PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s Modern and Contemporary Art auction, beginning at 11 am Eastern time on Wednesday, November 17, offers something for every collector, from Pop Art aficionados to connoisseurs of Modernism. With works by some of the leading figures of 20th-century art, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Alice Neel, Andy Warhol, Les Lalanne, Chuck Close, Arshile Gorky and Harry Bertoia, among others, Modern and Contemporary Art provides opportunities to collect drawings, sculptures, paintings— and even stone-and-bronze sheep. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

LES LALANNE COME TO FREEMAN’S

Five Moutons de Pierre, designed in 1979 and executed in 1988 by French artist and designer Francois-Xavier Lalanne, will be offered at the November 17 auction at an estimate of $100,000-150,000 each (Lots 55-58). Equal parts conceptual and functional, these playful, charming sheep are characteristic of Lalanne’s celebrated output, both individually and as Les Lalanne with his romantic and artistic partner Claude.

Market demand and popularity for works by Les Lalanne has remained strong and consistent during the past 40 years, and Freeman’s is honored to present this set of sheep that has been in the same prominent Washington, D.C. family since they were acquired directly from the artist.

TWENTIETH-CENTURY POWERHOUSES

Freeman’s continues to attract consignments of works by leading 20th-century artists, including Andy Warhol’s Orangutan from Endangered Species Portfolio, estimated at $40,000-$60,000; Alice Neel’s Phil Bard, estimated at $25,000-$40,000; Henri Matisse’s Henri Matisse Gravant, and estimated at $25,000-$40,000.

Also on offer is Chuck Close’s Untitled, estimated at $20,000-$30,000; Theodore Stamos’s Infinity Field Lefkada Series, estimated at $40,000-$60,000; Giuseppe Dangelico Pino’s Flights of Femininity, estimated at $30,000-$50,000; Gene Davis’s Royal Flush, estimated at $25,000-$40,000; Michael Goldberg’s Spannocchia IV, estimated at $25,000-$40,000, and many others.

ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: HARRY BERTOIA

Freeman’s Modern and Contemporary Art auction features seven sculptures by celebrated artist and designer Harry Bertoia (Lots 37-39), two of which are property from the Estate of Gabriele Lee, who left behind a legacy of arts philanthropy in Philadelphia. Untitled (Study for Fiery Circle), estimated at $50,000-$70,000, and Untitled (Tonal Sound Sculpture), estimated at $40,000-$60,000, are both property from the Lee Estate.

The elegant, understated Untitled (Tonal Sound Sculpture), which carries an estimate of $30,000-$50,000, comes to Freeman’s from a Pennsylvania private collection. Three additional sound sculptures and one abstract sculpture by Bertoia are also featured in this auction.

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