Heritage devoting auction to modern & contemporary art May 24

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), ‘$ (9),’ 1982, unique screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board, 40 x 32 inches (sheet), ed. 12/35, signed and numbered in pencil lower left. Estimate: $80,000-$120,000. Heritage Auctions image

DALLAS – Heritage Auctions will present its first fine art auction dedicated exclusively to modern & contemporary prints and multiples on May 24.

“With estimates ranging from $600 to $100,000-plus the auction offers the finest work at price levels seasoned and emerging collectors alike will respond to,” said Frank Hettig, director of modern and contemporary art for Heritage Auctions in Dallas.

The auction is no less than a journey through 20th and 21st century art history, featuring famed pop artists Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg and Claes Oldenburg to contemporary New York street artist Brian Donnelly (professionally known as KAWS).

Keith Haring (1958-1990), ‘Medusa Head,’ 1986, aquatint on Hahnemühle paper 50 1/4 x 93 3/4 inches (plate), ed. 5/24, signed, dated and numbered in pencil in lower right margin, published by Niels Borch Jensen Editions, Copenhagen. Estimate: $40,000-$50,000. Heritage Auctions image

Modern collectors will appreciate more than 30 works by Pablo Picasso including an extensive collection of ceramics from the Madoura pottery workshop in Vallauris, Southern France.

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.