
Untitled
1980
This energetic black and white composition presents a chaotic narrative of extraterrestrial visitation and earthly disruption. A pyramid shaped spacecraft descends upon an urban landscape, its beam capturing and displacing human figures rendered in the artist's characteristic linear style. The dense composition layers multiple scenes of bewilderment and panic, with small human figures scattered throughout the composition, some in orderly rows, others in scattered disarray. The work employs repetitive motifs and rapid gestural marks to convey movement, urgency, and the overwhelming scale of cosmic intrusion upon human civilization.
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- Sotheby's, New York, NY
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Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Day Auction
May 15, 2026
Estimate: $250,000 to $350,000
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