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Modern + Contemporary Design and Books of Art + Design

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location1440 West Hubbard, Chicago, Illinois, 60622, United States In Person PreviewPreview 1440 West Hubbard Chicago Illinois 60622

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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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Alphabet Books1430 - Alphabet Books
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2 pieces Alphabook 3 Scott L. McCarney Scott McCarney Rochester 1986 Softcover Paper cut-outs of the letters of the alphabet
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Anti-Utopia Vol. 1 #31431 - Anti-Utopia Vol. 1 #3
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1 piece Anti-Utopia Volume 1, Number 3 Bullet Space - ABC NO RIO New York 1989 B & W/Color Hardcover Numbered 64 from the edi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
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Art of the Sixties (4th ed)1432 - Art of the Sixties (4th ed)
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1 piece Art of the Sixties 4th Revised Edition Gert Von der Osten Wallraf-Richartz Museum Koln 1970 B & W/Color Softcover
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Art Publications Collection1433 - Art Publications Collection
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14 pieces Quaderns Fundacio Caixa de Pensions - N. 38 Fundacion Caja de Pensiones Barcelona 1987 B & W/Color 59 pages Softcov
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Estimate : 150.00 - 175.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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ArtForum International Collection1434 - ArtForum International Collection
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46 pieces ArtForum International Collection ARTFORUM New York B & W/Color Softcover Forty-six issues of ArtForum incomplete from
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Artist Index1435 - Artist Index
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3 pieces Contemporary Artists Second Edition St. Martin's Press, Inc. New York 1983 B & W 1041 pages Hardcover DJ Fine<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
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Artist Monographs1436 - Artist Monographs
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6 pieces Bruce Conner: Inkblot Drawings - Engraving - Collages Kohn Turner Gallery Los Angeles 1997 B & W/Color Softcover Nea
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to 84-rooms! for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Artist's Book Reference Material1437 - Artist's Book Reference Material
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5 pieces WhiteWalls Buzz Spector and Timothy Porges White Walls, Inc. Chicago 1983 B & W 96 pages Softcover A Magazine
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Estimate : 25.00 - 75.00
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Aspen Magazine, Pair1438 - Aspen Magazine, Pair
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2 pieces Aspen: The Magazine in a Box, Vol. 1, Nos. 1 & 2 Phyllis Johnson Aspen Magazine New York 1965 B & W/Color Softcover<
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
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Bread Book1439 - Bread Book
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1 piece The Bread Book Kenneth Josephson Kenneth Josephson 1973 B & W Softcover Black and white photographs of slices of brea
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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