Fine art, design destined for LAMA auction May 19
Vija Celmins, ‘Untitled (Knife and Dish),’ 1964. Estimate: $300,000 – 500,000. Los Angeles Modern Auctions image.
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), the fastest growing auction house in the modern and contemporary art world, will conduct its next auction on Sunday, May 19, beginning at noon PDT. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.
The cover lot, LAMA’s highest estimated lot to date, will be a never before seen Vija Celmins painting from 1964, Untitled (Knife and Dish), which is being sold for the first time by its original owners. Few other works are publicly known to exist from this short-lived, transitional period in 1964, the beginning of her contemporary art career. Similar works from this time are in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
Additional paintings of note include a Larry Rivers painting, White Camel (1980), a large canvas portraying one of his most iconic images, and a Billy Al Bengston painting from 1960, Count Dracula at the Chessboard, acquired from Ferus Gallery by Betty Asher. Other fine art highlights include Andy Warhol’s Liz (1965), a David Hockney swimming pool lithograph (1978-80), and a selection of Hard Edge School paintings, which includes early works by Karl Benjamin.
Design highlights include a rare selection of lighting by Serge Mouille, a Richard Artschwager desk from 1957, a grouping of Gio Ponti ceramics, a large offering of Walter Lamb designs, as well as ceramics by Peter Voulkos, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, and Malcolm Leland.
The May 19 Modern Art & Design Auction will be conducted at the LAMA showroom at 16145 Hart St., Van Nuys, CA 91406.
To view the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet, visit www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Vija Celmins, ‘Untitled (Knife and Dish),’ 1964. Estimate: $300,000 – 500,000. Los Angeles Modern Auctions image.
Alexander Calder brooch for Connie Breuer. Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000. Los Angeles Modern Auctions image.
Serge Mouille rare Dior ceiling lamp. Estimate: $30,000 – 40,000. Los Angeles Modern Auctions image.
Andy Warhol, ‘Liz.’ Estimate: $40,000 – 60,000. Los Angeles Modern Auctions image.
Robert Rauschenberg, ‘Sling-Shots Lit #2.’ Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000. Los Angeles Modern Auctions image.
Charles Eames, Freestanding Kiosk. Estimate: $20,000 – 30,000. Los Angeles Modern Auctions image.
Sam Maloof rocking chair. Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000. Los Angeles Modern Auctions image.
Gio Ponti Gli Amanti plate. Estimate: $7,000 – 10,000. Los Angeles Modern Auctions image.
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