Freeman’s May 11 Modern and Contemporary Art auction is led by Henry Moore’s Architectural Project, an elegant bronze that underscores the maturity and energy of the artist’s later work. Following the $2.1M sale of sculpture by François-Xavier Lalanne in 2021, the present sale features two playful Mouton de Pierre sculptures by the celebrated French artist and designer. Collectors of contemporary art will be pleased to find painting, sculpture, and works on paper by such twentieth-century giants as Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Alexander Calder, and Harry Bertoia, and a selection of five evocative, atmospheric works by painter Robert Kipniss. Modern and Contemporary Art also features important works by modern painters, like Yves Tanguy’s Composition Surréaliste—a barren, surreal landscape—and pioneers of Color Field and abstraction, including Josef Albers’s Hommage au Carré and Kikuo Saito’s Ika-Luga.
Lot 2
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Deux Buveurs Catalans (from La Suite Vollard)
Sold for $13,860
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 3
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Bird on a Branch
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 5
Lyonel Feininger (American/German, 1871-1956) Transfiguration
Sold for $22,680
Estimated at $25,000 - $40,000
Lot 6
Karl Hofer (German, 1878-1955) Tesserete (Ticino)
Sold for $35,280
Estimated at $30,000 - $50,000
Lot 8
Thomas Chimes (American, 1921-2009) Untitled (No. 26)
Sold for $5,040
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 11
Robert De Niro, Sr. (American, 1922-1993) Studio in New Hampshire
Sold for $11,340
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 12
Wolf Kahn (American/German, 1927-2020) Seen on the Coast of Maine
Sold for $3,528
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 13
Wolf Kahn (American/German, 1927-2020) Untitled (Row of Trees)
Sold for $23,940
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 14
Sally Michel Avery (American, 1902-2003) At the Lake House
Sold for $22,680
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 15
Judith Rothschild (American, 1921-1993) Lemon + Limes (JRF 55.01)
Sold for $17,640
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 16
Judith Rothschild (American, 1921-1993) Southwest (JFR 57.11)
Sold for $7,560
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 17
Harry Bertoia (American, 1915-1978) Untitled (V-Shaped Tonal Sound Sculpture)
Sold for $10,710
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 18
Harry Bertoia (American, 1915-1978) Untitled (Tonal Sound Sculpture)
Sold for $25,200
Estimated at $25,000 - $40,000
Lot 20
Robert Kipniss (American, b. 1931) Afternoon shadows
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 21
Robert Kipniss (American, b. 1931) Still life w/ eye glasses
Sold for $4,095
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 22
Robert Kipniss (American, b. 1931) Houses on a hillside
Sold for $3,024
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 23
Robert Kipniss (American, b. 1931) Road to the river
Sold for $5,355
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 25
Bo Bartlett (American, b. 1955) Burning Oil Fields
Sold for $15,120
Estimated at $25,000 - $40,000
Lot 26
Bernard Boutet de Monvel (French, 1881-1949) Portrait of a Young Girl
Sold for $35,280
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 27
Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963) Tête de Jeune Garçon
Sold for $10,080
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 28
Claude Venard (French, 1913-1999) Nature Morte aux Deux Corbeaux
Sold for $7,560
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 29
Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) Promenade en Barque
Sold for $7,560
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 30
François-Xavier Lalanne (French, 1927-2008) Mouton de Pierre
Sold for $378,000
Estimated at $100,000 - $150,000
Lot 31
François-Xavier Lalanne (French, 1927-2008) Mouton de Pierre
Sold for $365,400
Estimated at $100,000 - $150,000
Lot 32
Paul Aïzpiri (French 1919-2016) Still Life with Flowers in a Vase
Sold for $20,160
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 33
Josef Albers (American/German, 1888-1976) Hommage au Carré (Portfolio of 12 Prints)
Sold for $50,400
Estimated at $30,000 - $50,000
Lot 34
Hans Bellmer (German, 1902-1975) 'La Bouche' in Hommage à Hans Bellmer
Sold for $3,780
Estimated at $5,000 - $7,000
Lot 35
Man Ray (American, 1890-1976) Valentine Hugo as Queen of Diamonds
Sold for $15,120
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 36
Yves Tanguy (American/French, 1900-1955) Composition Surréaliste
Sold for $107,100
Estimated at $80,000 - $120,000
Lot 39
Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986) Architectural Project
Sold for $428,400
Estimated at $200,000 - $300,000
Lot 40
Afro Libio Basaldella (Italian, 1912-1976) Untitled
Sold for $15,120
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 41
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Spinnaker
Sold for $100,800
Estimated at $40,000 - $60,000
Lot 42
Gwyther Irwin (British, 1931-2008) Land of the No Hopers
Sold for $17,640
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 43
Yishai Jusidman (Mexican, b. 1963) Astronomer XVIII
Sold for $13,860
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 45
Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983) Les Perseides: One Plate
Sold for $8,820
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 47
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989) Playing Cards (Ace, King, Queen and Jack of Hearts)
Sold for $15,120
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 48
Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988) Storyville: Madame Jennard Opens at 9
Sold for $27,720
Estimated at $12,000 - $18,000
Lot 54
Robert Natkin (American, 1930-2010) Abstract Composition
Sold for $23,940
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 57
Le Pho (French/Vietnamese, 1907-2001) La Lecture
Sold for $75,600
Estimated at $40,000 - $60,000
Lot 59
Howard Hodgkin (British, 1932-2017) Venice, Morning from Venetian Views
Sold for $8,820
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 61
David Hockney (British, b. 1937) Figure on a Platform in Front of a Curtain
Sold for $16,380
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 65
Risk (American, b. 1967) Neon Rolling Stones Tongue
Sold for $32,760
Estimated at $20,000 - $30,000