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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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Paul Rand Monographs1640 - Paul Rand Monographs
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2 pieces Thoughts on Design Paul Rand Wittenborn and Company New York 1947 B & W/Color 157 pages Hardcover DJ Good<b
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Estimate : 175.00 - 200.00
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Peter Eisenmann Monographs1641 - Peter Eisenmann Monographs
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2 pieces House X Peter Eisenman Rizzoli New York 1982 B & W/Color 168 pages Softcover Fine Peter Eisenman House
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Phillipe Starck Monographs1642 - Phillipe Starck Monographs
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3 pieces Starck Taschen Germany 1991 B & W/Color 176 pages Softcover Fine Starck Taschen Germany 1991 B
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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Piero Fornasetti Monographs1643 - Piero Fornasetti Monographs
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2 pieces Piero Fornasetti 1913-1988 Furniture and Objects 280 Modern New York B & W 10 pages Softcover Fine Fornasetti
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
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Portfolio Magazine Collection1644 - Portfolio Magazine Collection
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3 pieces Portfolio #2 George S. Rosenthal and Frank Zachary Zebra Press Cincinnati 1950 B & W/Color Softcover Good
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Estimate : 600.00 - 700.00
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Power in Buildings1645 - Power in Buildings
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1 piece Power In Buildings Hugh Ferriss Columbia University Press New York 1953 B & W 102 pages Hardcover DJ First e
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Progressive Architecture Collection 1971646 - Progressive Architecture Collection 197
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68 pieces Progressive Architecture Collection Reinhold Publishing Corporation Stamford, Conn. B & W/Color Softcover Great period
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
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Raymond Loewy Monographs1647 - Raymond Loewy Monographs
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4 pieces Industrial Design Raymond Loewy The Overlook Press Woodstock, NY 1979 B & W/Color 250 pages Hardcover DJ Fi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
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Richard Neutra Monograph Signed1648 - Richard Neutra Monograph Signed
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1 piece Survival Through Design Richard Neutra Oxford University Press, Inc. New York 1954 384 pages Hardcover Signed and
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to mima68 for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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Robert Venturi Monographs1649 - Robert Venturi Monographs
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4 pieces Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture Robert Venturi The Museum of Modern Art New York 1966 B & W 135 pages<b
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
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