Tomás Esson

La Tortura (de la serie Aniversarios # 17)

1991
oil on canvas
68 x 47 1/2 in. (172.7 x 120.7 cm.)
Signed and dated "T. Esson 91" lower right; further signed, titled and dated "La Tortura (De La Serie Aniversario No. 17) T. Esson 91" on the reverse.

Estimate
$4,000 - 6,000

Contact Specialist
Laura González
Director of Latin American Art
New York
+1 212 940 1216

Latin America

New York Auction 24 November 2014 2pm

1
Abraham Cruzvillegas
Objeto útil pero bonito
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
2
Arturo Herrera
Untitled (Green)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
3
Carlos Garaicoa
Untitled (P-37)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
4
Gabriel Orozco
Cupón de equipaje
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $30,000
5
Alexandre da Cunha
They Really Work For Me
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
6
Pablo Siquier
0511
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,000
7
Javier Téllez
La hora del burro
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
8
Ernesto Neto
It happens in the frictions of the bodies
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $68,750
9
Roberto Obregón
Pétalos
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $173,000
10
Jac Leirner
Nomes (Names)
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
Sold for $221,000
11
Vik Muniz
Brigitte Bardot (from Pictures of Diamonds)
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $93,750
12
Mariana Palma
Untitled
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $233,000
13
Vik Muniz
Jackie (Polyptich) (after Warhol)
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
14
Os Gêmeos
Untitled
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $269,000
15
Adriana Varejão
Macau Wall (Blue)
Estimate $700,000 - 900,000
Sold for $845,000
16
Mira Schendel
Untitled
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
17
Sergio Camargo
Untitled (Relief No. 208)
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $149,000
18
Lygia Pape
Untitled (Desenho)
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
19
Judith Lauand
Desenvolvimiento
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
20
Edgar Negret
Puente metamorfosis
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $81,250
21
Carlos Rojas
De la serie Pueblos
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
22
This lot is no longer available.
23
Alejandro Otero
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $161,000
24
Alejandro Obregón
Souvenir of Venice
Estimate $90,000 - 120,000
Sold for $125,000
25
Francisco Toledo
Sin título (Cuaderno)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
26
Rufino Tamayo
Hombre en rosa
Estimate $600,000 - 800,000
Sold for $725,000
27
Jesús Guerrero Galván
Los fusilados
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
28
Rufino Tamayo
Mujer india
Estimate $700,000 - 1,000,000
Sold for $845,000
29
Rufino Tamayo
Cabeza en rojo
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $118,750
30
Diego Rivera
Naturaleza muerta (Composición con alcachofas y limones)
Estimate $600,000 - 800,000
Sold for $725,000
31
Alice Rahon
Los guardianes
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
32
Rodolfo Morales
Mujer con dos perros
Estimate $65,000 - 85,000
Sold for $106,250
33
Matta
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
34
Fernando Botero
Naturaleza muerta
Estimate $550,000 - 750,000
35
Fernando Botero
Reclining Nude
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $173,000
36
Francisco Toledo
Two Works: (i) Tres bolas (ii) Hombre sonriendo en verde
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $50,000
37
Francisco Toledo
Coyote y zarigüeña (Coyote & Opossum)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,625
38
Antonio Seguí
Ella sola
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,875
39
Roberto Diago
Multicolor Geometric
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,625
40
René Portocarrero
Portrait of a Young Woman
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
41
David Lamelas
Two Works: (i) Diamond Lane (ii) Rotating Wings
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,500
42
Alejandro Puente
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,000
43
Waldo Balart
Violeta roja (from the series Conjuntos no vacíos)
Estimate $14,000 - 16,000
44
Juan Melé
Ritmos circulares No. 42
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
45
Edgar Negret
Espejo de agua reflejando un eclipse
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $32,500
46
Omar Rayo
Sua-Quene
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $43,750
47
Roberto Aizenberg
Personaje
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
48
León Ferrari
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
49
Jesús Rafael Soto
Structure Cinétique (Sotomagie)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $22,500
50
Olga de Amaral
Segmento I
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
51
Olga de Amaral
Alquimia XIX
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $68,750
52
Omar Rayo
Suriel
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
53
Francisco Mejía Guinand
Sea Scape
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,000
54
Santiago Parra
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $12,500
55
Carlos Jacanamijoy
Creciente
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,250
56
Jaime Castellanos
Composición azul 2
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,750
57
Manuel Hernández
Signo tres formas
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $21,250
58
Natalia Arias
Trim
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,000
59
Pedro Ruiz
San Joaquín
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,000
60
Monika Bravo
URUMU_WEAVING _TIME_4_corners
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
61
Luis Roldán
