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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1380 - Aaron Siskind MonographsWright
4 pieces
Aaron Siskind Photographs
Horizon Press
New York
1959
B & W
51 pages
Hardcover
DJ
Very Good
Aaron Siski
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to photobooklyn for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
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1381 - Victor Skrebneski MonographsWright
8 pieces
Skrebneski: Black White & Color - Photographs: 1949-1989
Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown and Company
Boston
1989
B & W/Color<
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
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1382 - David Smith MonographsWright
8 pieces
Sprays from Bolton Landing
Anthony d'Offay
London
1985
B & W/Color
Softcover
Near Fine
David Smith 1906-1
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
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1383 - Tony Smith MonographsWright
4 pieces
Tony Smith Selected Sculpture
Margo Leavin Gallery
Los Angeles
1985
B & W
1 pages
Softcover
As New
The Est
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
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1384 - Richard Smith MonographsWright
8 pieces
Smith
Galleria la Polena
Genova
1978
B & W
8 pages
Softcover
marked and yellowed
Very Good
Richard Smit
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to herzhaven137 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
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1385 - Kiki Smith MonographsWright
3 pieces
Kiki Smith Realms
PaceWildenstein
New York
2002
B & W
Softcover
Small accordian-fold artist's book.
Fine
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
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1386 - Ray Smith MonographsWright
3 pieces
Ray Smith
Charles Merewether
Gian Enzo Sperone
Roma
1990
B & W/Color
Hardcover
DJ
Near Fine
Ray Smith<b
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
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1387 - Robert Smithson MonographsWright
4 pieces
Robert Smithson Operations on Nature
Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto
B & W
22 pages
Softcover
Fine
Robert Smit
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
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1388 - Michael Snow MonographWright
1 piece
Cover to Cover
Michael Snow
Nova Scotia Press Series
Halifax
1975
B & W
Softcover
Profusely illustrated black and
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
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1389 - Eve Sonneman MonographsWright
4 pieces
Eve Sonneman: Work from 1968-1978
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis
1980
B & W
7 pages
Softcover
Fine
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
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