Contemporary Art: June 10, 2021 Auction Highlights


Lot 405: Bram Bogart, Fleur d’Atelier, mixed media construction, 1990. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.

Lot 48: Elaine de Kooning, Untitled (Cave), bronze relief, circa 1985. Estimate $25,000 to $35,000.


Abstract Expressionism

Lots 1 to 95

European Abstraction, Art Brut & COBRA

Lots 96 to 126

American Abstract Expressionism (Second Generation) & European Geometric Abstraction

Lots 127 to 153

Alexander Calder & Kinetic Sculpture

Lots 154 to 185


Lot 196: Brigitte Matchinsky-Denninghoff, Division II, brass and sheet metal on stone base, 1963. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.

Lot 246: Andy Warhol, Blackglama (Judy Garland), color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board, 1985. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000.


Color Theory, Post-Painterly Abstraction & Op-Art

Lots 186 to 235

Pop Art, Including Warhol, Lichtenstein, Indiana, Dine, Rosenquist & Ruscha

Lots 236 to 297

Photorealism & New Realism

Lots 298 to 317


Lot 298: John Salt, Riviera 2, oil on canvas, 1969. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000.

Lot 318: Alice Neel, Portrait of Harriet Lyons, mixed media, 1974. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.


Feminist Art from the Collection of Harriet Lyons

Lots 318 to 325

British Contemporary Art & Contemporary British Printmakers from a Private European Collection

Lots 326 to 362

Minimalism, Lyrical Abstraction, Process Art & Abstract Sculpture

Lots 363 to 405

Neo-Expressionism & the Pictures Generation

Lots 406 to 449

Art of the Last Two Decades

Lots 449 to 488


Lot 330: David Hockney, Celia in the Director’s Chair, lithograph, 1980. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.

What You Need to Know on Auction Day

This auction will be held live and conducted remotely.

There will not be bidding in the room, though we accept order bids, and interested buyers will be able to participate live via the Swann Galleries App. The app is available in the App Store and on Google Play, which can also be accessed on a desktop at live.swanngalleries.com.

Please note: phone bidding registrations will close the day before the sale at 4pm. 

At this time, our exhibition and auction location at 104 East 25th Street is closed to the public. Private viewings are available by appointment only, and must be arranged in advance. To make an appointment please contact the specialist.


Specialist

Todd Weyman

Director, Prints & Drawings


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