MODERN EVENING AUCTION 13 MAY 2025
AUCTION IN NEW YORK 13 MAY 2025 7PM
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IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART
JULIAN DAWES
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Head of Impressionist & Modern Art, Americas
ALLEGRA BETTINI
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Vice President, Senior Specialist
Head of Modern Evening Auction
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CONTEMPORARY ART
DAVID GALPERIN
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Head of Contemporary Art, Americas
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LATIN AMERICAN ART
ANNA DI STASI
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Specialist
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Associate Specialist
AMERICAN ART
STEFANY MORRIS
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Head of American Art
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Assistant Vice President
Specialist
KATIE MAHER
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Associate Specialist
20th CENTURY DESIGN
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Chairman
Co-Worldwide Head of 20th Century Design
SALE NUMBER N11722 “ALESSANDRA”
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK
JEAN ARP (1886 - 1966)
Figure-germe dite l’apres-midinette
marble mounted on artist’s duraluminum base height: 32 ⅞ in. 83.4 cm.
Executed in 1959. This work is unique.
$ 1,200,000-1,800,000
COLLECTING PASSIONS - 20TH CENTURY MASTERWORKS FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
JEAN ARP (1886 - 1966)
Sans titre painted wood relief and oil on board 11 ⅝ by 9 ¼ in. 29.4 by 23.4 cm.
Executed in 1926.
$ 500,000-700,000
ROBERT DELAUNAY (1885 - 1941)
Nature morte
signed r. delaunay and dated 1936 (lower left)
oil and cement on canvas
25 ½ by 21 ¼ in. 65 by 54 cm.
Executed in 1936.
$ 1,000,000-1,500,000
FRANTIŠEK KUPKA
Flux et reflux
(1871 - 1957)
signed Kupka and inscribed à mon ami J. Sejnoha (lower right) oil on canvas
23 ⅛ by 28 ⅜ in. 58.6 by 72 cm.
Executed in 1923.
$ 3,000,000-5,000,000
FRANTIŠEK KUPKA
Formes flasques
signed Kupka (lower right) oil on canvas
26 by 26 in. 66 by 66 cm.
Executed in 1919-25.
$ 5,000,000-7,000,000
(1871 - 1957)
FERNAND LÉGER
La Jeune fille au bouquet
(1881 - 1955)
faintly signed F. LEGER and dated 21 (lower right); signed and dated again, titled and inscribed 1’ETAT (on the reverse) oil on canvas
25 ¾ by 19 ⅞ in. 65.4 by 50.4 cm.
Executed in March 1921.
$ 5,000,000-7,000,000
7 ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901 - 1966)
Femme debout (Poseuse I)
inscribed Alberto Giacometti painted bronze height: 22 ⅜ in. 57 cm.
Conceived in 1954 and cast circa 1954 by Fonderie Rota-Gay.
$ 4,000,000-6,000,000
ALEXANDER CALDER
Paulette
(1898 - 1976)
incised Calder, titled and dated 22 May 1948 (on largest black element) sheet metal, string, wire and paint
46 ¾ by 56 ¼ by 20 in. 118.7 by 142.9 by 50.8 cm.
Executed on 22 May 1948.
$ 3,000,000-5,000,000
PABLO PICASSO (1881 1973)
Tête d’homme
dated 5.12.64. and numbered V (on the reverse) oil on canvas
18 by 15 in. 46.5 by 38 cm.
Executed on 5 December 1964.
$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
PROPERTY OF AN ESTEEMED PRIVATE COLLECTION
RENÉ MAGRITTE
La Bonne aventure signed Magritte (upper right) gouache on paper laid down on board 14 ¼ by 16 ⅜ in. 36.2 by 41.6 cm. Executed in 1939.
$ 3,000,000-4,000,000
(1898 -1967)
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTION
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898 1967)
La Traversée difficile
signed Magritte (lower left); titled (on the reverse) oil on canvas
32 by 39 ½ in. 81.3 by 100.2 cm.
