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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1460 - Documenta CollectionWright
1 piece
Documenta 6-11: Kassel
D+V Paul Dierichs; Weber & Weidemeyer; Edition Cantz
Kassel/Stuttgart
1977-2002
B & W/Color
Softc
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
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1461 - Early Group ShowsWright
6 pieces
The Art of Assemblage
William C. Seitz
Museum of Modern Art
New York
1961
B & W/Color
167 pages
Hardcover
DJ<b
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
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1464 - European CollectionsWright
21 pieces
Von Twombly bis Clemente: Selected Works from a Private Collection
Kunsthalle
Basel
1985
Color
Hardcover
DJ
Wear
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
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1465 - Fiber Art SurveyWright
5 pieces
Fiber R/Evolution
Milwuakee Art Museum
Milwuakee
1986
B & W/Color
192 pages
Softcover
Fine
Conceptual Text
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 38.00
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1466 - Futurism SurveyWright
3 pieces
Futurism
Joshua C. Taylor
The Museum of Modern Art
New York
1961
B & W/Color
154 pages
Hardcover
DJ
Very Go
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 38.00
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1467 - Grafitti Art SurveyWright
3 pieces
Bizarro World! The Parallel Universes of Comics & Fine Art
Theo Lotz and Ronald Abram
Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College<
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
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1468 - Group Exhibitions IWright
9 pieces
Word as Image: American Art 1960-1990
Russell Bowman and Dean Sobel
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee
1990
B & W/Color
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
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1469 - Group Exhibitions IIWright
16 pieces
Early Works by Five Contemporary Artists
The New Museum
New York
1977
B & W
10 + pages
Softcover
Good
Wit
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
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