Harold Porcher’s Specialist Picks: Works to Watch in the December 2, 2021 Modern & Post-War Art Auction

We tasked our Modern & Post-War Art Director, Harold Porcher, to share the top lots to watch in the upcoming auction on December 2.


Fine Sculpture


Lot 3: Alexander Archipenko, Walking, bronze with green patina, conceived in 1957, cast 1966. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.
Lot 4: Henry Moore, Mother with Child on Knee, bronze with dark brown patina, 1982. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.
Lot 55: Dorothy Dehner, Signpost, corten steel with oxidized patina, 1987. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000.
Lot 93: Louise Bourgeois, Give or Take III, (How Do You Feel This Morning?), bronze with brown and gold patina, 1990. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.

Abstract Works


Lot 51: Hans Hofmann, Anger and Silence, ink and watercolor, 1944. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
Lot 75: Judith Rothschild, Untitled, oil on canvas, 1944. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
Lot 83: Sam Gilliam, Untitled, watercolor, ink and metallic aluminum powder, 1971. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
Lot 98: Neil Williams, Untitled, oil on canvas, 1964. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000.

Abstract Works


Lot 20: Lorser Feitelson, Seated Figure in Movement, oil on board, 1919–20. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
Lot 71: Marino Marini, Danzatrice, tempera on paper, 1951. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000.
Lot 99: Benny Andrews, Seamstress, oil on canvas, 1968. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.