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Modern & Contemporary Photography, Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings, Multiples & Prints
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We are currently holding our after-auction sale of passed lots.
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Highlights from the sale include:
Lot 43A
Banksy
Whatever, 2006
Stencil and spray paint on steel
Purchased from the Barley Legal show in Los Angeles, receipt from Lazinc Gallery provided
Image: 48 x 61 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $325,000/$375,000
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Lot 287A
Ed Ruscha
Smoke Came out of Her Ears, Fuses, Fizzled and Popped, 1976
Pastel on paper
Signed and dated in pencil on verso
Provenance: From the collection of Jules Glazer Art Collection
Image: 22.75 x 28.625 inches; Framed
Estimated Gallery Price: $280,000/$320,000 |
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Lot 189
Roy Lichtenstein
The Den, 1990
Woodcut and screenprint on 4-ply Paper Technologies, Inc. museum board
From the Interior series
From and edition of 60
Signed, numbered and dated in pencil on recto
Blind stamp on right recto; Gemini stamp on verso
Published and printed by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA
Illustrated in: Gemini catalogue raisonne, no. 1501; The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein, A Catalogue Raisonne, 1948-1993, No. 249, Pg 230
Image: 51.75 x 65.625 inches; Framed: 67 x 80 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $45,000/$65,000 |
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Lot 190
Roy Lichtenstein
Imperfect (222), 1988
Woodcut, screenprint, and collage on 3-ply Supra 100 paper
From the Imperfect series
Numbered 38/45
Signed, numbered and dated in pencil on recto
Blind stamp on right recto; Gemini stamp on verso
Published and printed by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA
Illustrated in: Gemini catalogue raisonne, no. 1363; The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein, A Catalogue Raisonne, 1948-1993, No. 222, Pg 203
Image: 58.875 x 74.75 inches; Framed: 70.5 x 83.5 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $40,000/$50,000
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Lot 93A
Lot of Six
Robert Crumb
Five original paintings and one display of placards all done at the Wild Family Ranch as backdrops for R. Crumb’s music festival in 1981
Originally there were seven paintings for the festival; Two were returned to him are currently in his possession in Suave, France
Paintings are each accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by the artist
Pig Playing Tuba, 1981
Paint on board cut-out with paper backing
Image: 40 x 24.5 inches; Framed: 51.5 x 35.5 inches
Trumpet Painting, 1981
Paint on board cut-out with paper backing
Image: 41 x 28 inches; Framed: 51.25 x 37.5 inches
Piano,1981
Paint on board cut-out with paper backing
Image: 53 x 45 inches; Framed: 60 x 52 inches
Guitar,1981
Paint on board cut-out with paper backing
Image: 38 x 28 inches; Framed: 52 x 38 inches
Rabbit Playing Saxophone,1981
Paint on board cut-out with paper backing
Image: 42 x 25 inches; Framed: 52 x 32.50 inches
Placards,1981
Paint on board cut-out with paper backing
Image: 34.50 x 39.50 inches; Framed: 43.50 x 48.75 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $60,000/$80,000 (Lot of Six)
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Lot 93B
Robert Crumb (R. Crumb)
Original drawing for title page of the book The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat published in 1993
Extensive text handwritten by R. Crumb on back of drawing
Accompanied by a copy of the book, which collects R. Crumb’s major Fritz the Cat stories
Image: 13 x 10 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $16,000/$24,000
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Lot 349
Andy Warhol
Mao, 1972
Screenprint
From a Portfolio of 10 prints
Numbered 232/250 with 50AP
Signed in ball point pen on verso; Numbered with a rubber stamp on verso;
Syria Studio and Artist Copyright stamped on verso
Catalogue Rasionne, Fedlman & Schellmann II, 91
Published by Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc, New York
Printed by Syria Studios, New York
Image: 36 x 36 inches; Framed
Estimated Gallery Price: $60,000/$100,000
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Lot 149
Keith Haring
Andy Mouse (collaboration with Andy Warhol), 1986
Color silkscreen on cardboard
Numbered 26/30
Signed by both Haring and Warhol in pencil on recto
Dated and numbered in pencil on recto
Printed by: Rupert Smith, NY
Image: 38 x 38 inches; Framed: 41.75 x 41.25
Estimated Gallery Price: $70,000/$90,000 |
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Lot 288
Ed Ruscha
Cheese Mold Standard with Olive, 1969
Color silkscreen
Numbered 139/150
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on recto
Estimated Gallery Price: $70,000/$90,000
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Lot 43
Banksy
Untitled ("Heavy Weaponry" stencil over "Radar Rat" stencil), 2002
Unique stencil with 4 different stencils and black and red spraypaint
Signed with "Bar Code" stencil and stenciled "Banksy" signature
Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA. Authenticated by Pest Control Office, the official authentication of Banksy
Image: 30 x 26 inches; Framed: 32 x 28 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $120,000/$150,000
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Lot 224
Ed Moses
Wauged, 1988
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Initialed and dated in ink on verso
Provenance: LA Louver, Venice, CA tag on verso
Image: 78 x 66.5 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $80,000/$100,000 |
