Tuesday, February 27, 2024
|
12:00pm PDT
LOS ANGELES
,
Feb. 13, 2024
/PRNewswire/ — On
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
, at
12:00pm PDT
, John Moran Auctioneers will present their Art & Design sale. The auction, having more than 270 lots, will feature works by Alec Monopoly,
Doyle Lane
, Mernet Larsen,
Ansel Adams
, Jean Dufy, and a rare graffiti black sketchbook from the mid 90’s, comprising of over 200 tags with works by KAWS, Shepard Fairey,
Margaret (Meta) Kilgallen
,
Jared (Geso) Costa
,
Barry (Twist) McGee
, and more. Decorative offerings by
Fulvio Bianconi
, Salviati Murano, and
David Cressey
, and furniture by
Hans Wegner
,
Adrian Pearsall
,
Charles and Ray Eames
,
Gio Ponti
, and
Frank Gehry
round out the sale.
One of rarest works presented will be a graffiti sketchbook dubbed “the Bible,” circa 1995. This ensemble of artwork features 118 pages and 236 tags by various artists representing crews from
San Francisco
,
Los Angeles
, and
New York
. Estimated at
$30,000
-50,000, and assembled by San Francisco Street Artist,
Jared (Geso) Costa
(b. 1977), the piece details the beginning of some of the most influential Street Artists today.
Another featured street artist is
Alec Andon
, professionally known as ‘Alec Monopoly’ (b. 1986). This sale will offer three works by the artist, the standout being,
“A scene with
Jack Nicholson
, Twiggy, Mr. Monopoly, and Bob Dylan,” 2011
, estimated
$20,000
-30,000.
From the selection of ceramics is a studio tile wall assemblage by
Doyle Lane
(1923-2002). Though known and loved by the collectors and architects who commissioned him during his lifetime, Lane’s work, and the work of other African American ceramicists, has mostly been left out of the narrative of
California
post-war ceramics. Moran’s is pleased to offer this studio tile wall assemblage with an estimate of
$15,000
-25,000.
Representing female artists in the sale is Mernet Larsen (b. 1940) with her work
“Handshake,” 2011
, estimated
$15,000
-20,000, and
Untitled, 1978,
by
Alice Baber
(1928-1982), estimated
$4,000
-6,000.
For decorative art and furniture, the highlights include a Papa Bear chair and ottoman by the Danish furniture designer,
Hans Wegner
, estimated
$7,000
-9,000, and a stunning “Ritagli” iridescent glass vase for Venini by
Fulvio Bianconi
with a
$2,000
-3,000 estimate. Pieces by
Carl McKenzie
,
Isamu Noguchi
, Charles-Edouard “Le Corbusier” Jeanneret,
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
, and
Grete Jalk
will also be offered.
To view & bid on the sale, go to
www.johnmoran.com
.
Contact:
Brenda Smith
, John Moran Auctioneers
brenda@johnmoran.com
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