SANTA MONICA AUCTIONS
FALL LIVE AUCTION
SUNDAY, November 6, 2022
Starts at 1:00pm
Located at Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA at Bergamot Station Arts Center, Suite A5
SANTA MONICA AUCTIONS, independently owned and operated in Santa Monica, California since 1984, is embarking on their lively annual auction on Sunday, November 6, 2022 from 1PM-Twilight.
Auction Highlights
Original 1987 Surfer drawing by Raymond Pettibon Untitled (My Purpose in Life)
RAYMOND PETTIBON
(B. 1957)
UNTITLED (MY PURPOSE IN LIFE), 1987
Ink on paper
Signed and dated on verso
Exhibited in Robert Berman Gallery: ‘Dearest Reader’, 1991, tag on verso;
Exhibited in the Gem Museum of Contemporary Art: ‘Hellbent n’ Hellhound’ 2002-2003, tag on verso
Literature: illustrated in 'SONIC YOUTH etc. : SENSATIONAL FIX,' 2008, pg. annotated, pg. 704; Illustrated in Raymond Pettibon: Plots Laid Thick,' 2002, pg. 404, annotated, pg. 441; illustrated and annotated in 'A Pen of All Works: Raymond Pettibon,' Phaidon and the New Museum, 2017, pg. 245
Sheet: 24 X 18 inches
Framed: 33 X 28.5 inches
Estimate: $400,000 - $600,000
OSGEMEOS, Painting by the Twin Artists from Sao Paolo Brazil, 1987.
OS GEMEOS
(BRAZILIAN, 1974)
SPECIAL CLASS, 2007
Acrylic, latex and spray paint on wood
Deitch Projects tag on verso
64 x 78 inches
Estimate: $ 160,000 - $200,000
Carlos Almaraz, noted Latinos LA artist
Fortuitously, Santa Monica Auctions acquired three (3) estate deaccessions, one of which has a collection of rare and beautiful Latinos works including powerful pastels by Carlos Almaraz, a study for the Home Savings Bank,
CARLOS ALMARAZ
(1941 - 1989)
MURAL FOR HOME SAVINGS, 1988
Drawing
Signed and dated on recto
Image: 36 x 43 in
Framed: 48 x 54.5 in
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
with works by Gronk, Ruffino Tamayo and Francisco Toledo.
Another estate acquisition: two important original gouaches by Sonia Delaunay and an original drawing by Richard Prince.
Pablo Picasso, 1949: a ceramic plate, glazed and engraved entitled Colombe sur lit de paille.
PABLO PICASSO
(1881 - 1973)
COLOMBE SUR LIT DE PAILLE (DOVE ON A STRAW BED), 1949
Glazed and engraved ceramic plate, mounted in a custom frame with an expose back
Stamped and marked “Madoura Plien Feu/CR/Madoura/dA’apres Picasso/Nouvelle Édition on verso
Plate Size: 12.5 x 15 x 1.5 in.
Frame Size: 18 x 22.5 in.
From the editions of 300
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
In addition, Andy Warhol, Robert Motherwell and Bruce Connor.
Photography Highlights: Ansel Adams, Ruth Bernhard, Manuel & Lola Alvarez Bravo, Charles Brittin, William Eggleston, Elger Esser, Paul McCarthy, Alex Prager and Cindy Sherman.
PAUL MCCARTHY
(1945)
PHOTO BOOK, 1992
Ink on polaroids
Image: 3.25 x 4.25 inches;
Framed: 13.5 x 13.5 inches
Estimate: $3,000 - $6,000
WILLIAM EGGLESTON
(B. 1939)
DEBBI’S HAND, BATISTE HOUSE, LOUISIANA, FROM THE EVE’S BAYOU PORTFOLIO, NOVEMBER 1996
Signed and numbered by the artist on recto
From the numbered edition of 6
Image size: 20 x 16 inches
Frame Size: 24 x 20 inches
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Limited Edition Notable Print Works by: Mike Bidlo, Sam Francis, David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein, Man Ray, Claes Oldenburg, Judy Chicago, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha and Frank Stella.
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
(1923 - 1997)
TWO PAINTINGS: GREEN LAMP, FROM PAINTING SERIES, 1984
Sheet Size: 38 3/5 × 53 in
Frame Size: 47 1/2 × 61 3/4 in
Artist Proof from the numbered editions of 11 artist proofs outside the editions of 60 numbered prints
Woodcut, lithograph, screen-print and collage in colors, on Arches 88 paper
Estimate: $35,000 – $45,000
MIKE BIDLO
(1953)
FOUNTAIN DRAWING, 1993-98
Mixed media
Signed on verso
11 x 8 1/4 inches
Provenance: Tony Shafrazi Gallery, NY
Estimate: $4,000 - $8,000
Previews available: Oct. 1 at www.smauctions.com or call 310-315-1937.
Join the fun with refreshments, tented comfortable seating areas, staff providing a comfortable safe bidding environment outdoors in the rear courtyard of Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, California.
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310-383-1937