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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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Art Publications Collection1433 - Art Publications Collection
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14 pieces Quaderns Fundacio Caixa de Pensions - N. 38 Fundacion Caja de Pensiones Barcelona 1987 B & W/Color 59 pages Softcov
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ArtForum International Collection1434 - ArtForum International Collection
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46 pieces ArtForum International Collection ARTFORUM New York B & W/Color Softcover Forty-six issues of ArtForum incomplete from
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Artist Index1435 - Artist Index
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3 pieces Contemporary Artists Second Edition St. Martin's Press, Inc. New York 1983 B & W 1041 pages Hardcover DJ Fine<
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Artist Monographs1436 - Artist Monographs
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6 pieces Bruce Conner: Inkblot Drawings - Engraving - Collages Kohn Turner Gallery Los Angeles 1997 B & W/Color Softcover Nea
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
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Artist's Book Reference Material1437 - Artist's Book Reference Material
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5 pieces WhiteWalls Buzz Spector and Timothy Porges White Walls, Inc. Chicago 1983 B & W 96 pages Softcover A Magazine
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Aspen Magazine, Pair1438 - Aspen Magazine, Pair
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2 pieces Aspen: The Magazine in a Box, Vol. 1, Nos. 1 & 2 Phyllis Johnson Aspen Magazine New York 1965 B & W/Color Softcover<
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Bread Book1439 - Bread Book
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1 piece The Bread Book Kenneth Josephson Kenneth Josephson 1973 B & W Softcover Black and white photographs of slices of brea
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British Art Survey1440 - British Art Survey
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5 pieces 'Brilliant!' New Art from London Walker Art Center Minneapolis 1996 B & W 93 pages Softcover Fine Contempo
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Bronze Scuplture Survey1441 - Bronze Scuplture Survey
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9 pieces Bronze Sculpture of "Les Animaliers" Reference and Price guide Jane Horswell Baron Publishing England 1971 B & W 339
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Estimate : 700.00 - 750.00
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Calendar Series1442 - Calendar Series
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3 pieces Gerhard Richter: A Calendar for 1990 Anthony d'Offay Gallery London 1989 Color Hardcover Fine Francesco Cleme
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Charles Saatchi Collections1443 - Charles Saatchi Collections
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8 pieces Art of Our Time: The Saatchi Collection 1 Peter Schjeldahl Lund Humphries London 1984 Color Softcover Fine <br
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Chicago Exhibitions Collection1444 - Chicago Exhibitions Collection
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50 pieces 74th American exhibition The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago 1982 Color 64 pages Softcover Fine 74th Ame
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Estimate : 150.00 - 175.00
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Collage1445 - Collage
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1 piece Collage Herta Wescher Harry N. Abrams New York 1968 B & W/Color 417 pages Hardcover DJ Large volume survey o
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Collection of Artist's Books I1446 - Collection of Artist's Books I
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6 pieces Airplane Book Ray di Palma 1977 Hardcover An accordion fold artist's book illustrated with random colored airplane rubber
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
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Collection of Artist's Books II1447 - Collection of Artist's Books II
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6 pieces Forever Yours Gail Rubini Chicago Books Chicago 1980 Color 32 pages Softcover Spiral bound artist book. Fi
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Collection of Artist's Books III1448 - Collection of Artist's Books III
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22 pieces Reincarnation Study Don Celender O.K. Harris Gallery New York 1982 B & W 134 pages Softcover Artist's book in
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
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Conceptual Art Monographs I1449 - Conceptual Art Monographs I
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4 pieces Conceptual Decorative Les Levine The National Gallery of Canada Canada 1971 23 pages Softcover Fine Hans H
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Conceptual Art Monographs II1450 - Conceptual Art Monographs II
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3 pieces The New Art - Hayward Gallery Arts Council of Great Britain London 1972 B & W 120 pages Softcover Fine Jou
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Conceptual Art Monographs III1451 - Conceptual Art Monographs III
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3 pieces Notebook on Water 1965-66 Joseph Kosuth Multiples, Inc. New York 1970 B & W Softcover Envelope containing Kosuth'
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Conceptual Art Survey1452 - Conceptual Art Survey
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12 pieces For Publication Dan Graham Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County Los Angeles 1991 B & W Softcover Near Fine<b
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Conceptual/Minimal Monographs1453 - Conceptual/Minimal Monographs
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4 pieces Vies d'Artistes La Difference 1990 B & W/Color 255 pages Softcover As New Fama & Fortune Bulletin Verlag P
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Constructivist Sculpture Survey1454 - Constructivist Sculpture Survey
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5 pieces Relief/Construction/Relief Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 1968 B & W 20 + pages Softcover Fine Relief/
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Contact Sheet Collection1455 - Contact Sheet Collection
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31 pieces Contact Sheet Collection Light Work New York B & W/Color Softcover Thrity-one issues of the photography publication in
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Contemporary Art Monographs I1456 - Contemporary Art Monographs I
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23 pieces Eugene Leory Neue Bilder Galerie Springer Berlin Berlin 1990 Color 12 pages Softcover Fine Reconnaissance
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Contemporary Art Monographs II1457 - Contemporary Art Monographs II
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26 pieces I-80 Series: Siah Armajani, Reading Garden #2 Joslyn Art Museum Omaha, Nebraska 1980 B & W 7 pages Softcover Fin
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Contemporary Art Monographs III1458 - Contemporary Art Monographs III
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9 pieces Roy Lichtenstein Diane Waldman The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York 1969 B & W/Color 50+ pages Softcover
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Contemporary Art Survey1459 - Contemporary Art Survey
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12 pieces Keith Haring Vernon Fisher Galerie 't Venster and Rotterdam Arts Council Rotterdam 1982 B & W 71 pages Softcover
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Documenta Collection1460 - Documenta Collection
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1 piece Documenta 6-11: Kassel D+V Paul Dierichs; Weber & Weidemeyer; Edition Cantz Kassel/Stuttgart 1977-2002 B & W/Color Softc
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Early Group Shows1461 - Early Group Shows
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6 pieces The Art of Assemblage William C. Seitz Museum of Modern Art New York 1961 B & W/Color 167 pages Hardcover DJ<b
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East Coast American Collections1462 - East Coast American Collections
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30 pieces Clement Greenberg - A Critic's Collection Karen Wilkin Portland Art Museum Portland 2001 Color 189 pages Hardcov
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Eleven Painters Seen By Arp1463 - Eleven Painters Seen By Arp
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1 piece Arp: Onze Peintures Editions Girsberger Switzerland 1949 B & W Softcover Eleven painters as seen by artist Jean Arp.
