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Lobel Modern, opened in 1998 by Evan Lobel, showcases furniture, lighting, hand-blown glass and art by important designers from the 1940's thru the 1980's. Located in the Four Points section of lower Manhattan.
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Original ink drawing of still life, fruit in Chinese bowl, by Tommi Parzinger, American 1940's (signed "Parzinger")
H: 17.5 inches
W: 19 inches
D: 1.5 inches
SOLD
Condition: Excellent
Ref: painting127
A collectors set of 4 screen prints, “Head”, “Rinso”, “Per Capita” and “Ernok” in colors, on wove paper, each full sheet, each one with matching number A.P. 4/15 in pencil on lower right and signed and dated on reverse “11-19-01” by Gerard Basquiat (Administrator of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat) in pencil with the Estate Stamp, published by DeSanctis Carr Fine Art, Lost Angeles, framed. Each was an edition of 85 with 15 artist’s proofs. Unframed the prints measure 39 7/8 inches x 39 7/8 inches. Framed under UV plexi. Cutaway on backs show Estate Stamps, signatures and dates. It is rare to have a complete collector’s set with the same number, all artists proofs. These are incredible.
Dimensions for each framed:
W: 50.5 inches
D: 2.5 inches
H: 50.5 inches
Condition: Very good - small crease near bottom of Ernok
Provenance: Original purchase invoice from DeSanctis Fine Art on file in gallery as well as chain of custody.
Documentation for “Ernok”: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1999, an image of the original work is shown on page 157.
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Hand-blown glass “Pavone” vase with colorful rod and murrhine by Anzolo Fuga for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy 1950's.
Reference:
Rosa Barovier-Mentasti, Anzolo Fuga, Murano Glass Artist, Acanthus Press 2005, a general description of the Pavone series is on page 97 and examples are shown on page 98 through 112.
Provenance:
Evan Lobel purchased these pieces directly from A.V.E.M. in 2001 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1940’s, 1950’s and 60’s.
Diam: 6.5 inches
H: 15 inches
Condition: Excellent
$10,500
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Hand-carved “Tenero” sculpture in Vermont marble mounted on an ebonized wooden pedestal base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1960’s.
Naomi Feinberg was a New York based sculptor who worked primarily in stone. She began sculpting in the 1940’s and became affiliated with artist group Studio 725 which was a consortium of woman artists working in Union Square NYC. She studied sculpture with Philip Darling, Jose De Creeft, and Lorrie Goulet at the New School, the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Students League, and the School of Visual Arts A relative late comer to the art world, Naomi Feinberg emerged as highly accomplished, multi-faceted artist who juggled architectural coherence with a preoccupation with the human form, to create works that are both experimental and primitive.
Provenance: The personal collection of the artist and then her family after her death. This piece is part of the Lobel Modern's exhibition: Naomi Feinberg: A Woman Sculpting in a Man's World.
W: 4.5 inches
D: 5 inches
H: 21 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
ref: sculpture121
Rare set of 12 hand-blown champagne coupe glasses, mezza filigrana on top and bottom with gold foil in the stems, attributed to Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, Murano Italy, 1960's. These are extraordinary. There is a matching charger available. They were originally purchased together.
Reference
Venini Catalogue Raisonne 1921-1986 by Anna Venini Diaz de Santillana, published in 2000 by Skira editore, plate 142 shows 2 types of glasses similar to these by Tapio Wirkkala “Filigrane di Tapio” 1972
Diam: 5 inches
H: 7 inches
Condition: Excellent - no chips or wear
SOLD
Ref: glassware1
Large original painting "Gold Double Sun Set", acrylic and acrylic lacquer on wood panels, by Kate Shepherd, American 2007 (signed on back).
Kate Shepherd is a contemporary American artist known for her unique approach to painting. Adding threadlike lines of oil paint upon highly saturated layers of enamel, this New York artist achieves a gleaming, reflective surface, which allows the viewers to see their own reflections and also guards the intimate image from view. Born in New York in 1961, she received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, in 1992. Her work is featured in numerous museum collections including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, New York; Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland; Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan; Des Moines Art Center, Iowa; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts; Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona; and Seattle Art Museum, Washington.
W: 84 inches
D: 1.5 inches
H: 56.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
$45,000
ref: painting152
Framed large poster of chanteuse Jane Pierly smoking a cigarette in a fur wrap by noted artist Charles Gesmar, printed by H. Chachoin, France 1925 (signed on front). These were done in small editions and this one is considered one of his best and rarest.
Charles Gesmar (born Geismar), simply known as Gesmar, was one of the greatest designers of costumes and posters during the golden age of the Paris music hall during the Jazz Age and was primarily renowned for his work for the great Parisian star Mistinguett. Although his tenure was short, his output was prolific and his creativity and talent unrivaled at the time. Gesmar’s costumes and graphics caused as much excitement at the time as that shown a few years earlier by the elegance of Leon Bakst’s Ballets Russes. The seductive and sophisticated elegance of his art influenced generations of graphic designers and he was indisputably a bridge linking the works by other two great artists who worked for the Moulin Rouge, Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) and René Gruau (1909-2004). Gesmar allegedly died of pneumonia in February 1928, before his 28th birthday.
