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Cincinnati, OH, United States
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Art+Design&African American Fine Art Auction
Session I, 20th Century Art + Design, features unique and beautifully executed European glass and ceramics, from a diminutive George Woodall for Webb perfume bottle, a number of Scandinavian ceramics with unique glazes, to glassworks by Loetz, Galle, and Daum. A Southern collection features an Oriental Poppy and a Dragonfly table lamp, both by Tiffany. The sale also boasts some excellent examples of American ceramics, particularly a beautifully executed carved Pewabic vase with a spectacular metallic glaze, and a rare example by William J. Walley. Rookwood, Newcomb, Marblehead, Van Briggle, and Grueby round out the ceramics. A collection of Western fine art out of Cleveland, Ohio is also featured. This collection contains a number of bronzes and works of fine art featuring cowboys and American Indians. An L. & J.G. Stickley mantel clock and Charles Rohlfs chair feature in decorative Arts & Crafts items. Another collection out of Michigan contains a number of modern graphics from Sam Francis, Robert Motherwell, Ralph Humphrey, and Larry Zox, as well as a colorful wall sculpture by David Gerstein.
Session II, African American Art, represents the third auction this year of this type held in Cincinnati?the first two being major successes. This sale once again includes more than 125 lots of various mediums: painting, sculpture, original prints, and photography.
A single collection of photographs by Harlem Renaissance master, James Van Der Zee, which includes 14 images and an original price card from his studio in NYC, will be offered. The average estimate is $1500-$2500 per work. An important sculpture by Sargent Johnson will be included. The glazed terra cotta head, Female Egyptian Head, c. 1940, features an architectural element in the construction of the subject?s hair, and pencilled facial features. It was exhibited in the Johnson retrospective exhibition and is expected to sell for $30,000-$40,000. A very important painting by the legendary Miles Davis will
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