Executed in 1963.
$ 10,000,000-15,000,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION CLAUDE MONET (1840 - 1926)
Port-Coton, Le Lion
signed Claude Monet and dated 86 (lower right) oil on canvas
23 ⅝ by 29 ½ in. 61 by 74 cm.
Executed in 1886.
$ 5,000,000-7,000,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRESTIGIOUS FRENCH COLLECTION PAUL SIGNAC (1863 - 1935)
Saint-Georges. Couchant (Venise)
signed P. Signac and dated 05 (lower left) oil on canvas
25 ⅝ by 31 ⅞ in. 65.2 by 81 cm.
Executed in 1905.
$ 7,000,000-10,000,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION GEORGES SEURAT (1859 - 1891)
Blé et arbres (Le Champ de blé) (recto); Portrait de Félix Fénéon (verso)
inscribed de Seurat by another hand (on the verso) conté crayon on paper
9 ½ by 12 ½ in. 24.2 by 31.8 cm.
Executed circa 1883.
$ 500,000-700,000
PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTION PABLO PICASSO (1881 1973)
Tête classique
signed Picasso (lower right) charcoal and chalk on paper
25 by 18 ¾ in. 63.5 by 45.7 cm.
Executed circa 1921.
$ 3,500,000-5,000,000
PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTION EGON SCHIELE (1890 - 1918)
Männlicher Akt im Profil nach rechts (Male Nude in Profile Facing Right)
signed with the initial S (lower left) watercolor, gouache, black crayon and charcoal on paper
18 by 12 ⅜ in. 45.7 by 31.3 cm.
Executed in 1910.
$ 1,500,000-2,000,000
PROPERTY OF THE SOLOVIEV FOUNDATION: SOLD TO BENEFIT ITS PHILANTHROPIC GOALS
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901 - 1966)
Grande tête mince
painted bronze
inscribed with the signature Alberto Giacometti and with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris
height: 25 ¾ in. 65.4 cm.
Conceived in 1954 and cast in 1955.
Estimate Upon Request
COLLECTING PASSIONS - MASTERWORKS OF GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
LYONEL FEININGER
Trompetenbläser I (Trumpeters I)
(1871 -1956)
signed Feininger and dated 12 (lower left); titled and inscribed KISTE „L. F. and numbered VII” (on the stretcher) oil on canvas
37 ⅛ by 31 ½ in. 94.3 by 79.9 cm.
Executed in 1912.
$ 5,000,000-7,000,000
20
WASSILY KANDINSKY
Anfang (Beginning)
(1866 - 1944)
signed with the monogram and dated 25 (lower left); signed again, titled, dated 1925., numbered No 358 and inscribed 40 x 31. (on the reverse) oil on board
12 ⅜ by 16 in. 31.3 by 40.5 cm. Executed in 1925.
$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
$ 3,000,000-5,000,000 19
LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY
Am 3
(1895 1946)
signed Moholy=Nagy, stenciled with the signature L.MOHOLY-NAGY, titled, dated (1923) and inscribed (on the reverse) oil on canvas
29 ½ by 37 ½ in. 75 by 95.3 cm. Executed in 1923.
21
HENRI MATISSE
Le Bras
(1869 - 1954)
signed Henri Matisse and dated 38 (lower left) oil on canvas
18 ⅛ by 15 ⅛ in. 46 by 38.3 cm.
Executed in January-June 1938.
$ 4,000,000-6,000,000
22
EDVARD MUNCH
Heinrich C. Hudtwalcker
(1863 - 1944)
signed Edv. Munch and dated 1925 (upper left) oil on canvas
47 ¼ by 54 ⅜ in. 120 by 138.2 cm.
Executed in 1925.
