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Modern masters featured in Palm Beach Modern’s Dec. 17 auction of Florida private collection

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990), gouache and ink on paper, signed, 1984, 11.5 x 16 inches. Estimate: $7,000-$9,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image
Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990), gouache and ink on paper, signed, 1984, 11.5 x 16 inches. Estimate: $7,000-$9,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image

 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – On Saturday, Dec. 17, Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA) will sell the private art collection of Wolfgang Roth, owner of Wolfgang Roth & Partners Fine Art in Miami. The collection consists of 62 high-quality works of art and sculptures, with paintings and drawings by Robert Rauschenberg, Keith Haring, Allen Jones and many more. Additionally, the collection harbors an Impressionist treasure – an original oil painting by Claude Monet. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

The work by Keith Haring (above) is an original gouache and ink on paper that measures 11½ by 16 inches and depicts a crawling baby rendered in classic Haring style. It was formerly in the collection of Dorothy Blau, a legendary Miami contemporary art dealer who was influential in the development of many now-famous artists’ careers. Blau received the artwork as a gift from Haring himself. It is estimated at $7,000-$9,000.

Prior to Roth’s ownership, the Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008) mixed-media painting in PBMA’s sale was part of a private collection in Nevada. Its owner had received the artwork as a gift directly from Rauschenberg. Described as a solvent transfer and acrylic on silk-covered Japanese board, it is signed and dated 1986. It is registered in the Robert Rauschenberg Archives and will be offered with a $4,000-$6,000 estimate.

 

Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008), solvent transfer and acrylic on silk-covered Japanese board, signed, 1986, 10.75 x 9.5 inches. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image
Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008), solvent transfer and acrylic on silk-covered Japanese board, signed, 1986, 10.75 x 9.5 inches. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image

 

Also from the private collection of Wolfgang Roth is a Monet oil painting titled Chemin De La Cavee Pourville, (Path At Pourville). Exhibited in 1983 at La Societe des Impressionnistes, Paris, the artwork will convey with a copy of an expert analysis from two chemists stating that all painting materials detected in the painting were known around 1880 and widely used by artists as colorings.

 

Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926) ‘Chemin De La Cavee Pourville,’ (Path At Pourville). oil on canvas, 17.75 x 12.25 inches. Estimate: $250,000-$350,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image
Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926) ‘Chemin De La Cavee Pourville,’ (Path At Pourville). oil on canvas, 17.75 x 12.25 inches. Estimate: $250,000-$350,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image

 

Four paintings by Mario Carreno (Cuban/American, 1913-1999) are included in the catalog, each with Carreno-family provenance and a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. Among them is Flower Girl, a mixed-media-on-board dated 1944. It previously resided in the collection of Ida Gonzales de Carreno, widow of the artist. Carreno’s signed 1945 work titled Woman in Landscape is a masterful mixed-media depiction of a nude woman and animals in a lush, Garden of Eden-type setting.

 

Mario Carreno (Cuban/American, 1913-1999), ‘Flower Girl,’ mixed media on board, signed, 1944, 21 1/4 x 16 inches. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image
Mario Carreno (Cuban/American, 1913-1999), ‘Flower Girl,’ mixed media on board, signed, 1944, 21 1/4 x 16 inches. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image

 

Three paintings and a painted sculpture by Allen Jones (British, b. 1937-) are featured. His pencil and oil on canvas titled Dancer measures 72 by 60 inches and is estimated at $50,000-$80,000.

 

Allen Jones (British, b. 1937), ‘Dancer,’ pencil and oil on canvas, signed, 1982, 72 x 60 inches. Estimate: $50,000-$80,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image
Allen Jones (British, b. 1937), ‘Dancer,’ pencil and oil on canvas, signed, 1982, 72 x 60 inches. Estimate: $50,000-$80,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image

 

Jones’ Acrobat Sculpture II, acrylic on wood, is a colorful depiction of a performer executing a handstand while balancing a ball on the tip of his toe. It stands 27 inches high and is expected to reach $10,000-$15,000.

 

Allen Jones (British, b. 1937), ‘Acrobat Sculpture II,’ acrylic on wood, signed; ed. 1/8; 1996, 27 inches high. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image
Allen Jones (British, b. 1937), ‘Acrobat Sculpture II,’ acrylic on wood, signed; ed. 1/8; 1996, 27 inches high. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image

 

Edward Ruscha (American, b. 1937-) is represented in the sale by five coveted books – including a signed first edition of Various Small Fires (1964) – and two posters, one of which is for his 1993 “Romance with Liquids” exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery in New York.

 

Edward Ruscha (American, b. 1937), lot of five books including: ‘Various Small Fires’ (signed first edition, 1964); ‘Twenty-six Gasoline Stations’ (signed second edition); ‘Some Los Angeles Apartments’ (signed, second edition); ‘Records (first edition, 1971), and ‘Rusha’ (signed); plus Ruscha poster for the 1993 ‘Romance With Liquids 1966-1969’ exhibition at Gagosian Gallery, N.Y., and Ruscha poster for his 1975 movie ‘Miracle.’ Estimate: $6,000-$8,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image
Edward Ruscha (American, b. 1937), lot of five books including: ‘Various Small Fires’ (signed first edition, 1964); ‘Twenty-six Gasoline Stations’ (signed second edition); ‘Some Los Angeles Apartments’ (signed, second edition); ‘Records (first edition, 1971), and ‘Rusha’ (signed); plus Ruscha poster for the 1993 ‘Romance With Liquids 1966-1969’ exhibition at Gagosian Gallery, N.Y., and Ruscha poster for his 1975 movie ‘Miracle.’ Estimate: $6,000-$8,000. Palm Beach Modern Auctions image

 

Also included are works by Diego Rivera, Peter Beard, Cundo Bermudez, Stuart Davis, Annie Leibovitz, Pavel Pepperstein, David LaChapelle, Man Ray, Eric Bulatov, Adolph Menzel, Ivan Puni, Richard Pettibone, David Smith, Yves Klein, Fernand Leger, Robert Graham, Barbara Morgan and George Dureau.

The Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 auction will commence at noon Eastern Time, with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers. For additional information on any item in the sale, call 561-586-5500 or e-mail info@modernauctions.com.

 

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