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Rufino Tamayo, ‘Figura en Jarras,’ estimated at $1,500-$2,500. Image courtesy of Capsule Auctions

Capsule welcomes spring season with Art & Design sale, April 6

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Rufino Tamayo, ‘Figura en Jarras,’ estimated at $1,500-$2,500. Image courtesy of Capsule Auctions

Rufino Tamayo, ‘Figura en Jarras,’ estimated at $1,500-$2,500. Image courtesy of Capsule Auctions

NEW YORK – In celebration of the season, Capsule Auctions presents a Spring Art and Design sale on Thursday, April 6, starting at 11 am Eastern time. Spanning figuration and abstraction, surrealism and expressionism, sculpture and painting, the sale offers a range of fine art sourced from prominent estates and collections, such as that of Latin American art historian Graciela Kartofel. The auction also includes furniture and design items by Le Corbusier, Mario Bellini and Sori Yanagi. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Sam Gilliam, ‘Pantheon #5,’ est. $50,000-$80,000

Sam Gilliam mixed-media artwork at forefront of Neue’s May 28 auction

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Sam Gilliam, ‘Pantheon #5,’ est. $50,000-$80,000

Sam Gilliam, ‘Pantheon #5,’ est. $50,000-$80,000

BEACHWOOD, Ohio – An abstract acrylic-on-canvas collage and enamel-on-aluminum work by African American artist Sam Gilliam (b. 1933-) is the expected headliner in an online-only May Modern auction scheduled for Saturday, May 28 at Neue Auctions, starting at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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A contemporary version of the LC4 long chaise lounge earned $5,000 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2021 at Doyle New York. Image courtesy of Doyle New York and LiveAuctioneers.

Le Corbusier: A man of many talents, in architecture & design

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A contemporary version of the LC4 long chaise lounge earned $5,000 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2021 at Doyle New York. Image courtesy of Doyle New York and LiveAuctioneers.

A contemporary version of the LC4 long chaise lounge earned $5,000 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2021 at Doyle New York. Image courtesy of Doyle New York and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Many architects dabble in industrial design and furniture design. The ranks of the boundary-crossers include immortal names such as Frank Gehry and Mies van der Rohe. But the one who earns equally high acclaim for his beautiful buildings as well as his ergonomic and modernist furniture is Le Corbusier.

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