Los Angeles Modern Auctions are here.
I've gotten into the practice of going to auction houses for personal education, and to look for pieces of design + art. LAMA Auctions had an amazing auction this past March with many Sottsass works (here). I was thrilled to spend a few hours with Peter Loughrey hearing about these works. Not since the exhibit at LACMA exhibition in 2006 were we able to see such a large collection of Mr. Ettore's works in one room here in L.A., not to mention available for purchase.
Their latest auction on June 26, 2011 has some pieces by "Billy" Haines, Mathieu Mategot, Ruth Duckworth, Ed Ruscha, Sam Maloof, Espenet, and more...
The preview begins on June 18th... Lots are now online for preview here...
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LAMA Auction's next auction will be happening on June 26, 2011:
"A rare Robert Rauschenberg Combine from 1958, a collection of William “Billy” Haines custom designs, and a Calder painting are among the many highlights in the upcoming LAMA June 26, 2011 Modern Art & Design Auction. Each of these highlights has come from decades-old collections and nearly half of the 452 lots have never traded hands on the open market."
“Every collector from private buyers, to the most celebrated public institutions are coming to realize that it is not acceptable to have an important modern art collection without a Combine by Robert Rauschenberg. Combines are quickly disappearing into institutions and will always be seen as an important centerpiece of Postwar Modernism.” - Peter Loughrey (here)
Email me at davidjohnyhbhs@yahoo.com
the first 5 will receive the latest LAMA catalog....
read the LAMA blog here....
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