LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. - Ro Gallery will conduct a Summer Fine Arts Auction on July 1 that will feature a ton of Fourth of July fireworks. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

A prime example of the summer holiday theme is 1776, a painting in red, white and blue by William Nelson Copley (American, 1919-1996).  "That's a cool painting and he's a major pop artist that's hot right now," said Jaime Villamarin, assistant director of Ro Gallery.

The, tempera on paper painting is 23 1/2 by 18 inches. Signed and, or course, dated, it carries a $25,000-$35,000 estimate.

Villamarin also noted a collection of Lady Liberty silkscreens to be sold by the likes of Arman, Loretta Bozung, Vance Caines, Greg Constantine, George Drexel, Loren Munk, Frances Myers and Kenneth Tisa.
A Jeff Koons porcelain Puppy vase from an edition of 3,000 in 1998 is certain to be an attention-getter. "Everybody loves Koons these days," said Vilamarin. The all-white puppy-form vase is 18 inches high, 16 inches wide and 10 inches deep. It has a $7,000-$9,000 estimate.

Among the top paintings in the sale is an acrylic on board titled CTA-LILA by op art founder Victor Vasarely. Done in 1971, the painting in blue dots has a $35,000-$40,000 estimate.

A Picasso lithograph of his 1934 Visage de Femme sur Fond Raye "is a great image and very strong," said Villamarin. The 29-by-22 print has in ink stamp verso "Approved by the heirs of Pablo Picasso." The estimate is $5,000-$6,000.

Several works by pinup specialist Mel Ramos (American, b. 1934) will be offered including an early (1965) serigraph titled Miss Comfort Creme. From an edition of 200, the 40-by-30 print has a $2,500-$3,500 estimate.

Three paintings by Ukrainian artist David Burliuk (1882-1967) will be sold toward the end of the 333-lot auction.

The sale will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. Eastern. For details phone 800-888-1063.

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