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‘Woman with Flowered Hat,’ an acrylic silkscreen by Los Angeles-based artist Richard Pettibone (b. 1938). An excellent illustration of the artist’s appropriation-based, Dada-influenced work, the diminutive piece is a copy from Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘Picasso’s Woman with Flowered Hat,’ after Picasso’s portrait of Dora Maar dating to 1939-40. The work is estimated at $8,000-$12,000. John Moran Auctioneers images

Modern art, Continental pieces accent John Moran sale April 28

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

‘Woman with Flowered Hat,’ an acrylic silkscreen by Los Angeles-based artist Richard Pettibone (b. 1938). An excellent illustration of the artist’s appropriation-based, Dada-influenced work, the diminutive piece is a copy from Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘Picasso’s Woman with Flowered Hat,’ after Picasso’s portrait of Dora Maar dating to 1939-40. The work is estimated at $8,000-$12,000. John Moran Auctioneers images

PASADENA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers is diving headlong into the Spring auction season. Moran’s April 28 auction features contemporary and modern art, traditional Continental paintings, fine silver, objects of virtu, hand-painted porcelain and fine furniture.

LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.

The modern and contemporary fine art selections include a somber female portrait by Spanish-Puerto Rican sculptor, painter and graphic artist Angel Botello (1913-1986), which  has a conservative estimate of $6,000 to $8,000. Two additional works by the artist are also on offer in the April catalog.


Complementing the modern artwork, two lots of Picasso pottery for Madoura promise to interest bidders. A polychrome and knife-engraved pichet à glacé vessel numbered 37 from the limited edition of 50, should find a buyer for between $12,000 and $18,000.


A considerable selection of French bronzes large and small should appeal to those with more traditional Continental tastes. The dynamic La Lutte de Jacob avec l’ange, marked with the Susse foundry pastille and after the model by Auguste Henri Carli (1868-1930) is expected to bring $1,500 to $2,500.


The auction catalog includes a number of signed French furniture pieces by celebrated 19th/20th century ébénistes, including two pieces from the Paris workshop of Paul Sormani. Below is a gilt bronze-mounted cabinet in the transitional Louis XV/XVI-style, indicative of the maker’s keen eye for detailing. With carefully matched veneers and an elegant, slender form, the cabinet is expected to bring $8,000 to $12,000.


A small selection of Asian decorative arts offered in the April auction serve as an intriguing prelude to the contents of Moran’s upcoming June 16 Decorative Art Auction, which will feature an extensive collection of Asian works of art from an important Southern California collection. The April catalog selections include a handsome Thai lacquered gilt bronze Buddha Shakyamuni dating to the 17th/18th centuries, carrying a conservative estimate of $4,000 to $6,000.


Tuesday’s auction will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center, located at 300 E. Green St. For information regarding any upcoming auctions or queries regarding consignment, interested parties are invited to contact John Moran Auctioneers directly, either via telephone: 626-793-1833 or email: info@johnmoran.com.

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.