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Modern + Contemporary Design and Books of Art + Design

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

Auction Details

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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Conceptual/Minimal Monographs1453Conceptual/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
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
Constructivist Sculpture Survey1454Constructivist Sculpture Survey
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5 pieces Relief/Construction/Relief Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 1968 B & W 20 + pages Softcover Fine Relief/
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
Contact Sheet Collection1455Contact 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
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
Contemporary Art Monographs I1456Contemporary Art Monographs I
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23 pieces Eugene Leory Neue Bilder Galerie Springer Berlin Berlin 1990 Color 12 pages Softcover Fine Reconnaissance
Estimate : 175.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
Contemporary Art Monographs II1457Contemporary 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
Estimate : 400.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
Contemporary Art Monographs III1458Contemporary 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
Estimate : 400.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
Contemporary Art Survey1459Contemporary 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
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
Documenta Collection1460Documenta 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
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
Early Group Shows1461Early 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
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
East Coast American Collections1462East 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
Estimate : 350.00 - 375.00
Sold to floor for 250.00