Auction Details
The Important Design series will feature a stunning selection of rare and new-to-the-market works spanning all decades and styles.
Italian master Gio Ponti is represented by numerous significant lots: his room from the IX Triennale of Milan, an iconic coffee table from his Villa Arreaza commission and several pieces from the Vembi-Burroughs offices. Carlo Mollino, Ico Parisi and others round out the ever-popular Italian offerings. Museum-quality works by mid-century French designers Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouve will be sold alongside contemporary designers like Ron Arad, the Campana brothers and Guy de Rougemont. Further selections include American classics by George Nakashima, Vladimir Kagan and Paul Evans. In all, the sale features an international array of works emblematic of the character and quality of 20th and 21st century design.
Session two, held on December 11th, also includes nearly 100 lots of post war and contemporary artworks by artists Philip Guston, Nam Jun Paik, Andy Warhol and Ad Reinhardt among others.
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400Jean Dubuffet 1901-1985, Situation XXXVIIWright
Situation XXXVII
France, 1978
ink on paper collage
13.75 h x 10 w inches
Signed and dated to upper left 'J.D. 78'
Provenance:
Richa
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for 18,000.00
401Alexander Calder 1898-1976, Little Miss PocketWright
Little Miss Pocket
USA, 1943
ink on paper
11.25 h x 10 w inches
Signed and dated to lower margin '43 A. Calder'
This work is regis
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 25,000.00
402Josef Albers 1888-1976, untitledWright
untitled
Germany, c. 1972
ink and watercolor on paper
9 h x 6 w inches
A condolence card and a personal, hand-written letter from Josef an
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for 7,000.00
403Laszlo Moholy-Nagy 1895-1946, FotogrammWright
Fotogramm
USA, 1922
gelatin silver print
15.75 h x 11.75 w inches
Signed, titled and dated in pencil to verso 'L. Maholy-Nagy 1922'
Si
Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
Sold to floor for 21,000.00
404Ad Reinhardt 1913-1967, Ultimate Painting No. 19Wright
Ultimate Painting No. 19
USA, 1953-60
oil on canvas in artist's frame
43 h x 43 w inches
Signed, dated and titled to verso 'Ad Reinhardt U
Estimate : 150,000.00 - 200,000.00
Sold to floor for 190,000.00
405Tony Smith 1912-1980, untitledWright
untitled
USA, 1966
lacquered composite board
21.25 w x 22.5 d x 10.5 h inches
Signed, dated and numbered on decal label to underside 'Docu
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 9,500.00
406Clement Meadmore 1929-2005, SlideWright
Slide
Australia, 1977
bronze
9 w x 2 d x 12.5 h inches
Signed and numbered to base 'Meadmore Morris Singer'
This work is number 5 f
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 8,000.00
407Agnes Martin 1912-2004, TulipWright
Tulip
USA, 1963
ink and watercolor on paper
9 h x 9 w inches
Signed and dated to verso 'A. Martin 63'
Provenance:
Robert Elkon Gall
Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
Sold to floor for 40,000.00
409Robert Barry b. 1936, untitledWright
untitled
USA, 1977
ink on paper
17 h x 14 w inches
Provenance:
Hirschl & Adler, New York<BR><BR>Condition of the item is not inclu...
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,400.00
410Joseph Beuys 1921-1986, HasenblutWright
Hasenblut
Germany, 1971-1979
4 cm hare's blood in plastic bag with adhesive plaster mounted on paper
24.5 h x 17.75 w inches
Signed and ti
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,500.00
412Joseph Beuys 1921-1986, ArenaWright
Arena
Germany, 1972
pencil and sulphur on paper
11.75 h x 8.25 w inches
Signed and titled to lower edge 'Joseph Beuys'
This work is
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for 26,000.00
413Nic Nicosia b. 1951, Real Pictures #2Wright
Real Pictures #2
USA, 1987
gelatin silver print
47 h x 66.5 w inches
This work is from the edition of 5.
Provenance:
Rena Sternberg
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,500.00
414Donald Judd 1928-1994, UntitledWright
Untitled
USA, 1978-1979
black aquatint on paper
35 h x 24.5 w inches
Signed to lower right 'Judd'
This work is number 10 from the i
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,900.00
415Donald Judd 1928-1994, UntitledWright
Untitled
USA, 1978-1979
black aquatint on paper
35 h x 24.5 w inches
Signed to lower right 'Judd'
This work is number 18 from the inte
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,900.00
416Richard Tuttle b. 1941, untitledWright
untitled
USA, 1995
cast bronze
8 w x 4 d x 3 h inches
Incised initals to underside 'RT'
This work is an artist's proof aside from t
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to muggatea1 for 6,125.00
417Tony Berlant b. 1941, Petunia (cat)Wright
Petunia (cat)
USA, c. 1980
enameled steel collage
9 w x 9 d x 9 h inches
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist | Private colle
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,500.00
418Tom Otterness b. 1952, untitledWright
untitled
USA, 1986
patinated bronze
4 w x 3 d x 4.5 h inches
Signed, dated and numbered to side ' T.Otterness 86'
This work is numb
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 11,000.00
419Robert Graham b. 1938, MOCA torsoWright
MOCA torso
USA, 1992-1995
cast bronze
4.5 dia x 11 h inches
Cast signature to underside 'R.Graham R.O. 148 Juan'
This work is number 1
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,000.00