MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART

Lots 1 - 92

1 1 Serge Ferat (French, 1881-1958) Paysage de Maison gouache signed (lower right) 9 x 6 1/2 inches. $5,000-7,000

2* Maurice de Vlaminck (French, 1876-1958) Paysage d’Hiver oil on canvas signed (lower right) 21 x 26 inches. Property from the Collection of Max and Ada Nierman, Chicago, Illinois Thence by descent through the family.

Exhibited: William Findlay Gallery Benefit exhibition for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, October 13-25, 1961.

Documentation: A photographic copy of the certificate of authenticity by Paul Petrides, issued on February 25, 1975, and numbered 539 $35,000-45,000

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3 Henri Jean Guillaume Martin (French, 1860-1943) Lisette cousant, assise sous une des tonnelles de Marquayrol oil on canvas signed (lower right) 29 1/2 x 23 inches. Property of a Barrington Hills, Illinois Collector

4* Paul Masson (Belgian, 1883-1970) Femme au chapeau fleurres oil on canvas signed (lower right) 36 x 29 inches. Property from the Chernoff Estate, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Provenance: Europa Art Gallery, West Bloomfield, Michigan Acquired from the above by the owner Thence by descent through the family. $2,000-4,000

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6 Alexander Archipenko (Ukrainian/American, 1887-1964) Round Torso, 1937 terra-cotta, polished inscribed and dated 37 Height 46 inches. Property from the Collection of Mr. Michael Greenwald, Gary, Indiana

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Frances Archipenko Gray.

Provenance: Alexander Archipenko Private Collection Chicago, 1937 (sold at Katherine Kuh Gallery)

Exhibited: 1937, Stendhal Galleries, Los Angeles (no catalogue, no exhibition list, but indicated on verso of artist’s photo of the work in Archipenko Archives).

1937, First Group Exhibit at Katherine Kuh Gallery, December 1-15, Katherine Kuh Gallery, Chicago, exhibition list no. 2.

Literature: Alexander Archipenko, Fifty Creative Years, Tehkne: New York, 1960, ill. plate 211 (“Round Torso, 1936 (sic). Terra-cotta, polished, approx. 5’H. Private Collection”)

Anette Barth, Alexander Archipenkos plastisches Oeuvre, Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 1997, cat. no. 240, pp. 420, 421, ill.

Note: Originally sold at Kuh exhibition in 1937 to Claire Florsheim.

7 Jean Dufy (French, 1888-1964) Cologne oil on canvas signed (lower right) 19 x 24 inches. Jacques Bailly will include this painting in the forthcoming third volume of his Jean Dufy catalogue raisonné. $25,000-35,000

8 Eberhard Viegener (German, 1890-1967) Untitled, 1946 oil on board monogram (lower left), inscribed (verso) 13 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. $4,000-6,000

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9 Le Corbusier (Swiss/French, 1887-1965) Portrait of a Woman, 1939 watercolor initialed and dated 39 (lower left) 24 1/8 x 18 1/2 inches. $8,000-10,000

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10 Duilio Barnabé (Italian, 1914-1961) Still Life with Watermelon, 1959 oil on canvas signed and dated 59 (lower right) 25 x 19 1/2 inches. $3,000-5,000

11 Charles Kvapil (Belgian, 1884-1957) Nude Woman oil on canvas signed (lower left) 45 x 28 inches. $2,000-3,000

12 Lawrence Kupferman (American, 1909-1982) Untitled, 1959 oil on paperboard signed (lower right) 24 x 30 inches. $1,500-2,500

13 Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Re-Entry, 1968 bronze edition 3/6 Height 22 inches. Provenance: R.S. Johnson, International Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Exhibited: International Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, Homage to Michael Ayrton, February 1984, cat. no. 39, illustrated p. 39. $10,000-15,000

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14 Lynn Chadwick (British, 1914-2003) Two, 1970 bronze edition 1/6, inscribed Height 29 inches. Property from a Private Collection, Northbrook, Illinois

Provenance: Court Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark Acquired from the above by the owner Thence by descent through the family. $30,000-50,000

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15 Lynn Chadwick (British, 1914-2003) Winged Figure ink on paper signed and dated (lower right) 23 x 19 inches. Property from a Private Collection, Northbrook, Illinois

