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20TH CENTURY ART
E X H I B I T I O N 3 – 10 October 2019 10 am – 4 pm Monday – Friday 1440 W Hubbard St Chicago IL 60642 wright20.com
100 E D R U S C H A b. 1937 Real Estate Opportunities (from the Book Covers series) 1970 lithograph on white Arches paper 8 ¼ h × 11 ¼ w in (21 × 29 cm) Sheet measures: 16 h × 20 w inches. Signed, dated and numbered to lower left ‘U.S.F. VIII E.R. 1970’. This work is number 8 of 10 University of South Florida impressions within the edition of 30 printed and published by Graphicstudio, University of South Florida, Tampa. $ 15,000 – 20,000
Literature Engberg 51 Provenance Texas Gallery, Houston Private Collection
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101 A N D Y W A R H O L 1928–1987 Alexander the Great 1982 screenprint on Lenox Museum Board 39 ¾ h × 39 ¾ w in (101 × 101 cm) Stamped to verso ‘© Andy Warhol 1982’. This work is outside of the edition of 25 printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York and published by Alexander Iolas, New York. $ 30,000 – 50,000
Literature Feldman / Schellmann II.291–292 Provenance Acquired from Rupert Jasen Smith by Manuel Pardo, New York Gift from the previous to Medardo Clavijo, New York
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102 A N D Y W A R H O L 1928–1987 Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) 1978 screenprint on Curtis Rag paper 18 h × 14 w in (46 × 36 cm) Sheet measures: 22.5 h × 17.5 w inches. Stamped to verso ‘© Andy Warhol Enterprises Inc. 1978’. This work is from the edition of an unknown size printed by Rupert Jasen Smith based on a publicity photograph by Gene Korman for the 1953 film Niagara. It was created around the same time as the 1979-80 series of Reversal paintings. $ 70,000 – 90,000
Literature Feldman / Schellmann IIIA.3 Provenance Acquired from Rupert Jasen Smith by Manuel Pardo, New York Gift from the previous to Medardo Clavijo, New York
Swen Swenson was a classically trained dancer, best known for his work on Broadway and television. He also loved art, he had the world’s largest collection of carousel figures, and he bred and raised Yorkies for over forty years (the present lot is a portrait of one his cherished canines). But, above all, Swen was an activist, and although passionate about many causes, he was a relentless advocate in the fight against AIDS. Among his many philanthropic acts, he was known to spend his weekends on Santa Monica Boulevard raising money for the disease by letting people pet his “gay” dog, Fever, for one dollar. Swen met Keith Haring in the 1980s and took the artist to his first ACT UP meeting in New York. The two maintained a close friendship until the artist’s death in 1990 and Swen continued to champion and support Haring until his own death from an AIDSrelated illness in 1993. Bound by a commitment to fight the disease, the two shared a unique bond, illustrated in the loving correspondence and thoughtful letters he sent to Haring before his death. In one such note, Swen writes, “Dear Keith, There’s an awful lot of love from so many people surrounding you to help you pull through this. So, hang in there, Buddy!” The card is signed with love from Swen, Fever, and his two Yorkies, Stash and Popcorn.
103 K E I T H H A R I N G 1958–1990 Untitled 1988 ink on paper 22 ½ h × 30 w in (57 × 76 cm) Signed, dated and inscribed to right ‘For Swen - Merry Christmas 1988 Love Keith’. $ 50,000 – 70,000
Provenance Gift from the artist to Swen Swenson Thence by descent
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104 collection of Keith Haring ephemera 1985–1991 printed paper 10 h × 15 w in (25 × 38 cm) Collection includes various pieces of ephemera including postcards, exhibition fliers, memorial tributes and a copy of the PopShop catalog poster from 1988. A complete list is available online. $ 1,000 – 1,500
Provenance Family of Swen Swenson Thence by descent
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105 signed copy of Keith Haring 1982/88 ink on paper, bound printed paper 9 h × 9 ½ w × 1 d in (23 × 24 × 3 cm) Signed, titled and inscribed to first page ‘For Swen - K.Haring 88’. This copy of Keith Haring by Robert Pincus-Witten, Jeffrey Deitch and David Shapiro, published in 1982 by Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, features a dedication and drawing done by Haring to his friend, Swen Swenson. $ 5,000 – 7,000
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist in 1988 by Swen Swenson Thence by descent
106 R I C H A R D P E T T I B O N E b. 1938 Marilyn 1978 screenprint ink and acrylic on canvas 3 ½ h × 3 w in (9 × 8 cm) Signed and dated to verso ‘Richard Pettibone 1978’. $ 15,000 – 20,000
Provenance Collection of the artist Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO Private Collection Thence by descent
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Actual size
107 F R I E D E L D Z U B A S 1915–1994 La Plata 1976 acrylic on canvas 6 ¼ h × 16 w in (16 × 41 cm) Titled and dated to verso ‘La Plata 1976’. $ 5,000 – 7,000
Provenance Leslie Feely Fine Art, New York Private Collection
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108 F R I E D E L D Z U B A S 1915–1994 Procession 1985 monoprint and paint on handmade paper 42 ½ h × 92 w in (108 × 234 cm) Signed and dated to lower right ‘Friedel Dzubas 85’. $ 10,000 – 15,000
Provenance Gallery One, Toronto Private Collection
109 A L F R E D L E S L I E b. 1927
Exhibited
Oval
Alfred Leslie 1951–1962: Expressing the Zeitgeist,
1959 collage with gouache on paper 22 h × 18 w in (56 × 46 cm) Signed and dated to lower edge ‘Alfred Leslie 59’. $ 5,000 – 7,000
Literature Alfred Leslie, 1951–1962: Expressing the Zeitgeist, Stone, no. 16 Collage: Personalities, Concepts, Techniques, Janis and Blesh, pg. 174, no. 238
16 October – 22 December 2004, Allan Stone Gallery, New York Alfred Leslie: Abstraction 1951–1962, 29 October – 24 December 2015, Allan Stone Projects, New York Provenance Martha Jackson Gallery, New York Adler Gallery, Los Angeles Allan Stone Gallery, New York
110 R O B E R T S . N E U M A N 1926–2015
Exhibited
Parrot in the Snow
Robert S. Neuman, January – February 1966,
1958 oil on canvas 49 ½ h × 72 w in (126 × 183 cm)
Allan Stone Gallery, New York Robert S. Neuman: 50 Years, 12 January – 4 March 2006, Allan Stone Gallery, New York
Signed and dated to verso ‘Robert S. Neuman 1958’.
