Roy Lichtenstein

Morton A. Mort, from Expressionist Woodcut Series (G. 886, C. 178)

1980
Woodcut in colors with embossing, on Arches Cover paper, with full margins.
I. 22 3/4 x 32 1/2 in. (57.8 x 82.6 cm)
S. 29 3/8 x 39 in. (74.6 x 99.1 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 35/50 in pencil (there were also 13 artist's proofs), published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with their blindstamps and inkstamp on the reverse), framed.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000

Sold for $16,510

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 21 June 2023

1
Alexander Calder
Le Noble chevalier (The Noble Knight)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $3,302
2
Alexander Calder
Untitled (Pin Wheel and Circles)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $6,985
3
Alexander Calder
Le Crâne dans le nid (The Skull in the Nest)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
4
Alexander Calder
Untitled
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $6,096
5
Alexander Calder
Un Drôle de poisson (A Funny Fish)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,540
6
Alexander Calder
La Mousson (The Monsoon)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
7
Alexander Calder
Le S et le O (The S and the O)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $3,302
8
Alexander Calder
Les Scies (The Saws)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $5,334
9
Alexander Calder
Horizontal Pyramides
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $4,064
10
Alexander Calder
Flat World
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $3,556
11
Alexander Calder
El Círculo de Piedra (The Stone Circle): one plate
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,016
12
Alexander Calder
Untitled (Fiesta)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,334
13
Alexander Calder
Untitled, from Calder, Magie Éolienne (Calder, Aeolian Magic)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $8,255
14
Alexander Calder
Abe Ribicoff
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $2,794
15
Alexander Calder
Tapestry
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $6,096
16
Alexander Calder
Taches de rousseur (Freckles), from La Mémoire élémentaire
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,890
17
Alexander Calder
Homage to Euclid (Composition IX), from La Mémoire élémentaire
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $9,525
18
Alexander Calder
Elephants, from Our Unfinished Revolution
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $8,890
19
Alexander Calder
Seal, from Our Unfinished Revolution
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,445
20
Alexander Calder
Lion and Tamer
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $2,413
21
Alexander Calder
Un Patriote (A Patriot)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,905
22
Alexander Calder
Galactic System
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,334
23
Alexander Calder and Carlos Franqui
Lo Oscuro Invade (The Dark Invades)
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
24
Alexander Calder
Flying Colors
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,826
25No Reserve
Alexander Calder
Boomerang
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $6,985
26
Joan Miró
Escalade vers la lune (Climbing to the Moon) (D. 496)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $22,860
27
Joan Miró
Sans le soleil, malgré les autres astres, il ferait nuit, Héraclite d'Éphèse (Without the Sun, Despite the Other Stars, it Would be Night, by Heraclitus of Ephesus): one plate (see D. 400, see C. bks. 98)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,651
28
Eduardo Chillida
Omar Khayyam Txiki (Little Omar Khayyam) (K. 82007)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,540
29
Conrad Marca-Relli
Multiple A; Multiple B; Multiple C; Multiple D; and [Untitled]
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,270
30
Richard Serra
Weight IX
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,400
31
Richard Serra
Venice Notebook 2001, #15 (G. 1923, B.-W. 159)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,350
32
Richard Serra
Venice Notebook 2001, #17 (G. 1926, B.-W. 161)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,985
33
Richard Serra
Untitled (Film Forum Print) (G. 1417, B.-W. 57)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
34
Bernar Venet
Undetermined Line
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,700
35
Vija Celmins
Saturn Stamps (R. 28)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,334
36
Vija Celmins
Untitled, from The Stars
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,810
37
Vija Celmins
Night Sky I (Reversed) (G. 1932, R. 38)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
38No Reserve
Sol LeWitt
A Sphere Lit from the Top, Four Sides, and all their Combinations (Composite) (K. 2004.07)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $1,524
39
Sol LeWitt
Pyramids: plate #2 (K. 1987.03)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
40No Reserve
Richard Tuttle
Entertaining...
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $953