Provenance: M. Knoedler & Co., Inc, New York, New York Acquired from the above by the owner Thence by descent through the family. $2,000-4,000

16* Fritz Wotruba (Austrian, 1907-1975) Standing Figure, 1964 bronze edition 2/6 Height 16 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Marjorie C. Barnett, M.D., Chicago, Illinois $20,000-30,000

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17 Carlos Mérida (Guatemalan, 1895-1984) Untitled (Roja) graphite and crayon signed (lower right) 7 x 11 1/4 inches. $2,000-4,000

18 Carlos Mérida (Guatemalan, 1895-1984) La Bamba graphite and crayon signed (lower left) 10 x 15 inches. $1,500-2,500

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19 Carlos Mérida (Guatemalan, 1895-1984) Escenario para Bonampak, 1951 gouache signed (lower left) 3 x 13 inches. $1,500-2,500

20 Carlos Mérida (Guatemalan, 1895-1984) A Pair of works titled Navidad mixed media on paper signed (lower right) 3 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. $2,000-4,000

21 Ricardo Martínez (Mexican, b. 1918) Mother and Child oil on canvas signed (lower right) 35 1/2 x 59 inches. $20,000-30,000

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22 Elias Rivera (Mexican, b. 1937) Wall of Passion, 1997 oil on canvas signed (lower right) 80 x 68 inches.

This painting was featured on the cover for Edward LucieSmith’s “Elias Rivera”. The monograph, published by Hudson Hills Press: New York and Manchester, 2006, and illustrated pl. 121, was celebrated with an exhibtion of the artist’s work at Riva Yares Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August, 2006. $30,000-50,000

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24 23* José Hernández (Spanish, b. 1944) Mea Culpa, 1970 oil on canvas signed (lower right), titled and dated 1970 (verso) 32 x 25 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Rosalie Kirschner, Skokie, Illinois $8,000-10,000

23A* José Hernández (Spanish, b. 1944) Untitled (Figure in Ruins) pencil on paper signed and dated 70 (lower right) 16 x 13 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Rosalie Kirschner, Skokie, Illinois $800-1,200

24 Oswaldo Vigas (Venezuelan, b. 1926) Creature oil on canvas signed (lower right) 25 x 25 inches. $5,000-7,000

25* Pedro Friedeberg (American/Mexican, b. 1937) Clock painted wood signed Height 22 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Norma Seidman, Lincolnwood, Illinois $2,000-4,000

26 Hugo Palma Ibarra (Nicaraguan, b. 1942) A Window to Think oil on canvas signed (upper right) 25 x 25 inches. $600-800

27 Rodolfo Opazo (Chilean, b. 1935) Untitled oil on canvas signed and dated 06 (upper right) 25 x 25 inches. $3,000-5,000

28 Paul Sierra (Cuban, b. 1944) Self Inflicted oil on canvas initialed (lower left) 25 x 25 inches. $2,000-4,000

29 Mario Rene Madrigal Arcia (Costa Rican, b. 1957) Fragments of the Memory oil on canvas signed (lower right) 25 x 25 inches. $800-1,200

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30 Elena Climent (Mexican, b. 1955) Shelf With St. Anthony and His Visions oil on canvas 25 x 25 inches. $8,000-10,000

31 Jamini Roy (Indian, 1887-1972) Mother and Child gouache on board signed (lower right) 14 x 8 3/4 inches. Dhoomi Mal’s Gallery (label on verso) $5,000-7,000

32 Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu (Turkish, 1911-1975) Yellow and Grey mixed media on canvas laid to board titled (on the stretcher) 28 x 28 inches. $7,000-9,000

33 Basil Ivan Rákóczi (British, 1908-1979) Couple Disputing, 1956 gouache on board 24 x 36 inches. Christopher Rakoczi has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work. $2,000-4,000

34* José de Rivera (American, 1904-1985) Construction 174, 1976 brass 9 1/2 x 6 x 6 inches. Property from the Estate of Marjorie C. Barnett, M.D., Chicago, Illinois $3,000-5,000

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35 Moshe Castel (Israeli, 1909-1992) Manuscrit de Neguev, 1964 oil and basalt on canvas signed (lower left) 51 x 38 1/4 inches.

