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Auction IndustryToomey & Co. Auctioneers To Hold Two September Sales: Modern Design + Post-war & Contemporary Art (9/2) And Fine Art + Furniture & Decorative Arts (9/13)
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers will kick off its busy season with two September sales that together comprise nearly 800 lots. First up, on Wednesday, September 2, will be Modern Design + Post-War & Contemporary Art, followed by Fine Art + Furniture & Decorative Arts on Sunday, September 13. LOT 202: Kaare Klint for Rud. Rasmussens Snedkerier sofa, #KK 5011. Estimate $10,000-20,000. Modern Design + Post-War & Contemporary Art Wednesday, September 2, 2020Toomey & Co. Auctioneers The auctions on September 2 and 13 will each start at 10:00 a.m. CDT at Toomey & Co. Auctioneers, 818 North Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois. In light of COVID-19, neither sale will be open to the public, but bidders may participate by phone (708-383-5234) or leave absentee bids ([email protected]). Full auction catalogs are available online at toomeyco.com. Early registration with Toomey & Co. is strongly recommended. In addition, bids may be placed via two real-time, third-party digital platforms (LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable). Prior to both sales, preview is available virtually and by appointment. Those interested may contact [email protected] to request further condition information or schedule a preview time. Toomey & Co. will conduct four additional auctions this fall: Interiors on October 15; Jewelry, Silver & Objects of Vertu on November 12; Tradition & Innovation on December 3; and Art & Design on December 6. LOT 21: Armando Morales Año I, 1964. Estimate $10,000-20,000. Modern Design + Post-War & Contemporary Art Wednesday, September 2, 2020.Toomey & Co. Auctioneers Modern Design + Post-War & Contemporary Art on September 2, 2020 The auction on September 2 contains a variety of material by modern design innovators. From Denmark, a Kaare Klint eight-leg sofa ($10,000-20,000 estimate) will be up for bid as well as furniture by Finn Juhl and Arne Jacobsen. Italian design is also strongly represented, with Shiro Kuramata’s Ritz desk for Memphis Milano ($10,000-20,000) and items by Angelo Lelii, Oreste Bogliardi, and Carlo Scarpa. Frenchman Max Ingrand’s wall sconce ($5,000-7,000) is another highlight along with furniture from Jean Prouvé. Multiple notable American designers have lots in the sale, such as Gene Summers with a bronze side table ($5,000-7,000), Charles & Ray Eames with an ESU desk ($3,000-5,000), and Edward Wormley with a rare settee ($2,500-3,500). Mid-century design also features pottery from Gertrud & Otto Natzler, Edwin & Mary Scheier, and Rose Cabat plus jewelry from Sam Kramer and Paul Lobel. LOT 878: Tiffany Studios table lamp: Geometric…
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Exhibitions√K Contemporary Presents Kiyoshi Hamada’s Third Major Solo Exhibition “Strata of Memory -Light and Shadow-“
Venue: √K Contemporary (Root K Contemporary, 6 Minamicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) Dates: Sept 19 (Sat) – Oct 24 (Sat), 2020 TOKYO, SHINJUKU-KU, JAPAN, August 29, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- √K Contemporary ("Root K Contemporary", Tokyo) is proud to present Kiyoshi Hamada's 3rd major solo exhibition, "Strata of Memory -Light and Shadow-" from Sept 19 (Sat) to Oct 24 (Sat), 2020. Following his solo exhibitions at Kashima Arts (Tokyo, 2016) and Nerima Art Museum (Tokyo, 2015), Kiyoshi Hamada has since participated in international art fairs, receiving much global acclaim. This exhibition will present approximately 30 works, with a diverse selection of large to small scaled works, from the 1980's to the present. 【Exhibition Highlights】While he has past 80 years in age, Hamada has never ceased his artistic endeavors.This exhibition will follow his path and present approximately 30 works from the 1980’s to his most recent, newest 2020 series. ・Drawing Re-ExaminedWhile Hamada began his career as a highly acclaimed woodblock print artist, he began to search for new forms of artistic expressions in the 1980s. Introducing his newfound aesthetic, Hamada’s Drawing series consisted of works on paper, that contained overlapping, single pencil lines that amassed into a completely black surface. Created through a set of repetitive movements, the “surface” of each work emerges with the illuminating glow of graphite. Featured Work from Kiyoshi Hamada's New Series, "2-2-17" ・Light and Darkness in a Monochrome WorldA new series of semi-sculptural works will be unveiled at this exhibition. Stepping away from two-dimensional modes of production, these works reflect the artist’s continuous endeavor to address and express where he is “now”. A work of light and shadow, these works reflect visceral, primordial notions of the self. One of the key works from the exhibition, “2-2-17” (2020), consists of 6 panels that is, altogether, 3m in width. An entirely black surface of overlapping woodblocks, the formal texture of the work changes the experience of the work completely from the angle of sight. These pure expressions of light and shadow reflect the sensitivity Hamada developed over 80 years of age. Event Highlights: 【Artist Talk: Kiyoshi Hamada, Yuji Akimoto and Ren Fukuzumi】This special…
