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As part of Miami Art Week taking place during the 22nd year of Art Basel Miami Beach, Lion and Unicorn Auctions proudly presents a collection of contemporary art with selections from the collection of the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach and pieces from the Collection of Miami Lawyer, Activist, Collector and Gallerist Alicia Hancock Apfel (1964-2024).
Alicia Apfel was a prominent art collector, gallery owner and civil rights attorney in Miami. Ms. Apfel worked with many arts organizations including the Bakehouse Art Complex in Miami. Her love for art and the creative spirit led her to establish Space Mountain as an art gallery and performance space for artists and musicians. Ms. Apfel was an artist herself and an avid collector of contemporary and transgressive art. She amassed a fascinating collection of art and objects that reflected her strong-willed passion to give voice to the underrepresented. Ms. Apfel’s personal art collection includes original pieces from the California Art Duo: The Date Farmers; Neo-pop Artists Brad Kuhl and Monique Leyton; Artist and Filmmaker Greg Haberny; Mark Price; Cuban Artists Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz; French duo Florian and Michael Quistrebert; Street Artist Swoon; Katrin Korfmann and more. The personal objects range from rare 1st edition books, a robust research art library, rare punk music and counterculture objects, as was well as political memorabilia, including a collection of Bush-Gore 2000 Florida recount material from inside the Miami-Dade offices where Ms. Apfel was a recount observer when the infamous "Brooks Brothers Riot" took place and stopped the recount.
Ms. Apfel’s collection will be joined with contemporary works from the collection of the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, including selections from the American abstract expressionist, Betty Parsons (1900-1982). Other featured lots include American glass artist Chihuly and a limited edition signed print of the 1983 Miami installation, Surrounded Islands by Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
As part of Miami Art Week taking place during the 22nd year of Art Basel Miami Beach, Lion and Unicorn Auctions proudly presents a collection of contemporary art with selections from the collection of the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach and pieces from the Collection of Miami Lawyer, Activist, Collector and Gallerist Alicia Hancock Apfel (1964-2024).
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1323pc Illustrated Children's Hardcover BooksLion and Unicorn
Titles include: The Little Red Racing Car by Dwight Kroulton (2013); The Little Island by Golden MacDonald with Illustrations by Leonard Weisgard (194
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 200.00
1334 Art Deco Design and Architecture Paperback BooksLion and Unicorn
4 books on Art Deco interior design, style, and decoration. This collection compiles the classics of the era, offers insider information for collector
Estimate : 10.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
1364 Modern Art Hardcover and Paperback BooksLion and Unicorn
Showcasing the masters of the 20th century. Titles include: Max Weber: American Modern, by the Jewish Museum of New York; Dubuffet by the Museum of Mo
Estimate : 10.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
137Rare Barbara Radice Hardcover Book, MemphisLion and Unicorn
Rizzoli International Publications, 1985. Memphis: Research, Experiences, Results, Failures and Successes of New Design, a 233 pages hardcover book co
Estimate : 10.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
1382 Josef Hoffmann Architecture & Interior Design BooksLion and Unicorn
Titles include: Josef Hoffmann, Interiors 1902-1913 by the Neue Galerie Museum for German and Austrian Art of New York, (244 pages) hardcover book wit
Estimate : 10.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
1393 Architecture Paperback and Hardcover BooksLion and Unicorn
Titles include: Fragments from Greek and Roman Architecture: The Classical America Edition of Hector dEspouys Plates by John Blatteau and Christiane S
Estimate : 10.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
141Set of 2 Interior Design and Art BooksLion and Unicorn
Titles include: Moderne Fashioning The French Interior by Sarah Schleuning (2007), and Saul Steinberg by Harold Rosenberg (1978). The dimensions of th
Estimate : 10.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 30.00