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Modern + Contemporary Design and Books of Art + Design

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location1440 West Hubbard, Chicago, Illinois, 60622, United States

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Modern + Contemporary Design
Wright will showcase a wide range of styles and trends of the twentieth century in the first major design auction of the fall. From the turn of the century there are several noteworthy designs, including a cast iron ornamental detail from the Chicago Stock Exchange by Louis Sullivan and a samovar in hand-wrought brass by Josef Hoffmann. A rare occasional table by Walter von Nessen illustrates the height of American Art Deco and its simplified forms. Several works by Vladimir Kagan are juxtaposed against designs by Paul Evans and Phil Powell which show an unexpected cohesive mood in the East Coast design studios during the 1960s. Chic French style is showcased in a collection of designs by Gabriella Crespi, Kim Moltzer and Michel Boyer with earlier French precedents by Jean Prouve, Jean Royere and Georges Jouve. Other highlights include work by Hans Coper, Art Smith, Donald Drumm and a large collection of artwork by Harry Bertoia. Fashionable contemporary design continues its rise in the market with several works represented in the auction. A collection of biomorphic designs by Marc Newson is shown along side a sofa by the Dutch architect Ben van Berkel, a Vermelha chair by the Campana Brothers and a pair of chairs by Mats Theselius.

Books of Art + Design is our second auction of reference material focusing on modern and contemporary art and design books, including monographs, surveys, periodicals and ephemera. As a companion to our regular art and design auctions, this sale reflects Wright's desire to diffuse knowledge and showcases the importance of twentieth century design.??An important selection of artist's books will be offered- a selection of rare Dieter Roth Werke Bande books and Gordon Matta-Clark's Walls Paper are notable examples. Additionally, the sale features a large selection of reference material on Modern and Contemporary art with several lots comprised of books about Donald Judd, Gerhard Richter, Brice Marden, Richard Serra and Richard Tuttle. Modern design is represented with lots of Scandinavian and Italian Design titles, typography reference material and six decades of Domus catalogs.
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Sawaya & Moroni occasional tables, pair552 - Sawaya & Moroni occasional tables, pair
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Sawaya & Moroni occasional tables, pair Italy, c. 2000 stained beech, brass 20 dia x 28.5 h inches Signed with manufacturer's label to und
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to stevenw212 for (1,700.00 + 340.00BP) = 2,040.00
 
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Mario Bellini La Rotunda dining table553 - Mario Bellini La Rotunda dining table
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Mario Bellini La Rotunda dining table Cassina Italy, c. 1980 oak 65 dia x 29 h inches Condition of the item is not included in this
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,300.00) = 2,300.00
 
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Robert Venturi Sheraton chair554 - Robert Venturi Sheraton chair
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Robert Venturi Sheraton chair Knoll USA , 1986 laminated plywood, screen-printed laminate, leather 23.5 w x 23.5 d x 33.25 h inches Sig
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Swatch watch collection555 - Swatch watch collection
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Swatch watch collection Switzerland, 1980s-90s plastic, glass, various materials A collection of approximately 177 Swatch watches with 144 in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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Marc Newson glass plates, pair556 - Marc Newson glass plates, pair
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Marc Newson glass plates, pair Cappellini Italy, c. 1989 glass 8.5 w x 19.5 d x 2 h inches Condition of the item is not included in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Marc Newson Orgone chaise 557 - Marc Newson Orgone chaise
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Marc Newson Orgone chaise Cappellini Italy, 2000 lacquered fiberglass 72 w x 29 d x 20 h inches Condition of the item is not inclu
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Marc Newson ceramic cups, set of four558 - Marc Newson ceramic cups, set of four
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Marc Newson ceramic cups, set of four Idee Japan/Australia, 2003 porcelain 3 dia x 2.75 h inches Glazed siganture to underside: [Marc N
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Marc Newson Hemipode watch559 - Marc Newson Hemipode watch
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Marc Newson Hemipode watch Ikepod Watch Co. Switzerland, 1996 stainless steel, rubber 1.75 w x 9.75 h inches Stamped to back: [Ikepod W
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Marc Newson Embryo chair560 - Marc Newson Embryo chair
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Marc Newson Embryo chair Idee Japan/Australia, c. 1988 neoprene, tubular steel 32 w x 35 d x 31 h inches Literature: <i>Marc Newson
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,900.00) = 2,900.00
 
