Clars Modern + Contemporary Art + Design Auction
June 17, 2022
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OAKLAND, CALIF. — Clars will present its Modern and contemporary art and design sale on June 17.

The offered works in the fine art category will span numerous movements and mediums. One major highlight of the sale will be an oil on canvas by Bay area artist Raimonds Staprans (American, b 1926). The 1990 work, titled “Blue Boats,” is a strong example of his use of bold colors and geometric forms to build his composition ($150/200,000). The presence of heavy linear division and abstraction of everyday objects makes the work a stunning example of his hallmark style. While he considers himself an abstract painter, his works were influential in the Bay area Figurative Movement, along with colleagues Wayne Thiebaud and Robert Diebenkorn.

Another important work being offered is a work on paper titled “Odalisque” by Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954). Considered the godfather of Fauvism, Matisse is renowned for his vibrant portraits, still lifes and cut-out paper collages. After an influential trip to Morocco in the 1910s, Matisse drafted numerous examples of the Odalisque, inspired by the Orient and the ideal exoticism. Clars will offer a 1928 “return to order” study of the Odalisque, composed of black india ink. Previously exhibited at Delaware Art Museum and from the ex-collection of Baltimore, Md., architect Robert Raley, the work on paper is estimated at $60/80,000.

Other important pieces to be offered in the sale include works by Leonor Fini, Gordon Onslow Ford, Yayoi Kusama and Ray Parker, to name a few.

Clars will offer a wide range of Twentieth Century design items. Highlights begin with the early Twentieth Century and include a rare Roycroft sideboard, Model 1 ($8/12,000). There will also be a selection of Tiffany Studios items.

Moving along to the midcentury, there will be a Phillip Lloyd Powell New Hope lounge chair and ottoman, circa 1960 ($7/9,000).

Continuing to later in the century, Clars will also feature a Jun Kaneko glazed ceramic slab ($6/9,000).

For Italian design, Clars will have a set of ten Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab chairs, Model 413, valued at $5/7,000.

There will be numerous noteworthy designers, including Birger Kaipiainen, Mies Van Der Rohe, Børge Mogensen, George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames, Milo Baughman, Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Hans Olsen, Phillip Lloyd Powell, Raymond Loewy, Mario Bellini, Arne Vodder, Jun Kaneko, Olivier Mourgue, Peter Hvidt and Eero Saarinen, among others.

Also on offer will be an assortment of art glass items, including a Lalique clear and frosted glass Masque de Femme.

Bidding for Clars’ June 17, 19 and 20 auctions is available by phone, absentee bid and live online at live.clars.com and through liveauctioneers.com and invaluable.com.

Clars Auction Gallery is at 5644 Telegraph Avenue. For information, 510-428-0100 or www.clars.com.

1.Henri Matisse, Odalisque, 1928, black india ink on Arches paper, 10″ x 13″.
2.Leonor Fini, Zorniga, 1959, oil on canvas. 31.5″ x 10″, (1 of 5).
3. Charles Arthur (Chuck) Arnoldi, Pico, 1978, acrylic on canvas, 40″ x 34″.
4. Jun Kaneko glazed ceramic slab.
5. Gordon Onslow Ford. Mountains of Desire, 1939, oil on canvas. 28.75″x 36″, (1 of 2).
6. Phillip Lloyd Powell, New Hope Lounge Chair and Ottoman
7. Finn Juhl. bowl.
8. Roycroft. Sideboard, Model 1.
9. Raimonds Staprans, Blue Boats, 1990. oil on canvas, 44″ x 48″.
10. Mario Bellini, Cab Chairs Model 413. set of ten.