LAMA BLOG
Tag Archives: modern art
Outstanding Post Auction Lots Still Available
Exceptional Investment Opportunities
from the Giants of Modern
Today, Peter and Dan combine forces to spotlight several amazing lots from last Sunday’s record-breaking auction that are still available for purchase — all at amazing prices. The lots Peter and Dan highlight are just the tip of the iceberg. Please see our complete list of unsold lots.
Continue Reading >> May 23, 2013Posted in Dan on Design, Peter's Auction Picks | Tagged Dan Tolson, Eames, gio ponti, Horace Bristol, LAMA, Man Ray, modern art, Modern Design, Osvaldo Borsani, Peter Loughrey | Leave a comment
International Bidding Drives California Works to New Highs
The May 19, 2013 auction broke world records for a work by Vija Celmins, the highest price achieved at auction for a work on canvas by the artist, and a work by Joe Goode, which set a new world auction record for any work by the artist.
LAMA achieved a new company record for total sales, realizing $3.46 million and selling 120% of the 469 lots by value. Sunday’s auction firmly establishes LAMA’s position as an international marketplace for Modern Art & Design.
Continue Reading >> May 21, 2013Posted in LAMA Current Events, LAMA Exclusive | Tagged auction, auction record, Joe Goode, modern art, Modern Auction, Modern Design, Vija Celmins | Leave a comment
Getting Ready for the May 19th Modern Art & Design Auction
Time to get ready for tomorrow’s auction.
Continue reading for helpful auction tips.
Posted in LAMA Current Events | Tagged auction, LAMA, modern art, Modern Design, Peter Loughrey | Leave a comment
Richard Artschwager Desk
Richard Artschwager (1923-2013) straddled many genres of art throughout his career, from Pop to Minimalism to Neo- Minimalism. With two retrospectives at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Artschwager is internationally known for his sculptures “that mimicked actual objects while simultaneously betraying their identity as artistic illusions.” He learned these skills about a decade before his furniture was intended as fine art. To support his family, Artschwager worked as a furniture maker, and then opened his own workshop in the early 1950s. LAMA is pleased to offer a rare Artschwager desk that was not only exhibited in 1957, but also survived a workshop fire a year later. Artschwager continued receiving furniture commissions throughout the 50s and early 60s, but 1958 marked the moment when he left a successful furniture practice and turned definitively to art. This rare desk will go up for auction on May 19, 2013.
Continue Reading >> May 3, 2013Posted in Buzzworthy Items | Tagged contemporary art, modern art, Modern Design, Richard Artschwager | Leave a comment
The Two Bettys
There have been many Bettys that have played critical roles in Los Angeles’ emerging art scene of the 1950s and 1960s. There was Betty Factor, the esteemed Ed Kienholz collector; Betty Freeman, art philanthropist and photographer; however, none were more significant in their contributions than the “Two Bettys”: Betty Asher and Betty Turnbull. Read more about seminal works in the upcoming May 19, 2013 Modern Art & Design auction that come from the collections of Betty Asher and Betty Turnbull.
Continue Reading >> April 27, 2013Posted in Buzzworthy Items, LAMA Exclusive | Tagged Betty Asher, Betty Turnbull, Billy Al Bengston, Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles Art, modern art | Leave a comment
Pre-Order the May 19, 2013 Auction Catalogue
Pre-order the May 19, 2013 Modern Art & Design Auction Catalogue
Highlights in the Modern Art & Design Auction include paintings by Vija Celmins, Billy Al Bengston, and Karl Benjamin, as well as prints by Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Ed Ruscha, and John Baldessari. Design highlights include a selection of rare Serge Mouille lighting, Gio Ponti ceramics, a Richard Artschwager desk from 1957, a grouping of Nakashima designs, as well as ceramics by Glen Lukens, Peter Voulkos, Robert Arneson, and Ken Price.
Continue Reading >> April 18, 2013Posted in LAMA Current Events, LAMA Exclusive | Tagged LAMA Auction, modern art, Modern Design | Leave a comment
LAMA’s 20th Anniversary Auction Season Totals Over $5 Million
Los Angeles Modern Auctions’ (LAMA) 20th Anniversary season grossed over $5 million, the highest total in LAMA’s 20-year history. On Sunday, Part Two of LAMA’s 20th Anniversary Auction brought $2,044,381 with 79% of the 435 lots sold by value. In addition, LAMA sold 100% of the lots offered by two of the top consignors of the sale, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Posted in Auction Highlights, Buzzworthy Items, LAMA Exclusive | Tagged LAMA Auction, modern art, Modern Art Auction, Modern Design | Leave a comment
Peter’s Auction Pick of the Day: Ten Works by Robert Rauschenberg
The LAMA showroom’s west wall is adorned with ten stunning works by Robert Rauschenberg, all of which remain in exceptional condition. My pick today is this group of works from one of Rauschenberg’s most prolific periods of experimentation, including the works Lattice (Hoarfrost) (Lot 102), Sling Shots #8 (Lot 106), and Samarkand Stitches #III (Lot 107). Click to read more about this diverse group of Rauschenberg works.
Continue Reading >> December 12, 2012Posted in Peter's Auction Picks | Tagged modern art, Peter's Auction Picks, Peter's Picks, Robert Rauschenberg | Leave a comment