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Post-War & Contemporary Masters Lead Phillips June
Editions Auction in New York
Standout Results Achieved for Works by Tom Wesselmann, Alex Katz,
Roy Lichtenstein, Alexander Calder, Julie Mehretu, Pablo Picasso,
Kerry James Marshall, and Others
New York, 21 June 2023
Sale Total: $1,505,915 / £1,178,397 / €1,370,933
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Lots Sold: 123 | Lots Offered: 132
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Sold by Lot: 93% | Sold by Value: 97%
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Tom Wesselmann, Country Bouquet (W.P.I. E35), 1989
Sold for $292,100
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After Jean-Michel Basquiat, Flexible, 1984/2016
Sold for $88,900
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Kelly Troester and Cary Leibowitz, Deputy Chairmen and Co-Heads of Editions and Works on Paper, said, “Phillips’ June Editions auction in New York concludes another vibrant season for the Modern and Contemporary Prints & Multiples market. It has been wonderful to see such engaged participation across all of our sales, with bids coming from across the globe for works by both established blue chip and new-to-market artists alike. As we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the category in London this season, we saw tremendous enthusiasm for works that represented the very best of the field. We were pleased to have been able to present six auctions totaling almost $20 million setting over 200 new record prices since January, selling a combined 94% by lot and 96% by value. With the conclusion of such a strong spring season, we look forward to welcoming collectors back into our galleries both here in New York and in London for our fall season, starting with London’s David Hockney and various artist sale and New York’s Online various artist sales in September.”
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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81
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Tom Wesselmann, Country Bouquet (W.P.I. E35), 1989
World Auction Record for the Multiple
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$60,000 - 90,000
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$292,100
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105
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After Jean-Michel Basquiat, Flexible, 1984/2016
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$60,000 - 90,000
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$88,900
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60
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Alex Katz, Blue Umbrella 2, 2020
World Auction Record for the Print
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$30,000 - 50,000
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$72,390
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87
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Roy Lichtenstein, Brushstrokes (C. 45), 1967
World Auction Record for the Print
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$10,000 - 15,000
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$50,800
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130
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Banksy, No Ball Games (Grey), 2009
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$30,000 - 40,000
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$44,450
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131
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Jeff Koons, Gazing Ball (Manet Olympia), 2017
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$18,000 - 25,000
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$38,100
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62
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Alex Katz, Late Summer Flowers, 2013
World Auction Record for the Print
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$10,000 - 15,000
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$36,830
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30
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Richard Serra, Weight IX, 2013
World Auction Record for the Print
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$10,000 - 15,000
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$25,400
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61
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Alex Katz, White Visor (S. 381), 2003
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$25,000 - 35,000
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$25,400
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103
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Keith Haring, Untitled (Free South Africa): one plate (S. p. 142, L. pp. 42-43), 1985
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$20,000 - 30,000
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$25,400
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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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26
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Joan Miró, Escalade vers la lune (Climbing to the Moon) (D. 496), 1969
World Auction Record for the Print
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$7,000 - 10,000
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$22,860
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*previous record price: $19,955 set in 2013
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32
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Richard Serra, Venice Notebook 2001, #17 (G. 1926, B.-W. 161), 2002
World Auction Record for the Print
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$3,000 - 5,000
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$6,985
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*previous record price: $2,455 set in 2022
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55
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Ross Bleckner, Chaperone, 2002
World Auction Record for the Print
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$2,000 - 3,000
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$5,334
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*previous record price: $3,570 set in 2021
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68
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After Pablo Picasso, Jacqueline à l'Atelier (Jacqueline at the Easel), 1956
World Auction Record for the Print
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$10,000 - 15,000
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$22,860
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*previous record price: $20,142 set in 2018
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76
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Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Handsome Young Man), 2010
World Auction Record for the Print
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$6,000 - 9,000
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$12,065
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*previous record price: $11,970 set in 2020
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82
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Wayne Thiebaud, Candy Counter (State 1), from Seven Still Lifes and a Rabbit, 1970
World Auction Record for the Print
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$3,000 - 5,000
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$7,620
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*previous record price: $6,500 set in 2022
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86
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Claes Oldenburg, Apple Core - Spring (G. 1438, A. & P. 210), 1990
World Auction Record for the Print
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$1,000 - 2,000
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$8,255
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*previous record price: $773 set in 1998
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91
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James Rosenquist, Paper Clip (G. 71), 1974
World Auction Record for the Print
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$3,000 - 5,000
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$12,700
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*previous record price: $11,550 set in 1989
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107
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Kara Walker, The Bush; Skinny; and De-boning, 2002
World Auction Record for the Print
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$3,000 - 5,000
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$12,700
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*previous record price: $12,500 set in 2020
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114
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Julie Mehretu, Fracture, 2007
World Auction Record for the Print
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$3,000 - 5,000
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$22,860
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*previous record price: $6,000 set in 2020
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125
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Damien Hirst, Superstition, 2007
World Auction Record for the Set
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$4,000 - 6,000
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$15,240
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*previous record price: $8,243 set in 2019
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Alexander Calder 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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2
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Alexander Calder, Untitled (Pin Wheel and Circles), 1960
World Auction Record for the Print
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$1,500 - 2,500
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$6,985
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*previous record price: $6,875 set in 2018
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15
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Alexander Calder, Tapestry, 1975
World Auction Record for the Print
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$2,000 - 4,000
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$6,096
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*previous record price: $5,867 set in 2019
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16
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Alexander Calder, Taches de rousseur (Freckles), from La Mémoire élémentaire, 1976
World Auction Record for the Print
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$4,000 - 6,000
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$8,890
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*previous record price: $8,562 set in 2009
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17
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Alexander Calder, Homage to Euclid (Composition IX), from La Mémoire élémentaire, 1976
World Auction Record for the Print
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$3,000 - 5,000
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$9,525
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*previous record price: $7,538 set in 2021
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18
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Alexander Calder, Elephants, from Our Unfinished Revolution, 1976
World Auction Record for the Print
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$3,000 - 4,000
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$8,890
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*previous record price: $7,500 set in 2017
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*Lot 45 was sold after the lot closed, whilst the sale was ongoing and is therefore included in the total sale result.
Exchange Rate on 21 June 2023: US$1 = £0.7825, €0.9104, HK$7.8283
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