NEW YORK, NY.- Paddle8 announced their latest Post-War and Contemporary Auction Featuring a Focus on Women Artists. Works by artists offered in the sale include Joan Mitchell, Mickalene Thomas, Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Jenny Holzer, Shirin Neshat, Elizabeth Murray, Sarah Sze, Pipilotti Rist, Kiki Smith, Helen Pashgian, Ida Ekblad, Cecily Brown, Tauba Auerbach, Dana Schutz, and a special commissioned portrait by Catherine Opie amongst many others.
The sale presents Paddle8’s latest installment of focused Post-War and Contemporary Auctions, which feature curated works around a singular theme. The auction aims to celebrate works by female artists and to challenge the male dominated post-war and contemporary art canon. "We are thrilled that a wider movement in the art market giving female artists prominence is gaining traction," states Megan Mulrooney, Senior Specialist, Post-War & Contemporary Art at Paddle8. "There has never been a more prescient context for this vital effort than today's tumultuous discourse on women's rights."
Highlights
• Cindy Sherman, Untitled (Secretary), 1978, Sepia-toned black and white photograph/toned gelatin silver print. Est. $6,000-$8,000.
• Pipilotti Rist, Ich will dich lieben, meine Stärke, 1999, C-Print mounted on glass. Est. $8,000 - $12,000.
• Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1958, chalk pastel on paper. Est. $80,000 - $100,000.
• Mickalene Thomas, Clairvel #3, 2014, Color photograph, glitter, and paper collage on archival board. Est. $8,000-$12,000.
• Nan Goldin, Hair, 2011, chromogenic print. Est. $40,000 - $50,000.
• Jenny Holzer, Little Blue Corner, 2003, LED Sign with titron diodes, stainless steel housing, and bezel. Est. $80,000-$120,000.
• Sarah Sze, Notepad, 2008, Lithograph, laser engraved paper and board, archival adhesive, paper cuttings; in original packaging. Est. $10,000 - $15,000.
• Tauba Auerbach, G, 2005, ink on paper. Est. $50,000- $70,000.
• Shirin Neshat, Untitled, 1995, gelatin silver print. Est. $23,000 - $25,000.
• Catherine Opie, Portrait commission, 2017, chromogenic print. Est $20,000 - $22,000.
• Lynda Benglis, LAAHLI, 1996, copper steel and wire mesh. Est. $20,000 - $25,000.