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Auction IndustryBonhams’ Contemporary African Art Sale to Feature Works by Toyin Ojih Odutola and William Kentridge
Contemporary art from across the African continent will feature in Bonhams’ upcoming sale, held on September 2nd, 2020, in New York. Rising young creators from diverse backgrounds take the lead in this auction, but collectors of established African artists will still find familiar names in the catalog. “This auction has a really strong selection of contemporary art from some of the most exciting names in the industry,” said Bonhams’ modern and contemporary African art specialist, Helene Love-Allotey, in a press release. “Many of these artists have practised, performed and exhibited in New York, and it feels particularly poignant to be able to offer these works in our New York saleroom.” Toyin Ojih Odutola, The Original (Binary State), 2008. Image from Bonhams. Among the featured makers is Toyin Ojih Odutola, a Nigerian artist known for her detailed pen-and-ink drawings that explore gender roles and issues of colonialism. Ojih Odutola’s watercolor drawing titled The Original (Binary State) is offered in this event (USD 20,000 - $30,000). Executed in 2009, this piece was created in the artist’s early career. It shows a Muslim woman of Nigerian descent wearing a green headscarf. The viewer’s eye is drawn to a map at the center of the portrait that is labeled with words such as “respect,” “independent,” “exotic,” and “pain.” Ojih Odutola now uses her art to explore those themes in greater detail, particularly in her recent show at the Barbican Centre Curve Gallery in London. Ojih Odutola says about her newest pieces: “My initial aim was to tell a tale of two beings, one born, another made/manufactured, who exist within a system that enterprises and stratifies war, imperialism and hierarchies— and how these two… come together to bring the whole system down.” Athi-Patra Ruga, Ilulwane as uNtsikana. Image from Bonhams. Another rising artist featured in the upcoming Bonhams event is Athi-Patra Ruga. The South African artist has dabbled in a wide range of mediums, from performance and video to photography and tapestry. Ruga frequently uses mythology to critique and understand the world today. Ilulwane as uNtsikana, Ruga’s wool thread tapestry offered in this sale, uses…
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Auction IndustryThe Contemporary Dayton announces 2020 online art auction & benefit
Work by Michele BonDurant. DAYTON, OH.-The Contemporary Dayton’s 26th Annual Art Auction will take on a different look this year as a virtual event that will bring the same excitement and fun with online bidding. This no-cost event will be held August 26–30, 2020 with a live auction livestream that begins promptly at 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2020. In recognition of the interconnectedness of art and activism, The Co will donate 10% of proceeds raised from the art auction to The RubiGirls Scholarship Fund for LGBTQ students and straight allies as well as the YWCA Dayton’s Stand Against Racism Campaign 2020, both of which are working on the frontlines of social justice and anti-oppression. The 2020 Online Art Auction & Benefit is The Co’s signature fundraising event and the only auction in the region dedicated exclusively to visual art. Proceeds will provide critical funding to The Co in support of programs for artists and the public that build understanding of and appreciation for the role of art in today’s society. One-hundred and twelve works of art including paintings, photographs, prints, jewelry and sculpture in ceramic, wood, glass, and bronze created by the talented array of artists from in and around the Miami Valley will be available for online bidding and the live auction livestream. The Auction offers something for everyone with prices starting at $60. “While we will miss the liveliness of typical auction party, we are thankful to be hosting virtually and keeping our community members safe during this time,” said Eva Buttacavoli, Executive Director of The Co. “The Contemporary Dayton Art Auction is one way in which we showcase, promote and celebrate the vast talent of our region’s numerous artists. This much-anticipated event draws tastemakers, young professionals, community leaders, and philanthropic donors who truly believe art elevates our daily lives.” Artists represented in the 2020 Art Auction include some of the region’s most notable, including Dave Ackels, John Emery, Katherine Kadish, Mychaelyn Michalec, Andy Snow, Terry Welker, and many more.