Provenance
$ 7,000 – 9,000
Acquired directly from the artist
Literature Robert S. Neuman, 50 Years, Stone, pg. 11 Impulse and Discipline: Sixty Years of Painting by Robert S. Neuman: 1950 — 2010, Ketner, pg. 62, fig. 39
Allan Stone Gallery, New York
111 M I LT O N R E S N I C K 1917–2004 Untitled 1981 oil on paper mounted to linen 34 ½ h × 24 w in (88 × 61 cm) $ 6,000 – 8,000
Provenance Estate of Max Hutchinson, Kenoza Lake, New York Private Collection
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112 P H I L I P G U S T O N 1913–1980 Untitled (Still-Life) 1965 ink on paper 19 h × 25 ¼ w in (48 × 64 cm) Signed, dated and inscribed to lower edge ‘To Tom Garver Philip Guston 1965’. $ 20,000 – 30,000
Provenance Gift from the artist to the present owner, Tom Garver, Madison, WI
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113 F R A N Z K L I N E 1910–1962 Untitled 1957 oil and collage on linen 5 h × 4 ¼ w in (13 × 11 cm) $ 40,000 – 60,000
Exhibited Grand Salon: The Visionary Eye of Allan Stone, 13 September – 10 November 2018, Allan Stone Projects, New York Provenance O.K. Harris Gallery, New York Allan Stone Gallery, New York
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114 E L L S W O R T H K E L LY 1923–2015 Untitled (Studies for Curve I and II) c. 1970
pencil on paper 10 ½ h × 8 w in (27 × 20 cm) This work comes from the collection of noted art critic and historian, E.C. Goossen. $ 3,000 – 5,000
Provenance Collection of E.C. Goossen Private Collection
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115 DONALD JUDD STUDIO Untitled (Study for Fibonacci Sequence Sculpture) c. 1970
pencil on paper 8 ¼ h × 10 ¾ w in (21 × 27 cm) This work comes from the collection of Heather McGill, the former head of Sculpture at Cranbrook Academy of Art. $ 5,000 – 7,000
Provenance Collection of Heather McGill Private Collection
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B R I C E M A R D E N b. 1938
B R I C E M A R D E N b. 1938
Untitled (from Adriatics portfolio)
Untitled (from Adriatics portfolio)
1973
1973
etching and aquatint on Rives BFK paper
etching and aquatint on Rives BFK paper
23 ¾ h × 14 w in (60 × 36 cm)
23 ¾ h × 14 w in (60 × 36 cm)
Sheet measures: 32.5 h × 22 w inches. Signed
Sheet measures: 32.5 h × 22 w inches. Signed
to lower margin ‘20/40 B. Marden 73’. This work
to lower margin ‘20/40 B. Marden 73’. This work
is number 20 from the edition of 40 published
is number 20 from the edition of 40 published
by Parasol Press, New York.
by Parasol Press, New York.
