Description

American, 1941-2023
Survival of the Fittest (Automaton)
Number 405 from an edition of 675
Molded plastic, rubber, brass
12 1/4 x 15 x 7 1/2 inches (31 x 38 x 19 cm)

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Sam Zell

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Estimate $800-$1,200Jun 30, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

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Peter Ellenshaw: English, 1913-2007 Rocky Landscape Signed Peter Ellenshaw (ll) Oil on canvas 28 x 30 inches (71.1 x 76.2 cm) Provenance: Hammer Galleries, New York No stranger to capturing magic within the everyday,

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Dietz Edzard: German/French, 1893-1963 La Flûte Enchantée Signed D. Edzard (ll) Oil on canvas 32 1/4 x 21 1/2 inches (82 x 54.5 cm) Provenance: [Sale] Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, March 10, 1966,

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Bahattin Odabasi: Turkish, b. 1947 Untitled (Fayton - Horse Carriage) Signed B. Odabasi (lr) Oil on canvas 17 1/2 x 21 inches (44.5 x 53.4 cm) (Framed 21 1/2 x 25 inches) Proceeds from this auction will support the

Jun 30, 2026Bahattin Odabasi

Joe (Joseph Leon) Lasker: American, 1919-2015 Sunset Oil on canvas 12 x 9 1/4 inches (30.5 x 23.5 cm) Provenance: Kraushaar Galleries, New York

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Boris Simon: French, 1913-1972 Portrait of a Girl with a Flower in Her Hair Oil on canvasboard 10 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (26.7 x 22.2 cm) (Framed 15 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches) Area of loss to the figure's shoulder in the

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Suzanne Eisendieck: German, 1908-1998 La Falaise d'Aport Signed Suzanne Eisendeick (ll); inscribed as titled on the reverse Oil on canvas 23 3/4 x 28 3/4 inches (60.3 x 73 cm) Provenance: Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries,

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John Heliker: American, 1909-2000 Portrait of D Signed Heliker (lr) Oil on canvas 30 x 36 inches (76.3 x 90.5 cm) Provenance: Kraushaar Galleries, New York (Frame 33 3/4 x 39 5/8 inches) In good condition

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Karl Schrag: American, 1912-1995 Doors Open to the Field Signed Karl Schrag (ll) Oil on canvas 40 1/4 x 50 1/4 inches (102.2 x 127.6 cm) Provenance: Kraushaar Galleries, New York (Framed 42 3/4 x 53 1/8 inches)

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J. Bowyer Bell: American, 1931-2003 Naughty Angel, 2001 Signed, dated, and titled on the verso Oil and mixed media on canvas 35 3/4 x 18 inches (90.8 x 45.7 cm) * (Framed 36 1/2 x 18 1/4 inches)

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J. Bowyer Bell: American, 1931-2003 Eritrea: The ELFs Active 1967, 1991-92 Signed and dated Bell 1991-1992, inscribed as titled and numbered 808 on the stretcher Oil and collage on canvas 18 x 14 inches (45.7 x 35.6

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J. Bowyer Bell: American, 1931-2003 German Race, 1998 Signed and dated Bell 1998, inscribed as titled, numbered 1017 on the stretcher Oil and collage on canvas 24 x 17 7/8 inches (61 x 45.4 cm) Provenance: The

Jun 30, 2026J. Bowyer Bell

Thomas W. Shields: American, 20th century Washington, D.C. in Spring, 1901 Initialed T. W. S. and dated Washington. April 29th 1901. (lr) Watercolor on paper Sight 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (22 x 30 cm) (Framed 16 5/8 x 18

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Samuel Coleman: American, 1832-1920 (i) South Cheyenne Canyon, 1886 Estate stamped, dated May 20th 1886, and inscribed as titled (ll) Watercolor and pencil on paper 9 x 11 3/4 inches (23 x 30 cm) (ii) Point Lobos: a

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Eugene Berman: Russian/American, 1899-1972 Flying Buttresses and An Italian Baptistery: Two Each signed E.B. within an oval; the first dated 1951; the second dated 1950 (lc). The signature and date on the second

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Mihail Chemiakin: Russian, b, 1943 Untitled (Figures), 1976 Signed and dated M. Chemiakine 1976 (lr) Ink and wash on paper 9 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (24.8 x 32.4 cm) (Framed 14 x 16 inches) In overall good condition.

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Amos Sewell: American, 1901-1983 In Prayer Signed Amos Sewell (lr) Ink and charcoal on paper Sight 25 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches (64.8 x 90.3 cm) (Frame 38 1/2 x 49 1/2 inches) Not viewed out of the frame. To all

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Julian Sibony: American, 20th-21st Century Landscape Signed SIBONY (ll) Pastel on paper 12 7/8 x 15 7/8 inches (32.7 x 40.3 cm) (Framed 21 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches)

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