PostWar & Contemporary

Auctions of PostWar & Contemporary Art worldwide have steadily increased in popularity over the past decades, featuring impressive results and regularly setting new world records. The art of the second half of the 20th century and the early 21st century is both multi-facetted and highly creative. Abstract and figurative art have been placed on an equal footing for the first time, and so collectors can choose from style ranging from abstract expressionism to pop art, and from minimalism to the “Junge Wilde”, or make new discoveries in contemporary art.Koller is very active in this collecting category, with regular lectures, guided tours and advisory service, and the results of the past few years have proven the success of this strategy: the sold rate of our PostWar & Contemporary auctions consistently exceeds 90%.

Contact / Information

Silke Stahlschmidt

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8031 Zurich
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Clarisse Doge

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Upcoming auctions

A193 - PostWar & Contemporary

27.06.2020 0.00 AM

A195 - PostWar & Contemporary

05.12.2020

Ibid Online catalogue >>

Past auctions

ibid109 - Ibid PostWar & Contemporary

11.12.2019

A191 - PostWar & Contemporary

07.12.2019

ibid105 - Ibid PostWar & Contemporary

04.07.2019

A189 - Prints & Multiples

29.06.2019

Selected results

AI WEIWEI
CHF 122 300

AI WEIWEI

(Beijing 1957 - lives and works in Berlin)

Untitled (wooden ball). 2010.

Diameter 65 cm.

Sold for CHF 122 300 (including buyer’s premium)

AI WEIWEI

VICTOR VASARELY
CHF 116 200

VICTOR VASARELY

(Pecs 1906 - 1997 Paris)

Kezdi-RSZ. 1970.

Acrylic on canvas.

Signed lower centre: Vasarely, also signed, titled, dated and with mearsurements: VASARELY "KEZDI-RSZ" 160 x 160 1966-1974 Vasarely.

Sold for CHF 116 200 (including buyer’s premium)

VICTOR VASARELY

VICTOR VASARELY
CHF 104 000

VICTOR VASARELY

(Pecs 1906 - 1997 Paris)

AR. NY-II. 1983.

Acrylic on canvas.

Signed lower centre: Vasarely, as well as signed, titled, dated, numbered and dimension: VASARELY "AR.NY-II" 90 x 90 1983 Vasarely 3195.

Sold for CHF 104 000 (including buyer’s premium)

VICTOR VASARELY

MARK TOBEY
CHF 80 820

MARK TOBEY

(Centerville 1890 - 1976 Basel)

Multi-Movements in Time. 1958.

Tempera and ink on wove paper.

Signed and dated lower right: Tobey 58.

16 x 25 cm. Firmly laid down.

Sold for CHF 80 820 (including buyer’s premium)

MARK TOBEY

STEPHAN BALKENHOL
CHF 79 600

STEPHAN BALKENHOL

(Fritzlar 1957 - lives and works amongst others in Berlin)

Mann mit grünem Hemd und Relief Domino. 2007.

Sculpture. Wawa-wood, painted, 2-parts.

Man hight 57 cm. Base 110 x 39 x 39 cm. Relief 200 x 197 cm.

Sold for CHF 79 600 (including buyer’s premium)

STEPHAN BALKENHOL

JOAN HERNANDEZ PIJUAN
CHF 68 620

JOAN HERNANDEZ PIJUAN

(1931 Barcelona 2005)

La Vinya. 2005.

Signed, dated, titled and with information to technique and size on the reverse: Hernandez Pijuan 2005 "LA VINYA" 146 x 114 cm oli tela.

Sold for CHF 68 620 (including buyer’s premium)

JOAN HERNANDEZ PIJUAN

MARK TOBEY
CHF 63 740

MARK TOBEY

(Centerville 1890 - 1976 Basel)

Untitled. 1965.

Tempera on wove paper.

Signed and dated lower right: Tobey 65.

Sold for CHF 63 740 (including buyer’s premium)

MARK TOBEY

JEAN DUBUFFET
CHF 58 860

JEAN DUBUFFET

(Le Havre 1901 - 1985 Paris)

Le Tétrascopique. 1971.

Sculpture with four polychrome panels. Colour screenprint on polyvinyl, one panel is hand painted. H.C., hors commerce from an edition of 5, outside the edition of 45.

H.C., hors commerce von einer Auflage von 5, ausserhalb einer Gesamtauflage von 45.

97.5 x 50 x 50 cm. With metal plinth.

Sold for CHF 58 860 (including buyer’s premium)

JEAN DUBUFFET

TOM OTTERNESS
CHF 49 100

TOM OTTERNESS

(Wichita 1952 - lives and works in New York)

Money bag man with ball and chain. 1995.

Bronze, patinated in brown.

With the incised signature and date on the backside of the feet: OTTERNESS 1995, also inscribed: AP.

89 x 47 x 43 cm.

Sold for CHF 49 100 (including buyer’s premium)

TOM OTTERNESS

PIERRE ALECHINSKY
CHF 44 220

PIERRE ALECHINSKY

(Brussels 1927 - lives and works in Paris)

Arbre Foudroyé V. 1973.

Ink on paper on canvas.

Signed lower right: Alechinsky, as well as signed, dated, titled, with size and technique on the reverse: ALECHINSKY 1973 V ARBRE FOUDROYÉ 154 x 163 ENCRE.

Sold for CHF 44 220 (including buyer’s premium)

PIERRE ALECHINSKY

ROBERT MANGOLD
CHF 317 500

ROBERT MANGOLD

(North Tonawanda 1937 - lives and works in Washingtonville)

Red with Green Ellipse / Black frame. 1988/89.

Acrylic and pencil on canvas (diptych).

Signed, titled, dated and described on the reverse: R. Mangold Red with Green Ellipse / Black frame, 1988-89, Panel 1/2 of 2.

