NEW YORK, NY.- The Thursday, November 13 Contemporary Art auction at Swann Galleries will feature artwork from the Pop era up until today's living and working artists.
The auction is led by Andy Warhol's 1981 color screenprint Mickey Mouse, number 32 of 200 from the series Myths, at $150,000 to $200,000. Also on offer by Warhol is Mao, color screenprint, 1972 ($30,000-50,000), Flowers, color lithograph, 1964 ($12,000-18,000), Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn), color screenprint, 1967 ($8,000-12,000). Further Pop Art offerings include works by Roy Lichtenstein, Keith Haring, Bridget Riley, and more.
Abstraction includes two oil-on-canvas works by Lynne Drexler with Blooming Garden, 1961 ($25,000-35,000), and Bright Path, 1962 ($25,000-35,000); and two acrylic-shaped canvas works by Al Loving with Anna, 1970 ($100,000-150,000), and New Cube #3, 1995 ($15,000-25,000). Carrol Sockwells Untitled (ST // 88), ink on paper, 1988 ($15,000-25,000), Mary Abbotts Untitled, oil and watercolor on paper, circa 1960 ($4,000-6,000), and Sam Falls Untitled (Laumeier 1, St. Louis, MI), pigment on canvas, 2019 ($30,000-50,000), are also featured.
Rarely seen early prints by Richard Prince include Property Owner, 1976 ($20,000-30,000), and Art into Activity Equals Art onto Artist, 1976 ($20,000-30,000). Prince's early works are rooted in his practice of appropriation and often include photographs accompanied by text. Prince began to create collages with photographs and text after arriving in New York in late 1973. By the late-1970s he incorporated found images from books and magazines into his collages, which anticipate his later use of Pop images.
A selection of three prints by Eduardo Chillida from the ambitious Euzkadi series, including Euzkadi VI, Euzkadi II, and Euzkadi III ($7,000-10,000, each); James Rosenquists study for Horizon Home Sweet Home (Leo Castelli Gallery Poster), circa 1970 ($5,000-8,000); and Darío Morales Nude Lying Back with Pillows, pencil and watercolor on paper, 1976 ($5,000-8,000), also represent the 1970s.
The fall sale will also offer an array of artwork from across the globe. Artwork by Chiho Aoshima, a Japanese pop artist; ceramicist Kouame Kakahá who lives and works in Ivory Coast; and Shonto Begay, a painter of modern Navajo life, display diverse and imaginative interpretations of contemporary life. Highlights include Building of the Lotus Pond, chromogenic print ($7,000-10,000) by Aoshima, and Late to the Feast, acrylic on canvas, 2000 ($3,000-5,000), by Begay.
A strong selection of African American art, including iconic prints by Faith Ringgold, including Tar Beach 2, 2003, based upon the artist's same-titled quilt ($8,000-12,000), and a thought-provoking multi-layered portrait by David Shrobe, Incognito, 2017 ($10,000-15,000).