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Phillips New York Kicks Off Fall Auction Season With

New Now Realizing $8.3 Million

New York, 27 September 2023

Sale Total: $8,324,244 / £6,858,709 / €7,923,454

Lots Sold: 208 | Lots Offered: 246

Sold by Lot: 85% | Sold by Value: 89%

Anish Kapoor, Untitled, 2011

Sold for $469,900

Kenny Scharf, Curvabolatrap, 1986-1987

Sold for $247,650

Avery Semjen, Phillips’ Head of New Now, New York, said, “It’s always exciting to start the New York fall sale season with a robust selection of blue chip and fresh to market works, from Anish Kapoor and Ed Clark to Laura Owens and Rosemarie Trockel. It was a delight to see collectors from a global audience participation from bidders online, in the room, and over the phone, with continued support for emerging artists on the secondary market. Many works saw results high above their estimates, such as Gilbert & George’s Man-God, which sold for $234,950. It was wonderful to see records set for Nikki Maloof, Jessie Homer French, and others.”

Top Ten Lots

Lot	Description	Estimate	Price Achieved
38	Anish Kapoor, Untitled, 2011	$300,000 - 400,000	$469,900
23	Ed Clark, Gray Force, 1972	$400,000 - 600,000	$380,001
44	Kenny Scharf, Curvabolatrap, 1986-1987	$200,000 - 300,000	$247,650
35	Kehinde Wiley, Untitled, 2003	$100,000 - 150,000	$241,300
42	Gilbert & George, Man-God, 1988	$70,000 - 100,000	$234,950
228	Mauro Perucchetti, Jelly Baby Family 1.3, 2022	$40,000 - 60,000	$228,600
18	Kenneth Noland, Western Set, 1967	$100,000 - 150,000	$184,150
32	Laura Owens, Untitled, 2011	$150,000 - 200,000	$177,800
3	Elitsa Ristova, It's just a thought, 2020	$10,000 - 15,000	$165,100
40	Robert Indiana, Hope (Red), 2009	$150,000 - 200,000	$165,100
17	Rosemarie Trockel, Not yet titled, 2013	$100,000 - 150,000	$152,400

*Lots 19, 23, 26, 66, 102, and 174 were sold after the lots closed, whilst the sale was ongoing and is therefore included in the total sale result.

Exchange Rate on 27 September 2023: US$1 = £0.8240, €0.9518, HK$7.821

27 September 2023

Phillips New York Kicks Off Fall Auction Season With New Now Realizing $8.3 Million