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Angelo Brotto, Malizia wall light, 1974, aluminum, Murano glass and stainless steel, estimate: $3,000–$5,000. Wright Important Design, Dec. 8, 2009. Image courtesy Wright.

Wright’s fall auction agenda includes debut of Modern Glass sale

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson

Angelo Brotto, Malizia wall light, 1974, aluminum, Murano glass and stainless steel, estimate: $3,000–$5,000. Wright Important Design, Dec. 8, 2009. Image courtesy Wright.

Angelo Brotto, Malizia wall light, 1974, aluminum, Murano glass and stainless steel, estimate: $3,000–$5,000. Wright Important Design, Dec. 8, 2009. Image courtesy Wright.
CHICAGO – The Chicago-based auction house Wright has announced details of its three specialty auctions to be held in December, each featuring Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com.

In addition to the semiannual Important Design auction, which will be conducted this year on Dec. 8, Wright will feature a double bill on Dec. 10 consisting of a Postwar and Contemporary sale, and the debut of a Modern Glass sale

Wright’s carefully vetted Important Design sale includes not only significant modern design but also highlights historical antecedents of modernism and contemporary design. Special highlights of the Important Design sale include a Douglas BTD Destroyer wind tunnel model plane, a Tatra T87 automobile, a Mercedes 230SL convertible and an Aston Martin DB6 sports car. Additionally, the sale will feature 81 Mylar prints documenting the construction of the World Trade Center North Tower. The prints will be divided into 25 lots.

For the first time, Wright will offer the work of mid-century Mexican Modernists such as Pepe Mendoza, Arturo Pani and Pedro Friedeberg, alongside Scandinavian masterworks and notable French and Italian designs.

Introducing a sale dedicated to glass, Wright’s first Modern Glass sale on Dec. 10 features Masterworks of the 20th and 21st centuries from Murano. Curated by Dan Ripley, this sale will include works from top artists including, Carlo Scarpa, Fulvio Bianconi, Luciano Vistosi and Dino Martens among many others.

Finally, Wright’s autumn auction agenda will conclude with the company’s Postwar and Contemporary Art sale. In this auction Wright will offer works of various media – from works on paper to paintings to photography to sculpture – by important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

From the collection of a prominent New York collector, Wright will offer Security and Serenity by Haim Steinbach, and Truism Footstool by Jenny Holzer, along with artworks by several notable artists. Works by Diego Rivera, Lousie Nevelson, Banksy, Richard Avedon, Matthew Barney and Peter Halley will also be available in this sale

For additional information on any item in the three abovementioned sales, call 312-563-0020.

To view the fully illustrated catalog and to sign to bid absentee or live via the Internet, visit www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

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Click here to view Wright’s Modern Glass catalog.
Click here to view Wright’s Important Design catalog.
Click here to view Wright’s Post War + Contemporary Art catalog.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Ettore Sottsass, one of a kind custom console, 1997, maple veneer with solid maple edging, corrugated aluminum, Abet laminate, gold leaf, mirrored glass, turned brass. Custom-made as a gift for Lawrence Laske, a former student and friend of Ettore Sottsass. Estimate: $20,000–$30,000. Wright Important Design, Dec. 8, 2009. Image courtesy Wright.
Ettore Sottsass, one of a kind custom console, 1997, maple veneer with solid maple edging, corrugated aluminum, Abet laminate, gold leaf, mirrored glass, turned brass. Custom-made as a gift for Lawrence Laske, a former student and friend of Ettore Sottsass. Estimate: $20,000–$30,000. Wright Important Design, Dec. 8, 2009. Image courtesy Wright.

Dino Martens Oriente Geltrude vase, Aureliano Toso, 1955, opaque polychrome internally decorated glass with pinwheel and murrina, 11 1/2 inches tall. Signed with partial manufacturer's label to underside. Estimate $30,000-$50,000. Wright Modern Glass curated by Dan Ripley, Dec. 10, 2009. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com and Wright.
Dino Martens Oriente Geltrude vase, Aureliano Toso, 1955, opaque polychrome internally decorated glass with pinwheel and murrina, 11 1/2 inches tall. Signed with partial manufacturer’s label to underside. Estimate $30,000-$50,000. Wright Modern Glass curated by Dan Ripley, Dec. 10, 2009. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com and Wright.

Jenny Holzer, Truism Footstool, Baltic brown granite, 23 inches wide by 15 inches high by 16 inches deep, from the edition of 40 published by Barbara Gladstone for New Museum of Contemporary Art. Provenance: New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York/private collection, New York. Wright Postwar and Contemporary Art, Dec. 10, 2009. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com and Wright.
Jenny Holzer, Truism Footstool, Baltic brown granite, 23 inches wide by 15 inches high by 16 inches deep, from the edition of 40 published by Barbara Gladstone for New Museum of Contemporary Art. Provenance: New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York/private collection, New York. Wright Postwar and Contemporary Art, Dec. 10, 2009. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com and Wright.

Elizabeth Murray Deliver, oil on shaped canvas, 1978, 53 inches by 46 1/2 inches. Titled and dated on verso. Estimate $40,000-$50,000. Wright Postwar and Contemporary Art, Dec. 10, 2009. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com and Wright.
Elizabeth Murray Deliver, oil on shaped canvas, 1978, 53 inches by 46 1/2 inches. Titled and dated on verso. Estimate $40,000-$50,000. Wright Postwar and Contemporary Art, Dec. 10, 2009. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com and Wright.