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Lot 155A
David Hockney
Untitled, 1979
Ink on paper
Inscribed “For Dwight, Love From David H., L.A. 1979” in ink on recto
Provenance: Louis Stern Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA; Posner Gallery, Milwaukee, WI;
Ikon Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; Douglas Udell Gallery;
Gallery tags on verso
Image: 17 x 14 inches; Framed: 24.5 x 21.5 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $30,000/$40,000 |
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Lot 351
Andy Warhol
Campbell’s Soup II: Tomato-beef Noodle, 1969
Silkscreen
Numbered 140/250
Signed in pencil on verso; Stamped edition on verso
Catalogue Rasionne, Fedlman & Schellmann II, 61
Published by Factory Additions; Printed by Salvatore Silkscreen
Image: 35 x 23 inches; Framed: 36 x 24 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $18,000/$22,000
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Lot 171
Jasper Johns
Target with plaster casts, 1980
Etching/Aquatint
Numbered 20/ 88
Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil on recto
Catalogue Raissonne: Universal Limited Art Editions, 208
Published by Petersburg Press
Image: 23.4 x 17.7 inches;
Framed: 35 x 29 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $44,000/$48,000
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Lot 55
Tony Berlant
Untitled, c. 1980
Mixed Media
Four sided freestanding sculpture
Image: 70.5 x 42 x 12 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $40,000/$60,000 |
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Lot 313
Kiki Smith
Untitled,1998
Colored pencil on paper
Signed and dated in pencil on recto
Acquired directly from the artist in 1998
Image: 24.25 x 19.75 inches;
Framed: 28 x 23.5 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $8,000/$12,000 |
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Lot 81
Marc Chagall
In the Land of the Gods
Lithograph
Numbered 50/75
Signed and numbered in pencil on recto
Image: 18 x 15 inches; Framed
Estimated Gallery Price: $24,000/$28,000 |
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Lot 204
Henri Matisse
Danseuse Assise, 1927
From the Dix Danseuse Series
Lithograph
Edition 88/130
Signed and numbered on recto
Image: 12.75 x 19.75 inches; Framed: 21 x 27.5 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $25,000/$35,000 |
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Lot 49
Billy Al Bengston
Piikoi Draculas, 1979
Acrylic on canvas
James Corcoran Gallery Tag on verso; Artist Studio Tag on verso
Image: 36 x 36 inches; Framed: 37 x 37 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $25,000/$35,000 |
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Lot 256
Raymond Pettibon
Obsessive Love, 1984
Ink on paper
Signed and dated in ink on verso
Image: 13.5 x 8.75 inches; sheet: 14 x 9.75 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $7,000/$9,000 |
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Lot 235
Masami Teraoka
Dragon Lady, 1972
Screenprint with watercolor
Numbered 3/50 (Broke at 39)
Signed and numbered in pencil on recto
Image: 13 x 13 inches; Framed: 21 x 13.5 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $6,000/$8,000 |
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Lot 226
Ed Moses
Untitled, c. 1958-59
Oil on canvas
initialed "Moses, E.M." on recto
Image: 50.5 x 40.5 inches
Note: One of the earliest known Ed Moses paintings; Includes Letter of Authenticity from the artist
Provenance: Private Collection. Bought directly from the artist in 1959.
Estimated Gallery Price: $20,000/$30,000
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Lot 226
Ed Moses
Untitled (Sten #1), 2002
Acrylic on canvas
Image: 52.5 x 43 inches
Signed "y Branco" on verso; Titled and dated on verso
Estimated Gallery Price: $25,000/$35,000
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Lot 238
Helmut Newton
Y.S.L Fur, Av. Marceau in the Salon, c. 1980
Polaroid
Signed and titled on recto
Image: 3 x 3.5; Sheet: 3.25 x 4.25 inches;
Framed: 12 x 10.5 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $10,000/$15,000 |
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Lot 155
Damien Hirst
For the Love of God, Believe, 2007
Numbered 1025/1700
Silkscreen print on paper with glazes
Numbered and signed
Image: 12.8 x 9.4 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $2,200/$2,400
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Lot 304
Todd Schorr
Untitled (The Kiss), c.1986
Acrylic on canvas
Signed on recto
Image: 35.5 x 29.5 inches; Framed: 36.5 x 30.5 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $30,000/$35,000
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Lot 7
Carlos Almaraz
Study for Red Lake, 1984
Pastel on paper
Provenance: Efrem Wolffe
Image: 14 x 17 inches; Framed: 25 x 28 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $15,000/$20,000
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Lot 322
Duncan Swann
Honeyseekers, 2005
Oil on board
Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA tag on verso
Image: 48 x 42 inches
Estimated Gallery Price: $7,000/$8,000
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Lot 307
Lot of Three
Jim Shaw
Untitled (I was telling some students…….), 1993;
Untitled (I am looking at a show at L.A.C.E…….), 1993;
Untitled (The photos begin to show a hitman…….), 1993;
Pencil and Ink on paper
Each signed and dated on recto in ink
Image: 14.75 x 8.5 inches; 15 x 8.5 inches; 15.75 x 8.5 inches;
Framed: 23.5 x 16.25 inches; 22 x 15.75 inches; 15.75 x 8.5 inches, respectively
Provenance: From the Estate of Stuart Katz
Estimated Gallery Price: $15,000/$25,000 (Lot of Three) |
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