{"id":55579,"date":"2024-11-22T12:18:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/?p=55579"},"modified":"2024-11-22T12:18:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:18:27","slug":"sothebys-new-york-the-now-contemporary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2024\/11\/sothebys-new-york-the-now-contemporary\/","title":{"rendered":"Sotheby&#8217;s New York &#8220;The Now&#8221; &#038; Contemporary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On Wednesday, November 20th, Sotheby\u2019s hosted their contemporary evening sale, including what, for the past several years, they have referred to as \u201cThe Now.\u201d While it did not breach into the top lots, most of the talk surrounding this sale concerned Maurizio Cattelan\u2019s world-famous piece of concept art known as <\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.sanity.io\/images\/cxgd3urn\/production\/ba5d047c73d049a3c1159b05873bf3b7ab9fa8e4-2000x1100.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1056&amp;fit=crop&amp;auto=format\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Comedian<\/span><\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, consisting of a banana adhered to a wall with silver duct tape. I originally thought the lot would include concept drawings or one of the official installation guidelines the artist provides for any gallery or museum that licenses the work. However, I was somewhat surprised to see in the lot notes that a banana and duct tape were the work\u2019s sole media. The famous fruity work of conceptual art ran straight past its pre-sale $1.5 million high estimate, achieving a final hammer price of $5.2 million (or $6.24 million w\/p). The buyer <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was soon identified<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> as cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, who called <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Comedian<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201ca cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community.\u201d Not the ideas I associate with the work, but whatever floats your boat. Sun later announced his intention to eat the banana, transforming a commentary on the nature of art in the style of Marcel Duchamp into history\u2019s most expensive grocery delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55588\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RuschageorgesFlag-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55588\" class=\"wp-image-55588\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RuschageorgesFlag-300x101.jpg\" alt=\"A painting of an American flag against a red-yellow sky.\" width=\"395\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RuschageorgesFlag-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RuschageorgesFlag-1024x343.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RuschageorgesFlag-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RuschageorgesFlag-1536x515.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RuschageorgesFlag-2048x687.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Georges&#8217; Flag<\/em> by Ed Ruscha<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Cattelan may have been the star of the evening, but it was not the most valuable lot. That distinction goes to the 1999 Ed Ruscha painting <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Georges\u2019 Flag<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The work shows a billowing American flag against a fiery sky, based on a photograph Ruscha took of a large American flag at the Santa Monica Pier, the western terminus of Route 66. <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Georges\u2019 Flag<\/span><\/em> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is a continuation of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Ruscha\u2019s longtime fixation on signs and symbols. Sotheby\u2019s specialist Lisa Dennison describes it as \u201ca bridge between realism and the graphic power of pop art.\u201d Ruscha would return to the American flag as a subject later on in his career, treating it as a symbol in the same way that his pop art contemporaries like Jasper Johns would famously do. The enormous painting, measuring over 10 feet long, last sold at auction in 2005 at Christie\u2019s for $1.6 million w\/p. It fared far better this time <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">around<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, selling slightly above its $12 million pre-sale high estimate at $13 million (or $13.65 million w\/p).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55589\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DavisContranuities.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55589\" class=\"wp-image-55589\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DavisContranuities-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"An abstract painting primarily in yellow, green, red, and black.\" width=\"176\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DavisContranuities-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DavisContranuities-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DavisContranuities-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DavisContranuities.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Contranuities<\/em> by Stuart Davis<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In second place came a rather refreshing addition to the sale. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The work of Stuart Davis<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, I think,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is seldom highlighted at the big-budget evening sales at the major auction houses.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> He is known for his modernist take on daily life, and many refer to Davis as a precursor to pop art. His 1963 painting <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Contranuities<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> displays <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a wide range of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> influences, drawing on both color and form from cubist art, Matisse, Mondrian, and L\u00e9ger. <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Contranuities<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> had previously been in the same private collection for over forty-five years, with the seller acquiring it from Andrew Crispo Galleries in 1978. The painting <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was also predicted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to set a new auction record for the artist. His 1928 painting <\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/media.mutualart.com\/Images\/2018_10\/23\/07\/073749424\/be760fd7-c107-4a73-9459-eebadbcca414_570.Jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rue Lipp<\/span><\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> previously held that title, selling for $6.8 million w\/p at Sotheby\u2019s New York in 2018. Even though it did not quite reach the $12 million minimum estimate, <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Contranuities<\/span><\/em> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">regardless<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> shattered this record, selling for $10.5 million (or $12.2 million w\/p).