya Kantarovsky
Impression 3 (purple)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,985
151
Ella Kruglyanskaya
Five works: (i-v) Untitled
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,715
152
Will Boone
You're Being Watched
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Sold for $2,794
153
Ciprian Mureșan
Il Romanzo di Cipollino (Cepelica)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
154
A.R. Penck
Dani
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
155
Kenny Scharf
Secret Weapon
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,096
156
Francesco Clemente
Jodhpur XII
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,795
157
Jake and Dinos Chapman
Young girl with the spinal column I from the series Exquisite Corpse
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
158
Philippe Pastor
Kenneth Bigley
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,080
159
Dash Snow
Untitled
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,096
160
Melissa Brown
Ice Skating
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
161
Raymond Pettibon
No Title (This Must Be Painted!)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,160
162
Tom Sachs
Brillo Box
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,080
163No Reserve
Kcho
El Camino de la Nostalgia
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $1,651
164
Enoc Pérez
Lever House
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $13,970
165
Michal Rovner
Two Works: (i) One-Person Game Against Nature #3; (ii) One-Person Game Against Nature #6
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
166No Reserve
Sam Durant
Untitled (self help)
Estimate $300 - 500 •
Sold for $508
167
Donald Baechler
Untitled (pink cow)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,080
168
Caio Fonseca
Pietrasanta Painting P98.22
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $27,940
169
George Condo
Face II
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,334
170
Sandro Chia
Untitled No. 31
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
171No Reserve
Byron Browne
Head of a Woman
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,651
172
John Henry
Phantom, #90-15
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,715

Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New...

26 February - 11 March 2025

Provenance

Exhibited

165

Michal Rovner

Two Works: (i) One-Person Game Against Nature #3; (ii) One-Person Game Against Nature #6

Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York