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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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Documenta Collection1460 - Documenta 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
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Early Group Shows1461 - Early 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
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East Coast American Collections1462 - East 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
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Estimate : 350.00 - 375.00
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Eleven Painters Seen By Arp1463 - Eleven Painters Seen By Arp
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1 piece Arp: Onze Peintures Editions Girsberger Switzerland 1949 B & W Softcover Eleven painters as seen by artist Jean Arp.
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
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European Collections1464 - European Collections
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21 pieces Von Twombly bis Clemente: Selected Works from a Private Collection Kunsthalle Basel 1985 Color Hardcover DJ Wear
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Fiber Art Survey1465 - Fiber Art Survey
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5 pieces Fiber R/Evolution Milwuakee Art Museum Milwuakee 1986 B & W/Color 192 pages Softcover Fine Conceptual Text
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Futurism Survey1466 - Futurism Survey
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3 pieces Futurism Joshua C. Taylor The Museum of Modern Art New York 1961 B & W/Color 154 pages Hardcover DJ Very Go
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Grafitti Art Survey1467 - Grafitti Art Survey
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3 pieces Bizarro World! The Parallel Universes of Comics & Fine Art Theo Lotz and Ronald Abram Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College<
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Group Exhibitions I1468 - Group Exhibitions I
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9 pieces Word as Image: American Art 1960-1990 Russell Bowman and Dean Sobel Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee 1990 B & W/Color
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Group Exhibitions II1469 - Group Exhibitions II
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16 pieces Early Works by Five Contemporary Artists The New Museum New York 1977 B & W 10 + pages Softcover Good Wit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 225.00
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