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Exhibitions“Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal…” brings contemporary art and urgent insight to Cincinnati
Hank Willis Thomas (American, born 1976), Amandla, 2014. Silicone, fiberglass, metal finish, 51 3/16 × 29 15/16 × 20 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. © Hank Willis Thomas CINCINNATI— See, listen and speak clearly with powerful multimedia art addressing equality and the power of joy. Cincinnati Art Museum will present Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal...the first comprehensive mid-career survey of the work of this influential artist from Sept. 4 through Nov. 8. Presented by a grant from the PNC Foundation, Procter & Gamble and FEG Investment Advisors and supported by FotoFocus, the exhibition encompasses 20 years of Thomas’ career, during which the artist has explored how the visual languages of popular culture, advertising and media shape society and individual perspective, structuring and trading upon notions of race and gender. Through photography, sculpture, video and collaborative projects, Thomas invites viewers to examine the role of everyday imagery in perpetuating ideas and to become active participants in the process of dismantling bias. All Things Being Equal…, organized by the Portland Art Museum, Oregon, contains more than 90 works including Thomas’ early photographic series, sculptures and multi-media works that reinterpret the photographic record of historic twentieth-century events, monumental textile works constructed from reclaimed prison uniforms and athletic jerseys, interactive video installations and public art projects. The works demonstrate an innovative exploration of photography, as well as ongoing critical examination of advertising and pop culture as it relates to social justice. All Things Being Equal… was originally slated to open in Cincinnati in July 2020. Now, in conjunction with Thomas’ studio and with community partners, the Cincinnati Art Museum seeks to explore Thomas’ work in the context of today. In a moment of pandemic and nationwide protest against systemic racism, how can we see and challenge the inequality woven into our social fabric? What more can we learn as a community about the power of art to heal and connect? “Hank Willis Thomas' work guides us to the meeting points of art, politics, commerce and justice while affirming human joy and the role of art in grasping our shared…
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People, Press ReleaseHeritage Auctions Promotes Leon Benrimon to Vice President of Modern & Contemporary Art
Innovations have been instrumental in building firm’s industry-leading Urban Art category DALLAS, Texas (July 13, 2020) – Heritage Auctions is pleased to announce that Leon Benrimon has been promoted to Vice President of Modern & Contemporary Art. Benrimon has been instrumental in building the firm’s industry-leading Urban Art category, setting world records for a range of artists including KAWS. “We are happy to see Leon rise within the company based on his aggressive growth plans for important niches in the Modern & Contemporary Art market,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions. Benrimon has spent his entire life in the art business. His parents own art galleries and his three siblings all currently work in the art world. Prior to joining Heritage, Benrimon owned Benrimon Contemporary in New York, where he sold blue chip artworks on the secondary market in association with historical exhibitions, while dedicating himself to representing and supporting emerging, established and mid-career Contemporary artists working in a variety of mediums. He received his Master’s Degree at Christie’s Education in New York and worked at family-owned galleries on Fifth and Madison Avenues at David Benrimon Fine Art. His specialty is working with new collectors and post-war artists – such as Warhol, Lichtenstein, Prince, Basquiat, Longo, Kusama Haring, Murakami and Hirst, among others. “I am grateful to the ownership and my colleagues for bringing me into the Heritage family since starting here five years ago,” Benrimon said. “I am proud of the things we have been able to accomplish in such a short time, excited by the incredible growth we are currently experiencing and look forward to our continued expansion in the future.” Leon Benrimon, Vice President of Modern & Contemporary Art, may be reached by email at [email protected] or at 212-486-3570. To learn more about Heritage Auctions’ Modern & Contemporary Art, visit HA.com’s fine art portal at FineArt.HA.com/Modern-and-Contemporary-Art. Heritage Auctions is the largest fine art and collectibles auction house founded in the United States, and the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer. Heritage maintains offices in New York, Dallas, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Chicago, Palm Beach, London, Paris, Geneva, Amsterdam and Hong Kong. Heritage…
