Works from the collection of the late Howard and Barbara Wise

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Ivan

“Kyan,” 1965

Metal, wood and paint

Signed, titled, and dated, verso: Picelj Ivan; also with the artist’s name, title and date on a typed label affixed verso

27.5” H x 27.5” W x 2” D

$10,000-15,000

Provenance: Howard Wise Gallery, New York, NY

David Wise and Audry Taylor, Los Angeles, CA, by descent from the above

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Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

(1896-1962)

Untitled, circa 1923

Collage with mixed media on grayish paper

Signed and dated in pencil by Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, the artist’s widow, at the lower left corner: Moholy-Nagy

10.25” H x 15” W

$10,000-15,000

Provenance: Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, the artist’s widow

Collection of Howard and Barbara Wise, New York, NY, acquired as a gift from Claudia and Hattula Mohloy-Nagy, daughters of Laszlo and his wife Sibyl, upon the death of their mother in 1971

David Wise and Audry Taylor, Los Angeles, CA, by descent from the above

Notes: According to our communications with one of Moholy-Nagy’s daughters, the 1923 date added to this lot together with the signature, by the artist’s widow, may only be approximate.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Hattula Moholy-Nagy. Howard Wise had presented an exhibition of Moholy-Nagy works in his New York gallery in 1970. Moholy-Nagy’s daughters, Hattula and Claudia were very grateful for Wise’s support when their mother, Sibyl, died in January, 1971, and gave him this collage, which they found among the works on paper in Sibyl’s apartment. This work is believed to be an experimental work that Moholy put aside. The lower, clustered elements are from one of his linoleum cuts of c. 1922-1925.

Charmion Von Wiegand (1896-1983)

Born on October 10, 1896, in Chicago, Illinois, Charmion development of abstract art and the promotion of Charmion’s life journey was marked by a deep exploration developed a keen interest in literature and the arts. journalist, working for several publications including artists, writers, and intellectuals, which allowed her

In the late 1920s, Charmion’s passion for art took a would greatly influence her artistic journey. She became spiritual dimensions in art. This encounter marked expression.

Painted in 1960, “The Lotuses” dates to a period in artistic landscape. She moved away from strict geometric reflected the broader artistic movements of the time, new approaches to the expressive potential of color

In addition to her artistic pursuits, Charmion von Wiegand solo and group shows, gaining recognition for her she was regarded as an important figure bridging

Works by Charmion von Wiegand can be found in Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Smithsonian

Related artists include: Ilya Bolotowsky, Nassos Daphnis, Joseph Meierhans, Piet Mondrian, Irene Rice Pereira,

Wiegand

Charmion von Wiegand was an American artist and journalist who played a significant role in the spiritual philosophies in the 20th century.

exploration of art, metaphysics, and the human condition. In her early years, Charmion von Wiegand arts. She studied journalism at Columbia University in New York City and began her career as a including the New York American and the New York World. During this time, she interviewed numerous her to immerse herself in the vibrant cultural scene of the 1920s and 1930s.

a new direction when she encountered the works of Piet Mondrian, a Dutch abstract artist who became deeply inspired by Mondrian’s use of geometric forms, primary colors, and his exploration of a turning point in Charmion’s life, leading her to embrace abstract art as her own creative in the artist’s career when Charmion von Wiegand found herself immersed in a rapidly changing geometric abstraction and began incorporating more organic and fluid forms into her work. This shift time, such as Abstract Expressionism and the Color Field movement, with Charmion embracing these color and gesture in her paintings. the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the American Art Museum.

Wiegand remained an active participant in the art community. She continued to exhibit her work in unique style and philosophical approach. Her contributions to the art world were celebrated, and the gap between the abstract art movement and spiritual exploration.

Daphnis, Burgoyne A. Diller, Werner Drewes, John Ferren, John Wesley Greene, Raymond Jonson, Pereira, Harvey Quaytman, Hilla Rebay, Charles Green Shaw, Esphyr Slobodkina, and Jean Xceron.

72 Charmion Von Wiegand

(1896-1983)

“The Lotuses,” 1960 Oil on canvas

Unsigned; titled and dated on a gallery label affixed verso 60” H x 12” W

$30,000-50,000

Provenance: Howard Wise Gallery, New York, NY David Wise and Audry Taylor, Los Angeles, CA, by descent from the above

Exhibited: Springfield, MA, Museum of Fine Art, “Three American Purists: Mason, Miles, Von Weigand,” May 11-July 12, 1975

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Nam June Paik

(1932-2006)

“TV with Sea-Bird,” 1975 Oil on canvas

Signed lower right: Paik; signed again, titled, dated, and inscribed verso: for Howard and Barbara / Happy New Year / 76 20” H x 24” W

$3,000-5,000

Provenance: Collection of Howard and Barbara Wise, New York, NY David Wise and Audry Taylor, Los Angeles, CA, by descent from the above