Editions & Works on Paper
New York, 17 October 2017
Sale Total: $5,426,188/ £4,114,136 / €4,617,686
Lots Sold: 358 | Lots Offered: 409
Sold by Lot: 88% | Sold by Value: 91%
Kelly Troester and Cary Leibowitz, Phillips’ Worldwide Co-Directors of Editions, said, “As we approach the tenth anniversary of the first Editions sale at Phillips, the demand for prints and multiples is stronger than ever. Rare and important Modern and Contemporary works performed well across the board. Today’s auction was led by two iconic Andy Warhol works – Moonwalk, which realized $300,000, and Superman from Myths, which realized $218,750, setting a new auction record for the print. We also set new record prices for prints by Gerhard Richter, Pablo Picasso, David Hockney, Ed Ruscha, Henri Matisse and Cy Twombly in the Evening Sale; and for works by Josef Albers, Jean Dubuffet, M.C. Escher, Philip Guston, Sam Francis, Yoshitomo Nara, and Harland Miller in the Day sessions. We saw vibrant enthusiasm online (75% of lots had online bids), in the saleroom and heavy activity on the phone banks. Phillips Editions worldwide achieved sales just shy of $20 million in 2017 and sold 90% of the 1300 total lots offered. After the strength of this year for the category, we look forward to our first Editions auction of 2018 in London on 25 January.”
TOP TEN LOTS
|
Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
|
86 |
Andy Warhol, Moonwalk, 1987 |
$200,000-300,000 |
$300,000 £227,460 /€255,300 |
|
87 |
Andy Warhol, Superman from Myths, 1981 World Auction Record for this Print |
$150,000-200,000 |
$218,750 £165,856 /€186,156 |
|
83 |
Keith Haring, Andy Mouse: one plate, 1986 |
$120,000-180,000 |
$175,000 £132,685 /€148,925 |
|
68 |
Gerhard Richter, Kerze II (Candle II), 1989 World Auction Record for this Print |
$60,000-90,000 |
$125,000 £94,775 /€106,375 |
|
76 |
Roy Lichtenstein, Sweet Dreams Baby!, from Eleven Pop Artists, Volume III, 1965 |
$90,000-120,000 |
$118,750 £90,036 /€101,056 |
|
43 |
David Hockney, Amaryllis in Vase, from Moving Focus, 1985 World Auction Record for this Print |
$50,000-70,000 |
$100,000 £75,820 /€85,100 |
|
90 |
Andy Warhol, Marilyn, 1967 |
$60,000 - 90,000 |
$102,500 £77,716 /€87,228 |
|
78 |
Roy Lichtenstein, Ten Landscapes, 1967 |
$80,000-120,000 |
$93,750 £71,081 /€79,781 |
|
19 |
Joan Miró, Le Somnambule (The Sleepwalker), 1974 |
$40,000-60,000 |
$87,500 £66,343 /€74,463 |
|
67 |
Cy Twombly, Natural History Part II: Some Trees of Italy, 1975-1976 World Auction Record for this Print |
$50,000-70,000 |
$87,500 £66,343 /€74,463 |
NEW AUCTION RECORDS
|
Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
|
11 |
Henri Matisse, Nadia regardant à droite (Nadia Looking Right), 1948 World Auction Record for this Print |
$10,000-15,000 |
$31,250 £23,694 /€26,594 |
|
12 |
Pablo Picasso, Buste modern style (Modern Style Bust), 1949 World Auction Record for this Print |
$40,000-60,000 |
$75,000 £56,865 /€63,825 |
|
13 |
Pablo Picasso, Tête de jeune femme (Head of a Young Woman), 1947 World Auction Record for this Print |
$25,000-35,000 |
$43,750 £33,171 /€37,231 |
|
25 |
Robert Motherwell, London Series I, 1971 World Auction Record for this Set of Prints |
$8,000-12,000 |
$20,000 £15,164 /€17,020 |
|
37 |
Louise Bourgeois, Hang On!, 2002 World Auction Record for this Print |
$10,000-15,000 |
$13,750 £10,425 /€11,701 |
|
43 |
David Hockney, Amaryllis in Vase, from Moving Focus, 1985 World Auction Record for this Print |
$50,000-70,000 |
$100,000 £75,820 /€85,100 |
|
45 |
Alex Katz, Samantha, 1987 World Auction Record for this Print |
$10,000-15,000 |
$25,000 £18,955 /€21,275 |
|
54 |
Agnes Martin, Untitled (complete set of four), 1998 World Auction Record for this Set of Prints |
$30,000-50,000 |
$58,750 £44,544 /€49,996 |
|
59 |
Jonas Wood, Untitled (complete set of four), 2014 World Auction Record for this Set of Prints |
$25,000-35,000 |
$87,500 £66,343 /€74,463 |
|
66 |
Robert Longo, Men in the Cities, 1990 World Auction Record for this Set of Prints |
$25,000-35,000 |
$50,000 £37,910 /€42,550 |
|
67 |
Cy Twombly, Natural History Part II: Some Trees of Italy, 1975-1976 World Auction Record for this Set of Prints |
$50,000-70,000 |
$87,500 £66,343 /€74,463 |
|
68 |
Gerhard Richter, Kerze II (Candle II), 1989 World Auction Record for this Print |
$60,000-90,000 |
$125,000 £94,775 /€106,375 |
|
73 |
Ed Ruscha, Twenty Six Gasoline Stations, from Book Covers 1970 World Auction Record for this Print |
$20,000-30,000 |
$27,500 £20,851 /€23,403 |
|
87 |
Andy Warhol, Superman from Myths, 1981 World Auction Record for this Print |
$150,000-200,000 |
$218,750 £165,856 /€186,156 |
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*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium; prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer’s premium.
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