$ 3,000 – 5,000
$ 3,000 – 5,000
Literature
Literature
Lewison 22b
Lewison 22c
Provenance
Provenance
Texas Gallery, Houston
Texas Gallery, Houston
Private Collection
Private Collection
118 B R I C E M A R D E N b. 1938 Untitled (from Adriatics portfolio) 1973 etching and aquatint on Rives BFK paper 23 ¾ h × 14 w in (60 × 36 cm) Sheet measures: 32.5 h × 22 w inches. Signed to lower margin ‘20/40 B. Marden 73’. This work is number 20 from the edition of 40 published by Parasol Press, New York. $ 3,000 – 5,000
Literature Lewison 22a Provenance Texas Gallery, Houston Private Collection
119 DADAMAINO (EDUARDA E M I L I A M A I N O ) 1930–2004 Oggetto Ottico Dinamico 1963–65 milled aluminum on painted wood 28 h × 28 w × 1 d in (71 × 71 × 3 cm) Dated and inscribed on artist’s label to verso ‘26.3.1965’. This work is presently undergoing registration with the Archivio Dadamaino. $ 40,000 – 50,000
Provenance A. Boillat & C., Milan Judith Spanjer Herford, São Paulo Private Collection, São Paulo
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120 LY N D A B E N G L I S b. 1941 N.Z. of N.M. 1994 purified pigmented beeswax and damar resin on masonite 36 h × 4 ½ w × 1 d in (91 × 11 × 3 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso ‘L. Benglis 94 N.Z. of N.M.’. $ 50,000 – 70,000
Provenance Collection of the artist Private Collection, Boston Skinner, 20th Century Design, 7 December 2013, Lot 526 Private Collection
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121 R O N G O R C H O V b. 1930 Hercules 1978 oil on shaped canvas 48 ¼ h × 50 w × 12 d in (123 × 127 × 30 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso ‘Hercules Ron Gorchov 1978 Gorchov 1978’. $ 50,000 – 70,000
Exhibited Painting and Sculpture Today 1980, 24 June – 17 August 1980, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Provenance Young Hoffman Gallery, Chicago Susanne Hilberry Gallery, Inc., Birmingham, MI Private Collection
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122 R A L P H H U M P H R E Y 1932–1990 Untitled 1966 acrylic and Day-Glo paint on canvas 72 h × 84 w in (183 × 213 cm) $ 20,000 – 30,000
Provenance Bykert Gallery, New York Roselyne C. Swig Artsource for a Private Collector Private Collection
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123 LY N D A B E N G L I S b. 1941
Literature
Aquanot #24
Selected Prints III, Brooke Alexander,
1980
exhibition catalog, unpaginated
cast pigmented paper, gouache, sparkles
Exhibited
43 h × 35 w × 4 d in (109 × 89 × 10 cm)
Selected Prints III, 7 September – 2 October
Signed, dated and numbered to verso ‘#24 Benglis
1982, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York
1980’ with Bummy Huss stamp. This work is number 24 from the edition of 33 unique works made with Steven Kasher at Bummy Huss Paper, New York and published by Brooke Alexander Gallery and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. $ 3,000 – 5,000
Provenance Brooke Alexander, New York Private Collection
124 LY N D A B E N G L I S b. 1941 Palladium Wave 1983 glazed ceramic 13 h × 17 w × 17 d in (33 × 43 × 43 cm) This work is a study for Benglis’ first fountain,
Signed and numbered to underside ‘Lynda Benglis
The Wave of The World which was originally
4/24’. This work is number 4 from the edition of 24,
installed at the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition.
of which only 6 are known to have been produced,
She rediscovered the model at the Modern Art
published by Julio Juristo at Topaz Editions, Tampa.
Foundry in Long Island City while working on
$ 7,000 – 9,000
sculptures for her 2015 exhibition Lynda Benglis: Water Sources at the Storm King Art Center and used it as the basis for her 2015 work Lion Paw.
Provenance Collection of the artist Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL Paddle8, A Benefit Auction for Atlantic Center for the Arts, 2014 Private Collection
125 LY N D A B E N G L I S b. 1941 Lagniappe I 1978 cast pigmented paper, acrylic, sparkles, polypropylene 50 h × 28 w × 15 d in (127 × 71 × 38 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to verso ‘L. Benglis 78 22/26’. This work is number 22 from the edition of 26 unique works made with Lynn Forgach and Exeter Press and published by Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. $ 10,000 – 15,000
Provenance Collection of the artist Private Collection, Boston Skinner, 20th Century Design, 7 December 2013, Lot 550 Private Collection
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126 R A Y M O N D P A R K E R 1922–1990 Untitled 1959 oil on canvas 72 h × 70 w in (183 × 178 cm) Signed and dated to lower edge ‘Parker 59’. Signed and dated to verso ‘Parker 59’. $ 50,000 – 70,000
Provenance Dr. Ted Fields, Washington, D.C. Private Collection
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127 J O A N S E M M E L b. 1932 Portrait of Rosemary 1977 oil on canvas 40 h × 50 w in (102 × 127 cm) Signed and dated to lower right ‘Joan Semmel 77’. $ 50,000 – 70,000
Provenance Lerner-Heller Gallery, New York Private Collection
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128 B R U C E C O N N E R 1933–2008 Untitled c. 1970
glass, plastic, soil, paper 7 h × 2 ½ w × 2 ½ d in (18 × 6 × 6 cm) $ 1,500 – 2,000
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Collection of Natasha Nicholson
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129 B R U C E C O N N E R 1933–2008 Report (16mm film print) 1967 film reel 1 h × 9 ½ w × 9 ½ d in (3 × 24 × 24 cm) Report is a 13 minute film by Bruce Conner consisting of newsreel footage and radio tapes from the assassination of John F. Kennedy, set to the soundtrack Four Days That Shocked The World. $ 3,000 – 5,000
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Collection of Natasha Nicholson
Central to Reinhard Mucha’s practice are the ideas of transivity and interconnectedness. His works are often assemblages, objects of his own creation melded with elements of mass production, high-end craft, stark modernity and always dense in their construction. On its own, the materiality speaks for itself, weighty, rich and rooted in historical traditions. Mucha uses these implications to frame the conceptual and intangible and bridge the gap between observer and idea. The present lot, BBK Edition is comprised of two posters advertising Mucha’s exhibitions from the past. One exhibition, aptly titled Kopfidktate (which roughly translates to You Copycat), was staged first in 1980 and then ten years later in 1990 and illustrates a child observing a mighty steam engine. The other, Kasse beim Faher (Buy ticket from the operator) was held at Kunsthalle Bern and Kunsthalle Basel in 1987 and depicts a pastoral scene. As is the case in much of his practice, the frames are very much a part of the work and bear Mucha’s signature engraved lines signifying train tracks—a reoccurring theme in his work, referencing industrialism offset by nature and the indeterminate symbolic network that connects us all. These heavy, intricate, oak constructions elevate the posters to unique works of art that are both institutionalizing and commemorative. While redundant in their very nature (printed multiples) and in subject matter (reoccurring exhibitions), Mucha literally and figuratively transforms the works in such a way that they become inherently unique, embedded within the complex network of the observer’s own personal experience and the grand narrative.
