HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., July 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, July 25th at 10:00am (EDT) Leland Little will hold their
Modern & Contemporary Auction, following with their Prints
& Photographs Auction on Friday, July
26th at 10:00am
(EDT). This exciting week of auctions will kick off on
Wednesday, July 24th when
Leland Little hosts their Modern & Contemporary Night in
partnership with NC Modernist.
The Modern & Contemporary Auction offers a curated selection
of modern furniture, sculpture, glass, and art. Modern furniture
highlights include a Chrome Cityscape Cabinet by
Paul Evans, a Barcelona Chair and Ottoman by
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and a
Vintage Upholstered Gondola Sofa by Adrian Pearsall. Sculptural top lots include an
Eight-Foot Abstract Bronze by Thomas
Walsh and a sounding sculpture, B-2917 22 and 22 Sounds
Good To You, by Val Bertoia.
Modern Glass is led by a rotating, clear and neodymium glass cube
with pale amethyst core ends and beveled edges, titled Ribbon
Cube, by Jon Kuhn. Fine Art
highlights include an oil on plywood by Gert Heinrich Wollheim (German, 1894-1974),
titled Picnic.
"The Modern & Contemporary Auction is an eclectic yet
curated sale focusing on modern classics and designers from
Charles and Ray Eames to
Jon Kuhn and introduces new artists
to the market." - Modern & Glass Director, Luke Newbold
The Prints & Photographs Auction presents a highly vetted
sale to bidders. Top prints include an offset lithograph in colors
on paper, titled Watercolor Paint Kit with Brushes, by
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), a
screenprint in colors, titled The March, by Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917-2000), and an
etching and aquatint in colors, titled Eau-Forte No.
11 (R. XI), by Pierre
Soulages (French, 1919-2022). Photographs of note include a
gelatin silver print, titled Omaha Beach, US Cemetery, Normandy,
France, 1968, by Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004) and a
gelatin silver print, titled El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite
Valley, California, by
Ansel Adams (American,
1902-1984).
"We are particularly proud of this dynamic selection of works in
the Prints & Photographs Auction. There are especially nice
examples by sought-after female artists such as Vivian Maier, Alice
Neel, Flor Garduño, and Ruth
Bernhard." - Lauren Sanford,
Prints & Multiples/ Photographs Director
Bidding for these auctions will take place live on the Leland
Little Auctions website (www.lelandlittle.com). For further
information:
Leland Little
leland@lelandlittle.com
919-644-1243
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