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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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Glass Survey I1583 - Glass Survey I
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10 pieces Glass 1959 Carnegie Institute Pittsburg 1959 B & W 329 pages Softcover Water damage. Good Internation
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
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Glass Survey II1584 - Glass Survey II
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9 pieces Contemporary Glass Virginia and North Carolina Artists Nancy O. Merrill Chrysler Museum at Norfolk Norfolk, VA 1979 B &
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Graphic Design Survey I1585 - Graphic Design Survey I
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7 pieces Graphics Handbook Ken Garland Studio Vista/Reinhold Publishing Corporation London/New York 1966 B & W 96 pages So
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Halle fur Neue Kunst Collection1586 - Halle fur Neue Kunst Collection
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4 pieces InK. Halle Fur internationale neue Kunst. Limmatstrasse 87, CH-8031 Zurich/ Information InK. Halle Fur internationale neue Kunst<br
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
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Hans Coper & Lucie Rie Monographs1587 - Hans Coper & Lucie Rie Monographs
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5 pieces Lucie Rie Tony Birks Chilton Trade Book Publishing Radnor, PA 1987 B & W/Color 224 pages Hardcover DJ Fine<
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Herbert Bayer World Atlas1588 - Herbert Bayer World Atlas
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1 piece World Geo-Graphic Atlas Herbert Bayer Container Corporation of America Chicago 1953 B & W/Color 368 pages Hardcove
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Industrial Design Collection I1589 - Industrial Design Collection I
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16 pieces Industrial Design William K. Murray New York 1973-1993 B & W/Color 94 pages Softcover Sixteen issues of the pro
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Industrial Design Collection II1590 - Industrial Design Collection II
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32 pieces Industrial Design Collection Douglas G. Meldrum et al. Whitney Publications, Inc. New York 1957-1961 B & W/Color 10
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Industrial Design/Civil Architecture Su1591 - Industrial Design/Civil Architecture Su
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13 pieces Art and Industry Herbert Read Horizon Press New York 1954 B & W 237 pages Hardcover Near Fine Architec
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Innen Dekoration Collection1592 - Innen Dekoration Collection
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12 pieces Innen-Dekoration 1-1932 Alexander Koch Darmstadt Germany 1932 B & W/Color 232 pages Hardcover wear, yellowing
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
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