Apr 25, 2024
Hockney, Katz and Klein - Auction highlights from Contemporary Art & Design
Highlights from the leading Nordic auction for contemporary art and design
After a successful autumn, Bukowskis opened the spring Fine Art season with a spectacular line-up of international art at the live auction Contemporary Art & Design.
The auction presented world-class art by top international names including Alex Katz, David Hockney, Francesco Clemente, Yves Klein, Andy Warhol and Mamma Andersson, and achieved high final prices for Swedish artists such as Karin Broos, Rolf Hanson and Ola Billgren.
World-class contemporary art
The art department presented an impressive lineup of international art by some of the worlds most renowned contemporary artists. The painting "Cane Garden Bay 2" by Alex Katz, depicting the artist's wife Ada, painted in 1974, was one of the auctions top lots, it sold for a final price of 7 million. SEK.
Other highlights included the early oil painting "Flowers for a Wedding" by the British artist David Hockney, final price 2.6 million SEK, "Untitled Blue Monochrome (IKB 327)" by Yves Klein, final price of 2.4 million SEK and "The Four Elements" by Francesco Clemente, final price 1.3 million SEK.
Other notable artiststs included Sheila Hicks, Tony Cragg, Donald Baechler, Tony Matelli, and Jim Dine.
Swedish highlights
Within the Swedish section, Mamma Andersson was represented with several works, among them "All They Had To Do Was Dream" from 2001, which sold at a final price of 1.6 million. SEK. The Swedish section also offered works by artists such as Karin Broos, Rolf Hanson, Martin Wickström, Dick Bengtsson, Torsten Andersson and Ola Billgren.
Prints from Warhol and Hockney
Highlights from the print department included Andy Warhol's motifs "Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn), final price 1.4 million SEK, and "Venus", final price 1.6 million SEK. Keith Haring's print "Totem", a woodcut from 1989, was another highlight which sold for a final price of SEK 775,000 after lively bidding.
Iconic photography
From the photography department, we saw works by international photographers such as Terry O'Neill, Diane Arbus, Albert Watson, David Hockney and Anton Corbijn as well as well-established Swedish names including Christer Strömholm, Nathalia Edenmont and Maria Miesenberger.
Highlights included Elisabeth Ohlsson's photograph “The Last Supper” from 1988, which sold several times its estimate for a final price of 299,000 SEK, which is a new auction record for the artist. Terry O'Neill's iconic motif "Faye Dunaway, Hollywood 1977" also achieved a high final price and was sold for 572,000 SEK.
The Nordics only recurring Fine Art auction for contemporary art and design continues to cement its leading position with increasing international interest.
Consignments are underway for upcoming auctions.
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Highlights Art
286
Mamma Andersson
'All They Had To Do Was Dream'.
Hammer price
1 250 000 SEK
Estimate
1 000 000 - 1 200 000 SEK
346
Torsten Andersson
'Monument med droppe av blått blod. Den kreativa människans blod'.
Hammer price
340 000 SEK
Estimate
250 000 - 300 000 SEK
386
Tom of Finland (Touko Valio Laaksonen)
Untitled.
Hammer price
200 000 SEK
Estimate
200 000 - 250 000 SEK
395
Yves Klein
'Untitled Blue Monochrome (IKB 327)'.
Hammer price
1 950 000 SEK
Estimate
1 500 000 - 1 700 000 SEK
Highlights Prints
442
Andy Warhol
'Venus', from: 'Details of renaissance paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482)'.
Hammer price
1 250 000 SEK
Estimate
600 000 - 800 000 SEK
Highlights Design
153
Nathalia Edenmont
'A Moment Like This', 2018 - 2019.
Hammer price
145 000 SEK
Estimate
140 000 - 160 000 SEK
154
Terry O'Neill
'Frank Sinatra, Miami Beach, 1968'.
Hammer price
210 000 SEK
Estimate
100 000 - 125 000 SEK
171
David Yarrow
'Ranthambore National Park, India, 2013'.
Hammer price
130 000 SEK
Estimate
125 000 - 150 000 SEK
176
Mikael Jansson
'H.K.H Kronprinsessan Victoria, #2 Stockholm Studio, 2002'.
Hammer price
75 000 SEK
Estimate
40 000 - 60 000 SEK
177
Terry O'Neill
'Faye Dunaway, Hollywood, 1977'.
Hammer price
440 000 SEK
Estimate
200 000 - 250 000 SEK
178
Albert Watson
'David Bowie, The Finger, New York City, 1996'.
Hammer price
95 000 SEK
Estimate
70 000 - 90 000 SEK
204
Diane Arbus
'Woman with a Veil on Fifth Avenue, N.Y.C 1968'.
Hammer price
150 000 SEK
Estimate
150 000 - 200 000 SEK
213
David Hockney
'Joe MacDonald in His Apartment, New York, Dec 1982'.
Hammer price
180 000 SEK
Estimate
175 000 - 200 000 SEK
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Louise Wrede
Head of Art Department, Specialist Contemporary Art, Private Sales
+46 (0)739 40 08 19
Stockholm
Karin Aringer
Head Specialist Contemporary Art and Photographs
+46 (0)702 63 70 57
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Marcus Kinge
Specialist Art, Head Specialist Prints
+46 (0)739 40 08 27