More Brassai, Some Schnabel
A few prints by Hungarian photographer Brassai went under the hammer last week at Doyle NY (see our photo essay). Two others will be for sale this upcoming weekend at Stair Galleries
in Hudson, NY. Their two-day modern and contemporary art auction
features an entire day of photography, and a second day devoted to
paintings, prints, and other works of art. Here is a brief sampling:
Lot #229: GYULA HALASZ BRASSAI (1899-1984): "ENFANT A LA BALLE"
Gelatin silver print; 9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (image).
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 700.00
Lot #320: BARBARA KRUGER (b. 1945): HAPPY, SAD AND AWAKE
Offset lithographic print, 23 5/8 x 22 3/4 in.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00
Lot #523: ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991): UNTITLED
Lithograph and collage, 21 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (sight), 24 1/16 x 20 1/8 in. (sheet), with original folio cover, numbered 408/500 taped on verso.
Estimate: $ 1500.00 - $ 2500.00
Lot #703: JULIAN SCHNABEL (b. 1951): BAM PORTFOLIO, 1989
Sugarlift aquatint in two sheets, 120 7/8 x 42 1/2 in., signed and numbered 58/75.
Estimate: $ 2000.00 - $ 3000.00
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 700.00
Lot #320: BARBARA KRUGER (b. 1945): HAPPY, SAD AND AWAKE
Offset lithographic print, 23 5/8 x 22 3/4 in.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00
Lot #523: ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991): UNTITLED
Lithograph and collage, 21 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (sight), 24 1/16 x 20 1/8 in. (sheet), with original folio cover, numbered 408/500 taped on verso.
Estimate: $ 1500.00 - $ 2500.00
Lot #703: JULIAN SCHNABEL (b. 1951): BAM PORTFOLIO, 1989
Sugarlift aquatint in two sheets, 120 7/8 x 42 1/2 in., signed and numbered 58/75.
Estimate: $ 2000.00 - $ 3000.00
