Bloomsbury Auctions New York is pleased to announce its second sale of 20th Century Prints to be held November 5th 2008. The sale will showcase a broad selection of prints from the Modern, Contemporary and Pop periods. Highlights include works by Picasso, including Minotaure Caressant une Dormouse,from the masterful La Suite Vollard ($100,000-150,000), and La Dame à la Collerette, Portrait de Jacqueline à la Fraise ($50,000-60,000). Other highlights include a selection of Joan Miró prints not often seen at auction, including Le Permissionaire ($25,000-35,000), l’otarie savant ($10.000-15,000) and The Feverish Eskimo ($5000-7000).
The Contemporary period is represented by such prints as Agnus Martin’s On a Clear Day ($40,000-60,000), as well as Jasper Johns’ 0 through 9 ($20,000-30,000) and Green Angel ($18,000-22,000). The sale also incorporates a stellar collection of prints by Robert Motherwell, including the complete suites of Octavio Paz and Three Poems by Octavio Paz, as well as Elegy Study I ($8,000-12,000), Black With no Way Out ($8,000-12,000), Lament for Lorca ($10,000-15,000), and Black With no Way Out and Mask for Ingmar Bergman ($10,000-15,000).
In addition, this extraordinary sale includes a strong representation from the Pop period, including Ed Ruscha’s Clock ($8,000-10,000), Wayne Theibaud’s Steep Street ($5,000-7,000) a selection from Richard Diebenkorn’s Five Spades series, and a range of pieces by Robert Indiana. The ever-popular Andy Warhol rounds out the sale with a collection of works, including three prints from Warhol’s Myths, as well as a selection of hand-colored prints from the series 25 Cats Named Sam, and One Blue Pussy; à la Recherche du Shoe Perdu; and In the Bottom of my Garden (ranging from $6000-9000).
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