Serigraph Abstract Art With Red Oval Chop Mark Chinese
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Oil paintings by Lê Phổ and Claude Venard perform well in Neue Auctions' Modernism sale, May 15th
- BEACHWOOD, Ohio
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- June 03, 2021
BEACHWOOD, Ohio – An important and beautiful dining tabular array custom designed by Wendell Castle (American, 1932-2018) soared to $70,110, and vibrant still-life oil paintings by Lê Phổ (Vietnamese/French, 1907-2001) and Claude Venard (French, 1913-1999) sold for $20,910 and $15,990, respectively, in Neue Auctions' online-only Modernism auction held on May 15th.
The auction was packed with 424 lots gathered from regional estates and longtime collectors, including selections from the belatedly Cleveland concert promoter Mike Belkin and his wife Annie. Items covered a wide range of mediums and categories, to include paintings, sculpture, works on paper, furniture, art glass, ceramics, enamel work and jewelry, plus many undiscovered finds.
The Wendell Castle dining table sailed by its pre-sale guess of $30,000-$l,000 to earn top lot honors. It featured an oval top in holly veneer, inlaid with purpleheart triangles and inlaid dots spelling "The Bank check's in the Mail" (the table's title). It had a leather covered edge with a purpleheart substructure supporting six gold plated contumely rings.
Mr. Castle created a similar tabular array for his own residence titled Never Mutter, Never Explicate, in 1981. It's pictured on the encompass of the volume Furniture by Wendell Castle (Hudson Hills Printing, NY, 1989). The Check's in the Mail (1988) was 120 inches long and 59 inches wide and signed and dated. It came from the Mike and Annie Belkin drove.
The oil on canvas however-life by Lê Phổ, titled Fleurs (Flowers), was creative person signed lower right with a chop marking and measured 13 inches by 9 inches (sight, less frame). It blew past its $6,000-$nine,000 estimate. Lê Phổ was born in Hanoi, but he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris (where he afterward taught) and called Paris his domicile from 1937 until his expiry.
The oil on canvas Still Life with Sculpture on Table by Claude Venard, boldly executed with heavy impasto, was signed and nicely housed in a 28 inch by 28 inch frame. Claude Venard was a French post-Cubist and still-life painter. Known for working in a distinct angular way, he accentuated the chromatic qualities of his palette through thickly applied impasto pigment.
Modern article of furniture pieces were led by a mid-century (circa 1950-1960) wingback chair by Arturo Pani (Mexican, 1915-1981), upholstered in horsehair cloth with a split crest runway and extreme curl wings, raised on cabriole legs ($ix,225); and a circa 1960s Odyssey coffee table by the American blueprint team of Philip Laverne (1908-1988) and Kelvin Laverne (b. 1936). The etched, patinated, polychromed bronze and pewter java table went to a determined bidder for $7,380.
A standing sculpture of a nude woman past Marc Sijan (American, b. 1946), titled Standing Barefoot and made from polyester resin and oil paint with Leotard, signed and dated 1990, numbered 2/5, 68 inches alpine including pedestal base, achieved $vii,995. Also, a bronze statue of a nude adult female depicted from the waist up, hands outstretched and holding a turquoise bracelet, by R. C. Gorman (American, 1932-2005), titled Cocheta (1980), on a woods base of operations, rose to $2,829.
Several atomic boxes past American craftsman Kenneth Francis Bates (1904-1994) came up for bid, including an enamel over gold foliage box titled Peacock Box (1930), signed and dated to the base, the four-sided tapering form colorfully decorated with peacock feathers ($3,998); and Salome's Comforter (1977), an enamel box with embrace, artist signed and dated to the base, the circular class in translucent enamel on 24 karat gilt paillons; information technology constitute a new possessor for $3,690.
A tall, rounded cylindrical course stoneware vessel by the noted Cleveland School artist Claude Conover (1907-1994), 22 inches tall, signed and titled to the base, knocked down for $5,228. Also, jewelry pieces from Bernd Munsteiner featured a fancy cutting tourmaline on a 14kt textured xanthous gold hinged bangle bracelet with bezel set emphasis diamond, marked 14kt on the clasp, with the bracelet made by some other maker, garnered $3,198.
There were three color woodblocks printed on Nihon newspaper by Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965), titled Rooster, Hen and Lamb. Hen, an creative person'due south proof, was signed lower right and dated 1954; it fetched $2,091. Also, a screenprint on foam wove newspaper of Robert Indiana'southward (American, 1928-2018) iconic Dearest image, titled Golden Beloved (1973), signed and numbered (92/50) in pencil, and with a sheet size of 35 inches square, made $four,305.
Three of the top seven lots in the entire sale were artworks by Toko Shinoda (Japanese, 1913-2021). They included an untitled monotype on Arches paper, signed lower right ($seven,380); a lithograph with silver metallic ink titled Whisper of the Glass, signed, titled and numbered (33/45) ($4,920); and a lithograph with silvery metallic ink on paper, titled Anthology, signed, titled and numbered (34/45) ($4,612). A fourth work sold for $ii,337.
Internet bidding was facilitated by Liveauctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Bidsquare.com. Phone and absentee bids were as well accepted. Neue Auctions' adjacent big upshot volition be a Summer Estates auction slated for Sabbatum, July 17th, at 3 pm Eastern time. In addition to Internet and telephone/absentee behest, in that location may exist alive gallery bidding, if the corona virus is under control.
Neue Auctions provides a bespoke experience for sellers and buyers, with items presented fully guaranteed and vetted, and combines regular online auctions with selected fine art exhibitions and educational opportunities. Offer assignment services for unmarried items, estates and corporate collections, the firm assists clients in the complicated process of settling estates and general downsizing, working with individual individuals, trusts, estates, museums, banks and attorneys.
Neue Auctions continues the long-standing history and tradition of art collecting in Cleveland by bringing fine works of art to the market for auction, encouraging the current and next generation of collectors. Neue Auctions is accepting consignments for time to come sales. For purchases or inquiries about consigning, please call 216-245-6707; or send an email to cynthia@neueauctions.com.
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Cynthia MaciejewskiNeue Auctions
(216) 245-6707
cynthia@neueauctions.com
23533 Mercantile Rd.
Suite #119
Beachwood, Ohio
cynthia@neueauctions.com
216-245-6707
Neue Auctions
About Neue Auctions
Neue Auctions provides a bespoke feel for sellers and buyers, with all items presented fully guaranteed and vetted, and combines regular online auctions with selected art exhibitions and educational opportunities. Offering consignment services for single items or entire estates, Neue Auctions gladly assists clients in the complicated process of settling estates and general downsizing, working with individual individuals, as well as trusts, estates, banks and attorneys. In add-on, Neue Auctions continues the long-standing history and tradition of art collecting in Cleveland by bringing fine works of art to the marketplace for sale, encouraging both the current and next generation of collectors. Neue Auctions is always accepting consignments for futurity sales. To inquire about consigning a single piece, an estate or a collection, you may call Cynthia Maciejewski at 216-245-6707; or, you tin transport her an email at cynthia@neueauctions.com.
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