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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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Pattern Painting Monographs1493 - Pattern Painting Monographs
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5 pieces Herbib the Plastic Alphabet Galerie Denise Rene New York 1973 B & W/Color 20 + pages Softcover As New Karl
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Phaidon Soft Cover Collection1494 - Phaidon Soft Cover Collection
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7 pieces Jeff Wall Phaidon Press Limited London 1996 B & W/Color 160 pages Softcover DJ Fine Ilya Kabakov Pha
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Photography Monographs I1495 - Photography Monographs I
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10 pieces Common Sense Dewi Lewis Publishing Stockport, England 1999 Color Hardcover Fine Common Sense Dewi Lewis P
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Photography Monographs II1496 - Photography Monographs II
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16 pieces Bern Porter: SEe(MAN)TIC Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery, Syracuse University Syracuse 1994 B & W 31 pages S
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Photography Monographs III1497 - Photography Monographs III
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14 pieces Male Pattern Baldness Art & Public Geneva, Milan 1994 B & W 57 pages Hardcover Near Fine Cindy Sherman Ph
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Photography Monographs IV1498 - Photography Monographs IV
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7 pieces Yuri Marder The Exile Project Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery Syracuse University Syracuse 1995 Color Softcover<
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Photography Monographs V1499 - Photography Monographs V
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9 pieces Robert Mapplethorpe Frankfurter Kunstverein Frankfurt 1981 B & W Softcover Very Good Visions in Motion - Lasz
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Photography Monographs VI1500 - Photography Monographs VI
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11 pieces Sophie Calle Fred Hoffman Gallery Santa Monica 1989 B & W 60 pages Softcover Fine Bruce Gilden Haiti-Drea
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Photography Monographs VII1501 - Photography Monographs VII
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10 pieces John Gossage: Berlin in the Time of the Wall Loosetrife Editions Chicago 2004 B & W 30 + pages Softcover As New<
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Photography Survey I1502 - Photography Survey I
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11 pieces In the Last Hour: Sandy Skoglund - Photographs and Sculpture 1979-1992 The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, the University of Oklahom
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