Auction Highlights: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History — August 22, 2024 Catalogue & Bidding Swann Galleries is excited to present the sixth iteration of the LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History auction. The sale will take place on Thursday, August 22, and will feature an exciting selection of fine art, illustration, photography, manuscripts and archives from the expansive range of the LGBTQ+ community. A Roman Marble Bust, Head of A Youth, carved marble on a wooden base, Julio-Claudian dynasty 27 BC – 68 AD. Once in the collection of Gore Vidal. Estimate $50,000 to $75,000. Leading the auction is a Roman bust of a young boy with extensive provenance from owners of gay creative and literary history. The ephebe was owned by German photographer Wilhelm von Gloden, who acquired it on one of his European tours between 1894 and 1914. After von Gloden passed away in 1931, the bust went into the collection of his muse and heir, Pancrazio Buciunì. In 1948, an Italian dealer brokered the bust sale from Buciunì to American playwright and screenwriter Tennessee Williams, who then gifted the sculpture to Gore Vidal as a housewarming gift in July 1950 when he acquired Edgewater, a sprawling estate in Dutchess County, New York. Vidal and his partner Howard Austen made Edgewater their home for nineteen years. The bust, which they affectionately dubbed Alessio, lived with them for another thirty-four years until Vidal’s passing. Hugh Steers, Self-Portrait, oil on canvas, circa early 1980s. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000 Tom of Finland, Untitled (Two Bikers), graphite on paper, 1963. Estimate $25,000 to $35,000. This 1963 drawing from Tom of Finland depicts a Biker scene, with symbols leading the viewer to a deeper meaning. Mark Beard, Theatre of the Ridiculous, oil on cotton canvas in artist’s original hand-painted frame, circa 1980s. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000. From the estate of American critic, translator, and lyricist Michael E. Feingold, Theatre of the Ridiculous is a work he commissioned Mark Beard to execute to immortalize the acting troupe. Featured on the canvas are gay theatre figures Ethyl Eichelberger (1945-1990), Everett Quinton (1952-2023), Lola Pashalinski, and Charles Ludlam (1943-1987). Richard Bernstein, Woman With Hat, photoshrink, ink, acrylic, mixed media, computer-generated image of Angelica Huston as Georgia O’Keefe on cotton canvas, 1993. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000. Woman with Hat is a digital photocollaged painting of Angelica Huston as Georgia O’Keefe to resemble queer literary figure Quentin Crisp a dear friend of Richard Bernstein. Dinh Q. Le, Self Portrait #5 (Portraying a White God Series), cut and woven chromogenic prints, mounted to cotton canvas, 1989. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000. Rooted in oriental and occidental histories, Dinh Q. Lê’s Self-Portrait #5, 1989, is a composite self-portrait of the artist in biblical scenes. The crucifixion scene places Lê at the intersection of the historiography of Christianity. Harmony Hammond, Cradleboard, cloth, gesso, liquid rubber, rhoplex, acrylic and metal, 1980. Estimate $7,000 to $10,000. Cradleboard, 1980, is an early work from Harmony Hammond that was fabricated to resemble the human form in an anthropomorphic manner. Jimmy Desana, Television, from the series “Submission”, silver print, 1977-78. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000. Laura Aguilar, Nature Self-Portrait #5, silver print, 1996. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000. Nan Goldin, Hugh Steers with his Painting, NYC, cibachrome print, 1995. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000. Lyle Ashton Harris, Untitled (Renee’s Back), large-format Polaroid, 1998-99. Estimate $3,000 to $5,000. Silence=Death VOTE, 1988. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000. Napoléon Sarony, Portrait of Irish poet and playwrite Oscar Wilde, albumen print, 1882. Estimate $3,000 to $4,500. Paul Cadmus, Untitled Reclining Nude, conté crayon on Ingres paper, circa 1980s. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000. George Platt Lynes, Jared French, silver print, 1940s. Estimate $2,500 to $3,500. Designer Unknown, San Francisco Gay Art Retrospective, 1972. Estimate $500 to $750. Keep in Touch Sign-up for Email Updates Download the Swann Galleries App Share Facebook Twitter July 17, 2024Author: Corey SerrantCategory: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History Tags: Dinh Q Le Gay George Platt Lynes Harmony Hammond Hugh Steers Jared French Jimmy Desana Laura Aguilar LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Art LGBTQ+ History Lyle Ashton Harris Mark Beard Nan Goldin Napoleon Sarony Oscar Wilde Paul Cadmus Pride Pride auction Pride Sale Queer Richard Bernstein Tom of Finland Previous This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2024 Auctions in Review Next A Look at Swann Galleries’ Staff Art Show Recommended Posts Part I: For Love of the King: the Wild Story of a Forged Wilde Story Autographs June 5, 2021 Identifying Types of Photographic Prints Photographs & Photobooks August 11, 2017 Auction Highlights: Illustration Art — December 12, 2024 Illustration Art November 20, 2024