$ 800,000-1,200,000
23
EGON SCHIELE
(1890 - 1918)
Gewitterberg (Kapelle auf dem Kreuzberg bei Krumau) (Thunderstorm Mountain (Chapel on Kreuzberg near Krumau)) oil on canvas laid down on board
13 ⅞ by 25 ⅞ in. 35.1 by 65.6 cm.
Executed in 1910.
$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
24
EDGAR DEGAS
Intérieur
faintly signed Degas (lower right) oil on canvas
13 by 18 ⅛ in. 33 by 46 cm.
Executed in 1892.
$ 600,000-800,000
(1834 - 1917)
25
PAUL CÉZANNE
Portrait de Madame Cézanne
oil on canvas
10 ½ by 12 ¾ in. 26.5 by 32.3 cm.
Executed circa 1877.
$ 5,000,000-7,000,000
(1839 - 1906)
26
EDGAR DEGAS
Madame de Rutté
signed Degas (lower right) oil on canvas
24 ½ by 20 ⅜ in. 62.2 by 51.7 cm.
Executed circa 1875.
$ 1,500,000-2,000,000
(1834 - 1917)
27
JAMES ENSOR (1860 1949)
Poissons et coquillages
signed J. Ensor and dated 95 (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 ¾ by 39 ⅝ in. 80.7 by 100.7 cm.
Executed in 1895.
$ 700,000-1,000,000
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARINA PICASSO
VINCENT
Woman in a Wood (recto); Boat on the Beach with Figures (verso)
watercolor and graphite on paper
14 ⅛ by 9 ⅞ in. 36 by 25 cm.
Executed in the Hague in 1882.
$ 600,000-800,000
(1853 - 1890)
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NORTH AMERICA
CLAUDE MONET (1840 - 1926)
Église de Vernon, soleil
signed Claude Monet and dated 94 (lower left) oil on canvas
26 ⅛ by 36 ⅜ in. 66.4 by 92.4 cm.
Executed in 1894.
$ 6,000,000-8,000,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
THÉO VAN RYSSELBERGHE
Flottille d’Arnemuiden
signed with the monogram and dated 1896 (lower left) oil on canvas
23 ⅝ by 28 ¾ in. 60 by 73 cm. Executed in 1896.
$ 5,000,000-7,000,000
(1862 - 1926)
PROPERTY FROM SFMOMA: SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND HENRI MATISSE (1869 - 1954)
Le Bouquet d’anémones
signed Henri Matisse (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on panel
24 ¼ by 18 ½ in. 61.6 by 47 cm.
Executed in 1918.
$ 1,000,000-1,500,000
PROPERTY FROM SFMOMA: SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND ALEXANDER CALDER (1898 - 1976)
Four Big Dots
signed with the artist’s monogram and dated 63 (on highest triangular element) sheet metal, wire and paint
30 by 150 by 32 in. 76.2 by 381 by 81.3 cm. Executed in 1963.
$ 6,000,000-8,000,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRESTIGIOUS EUROPEAN COLLECTION MARK ROTHKO (1903 1970)
Untitled
signed Mark Rothko and dated 1968 (on the reverse) oil on paper laid down on canvas
24 by 17 ¾ in. 60.1 by 45.1 cm.
Executed in 1968.
$ 3,500,000-5,000,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRESTIGIOUS EUROPEAN COLLECTION JOAN MIRÓ (1893 - 1983)
Tête de fumeur
signed Miró and dated 1925. (lower left); signed Joan Miró, titled and dated again (on the reverse) oil on canvas
25 ⅝ by 31 ⅞ in. 65 by 80.8 cm. Executed in 1925.
$ 1,000,000-1,500,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED CALIFORNIA COLLECTION WILLEM DE KOONING (1904 - 1997)
Two Figures in Dunes
signed de Kooning, dated 68 and inscribed to Arthur (lower left) oil on paper mounted on canvas
41 ⅜ by 37 in. 105.1 by 94 cm. Executed in 1968.