130 R E I N H A R D M U C H A b. 1950 BBK Edition (diptych) 1990 lithograph on paper in artist’s frame 45 ¼ h × 34 w × 2 ¼ d in (115 × 86 × 6 cm) Signed and numbered to each work ‘Reinhard Mucha 1990 15/25’ and ‘R.M. 1990 15/25’. This work is number 15 from the edition of 25. Sold with original artist-made crates. $ 10,000 – 15,000
Provenance Luhring Augustine, New York Acquired from the previous in 1993 by David Campbell Thence by descent
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131 E L L I O T T P U C K E T T E b. 1967 Untitled 1992 gesso, kaolin and ink on panel 35 h × 25 w in (89 × 64 cm) Signed and dated to verso ‘Elliott Puckette 92’. $ 5,000 – 7,000
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132 D A V I D N A S H b. 1945 Four Wall Sheaves 2005 oak 64 ¾ h × 6 ½ w × 9 d in (largest element) $ 20,000 – 30,000
Provenance Annely Juda Fine Art, London Private Collection, New York
133 F R A N K S T E L L A b. 1936 Bene come il sale 1989 etching, aquatint, relief on white TGL handmade paper 77 ½ h × 58 ¾ w in (197 × 149 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower center ‘25/50 F. Stella 89’. This work is number 25 from the edition of 50 published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York. $ 7,000 – 9,000
Literature Axsom (2016) 184
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134 I D A K O H L M E Y E R 1912–1997 Untitled 1990 painted and enameled aluminum 76 h × 82 w × 7 d in (193 × 208 × 18 cm) Signed and dated to interior element ‘Kohlmeyer 1990’. $ 7,000 – 9,000
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TONY (BERNARD) ROSENTHAL
R A Y M O N D D A U S S Y b. 1919
1914–2009
Tour de France
Cellist
1945
c. 1955
oil on canvas
bronze
11 h × 14 w in (28 × 36 cm)
23 h × 8 ½ w × 6 ½ d in (58 × 22 × 17 cm)
Signed and dated to lower right ‘Daussy 45’.
Impressed signature to base ‘Rosenthal’.
$ 10,000 – 15,000
$ 5,000 – 7,000
Provenance David Bright Collection Private Collection
Provenance Private Collection, Santa Fe
137 S A M G I L L I A M b. 1933 Neruda’s Fibers of Darkness 1989 mixed media construction in artist’s frame 47 h × 42 ½ w × 6 d in (119 × 108 × 15 cm) Signed and dated to lower left ‘Sam Gilliam 89’. This work is unique. $ 20,000 – 30,000
Provenance Echo Press, Bloomington, IN Private Collection
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138 H A N N E L O R E B A R O N 1926–1987 Untitled 1981 wood, fabric, paper, ink, paint, lead, string in artist’s frame and easel 9 ¾ h × 10 ½ w × 1 ¾ d in (25 × 27 × 4 cm) Signed and dated to verso ‘Hannelore Baron 1981’. Sold with a copy of the certificate of authenticity from the Estate of Hannelore Baron and a copy of the exhibition catalog The Keeper. This work is registered in the archive of the Estate of Hannelore Baron as number B81036. $ 10,000 – 15,000
Literature The Keeper, The New Museum, pg. 69 Exhibited The Keeper, 20 July – 2 October 2016, The New Museum, New York Provenance Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago Private Collection, Chicago Christie’s, New York, First Open: Summer Edition, 24 July 2014, Lot 190 Leslie Feely Gallery, New York Private Collection, Pennsylvania
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139 G E R T R U D E A B E R C R O M B I E 1909–1977 Shell 1952 oil on Masonite in artist’s frame 3 h × 3 ½ w in (8 × 9 cm) Signed and dated to lower left ‘Abercrombie 52’. $ 5,000 – 7,000
Literature Gertrude Abercrombie, Karma Books, pg. 331 Exhibited Gertrude Abercrombie, 9 August – 23 September 2018, Karma, New York Provenance Private Collection, New York
140 G E R T R U D E A B E R C R O M B I E 1909–1977 Untitled (Woman and Tree) 1948 oil on Masonite in artist’s frame 4 h × 5 w in (10 × 13 cm) Signed and dated to lower left ‘Abercrombie 48’. $ 3,000 – 5,000
141 H E N R I M A T I S S E 1869–1954 Danseuse endormie au divan (from Dix danseuses) 1927 lithograph on Arches paper 11 h × 18 w in (28 × 46 cm) Sheet measures: 13 h × 19.75 w inches. Signed and numbered to lower left ‘80/130 Henri Matisse’. This work is number 80 from the edition of 130 published by Galerie d’Art Contemporain, Paris. $ 10,000 – 15,000
Literature Duthuit 485 Provenance Irving Galleries, Milwaukee Private Collection
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142 P A U L D E L V A U X 1897–1994 Untitled 1948 pen and ink on paper 6 ¼ h × 5 w in (16 × 13 cm) Signed to lower right ‘P. Delvaux’. $ 3,000 – 5,000
Provenance LoGoudice Gallery, Chicago Collection of Marlene Baumgarten, Chicago
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143 R I C H A R D D I E B E N K O R N 1922–1993 Seated Woman Drinking from a Cup 1965 lithograph on Arches paper 30 h × 22 ¼ w in (76 × 57 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge ‘93/100 RD 65’ with blindstamps. This work is number 93 from the edition of 100 printed and published by Original Press/Joe Zirker, San Francisco. $ 7,000 – 9,000
144 J O H N G R A H A M 1886–1961 Untitled c. 1940
pencil on paper 13 ½ h × 9 ¾ w in (34 × 25 cm) Signed to upper left ‘Graham’. This work is double-sided. $ 5,000 – 7,000
Literature John Graham, Sum Qui Sum, Rand, pg. 106 Exhibited John Graham: Artist Sweating Blood, 7 September – Verso of the present lot
