Live Auction
June 13, 2023, 12:00 PM PDT

Modern & Contemporary Fine Art

John Moran Auctioneers’ bi-annual sale of Modern & Contemporary Art features works by many important artists of the 20th and 21st Centuries, including paintings, prints and multiples, photography, and sculpture by Alice Baber, Jacques Lipschitz, Karl Benjamin, Joan Miro, Damien Hirst, Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Herb Ritts, amongst others. This sale also features a capsule collection of works from the estate of the esteemed New York gallerist, Howard Wise, including important works by Charmion von Wiegand, Takis, Nam June Paik, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and Peter Hujar.

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Location

145 East Walnut Avenue
Monrovia , CA 91016

Previews

Friday, Saturday & Monday, June 9th, 10th, & 12th
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Jennifer Wilson
Jennifer Wilson

Head of Sale, Fine Art Director

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626-988-9477

Hayden Hunt
Hayden Hunt

Co-Head of Sale

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Alice Baber, (1928-1982),

Lot 142
Alice Baber

Alice Baber, (1928-1982), "The Sound of the Summer Hermit" and "The Key of Sound and Light," 1976, Oil on canvas, 72" H x 102" W

Sold: $120,000
Charmion Von Wiegand (1896-1983),

Lot 72
Charmion Von Wiegand

Charmion Von Wiegand (1896-1983), "The Lotuses," 1960 , Oil on canvas, 60" H x 12" W

Sold: $25,000
Joan Miro (1893-1983),

Lot 43
Joan Miro

Joan Miro (1893-1983), "La Meneuse de Lune," 1975, Lithograph in colors on Arches paper, Image: 89" H x 42.5" W; Sight: 91.5" H x 47.75" W

Sold: $32,500
Ernest Briggs, (1923-1984), Untitled (#222), 1959, Oil on Canvas, 50

Lot 68
Ernest Briggs

Ernest Briggs, (1923-1984), Untitled (#222), 1959, Oil on Canvas, 50" H x 34.5" W

Estimate: $25,000-30,000
Raymond Pettibon (b. 1957), Untitled (Well, I said), 2015, Collage, ink, watercolor, pen and graphite on paper, 26.125

Lot 182
Raymond Pettibon

Raymond Pettibon (b. 1957), Untitled (Well, I said), 2015, Collage, ink, watercolor, pen and graphite on paper, 26.125" H x 39.875" W

Sold: $17,000
Panayiotis

Lot 74
Panayiotis "Takis" Vassilakis

Panayiotis "Takis" Vassilakis (1925-2019), "Signal," Steel and found objects, electrified. 113" H x 10" W x 10.125" D

Sold: $40,000
Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973),

Lot 117
Jacques Lipchitz

Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973), "Melancholia," 1971, Patinated bronze, 15.75" H x 13.25" W x 15.5" D

Estimate: $15,000-20,000
Ivan Picelj, (1924-2011),

Lot 70
Ivan Picelj

Ivan Picelj, (1924-2011), "Kyan," 1965, Metal, wood and paint, 27.5" H x 27.5" W x 2" D

Sold: $14,000
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1896-1962), Untitled, circa 1923, Collage with mixed media on grayish paper, 10.25

Lot 71
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1896-1962), Untitled, circa 1923, Collage with mixed media on grayish paper, 10.25" H x 15" W

Sold: $7,500
Slim Aarons (1916-2006),

Lot 89
Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons (1916-2006), "Poolside Gossip," 1970, C-print on paper, Image: 38" H x 56.375" W; Sheet: 40" H x 60" W

Sold: $5,000
Mary Lovelace O'Neal (b. 1942),

Lot 141
Mary Lovelace O'Neal

Mary Lovelace O'Neal (b. 1942), "Art While Silver" from the "Lampblack Series," circa 1974, Mixed media on paper, Image: 15.5" H x 21.75" W; Sheet: 18" H x 24" W

Sold: $7,000