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ExhibitionsNew York opens with our Contemporary Artists – The Summer Survey Exhibition
NOW ON VIEW | IN GALLERY & ONLINE Artists included: Chuang Che, Michael Dunbar, Dimitry Gerrman, Mary Sipp Green, Hugo Grenville, Ronnie Landfield, Michael Allen Lowe, Thomas Rouxeville, Henrik Simonsen. Findlay Galleries | The Summer Survey | Cover photowww.findlaygalleries.com/exhibitions/the-summer-survey-exhibition Ronnie Landfield Findlay Galleries proudly presents an exhibition of contemporary artists displaying a wide breadth of formats, mediums, and styles. From Mary Sipp Green’s serene and vibrant landscapes to Ronnie Landfield’s expressive color field abstractions, from Michael Dunbar’s meticulous sculptures to Dimitry Gerrman’s emotion-filled bronzes and marble works; this carefully selected and diverse group gives the viewer a small taste of the extensive collections of works from our contemporary artists. Explore our virtual viewing rooms – www.findlaygalleries.com/virtual-viewing-room/Watch video content on our Artists – www.findlaygalleries.com/media-gallery/ Findlay Galleries32 East 57th Street, 2nd FloorNew York, New [email protected]://www.findlaygalleries.com Hugo Grenville About Findlay Galleries Established: 1870 Findlay Galleries celebrates 150 years in the art business. A family business founded in 1870 representing over 100 artists and artist estates, with gallery locations in both Palm Beach and New York. Specializing in Impressionism, European Modernism, l’Ecole de Rouen, l’Ecole de Paris, and 20th Century American Art, with exclusive representation of Contemporary Artists and Artist Estates.
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Auction ResultFang-Betsi Ancestor Head leads $16 million Clyman Collection of African and Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s in New York
Fang-Betsi Artist, Head of an Ancestor. The first work of Classical African art to be presented in any Contemporary Art Evening Sale achieves $3.5 million. Courtesy Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- Sales featuring property from the Collection of Sidney and Bernice Clyman concluded Tuesday, achieving $16 million across four auctions held during Sotheby's marquee auction week in New York. Leading the collection was a Fang-Betsi Ancestor Head, which sold for $3.5 million (estimate $2.5/4 million) in the Contemporary Art Evening Auction on Monday night during Sotheby’s global livestreamed auction event. One of the most important works of African Art ever to appear at auction, the reliquary sculpture marked the first time a work of classical African Art was presented in any contemporary art evening sale. The sale series finished on Tuesday with a dedicated auction of one of the finest groupings of African sculptures in the world, totaling $4.6 million and surpassing the high estimate by $1 million. A strong 97% of all lots sold with over 70% of sold lots making over their high estimates. In total, the full selection of African Art on offer from the Clyman Collection achieved $8.1 million. Alexander Grogan, Vice President and Head of Sotheby’s African & Oceanic Art Department in New York commented: “The remarkable success of the Clyman Collection comes as no surprise—it has long been considered one of the premier collections of classical African Art with many museum-quality pieces that have been exhibited widely. Throughout Tuesday’s sale, we saw strong international bidding across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with many new clients participating in one of our sales for the first time. And to showcase the centerpiece of the collection, the stunning Fang Head, in our marquee Contemporary Art Evening Auction—on the global stage of our innovative livestreamed auction event—is a testament to the sculpture’s aesthetic legacy in shaping the style of Western modernism, as well as the Clyman’s vision as collectors.” Jean Fritts, Worldwide Chairman of African & Oceanic Art, said: “We are thrilled with the overall results from the Clyman Collection, which only further solidifies Sotheby’s strength in presenting art from Africa, Oceania…
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Auction Industry, Press ReleaseEarly Pop Print by Lichtenstein Leads Contemporary Art at Swann