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And finally, the third successful high-value lot at the evening sale was <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Untitled XXV<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by the legendary Dutch-American abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning. The 70-by-80-inch painting, with its flowing designs on a white field, is reminiscent of Kandinsky\u2019s work from the 1920s. Sotheby\u2019s lot notes describe <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Untitled XXV<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> as \u201ccalligraphic\u201d, since it is more calm than his early works and more representative of him settling into life in East Hampton, New York, by the 1980s. Comparing this painting with his earlier works, particularly <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.singulart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/womanlead.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">his <\/span><\/a><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.singulart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/womanlead.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Woman<\/span><\/a><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.singulart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/womanlead.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> series from the 1950s<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, shows the development of his artistic style over the decades. <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Untitled XXV<\/span><\/em> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ended up<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> just squeezing by the specialists\u2019 $9 million low pre-sale estimate, achieving $9.4 million (or $10.9 million w\/p).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55590\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sothebys-md.brightspotcdn-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55590\" class=\"wp-image-55590\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sothebys-md.brightspotcdn-2-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"A flowing set of colored brushstrokes in red, black, and blue against an off-white background.\" width=\"211\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sothebys-md.brightspotcdn-2-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sothebys-md.brightspotcdn-2.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Untitled XXV<\/em> by Willem de Kooning<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Along with the Cattelan, Sotheby\u2019s saw several other surprises that evening. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Roy Lichtenstein\u2019s 1992 <\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a7d1b31\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2500x2093+0+0\/resize\/4096x3429!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fca%2Fae%2F51dc0c7542b6a103ce97718f1d51%2Fn11431-d5n7h-t1-04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Oval Office (Study)<\/span><\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, for example,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> attracted a great deal of attention, exceeding its $1.5 million high estimate by a factor of 2.3, hammering at $3.5 million (or $4.2 million w\/p).<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Furthermore, the last lot in the sale, the 2022 silkscreen <\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/081ffef\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2500x3079+0+0\/resize\/385x474!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fd2%2Fb2%2F8b53061a42deaf0f5f15de850fa2%2Fn11431-d5tp3-cs-03-cropped.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Black Dada (K)<\/span><\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by Adam Pendleton, hammered at $850K, or 3.4 times its $250K high estimate. However, Sotheby\u2019s faced a slight problem when some of the evening\u2019s lots failed to gain traction with bidders and wound up unsold. These included the sculpture <\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/44659a1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2500x1972+0+0\/resize\/4096x3231!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F43%2Fae%2F43d8bca548a1b204504005e03c02%2Fn11431-d5qby-cs-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Woman in Tub<\/span><\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by Jeff Koons (est. $10 million to $15 million) and the multimedia Jasper Johns work <\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/33d83eb\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2500x3515+0+0\/resize\/385x541!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fd6%2F10%2F138e4c5e437ba529bc11baa8e518%2Fn11431-d32tn-t1-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Evian<\/span><\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (est. $6 million to $8 million). <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So even though only five of the forty available lots failed to sell, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">they resulted in Sotheby\u2019s failing<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to hit their total pre-sale estimate low of $103.2 million.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> With fifteen lots selling within their estimates (38%), thirteen selling above (33%), and seven selling below (18%), Sotheby\u2019s brought in slightly less at $98.4 million (or $112.3 million w\/p).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, November 20th, Sotheby\u2019s hosted their contemporary evening sale, including what, for the past several years, they have referred to as \u201cThe Now.\u201d While it did not breach into the top lots, most of the talk surrounding this sale &hellip; 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