41No Reserve
Richard Tuttle
Plastic History (Portfolio)
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $762
42
Tauba Auerbach
Plate Distortion II
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,905
43No Reserve
Mark Tobey
Renaissance of a Flower; Paean; and Of Time and Age
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500 •
Sold for $1,080
44
Peter Halley
A Tour of the Monuments of Passiac, New Jersey (S. pp. 132-133)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,143
45
Robert Motherwell
La Casa de la Mancha (E. & B. 349)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,302
46No Reserve
Frank Stella
Polar Co-ordinates IV, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson (A. 122)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $8,255
47
Frank Stella
Itata, from V Series (G. 76, A. 23)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,715
48
Frank Stella
Gezira; and Gavotte, from Black Series II (G. 67 & 72, A. 14 & 19)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,985
49
Josef Albers
Allegro (D. 155)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $4,064
50
Leon Polk Smith
Volair Constellation Series: two plates
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,445
51
Ellsworth Kelly
Light Blue with Orange (Bleu clair avec orange), from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs (A. 14)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,430
52
Larry Zox
Stencil Series: three plates
Estimate $1,800 - 2,500
Sold for $4,445
53
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Silent Red
Estimate $900 - 1,200
Sold for $3,302
54
Tauba Auerbach
Fold Slice Topo II
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $2,794
55
Ross Bleckner
Chaperone
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,334
56
Ross Bleckner
PS I; and PS II
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $4,826
57
Helen Frankenthaler
Painted Book Cover
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $24,130
58
Helen Frankenthaler
Flirt (R. p. 195)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $17,145
59
Emma Webster
La Nouvelle Epoque (The New Era)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,810
60
Alex Katz
Blue Umbrella 2
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $72,390
61
Alex Katz
White Visor (S. 381)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,400
62
Alex Katz
Late Summer Flowers
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $36,830
63
Ellsworth Kelly
Melon Leaf (Feuille de Melon), from Suite of Plant Lithographs (A. 44)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
64
Ellsworth Kelly
Seaweed (Algue), from Suite of Plant Lithographs (A. 53)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
65
Jim Dine
The White Foot (B. 101)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
66
Tom Wesselmann
Helen Nude (W.P.I. P816)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,255
67
Henri Matisse
Nu assis dans un fauteuil au décor fleuri (Nude Sitting in a Floral Decorated Armchair) (D. 445)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $17,780
68
After Pablo Picasso
Jacqueline à l'Atelier (Jacqueline at the Easel)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,860
69
Pablo Picasso
Deux femmes se reposant (Two Women Resting), plate 10 from La Suite Vollard (Bl. 143, Ba. 210)
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $15,240
70
Françoise Gilot
Young Girl and Pelican
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Sold for $7,620
71
Rufino Tamayo
Hombre I (Man I); and Mujercita (Little Woman) (P. 295 & 300)
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $4,445
72
Henry Moore
Head of Girl and Reclining Figure (C. 506)
Estimate $600 - 800
Sold for $1,207
73
David Hockney
Gregory Reclining, from Friends (G. 772, M.C.A.T. 198)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,350
74
David Hockney
Joe McDonald, from Friends (G. 717, S.A.C. 175, M.C.A.T. 164)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,890
75
Kerry James Marshall
Untitled (Woman)
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $7,620
76
Kerry James Marshall
Untitled (Handsome Young Man)
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,065
77
John Currin
Milestones
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $5,715
78
Paul Cadmus
Two Boys on a Beach, No. 2 (D. 43, J. 86)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,334
79No Reserve
Eric Fischl
On the Beach, Blue
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for $6,350
80No Reserve
Malcolm Morley
Beach Scene with Parasailor
Estimate $600 - 900 •
Sold for $2,032
81
Tom Wesselmann
Country Bouquet (W.P.I. E35)
Estimate $60,000 - 90,000
Sold for $292,100
82
Wayne Thiebaud
Candy Counter (State 1), from Seven Still Lifes and a Rabbit
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $7,620
83No Reserve
Tom Wesselmann
Still Life, from New York Ten (W.P.I. P654)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,905
84
George Segal
Girl in a Chair (S. 1025)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,778
85
Claes Oldenburg
Baked Potato, from 7 Objects in a Box (P. 3)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,890
