POST-WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART Tuesday, May 10, 2016 NEW YORK POST-WAR ART CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 11am EXHIBITION Friday, May 6, 10am – 5pm Saturday, May 7, 10am – 5pm ?? ????????? ??????????????????????????????? Sunday, May 8, Noon – 5pm Monday, May 9, 10am – 2pm LOCATION Doyle New York 175 East 87th Street New York City 212-427-2730 www.Doyle.com www.www.Doyle.com/BidLiveDoyleNewYork.com/BidLive Catalogue: $40 POST-WAR ART INCLUDING PROPERTY CONTENTS FROM THE ESTATES OF Post-War Art 1-87 Abraham Biller Contemporary Art 88-148 Nan Rosenthal and Henry B. Cortesi Ronnie Cutrone Patricia M. De Bary The Honorable Judith S. Kaye and Stephen R. Kaye, Esq. Glossary I Alma Perlis Conditions of Sale II A Virginia Philanthropist Terms of Guarantee IV Peter K. Warren Information on Sales & Use Tax V Suzanne Schnitzer Buying at Doyle VI Selling at Doyle VIII Company Directory IX Auction Schedule XI INCLUDING PROPERTY FROM Catalogue Subscription Form XII The Collection of Joachim Neugroschel Absentee Bid Form XIII A New England Collection A New York Artist Karen E. D. Seibert, Drewes Estate Lot 86 2 Victor Brauner Romanian, 1903-1966 Bird Signed Victor Brauner on backing paper Watercolor on paper laid to illustration board 9 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches (24.13 x 29.52 cm) C $5,000-7,000 2 Estate of Nan Rosenthal and Henry B. Cortesi 3 Man Ray American, 1890-1976 Abat-Jour (Lampshade), 1964 Aluminum, from an edition of 100 15 x 18 x 18 inches 1 (38.1 x 45.72 x 45.72 cm) Pablo Picasso C Spanish, 1881-1973 $5,000-7,000 Untitled (Bearded Face), 1972 Signed Picasso, dated 16-4-72 (uc), inscribed pour (ul) Ballpoint ink on paper 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (32.38 x 24.76 cm) This work is accompanied by a certificate from Maya Picasso C $10,000-15,000 3 6 DOYLE • MAY 10, 2016 • NEW YORK VIEW THE FULLY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND BID ONLINE AT DOYLE.COM 7 A New England Collection 5 Arman French, 1928-2005 Rondelle de Belle, 1994 Terra cotta with pearlescent glaze, from an edition of 5 Height 57 inches (144.78 cm) C $10,000-20,000 A New England Collection 6 Arman French/American, 1928-2005 Statue of Liberty Signed RA and numbered 16/20 Bronze with green patina, artist’s proof Height 29 inches (73.66 cm) C $5,000-7,000 A New England Collection 4 Louise Bourgeois Selected Literature: French/American, 1911-2010 Morris, Frances. Louise Bourgeois, with essays by Paulo Herkenhoff, Point of Contact, 1967-68 Julia Kristeva, Donald Kuspit, Elisabeth Lebovici, Mignon Nixon, Bronze with black patina, from an edition of six with one Artist’s Proof Linda Nochlin, Alex Potts, Rob Storr, et al. United Kingdom: Tate 4 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches (12.06 x 26 x 13.9 cm) Publishing, 2007, [Retrospective Catalogue - reprinted in 2008 for US Cast nos. 1/6 and 2/6: dark patina venues of tour, and also published in French by the Editions du Cast nos. 3/6 and AP: silver nitrate and polished patina Centre Pompidou with supplemental images.] Not reproduced. Cast nos. 4/6 and 6/6: black and polished patina Listed with exhibited works. Cast no. 5/6: golden brown and polished patina Bernadac, Marie Laure, and Jonas Storsve. Louise Bourgeois, with Selected Exhibition History: essays by Paulo Herkenhoff, Julia Kristeva, Donald Kuspit, Elisabeth Rodin Museum, Paris The 21st Annual Salon of Young Sculptors in Lebovici, Frances Morris, Mignon Nixon, Linda Nochlin, Alex Potts, Paris, May - Jun. 1969; bronze, cast no. 1/6 Rob Storr, et al. France: Editions du Centre Pompidou, 2008. [French The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Small Bronzes, edition of Retrospective Catalogue with additional images - originally Sep. 5 - Dec. 7, 20003; bronze, cast no. 1/6 printed by Tate Publishing, 2007.] Not reproduced. Listed with Tate Modern, London, England Louise Bourgeois: Retrospective exhibited work. Oct. 10, 2007 - Jan. 20, 2008; bronze, cast no. 3/6. Traveled to the Bronze cast no. 1/6 is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France Mar. 5 - Jun. 2, 2008; of Art, New York. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY Jun. 27 - C Sep. 28, 2008; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA $70,000-90,000 Sep. 25, 2008 - Jan. 25, 2009; Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture See Illustration Front Cover Garden, Washington D.C. Feb. 28 - Jun. 7, 2009 6 5 8 DOYLE • MAY 10, 2016 • NEW YORK VIEW THE FULLY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND BID ONLINE AT DOYLE.COM 9 7 Harry Bertoia American, 1915-1978 Willow, circa 1975 Stainless steel 52 1/2 x 30 x 30 inches (133.35 x 76.2 x 76.2 cm) Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist by the current owner, Jan. 3rd, 1976 Includes original receipt with sculpture rendering Harry Bertoia’s legendary farm in Bally, PA was many things: purchased with the funds he received from the design of his iconic Diamond Chair for Knoll International, the rural Berks County locale allowed Bertoia an easy commute to Knoll’s Design and Development space in nearby East Greenville. The farm was also home to his family, studio, and many sculptures. Greeted by Bertoia upon their visit in 1976, the consignors of the present work were given the full tour of the artist’s barn (which doubled as his showroom), where Bertoia played several of the sonambient sculptures on view, displaying their otherworldly atmospheric tones. The “Willow” sculpture, acquired that same day, is a scarce and beloved example of Bertoia’s works drawn from nature, related to the artist’s Bush and Dandelion form sculptures. Its steel wires drape gracefully, swaying and undulating akin to the tree branches of its namesake. Bertoia himself wrapped the work and packed it into their car for safe transport back to their home. Less than two years later, Harry Bertoia passed away while at his farm, while his Willow has lived on in the couple’s home, made all the more special by the unique experience the owners had while visiting with the artist, a true icon of 20th century art and design. C $30,000-50,000 8 9 8 9 Antonio Grediaga Kieff Antonio Grediaga Kieff Spanish/Canadian, b. 1936 Spanish/Canadian, b. 1936 Motivo Espanol, 1985 Cubic Folklore, 1975 Signed Kieff, dated 1985 and numbered 1/1 Signed Kieff, dated 1975, numbered 1/1, inscribed en Bronze on marble base hommage a Placido Domingo and as titled Height including base 30 inches (76.2 cm) Bronze on marble base C Height including base 30 inches (76.2 cm) $4,000-6,000 C $4,000-6,000 10 DOYLE • MAY 10, 2016 • NEW YORK VIEW THE FULLY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND BID ONLINE AT DOYLE.COM 11 10 Reuben Nakian American, 1897-1986 Running Nymph, 1981 Dated 1981 and stamped 6/9 Bronze with dark brown patina on stone plinth, from an edition of 9 22 3/4 x 31 x 14 1/4 inches (57.78 x 78.74 x 36.19 cm) C $8,000-12,000 10 12 13 12 13 Gino Morandis Leonardo Cremonini 11 Italian, 1915-1995 Italian, 1925-2010 Claude Venard Immagine N. 190 Untitled, Woman with Yarn, 1950 French, 1913-1999 Signed Gino Morandis (lr), signed Gino Morandis Signed Cremonini and dated 50 (ll) Untitled, 1954 and inscribed as titled on the stretcher Oil on canvas Signed C. Venard and dated 54 (lr), Oil on canvas 50 1/2 x 31 1/4 inches (128.27 x 79.37 cm) inscribed No 16 on the reverse 25 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches (64.13 x 80.01 cm) C Oil on canvas $8,000-12,000 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches (100.33 x Provenance: 100.33 cm) The artist C Galerie Internationale, New York $5,000-7,000 Thence by descent to the current owner C $3,000-5,000 11 12 DOYLE • MAY 10, 2016 • NEW YORK VIEW THE FULLY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND BID ONLINE AT DOYLE.COM 13 14 15 Dmitri Plavinsky Ibrahim Hussein Russian, 1937-2012 Malaysian, 1936-2009 Open Bible, 1970 Jellyfish, 1967 Signed with artist’s monogram and dated 70 (ur) Signed Ibrahim Hussein, dated ‘67 and inscribed N.Y. (ll) Oil, plaster, tempera and cloth collage on canvas Oil on canvas 24 1/4 x 34 1/4 inches (61.59 x 86.99 cm) 55 3/4 x 57 5/8 inches (141.60 x 146.36) Unframed Provenance: Acquired by the current owner in Moscow directly from Provenance: the artist in the early 1970s. The artist C Galerie Internationale, New York $30,000-50,000 Thence by descent to the current owner C $30,000-50,000 14 DOYLE • MAY 10, 2016 • NEW YORK VIEW THE FULLY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND BID ONLINE AT DOYLE.COM 15 16 17 Ibrahim Hussein Ibrahim Hussein Malaysian, 1936-2009 Malaysian, 1936-2009 Meeting with Kachina, 1967 Man with Possessions, 1964 Signed Ibrahim Hussein (ll), dated IX 30’67, Signed Ibrahim Hussein and dated ‘64 (lr) inscribed New York and as titled (lr) Oil on canvas Oil on canvas 48 x 48 inches (121.92 x 121.92 cm) 56 x 56 inches (142.24 x 142.24 cm) Unframed Provenance: The artist Provenance: Galerie Internationale, New York The artist Thence by descent to the current owner Galerie Internationale, New York C Thence by descent to the current owner $20,000-40,000 C $30,000-50,000 16 DOYLE • MAY 10, 2016 • NEW YORK VIEW THE FULLY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND BID ONLINE AT DOYLE.COM 17 19 Albert Eugene Gallatin American, 1881-1952 Untitled, 1941 Initialed G (lr), inscribed Albert Gallatin and dated 1941 on backing paper Oil on canvas on Masonite 17 x 15 inches (43.18 x 38.1 cm) C $8,000-12,000 Property of Karen E.