$ 1,500,000-2,000,000 36
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (1867 - 1959)
An Important Double-Pedestal Lamp for the Susan Lawrence Dana House, Springfield, Illinois
iridized and opalescent glass, brass-plated “colonial” zinc came, bronze 23 ½ by 32 ¼ by 19 ¼ in. 59.7 by 81.9 by 48.9 cm.
Designed circa 1903 and executed by the Linden Glass Company, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1904.
$ 3,000,000-5,000,000
37
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED WEST COAST COLLECTION
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE (1887 - 1986)
Bleeding Heart I
oil on panel
9 by 12 in. 22.9 by 30.5 cm.
Executed in 1938.
$ 2,000,000-3,000,000 38
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR
PABLO PICASSO (1881 - 1973)
Homme assis
signed Picasso (lower right); dated 10.12.69. (on the reverse) oil and Ripolin on canvas
51 ⅛ by 38 ¼ in. 129.9 by 97.2 cm.
Executed on 10 December 1969.
$ 12,000,000-18,000,000
PABLO PICASSO (1881 1973)
Le Peintre. Tête de profil
dated 27.4.67. and numbered III (on the reverse)
oil and Ripolin on canvas
36 ⅛ by 28 ¾ in. 91.7 by 73 cm.
Executed on 27 April 1967.
$ 2,500,000-3,500,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION, FRANCE PIERRE SOULAGES (1919 2022)
Peinture 92 x 73 cm, 30 juin 59
signed Soulages (lower right); signed again, titled and dated 30 juin 59 (on the reverse); dated again (on the stretcher) oil on canvas
36 ¼ by 28 ¾ in. 92 by 73 cm.
Executed in 1959.
$ 3,000,000-5,000,000
PROPERTY FROM THE IRMA AND NORMAN BRAMAN ART FOUNDATION
DAVID SMITH (1906 - 1965)
Hi Candida
inscribed with the signature David Smith, dated 1-22-1961 and inscribed -Hi Candida (on the base)
painted steel
66 ⅞ by 49 ¾ by 19 in. 169.9 by 126.4 by 48.3 cm. Executed in 1961.
$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
42
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION GEORGIA O’KEEFFE (1887 1986)
Leaves of a Plant
signed Georgia O’Keeffe and inscribed (on the artist’s original backing board) oil on canvas
40 by 30 in. 101.6 by 76.2 cm. Executed in 1942.
$ 8,000,000-12,000,000
43
COLLECTING PASSIONS - MASTERWORKS OF GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866 - 1944)
Studie für Improvisation 10 (Study for Improvisation 10)
oil on board laid down on cradled panel
22 by 28 in. 56 by 71 cm.
Executed in 1910.
$ 6,000,000-8,000,000
44
PROPERTY FROM THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION, SOLD TO BENEFIT FUTURE ACQUISITIONS RICHARD DIEBENKORN (1922 - 1993)
Berkeley #12
signed with the initials RD and dated 54 (lower right); signed R. Diebenkorn and titled (on the reverse) oil on canvas
53 ¼ by 43 ¼ in. 135.3 by 109.9 cm. Executed in 1954.
$ 1,500,000-2,000,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
MARC CHAGALL (1887 - 1985)
Le Baou de Saint-Jeannet
stamped with the signature Marc Chagall (lower right) oil on canvas
49 ¼ by 44 ⅝ in. 125.1 by 113.2 cm. Executed in 1969.
$ 1,200,000-1,800,000
46
PABLO PICASSO
Maison à Juan-les-Pins oil on canvas
13 by 9 ¼ in. 33 by 24 cm. Executed in Juan-les-Pins in Summer 1931.
$ 700,000-900,000
(1881 -1973)
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901 - 1985)
L’Après-midi chômé
signed with the initials J.D. and dated ‘78 (lower left)
acrylic and paper collage on canvas
67 ⅜ by 46 ¼ in. 171.1 by 117.5 cm.
