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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1581 - Gaetano Pesce MonographsWright
2 pieces
Le Temps Des Questions
Geatano Pesce
Centre Georges Pompidou
Paris
1996
B & W/Color
136 pages
Softcover
This b
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
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1582 - Gio Ponti MonographsWright
3 pieces
Gio Ponti - Arte Applicata Centro Internazionale di Brera
Coliseum Editore Srl
Milano
1987
B & W
32 pages
Softcover<
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 450.00
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1583 - Glass Survey IWright
10 pieces
Glass 1959
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
1959
B & W
329 pages
Softcover
Water damage.
Good
Internation
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
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1584 - Glass Survey IIWright
9 pieces
Contemporary Glass Virginia and North Carolina Artists
Nancy O. Merrill
Chrysler Museum at Norfolk
Norfolk, VA
1979
B &
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
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1585 - Graphic Design Survey IWright
7 pieces
Graphics Handbook
Ken Garland
Studio Vista/Reinhold Publishing Corporation
London/New York
1966
B & W
96 pages
So
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
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1588 - Herbert Bayer World AtlasWright
1 piece
World Geo-Graphic Atlas
Herbert Bayer
Container Corporation of America
Chicago
1953
B & W/Color
368 pages
Hardcove
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 275.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
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