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Piet Hein Eek dining table561 - Piet Hein Eek dining table
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Piet Hein Eek dining table Eek & Ruijgrok BV Netherlands, c. 1999 aluminum 87 w x 28 d x 30.5 h inches Condition of the item is not
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Piet Hein Eek chairs, set of four562 - Piet Hein Eek chairs, set of four
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Piet Hein Eek chairs, set of four Netherlands, c. 1999 aluminum, birch plywood 14.25 w x 17 d x 33.5 h inches Condition of the item is
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Mats Theselius Fatolj chairs, pair563 - Mats Theselius Fatolj chairs, pair
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Mats Theselius Fatolj chairs, pair Kallemo Sweden, 1990 stainless steel, leather, oak 23.25 w x 25 d x 28.75 h inches Literature: <
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos pre-pro564 - Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos pre-pro
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Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos pre-production Circle sofa Walter Knoll Netherlands, 2005 stretch jersey fabric over foam 135 w x 195 d x
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
Sold to floor for (19,000.00) = 19,000.00
 
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Naoto Fukasawa prototype Shelf-X booksh565 - Naoto Fukasawa prototype Shelf-X booksh
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Naoto Fukasawa prototype Shelf-X bookshelf B & B Italia Italy, 2005 corian 52 w x 14 d x 58 h inches This example debuted at the 2005 S
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Ron Arad Soft Big Easy566 - Ron Arad Soft Big Easy
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Ron Arad Soft Big Easy Moroso SpA Italy, 2001 upholstery over foam 51 w x 38 d x 36 h inches Signed with metal manufacturer's tag to un
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,300.00) = 2,300.00
 