Executed on 27 March 1978.
$ 1,500,000-2,000,000
48
PROPERTY FROM A PRESTIGIOUS PRIVATE COLLECTION
PABLO PICASSO (1881 -1973)
La Minotauromachie
etching with scraper and engraving on Montval laid paper plate: 49.5 by 69.2 cm. 19½ by 27¼ in. sheet: 56.7 by 77.8 cm. 22⅜ by 30½ in.
Executed in 1935, a richly inked impression of the seventh (final) state, with strong contrast and fine detail, printed by Roger Lacourière, Paris.
$ 1,000,000-2,000,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION, BRAZIL CÂNDIDO PORTINARI (1903 - 1962)
Mulata de vestido branco
signed Portinari and dated 936 (lower left) oil on canvas
28 ½ by 23 ½ in. 73 by 60 cm. Executed in 1936.
$ 800,000-1,200,000
THOMAS HART BENTON
The Instruction (The Bible Lesson)
signed Benton (lower right) tempera on canvas mounted on panel
33 ⅛ by 40 ⅛ in. 83.8 by 101.6 cm. Executed circa 1940.
$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
(1899 - 1975)
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
WINSLOW HOMER (1836 - 1910)
Bananas for the Attorney General
signed Winslow Homer and dated 1885 (lower right) watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
14 ½ by 21 in. 36.8 by 53.3 cm.
Executed in 1885.
$ 1,500,000-2,500,000 52
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841 - 1919)
Torse de femme nue couchée
signed Renoir (lower right) oil on canvas
14 ½ by 19 ⅞ in. 36.8 by 50.3 cm. Executed in 1903-05.
$ 800,000-1,200,000
PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTOR
PABLO PICASSO (1881 -1973)
Tête de femme
signed Picasso and dated 22 (upper left); dated ‘22 and incised Dinard (on the reverse) oil on panel
9 ½ by 7 ½ in. 24 by 18.9 cm.
Executed in Winter 1921-22.
$ 2,000,000-3,000,000 54
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
EGON SCHIELE (1890 - 1918)
Gebeugter Akt, den linken Arm auf der Hüfte (recto); Nach vorn gebeugter weiblicher Akt (verso); (Nude Bending Over, Left Arm on Hip (recto)); (Female Nude Bending Forward (verso))
signed Egon Schiele and dated 1914 (lower left) watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper 12 ⅝ by 19 in. 32.1 by 48.5 cm. Executed in 1914.
$ 1,800,000-2,500,000
COLLECTING PASSIONS - MASTERWORKS OF GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
EMIL NOLDE (1868 - 1956)
Herbstmeer VII (Autumn Sea VII)
signed Emil Nolde and titled Herbstmeer (on the stretcher) oil on canvas
23 ⅝ by 27 ¾ in. 60.1 by 70.5 cm. Executed in 1910.
$ 2,500,000-3,500,000
CAMILLE PISSARRO
Cour de ferme à Eragny
signed C. Pissarro. and dated 1891 (lower right) oil on canvas
15 by 18 in. 38.1 by 45.9 cm. Executed in 1891.
$ 800,000-1,200,000
(1830 - 1903)
57 PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTION
HENRY MOORE (1898 - 1986)
Mother and Child on Ladderback Chair
bronze height: 15 ⅛ in. 38.5 cm.
Conceived in 1952 and cast by 1954 in an edition of seven plus one artist’s proof.
$ 450,000-650,000
58
WIFREDO
LAM (1902 - 1982)
L’Eau solide
signed Wifredo Lam and dated 1945 (lower right) oil and charcoal on canvas
31 ¾ by 34 ½ in. 87.6 by 106 cm.
Executed in 1945.
$ 800,000-1,200,000
PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTOR
JULIO GONZÁLEZ (1876 - 1942)
Pierrot (Arlequin)
inscribed GONZALEZ © and with the artist’s initials, numbered 2/4 and with the foundry mark C. Valusani cire perdue
bronze height: 19 ½ in. 49.5 cm.
