| Christie's Post War and Contemporary Art Morning SessionBack to list of auctions
Sale: NYC1726New YorkThursday November 16, 2006, 10:00 am
Auction SummarySales total was $43,955,000 ($51,221,200 including premium) a result 18.1% ($6,738,000) above high end estimate.
Of the 182 lots, 104 lots (57.1%) were sold above high estimate, 49 lots (26.9%) were sold within the estimated range, 15 lots (8.2%) were sold below low estimate. The sell-through rate was 92.3%, as 14 lots (7.7%) remained unsold (or were withdrawn before the auction).
Profile
Results from high to low estimatesOnly the 100 highest estimated lots included.
| No Estimate | | Above | | Within | | Below | | High/Low Estimate |
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More than 50% of the sales total was concentrated to 36 lots (21.4% of all sold lots), at a value of $22,040,000. The average price for those 36 lots was $612,222. The average price for the remaining 132 lots was $150,103.
Premium
For this auction, buyer's premium (auction house commission paid by the buyer) was calculated from the winning bid as follows: For any amount below $200,000, a fee of 20% is added. For any amount above $200,000, a fee of 12% is added. For this auction, the average buyer's premium was 16.5%.
Performance by ArtistTo allow a comparison between winning bid and auction house estimates, the amounts below do not include buyer's premium, unless explicitly stated.HIGHEST GROSSING ARTISTS| 1 | Andy Warhol | $7,432,000 | 18 lots | | 2 | Josef Albers | $3,085,000 | 9 lots | | 3 | Roy Lichtenstein | $3,000,000 | 7 lots | | 4 | Alexander Calder | $1,980,000 | 5 lots | | 5 | Willem De Kooning | $1,670,000 | 4 lots | | 6 | Frank Stella | $1,610,000 | 5 lots | | 7 | Ed Ruscha | $1,345,000 | 5 lots | | 8 | Tom Wesselmann | $1,320,000 | 3 lots | | 9 | Robert Rauschenberg | $1,170,000 | 5 lots | | 10 | Morris Louis | $1,150,000 | 2 lots |
| HIGHEST GROSSING LOTS| 1 | Andy Warhol | Lot: 132 | $2,000,000 | | | 2 | Andy Warhol | Lot: 161 | $1,300,000 | | | 3 | Alexander Calder | Lot: 126 | $1,100,000 | | | 4 | Tom Wesselmann | Lot: 162 | $1,100,000 | | | 5 | Roy Lichtenstein | Lot: 237 | $900,000 | | | 6 | Morris Louis | Lot: 138 | $850,000 | | | 7 | David Smith | Lot: 181 | $820,000 | | | 8 | Roy Lichtenstein | Lot: 163 | $800,000 | | | 9 | Lee Krasner | Lot: 122 | $750,000 | | | 10 | Josef Albers | Lot: 106 | $720,000 | |
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HIGHEST ESTIMATED LOTS| 1 | Morris Louis | Lot: 138 | $600,000 - $900,000 | | $850,000 | $250,000 above low estimate | | 2 | David Smith | Lot: 181 | $600,000 - $800,000 | | $820,000 | $20,000 above high estimate | | 3 | Richard Diebenkorn | Lot: 151 | $600,000 - $800,000 | | --- | unsold/withdrawn | | 4 | Tom Wesselmann | Lot: 162 | $600,000 - $800,000 | | $1,100,000 | $300,000 above high estimate | | 5 | Andy Warhol | Lot: 132 | $600,000 - $800,000 | | $2,000,000 | $1,200,000 above high estimate | | 6 | Willem De Kooning | Lot: 121 | $500,000 - $700,000 | | $600,000 | $100,000 above low estimate | | 7 | Roy Lichtenstein | Lot: 237 | $500,000 - $700,000 | | $900,000 | $200,000 above high estimate | | 8 | Lee Krasner | Lot: 122 | $400,000 - $600,000 | | $750,000 | $150,000 above high estimate | | 9 | Roy Lichtenstein | Lot: 191 | $400,000 - $600,000 | | $320,000 | $80,000 below low estimate | | 10 | Andy Warhol | Lot: 161 | $400,000 - $600,000 | | $1,300,000 | $700,000 above high estimate | | 11 | Alexander Calder | Lot: 213 | $400,000 - $600,000 | | $450,000 | $50,000 above low estimate | | 12 | Alexander Calder | Lot: 126 | $400,000 - $600,000 | | $1,100,000 | $500,000 above high estimate | | 13 | Richard Diebenkorn | Lot: 204 | $400,000 - $600,000 | | $380,000 | $20,000 below low estimate | | 14 | Roy Lichtenstein | Lot: 163 | $400,000 - $600,000 | | $800,000 | $200,000 above high estimate | | 15 | Hans Hofmann | Lot: 125 | $400,000 - $600,000 | | $600,000 | $200,000 above low estimate |
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BIGGEST SURPRISE LOTS| 1 | Claes Oldenburg | Lot: 206 | $40,000 - $60,000 | | $320,000 | 5.33 times high estimate | | 2 | Anthony Caro | Lot: 222 | $60,000 - $80,000 | | $340,000 | 4.25 times high estimate | | 3 | Andy Warhol | Lot: 133 | $100,000 - $150,000 | | $620,000 | 4.13 times high estimate | | 4 | Andy Warhol | Lot: 266 | $40,000 - $60,000 | | $220,000 | 3.67 times high estimate | | 5 | Arshile Gorky | Lot: 210 | $80,000 - $120,000 | | $420,000 | 3.50 times high estimate | | 6 | Ad Reinhardt | Lot: 129 | $80,000 - $120,000 | | $420,000 | 3.50 times high estimate | | 7 | Jackson Pollock | Lot: 198 | $60,000 - $80,000 | | $270,000 | 3.38 times high estimate | | 8 | Josef Albers | Lot: 101 | $80,000 - $120,000 | | $360,000 | 3.00 times high estimate |