Amansadores
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,750
62
Vik Muniz
Arrest (Illegal Alien) (from Pictures of Chocolate)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
63
Antonio Dias
The Illustration of Art (Study for the portfolio)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,750
64
Antonio Caro
Lame (of the Manuel Quintín Lame 1883-1967 Signature Series)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
65
Ivan Serpa
Notebook
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
66
Mira Schendel
Montanha azul
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
67
Mira Schendel
Mandala
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
68
Rubens Gerchman
Pocket Stuff
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
69
Nelson Leirner
Selos
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
70
Artur Barrio
Kamasutra
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
71
Marta Minujín
Reclining Statue of Liberty (Voltear or el Arte de voltear)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
72
Anna Maria Maiolino
Outros marcos
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
73
Anna Maria Maiolino
Outros marcos
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
74
Saint Clair Cemin
Aphrodite
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $27,500
75
Tunga
De nós os Tunga's
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
76
Thomas Glassford
Autogol
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
77
Paulo Bruscky
Intersigne IV
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
78
Tunga
T.R. Axiomatic No. III
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
79
Daniel Senise
Sem título (Levitação de ferro)
Estimate $35,000 - 55,000
80
Carlos Garaicoa
Rivoli
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
81
Damián Ortega
Ordem, replica, acaso (Order, Reply, Chance)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $7,500
82
This lot is no longer available.
83
Jose Dávila
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
84
Francis Alÿs
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
85
Gabriel Orozco
Punto de fuga
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
86
Gabriel Orozco
Finger Ruler Drawing
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,250
87
Silvia Gruner
Lazy Susan
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
88
Tania Bruguera
El peso de la culpa
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
89
Francis Alÿs
Four Works: i) Sunpath, Mexico City 20.05.99. 4.45pm; ii) Sunpath, Mexico City 27.04.99. 6.15pm; iii) Sunpath, Mexico City 14.12.98. 11.05am; iv) Sunpath, Mexico City 14.12.98. 12.15pm
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
90
José Antonio Hernández-Díez
Kafka
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
91
Vanderlei Lopes
Fonte
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
92
Gabriel Kuri
Línea horizontal boca arriba IV
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
93
Belkis Ayón
Limbo
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
94
Ruby Rumié
Crowned Vessel 24
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $11,250
95
Jorge Mayet
Desecha en menudos pedazos
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
96
Anna Paola Protasio
Unbearable Lightness
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
97
Daniel Senise
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $10,000
98
Arnaldo Roche Rabell
Ahora sabes (Now You Know)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
99
Flavio Garciandía
Jardines invisibles (Invisible Gardens)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
100
Salvador Corratgé
Blanco y negro
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
101
Miguel Ángel Ríos
Untitled
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
102
Betsabée Romero
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
103
Iván Navarro
Dovelin Printing Co.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
104
Alexandre Arrechea
Remote Control- Campamento
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
105
Armando Mariño
The Raft (La Patera)
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $6,875
106
Abel Barroso
Tengo familia en frente
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
107
Manuel Mendive
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
108
Boris Viskin
El Greco: El caballero sin la mano en el pecho
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
109
Carlos Estévez
Entropía del porvenir
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,500
110
Dr. Lakra
Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $3,750
111
Abraham Cruzvillegas
Zapata
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,375
112
Ismael Vargas
Muerte sin fin
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $3,750
113
Máximo González
Sin título (Mini-laberinto)
Estimate $8,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,750
114
This lot is no longer available.
115
Tomás Esson
La Tortura (de la serie Aniversarios # 17)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
116
Esteban Peña
Bombas atómicas en borrador
Estimate $8,000 - 10,000
117
Nadín Ospina
Ídolo con cincel y masa
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
118
Rubén Torres Llorca
Vaquero
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
119
Rubén Torres Llorca
Test
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
120
Rogelio Polesello
Untitled
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,125
121
Cildo Meireles
Four Works: Inserções em circuitos ideológicos 2: Projeto Cédula
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $15,000
122
Cildo Meireles
Two Works: Zero Dollar
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,000

Latin America

New York Auction 24 November 2014 2pm

Provenance

115

Tomás Esson

La Tortura (de la serie Aniversarios # 17)

Latin America