W: 50 inches
D: 1.5 inches
H: 65.5 inches
SOLD
Condition: Very good - discolorations, marks, impressions, tears on the edges all consistent with age. There is also an impressed signature, as if signed on top of the poster, of Jane Pierly.
ref: poster1
Artisan made hammered brass footed sea shell, Italy 1960's (stamped "Made in Italy" on bottom). The scale and form are beautiful.
W: 24.5 inches
D: 14 inches
H: 11.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
ref: accessory184
Artisan lobster sculpture in brass with authentic steer horn, American 1970's. The brass has a beautiful bronze patina.
W: 16 inches
D: 15 inches
H: 14.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
ref: sculpture138
Pair of artisan-made monumental egrets in polished etched aluminum, American 1970's. These sculptures have incredible scale and detail.
Dimensions:
Taller:
W: 23 inches
D: 17 inches
H: 83 inches
Smaller:
W: 16 inches
D: 46 inches
H: 51.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Mixed media painting with sand on canvas titled "New York Sunset" by Marjorie Bishop, American 1940's (signed on front, title on sticker on back). This painting is vibrant and a wonderful example of city scape paintings from the 1940’s.
In 1996, the New York Times did a wonderful piece on Marjorie Bishop on her 100th birthday:
https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/11/nyregion/at-100-time-for-a-retrospective.html
W: 48.5 inches
D: 2 inches
H: 38 inches
Condition: Excellent
$6,500
ref: painting149
Organic sculpture in hand-blown clear glass, Murano Italy 1950's. This is a graceful form.
W: 12 inches
D: 3.5 inches
H: 10.5 inches
Base Diam: 3 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Keith Sonnier monumental “Tullos” (Cat Doucet Series), charcoal colored flocking on rag, 1996. Signed with Keith Sonnier initials and year on the drawing, original Leo Castelli galery label on the back that reads ( KS (D-156) Keith Sonnier TULLOS, 1996 charcoal, colored flocking on rag paper 93 1/2 x 631/2 “ ).
Keith Sonnier is a contemporary American artist known for his pioneering light sculptures. Employing materials such as latex, neon, and found objects, Sonnier achieves a drawing-like quality with his sculptures. “I love light in my work but I was never influenced by neon signage in itself, rather its effect on nature and architecture,” he has explained. Born on July 31, 1941 in Mamou, LA, he received his BA from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1963, and his MFA from Rutgers University in 1966. It was during his time at Rutgers, that Sonnier fell under the influenced of Robert Morris. By the late 1960s, he along with his peers Bruce Nauman and Dan Flavin, had begun employing neon tube lights in their work. Over the years, he has incorporated materials used by other cultures into sculptural installations. Sonnier currently lives and works between New York, NY and Bridgehampton, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, among others.
W: 93.5 inches
D: 3.5 inches
H: 63.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Hand blown glass vase from the "Black Net Series" by Tobias Mohl, Denmark 2005 (signed "Tobias Mohl 05" on bottom)
W: 10.75 inches
D: 2.5 inches
H: 10.25 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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Footed vessel with base in hand-blown clear glass with gold foil and body in green glass with silver foil and murrhines by Giulio Radi for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy, 1940's..
W: 11 inches
D: 6.5 inches
H: 6 inches
Condition: Excellent
$5,500
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Hand blown blue glass vase with murrhines and gold foil by Giulio Radi for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy, circa 1950. Radi's works are beautiful and rare. The gold foil in the glass give it a jewel-like quality.
Reference:
"Art Glass from Murano 1910-1970" by Marc Heiremans published by Arnoldsche in 1993, page A.VE.M. 11, an archival photo from the XXV Biennale of Venice in 1950 shows 3 vases. The vase on the right is a similar form with identical murrhines.
Provenance:
Evan Lobel purchased this pieces directly from A.V.E.M. in 2001 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s.
Diam: 4 inches
H: 10.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
$8,500
ref: radi1
Large hand blown amber glass vase with scavo finish by Seguso, Murano Italy, for Karl Springer, American 1980's. Signed on bottom “Karl Springer”.
Diam: 14.5 inches
H: 24.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
ref: accessory180
Large hand-blown vase in pulegoso glass with yellow and red murrhines by Arte Vetraria
Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy 1950's.
Provenance:
Evan Lobel purchased these pieces directly from A.V.E.M. in 2001 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1940’s, 1950’s and 60’s.
Diam: 7.5 inches
H: 18 inches
Condition: Excellent
$8,500
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Hand blown glass vase from the "Murrine Incatante" Series, pale amethyst glass with green and yellow murrhines and red and blue rods, by Anzolo Fuga for A.V.E.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese), Murano, Italy, 1960.
Reference:
Literature: Anzolo Fuga: Murano Glass Artist, Designs for A.V.E.M. by Rosa Barovier-Mentasti, Acanthus Press, a variation on this piece appears on page 151.
Provenance:
Evan Lobel purchased this piece directly from A.V.E.M. in 2001 as part of a large collection of pieces stored there from the 1950’s and 60’s.
Diam: 11 inches
H: 11 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
ref: fuga105
Brown “haresfur” glazed ceramic footed bowl by Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s (signed on bottom "R Sweden" with "CHS").
Diam: 12 inches
H: 3 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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