21 October 2017, Allan Stone Projects, New York Provenance Allan Stone Gallery, New York
145 J O H N G R A H A M 1886–1961 Untitled (Landscape) c. 1945
oil on canvas 18 h × 24 w in (46 × 61 cm) Signed to lower left ‘Graham’. $ 10,000 – 15,000
Literature John Graham, Sum Qui Sum, Rand, pg. 58 Exhibited Andover Alumni Collectors, 28 April – 31 July 1995, Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA Provenance Allan Stone Gallery, New York
146 F R A N Z K L I N E 1910–1962 Street Scene 1936–38 ink on paper 5 h × 7 w in (13 × 18 cm) $ 2,000 – 3,000
Literature Franz Kline: Architecture & Atmosphere, Stone, pl. 11 Exhibited Franz Kline: The Early Works as Signals, March – November 1977, University Art Gallery, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY and Neuberger Museum, State University of New York, Purchase, New York Franz Kline: Architecture & Atmosphere, 28 October 1997 – 17 January 1998, Allan Stone Gallery, New York Provenance Mrs. Frederick Ryan Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 13 May 1966, Lot 78 Allan Stone Gallery, New York
147 W A Y N E T H I E B A U D b. 1920 Untitled 1996 ink on paper 10 ½ h × 15 w in (27 × 38 cm) Signed to lower left ‘Thiebaud’ with heart insignia. This work is double-sided. $ 5,000 – 7,000
Literature Wayne Thiebaud In Black and White, Ratcliff, pg. 70 Verso of the present lot
Wayne Thiebaud: Prints and Works on Paper, Sims Reed Gallery exhibition catalog, pg. 67 Exhibited Wayne Thiebaud, 1 May – 27 June 1997, Allan Stone Gallery, New York Wayne Thiebaud In Black and White, 23 October – 19 December 2014, Sims Reed Gallery, London Grand Salon: The Visionary Eye of Allan Stone, 13 September – 10 November 2018, Allan Stone Projects, New York Provenance Allan Stone Gallery, New York
148 W A Y N E T H I E B A U D b. 1920 Untitled 1960 ink on paper 26 h × 40 w in (66 × 102 cm) Signed and dated to verso ‘Thiebaud 60’. $ 8,000 – 10,000
Provenance Allan Stone Gallery, New York
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Alternate view when activated with flash photography
149 H A N K W I L L I S T H O M A S b. 1976 Social Friendship (Solarized) 2019 screenprint on retroreflective vinyl mounted on Dibond 19 ¾ h × 20 ¼ w in (50 × 51 cm) This work is unique. Sold with a certificate of authenticity from Hank Willis Thomas Studio, LLC. signed by the artist. $ 7,000 – 9,000
Provenance Courtesy of the artist Equal Means Equal: Benefit Auction 2019 Acquired from the previous by the present owner
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150 I R A N D O E S P Í R I T O S A N T O b. 1963 Gray Box 2003 cast concrete 4 ¾ h × 13 w × 9 d in (12 × 33 × 23 cm) Sold with a certificate of authenticity from the artist. $ 2,000 – 3,000
Provenance Phillips de Pury & Company, Contemporary Art, November 2012, Lot 251 Private Collection
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151 R I C H A R D H A M I LT O N W I T H MARCEL DUCHAMP Oculist Witnesses 1968 screenprint and silver mirror on laminated glass, aluminum 25 h × 20 w × 8 d in (64 × 51 × 20 cm) Signed and numbered to lower edge ‘d’apres Marcel Duchamp Richard Hamilton 15/50’. This work is number 15 from the edition of 50 published by Petersburg Press, London. $ 20,000 – 30,000
Literature Etienne Lullin M2 Provenance Acquired directly from Petersburg Press, London by the present owner
152 E L A D L A S S R Y b. 1977 Untitled (Baguette, Challah, Croissant) 2008 c-print in artist’s frame 14 ½ h × 11 ½ w in (37 × 29 cm) This work is number 5 from the edition of 5. $ 2,000 – 3,000
Exhibited New Photography 2010: Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Alex Prager, Amanda Ross-Ho, September 2010 – January 2011, Museum of Modern Art, New York Provenance David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles Acquired from the above by David Teiger in 2010 Private Collection
153 H E L E N P A S H G I A N b. 1934 Untitled 2009 cast epoxy 12 w × 1 ¼ d × 12 h in (30 × 3 × 30 cm) Sold with a digital copy of the certificate of authenticity issued by TOTAH, New York. $ 3,000 – 5,000
Provenance TOTAH, New York Private Collection
154 W A LT E R D A R B Y B A N N A R D 1934–2016 Early Hour 1959 alkyd on canvas 10 h × 14 w in (25 × 36 cm) Signed and dated to verso ‘WD Bannard 1959’. Sold with documentation signed by the artist. $ 2,000 – 3,000
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist in 2014 by the present owner
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155 J U L I O L E P A R C b. 1928 Continuel Lumiere 1966 lacquered wood, aluminum, enameled steel, electric motor construction 33 h × 24 ½ w × 6 ¼ d in (84 × 62 × 16 cm) Signed to gallery label ‘Le Parc’. This work is number 10 from the edition of 100 published by Éditions Denise René, Paris. $ 7,000 – 9,000
156 S I D N E Y G O R D I N 1918–1996 Untitled Relief 1 c. 1965
acrylic on wood construction 19 h × 24 w × 3 d in (48 × 61 × 8 cm) $ 10,000 – 15,000
Provenance Estate of the artist Private Collection
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157 R O B E R T S . N E U M A N 1926–2015 Mirage Painting 1977 oil on linen 55 h × 65 w in (140 × 165 cm) Signed and dated to lower right ‘RSN 1977’. Signed, titled and dated to verso ‘Robert S. Neuman 1977 Mirage Painting’. $ 3,000 – 5,000
