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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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1293 - Mario Merz MonographsWright
4 pieces
Mario Merz
Germano Celant
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
New York
1989
B & W/Color
297 pages
Softcover
D
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
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1294 - Gerhard Merz MonographsWright
8 pieces
Gerhard Merz: MCMLXXXVIII
Le Consortium Dijon
Dijon
1988
B & W/Color
Hardcover
DJ
Small tear to DJ.
Fine
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Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
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1296 - Wes Mills MonographsWright
6 pieces
Wes Mills Drawings from Santa Fe
Galerie Haus Schneider
Germany
1995
B & W/Color
15 pages
Softcover
Included is a
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold to masonellio.. for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
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1297 - Joan Miro MonographWright
1 piece
Indelible Miro
Yvon Taillandier
Tudor
New York
1972
B & W/Color
202 pages
Hardcover
DJ
Retains original slip
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
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1298 - Joan Miro MonographsWright
2 pieces
Joan Miro
Jacques Prevert and G. Ribemont-Dessaignes
Maeght Editeur
Paris
1956
B & W/Color
217 pages
Softcover<br
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 800.00
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1299 - Joan Miro MonographsWright
5 pieces
Joan Miro Lithographs Volume 1
Michel Leiris
Tudor Publishing Company
New York
1972
Color
233 pages
Hardcover
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 700.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
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1300 - Joan Mitchell MonographsWright
14 pieces
Joan Mitchell: "...my black paintings..." 1964
John Cheim
Robert Miller Gallery
New York
1994
B & W/Color
Hardcover
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
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1301 - Henry Moore MonographsWright
9 pieces
Elephant Skull: Original Etchings by Henry Moore
Galerie Gerald Cramer
Geneva
1970
B & W/Color
Softcover
DJ
Fine<
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
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1302 - Raymond Moretti MonographsWright
2 pieces
Tout ce qu'on Peut Dire Sur Moretti est Parfaitement Exact
Jean Schmitt
Editions du Centurion
Paris
1979
B & W/Color<br
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
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