Capsule Auctions readies array of modern, postwar & contemporary art, May 25

Marisol, ‘Untitled,’ estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy of Capsule Auctions
Marisol, ‘Untitled,’ estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy of Capsule Auctions
Marisol, ‘Untitled,’ estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy of Capsule Auctions

NEW YORK – Capsule Auctions‘s marquee event of the season, titled Bigger, Brighter: Modern, Postwar, and Contemporary, takes place on Thursday, May 25, beginning at 11 am Eastern time. The auction offers strong examples of hallmark modern and contemporary movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, Pop Art and Cubism. Highlights from the sale include paintings by Morris Graves, Agustin Fernandez, Milton Resnick and Paul Staiger as well as photography by Annie Leibowitz. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Coveted 1970s Alden Mason canvas appears at MBA Seattle, Sept. 29

Alden Mason, ‘Orange Goofer,’ from the artist’s coveted Burpee Garden Series, estimated at $50,000-$70,000
Alden Mason, ‘Orange Goofer,’ from the artist’s coveted Burpee Garden Series, estimated at $50,000-$70,000
Alden Mason, ‘Orange Goofer,’ from the artist’s coveted Burpee Garden Series, estimated at $50,000-$70,000

RENTON, Wash. – An Andy Warhol original 1965 acrylic and screenprint on canvas titled Flowers as well as vibrant original artworks by Alden Mason, Morris Graves, Dale Chihuly, Z. Z. Wei and Kenjiro Nomura will appear in an online-only Modernism: Art and Object sale scheduled for Thursday, September 29 at MBA Seattle Auction House. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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