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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
Auction Details
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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2007 May 22
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Harry Bertoia bracelet USA, c. 1950 sterling
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Harry Bertoia bracelet USA, c. 1950 sterling silver with applied patina 7.75 w x 1.25 h inches Exhibited: <i>In Nature's Embrace: T
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Harry Bertoia brooch USA, c. 1942 sterling si
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Harry Bertoia brooch USA, c. 1942 sterling silver 3 w x .5 d x 1.5 h inches Exhibited: <i>In Nature's Embrace: The World of Harry B
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Harry Bertoia ring USA, c. 1942 silver with g
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Harry Bertoia ring USA, c. 1942 silver with gold wash .75 w x .5 d x .75 h inches Provenance: Lily Saarinen Private Collection<b
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Harry Bertoia brooch USA, c. 1943 sterling si
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Harry Bertoia brooch USA, c. 1943 sterling silver with applied patina, ebony, and coral 3.25 w x .5 d x 1.75 h inches Literature: <
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Harry Bertoia brooch USA, c. 1943 sterling s
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Harry Bertoia brooch USA, c. 1943 sterling silver and ebony wound with thread 3 w x .5 d x 2.25 h inches Exhibited: <i>In Nature's
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Harry Bertoia hair clip USA, c. 1943 sterling
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Harry Bertoia hair clip USA, c. 1943 sterling silver 4.5 w x .25 d x .5 h inches A similar example to this form was given to Brigitta B
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Harry Bertoia brooch USA, c. 1943 sterling si
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Harry Bertoia brooch USA, c. 1943 sterling silver 4 w x .5 d x 3 h inches Provenance: Private secretary to Eero Saarinen | Private
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Harry Bertoia pendant USA, c. 1972 beryllium
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Harry Bertoia pendant USA, c. 1972 beryllium copper 2.75 w x 3.75 h inches A linear composition with eighteen hanging rods. Exhibite
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Harry Bertoia pendant USA, c. 1972 silicon br
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Harry Bertoia pendant USA, c. 1972 silicon bronze and copper 2.5 w x 3.25 h inches A linear composition with twenty-eight hanging rods.
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Wire Construction) US
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Wire Construction) USA, c. 1970 nickel-plated brass and steel wire 7 w x 7 d x 30 h inches Condition of the
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Gong) USA, 1970 cut a
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Gong) USA, 1970 cut and drilled silicon bronze with applied patina 36 dia x 37.5 h inches Sold with title of au
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Gong) USA, 1970 cut a
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Gong) USA, 1970 cut and drilled silicon bronze with applied patina 36 w x 35 h inches Sold with title of authen
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Sonambient) USA, c. 1
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Sonambient) USA, c. 1968 beryllium copper and brass with pine resonance chamber 8 w x 8 d x 33.5 h inches A com
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Sonambient) USA, 1975
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Sonambient) USA, 1975 beryllium copper and brass 36 w x 28 d x 180 h inches Provenance: Colorado National B
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Estimate : 200,000.00 - 300,000.00
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Multi-Plane Construct
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Multi-Plane Construction) USA, c. 1953 brass melt-coated copper and brass 36 w x 24 d x 122.5 h inches Sold wit
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Spill Cast) USA, c. 1
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Spill Cast) USA, c. 1965 bronze with applied patina 26 w x 11 d x 25.5 h inches Provenance: Acquired direct
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Welded Form) USA, c.
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Welded Form) USA, c. 1950 nickel and brass weld-coated steel and bronze melt-coated steel with applied patina 15 w
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Spray) USA, c. 1975 s
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Spray) USA, c. 1975 stainless steel with steel wire 24 dia x 26 h inches Signed with decal labels to underside:
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Sonambient) USA, c. 1
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Sonambient) USA, c. 1968 bronze with bronzed steel wire 4 w x 4 d x 8.25 h inches Provenance: Acquired dire
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Welded Form) USA, c.
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Harry Bertoia untitled (Welded Form) USA, c. 1968 cast and welded bronze with applied patina 4 w x 11 d x 4 h inches Provenance: Ac
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