December 14th, 2008 Auction

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26

Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) British

DEGAS’ RICH UNCLE’S HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS, gelatin silver print, stamped and inscribed in pencil on verso, 9 ½ x 9 ½”, matted.  $500/800

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Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) British

THE HOME WHERE DEGAS LIVED WHILE IN NEW ORLEANS, gelatin silver print, stamped and inscribed in pencil on verso, 9 ½ x 9 ½”, matted, some tiny wear at corners, adhesive residue from label on verso, otherwise in good condition.  $500/800

28

Hans Bellmer (1902-1975) German

UNTITLED, color etching, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 100, image 9 ½ x 5 ¾”, full margins, framed, creases upper and lower right corners, otherwise in good condition.  $200/400

29

Charles Bell (1935-1995) American

HOT PURSUIT, color Giclee, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 150, image 21 ½ x 26 ½”, full margins, published by Robert Bane Ltd.  $600/800

30

Larry Bell (b. 1939) American

CHAIRS IN SPACE, 1984, center illuminated black lacquer game table 38” x 42” x 42”, signed, from the numbered edition 50, with silkscreen playing field (some toning), four (chargeable) Plexiglas chairs together with an extra set of four wooden chairs from the portable version, total of eight chair game pieces, each 3 ½” tall, with electronic charging system in the drawer, along with a red and a white oversized dice; lacking fabricated glass center piece, we were unable to get the four chargeable chairs to light up, they probably need new Nickel Cadmium batteries; Together with a hardbound book, signed and dated, in custom made slip cover. Lacquer paint chipping on one top side corner, another chip at the edge of one side closer to the bottom of the table, one panel of table has grain texture visible at certain angels with minor associated cracking, otherwise in good condition.  $1500/2500

31

Rebeca Blake (20^th Century) American

SHELIA E, 1982, platinum print, signed and dated lower right, 20 x 16”, toning at sheet edges, mild cockling, otherwise in good condition.  $300/500

32

Alain Bonnefoit (b. 1937) French

BACCHANAL, color lithograph, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 50, image 15 x 21 ¾”, full margins, framed with glass.  $100/200

33

Graciela Rodo Boulanger (b. 1935) Bolivian

BALLERINES, 1973, portfolio of eight color aquatint etchings on Japon paper, each signed in pencil, from the Roman numeral edition 30, images 12 ½ x 9 ½”, full margins, in original case, one with soft creases at edges, one with hairline scratch, one with faint discoloration at lower sheet edge, one with faint discoloration on verso, one with two tiny printer dimples, all with small archival tape hinges on verso, otherwise in good condition with bright fresh colors.  $3000/4000

34

Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) American

PORTRAIT OF A WOMEN, gelatin silver print, signed on verso, 13 ¼ x 9 ½”, previous mounting remnants on verso, crease and some wear upper right corner, some discoloration and smudges, otherwise in good condition.  $1500/2500

35

Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) American

MEDICAL STUDENTS: TILFIS, platinum print, image 13 x 9”, with text full margins, with soft handling crease, otherwise in good condition.  $300/400

36

Dan Budnik (b. 1933) American

GEORGIA O’KEEFE/ GHOST RANCH, 1975, printed in 1991, gelatin silver print, signed titled and dated in ink, signed dated and inscribed in ink on verso, sheet 16 x 20”.  $600/900

37

Clarence Sinclair Bull (1895-1979) American

GRETA GARBO as SUSAN LENNOX, 1931, silver gelatin print, later printing, artist’s blindstamp lower right with artist’s proof inscribed lower left, 20 x 16”, The Kobal Collection blindstamp lower right, Edward Weston Collection stamp on verso, matted, cockling, discoloration mark left sheet edge, glue residue from previous hinging, otherwise in good condition.  $600/900

38

Clarence Sinclair Bull (1895-1979) American

GRETA GARBO as MATA HARI, silver gelatin print, artist’s blindstamp lower left, inscribed artist’s proof, 14 x 11”, The Kobal Collection blindstamp lower left, Edward Weston Collection stamp on verso (some erasure), matted, some mild cockling, otherwise in good condition.  $500/800

39

Clarence Sinclair Bull (1895-1979) American

MARION DAVIES WITH HAT, silver gelatin print, artist’s blindstamp lower right, 13 x 10 ½”, mounted.  $500/800

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Clarence Sinclair Bull (1895-1979) American

MARION DAVIES, silver gelatin print, artist’s blindstamp lower right, 13 x 10 ½”, mounted.  $500/800

40 A

Alexander Calder (1898-1976) American

GRAND SPIRAL, color lithograph, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 100, sheet 33 x 22 ¼”, creases lower right and upper left corners, hinge skinning on verso, rub mark lower center sheet edge, otherwise in good condition.  $2500/3500

40 B

Alexander Calder (1898-1976) American

RED STABILE, color lithograph, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 150, sheet 28 x 22 ½”, framed, very faint toning lower sheet edge, otherwise in good condition.  $800/1200

41

Manuel Carrillo (1906-1989) Mexican

BOY HANGING TOWEL, silver gelatin print, signed lower right, 11 x 14”, matted.  $700/900

42

Roy Carruthers (b. 1938) South African

STILL LIFE WITH GENTLEMAN’S TOILETRIES, 1980, graphite drawing on paper, signed and dated lower left, sight 29 x 21”, framed, perimeter toning at mat, otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Walton-Gilbert Galleries  $600/900

43

Jean Carzou (1907-2000) French

VIEW OF THE BAY, 1972, color lithograph, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 150, image 19 ¼ x 25 ¼”, full margins, framed with glass, discoloration at margins mainly at mat, tideline waterstain in the linen mat lower right, otherwise in good condition.  $200/400

44

Victor Hugo Castaneda (20th Century) Mexican

SEATED WOMAN, 1988, cast bronze sculpture, initialed and dated, artist’s proof aside from a small numbered edition, re-patinated after weathering, 14 ¼” tall.  $2500/3500

45

Felipe Castaneda (b. 1933) mexican

RECLINING WOMAN, 1983, cast bronze sculpture, from the edition of 7, signed and dated, 8” tall, 14 ½” wide, 8” deep, two tiny rub spots at one elbow, some flecks of white material sitting on surface, otherwise in good condition.  $4000/5000

46

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Russian/ French

JACOB WRESTLES ANGEL (M.657), 1972, color lithograph, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 50, sight 14 ¾ x 11 ½”, framed with glass, faint mat and light toning, otherwise in good condition.  $4000/5000

47

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Russian/ French

MUSEE RATH – GENEVE (S. p.42), 1962, color lithograph exhibition poster, with complimentary signature in marker, sight 28 ½ x 20”, printed by Mourlot, framed with glass, some faint toning in margins at mat, otherwise in good condition.  $700/900

48

after Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Russian/ French

LA RUCHE ET MONTPARNASSE, 1979, Charles Sorlier color lithograph, 29 ¼ x 21 ¼”, Musee Jacquesmart-Andre, Mourlot publishing, soft handling creases, otherwise in good condition.  $200/400

49

Jean Charlot (1898-1979) French (five)

UNTITLED, five pencil drawings on paper, each signed, one dated 1964, average sheet 12 x 9”, two with creased corners, one with foxing, one with wear around the edges, otherwise in good condition. (5)  $500/800

50

L. Charron (19^th/ 20^th Century) French

LADY IN CARRIAGE, 1903, oil painting on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 20 x 14”, framed, cracking throughout, some over painting and restoration.  $200/400