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Phillips’ New Now Auction Realizes $9.5 Million,
The Highest Total for a New Now Sale in Company History
New Artist Records Set for Twenty Artists, Including
Hernan Bas, Katherine Bradford, and Igshaan Adams
New York, 3 March 2021
Sale Total: $9,464,676/ £6,769,030/ €7,837,613
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Lots Sold: 168 | Lots Offered: 187
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Sold by Lot: 90% | Sold by Value: 97%
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Patrizia Koenig, Head of New Now, New York, said, “We are thrilled to kick off Phillips’ auction season in New York with a record-breaking New Now sale, demonstrating the resilience and fortitude of the middle market. The enthusiasm of the international collecting community was clear as bidders from nearly 60 countries participated online and over the phone. Several works skyrocketed past their estimates, including Matthew Wong’s Lotus, Mickalene Thomas’s Untitled #10, Peter Saul’s Lawd, and Sônia Gomes’s Sem título from the series Torção, which was one of the 20 artist records set in the sale. Phillips also introduced several artists to auction, including Allison Zuckerman, Nikki Maloof, and Brandon Landers, whose works all performed exceptionally well. We were also humbled by the response to both Hernan Bas’ Downhill at Dusk (The Runaway) and Eddie Martinez’s Untitled, of which a portion of the proceeds will benefit World Wildlife Fund and RxArt, respectively. It was wonderful to see this strong response to such worthy causes.”
Top Ten Lots
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Lot
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Description
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Estimate
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Price Achieved
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23
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Matthew Wong, Lotus, 2017
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$400,000 - 600,000
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$1,663,500
£1,192,380/€1,378,925
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32
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Mickalene Thomas, Untitled #10, 2014
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$70,000 - 90,000
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$889,100
£637,298/€737,002
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22
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Hernan Bas, Downhill at Dusk (The Runaway), 2008
World Auction Record For The Artist
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$70,000 - 100,000
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$352,800
£252,884/€292,447
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21
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Lucas Arruda, Untitled, 2016
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$100,000 - 150,000
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$289,800
£207,726/€240,224
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29
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Peter Saul, Lawd, 1968
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$125,000 - 150,000
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$239,400
£171,600/€198,446
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43
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Fernando Botero, Paul Cézanne Jr., 1963
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$ 40,000 - 60,000
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$214,200
£153,536/€177,557
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46
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Jonas Burgert, Zartbleib, 2014
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$70,000 - 100,000
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$151,200
£108,379/€125,334
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52
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Nam June Paik, Gotherbot, 1994
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$120,000 - 180,000
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$138,600
£99,347/€114,890
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64
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John Chamberlain, Pasâdé Paar-Buckle, 2006
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$100,000 - 150,000
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$138,600
£99,347/€114,890
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74
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Sônia Gomes, Sem título from the series Torção, 2013
World Auction Record For The Artist
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$ 8,000 - 12,000
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$138,600
£99,347/€114,890
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New Auction Records
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Lot
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Description
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Estimate
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Price Achieved
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8
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Jenna Gribbon, Julie Sleeping On The Floor (In Sarah Bowen Gallery), 2006
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$8,000 - 12,000
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$37,800
£27,086/€31,336
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*previous record price: $14,375 set in 2020
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10
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Cheyenne Julien, Red Girl, 2017
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$5,000 - 7,000
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$32,760
£23,475/€27,158
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*previous record price: $27,500 set in 2019
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14
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Wonder Buhle Mbambo, Umnqobi II, 2020
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$6,000 - 8,000
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$23,940
£17,154/€19,846
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*previous record price: $16,559 set in 2020
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22
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Hernan Bas, Downhill at Dusk (The Runaway), 2008
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$70,000 - 100,000
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$352,800
£252,884/€292,447
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*previous record price: $309,567 set in 2020
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25
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Katherine Bradford, Couples Swim, 2015
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$18,000 - 22,000
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$50,400
£36,116/€41,782
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*previous record price: $47,880 set in 2020
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31
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Van Hanos, Another New Years Painting, 2015
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$10,000 - 15,000
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$21,420
£15,349/€17,756
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*previous record price: $15,000 set in 2020
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33
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Austin Lee, Collusion, 2014
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$20,000 - 30,000
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$52,920
£37,923/€43,868
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*previous record price: $50,000 set in 2019
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35
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Caitlin Keogh, Untitled (Leaves), 2015
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$8,000 - 12,000
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$21,420
£15,349/€17,756
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*previous record price: $18,750 set in 2020
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38
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Gareth Nyandoro, Chilling in the Black Jack, 2016
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$8,000 - 12,000
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$30,240
£21,670/€25,067
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*previous record price: $19,108 set in 2020
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53
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Rirkrit Tiravanija, Untitled (THE DAYS OF THIS SOCIETY IS NUMBERED), 2014
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$40,000 - 60,000
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$98,280
£70,429 /€81,468
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*previous record price: $93,750 set in 2016
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66
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Igshaan Adams, For Those Who Know, 2018
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$12,000 - 18,000
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$94,500
£67,5851/€78,254
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*previous record price: $24,106 set in 2019
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68
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Chakaia Booker, Untitled, 2000
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$4,000 - 6,000
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$59,220
£42,445/€49,089
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*previous record price: $30,475 set in 2012
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74
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Sônia Gomes, Sem título from the series Torção, 2013
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$ 8,000 - 12,000
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$138,600
£99,347/€114,890
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*previous record price: $25,000 set in 2018
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79
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Thiago Rocha Pitta, Tres Nuvens De Lama (Three Mud Clouds), 2011
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$8,000 - 12,000
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$15,120
£10,837/€12,533
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*previous record price: $12,500 set in 2016
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111
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Devin Troy Strother, 96 Niggas on That Assorted Colours, 2013
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$7,000 - 10,000
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$25,200
£18,060/€20,889
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*previous record price: $13,750 set in 2020
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156
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Allison Katz, Stehli's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 2011
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$6,000 - 8,000
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$8,820
£6,320/€7,311
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*previous record price: $7,669 set in 2018
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159
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Pieter Schoolwerth, Live Free or Die, 2002
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$6,000 - 8,000
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$22,680
£16,253/€18,801
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*previous record price: $5,270 set in 2011
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169
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Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Mirror Study (OX5A7431), 2018
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$10,000 - 15,000
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$12,600
£9,029/€10,445
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*previous record price: $6,048 set in 2020
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175
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Katja Novitskova, Approximation VI, 2013
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$8,000 - 12,000
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$12,600
£9,029/€10,445
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*previous record price: $7,500 set in 2017
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185
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Emil Lukas, Square Bouquet, 2013
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$15,000 - 20,000
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$30,240
£21,670/€25,067
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*previous record price: $22,680 set in 2020
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*Lot 181 was sold immediately following the auction and included in the sale results.
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