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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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1163 - Chuck Close MonographsWright
5 pieces
The Portraits Speak: Chuck Close in Conversation with 27 of His Subjects
Art Resources Transfer
New York
1997
B & W/Color<
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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1164 - James Coleman MonographsWright
2 pieces
The Enigma of the Hero in the Work of James Coleman
Jean Fisher
Orchard Gallery
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
1983
B &
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 20.00 - 40.00
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1166 - George Condo MonographsWright
2 pieces
George Condo
Galeria Soledad Lorenzo
Madrid
1992
B & W/Color
36 pages
Softcover
Fine
Portraits Lost in Spa
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 20.00 - 40.00
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1167 - Joseph Cornell MonographsWright
3 pieces
Joseph Cornell
Kynaston McShine
The Museum of Modern Art
New York
1980
B & W/Color
296 pages
Softcover
Light y
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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1168 - Barbara Crane MonographsWright
3 pieces
Barbara Crane Photographs 1948-1980
Center for Creative Photography University of Arizona
Arizona
1981
B & W/Color
124
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 125.00
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1169 - R. Crumb MonographsWright
3 pieces
Waiting For Food: Restaurant Placemat Drawings
R. Crumb
Oog & Blik
Amsterdam
1995
B & W
Hardcover
First edition.<
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 25.00 - 75.00
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1170 - Enzo Cucchi MonographsWright
3 pieces
La Cerimonia delle Cose
Enzo Cucchi
Peter Blum Edition
New York
1985
85 pages
Softcover
DJ
Small folio includi
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
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1171 - Bruce Davidson MonographsWright
2 pieces
Bruce Davidson Photographs
Agrinde Publications, Inc.
New York
1978
B & W
1978 pages
Softcover
Signed and inscrib
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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