Conceived circa 1930-31 in iron and cast in bronze at a later date.
$ 500,000-700,000
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION RUFINO TAMAYO (1899 1991)
Brindis
signed Tamayo and dated 49 (lower left) oil on canvas
28 by 40 in. 71 by 102 cm. Executed in 1949.
$ 1,000,000-1,500,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION, NORTH AMERICA REMEDIOS VARO (1908 1963)
Ritos extraños
oil on Masonite
30 ⅝ by 19 ⅝ in. 77.8 by 48.3 cm.
Executed in 1959.
$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN COLLECTION JOAN MIRÓ (1893 - 1983)
Tête
signed Miró, numbered 2/2 and stamped with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur, Arceuil, Paris
bronze height: 73 in. 185.3 cm.
Conceived in 1978 in an edition of two; this example cast in 1978.
∏ AW $ 1,500,000-2,000,000
PROPERTY FROM THE NATIONAL ARTS PROGRAM FOUNDATION ANDREW WYETH (1917 - 2009)
Sparks
signed with the initial W (upper right); titled (on the reverse) tempera on panel
44 by 47 ¾ in. 111.8 by 121.3 cm.
Executed in 2001.
$ 1,500,000-2,500,000 64
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LEONARD AND SOPHIE DAVIS, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO HENRY MOORE (1898 - 1986)
Seated Woman on Bench bronze height: 8 ¾ in. 22.2 cm.
Conceived in 1953 in an edition of nine plus one artist’s proof.
$ 350,000-550,000
FROM A PRESTIGIOUS NORTHEAST COLLECTION LYNN
Three Elektras
each figure stamped with the signature L Chadwick, dated 68 and numbered 569 1/4; the central figure inscribed with the foundry mark Morris Singer Founders London bronze
height (tallest figure):
¾
223
Conceived in 1969 and cast in an edition of 4. ∏ AW $ 1,200,000-1,800,000
ARP, JEAN 1, 2
BENTON, THOMAS HART 50
CALDER, ALEXANDER 8, 32
CHADWICK, LYNN 65
CHAGALL, MARC 45
CÉZANNE, PAUL 25
DEGAS, EDGAR 24, 26
DE KOONING, WILLEM 35
DELAUNAY, ROBERT 3
DIEBENKORN, RICHARD 44
DUBUFFET, JEAN 47
ENSOR, JAMES 27
FEININGER, LYONEL 18
GIACOMETTI, ALBERTO 7, 17
GOGH, VINCENT VAN 28
GONZÁLEZ, JULIO 59
HOMER, WINSLOW 51
KANDINSKY, WASSILY 19, 43 KUPKA, FRANTIŠEK 4, 5
LAM, WILFREDO 58
LÉGER, FERNAND 6
MAGRITTE, RENÉ 10, 11
MATISSE, HENRI 21, 31
MIRÓ, JOAN 34, 62
MOHOLY-NAGY, LÁSZLÓ 20
MONET, CLAUDE 12, 29
MOORE, HENRY 57, 64
MUNCH, EDVARD 22
NOLDE, EMIL 55
O’KEEFFE, GEORGIA 37, 42
PICASSO, PABLO 9, 15, 38, 39, 46, 48, 53
PISSARRO, CAMILLE 56
PORTINARI, CÂNDIDO 49
RENOIR, PIERRE-AUGUSTE 52
ROTHKO, MARK 33
RYSSELBERGHE, THÉO VAN 30
SCHIELE, EGON 16, 23, 54
SEURAT, GEORGES 14
SIGNAC, PAUL 13
SMITH, DAVID 41
SOULAGES, PIERRE 40
TAMAYO, RUFINO 60
VARO, REMEDIOS 61
WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD 36 WYETH, ANDREW 63
