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10:00 AM PT - Sep 24th, 2009

offered by
Bloomsbury Auctions

6 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10036-1902

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24% up to 300000
12.5% above 300001

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Saturday 19 September, 10am-3pm; Sunday 20 September, 10am-3pm; Monday 21 September, 10am-5pm; Tuesday 22 September, 10am-5pm; Wednesday 23 September, 10am-5pm; Thursday 24 September, 10am-1pm; Other Times by Appointment.

The Burt Britton Collection

212 items

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Lot		Estimates (USD)
1	Berenice ABBOTT (American, 1898 - 1991) Self-portr ait.ink on paper 9 7/8 x 7 inches (250 x 175 mm) signed Britton, p...	2,000 - 3,000
2	Richard AVEDON (American, 1923 - 2004) Self-portra it.collage on card 9 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches (247 x 187 mm) signed...	10,000 - 15,000
3	BRASSAI (French, 1899 - 1984) Self-portrait. pen on paper 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches (275 x 214 mm) signed Britton...	2,000 - 3,000
4	Harry CALLAHAN (American, 1912 - 1999) Self-portra it.chalk-pencil on tissue 7 x 10 inches (177 x 255 mm) Britton, p...	2,000 - 3,000
5	Lotte JACOBI (German, 1896 - 1990) Self-portrait. ink on "Books & Co." paper bag, 1979 11 3/8 x 7 1/4 inches...	800 - 1,200
6	André KERTÉSZ (Hungarian, 1894 - 1985) Self-portra it.ink on lined paper, 1975 9 x 6 inches (227 x 150 mm) signed...	1,800 - 2,200
7	J. H. LARTIGUE (French, 1894 - 1986) Two self-port raits.pen on paper, 1976 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (266 x...	2,000 - 3,000
8	Arnold NEWMAN (American, 1918 - 2006) Self-portrai tink on one large sheet, 1976 23 x 11 1/2 inches (585 x...	500 - 800
9	Gordon PARKS (American, 1912 - 2006) Self-portrait .ink on paper, 1974 9 7/8 x 6 1/4 (250 x 160 mm) signed Britton p...	1,000 - 1,500
10	W. Eugene SMITH (American, 1918 - 1978) Self-portr ait.charcoal on paper 13 3/4 x 11 inches (350 x 280 mm) signed The...	1,500 - 2,000
11	PHOTOGRAPHERS Group of eight self-portraits. Jerry BAUER -- Nancy ELLISON -- Fred McDARRAH -- Thomas VICTOR...	600 - 800
12	PHOTOGRAPHERS Group of eleven self-portraits. Elliott ERWITT -- Clarence John LAUGHLIN -- Ruth ORKIN -- Rudy...	800 - 1,200
13	PHOTOGRAPHERS Group of five self-portraits. Duane MICHAELS -- Ralph GIBSON -- Deborah TURBEVILLE -- Danny LYON...	500 - 700
14	Romare BEARDEN (American 1911 - 1988) Self-portrai t.pencil on paper 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 (225 x 303 mm) signed Britton, p...	3,000 - 4,000
15	Elaine De KOONING (American, 1918 - 1989) Self-por trait.ink on paper, 1974 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches (250 x...	3,000 - 5,000
16	Cleve (1918 - 2004) and Francine du Plessix GRAY ( b. 1930) Two self-portraits.Cleve GRAY ink on "Books & Co...	800 - 1,200
17	Red GROOMS (American, b. 1937) Self-portrait. pen on paper, 1976 13 3/8 x 10 1/8 (340 x 257 mm) signed Britton...	4,000 - 6,000
18	Chaim GROSS (Austrian-American, 1904 - 1991) Two s elf-portraits.ink on paper, 1976 13 1/4 x 10 inches (340 x...	2,000 - 3,000
19	Philip GUSTON (American, 1913 - 1980) Self-portrai t.ink on "Books & Co." paper bag 9 3/4 x 13 1/2 (247 x...	20,000 - 30,000
20	David HOCKNEY (British, b. 1937) Self-portrait cap tion titled "A Bag Full of Books".ink on paper 13 3/8 x...	10,000 - 15,000
21	Paul JENKINS (American, b. 1923) Self-portrait. ink on heavy-stock paper 30 x 22 1/2 inches (765 x 570 mm), signed...	2,500 - 3,500
22	Ray JOHNSON (American, 1927 - 1995) Two self-portr aits.ink on envelope with cut-out 3 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (95 x...	1,200 - 1,800
23	Alex KATZ (American, b. 1927) Self-portrait. ink on paper 13 3/8 x 10 inches (340 x 255 mm) signed Britton, p...	6,000 - 8,000
