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Untitled Gunther Forg acrylic on canvas, estimated at $150,000-$250,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

1990 Gunther Forg artwork leads Heritage modern & contemporary sale, Nov. 17

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Untitled Gunther Forg acrylic on canvas, estimated at $150,000-$250,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Untitled Gunther Forg acrylic on canvas, estimated at $150,000-$250,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – Every year, November marks a high season for the modern and contemporary art market, and on Thursday, November 17, Heritage Auctions presents a lavish selection of works that tell the story of the art world’s favorite back-and-forth volley: figuration to abstraction and back again. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Pablo Picasso, ‘Tete d’Homme Barbu,’ estimated at $80,000-$120,000

Nakashima, Tiffany and Picasso share the stage at Freeman’s, Oct. 25-26

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Left, George Nakashima Minguren I coffee table, estimated at $150,000-$250,000; right, Pablo Picasso, ‘Tete d’Homme Barbu,’ estimated at $80,000-$120,000

Left, George Nakashima Minguren I coffee table, estimated at $150,000-$250,000; right, Pablo Picasso, ‘Tete d’Homme Barbu,’ estimated at $80,000-$120,000

PHILADELPHIA — In back-to-back auctions this month, Freeman’s presents a distinguished collection of 20th-century furniture and design and modern and contemporary painting, sculpture and works on paper by the likes of George Nakashima, Pablo Picasso, Tiffany Studios, Roy Lichtenstein and Lynn Chadwick.
Modern and Contemporary Art, taking place at 11 am Eastern time on Tuesday, October 25, is led by Pablo Picasso’s Tete d’Homme Barbu, a playful, imaginative drawing from the artist’s recovery from surgery in the South of France in 1966; it is estimated at $80,000-$120,000. Design, which will be held at 11 am Eastern time on Wednesday, October 26, features the sale of three extraordinary Tiffany Studios windows from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Meriden, Connecticut, including a Passionflower, Iris, and Mock Orange landscape window offered at an estimate of $200,000-$300,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Freeman’s has appointed Lisa De Simone to head its Modern and Contemporary Art department, effective immediately. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

Freeman’s taps Lisa De Simone to head Modern and Contemporary art

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Freeman’s has appointed Lisa De Simone to head its Modern and Contemporary Art department, effective immediately. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

Freeman’s has appointed Lisa De Simone to head its Modern and Contemporary Art department, effective immediately. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s has appointed Lisa De Simone as head of its Modern and Contemporary art department, effective immediately.

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Marc Chagall, ‘Devant la Fenetre a Sils,’ $453,600

Chagall, Moore and Nakashima hit the heights in Freeman’s trio of sales

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L-R: Marc Chagall, ‘Devant la Fenetre a Sils,’ $453,600; Henry Moore, ‘Architectural Project,’ $428,400; George Nakashima Conoid bench, $94,500

L-R: Marc Chagall, ‘Devant la Fenetre a Sils,’ $453,600; Henry Moore, ‘Architectural Project,’ $428,400; George Nakashima Conoid bench, $94,500

PHILADELPHIA — In three back-to-back sales, two held on May 11 and one on May 12, Freeman’s brought fresh-to-market modern and contemporary art and design works to auction, including single-owner collections. The trio of auctions was marked by competitive bidding between international buyers, resulting in sales of Henry Moore’s bronze Architectural Project for $428,400, Marc Chagall’s Devant la Fenetre a Sils for $453,600, and a Conoid bench by George Nakashima for $94,500.

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