Provenance: Lefebre Gallery, New York, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Exhibited: New York, Museum of Modern Art, Art Israel, December 1964-January 1965, illustrated p. 29. This exhibition later travelled to Toledo, Ohio, Museum of Art; Cincinnati, Contemporary Arts Center; Waltham, Massachusetts, Brandeis University, Rose Art Museum; Chicago Art Institute; Detroit Institute of Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art; Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts; Winnipeg, Art Gallery; Toronto, Art Gallery; Seattle Art Museum, San Francisco Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Municipal Art Galleries and Portland, Oregon, Art Museum. Tel Aviv, Museum of Art, Moshe Castel, Retrospective Exhibition 1928-1973, March-May, 1974, no. 89. Chicago, The Maurice Spertus Museum of Judaica, Israeli Art in Chicago Collection, July-August, 1974. Chicago, The Goldman-Kraft Gallery Ltd., Moshe Castel, November 1985-January 1986.

Literature: M. Tapie de Celeyran and H.M. Sachar, Castel, Neuchatel, 1968, no. 141, illustrated. $20,000-30,000

36* Samuel Bak (Israeli, b. 1933) Plant Breaking Through A Vase oil on board signed (lower right) 10 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Rosalie Kirschner, Skokie, Illinois $2,000-4,000

37* Giuseppe Santomaso (Italian, 1907-1990) 6 A, 1966 gouache on paper, laid to canvas signed and dated 1966 (lower right), titled and dated (verso) 27 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Rosalie Kirschner, Skokie, Illinois $3,000-5,000

38* Rafael Gomez Canogar (Spanish, b. 1935) Street Fight gouache on paper 22 1/4 x 28 inches. Property from the Estate of Rosalie Kirschner, Skokie, Illinois $3,000-5,000

39* Rafael Gomez Canogar (Spanish, b. 1935) The Group mixed media signed (lower left) 32 x 39 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Rosalie Kirschner, Skokie, Illinois $3,000-5,000

40 Louise Dunn Yochim (American, 1909-2003) Frozen Forms oil on board signed (verso) 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches. $500-700

41 George J. Marinko (American, 1908-1989) Reconstruction oil on canvas signed (lower right) 21 x 28 3/4 inches.

Provenance: Grand Central Galleries, New York, New York

Exhibited: The Whitney Museum of American Art, 1940, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1941, 1944, The Carnegie Institute, 1944. $2,000-4,000

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42 42 James Brooks (American, 1906-1992) Untitled, 1952 mixed media on paper signed and dated 52 (lower left) 22 x 18 1/2 inches. $7,000-9,000

43 John Little (American, 1907-1984) Hector, 1960 oil on rag paper laid to masonite signed and dated 60 (lower left) 22 1/4 x 30 inches. McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (label on verso) $5,000-7,000

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44 Milton Resnick (American, 1917-2004) Untitled, 1960 oil on board signed and dated 60 (lower left) 32 x 20 inches.

Provenance: Zolla Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 1970 Acquired from the above by the present owner Thence by descent through the family. $10,000-15,000

45 John Grillo (American, b. 1917) Untitled, 1961 oil on board signed and dated 61 (lower left) 24 x 16 3/4 inches. $8,000-12,000

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46 John Saccaro (American, 1913-1981) Untitled, 1959 oil on canvas 30 x 36 inches. Carlson 20th Century Paintings, Carmel, California (label on verso) $6,000-8,000

47 Paul Jenkins (American, b. 1923) Phenomena Bended Knee watercolor signed (lower right) 29 1/2 x 41 1/2 inches. Samuel Stein Fine Arts, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois (label on verso) $3,000-5,000

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48 Larry Poons (American, b. 1937) Untitled P-13, 1973 acrylic on canvas signed and dated 1973 (verso) 36 x 41 inches. Knoedler Contemporary Art, New York, New York (label on verso) $7,000-9,000

49 Trevor Bell (British, b. 1930) Red Interlock oil on canvas signed and dated 1983 (verso) 46 x 78 inches. $2,000-4,000

50 Seymour Fogel (American, 1911-1984) Untitled Abstract oil on board signed and dated (upper right) 18 1/2 x 52 1/2 inches. $8,000-10,000

51 Alexandre Istrati (Romanian/French, 1915-1991) Untitled oil on linen signed (lower right) 29 x 24 inches. $1,000-2,000