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
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European Collections1464 - European Collections
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21 pieces Von Twombly bis Clemente: Selected Works from a Private Collection Kunsthalle Basel 1985 Color Hardcover DJ Wear
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Fiber Art Survey1465 - Fiber Art Survey
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5 pieces Fiber R/Evolution Milwuakee Art Museum Milwuakee 1986 B & W/Color 192 pages Softcover Fine Conceptual Text
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Futurism Survey1466 - Futurism Survey
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3 pieces Futurism Joshua C. Taylor The Museum of Modern Art New York 1961 B & W/Color 154 pages Hardcover DJ Very Go
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Grafitti Art Survey1467 - Grafitti Art Survey
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3 pieces Bizarro World! The Parallel Universes of Comics & Fine Art Theo Lotz and Ronald Abram Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College<
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Group Exhibitions I1468 - Group Exhibitions I
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9 pieces Word as Image: American Art 1960-1990 Russell Bowman and Dean Sobel Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee 1990 B & W/Color
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Group Exhibitions II1469 - Group Exhibitions II
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16 pieces Early Works by Five Contemporary Artists The New Museum New York 1977 B & W 10 + pages Softcover Good Wit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 225.00
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Group Exhibitions III1470 - Group Exhibitions III
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28 pieces Simply Made in America The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art Cincinnati 1993 B & W/Color 95 pages Softcover As
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Group Exhibitions IV1471 - Group Exhibitions IV
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10 pieces A View of A Decade Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 1977 B & W/Color 44 pages Softcover Good Procedimen
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Group Exhibitions V1472 - Group Exhibitions V
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17 pieces The World is Still Watching Randolph Street Gallery Chicago 1988 B & W 20 + pages Softcover As New The Wo
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Information1473 - Information
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1 piece Information Kynaston McShine The Museum of Modern Art New York 1970 B & W 207 pages Softcover First edition. Ea
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Installation Art Survey1474 - Installation Art Survey
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14 pieces Laura Grisi: A Selection of Works with Notes by the Artist Germano Celant Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. New York<
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Live in Your Head1475 - Live in Your Head
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1 piece Live in your Head - When Attitudes Become Form Lucy Lippard Kunsthalle Bern 1969 B & W Softcover Uniquely bound in
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Lucio Amelio Napoli Folio Collection1476 - Lucio Amelio Napoli Folio Collection
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20 pieces Lucio Amelio Napoli Collection Lucio Amelio Napoli 1986-1990 Color Softcover Twenty issues of the oversize artist f
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Michael Werner Pocket Series1477 - Michael Werner Pocket Series
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9 pieces A.R. Penck - Standart Weapons Standart Models Michael Werner New York 1990 B & W/Color 20 + pages Hardcover As Ne
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Modern Art Monographs1478 - Modern Art Monographs
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23 pieces Calder '76 the Cutouts Pace Wildenstein NewYork 2002 Color Hardcover Accordion fold with cardboard wraps. Fine<
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Modern Art Survey I1479 - Modern Art Survey I
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10 pieces Paris-Moscou 1900-1930 Centre Georges Pompidou Paris 1979 B & W/Color 583 pages Softcover Fine The Planar
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Modern Art Survey II1480 - Modern Art Survey II
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6 pieces American Art at Mid-Century 1 William C. Seitz National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. 1973 Color 10 pages Softc
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Modern Art Survey III1481 - Modern Art Survey III
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14 pieces The Art of Jean Arp Herbert Read Harry N. Abrams, Inc New York 1968 B & W/Color 216 pages Softcover Good <
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Modern Art Survey IV1482 - Modern Art Survey IV
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8 pieces 20th Century Painting Sam Hunter Abbeville Press New York 1980 Color 112 pages Softcover Fine Modern Ar
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