NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Universal Live will conduct an auction of great art posters, museum exhibition posters and signed art on Thursday, May 27, at 3 p.m. Central. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding.
Universal Live is auctioning more than 350 items from Rare Posters Ltd., which contains posters and art. Rare Posters Ltd. has been a wholesaler/distributor for more than 20 years. They have tailored one of the most comprehensive collections of fine art, museum and exhibitor posters in the art business.
The auction will feature many great artists with names such as: Picasso, Dali, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Jim Dine, Chagall, Cezanne, Miro, Altman, Lichtenstein, Koons, Calder, Matisse, Van Gogh, Baskin, Rosenquist, Chisto, Rauschenberg, Vasarely, Hockney, Stella, Renoir, Buffet, Cocteau, Cutrone, Peter Max, Dali, Mucha, Larry Rivers, Kostabi, Tapies, Keith Harring, Wesselmann, Braque, Oldenburg, Burton Morris, Gainsborough and many others.
Martin Shape, president of Universal described three unusual pieces of art in this auction as follows:
- Dick Tracy by Crash, lot 8800117, is numbered 1/3 trial proofs for a print or poster that was never produced and therefore is rare. Crash, whose name was John Matos, worked with Andy Warhol and Patrone. This was meant to be a revival of Pop Art.
- Alex Katz’s The Striped Shirt, lot 8800051, is a color aquatint done in 1980. Most aquatints are small in size, but this one, a vertical, measures 22 inches by 46 inches, which is almost life-size.
- Picasso’s Portrait of Maya, lot 8800016, is a printer’s proof depicting Picasso’s granddaughter. The edition was a numbered to 50 but there are only five proofs known.
“It’s a great buying opportunity for entry level collectors, galleries and art buffs. There are several items never auctioned before and this auction offers something for everyone, from the masters to pop art and opening bids for every budget – $75-$7,500,” said Shape.
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