New York—Swann Galleries will offer a sale of Contemporary Art on Thursday, June 25 with a standout selection of paintings and works on paper from notable Abstract Expressionists, Pop Artists, street artists of the 1980s, alongside contemporary multiples. Leading the sale is Roy Lichtenstein’s celebrated color-screenprint Reverie, 1965—one of the artist’s first pop prints, expected to sell for $100,000 to $150,000. Additional Pop Art features by Robert Indiana’s The American Dream, a 1997 portfolio with complete text and 30 color screenprints ($10,000-15,000); James Rosenquist’s Horse Blinders (East), color lithograph and screenprint with pressure-sensitive bright silver foil, 1972 ($4,000-6,000); and one Andy Warhol’s iconic Campbell’s soup can color screenprints, Consommé (Beef), 1968 ($20,000-30,000). A stellar group of works by Abstract Expressionist artists of the New York school includes a run of prints and drawings by Louise Nevelson from the ex-collection of Albert Argentieri, who often photographed Nevelson’s works. Highlights from the offering include Circus Wagon, aquatint and etching, circa 1955 ($3,000-5,000), and Two Seated Women, pen and ink, 1930s ($4,000-6,000). Further notable works feature Willem de Kooning’s 1980 color lithograph Figures in Landscape #6 ($12,000-18,000); Helen Frankenthaler’s vibrant 2005 color screenprint Southern Exposure ($8,000-12,000); Joan Mitchell’s 1972 color aquatint Sunflower VI ($4,000-6,000); Jackson Pollock’s bronze sculpture of a head, modeled circa 1930-33, cast in 1963 ($15,000-20,000); and Robert Motherwell’s 1989 color lithograph Wave ($15,000-20,000). Further notable works in abstraction include Richard Diebenkorn’s 1986 color aquatint Folsom Street Variation III (Primaries) ($25,000-35,000); Sam Gilliam’s 1990 color screenprint For Xavier ($4,000-6,000); and Julie Mehretu’s 2013 color lithograph Untitled (Pulse) ($4,000-6,000). Works from the British school of artists include Barbara Hepworth’s Clinic #3, a 1947 pencil on cardstock sketch of a doctor and patient scene ($70,000-100,000); Lucian Freud’s Head and Shoulders, etching, 1982 ($10,000-15,000); David Hockney’s 2019 eight-color inkjet print from an iPad drawing Spring (No. 778, 17th April, 2011-2019) of a view looking outside a window ($8,000-12,000); and Damien Hirst’s Manganese Chloride, color woodcut, 2011 ($2,000-3,000). Paintings by Richard Hambleton make up some of the top lots in the sale. Known for painting hundreds of the figure silhouettes around New York in the 1980s, he later transformed…
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Auction IndustryDorotheum announces Contemporary Week with modern and contemporary art, wristwatches and pocket watches
Keith Haring (Kutztown 1958–1990 New York), Pyramid Sculpture, 1989, signed, dated (incised) on plate on the inside of the pyramid K. Haring 89, anodized aluminium, one of 2 PP aside the edition of 15 (+6 AP), fabricators: Domberger, Stuttgart and Aluplan GmbH, Korb/ Stuttgart, edited by Schellman Art Production Munich/ New York (stamped on the plate), 144 x 144 x 75 cm, estimate € 120,000 - 160, 000. VIENNA.- At the end of June, Dorotheum will be switching into ‘Contemporary’ mode. The auction week for modern and contemporary art will take place from 23 to 25 June 2020 and will include pieces of art from every era of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Wristwatches and pocket watches will follow on 26 June. Modern HieroglyphicsContemporary art sale 24 June 2020Both Keith Haring and A. R. Penck worked with striking visual effects and symbols. Their works, which will make an appearance at the auction of contemporary art on 24 June 2020, are based on ancient signs and patterns. Modern hieroglyphics can be spied on Keith Haring’s pyramid sculpture stretching 75 cm tall and completed in 1989, one year before his death (€ 120,000 – 160,000). Some of Haring’s characteristic symbols appear on this ecstatic celebration of life and take these figures (originally created for New York’s subway system) to the next level. From Dresden’s underground, in turn, come the lively formats of A. R. Penck. Cave painting meets graffiti, expressionism meets op art, with stylistic devices which earned him the reputation of ‘father of the Junge Wilde’. His characteristic stick figures can be found on both of the monochrome paintings ‘Kreislauf der Spiele (Cycle of Games)’ from 2005 and on ‘Where I come from’ from 1999 (€ 100,000 - 150,000, € 35,000 - 50,000). Anti-PaintingGraphic structures and textures are also the subject explored by Carla Accardi and her husband Antonio Sanfilippo, albeit in the 1950s and 1960s. They strove to create a form of anti-painting based on contrast and inversion, consisting of intertwining graphic signs. Examples of this ‘art autre’ include Accardi’s ‘Integrazione n. 2’ and Sanfilippo’s untitled canvas from 1960 (€ 75,000 –…