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Maarten Baas Where There's Smoke chair567 - Maarten Baas Where There's Smoke chair
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Maarten Baas Where There's Smoke chair Moss Design USA, 2004 distressed, burned and lacquered plywood 14.5 w x 16 d x 22 h inches From
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Fernando and Humberto Campana Vermelha 568 - Fernando and Humberto Campana Vermelha
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Fernando and Humberto Campana Vermelha chair Edra Italy, c. 1998 cotton rope, epoxy powder-coated steel, aluminum 32.5 w x 25 d x 30 h inc
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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1000 Names1100 - 1000 Names
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1 piece 1000 Names Homi K. Bhabha Lisson Gallery London 1998 B & W/Color Hardcover Edition of 1000 copies. Fine
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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955,0001101 - 955,000
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1 piece 955,000 Lucy Lippard The Vancouver Art Gallery Vancouver 1970 B & W 138 pages This scarce publication consists of
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Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Ivor Abrahams Monographs1102 - Ivor Abrahams Monographs
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3 pieces Ivor Abrahams Kolnischer Kunstverein Koln 1973 B & W/Color 95 pages Softcover Fine Ivor Abrahams: Sculptur
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Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to grosvenor843 for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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Vito Acconci Monographs1103 - Vito Acconci Monographs
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12 pieces Vito Acconci - Photographic Works 1969-1970 Rhona Hoffman Gallery Chicago 1988 Color Softcover Fine Vito Acc
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Kathy Acker Books1104 - Kathy Acker Books
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3 pieces Great Expectations Kathy Acker Open Book Publications, in conjunction with Station Hill Press Barrytown, NY 1982 B & W<
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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Roger Ackling Monographs1105 - Roger Ackling Monographs
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6 pieces Set Aside - Roger Ackling Annely Juda Fine Art London 1998 B & W/Color Hardcover Fine Roger Ackling - Words f
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Ansel Adams Monograph1106 - Ansel Adams Monograph
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1 piece Ansel Adams - Yosemite and the Range of Light Paul Brooks New York Graphic Society Boston 1979 B & W Hardcover DJ<
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9200lucky for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Ivan Albright Monograph1107 - Ivan Albright Monograph
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1 piece Ivan Albright Frederick A. Sweet The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago 1964 B & W 60 pages Softcover Signed by A
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Terry Allen Monographs1108 - Terry Allen Monographs
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5 pieces Big Witness - (living in wishes) Terry Allen San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco 1989 B & W/Color 51 pages
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Carl Andre Monographs1109 - Carl Andre Monographs
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4 pieces Carl Andre Wood Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven 1978 B & W Softcover Fine Carl Andre Sculpture 1958-1974 Kunsthal
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Stephen Antonakos Monographs1110 - Stephen Antonakos Monographs
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4 pieces Antonakos "Pillows" (1962-1963) Contemporary Arts Museum Houston 1971 B & W Softcover Retains original cloth exterio
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Ida Applebroog Monographs1111 - Ida Applebroog Monographs
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7 pieces Ida Applebroog - Nothing Personal, Paintings 1987-1997 Terrie Sultan, Arthur C. Danto and Dorothy Allison The Corcoran Gallery o
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Arakawa Alphabet1112 - Arakawa Alphabet
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1 piece Statement for Catalogue Tommaso Trini Galleria Schwarz Milano 1969 B & W 4 pages Softcover Small staple-bound f
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Diane Arbus Monographs1113 - Diane Arbus Monographs
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2 pieces Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph Aperture Millerton, NY 1972 B & W Hardcover Very Good Diane Arbus: An Aper
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to bp1wpzp2 for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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John M Armleder Monographs1114 - John M Armleder Monographs
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4 pieces John M Armleder - Venice Biennal Swiss Pavillion 1986 B & W/Color 68 pages Softcover This booklet accompanied Armleder'
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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Robert Arneson Monographs1115 - Robert Arneson Monographs
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3 pieces Arneson Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 1974 B & W/Color Softcover Fine Robert Arneson: Self-Portraits
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Richard Artschwager Monographs1116 - Richard Artschwager Monographs
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17 pieces Basket Table Door Window Mirror Rug Leo Castelli, Inc. New York 1976 B & W 53 pages Softcover Near Fine R
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Atelier van Lieshout Monographs1117 - Atelier van Lieshout Monographs
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3 pieces A Supplement Atelier van Lieshout Contemporary Art Museum at the University of South Florida Tampa 1999 B & W/Color
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Terry Atkinson Monographs1118 - Terry Atkinson Monographs
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4 pieces Mute I Terry Atkinson Galleri Prag Copenhagen 1988 Color 79 pages Softcover Fine Mute I Terry Atkins
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Francis Bacon Monographs1119 - Francis Bacon Monographs
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4 pieces Francis Bacon John Russell New York Graphic Society Ltd Greenwich 1971 B & W/Color 242 pages Hardcover DJ L
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Jo Baer Monographs1120 - Jo Baer Monographs
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7 pieces Jo Baer Barbara Haskell Whitney Museum of American Art New York 1975 B & W/Color Softcover Near Fine Jo Ba
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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John Baldessari Monographs1121 - John Baldessari Monographs
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2 pieces John Baldessari Coosje Van Bruggen Rizzoli New York 1990 B & W/Color 256 pages Hardcover DJ Signed and insc
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Brutus Killed Caesar1122 - Brutus Killed Caesar
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1 piece Brutus Killed Caesar John Baldessari The Emily H. Davis Art Gallery of The University of Akron Akron B & W Softcover
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Miroslaw Balka Monographs1123 - Miroslaw Balka Monographs
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8 pieces Miroslaw Balka 37.1 (cont.) Lannan Foundation Los Angeles 1994 B & W Softcover Fine Miroslaw Balka: April/My
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Balthus Monographs1124 - Balthus Monographs
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3 pieces Balthus The Metropolitan Musuem of Art Paris 1984 B & W/Color 390 pages Softcover Fine Balthus in Chicago<
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to ah8838848 for (25.00 + 5.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Jennifer Bartlett Monographs1125 - Jennifer Bartlett Monographs
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2 pieces Jennifer Bartlett Marge Goldwater Abbeville Press Publishers New York 1985 B & W/Color 168 pages Softcover Fin
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Georg Baselitz Monographs1126 - Georg Baselitz Monographs
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25 pieces Georg Baselitz Diane Waldman The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation New York 1995 Color 277 pages Softcover Fin
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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Jean-Michel Basquiat Monographs1127 - Jean-Michel Basquiat Monographs
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3 pieces Jean-Michel Basquiat: Paintings and Drawings 1980-1988 Gagosian Gallery Los Angeles 1998 Color Softcover Fine <br
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to byronomo for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Max Beckmann Monographs1128 - Max Beckmann Monographs
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3 pieces Max Beckmann 1948 City Art Museum of St.Louis St. Louis 1948 B & W 114 pages Softcover Good Max Beckmann P
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Larry Bell Monographs1129 - Larry Bell Monographs
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5 pieces Larry Bell: New Work The Hudson River Museum Yonkers, NY 1980 B & W/Color 88 pages Softcover Fine Chairs i
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Victoria Bell Monographs1130 - Victoria Bell Monographs
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7 pieces Victoria Bell: Propeller fur D Gerhard Kolberg Vorgebirgspark Koln 2001 Color 1 pages Softcover Includes hand-
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to masonellio.. for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Lynda Benglis Monographs1131 - Lynda Benglis Monographs
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2 pieces Lynda Benglis Recent Works George State University Art Gallery Georgia 1979 B & W Softcover Possibly signed and insc
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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Harry Bertoia Sonambient LP Collection1132 - Harry Bertoia Sonambient LP Collection
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10 pieces Sonambient LP Collection Harry Bertoia USA Complete collection of all ten LPs featuring the noise and sound produced from Be
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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