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Allan Stone Gallery, New York
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158 C H A R L E S H I N M A N b. 1932 Asissi 1982 acrylic on shaped canvas over wood 50 h × 75 w × 5 d in (127 × 191 × 13 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso ‘Hinman 1982 Asissi’. $ 5,000 – 7,000
159 J A M E S H A V A R D b. 1937 Outside Pojoaque 1990 acrylic and collage on wood 56 h × 48 w in (142 × 122 cm) Signed and dated to upper right ‘Havard 1990’. Titled and dated to verso ‘Outside Pojoaque 1990’. $ 3,000 – 5,000
Exhibited James Havard: Cultural Crossroads, 27 April – 17 June 2017, Alan Stone Gallery, New York Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Allan Stone Gallery, New York
160 J A M E S H A V A R D b. 1937 Cane Garden Bay 1981 acrylic and graphite on canvas 60 h × 107 w in (152 × 272 cm) Signed and dated to upper right ‘Havard 81’. Signed and dated to verso ‘Havard 81’. $ 7,000 – 9,000
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Allan Stone Gallery, New York
161 K A Z U K O I N O U E b. 1946 Untitled (diptych) 1982 acrylic on canvas 50 h × 100 w in (127 × 254 cm) Each panel measures: 50 h × 50 w inches. Signed and dated to verso ‘Kazuko Inoue 82’. $ 7,000 – 9,000
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Allan Stone Gallery, New York
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162 K A Z U K O I N O U E b. 1946 Untitled 1997 acrylic on linen 50 h × 50 w in (127 × 127 cm) Signed and dated to verso ‘Kazuko Inoue 97’. $ 5,000 – 7,000
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Allan Stone Gallery, New York
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163 K A Z U K O I N O U E b. 1946 Untitled 1983 acrylic on canvas 50 h × 50 w in (127 × 127 cm) Signed and dated to verso ‘Kazuko Inoue 83’. $ 5,000 – 7,000
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Allan Stone Gallery, New York
164 R O B E R T S W A I N b. 1940 Untitled (Study for the Schering Corporation) 1971 acrylic on canvas 40 h × 95 w in (102 × 241 cm) Signed, dated and inscribed to verso ‘Robert Swain 1971’. $ 5,000 – 7,000
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165 B A R R Y M C G E E b. 1966 Untitled 1991 spraypaint on panel 96 h × 251 ½ w × ¾ d in (244 × 639 × 2 cm) These panels were originally part of the construction fence surrounding the Yerba Buena Museum of Art, San Francisco. Then curator, Renny Pritikin, commissioned Barry McGee to paint a mural on the fence, which was later removed when construction was complete. $ 15,000 – 20,000
Provenance Commissioned directly from the artist by the Yerba Buena Museum of Art, San Francisco Santa Monica Auctions, Paintings, Prints, Photography, Sculpture, 7 October 2018, Lot 111 Private Collection
166 S A M D U R A N T b. 1961 When Do We Start Rioting? 2017 screenprint on translucent film, light box 12 h × 15 ¾ w × 4 ¾ d in (30 × 40 × 12 cm) Signed and numbered on applied studio label to verso ‘Sam Durant 15/25’. This work is number 15 from the edition of 25 produced by Case Studyo. Sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by Case Studyo, signed and numbered by the artist and original packaging. $ 2,000 – 3,000
Provenance Acquired directly from Case Studyo in 2017 by the present owner
167 E R W I N W U R M b. 1954 Selbstporträt als Essiggurkerl (self-portrait as a pickle) 2016 cast and hand-painted acrylic resin 1 dia × 3 h in (3 × 8 cm) Signed to certificate of authenticity ‘E Wurm’. Sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac and signed by the artist. $ 5,000 – 7,000
Provenance Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg Private Collection
168 W I L L I A M J . O ’ B R I E N b. 1975 Untitled 2011 color pencil and ink on paper with glitter and felt 72 ¾ h × 36 w in (185 × 91 cm) $ 10,000 – 15,000
Provenance Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York Private Collection
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169 J A C O B H A S H I M O T O b. 1973 Untitled 2012 pencil and marker on paper 17 h × 14 w in (43 × 36 cm) Signed and dated to lower right ‘JH 2012’. $ 1,500 – 2,000
Provenance Studio la Città, Verona Private Collection, New York
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170 CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI) 1921–1998 Compression c. 1998
compressed commercial aluminum cans 8 ¼ h × 3 ¾ w × 4 d in (21 × 10 × 10 cm) Signed to edge ‘César’. $ 15,000 – 20,000
Provenance Gallery Jerome, Copenhagen Private Collection, Paris
171 J A C O B H A S H I M O T O b. 1973 History of the Moon 2010 wood, acrylic, vellum, string, paper 48 h × 73 w × 8 d in (122 × 185 × 20 cm) Signed and dated to lower edge ‘Hashimoto 2010’. $ 30,000 – 50,000
Provenance Studio la Città, Verona Private Collection, New York
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172 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 Adapted and Above the Water (two works) 1944 woodcut on paper 21 h × 17 w in (53 × 43 cm) Adapted is outside the edition of 25 printed at Biltmore Press, Asheville, N.C. Above the Water is outside of the edition of 35 printed at Biltmore Press, Asheville, N.C. $ 3,000 – 5,000
Literature Danilowitz 109 and 117 Provenance Estate of Warren “Pete” Jennerjahn Private Collection
