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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1490 - New York Art School SurveyWright
10 pieces
Five Painters in New York
Richard Armstrong and Richard Marshall
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York
1984
B & W/Co
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 350.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
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1491 - Oversize MonographsWright
3 pieces
The Works of Vincent van Gogh
J.-B. de La Faille
Reynal and Comapny in
1970
Amsterdam
B & W/Color
703 pages
Hardc
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
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1496 - Photography Monographs IIWright
16 pieces
Bern Porter: SEe(MAN)TIC
Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery, Syracuse University
Syracuse
1994
B & W
31 pages
S
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to grosvenor843 for 240.00
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1498 - Photography Monographs IVWright
7 pieces
Yuri Marder The Exile Project
Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery Syracuse University
Syracuse
1995
Color
Softcover<
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
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1499 - Photography Monographs VWright
9 pieces
Robert Mapplethorpe
Frankfurter Kunstverein
Frankfurt
1981
B & W
Softcover
Very Good
Visions in Motion - Lasz
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 175.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
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