Post-War & Contemporary Art
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JOHN HARTMAN
Bal Harbor
oil on linen
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 2008 on the stretcher on the reverse; titled and dated on gallery labels on the reverse
54 x 48 ins ( 137.2 x 121.9 cms )
Estimated: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Next bid is: $16,000.00
Closes in 21 hours and 1 minute
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
JOHN GRAHAM COUGHTRY
Moreno
oil on canvas
signed (twice), titled, dated “April, May 1982” & ‘82 (twice) and inscribed “For Myron Swartz” on the reverse
54 x 48 ins ( 137.2 x 121.9 cms )
Estimated: $18,000.00 - $22,000.00
Next bid is: $18,000.00
Closes in 21 hours and 1 minute
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Snap #40
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1973 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse; signed, titled and inscribed “P-1450-0” to the reverse of the framing; titled and dated to three gallery labels on the reverse
29.75 x 29.75 ins ( 75.6 x 75.6 cms )
Estimated: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Next bid is: $13,000.00
Closes in 20 hours and 31 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
TONY SCHERMAN
Trudeau (From the Black October Series)
oil and encaustic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2011 on the reverse; unframed
84 x 84 ins ( 213.4 x 213.4 cms )
Estimated: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Next bid is: $8,000.00
Closes in 21 hours and 16 minutes
May 30th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
CHARLES PACHTER
Red Amaryllises
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 2021 lower right; signed and dated “Dec. 21” on the reverse
24 x 20 ins ( 61 x 50.8 cms )
Estimated: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Next bid is: $8,000.00
Closes in 20 hours and 31 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
GORDON APPELBE SMITH
Untitled (Rockface Series)
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right
38 x 28 ins ( 96.5 x 71.1 cms )
Estimated: $10,000.00 - $12,000.00
Next bid is: $8,000.00
Closes in 21 hours and 1 minute
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
WANDA KOOP
Untitled (Sealer), from the Interweave Series
acrylic on canvas
titled and dated 2008 on a gallery label on the stretcher on the reverse
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )
Estimated: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Next bid is: $8,000.00
Closes in 20 hours and 46 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Night Trestle
serigraph
signed, titled, dated 1983 and numbered 8/48 in the lower margin
19.75 x 19.75 ins ( 50.2 x 50.2 cms ) ( image )
Estimated: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Next bid is: $8,000.00
Closes in 20 hours and 31 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
ARMAND VAILLANCOURT
Sonorité, Sérénité
cast iron, metal, wood
signed (incised), titled and inscribed “1969-1985 montage” on the base
23 x 6 x 7 ins ( 58.4 x 15.2 x 17.8 cms ) ( overall (including base) )
Estimated: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Next bid is: $7,000.00
Closes in 20 hours and 46 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
MICHAEL JAMES ALECK SNOW
Ducks Drawn Back, 1981
28 silkscreened images of waterfowl of North America, on transparent plexiglass panels suspended in a skylight; sold together with one framed commemorative poster (signed and dated 1981 upper right corner; 13 x 23 ins. sight)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Estimated: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Current bid: $7,500.00Next bid is: $8,000.00
Closes in 20 hours and 46 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
KIM DORLAND
Untitled (Silver Lori)
oil on board
signed and dated 2008 on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
12.5 x 9.25 x 2.5 ins ( 31.8 x 23.5 x 6.4 cms )
Estimated: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Current bid: $6,000.00Next bid is: $6,500.00
Closes in 21 hours and 16 minutes
May 30th at 02:45:00 PM EDT
JAMES LAHEY
Private Property (i)
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated November 1988 on the reverse
54 x 60 ins ( 137.2 x 152.4 cms )
Estimated: $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
Next bid is: $5,000.00
Closes in 21 hours and 1 minute
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE
Trois chiffres
gouache on card
signed upper right
9 x 12 ins ( 22.9 x 30.5 cms ) ( sight )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Next bid is: $4,400.00
Closes in 21 hours and 1 minute
May 30th at 02:30:00 PM EDT
ARMAND VAILLANCOURT
Sculpture #7
metal and wood
15.5 x 11 x 9.5 ins ( 39.4 x 27.9 x 24.1 cms ) ( overall (including base) )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Current bid: $5,000.00Next bid is: $5,500.00
Closes in 20 hours and 31 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Three Gorges Dam Project, Wushan #3, Yangtze River, China
colour chromogenic print
signed, titled, dated 2002 and numbered 1/10 on a label on the reverse, signed, titled, dated and numbered on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
27 x 33.5 ins ( 68.6 x 85.1 cms ) ( image )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Next bid is: $5,500.00
Closes in 20 hours and 31 minutes
May 30th at 02:00:00 PM EDT
ARMAND VAILLANCOURT
Untitled
cast iron, wood
incised signature and dated 1966 on the base
7 x 5.5 x 10 ins ( 17.8 x 14 x 25.4 cms ) ( overall (including base) )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Next bid is: $5,000.00
Closes in 20 hours and 46 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
JACK LEONARD SHADBOLT
Owls in a Northern Landscape
oil on board
signed and dated 1976 lower right
26 x 40 ins ( 66 x 101.6 cms )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Current bid: $5,500.00Next bid is: $6,000.00
Closes in 20 hours and 46 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
DAVID BIERK
Eulogy for a Planet, After History
oil on canvas
initialed lower right; signed, artist’s stamp and dated “28 Nov. 2000” on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse; titled and dated 2000 to one other label on the reverse
68 x 55 ins ( 172.7 x 139.7 cms )
Estimated: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Current bid: $5,000.00Next bid is: $5,500.00
Closes in 20 hours and 46 minutes
May 30th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
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