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Table of LotsPage 1 of 4 | Christie's, Post War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, New York, November 16, 2006
| | Lot: 101 | | Josef Albers
Homage To The Square: R-j3 | Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000| Premium: 16.4% | $59,200 | | Result with premium: | $419,200 |
| $360,000 | | Lot: 102 | | Josef Albers
Homage To The Square: Speech | Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000| Premium: 20.0% | $38,000 | | Result with premium: | $228,000 |
| $190,000 | | Lot: 103 | | Josef Albers
Homage To The Square: Dark Core | Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000| Premium: 16.2% | $61,600 | | Result with premium: | $441,600 |
| $380,000 | | Lot: 104 | | Josef Albers
Study For Variant (untitled) | Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000| Premium: 20.0% | $9,000 | | Result with premium: | $54,000 |
| $45,000 | | Lot: 105 | | Josef Albers
Homage To The Square: Pompeian | Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000| Premium: 16.6% | $58,000 | | Result with premium: | $408,000 |
| $350,000 | | Lot: 106 | | Josef Albers
Homage To The Square: R-iii A-3 | Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000| Premium: 14.2% | $102,400 | | Result with premium: | $822,400 |
| $720,000 | | Lot: 107 | | Josef Albers
Variant: Chalk Green Façade | Estimate: $180,000 - $220,000| Premium: 15.8% | $66,400 | | Result with premium: | $486,400 |
| $420,000 | | Lot: 108 | | John Chamberlain
Untitled | Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000| Premium: 16.4% | $59,200 | | Result with premium: | $419,200 |
| $360,000 | | Lot: 109 | | David Smith
Untitled | Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000| Premium: 20.0% | $11,000 | | Result with premium: | $66,000 |
| $55,000 | | Lot: 110 | | Joan Mitchell
Untitled | Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000| Premium: 20.0% | $24,000 | | Result with premium: | $144,000 |
| $120,000 | | Lot: 111 | | Robert Rauschenberg
Untitled | Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000| Premium: 19.0% | $43,600 | | Result with premium: | $273,600 |
| $230,000 | | Lot: 112 | | Willem De Kooning
Untitled | Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000| Premium: 14.9% | $82,000 | | Result with premium: | $632,000 |
| $550,000 | | Lot: 113 | | Franz Kline
Untitled (study For Black Sienna) | Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000| Premium: 20.0% | $36,000 | | Result with premium: | $216,000 |
| $180,000 | | Lot: 114 | | Arshile Gorky
Composition | Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000| Premium: 20.0% | $18,000 | | Result with premium: | $108,000 |
| $90,000 | | Lot: 115 | | Joseph Cornell
Sand Fountain | Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000| Premium: 17.7% | $49,600 | | Result with premium: | $329,600 |
| $280,000 | | Lot: 116 | | Jean Dubuffet
Portrait De Jeune Femme | Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000| Premium: 19.3% | $42,400 | | Result with premium: | $262,400 |
| $220,000 | | Lot: 117 | | Mark Tobey
Intervals | Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000| Premium: 20.0% | $20,000 | | Result with premium: | $120,000 |
| $100,000 | | Lot: 118 | | Joseph Cornell
Untitled (blue Sand Box With Spiral) | Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000| Premium: 20.0% | $19,000 | | Result with premium: | $114,000 |
| $95,000 | | Lot: 119 | | Willem De Kooning
Black And White Rome Q | Estimate: $350,000 - $450,000| Premium: 17.0% | $54,400 | | Result with premium: | $374,400 |
| $320,000 | | Lot: 120 | | Conrad Marca-Relli
The Passage | Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000| Premium: 20.0% | $24,000 | | Result with premium: | $144,000 |
| $120,000 | | Lot: 121 | | Willem De Kooning
Untitled #1 | Estimate: $500,000 - $700,000| Premium: 14.7% | $88,000 | | Result with premium: | $688,000 |
| $600,000 | | Lot: 122 | | Lee Krasner
Forest | Estimate: $400,000 - $600,000| Premium: 14.1% | $106,000 | | Result with premium: | $856,000 |
| $750,000 | | Lot: 123 | | Frank Stella
Untitled | Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000| Premium: 20.0% | $26,000 | | Result with premium: | $156,000 |
| $130,000 | | Lot: 124 | | Pierre Soulages