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54 54 Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988) Untitled, 1968 bronze inscribed and dated 68 Height 4 inches. Property from a Private Collection, Northbrook, Illinois $2,000-4,000

55* Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988) Untitled (construction), 1985 wood and metal on paper signed (lower right) 22 x 11 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Marjorie C. Barnett, M.D., Chicago, Illinois Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (label on verso) $20,000-30,000

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56 Philip Pearlstein (American, b. 1924) Two Models and Ninth Avenue View, 1986 watercolor signed and dated 86 (lower left) 59 1/4 x 40 inches. Hirschl and Adler Modern, New York, New York (label on verso) $20,000-40,000

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57* Jack Bush (Canadian, 1909-1977) New York October, 1962 watercolor signed and dated (lower right) 17 x 17 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Marjorie C. Barnett, M.D., Chicago, Illinois $10,000-15,000

58* Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1908-1997) Remouse D4, 1947-1960 collage relief on paper signed (lower center) 19 x 25 inches. Property from the Estate of Marjorie C. Barnett, M.D., Chicago, Illinois Galerie Chalette, New York, New York (label on verso) $10,000-15,000

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59* Friedel Dzubas (German/American, 1915-1994) Sounding oil on canvas signed and dated 1962 (verso) 20 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Marjorie C. Barnett, M.D., Chicago, Illinois Robert Elkon Gallery, New York, New York (label on verso) $6,000-8,000

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60 Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Untitled Head I, 1970 brass edition 17/75, signed and dated 70 Height 25 1/2 inches. Property from the Collection of Gray Atkinson, Sebastopol, California

Provenance: Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1971 Acquired from the above by the present owner. $70,000-90,000

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61* David Simpson (American, b. 1928) Dragon Stripes, 1963 oil on canvas 37 x 24 inches. Property from the Estate of Marjorie C. Barnett, M.D., Chicago, Illinois Robert Elkon Gallery, New York, New York (label on verso) $1,000-2,000

62* Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, b. 1930) Squares in Orange and Rose, 1962 watercolor 15 x 15 inches. Property from the Estate of Marjorie C. Barnett, M.D., Chicago, Illinois Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York (label on verso) The Contemporaries, New York, New York (label on verso) $5,000-7,000

63* Larry Rivers (American, 1923-2002) Wood Webster mixed media 15 5/8 x 16 x 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Grace E. Hokin, Chicago, Illinois $8,000-10,000

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64 64 Sam Szafran (French, b. 1934) Portrait of a Man, 1960 mixed media on paper signed and dated 60 (upper right) 22 x 17 inches. $3,000-5,000

65 Jean-Claude Gaugy (French, b. 1944) Untitled carved wood 34 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches. $2,000-4,000

66* Edward Avedisian (American, 1936-2007) For Dionne Warwick’s Pass On By, 1964 acrylic on canvas signed (verso) 25 x 25 inches. Property from the Estate of Marjorie C. Barnett, M.D., Chicago, Illinois Robert Elkon Gallery, New York, New York (label on verso) $800-1,200

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67* Deborah Butterfield (American, b. 1949) Horse mixed media sculpture 26 1/2 x 46 x 11 inches Property from the Collection of Irma Ecksel, Nashville, Tennessee

Provenance: Lee Hoffman Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Exhibited: An Enduring Legacy: Art of the Americas from Nashville Collections, April 8, 2001-March 10, 2002, Frist Center for The Visual Arts, Nashville, Tennessee. $20,000-40,000

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68 Fletcher Benton (American, b. 1931) Violin with Balls mixed media inscribed and dated 2009 (on base) Height 20 inches. $3,000-5,000

69* Juraj Dobrovic (Croatian, b. 1928) Relief No. 1, 1976 plastic relief signed (verso) 23 3/4 x 23 3/4 x 1 inches. Property from The Anne & Jacques Baruch Collection, Chicago, Illinois $2,000-3,000

70* Juraj Dobrovic (Croatian, b. 1928) Relief No. 25, 1977 plastic relief signed (verso) 23 3/4 x 23 3/4 x 1 inches. Property from The Anne & Jacques Baruch Collection, Chicago, Illinois $2,000-3,000