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173 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 Prefatio (from the Graphic Tectonics series) 1942 lithograph on paper 18 ½ h × 22 ½ w in (47 × 57 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to lower edge ‘Prefatio 12/30 Albers 42’. This work is number 12 from the edition of 30 printed by Reinhard Schumann, Hickory, N.C. $ 5,000 – 7,000
Literature Danilowitz 103 Provenance Private Collection
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173  Interaction of Color production tests with notes
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174 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 Interaction of Color production tests with notes 1963 printed paper, offset lithograph, screen print, graphite, ink, and colored pencil on paper Josef Albers’ Interaction of Color has been
13 ¾ h × 10 ½ w × 4 ¾ d in (35 × 27 × 12 cm)
a best-seller since shortly after it was first
Lot is comprised of 75 color study folios including
published by Yale University Press in 1963.
screenprints and sketches with hand-written notes
The publication, a volume about Albers’ color
by Albers and Sillman, several original collages
course featuring recreations of color studies
by Albers’ students and a typed copy of Albers’ text.
made by his students, was a challenging and
$ 15,000 – 20,000
experimental undertaking that required the unprecedented approach of putting process ahead of theory, a method Albers employed in the classroom. Further, it required a high level of precision in regards to color and printing. To realize the project, Albers worked closely with two former students; Sewell Sillman who mixed eight-hundred plus color inks for the plates of Interaction of Color, and Norman Ives who arrived at the format of the book divided into three parts: text, eighty folders containing color studies, and Albers commentary on them. The present lot comes from the Estate of Sewell Sillman and is a galley proof for Interaction of Color. The proof is comprised of a typed copy of Albers’ text, 75 color study folios that include a mix of screenprints and sketches with hand-written notes by Albers and Sillman as well as several of the original collages and works completed by Albers’ students. This comprehensive collection provides valuable insight into what it took for Albers create a work that remains an influential and groundbreaking book of color still today.
Provenance Estate of Sewell Sillman Private Collection
W O R K S F R O M T H E E S TAT E O F S E W E L L S I L L M A N
175 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 Structural Constellation c. 1955–1965
machine-engraved plastic laminate 3 ¼ h × 4 w in (8 × 10 cm) Dated, numbered and inscribed ‘For S. XII 65’. This work is based on Structural Constellation U-18 (1955) of which Albers had an undetermined number of versions engraved in various sizes which he gave as gifts throughout the 1950s and 1960s. $ 5,000 – 7,000
176 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 sketch for a Structural Constellation c. 1969
graphite and colored pencil on printed graph paper 18 h × 23 w in (46 × 58 cm) $ 6,000 – 8,000
177 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 I-S VVI 1971 screenprint on paper 18 ½ h × 31 ½ w in (47 × 80 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to lower edge ‘I-S VV I 51/100 A 71’. This work is number 51 from the edition of 100 published by Ives-Sillman, Inc., New Haven. $ 2,000 – 3,000
178 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 sketch for a Structural Constellation c. 1969
graphite and colored pencil on printed graph paper 18 h × 23 w in (46 × 58 cm) $ 6,000 – 8,000
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179 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 I-S Va 3 (from Six Variants) 1969 screenprint on paper 33 h × 37 ¼ w in (84 × 95 cm) This work is outside the edition of 150 published by Ives-Sillman, Inc., New Haven. $ 1,000 – 1,500
180 JOSEF AND ANNI ALBERS Holiday Cards (three works) printed paper 6 h × 4 ¼ w in (15 × 11 cm) $ 700 – 900
181 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 Fenced 1944 linocut on paper 20 ¾ h × 28 ½ w in (53 × 72 cm) Signed, titled, dated and inscribed to lower edge ‘Fenced (proof) To Si - January 49 A Albers 44’. This work is from the edition of 33 printed at Biltmore Press, Asheville, N.C. $ 5,000 – 7,000
182 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 I-S VVII 1971 screenprint on paper 18 ½ h × 31 ½ w in (47 × 80 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to lower edge ‘I-S VVII 51/100 A 71’. This work is number 51 from the edition of 100 published by Ives-Sillman, Inc., New Haven. $ 2,000 – 3,000
W O R K S F R O M T H E E S TAT E O F S E W E L L S I L L M A N
183 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 Reserved (two works) and Pompeian (one work) 1962/1965 screenprint on paper 11 h × 11 w in (28 × 28 cm) These examples are overruns, or extras, outside of the editions published by Ives-Sillman, Inc., New Haven. $ 1,000 – 1,500
