Lester Marks, Houston-based collector of contemporary art and President of LCM Partners Ltd., has been listed as a top 200 collector by ARTnews Magazine and among the “Top 100 Art Collectors Making a Difference in the Art World� by Arts & Antiquities Magazine. He has also served as a trustee for the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. Preferring the term curator over collector, Marks often welcomes guests to his home to share his collection of more than 700 artworks by world-renowned contemporary artists as well as local artists working in Houston and the surrounding region. We are pleased to offer these exceptional artworks from the collection of LCM Partners.
John Chamberlain (1927-2011) Untitled painted aluminum, duct tape, and staples 28 x 36 x 34 in. 1973 Provenance: Richard Librizzi, New York Walter P. Chrysler Jr. Collection, New York Private collection, Austria Christie’s New York: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 [Lot 00167] Collection of LCM Partners Exhibited: Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
Beatriz Milhazes (b. 1960) Untitled oil on canvas 31 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. 1992 Provenance: The artist Private collection, Mexico City Mary Anne Martin Fine Art Private collection Phillips, Latin America, Lot 6, 22 November 2016. Collection of LCM Partners
Richard Tuttle (b. 1941) Untitled (Cloth and Paint Work #2) rope and oil on canvas 15 1/2 x 16 in. 1973 Provenance: Daniel Weinberg Gallery, San Francisco Vera List Collection, New York Anthony Meier Fine Art Collection of LCM Partners
Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) Berm (Hoarfrost) solvent transfer on fabric with cardboard 62 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. 1975 Provenance: Sonnabend Gallery Private Collection, purchased from the above in 1975 Sotheby’s New York: Thursday, November 10th 2005 [Lot 00215]. Contemporary Art/ Morning Collection of LCM Partners
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) The Fertile Crescent mixed media on board 39 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. 2008 Provenance: Thaddeus Ropac Private Collection, Ontario Heather James Fine Art, Palm Desert, California Collection of LCM Partners
Sadamasa Motonaga (1922-2011) Untitled oil on canvas 16 x 12 1/2 in. 1966 Provenance: Sadamasa Motonaga Estate Private Collection Fergus McCaffrey Collection of LCM Partners
Sadamasa Motonaga (1922-2011) Untitled enamel paint on sased synthetic resin on canvas 7 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. c. 1963 Provenance: Fabrik Gallery, Hong Kong Collection of LCM Partners
Carl Andre (b. 1935) Five Hundred Terms for Charles A. Lindbergh ink on paper on board 8 x 6 1/8 in. 1962 Provenance: Collection of Hollis Frampton, acquired from the artist 1963 Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York Collection of LCM Partners
John Newsom (b. 1970) Rest in Peace oil on canvas 72 x 72 in. Provenance: Mike Weiss Gallery Collection of LCM Partners