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Ruscha painting an electifying entry in Cierlak's June 28 Fine Arts sale PDF Print E-mail
Written by Auction Central News Staff   
Thursday, 25 June 2009 14:51
Film Actress Renee Russo appears larger than life in Francesco Scavullo's silver gelatin print mounted on Masonite. Image courtesy Clark Cierlak Fine Arts.

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. - Several luminaries including Pablo Picasso, March Chagall and Ed Ruscha will be featured at Clark Cierlak Fine Arts' auction Sunday, June 28. Ruscha's 1988 acrylic painting on paper titled Electric Palet has an estimate of $150,000-$200,000. The 29-by-24-inch painting exhibiting Ruscha's blurred effect was purchased directly from the artist by the consignor.

LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

Picasso became involved in art pottery relatively late in his career, but he pursued it with a passion. The 12-inch-tall jug in Cierlak's auction is decorated in one of the artist's favorite subjects, the bull. Inscribed "Editions Picasso 11/100 Madoura," the jug has a $25,000-$30-000 estimate.

The Marc Chagall work is a color lithograph titled Mounting the Ebony Horse from the Arabian Nights series, Plate 12 (M.47). Trimmed slightly to 16 1/4 by 12 inches, the 1948 signed print is in otherwise good condition and estimated at $20,000-$30,000.

A 1994 painting titled Seated Nude With Crossed Arms and Timer by Stephen Douglas (American, b. 1949) is expected to make $5,000-$7,000. The oil on canvas measures 52 by 39 inches.

An oil painting and pastel on paper by Teimur Amiry (b. 1985) depicts cut roses in a rose bowl. His profile can be seen reflected in the glass rose bowl, a trademark of the artist. The 25-by-19-inch painting has an $8,000-$9,000 estimate.

Hypnotic images of waves in open water are favorite subject matter in Vija Celmins' work. The Latvian-American artist's Ocean With Cross #1 is a 2005 screenprint that measures 28 3/4 by 24 1/4 inches and has an $8,000-$10,000 estimate.

Francesco Scavullo's photographic silver gelatin print of a famous fashion model is one of only two printed in an extra-large format (80 by 42 inches) by the artist for an exhibition. "It's Renee Russo when she was modeling in the 1970s. It's a fabulous image," said Ellen Vinitsky of Clark Cierlak Fine Arts. The larger-than-life print has a $3,000-$4,000 estimate.

Eight color and black and white Iris prints, each 16 1/2 by 13 inches, of Greg Gorman's Nude Male series includes images of Andy Warhol, David Hockney and Iggy Pop. The set has a $1,000-$2,000 estimate.

Also included will be sculptures and prints by Richard MacDonald. His 29-inth-tall U.S. Open Monument bronze of a golfer in full swing is expected to make $8,000-$12,000.

"We'll also have a 19th-century painting by Italian Giacento Gigante. It's beautifully done," said Vinitsky. The watercolor on paper titled Strolling in the Temple Ruins is 10 1/2 by 15 1/2 inches and has a $6,000-$9,000 estimate.

Clark Cierlak Fine Arts is located at 14452 Ventura Blvd. The auction will begin at 11 a.m. Pacific. Doors open at 10 a.m. A preview will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For details call the gallery at 818-783-3052.

View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.


ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Hypnotic images of open water are captured by Vija Celmins in her 'Ocean With Cross #1,' a screenprint done in 2005. Image courtesy Clark Cierlak Fine Arts. Iranian artist Teimur Amiry painted his profile into the reflection off the rose bowl in this still life. Image courtesy Clark Cierlak Fine Arts. From Marc Chagall's Arabian Nights series, this 1948 color lithograph has an estimate of $20,000-$25,000. Image courtesy Clark Cierlak Fine Arts. Picasso was bullish on art pottery. This jug is number 11 of an edition of 100 issued in 1955. Image courtesy Clark Cierlak Fine Arts. There's nothing fuzzy about the provenance of Ed Ruscha's 1988 acrylic painting 'Electric Palet.' The consignor bought it directly from the artist. Image courtesy Clark Cierlak Fine Arts.
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 June 2009 16:21
 


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