Sold for CHF 317 500 (including buyer’s premium)

ROBERT MANGOLD

JEAN FAUTRIER
CHF 207 700

JEAN FAUTRIER

(Paris 1898 - 1964 Châtenay-Malabry)

La passoire. 1947.

Oil on wove paper on canvas.

Signed lower right: fautrier. Titled on the stretcher: La passoire.

Sold for CHF 207 700 (including buyer’s premium)

JEAN FAUTRIER

PIERO DORAZIO
CHF 88 140

PIERO DORAZIO

(Rome 1927 - 2005 Perugia)

Signed, dated and titled on the reverse: PIERO DORAZIO 1962 "MIMET".

Sold for CHF 88 140 (including buyer’s premium)

PIERO DORAZIO

ALFRED JULIO JENSEN
CHF 70 000

ALFRED JULIO JENSEN

(Guatemala-City 1903 - 1981 Livingston/New Jersey)

Temple of Numbers at Paestum. 1961.

Signed, titled, dated and with the measurements on the reverse: Title: Tempel of Numbers at Paestum Size 74" x 54" painted by Alfred Jensen in 1961.

186.5 x 136.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 70 000 (including buyer’s premium)

ALFRED JULIO JENSEN

LOUISE NEVELSON
CHF 73 500

LOUISE NEVELSON

(Perejaslaw 1899 - 1988 New York)

Cloud II. 1984.

84 x 115 x 6.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 73 500 (including buyer’s premium)

LOUISE NEVELSON

LOUISE NEVELSON
CHF 66 180

LOUISE NEVELSON

(Perejaslaw 1899 - 1988 New York)

The city. 1985.

67.5 x 40.5 x 11.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 66 180 (including buyer’s premium)

LOUISE NEVELSON

FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA
CHF 49 100

FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA

(Goa 1924 - 2002 Mumbai)

My alter ego. 1962.

Acrylic on canvas.

Signed and dated upper left: SOUZA 62. Signed, titled, described and with measurements and technique details on the reverse: F.N. SOUZA "MY ALTER EGO" SOUZA 1962 39" x 30" ACRYLIC ON CANVAS.

97.5 x 78.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 49 100 (including buyer’s premium)

FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA

HANS HOFMANN
CHF 49 100

HANS HOFMANN

(Weissenburg/Bavaria 1888 - 1966 New York)

The Tree. 1944.

Oil and gouache on wove paper (double sided).

Signed lower right: Hans Hofmann.

73.5 x 58.5 cm.

Sold for CHF 49 100 (including buyer’s premium)

HANS HOFMANN

PIERO DORAZIO
CHF 33 240

PIERO DORAZIO

(Rome 1927 - 2005 Perugia)

Untitled. 1963.

Signed and dated on the reverse: PIERO DORAZIO 1963.

Sold for CHF 33 240 (including buyer’s premium)

PIERO DORAZIO

TERRY ADKINS
CHF 30 800

TERRY ADKINS

(Washington 1953 - 2014 New York)

Sculpture. Wood, metal, nails.

Signed, dated and titled on the reverse: Terry Adkins 1989 "Titan", as well as with a dedication: For Fredi.

173 x 20 x 30 cm.

Sold for CHF 30 800 (including buyer’s premium)

TERRY ADKINS

NIKLAUS HASENBÖHLER
CHF 13 110

NIKLAUS HASENBÖHLER

(1937 Basel 1994)

Alp Ranasca II. 1980.

Acrylic on canvas, lined.

Monogrammed and dated upper right: N.H. 1980. On the reverse with the estate stamp and the archive number: Nachlass Niklaus Hasenböhler 156, also with the inventory number on the stretcher: INV.1980.09/156.

Sold for CHF 13 110 (including buyer’s premium)

NIKLAUS HASENBÖHLER

PIERRE SOULAGES
CHF 324 500

PIERRE SOULAGES

(Rodez 1919 - lives and works in Paris)

Untitled. 1973.

Gouache on paper on canvas.

Signed lower right: soulages.

Sold for CHF 324 500 (including buyer’s premium)

PIERRE SOULAGES

ANDY WARHOL
CHF 168 500

ANDY WARHOL

(Pittsburgh 1928 - 1987 New York)

Mickey Mouse. 1981.

Colour screenprint with diamond dust. 63/200. Signed in penil lower left: Andy Warhol. With the stamps on the reverse: THIS INTERPRETATION CREATED AND COPYRIGHTED BY ANDY WARHOL IS DERIVED FROM AN ORIGINAL VERSION OF MICKEY MOUSE COPYRIGHTED BY WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS, also with the copyright stamp: ©ANDY WARHOL 1981 PUBLISHER RONALD FELDMAN FINE ARTS INC. NEW YORK.. Sheet size 96.5 x 96.5 cm. Published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York. Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (with the blindstamp). From the 10-part series "Myths".

Sold for CHF 168 500 (including buyer’s premium)

ANDY WARHOL

OTTO PIENE
CHF 25 700

OTTO PIENE

(Laasphe 1928 - 2014 Berlin)

Apparition. 1976.

Mixed media (pigments, gouache and traces of fire) on cardboard.

Signed and dated lower right: Piene 76, as well as titled lower left: "Apparition".

Sold for CHF 25 700 (including buyer’s premium)

OTTO PIENE

MARCIA HAFIF
CHF 19 700

MARCIA HAFIF

(Pomona/California 1929 - 2018 New York)

Brown-yellow. 1963.

Acrylic on canvas.

Signed and with directional arrow on the reverse: Hafif, as well as signed and dated on the stretcher: HAFIF SEPT 1963.

Sold for CHF 19 700 (including buyer’s premium)

MARCIA HAFIF

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