71 John Obuck 20th century Totem, 1981 wood, acrylic and plexiglas signed, titled and dated 1981 (verso) 108 x 26 x 17 inches. $800-1,200

72 James Biederman (American, b. 1947) Sidewinder oil on wood 60 x 80 x 32 inches. $2,000-4,000

73 John Henry (American, b. 1943) Tiny Yellow aluminum inscribed Height 10 inches. $2,000-4,000

74 John Henry (American, b. 1943) Tiny Red aluminum inscribed Height 10 inches. $2,000-4,000

75* William H. Bailey (American, b. 1930) Seated Woman, Left Hand to Chin pencil sketch signed and dated 1984 (lower right) 19 x 13 1/4 inches. Property from the Chernoff Estate, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Donald Morris Gallery (label on verso) $700-900

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76* Robert Harvey 20th century Four Figures Against White Background acrylic on canvas signed and dated 92 (lower right) 37 3/4 x 57 1/4 inches. Property from the Chernoff Estate, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan $2,000-4,000

77* Robert Harvey 20th century Study of Two Figures in Black and White acrylic on canvas signed and dated Harvey 94 (lower right) 57 1/2 x 44 inches. Property from the Chernoff Estate, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan $2,000-4,000 78* Robert Harvey 20th century Single Figure Against Orange and Silver Background acrylic on canvas signed and dated Harvey 93 (lower right) 57 1/2 x 38 inches. Property from the Chernoff Estate, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan $2,000-4,000

79 James Pinto 20th century Untitled oil on canvas signed (lower left) 44 1/2 x 52 1/2 inches. $800-1,200

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80 Roy Dean DeForest (American, 1930-2007) Watching for the Outriders polymer paint on canvas signed, titled and dated (verso) 60 x 68 inches $12,000-18,000

81 Fedor Makhonin (Russian, b. 1940) Sound oil on canvas signed and titled (verso) 38 1/2 x 27 1/4 inches. $800-1,200

82 Victor Kord (American, b. 1935) Homage to Marshall McLuhan, 1967 acrylic on canvas inscribed, titled and dated Feb 1967 (stretcher bar) 28 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches. From the Collection of the Bank of Shorewood, Shorewood, Illinois $800-1,200

83 Roger Shimomura (American, b. 1939) December 31, 1941 acrylic on canvas 12 x 15 inches. From the Collection of the Bank of Shorewood, Shorewood, Illinois Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, Washington (label on verso) $600-800

84 Suzanne Caporael (American, b. 1949) Study for Tell the Women We’re Leaving (Study: Boat to Torcello), 1987 oil on board signed and dated 1987 (lower right) 18 x 24 inches. From the Collection of the Bank of Shorewood, Shorewood, Illinois Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (label on verso) $1,500-2,500

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85 Sabrina Ott 20th century Untitled (diptych) acrylic on canvas signed, titled and dated 87 (verso) 72 x 60 and 72 1/4 x 48 inches. From the Collection of the Bank of Shorewood, Shorewood, Illinois $7,000-9,000

86 Adam Cvijanovic (American, b. 1959) Stanton Island Ferry oil on canvas 48 x 108 inches. From the Collection of the Bank of Shorewood, Shorewood, Illinois Bess Cutler Gallery, New York, New York (label on verso) $8,000-10,000

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87 Willie Cole 20th century Switch Doctors, 1991 mixed media signed, titled and dated 91 (verso) 24 x 44 inches. From the Collection of the Bank of Shorewood, Shorewood, Illinois $2,000-4,000 88 Armondo Marino 20th century Para lleqar ala cima, 1999 oil on canvas titled and dated 1999 (verso) 77 x 51 1/4 inches. From the Collection of the Bank of Shorewood, Shorewood, Illinois $5,000-7,000

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89 89 Dennis Nechvatal 20th century The Official acrylic on panel signed (lower left) 18 x 23 1/2 inches. From the Collection of the Bank of Shorewood, Shorewood, Illinois $1,000-2,000

90 Philippe Cognée (French, b. 1957) Untitled (diptych), 1987 oil and encaustic on canvas and carved wood signed and dated 87 (verso) 71 x 99 inches. $2,000-4,000

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92 Radcliffe Bailey (American, b. 1968) Family Cottage, 1996 mixed media on paper 43 x 30 inches. Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia (label on verso) $5,000-7,000

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