Ahlers & Ogletree – Mid-Century Modern to Post-Modern Art & Design Auction
February 23rd, 2024 at 10am ET
www.AandOauctions.com
1788 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30318

ATLANTA, GA. — A 1965 offset lithograph in colors of Andy Warhol’s (American, 1928-1987) iconic image of “Liz” (Taylor); a large 1988 oil on canvas painting by the French artist Andre Brasilier (b 1929); and a large early mixed media assemblage by Radcliffe Bailey (1968-2023) are a few expected highlights in Ahlers & Ogletree’s next auction, planned for Friday, February 23.

The 458-lot Art Deco to post-Modern art and design auction, starting at 10 am Eastern time, will feature contemporary and Modern art and furniture, as well as the Atlanta collection of interior designer Bill Stewart. It’s being conducted live in the Ahlers & Ogletree gallery as well as online. Phone and absentee bids will be accepted.

Few artworks by Andy Warhol are as instantly recognizable as “Liz.” The offset lithograph in colors from 1965 depicts a close-up portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor on a bright red ground. It’s signed and dated “‘65” in ballpoint pen to the lower right margin and is one from an edition of 300 printed by Total Color (NY). The sheet size, less frame, is 23 by 23 inches. The estimate is $25/35,000.

The oil on canvas by Andre Brasilier, titled “Chant du Soir (Evening Song),” is artist-signed to the lower right, titled and initialed en verso. The canvas is 38½ by 51¼ inches, The painting should bring $25/35,000. Brasilier’s work is typified by a breezy lyricism, where real-life subjects are transposed into dreamlike settings.

The mixed media assemblage by the iconic Southern African American artist Radcliffe Bailey, titled “The Magic City” (1994,) was pulled from the private collection of Bill Stewart. It was made from a wild combination of door, carpet, beeswax, dried flowers, iron brands, collage, tar and photos. The monumental work — 80 inches tall by 131¾ inches wide — is expected to bring $20/30,000.

An untitled Abstract Totem sculpture made from carved and painted wood by the Cuban-French artist Augustin Cardenas (1927-2001), stands 61½ inches tall and is monogrammed to the lower edge “AC.” It is accompanied with graphite renderings of the sculpture, signed “A. Car” ($20/30,000).

A mixed media on canvas modern polychrome still life by Ida Kohlmeyer (American, 1912-1997), an abstract from the “Duolith Series,” circa 1979, is signed in graphite lower right and framed ($15/20,000).

A pair of Rena Dumas (French, 1937-2009) and Peter Coles (French, 1955-1985) reclining outdoor pear adjustable lounge chairs for Hermes “Pippa,” designed in 1983, with cowhide Clemence bullcalf leather, on canted legs and with stamped marks to both, will be sold as one lot ($10/20,000).

A sheet copper and wire “Hinged Poem Dress #3” by Lesley Dill (American, b 1950) is embedded with a quote from Catalan poet Salvador Espriu (1913-1985). It reads: “I have given my whole life to words / Chewed this dog hunger into a long meal” ($8/16,000).

A mixed media artwork by Todd Murphy (1962-2020), titled “Woman with Microphone” (1995), is estimated. $8,12,000). It’s ink-signed, dated and inscribed.

A circa 1937 painted wood and hide upholstered bench by Serge Roche (French, 1898-1988), features three hide upholstered cushions and is raised on front lion paw feet. The 74-inch-wide bench has an estimate of $10/15,000.

An untitled paint on wood and foam core rendering of a “Red Shack” by Beverly Buchanan (American, 1940-2015), created in 1988, is signed and dated underside of the roof overhang and was acquired directly from the artist at a 1988 National Black Arts Festival ($8/12,000).

What would an art auction be without Pablo Picasso? A 1960 collotype with color stencil on Arches paper by the Cubist-Surrealist master (1881-1973), titled “L’Etreinte,” is pencil-signed to the lower right and numbered “122/125” lower left. A Paris stamp shows the edition number ($5/10,000).

A Phoenix Glass Company vaseline glass Ruba Rombic fish bowl designed by Rubin Haley and executed circa 1930 is estimated to hit $7/10,000. The bowl is resting on a cast iron tripod stand with a raised geometric decoration. The bowl is 14¼ inches in diameter; the stand is 25 inches tall.

A glazed ceramic vessel by Claude Conover (American, 1907-1994), titled “Octli,” is signed and titled to the underside and should finish at $7/10,000. Conover’s large pots were his best work but he also made other forms, such as bowls, lamps and ceramic animals.

Internet bidding will be available on Ahlers & Ogletree’s platform — bid.AandOAuctions.com — plus LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Previews will be conducted February 19-22, from 10 am to 5 pm Eastern time, in the Ahlers & Ogletree gallery at 1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard Northwest. An evening preview reception is set for February 22, from 5 to 7 pm. The public is invited; no appointment is necessary.

For information, 404-869-2478 or www.aandoauctions.com.

ICONIC & DISTINCTIVE
Andre Brasilier, “Chant du Soir”, Oil on Canvas
Radcliffe Bailey, “The Magic City”, Important Early Assemblage
Auction begins at 10:00AM ET | Visit AandOauctions.com to register and bid online.
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