Fresh Finds for Spring: BILLINGS Brings Two Exciting Art & Design Auctions

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BILLINGS is thrilled to announce two major auctions this Spring 2025: Spring Modern Art + Design and Prints and Posters by Sister Mary Corita.

Rufino Tamayo, ‘Galaxia’ Mixografia

Spring Modern Art + Design – April 5th – 10AM PDT.

The BILLINGS annual Spring Modern Art + Design auction features a truly eclectic mix of interesting art and design spanning the 20th century, from arts & crafts to postmodern.  

Among the highlights of this sale is a tremendous collection of 1960s abstract and hard edge paintings by Los Angeles artist Beverly Politi. These stunning works from her personal collection will be offered to the public for the first time.

Additionally, you will find ‘Soriana’ sofas by Tobia Scarpa, tapestries by Evelyn Ackerman, leather sectionals by DeSede, Akari light sculptures by Isamu Noguchi, along with examples by Hans Wegner, Borge Mogensen, George Nakashima, and many more.

View the BILLINGS Spring Modern Art + Design auction catalog HERE.

Sister Mary Corita Kent: The Collection of Iva Carrico – April 6th – 10AM PDT

Following the BILLINGS spring sale, is a truly special opportunity to bid on an extensive collection of prints and posters by Sister Mary Corita.

From the family of a decades old friend, student, and associate of Sister Mary, these pieces span Sister Mary Corita’s career from the 1950s through the 1970s.  

Included in the collection are many unique pieces, as well as curated examples of works by her students. This is a rare chance to own items that have been in storage for 50 years.

Read the catalog essay HERE.

View the BILLINGS Sister Mary Corita auction catalog HERE.

All items are available for in-person preview during the week before the sale at the BILLINGS Arts District warehouse in Downtown Los Angeles. Bidding is available live online, in-person, via phone, or absentee.


BILLINGS Spring 2025 Auctions
2124 Sacramento Street, Los Angeles, CA 90021

Spring Modern Art + Design Auction
April 5, 10am PDT

Sister Mary Corita Kent: The Collection of Iva Carrico
April 6, 10am PDT

Preview
March 29: 9am – 2pm
March 31 – April 4: 9am – 4pm

Preview Party
April 4: 6pm – 9pm


About BILLINGS

Founded in 2015 to address an absence of curated channels in Los Angeles’ design market, BILLINGS offers a platform for the sale of quality modern design, furniture, art, and decorative objects.

BILLINGS’ quarterly auctions feature 300-400+ lots spanning from the pedigreed to anonymous, classic to unusual, and rare to noteworthy. Heavily weighted in mid-century modern selections from the 1960s to the early 2000s, BILLINGS’ catalogs represent a wide range of American and international art and design.

BILLINGS’ in-house live auctions are accessible online, with options to bid in-person, online, as an absentee or by phone. Registration and pre-bidding begin three weeks before each sale.

For more information and press inquiries, contact Rich Carmichael at [email protected] or by phone at 213-584-2240.

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