Contemporary Art

Online Auction: 25 September–6 October 2020 • 12:00 PM EDT • New York

T he Contemporary Art auction realized a total $3.9 million with more than 60% soaring past their pre-sale high estimates. Among the works that exceeded expectation were Mark Rothko’s 1937 canvas Two Women at a Window which sold for $138,600, more than double its low estimate, and Simon Hantaï’s untitled work from 1956 which sold for $119,700 against a pre-sale high estimate of $60,000. More than quadrupling its pre-sale high estimate, Dorothy Dehner’s Septenarius, from the groundbreaking and visionary collection of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blank, sold for $100,800, a new record for the artist. Explore the top ten results from the sale below.

Auction Results

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Category: Lot

Jean Dubuffet

Jean Dubuffet

JEAN DUBUFFET | SITE AVEC 5 PERSONNAGES [SITE WITH 5 CHARACTERS]

Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 USD

Contemporary Art

25 September–6 October 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York

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587

Type: lot

Category: Lot

Theaster Gates

Theaster Gates

THEASTER GATES | SHE WEARS LACE ON HER RIGHT SHOULDER

Estimate: 70,000 – 90,000 USD

Contemporary Art

25 September–6 October 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York

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564

Type: lot

Category: Lot

BAHRAM HAJOU | DEI ZWEI [THE TWO]

BAHRAM HAJOU | DEI ZWEI [THE TWO]

Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 USD

Contemporary Art

25 September–6 October 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York

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563

Type: lot

Category: Lot

Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

MARK ROTHKO | TWO WOMEN AT A WINDOW

Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 USD

Contemporary Art

25 September–6 October 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York

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529

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Simon Hantai

Simon Hantai

SIMON HANTAI | UNTITLED

Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 USD

Contemporary Art

25 September–6 October 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York

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513

Type: lot

Category: Lot

Dorothy Dehner

Dorothy Dehner

DOROTHY DEHNER | SEPTENARIUS

Estimate: 18,000 – 25,000 USD

Contemporary Art

25 September–6 October 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York

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631

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Category: Lot

Sarah Morris

Sarah Morris

SARAH MORRIS | 1924 [RINGS]

Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 USD

Contemporary Art

25 September–6 October 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York

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665

Type: lot

Category: Lot

Hans Hartung

Hans Hartung

HANS HARTUNG | UNTITLED

Estimate: 15,000 – 20,000 USD

Contemporary Art

25 September–6 October 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York

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601

Type: lot

Category: Lot

David Salle

David Salle

DAVID SALLE | I FEAR I FALL

Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 USD

Contemporary Art

25 September–6 October 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York

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702

Type: lot

Category: Lot

Ernest Trova

Ernest Trova

ERNEST TROVA | STUDY/FALLING MAN (WHEEL MAN)

Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 USD

Contemporary Art

25 September–6 October 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York

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