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Barbara Hepworth, ‘Oval with Two Forms,’ 1971, United Kingdom, 1972, cast bronze, 13 inches high by 15 1/2 inches wide, signed, dated and numbered to base 'Barbara Hepworth 1971 1/9,' no. 1 from the edition of 9, est. $100,000-$150,000. Image courtesy of Wright.

Wright launches season Sept. 14 with all-star lineup of artists

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

Barbara Hepworth, ‘Oval with Two Forms,’ 1971, United Kingdom, 1972, cast bronze, 13 inches high by 15 1/2 inches wide, signed, dated and numbered to base 'Barbara Hepworth 1971 1/9,' no. 1 from the edition of 9, est. $100,000-$150,000. Image courtesy of Wright.
Barbara Hepworth, ‘Oval with Two Forms,’ 1971, United Kingdom, 1972, cast bronze, 13 inches high by 15 1/2 inches wide, signed, dated and numbered to base ‘Barbara Hepworth 1971 1/9,’ no. 1 from the edition of 9, est. $100,000-$150,000. Image courtesy of Wright.
CHICAGO – Wright will kick off its fall 2010 auction season Sept. 14 with a sale of Postwar and Contemporary Art. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding for the auction, which will begin at noon Central.

Composed of more than 300 lots, this exceptional sale features artworks – paintings, sculptures, videos, photography, installations as well as works on paper – by some of the most notable artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Sale highlights include sculptures by Barbara Hepworth, Jim Dine, William Turnbull and a rare and extraordinary work by Alberto Burri. Karel Appel’s Woman’s Gypsy Head, Luis Tomasello’s Atmosphere Chromoplastique No. 250, Richard Pettibone’s Up M1002 and Hiraqla #3, abstract collages by Conrad Marca-Relli and works by graffiti artist Futura 2000 also feature prominently in this auction.

Of further note, nearly a third of this auction is formed from the outstanding collection of Themistocles and Dare Michos, Bay Area collectors and supporters of conceptual and installation based artworks. From digital files by assume vivid astro focus and digital video loops by Michael Bell-Smith, to multimedia installation pieces by John Bock and Franz West, plus works by Cady Noland, Robert Gober, Atelier van Lieshout and Mel Bochner, a unique brilliant contemporary aesthetic vision is brought to market.

Wright is open for previews daily through Sept. 13.

The gallery is located at 1440 W. Hubbard St. in Chicago. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and by appointment on Sunday.

For additional information about this auction, please contact press@wright20.com or call 312 563 0020.

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.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Alberto Burri, untitled, Italy, 1959, can mounted on basswood, 6 inches high by 6 1/4 inches wide, est. $50,000-$70,000. Image courtesy of Wright.
Alberto Burri, untitled, Italy, 1959, can mounted on basswood, 6 inches high by 6 1/4 inches wide, est. $50,000-$70,000. Image courtesy of Wright.

Karel Appel, ‘Woman's Gypsy Head,’ Netherlands, 1963, oil on canvas, 39 1/4 inches high by 32 inches wide, signed lower left 'Appel,' est. $120,000-$180,000. Image courtesy of Wright.
Karel Appel, ‘Woman’s Gypsy Head,’ Netherlands, 1963, oil on canvas, 39 1/4 inches high by 32 inches wide, signed lower left ‘Appel,’ est. $120,000-$180,000. Image courtesy of Wright.

William Turnbull ‘Metamorphic Venus I,’ United Kingdom, 1982, bronze mounted on sandstone, 23 1/2 inches high by 14 inches wide, signed with artist's cipher, dated and numbered to verso '5/6 82,' est. $50,000-$70.000. Image courtesy of Wright.
William Turnbull ‘Metamorphic Venus I,’ United Kingdom, 1982, bronze mounted on sandstone, 23 1/2 inches high by 14 inches wide, signed with artist’s cipher, dated and numbered to verso ‘5/6 82,’ est. $50,000-$70.000. Image courtesy of Wright.

Jim Dine, ‘Venus with Tools and Shell,’ USA, 1983, cast bronze, 62 1/2 inches high by 32 inches wide, no. 3 from the edition of 6, est. $50,000-$70,000. Image courtesy of Wright.
Jim Dine, ‘Venus with Tools and Shell,’ USA, 1983, cast bronze, 62 1/2 inches high by 32 inches wide, no. 3 from the edition of 6, est. $50,000-$70,000. Image courtesy of Wright.