184 J O S E F A L B E R S 1888–1976 Formulation: Articulations proofs 1962–1970 printed pages 20 w × ½ d × 15 h in (51 × 1 × 38 cm) Lot is comprised of two hand-signed front matter proofs for Formulation: Articulation, one front matter proof for the Homage to the Square portfolio, and several duplicate text pages of Josef Albers: The Exercise of Integrity by James Lord. $ 1,000 – 1,500
185 Josef Albers monographs and ephemera 1956–1984 printed and bound paper Collection includes various pieces of ephemera and several monographs; forty pieces total. A complete list is available online. $ 2,000 – 3,000
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186 D I E T E R R O T H 1930–1998 Untitled c. 1965
ink on paper 11 h × 8 ½ w in (28 × 22 cm) $ 800 – 1,200
187 R O B E R T R A U S C H E N B E R G 1925–2008 Core Poster 1965 offset color lithograph and screenprint with varnish on wove paper 37 h × 25 ¼ w in (94 × 64 cm) Stamped to lower right and verso ‘Ives-Sillman Test Print’. This work is a test print outside of the edition printed by Ives-Sillman, New Haven for CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Chicago. $ 1,000 – 1,500
188 N O R M A N I V E S 1923–1978 Untitled (cube construction) c. 1960
painted artist board construction 5 h × 5 w × 4 ½ d in (13 × 13 × 11 cm) $ 800 – 1,200
W O R K S F R O M T H E E S TAT E O F S E W E L L S I L L M A N
189 S E W E L L S I L L M A N 1923–1992 Untitled (two works) c. 1960
oil on blotter paper 19 h × 24 w in (48 × 61 cm) Additional work measures: 15 h × 20 w inches. $ 1,000 – 1,500
190 S E W E L L S I L L M A N 1923–1992 Untitled c. 1965
acrylic on board 50 h × 50 w in (127 × 127 cm) Stamped mark to verso ‘Estate of Sewell Sillman’. $ 7,000 – 9,000
191 S E W E L L S I L L M A N 1923–1992 collection of four drawings 1965/1984/1985 ink on paper 11 ¾ h × 16 w in (30 × 41 cm) Collection includes four works, framed in pairs. Signed, titled and dated to lower edge of one work ‘SS 84 Battle Lines Sketch #7’. Signed, titled and dated to lower edge of one work ‘Battle Lines SS 84’. Signed, titled and dated to lower edge of one work ‘iii 65 S. Sillman’. Dated to lower right of one work ‘Chile 13 June 1985’. $ 1,500 – 2,500
192 S E W E L L S I L L M A N 1923–1992 Untitled c. 1965
acrylic on board 23 h × 27 w in (58 × 69 cm) Stamped to verso ‘Estate of Sewell Sillman’. $ 3,000 – 5,000
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193 S E W E L L S I L L M A N 1923–1992 viii 1967 scratchboard 19 dia in (48 cm) Framed dimensions measure: 31 h × 31 w × 1 d inches. Signed, titled, and dated to verso of frame ‘S. Sillman viii 67’. $ 1,000 – 1,500
194 S E W E L L S I L L M A N 1923–1992 Sketch #1 1976 acrylic on board 16 ¼ h × 18 ¾ w in (41 × 48 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower edge ‘Sketch #1 Jan 10 76 Sillman’. Stamped to verso ‘Estate of Sewell Sillman’. $ 2,000 – 3,000
195 D I E T E R R O T H 1930–1998 Untitled (a huntingscene) c. 1964
typewriter ink on paper with collage, ink, and paint on tagboard. 8 ½ h × 3 w in (22 × 8 cm) This work is double-sided with a poem titled a huntingscene affixed to verso. $ 800 – 1,200
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so long as the name of the Author is set forth
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and most current Wright Catalogue. The term “Author”
we shall be entitled, in our discretion, to exercise any
or “Authorship” means the creator, designer, culture
remedies legally available to us, including, but not
or source of origin of the property, as the case may
limited to, the following:
be, as specifically identified in Bold type in the
i. cancellation of the sale of the Lot to the non-paying buyer, including the sale of any other Lot to the same buyer (whether or not paid); ii. reselling the Lot, at public or private sale, with or without reserve; iii.
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restocking fee (which you acknowledge would be
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reasonable in light of the costs Wright would have to incur to process your breach and attempt to re-auction or resell the Lot); iv. rejection of any Bids by the buyer at future auctions; v. setting-off any amounts owed by Wright to the buyer in satisfaction of unpaid amounts; and/or vi. taking any other action we deem necessary or appropriate under the circumstances.
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of sale, the statements regarding Authorship made
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the subsequent discovery of information that modifies
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design objects or other valuable objects similar to the
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and must return the Lot subject to such claim to Wright
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in the same condition as at the time of the original sale.
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claim prior to buyer’s receipt of any remedy pursuant
of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose
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or similar damages, whether foreseeable or
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Auction 24 October 2019 10 am ct
FROM MEDICI TO M ONTICI Richard Blow and the Modern Pietre Dure
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