Prices Realized

The June 7, 2009 Modern Art & Design Auction will feature 588 lots of exceptional Fine Art and Design ranging from low, reasonably estimated items to highly prized rarities. Special attention was given to pieces that “anyone could afford”, opening the door for young collectors to get started.

LAMA will showcase outstanding lots of paintings, prints, sculpture, furniture and other decorative objects from 1920 to the present.  This auction promises to present an extraordinary collection of work from the world’s most renowned Modern artists and architects such as, Diego Giacometti, Claire Falkenstein, and Jeff Koons, in addition to Italian designs by Gaetano Pesce, Gio Ponit and Piero Fornasetti. Fine art offerings include works by Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Richard Diebenkorn, and Roy Lichtenstein.

    • Lot 282
    • Diego Giacometti
    • Chandelier
    • Custom, executed circa 1972
    • Signed & monogrammed
    • 31″h x 16.25″ diameter
    • Certificate of authenticity by James Lord, dated October 11,2006
    • Provenance: Private Collection, London; Private Collection, Paris; from the set of 6 commissioned by Serge Matta
    • Estimate $80,000-$120,000
    • Realized $102,000
    • Lot 138
    • Elaine De Kooning
    • Bullfight
    • 1961
    • Oil on Canvas
    • Signed lower right; verso “39″
    • 30″ x 57″
    • Provenance: Private Owner, Purchased directly from the artist in 1981
    • Estimate $80,000 -$100,000
    • Realized $54,000
    • Lot 487
    • Roy Lichtenstein
    • Composition
    • 1996
    • Screenprint
    • Signature, date, edition lower right; Gemini stamp verso with workshop number (RL95-5220)
    • #19 of 50 plus proofs
    • Image 39.75″ x 30″; sheet 47.75″ x 34.75″
    • Estimate $30,000 – $40,000
    • Realized $39,600
    • Lot 134
    • Charles & Ray Eames
    • ESU-421-C
    • Herman Miller, designed 1950
    • 59.24″h x 46.75″l x 17″d
    • Estimate $15,000-$20,000
    • Realized $15,600
    • Lot 423
    • Walter Lamb
    • Dining Chairs (8)
    • Brown Jordan, designed circa 1950
    • 32.5″ x 21″w x 24″d
    • Estimate $7,000-$9,000
    • Realized $15,600
    • Lot 149
    • George Nelson
    • Tray Table
    • Model no. 4950
    • Herman Miller, designed 1948
    • 20.5″ (adjustable) x 15″ x 15″
    • Estimate $600-$800
    • Realized $3,840