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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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Robert Mangold Monographs1283 - Robert Mangold Monographs
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16 pieces Robert Mangold Diane Waldman The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation New York 1971 B & W/Color 30 pages Softcover<b
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
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Piero Manzoni Monographs1284 - Piero Manzoni Monographs
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3 pieces Piero Manzoni Germano Celant Arnoldo Mondadori Arte Milan 1991 B & W/Color 241 pages Softcover Fine Pie
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Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
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Brice Marden Monographs1285 - Brice Marden Monographs
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11 pieces Tu Fu Kenneth Rexroth and Brice Marden Peter Blum Edition New York 1986 B & W 50 + pages Hardcover This editi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
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Brice Marden Monographs1286 - Brice Marden Monographs
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2 pieces Brice Marden Eva Keller and Regula Malin Daros Services AG Switzerland 2004 B & W/Color 50 + pages Hardcover A
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
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Enrique Martinez Celaya Monographs1287 - Enrique Martinez Celaya Monographs
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5 pieces Enrique Martinez Celaya James Jensen The Contemporary Museum/Wienand Verlag Honolulu/Koln 2001 B & W/Color 282 pages
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
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Henri Matisse Monographs1288 - Henri Matisse Monographs
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5 pieces Interpreting Matisse - Picasso Elizabeth Cowling Tate Publishing London 2002 B & W/Color 80 pages Softcover Fi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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Henri Matisse Monograph1289 - Henri Matisse Monograph
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1 piece Henri Matisse: A Novel Louis Aragon Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York 1972 B & W/Color 366 pages Hardcover DJ<
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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Gordon Matta-Clark Monographs1290 - Gordon Matta-Clark Monographs
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10 pieces Fall Avalanche Nancy Graves at Reese Palley San Francisco 1971 B & W 30 + pages Softcover A rare copy of the ma
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to warnerbros.. for (2,600.00 + 520.00BP) = 3,120.00
 
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Allan McCollum Monographs1291 - Allan McCollum Monographs
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7 pieces Allan McCollum Surrogates Lisson Gallery London 1985 B & W 23 pages Softcover As New Allan McCollum Ins
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Estimate : 175.00 - 200.00
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John McCracken Monographs1292 - John McCracken Monographs
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2 pieces John McCracken Galerie Ileana Sonnabend Paris Color 24 pages Softcover Small and extremely rare exhibition catalog o
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
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