December 14th, 2008 Auction

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151

Anne Marie Karlsen (20^th Century) American

GATEKEEPER, 1996, color Iris print, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 35, image 9 x 7 ½”, full margins, printed & published by Muse X, Los Angeles.  $200/300

152

Robert Kasimir (1914-2002) Austrian

U. S. CAPITAL BUILDING, c.1950, color etching, signed in pencil, from an unnumbered limited edition, image 17 ½ x 13 ¼”, full margins, framed with glass.  $200/400

153

Charles Kassler (1897-1979) American

SLEEPING CAT, charcoal drawing, signed in pencil, sheet 10 x 13 ½”, dedicated to Chandler Weston, son of photographer Edward Weston, mounted to paper, some discoloration lower left, otherwise in good condition.  $100/200

154

Yukio Katsuda (20^th Century) Japanese

FISH, 1973, color screenprint, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 100, image 9 ½ x 14 ¼”, full margins, faint vertical discoloration streaks, otherwise in good condition.  $200/400

155

Yukio Katsuda (20^th Century) Japanese

HOUSE IN TREES #41, c.1970, color screenprint, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 41, image 13 x 18”, full margins, a few soft handling creases, otherwise in good condition.  $300/500

156

Alex Katz (b. 1927) American

PROVINCETOWN: LATE AFTERNOON (M.71), 1974, color screenprint, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 60, sight 17 ¼ x 23”, framed with glass.  $600/900

157

Moshe Katz (b. 1937) Israeli

SAUL AND DAVID, oil painting on canvas, signed lower right, sight 24 x 29”, framed.  $400/800

158

Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965) Japanese

LITTLE GIRL WITH BIRD, color woodblock print, character stamp lower left, image 14 ¾ x 10”, full margins, framed with glass, soft handling creases, otherwise in good condition.  $100/200

159

Kaoru Kawano & Asian Prints (early to mid 20^th Century) (five)

OWLS, color woodblock print, signed in pencil, sight 9 ½ x 14 ½”, Together with Ohara Shoson, IRISES & HUMMINGBIRD; Ito Takashi, RUSHING RIVER; Unknown, YELLOW BIRDS IN CHERRY TREE, three color woodblock prints each with character stamps; Together with Unknown, TEMPLE BY THE WATER, watercolor on paper, signed; average size 14 x 9”, all five framed with glass, all in apparently good condition aside from the watercolor with soft creases and tape stains. (5)  $200/400

160

Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923) American

DERRIERE LE MIROIR #149, 1964, the deluxe edition loose leaf book with four color lithographs on two double pages and one lithograph in black on a single double page (toned?), signed in pencil on the triage page, from the numbered edition 150, sheets 14 ¾ x 22” with folds as issued, published by Maeght Editeur, in soiled yellow portfolio case.  $200/300

161

Tom Kelly (20^th Century) American

MARILYN ON RED VELVET, color cibachrome print, signed by the son, 39 ¼ x 30”, published by Karl Bornstein.  $1000/2000

162

John F. Kennedy Memorabilia: Confidential Research Interview Document

‘Special Study of Americans’ Reactions To The Assassination of President Kennedy’, National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, November 1963, form SRS-350, a sixteen page confidential personal interview questionnaire (unmarked), with three interview cards, on 8 ½ x 11” single-sided, sheets stapled upper left corner.  $100/200

163

Yakov Khalip (1908-1980) Russian

BREAKING ON THE BALTIC, 1936, printed 1970, platinum print, signed dated and inscribed on verso, image 14 ½ x 21”, some faint discoloration in margins, otherwise in good condition.  $1000/2000

164

Yakov Khalip (1908-1980) Russian

MORNING EXERCISE, 1936, later printing, gelatin silver print, signed dated and inscribed on verso, image 14 ½ x 21”, small faint flecks in margins, some from printing, otherwise in good condition.  $1000/2000

165

King (20^th Century) American (two)

STAR WATCHER; ANOTHER NIGHT WATCHER, 1979, two lithographs, each signed in pencil, from the numbered editions 10, sheets 22 ¼ x 30, both framed with glass. (2)  $100/200

166

Robert Kipness (b. 1931) American

AN ORANGE SKY, color lithograph, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 120, image 16 ¼ x 12 ¾”, full margins, framed with glass.  $100/200

167

Robert Kipness (b. 1931) American

SUSPENSION II, color lithograph, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 120, image 10 x 13 ¼”, full margins, framed with glass, possible faint sun toning, otherwise in good condition.  $100/200

168

Willem De Kooning (1904-1997) Dutch (three)

FOR LISA, 1984, three of the same color lithographs, from the stone signed editions, copyright stamp on the verso, image 18 ¼ x 23 ¼”, full margins, published by The Los Angeles Children’s Museum. (3)  $1000/2000

169

Mark Kostabi (b. 1960) American

MORTON DOWNEY, color photograph, signed in silver ink, 10 x 10”, framed, mild waving, otherwise in good condition.  $300/500

170

Mark Kostabi (b. 1960) American

NIGHTSHIFT FACTORY, 1988, oil painting on canvas, signed lower center, titled, signed and dated on verso, 36 x 36”, with four caricature drawings on verso, framed.  $5000/8000

171

Mark Kostabi (b. 1960) American

PHOTO BOOTH, 1985, oil painting on canvas, signed and dated, 80 x 60”, unstretched.  $5000/8000

172

Kyudecutt? (20^th Century) Russian

UNTITLED, gelatin silver print, signed dated and inscribed on verso, image 16 ¼ x 15”, matted.  $300/500

173

Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929) Japanese

UNTITLED, 1989-1990, silver-metal bead necklace, made for the AIDS Project Provincetown benefit, acquired directly from the artist, tarnished with age.  $2000/3000

174

Kenji Kusaka (b. 1936) Japanese

UNTITLED, 1964, color woodblock print, signed in pencil, from the numbered edition 20, sheet 34 x 24 ¼”, creases along right sheet edge, a few foxing speckles, a few soft handling creases, otherwise in good condition.  $200/300

175

Annie Leibovitz (b. 1949) American

TYSON, NEW YORK, 1987, color C-print, signed titled and dated in ink, 14 x 11”, matted.  $2000/3000