Zlotnick collection sets artist records at LA Modern auction

Guy de Cointet, ‘Lost at Sea (…from a lagoon to another),’ $105,000. Courtesy of LAMA and LiveAuctioneers
Guy de Cointet, ‘Lost at Sea (…from a lagoon to another),’ $105,000
Guy de Cointet, ‘Lost at Sea (…from a lagoon to another),’ $105,000. Courtesy of LAMA and LiveAuctioneers

VAN NUYS, Calif. – Los Angeles Modern Art (LAMA)‘s May 3 auction On the Arts: The Diana Zlotnick Collection of post-war modern and contemporary art yielded extraordinary results. It established new world records for multiple artists, including Guy de Cointet, Michael and Magdalena Frimkess, Channa Horwitz and Ron Miyashiro. Overall, the sale far exceeded its low estimate, with 99% of the collection selling to yield a total of $2,122,599.

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LAMA to auction Diana Zlotnick’s lifetime art collection, May 3

Richard Pettibone and Frank Stella, ‘Moultonville,’ est. $30,000-$50,000
Richard Pettibone and Frank Stella, ‘Moultonville,’ est. $30,000-$50,000
Richard Pettibone and Frank Stella, ‘Moultonville,’ est. $30,000-$50,000

VAN NUYS, Calif. – Los Angeles Modern Auctions announces On the Arts: The Diana Zlotnick Collection, an exclusive presentation of works from the voracious collector, community builder and champion of Los Angeles-based contemporary artists. This single-owner auction on Tuesday, May 3 will feature more than 250 lots, including significant works from 20th-century luminaries Wallace Berman, Guy de Cointet, Richard Pettibone and Andy Warhol, alongside a formidable selection of groundbreaking artists who helped shape post-war American art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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