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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1502 - Photography Survey IWright
11 pieces
In the Last Hour: Sandy Skoglund - Photographs and Sculpture 1979-1992
The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, the University of Oklahom
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
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1503 - Photography Survey IIWright
18 pieces
Identities: Contemporary Portraiture
New Jersey Center for Visual Arts
New Jersey
2001
B & W/Color
24 pages
Softcov
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
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1504 - Photography Survey IIIWright
9 pieces
Pre-Raphaelite Photography
Graham Ovenden
Academy Editions/St. Martin's Press
London/ New York
1972
B & W
84 pages<b
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
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1505 - Photography Survey IVWright
17 pieces
Vivid: Intense Images by American Photographers
Victoria Espy Burns
Federico Motta Editore
Milan
1993
B & W/Color
8
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 175.00 - 200.00
Sold to photobooklyn for 180.00
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1506 - Photography Survey VWright
9 pieces
Richard Misrach
Grapestake Gallery
San Francisco
1979
B & W
55 pages
Softcover
Fine
Peter Campus: Selected
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to mda559 for 210.00
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1507 - Photography Survey VIWright
17 pieces
The Insistent Object: Photographs 1845-1986
Fraenkel Gallery
San Francisco
1987
B & W
Softcover
DJ
Fine
P
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
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1508 - Pop Art SurveyWright
11 pieces
Jeff Koons
Galerie Jerome de Noirmont
Paris
1997
Color
50+ pages
Softcover
Fine
Contemporary Images
No
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
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1509 - Posters SurveyWright
10 pieces
Private Collections
Guernsey-S
New York
1988
B & W
Softcover
Very Good
Private Collections
Guernsey-S
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
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