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Nov 2013 Contemporary Day

14 November 2013 | 9:30 AM EST | New York

SALE TOTAL

93,623,625USD
Browse Lots
  • 127
    Mark Rothko
    Untitled
    LOT SOLD.3,693,000USD
  • 445
    Julie Mehretu
    Bombing Babylon
    LOT SOLD.2,741,000USD
  • 101
    Alexander Calder
    Necklace
    LOT SOLD.1,985,000USD
  • 230
    Andy Warhol
    Marilyn (Reversal Series)
    LOT SOLD.1,925,000USD
  • 239
    Tom Wesselmann
    Great American Nude 1977
    LOT SOLD.1,745,000USD
  • 244
    Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Untitled (General Electric II)
    LOT SOLD.1,685,000USD
  • 124
    Alexander Calder
    La Mezza Luna Per un Lunatico
    LOT SOLD.1,685,000USD
  • 133
    Joan Mitchell
    My Plant
    LOT SOLD.1,685,000USD
  • 221
    Morris Louis
    Gamma Kappa
    LOT SOLD.1,625,000USD
  • 140
    Alexander Calder
    Black Cross and Red Feather
    LOT SOLD.1,445,000USD
Browse Lots
Sale Number: N09038 Lots : 432

SALE TOTAL

93,623,625USD DOWNLOAD RESULTS

Sessions

  • Session 1: 14 Nov 2013 | 09:30 AM | Lots 101 - 354
  • Session 2: 14 Nov 2013 | 02:00 PM | Lots 401 - 593
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Property from the Makler Family Collection of Calder Jewelry

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We are thrilled to present a particularly strong selection of Contemporary works of art in Sotheby’s Day Sales on 14 November. Highlighting the Morning Session is Property from the Makler Family Collection, which includes the most important suite of jewelry by Alexander Calder to ever come to auction. The collection of 18 pieces includes elegant brooches and bracelets, whimsical earrings and magnificent necklaces. The session is also punctuated by important Abstract Expressionism including Mark Rothko, Alexander Calder and Joan Mitchell, an outstanding offering of Cy Twombly, John Chamberlain and Alfred Jensen from the Dia Art Foundation as well as fantastic examples of Pop and 1980s works by artistic greats such as Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. The Afternoon Session includes outstanding works of art by some of the most interesting, influential and visionary artists of today including Ai WeiWei, Cecily Brown, Mark Grotjahn and Carol Bove. Sotheby's is particularly pleased to offer a selection of works for sale to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Generously donated by leading artists including Theaster Gates, Wade Guyton and Marina Abramović, the proceeds from these 8 works will directly benefit EJAF's grant-making initiatives.

RESULTS

Our 14 November Contemporary Art Day Auction achieved $93,623,626, with 16 lots selling for more than $1 million. The sale opened with the impressive group of 18 pieces of Alexander Calder jewellery from the Makler Family Collection, which overall totaled $8 million, dwarfing the $1.9 - 2.7 million presale estimate. Additional top lots included Mark Rothko’s Untitled from 1959 that sold for $3.7 million and Julie Mehretu's colorful and energetic work from 2000, Bombing Babylon, realized $2.7 million.

Property from the Makler Family Collection of Calder Jewelry

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