Harry Bertoia, ‘Untitled (Dandelion).’ Image courtesy of Wright.
CHICAGO – Opening the fall auction season is Wright’s Living Contemporary sale, a thoughtfully edited auction comprised of functional and nonfunctional 20th and 21st century design paired with postwar and contemporary art. The Sept. 27 sale features an outstanding selection of works by American, Argentine, Italian, Danish, French and Japanese designers.
LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding for the 333-lot auction, which will begin at noon CDT.
An iconic painting by the American artist Roger Brown figures prominently in the auction, as does two Bertoia sculptures: a rare Dandelion and a large Spray sculpture. Exceptional works of art include those by Sam Francis, Louise Nevelson, Franz Hagenauer, Marino Marini, Matt Leines, Luciano Gaspari, Robert Loughlin, Conrad Marca-Relli and Ray Potes. An important painting by Victor Vasarely, a steel sculpture by Australian sculptor Clement Meadmore and a wrought iron and glass vase by Andre Dubreuil are also among the most highly anticipated lots of the sale.
Unparalleled craftsmanship is the hallmark of American pieces featured, such as J.B. Blunk’s organic-form coffee table carved from solid buckeye burl, an outstanding wall-mounted cabinet of welded and patinated steel by Paul Evans, a monumental hand-carved cabinet by Phillip Lloyd Powell, and a Conoid dining table crafted of American black walnut by George Nakashima. Extending the legacy of modern craftsmanship into the new millennium are contemporary works such as the Modern Primitive Chair by the New York-based creators aranda\lasch, exhibited at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale, and three designs by the architect Steven Holl, including a stellar prototype cabinet of walnut, rubber and anodized aluminum.
Works by international designers include a cast bronze and mosaic coffee table by Grillo Demo and a Delfi dining table by Carlo Scarpa and Marcel Breuer.
For additional information about this sale, email Annie Wang at press@wright20.com or phone 312 563 0020.
ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Conrad Marca-Relli, ‘S-5-72 (1).’ Image courtesy of Wright. Roger Brown, ‘Town Full of People on the Way to Somewhere Else.’ Image courtesy of Wright. J.B. Blunk coffee table. Image courtesy of Wright.
