AuctionMyStuff.com Is Pleased To Announce Its Inaugural Modern & Contemporary Prints Online Auction
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles artists featured in AuctionMyStuff.com Modern & Contemporary Prints Online Auction, taking place from Monday, November 3 to Sunday, November 23, 2014.
Over the 20-day sale, AuctionMyStuff.com is offering a selection of works spanning 150 years of printmaking, from early Modern to Contemporary prints, multiples and artist posters. Estimates range from less than $100 upwards.
The sale includes property from the collection of the late Cynthia and Edward Lasker. Mr. Lasker, son of the famed Albert Lasker, the founder of modern advertising, was a Los Angeles based Yale graduate who after a career as a Hollywood producer returned to university to attain his law degree from The University of California Los Angeles. Mr. Lasker and his wife became active collectors who supported the University's exhibitions, including Pablo Picasso's "Fleurs", dedicated to U.C.L.A. in thanks for its 1961 exhibition held in honor of the artist's 80th birthday (Est. $5,000 - $7,000). The couple also supported L.A. based artists such as Ed Ruscha and Robert Rauschenberg, whose works are included in the collection.
The Modern section is led by a strong selection of French modern master prints, which includes works by Paul Cezanne, Raoul Dufy and Maurice de Vlaminck. This section is highlighted by Georges Braque's iconic "Phaethon" lithograph, from his series of works inspired by ancient Greek myths.
Highlights of our Post-War section include a strong example of Joan Miro's surrealist work, "Personnages et Animaux." Pop Art highlights include an iconic Camel cigarettes print by "father of Pop Art" Larry Rivers and Robert Rauschenberg's popular "Ace, November, Venice, USA" print.
Leading the Contemporary section are a broad and varied selection of highly collectable works by leading American and British contemporary artists, led by Eric Fischl and Ed Ruscha.
With a breadth of material and a wide variety of price points, the sale offers something for everyone and is the perfect opportunity for collectors to begin or add to a collection of Modern & Contemporary art.
Modern & Contemporary Prints Auction is open for online bidding from 3 – 23 November 2014 on www.auctionmystuff.com.
NOTES TO EDITORS: ValueMyStuff (http://www.valuemystuff.com) has been called the "The Antiques Roadshow Online" and is one of the largest online valuation companies on the market. On any given day it reaches 25 different countries around the globe.
SOURCE AuctionMyStuff.com
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