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Warhol Campbell’s Soup Box hits $293,000 at Heritage Auctions

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Andy Warhol’s 'Campbell's Soup Box (Chicken Rice),' 1986, sold for $293,000. Heritage Auctions image
Andy Warhol’s ‘Campbell’s Soup Box (Chicken Rice),’ 1986, sold for $293,000. Heritage Auctions image

 

DALLAS – Andy Warhol’s celebrated Campbell’s Soup Box (Chicken Rice), 1986, sold for $293,000 – nearly twice expectations – in Heritage Auctions’ Modern & Contemporary Art Auction, Part II. The Nov. 14 auction concluded the firm’s fall Modern & Contemporary Art auctions.

“We presented interesting works by today’s most sought-after artists. The results prove Heritage is a strong competitor in this market,” said Frank Hettig, director of Modern & Contemporary Art at Heritage Auctions. “We have high expectations for next season and are excited to present collectors with some of the best work on the market.”

Earlier this season, Heritage launched its first Modern & Contemporary Art Auction in New York as the first auction in a two-part sale. Part I realized more than $3.8 million on 21 lots. Part II in Dallas surpassed $3.4 million, predominately from postwar artworks. Many classics by Warhol surpassed expectations. The total $7.3 million in sales represents an auction house record.

Leading a large selection of important postwar art, Sleeping Figure (J-L-16-66), 1966, (below) by Conrad Marca-Relli sold for $137,000; Xanor, 1979, by Victor Vasarely, sold for $68,750; and Phenomena Spiral Cauldron, 1979, by Paul Jenkins sold for $68,750, making its auction debut after more than 35 years in a private collection.

 

'Sleeping Figure (J-L-16-66),' 1966, by Conrad Marca-Relli sold for $137,000. Heritage Auctons image
‘Sleeping Figure (J-L-16-66),’ 1966, by Conrad Marca-Relli sold for $137,000. Heritage Auctons image

 

In the afternoon session of Modern and Contemporary Prints, Warhol’s Chanel (from Ads), 1985, sold for $149,000 against a $60,000 estimate, and John Wayne (from Cowboys and Indians), 1986, sold for $106,250, against a $40,000 estimate setting a record for the image. Shoes, 1980 a screenprint in colors with diamond dust, ended at $100,000; Rebel without a Cause (James Dean) (from Ads), 1985, closed at $87,500; while Forms in Space, 1985, by Roy Lichtenstein ended at $68,750, doubling expectations.

 

Warhol’s 'Chanel' (from Ads), 1985, sold for $149,000. Heritage Auctions image
Warhol’s ‘Chanel’ (from Ads), 1985, sold for $149,000. Heritage Auctions image

 

LiveAuctioneers.com facilitated absentee and Internet live bidding.

Additional highlights included:

  • The Greek Princess – 7, 1976, Jules Olitski: Realized: $57,500.
  • Untitled (Eclissi), 1962, Toshimatsu Imai: Realized: $52,500.
  • Melancholy, 1928-1930, a sculpture by Jacques Lipshitz: Realized: $50,000.
  • Tarasque, 1954, (below) a classic example of Pablo Picasso’s ceramic work: Realized: $50,000.

 

Tarasque, 1954, Pablo Picasso, ceramic vessel .Realized: $50,000. Heritage Auctions image
‘Tarasque,’ 1954, Pablo Picasso, ceramic vessel. Realized: $50,000. Heritage Auctions image

 

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