~NEW MUSEUM BENEFIT AUCTION/PHILLIPS de PURY/NOV 15

. . . some selections from the NEW MUSEUM BENEFIT AUCTION, at PHILLIPS de PURY, to take place tonight, NOV 15, 2007 at 6:30PM:

PdP-John Waters

LOT 1

JOHN WATERS
Slimy JW, 2006
Rubber. 2-1/2 x 72 x 13 ins.
This work is initialed ‘JW’ on the snake head and signed and titled ‘Slimy John Waters’ on the underside.
This work is from an edition of five.

ESTIMATE: $5,000-7,000

SOLD FOR: $6,000

PROVENANCE: Courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York

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PdP Tomaselli

LOT 6

FRED TOMASELLI
Study for Tower of Peace Towers, 2007
Photocollage, acrylic, gouache and resin on wood. 24 x 24 ins.
This work is signed, titled and dated ‘Fred Tomaselli 2007 Study for Tower of Peace Towers’ on the reverse. This work is unique.

ESTIMATE: $50,000-70,000

SOLD FOR: $150,000

PROVENANCE: Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York

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PdP Pierson

LOT 8

JACK PIERSON
Listen, Darling, 2007
Wall installation with metal, plastic, neon, glass and gound objects. 55 x 100 x 5-1/2 ins.

ESTIMATE: $200,000-250,000

SOLD FOR: $350,000

PROVENANCE: Courtesy of the artist and Cheim & Read, New York

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PdP PRINCE

LOT 9

RICHARD PRINCE
Untitled (Nurse), 2006
Acrylic and inkjet on canvas. 60 x 48 ins.
Signed and dated on the reverse.

ESTIMATE: $800,000-1,200,000

SOLD FOR: $1,900,000

PROVENANCE: Courtesy of the artist and Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York

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PdP KOONS

LOT 10

JEFF KOONS
Bikini (Dots), 2001-2007
Silkscreen on stainless steel with mirror polished edges.
56 x 90 x 1-3/4 ins.
This work is one of four unique versions.

ESTIMATE: $350,000-450,000

SOLD FOR: $1,050,000

PROVENANCE: Courtesy of the artist

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DpD-Cindy Sherman

LOT 32

CINDY SHERMAN
Untitled (three works), 1976/2005
Black and white photographs. Each 10 x 8 ins.
Each work is signed and dated ‘Cindy Sherman 1976/2005’on the reverse and is from an edition of 20.

ESTIMATE: $25,000-35,000


SOLD FOR: $50,000

PROVENANCE: Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York

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PdP Zittel

LOT 37

ANDREA ZITTEL
Three works (i) Double Raugh Shelving Unit; (ii) Single Strand Shapes: Forward and Backward Motion (Olive and Gold); (iii) A-Z Advanced Technologies: Me Wearing a Flame Fiber Form in front of driveway at A-Z West, (i) (ii) 2006, (iii) 2002
(i) laminated ACX plywood, cardboard boxes with burlap and plaster, carpet, fiber form elements, high density charcoal gray foam, plant, wood, and limes
(ii) crocheted coarse wool
(iii) gouache and pen on paper
(i) (ii) approximate installation dimensions 100 x 164 ins.
(iii) 9 x 12 ins.

ESTIMATE: $60,000-$80,000

SOLD FOR: $60,000

PROVENANCE: Courtesy of the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York

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