Provenance
Fischbach Gallery, New York
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris (acquired from the above in September 1970)
Galerie Françoise Lambert, Milan
Giancarlo Politi, Milan
Christie's, New York, February 14, 1991, lot 35
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Christie's, New York, February 27, 1992, lot 53
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

115

Robert Ryman

Bent Line Drawing 20" x 20"

signed, titled and dated "RYMAN 70 Bent Line Drawing 20" x 20"" on the overlap
blue felt-tip pen on polyester, mounted on board
19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (50.2 x 50.2 cm)
Executed in 1970.

This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being organized by David Gray under number 1970.285.

Estimate
$50,000 - 70,000

Sold for $56,250

Contact Specialist

John McCord
Head of Day Sale, Morning Session
New York
+1 212 940 1261

20th c. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 2 July 2020

101
Anne Truitt
Parva XIII
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $93,750
102
Ed Moses
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
103
James Turrell
Hologram (IV 01)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $50,000
104
Lee Bontecou
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $105,000
105
Ad Reinhardt
Untitled
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
106
Mark Tobey
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
107
Hans Hofmann
Yellow Glow
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
108
Joan Mitchell
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $102,500
109
Robert Motherwell
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $23,750
110
Helen Frankenthaler
1973 (Thanksgiving Day)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $47,500
111
Ed Clark
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $47,500
112
Ed Clark
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $47,500
113
Mary Corse
Untitled (Black White Inner Band, Beveled)
Estimate $220,000 - 280,000
Sold for $250,000
114
Tony Smith
Spitball
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
115
Robert Ryman
Bent Line Drawing 20" x 20"
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $56,250
116
Kenneth Noland
Resect
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
117
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Chromointerférence Mécanique
Estimate $80,000 - 100,000
Sold for $90,000
118
Yayoi Kusama
Flower
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $20,000
119
Robert Morris
Untitled (Hypnerotomachia Series)
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $68,750
120
Louise Nevelson
Young Tree XXIV
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $110,000
121
George Rickey
Broken Line (Two Lines Horizontal)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $40,000
122
John Chamberlain
Untitled
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
123
Lucas Samaras
Chair with Reclining Curvaceous V
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
124
Deborah Butterfield
Chestnut
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
125
Julian Schnabel
Insomnolent Brown Trimmed in Mink
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $250,000
126
Julian Schnabel
Lazarus, Second Painting for Aldo Moro
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $435,000
127
Mary Heilmann
Lil Totem
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $137,500
128
This lot is no longer available.
129
Philip Guston
Untitled (double-sided drawing)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
130
Jack Tworkov
Torso
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $9,375
131
André Breton
Four works: (i-iv) Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
132
Joseph Cornell
Sandsifter Box
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
133
Fernand Léger
Untitled Composition
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $28,750
134
Jacques Lipchitz
Study for Pastorale
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
135
Henri Laurens
Femme couchée
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
136
Henri Laurens
La jeune soeur
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
137
Fernando Botero
Woman with Serpent
Estimate $200,000 - 250,000
138
Fernando Botero
Danseuse équilibriste à cheval
Estimate $35,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
139
Wifredo Lam
Untitled
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $150,000
140
Loló Soldevilla
Sin Título
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $52,500
141
José Gurvich
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $77,500
142
Tomás Sánchez
Meditador
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $399,000
143
Gerhard Richter
Onkel Rudi
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $21,250
144
Anselm Kiefer
Lilith
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $68,750
145
Kenny Scharf
Coconut Star
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $50,000
146
Kenny Scharf
Spacemeats
Estimate $45,000 - 55,000
Sold for $81,250
147
Jim Dine
2 Moons
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $81,250
148
Alighiero Boetti
Entre loup et chien
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,000
149
Tom Wesselmann
Study for Face Aquatint
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $22,500
150
Richard Pettibone
Andy Warhol, Marlon, 1963
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
151
Ed Ruscha
S
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
152
Richard Artschwager
Pull
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
153
Al Held
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,250
154
Ralph Humphrey
Station
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
155
Larry Poons
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $200,000
156
Paul Jenkins
Phenomena Forecast of Fire
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $75,000
157
Patrick Hughes
Stairs to the Stars
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $112,500

20th c. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning...

New York Auction 2 July 2020

Provenance

115

Robert Ryman

Bent Line Drawing 20" x 20"

20th c. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session