86
Claes Oldenburg
Apple Core - Spring (G. 1438, A. & P. 210)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $8,255
87
Roy Lichtenstein
Brushstrokes (C. 45)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $50,800
88
Roy Lichtenstein
Interior with Chair, from the Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio (C. 309)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
89
Roy Lichtenstein
Modern Sculpture with Apertures (C. 46)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,985
90
Jeff Koons
Diamond (Red)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $19,050
91
James Rosenquist
Paper Clip (G. 71)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $12,700
92No Reserve
Mel Ramos
Devil Doll (H. p. 56)
Estimate $700 - 1,000 •
Sold for $762
93
Emily Mae Smith
Medusa
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,826
94
Lari Pittman
Existential and Needy (C. p. 335)
Estimate $400 - 600
Sold for $826
95
Kenny Scharf
Blimy
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $1,207
96
Takashi Murakami
AND THEN Black
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $3,302
97
Takashi Murakami
Killer Pink
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,556
98
Yoshitomo Nara
Miss Spring
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,890
99No Reserve
Calvin Marcus
Untitled
Estimate $400 - 600 •
Sold for $76
100
David Wojnarowicz
Fire & Water, from Four Elements
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,080
101
Pablo Picasso
Sueño y mentira de Franco I & II (The Dream and Lie of Franco) (Bl. 297 & 298, Ba. 615 & 616, C. bks 28)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $22,860
102
Roy Lichtenstein
Morton A. Mort, from Expressionist Woodcut Series (G. 886, C. 178)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,510
103
Keith Haring
Untitled (Free South Africa): one plate (S. p. 142, L. pp. 42-43)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,400
104
Keith Haring
Catalogue Dedication
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $24,130
105
After Jean-Michel Basquiat
Flexible
Estimate $60,000 - 90,000
Sold for $88,900
106
Huma Bhabha
Reconstructions
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,700
107
Kara Walker
The Bush; Skinny; and De-boning
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $12,700
108
William Kentridge
Panic Picnic, from Sleeping on Glass (K. p. 82)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,540
109
Mike Kelley and Tony Oursler
Poetics Country (S. p. 414)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $4,445
110
Raymond Pettibon
Thinking of You
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
111
Mike Kelley
Reconstructed History
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $2,032
112
Bruce Nauman
Untitled (Hands)
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $2,159
113
Jadé Fadojutimi
Clustering Thoughts
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,160
114
Julie Mehretu
Fracture
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $22,860
115
Glenn Ligon
Draft
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,302
116
Chakaia Booker
Untitled
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,080
117
Faith Ringgold
Here Comes Moses, from Jones Road
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
118
Jordi Ribes
The Green Partner
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,397
119
This lot is no longer available.
120
Andy Warhol
Liza Minnelli at Halston's House, from Photographs
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,350
121
Anna Weyant
Robes
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,540
122
Alex Israel
The Bigg Chill; Maltese Falcon; and Risky Business
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $19,050
123
Robert Longo
Tiger
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $25,400
124
Gerhard Richter
P-16 (Flow)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $19,050
125
Damien Hirst
Superstition
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $15,240
126
Daniel Arsham
Future Relic 03 (Clock)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
127
Doug Starn and Mike Starn
Double Rembrandt (with steps)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $5,080
128
Ed Ruscha
Various Small Fires; Some Los Angeles Apartments; Nine swimming pools; A Few Palm Trees; Colored People; and S Books (E. B2, B3, B8, B13 & B16)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $5,715
129No Reserve
Matthew Barney
Cremaster: Field Suite
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $3,048
130
Banksy
No Ball Games (Grey)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $44,450
131
Jeff Koons
Gazing Ball (Manet Olympia)
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $38,100
132
Damien Hirst
The Empresses (H. 10)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $16,510
133
Ai Weiwei
Artist's Hand
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $6,985

Editions & Works on Paper

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Roy Lichtenstein

Morton A. Mort, from Expressionist Woodcut Series (G. 886, C. 178)

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