Richard Diebenkorn, ‘Red Yellow Blue,’ $55,440
SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota Estate Auction had another spectacular sale October 29 and 30. Exceeding more than half a million dollars, multiple lots performed extremely well, including pieces that significantly outperformed their estimates.
Taro Yamamoto, ‘Roody Toody Bee-Bop,’ estimated at $1,000-$1,500
SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota Estate Auction will conduct a two-day sale on Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30. Headlining this 1,400-lot auction will be works by American artists Richard Diebenkorn, John Frederick Peto, John Philip Falter and Taro Yamamoto. It will also feature more than 180 lots of estate jewelry and luxury designer handbags. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Yayoi Kusama, ‘Pumpkin (RYSQ),’ $12,700
OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery held a successful two-day auction on October 15 and October 16, with top performers including a 1996 canvas by Nathan Oliveira and pumpkin prints by Yayoi Kusama.
Richard Diebenkorn, ‘Untitled,’ est. $70,000-$90,000
LOS ANGELES — In its Post-War and Contemporary Art + Design sale taking place on Tuesday, June 21, John Moran Auctioneers will offer more than 250 lots including paintings, prints, sculptures, works on paper, midcentury furniture and modern design by many leading artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. A major highlight of the sale is an untitled welded scrap iron sculpture by Richard Diebenkorn, produced by the artist when he was living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This work is one of two known sculptures that the artist designed, and it is without a doubt the most accomplished example of Diebenkorn’s three-dimensional works to have survived since its creation in 1951. It carries an estimate of $70,000-$90,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Shepard Fairey, ‘HOPE (Barack Obama),’ est. $300,000-$500,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
DALLAS – Heritage Auctions’ May 19 Modern & Contemporary Art Signature® Auction features a wealth of iconic names from the Postmodern and Contemporary Art movements, led by a scarce version of Shepard Fairey’s iconic HOPE poster, estimated at $300,000-$500,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.