Modern and Contemporary Art
Including important artwork from 1960′s collectors Eugenia and
James Butler
Made in California
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Los Angeles and San Francisco
San Francisco Previews
May 12, 10am to 5pm
May 13, 12pm to 5pm
May 14, 10am to 5pm
Los Angeles Previews
May 18-21, 10am to 5pm
Bonhams & Butterfields announces the Spring 2007 Modern and Contemporary art sales. Held on May 22, 2007 in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Modern and Contemporary Art sale includes important artwork from 1960′s collectors Eugenia and James Butler in Los Angeles. The Modern and Contemporary sale begins at 10:00am and the inaugural Made in California sale begins at 3:00pm.
Highlights from the Modern and Contemporary sale include works by Karel Appel, Jean Arp, Donald Baechler, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Herbert Bayer, Forrest Clemenger Bess, Bernard Buffet, Alexander Calder, Francesco Clemente, Dale Chihuly, Christo, Robert Crumb, Lyonel Feininger, Tsuguharu Foujita, Michael Goldberg, Adolph Gottlieb, Etienne Hadju, Patrick Heron, Yves Klein, Wifredo Lam, Andre Lanskoy, Verena Loewensberg, Gustave Loiseau, Robert Motherwell, James Nares, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Martial Raysse, Tony Scherman, Bob Thompson, Maurice Utrillo, Victor Vasarely, Maria Helena Viera da Silva, Andy Warhol, Fritz Winter, Lisa Yuskavage, and Francisco Zúñiga along with a host of other iconic artists.
The Butler collection includes work by artists such as Michael Asher, Peter Alexander, John Baldessari, George Brecht, Chris Burden, James Lee Byars, Eugenio Carmi, Lucio Fontana, Llyn Foulkes, Douglas Heubler, Dorothy Iannone, Richard Jackson, Ellsworth Kelly, Joseph Kosuth, Edward Kienholz, Bruce Nauman, Manuel Neri, Nathan Oliveira, Achille Perilli, Dieter Roth, Eusebio Sempere, Victor Vasarely, Lawrence Weiner, Douglas Wheeler, and William T. Wiley.
Featured artists for the inaugural Made in California sale include Peter Alexander, Robert Arneson, John Baldessari, Billy Al Bengston, Wallace Berman, Harry Bertoia, Sandow Birk, Hans Burkhardt, Ronald Davis, Kim Dingle, Claire Falkenstein, Robert Graham Ynez Johnston, Edward Kienholz, Ken Price, Manuel Neri, Nathan Oliveira, Eric Orr, David Park, Roland Petersen, Nancy Rubins, Masami Teraoka, Emerson Woelffer, Paul Wonner, Vasa, and Peter Voulkos among others.
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