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Wright
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Important 20th Century Art/Design, + Harry Bertoia
Important 20th Century Art/Design, + Harry Bertoia
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Auction Location
1440 West Hubbard
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Chicago
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Illinois
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United States
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1440 West Hubbard
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An unrivaled selection of furniture and objects will be featured in Wright’s two-day Important 20th Century Design auction. Both sessions contain works by prominent modern and contemporary designers and offer extensive sections of site-specific, commissioned works as well as single-designer collections.
Important highlights from the first day include lots from Gio Ponti’s Via Dezza 49 residence, Vladimir Kagan’s Friedman commission and the interior furnishings from one of Krueck & Sexton’s early commissions. In the contemporary end of the sale, a handful of items by Johanna Grawunder offer a unique range of works that all emphasize the sustainability and efficiency within her sculptural aesthetic.
Sculptural Design is an up-and-coming area of the market, represented in the sale by three works from Isamu Noguchi’s Gemini sculptures, including Shaft & Root, Wind Catcher, and Pierced Table; other notable works within this category include Francoise See’s minimal credenza, Giacomo Balla’s Futuristic vanity, and a selection of works from Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti.
Day one is accented with an amazing grouping of contemporary designs from Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Sandro Chia and Mimmo Paladino. The Italian artists represent a distinct aesthetic that integrates social, historical and psychological concerns into functional, sculptural objects. The sale will mark one of the first opportunities to acquire works by the artists in the United States.
Day two is comprised of a carefully curated collection of design as well as an independent section of Post War + Contemporary art. The art portion of the sale features a Gerhard Richter painting, a large-scale Clement Meadmore sculpture and a selection of Ed Paschke works.
The Important 20th Century Design sale is rounded out by an incredible collection of works from New Hope artists Paul Evans, Phillip Powell and George Nakashima, a representative grouping of Louis Durot pieces and French furnishings from the original Pompidou interior and commissions by Jean Prouve, Charlotte Perraind and Pierre Jeanneret.
Wright is also pleased to announce the first auction exclusively devoted to the artwork of Harry Bertoia. Accompanied by a stand-alone catalog, Harry Bertoia: Material and Form, the sale will include masterworks from all major areas of his career. From his earliest metal works and monoprints to his sounding sculptures the auction will feature the finest offering of Bertoia’s art to have come to the market.
The two-day sale will undoubtedly be a season highlight and represent some of the finest works of 20th and 21st century design.
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2007 May 20
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Robert Arneson Self Portrait USA, c. 1975 cas
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Robert Arneson Self Portrait USA, c. 1975 cast and glazed ceramic 4.75 w x 3.25 d x 7.5 h inches Impressed signature to front:
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 12,000.00
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Bakalowits & Sohne chandelier Austria, c. 196
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Bakalowits & Sohne chandelier Austria, c. 1960 chrome-plated brass, crystal 28 dia x 26 h inches Condition of the item is not inclu
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
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Jorge Pardo untitled USA, 2003 inkjet vinyl o
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Jorge Pardo untitled USA, 2003 inkjet vinyl over PVC, painted PVC, colored phenolic plywood 22 dia x 24 h inches This work is an artist
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Hans Wegner Swivel chair, model #50 Johannes
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Hans Wegner Swivel chair, model #50 Johannes Hansen Denmark, c. 1955 teak, leather, matte chrome-plated steel 29 w x 21.5 d x 28.75 h i
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artist's mannequin France, c. 1900 erable, ir
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artist's mannequin France, c. 1900 erable, iron, steel 19 w x 5 d x 66 h inches A mannequin with articulated arms and legs and finger digi
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
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Carlo Mollino chair from the Casa del Sole, C
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Carlo Mollino chair from the Casa del Sole, Cervinia Ettore Canali, Brescia Italy, 1954 oak, brass 15 w x 18 d x 37 h inches Decal l
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Gerald Summers towel rack Makers of Simple Fu
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Gerald Summers towel rack Makers of Simple Furniture United Kingdom, c. 1938 lacquered plywood, enameled steel 19 w x 8 d x 30 h inches
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Guidette Carbonell Oiseau lamp France, c. 196
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Guidette Carbonell Oiseau lamp France, c. 1960 glazed ceramic 14.5 w x 7.25 d x 24.25 h inches Glazed signature to base: . C
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
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Pedro Friedeberg Butterfly chair Mexico, c. 1
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Pedro Friedeberg Butterfly chair Mexico, c. 1965 carved, gilt and painted Mexican mahogany 19.25 w x 17 d x 35.5 h inches Hand-signed t
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Alessandro Mendini Wassily chair Studio Alchi
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Alessandro Mendini Wassily chair Studio Alchimia Italy, 1978/1983 chrome-plated steel, leather 34 w x 25.5 d x 33 h inches This desi
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