Peinture 81 X 60 Cm, 3 Mai 1956 | Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000| Premium: 17.0% | $54,400 | | Result with premium: | $374,400 |
| $320,000 | | Lot: 125 | | Hans Hofmann
The Phantom | Estimate: $400,000 - $600,000| Premium: 14.7% | $88,000 | | Result with premium: | $688,000 |
| $600,000 | | Lot: 126 | | Alexander Calder
Four And Seven And Four | Estimate: $400,000 - $600,000| Premium: 13.5% | $148,000 | | Result with premium: | $1,248,000 |
| $1,100,000 | | Lot: 127 | | Jim Dine
Orange Tie | Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000| Premium: 20.0% | $20,000 | | Result with premium: | $120,000 |
| $100,000 | | Lot: 128 | | Ad Reinhardt
Abstract Painting | Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000| Premium: 17.0% | $54,400 | | Result with premium: | $374,400 |
| $320,000 | | Lot: 129 | | Ad Reinhardt
Yellow Painting | Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000| Premium: 15.8% | $66,400 | | Result with premium: | $486,400 |
| $420,000 | | Lot: 130 | | Jean Dubuffet
Tête En Tache De Moisissure | Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000| Premium: 15.6% | $70,000 | | Result with premium: | $520,000 |
| $450,000 | | Lot: 131 | | Franz Kline
Hampton Ii | Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000| Premium: 17.3% | $52,000 | | Result with premium: | $352,000 |
| $300,000 | | Lot: 132 | | Andy Warhol
Jackie | Estimate: $600,000 - $800,000| Premium: 12.8% | $256,000 | | Result with premium: | $2,256,000 |
| $2,000,000 | | Lot: 133 | | Andy Warhol
Brillo Soap Pads Box | Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000| Premium: 14.6% | $90,400 | | Result with premium: | $710,400 |
| $620,000 | | Lot: 134 | | Ellsworth Kelly
Coral Leaf 6 | Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000| Premium: 20.0% | $18,000 | | Result with premium: | $108,000 |
| $90,000 | | Lot: 135 | | Jim Dine
Milk | Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000| Premium: 20.0% | $4,800 | | Result with premium: | $28,800 |
| $24,000 | | Lot: 136 | | Frank Stella
Untitled | Estimate: $120,000 - $180,000| Premium: 15.6% | $70,000 | | Result with premium: | $520,000 |
| $450,000 | | Lot: 137 | | Helen Frankenthaler
Blue Atmosphere Iii | Estimate: $120,000 - $180,000| Premium: 20.0% | $30,000 | | Result with premium: | $180,000 |
| $150,000 | | Lot: 138 | | Morris Louis
Saf Aleph | Estimate: $600,000 - $900,000| Premium: 13.9% | $118,000 | | Result with premium: | $968,000 |
| $850,000 | | Lot: 139 | | Jules Olitski
Wet Heat Company | Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000| Premium: 20.0% | $38,000 | | Result with premium: | $228,000 |
| $190,000 | | Lot: 140 | | David Smith
Untitled | Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000| Premium: 20.0% | $17,000 | | Result with premium: | $102,000 |
| $85,000 | | Lot: 141 | | Josef Albers
Homage To The Square: Desert Blooming | Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000| Premium: 17.3% | $52,000 | | Result with premium: | $352,000 |
| $300,000 | | Lot: 142 | | Morris Louis
Number 1-58 | Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000| Premium: 17.3% | $52,000 | | Result with premium: | $352,000 |
| $300,000 | | Lot: 143 | | Frank Stella
Conway Ii | Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000| Premium: 16.2% | $61,600 | | Result with premium: | $441,600 |
| $380,000 | | Lot: 144 | | Lucio Fontana
Concetto Spaziale, Teatrino | Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000| Premium: 17.2% | $53,200 | | Result with premium: | $363,200 |
| $310,000 | | Lot: 145 | | Victor Vasarely
Procion 1/1 | Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000 | unsold/withdrawn | | Lot: 146 | | Karel Appel
Tête Volante | Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000| Premium: 17.7% | $49,600 | | Result with premium: | $329,600 |
| $280,000 | | Lot: 147 | | Zao Wou-Ki
Untitled | Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000| Premium: 17.7% | $49,600 | | Result with premium: | $329,600 |
| $280,000 | | Lot: 148 | | Franz Kline
Study For Siegfried | Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000| Premium: 20.0% | $38,000 | | Result with premium: | $228,000 |
| $190,000 | | Lot: 149 | | Cy Twombly
Untitled (off Africa) | Estimate: $90,000 - $120,000| Premium: 20.0% | $32,000 | | Result with premium: | $192,000 |
| $160,000 | | Lot: 150 | | Joseph Cornell
Untitled (girl And Two Columns) | Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000 | unsold/withdrawn |
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