24	Ronald MALLORY (American, b. 1939) Self-portrait. mixed media on paper, 1974 13 3/8 x 10 1/8 inches (340 x...	1,000 - 1,500
25	Robert MOTHERWELL (American, 1915 - 1991) Self-por trait.pencil and acrylic paint on heavy-stock paper, 1976 5 3/8 x...	10,000 - 15,000
26	Larry RIVERS (American, 1923 - 2002) Self-portrait caption titled AUTO-PORTRAIT.pencil on heavy-stock paper 10 7/8 x...	8,000 - 12,000
27	Jamie WYETH (American, b. 1946) Self-portrait. ink on "Books & Co." paper bag 9 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches (250 x...	3,000 - 4,000
28	ARTISTS Group of two self-portraits. Joe BRAINARD Trevor WINKFIELD ink on paper, 1974 9 7/8 x...	800 - 1,200
29	ARTISTS Group of sixteen self-portraits. KOMAR & MELAMID (2) -- Ida APPLEBROOG -- Elaine Lustig COHEN...	1,000 - 1,500
30	Jules FEIFFER (American, b. 1929) Self-portrait. ink on paper, 1976 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (225 x 150 mm) signed...	1,000 - 1,500
31	Milton GLASER (American, b. 1929) Self-portrait. ink on paper, 1976 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (225 x 145 mm) signed...	600 - 800
32	Edward GOREY (American, 1925 - 2000) Self-portrait .ink on paper, 1973 9 7/8 x 7 inches (250 x 175 mm) signed Britton...	2,000 - 3,000
33	Al HIRSCHFELD (American, 1903 - 2003) Two self-por traits.ink on personal stationery 11 x 8 3/8 inches (280 x...	1,000 - 1,500
34	Edward KOREN (American, b. 1935) Self-portrait. Edward KOREN (American, b. 1935) Self-portrait.pen on paper...	500 - 800
35	David LEVINE (American, b. 1926) Self-portrait David LEVINE (American, b. 1926) Self-portraitink on paper 9 7/8 x...	600 - 800
36	Everett OPIE (American, b. 1947) Large collection of preliminary drawings of cover art and advertisements for Burt...	2,500 - 3,500
37	Maurice SENDAK (American, b. 1928) Self-portrait. ink on paper 9 7/8 x 7 inches (250 x 175 mm) signed Britton, p...	4,000 - 6,000
38	Art SPIEGELMAN (American, b. 1948) Self-portrait. ink on "Books & Co." paper bag 13 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches (340 x...	1,500 - 1,800
39	William STEIG (American, 1907 - 2003) Self-portrai t.ink on paper 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (235 x 158 mm) signed Britton...	4,000 - 6,000
40	Saul STEINBERG (American, 1914 - 1999) Self-portra it.pencil on paper, c. 1946 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (300 x...	1,000 - 1,500
41	Tomi UNGERER (French, b. 1931) Self-portrait. mixed-media on paper, 1976 6 x 8 3/4 inches (150 x 225 mm) signed...	500 - 800
42	ILLUSTRATORS & CARTOONISTS Group of eighteen s elf-portraits.Glen BAXTER (2) -- R.O. BLECHMAN -- Herb GARDNER...	2,000 - 3,000
43	Frank GEHRY (American, Canadian, b. 1929) Self-por trait.ink on paper, 1970 10 x 7 1/8 (254 x 180 mm) signed Frank...	2,000 - 3,000
44	Frank GEHRY (American, Canadian, b. 1929) Self-por trait.ink on "Books & Co." paper bag, c. 1980 11 3/8 x...	1,800 - 2,400
45	Rem KOOLHAAS (Dutch, b. 1944) Self-portrait pencil on "Books & Co." paper bag 10 3/4 x 7 inches (273 x...	800 - 1,200
46	Edward ABBEY (American, 1927 - 1989) Self-portrait .ink on paper, 1976 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches (275 x 215 mm) signed...	2,000 - 3,000
47	Kobo ABÉ (Japanese, 1924 - 1993) Self-portrait. ink on paper 8 7/8 x 6 inches (225 x 155 mm) signed Britton, p...	500 - 800
48	Chinua ACHEBE (Nigerian, b. 1930) Self-portrait. ink on paper, 1976 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches (275 x 215 mm) signed...	800 - 1,200
49	Renata ADLER (American, b. 1938) Self-portrait. ink on tracing paper 11 3/4 x 9 inches (300 x 230 mm) signed...	300 - 500
50	Nelson ALGREN (American, 1909 - 1981) Two self-por traits.ink on paper, 1975 8 3/4 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm) signed...	2,000 - 3,000

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