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Sotheby's Day Sale Highlights

November 12, 2009 by Marion Maneker

Rauschenberg, Foot Note[private_subscriber][private_bundle]Lot 119 George Rickey Ten Rotors 1o Cubes Variation lands $242,500 over the $150k high est.

Lot 121 Jean Dubuffet Arbration II is est’d at $200k but goes all the way to $362,50o

Lot 130 Tony Cragg Bent of Mind is hammered down at $242,500 more than double the est.

Lot 143 Robert Rauschenberg Foot Note comes in at a whopping $746,500

Lot 147 James Rosenquist Shrink Wrapped Girl sells for $242,500 or two times the high est.

Lot 161 Alexander Calder Untitled is sold for $902,500–the Calder train just keeps on rolling

Lot 194 Robert Motherwell Summer Seaside Night is a big hit selling for $494,500 over a $350k high est.

Lot 195 Wayne Thiebaud Supine Woman est’d at $900k the work wasn’t cheap but it turned out to be a bargain compared to the $1.818m selling price.

John Wesley, Three SunbathersLot 204 Kenneth Noland finally gets some big love when his High Easter makes $506,500 against a $150k est.

Lot 209 Sol Lewitt Lines in Four Directions sells for $362,500 against $80k high. The work has been in same hands since 1982.

Lot 237 Allan D’Arcangelo American Madonna #1 finally gets promoted out of the mid-season sales and proves his mettle by making $518,500 agains a $200k est.

Lot 255 Andy Warhol Mao gets $554,500 over $350k est.

Lot 244 John Wesley Three Sunbathers is a hit for $338,500

Lot 270 Neil Jenney Threat and Sanctuary doesn’t quite double up on the est but $434,500 is nothing to complain about.

Lot 303 John Baldessari Two Compositions the magic number is $554,500 over the $350k est.

Lot 333 Kelley Walker Black Star Press is bid to $374,500, well over the $200k high.

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