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April 20th, 2012
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Date of Release:
Feb. 24, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Clark’s Fine Art’s March 10 auction showcases artworks from
Rona Barrett’s private collection, other distinguished West Coast collections
and estates.
Veteran celebrity journalist Barrett to donate a percentage
of proceeds to foundation benefiting seniors. Today Ms. Barrett is the CEO of
the Rona Barratt Foundation, dedicated to seniors in need.
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. – The southern California auction
house Clark’s Fine
Art is preparing its spacious gallery for a March 10 sale filled with beautiful
artworks, quality furniture and decorative art. The 310-lot sale features
several important West Coast consignments, including artworks from the
collection of trailblazing entertainment columnist Rona Barrett. A percentage of
the proceeds from the sale of the Barrett collection will benefit The Rona
Barrett Foundation, which provides assistance to seniors in need.
Additionally, the auction includes highly collectible
drawings from the Diane and Sandy Besser collection; and desirable contemporary
prints from the Irv Wiener collection. Furniture, paintings and decorative art
objects have come directly from the Estate of Harold Berkowitz and the Estate of
Guy McElwaine, who was chairman and CEO of Columbia Pictures during the 1980s.
The caliber of fine art to be offered sets the tone for the
entire sale. The selection is led by a Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen
(French/Swiss, 1859-1923) lithographed color poster, artist-signed and dated
1896. Titled La Rue: Affiches Charles
Verneau, the vividly colored impression depicts a bustling street scene
populated with a cross-section of French society. Bright and lively, the massive
six-panel Art Nouveau poster measures 90½ by 116¼ inches and is expected to make
$50,000-$70,000.
Other 19th-century paintings to be auctioned include an
Alexandre-Marie Colin (French, 1798-1873) oil on canvas titled
Man and Woman by the Shoreline, est.
$6,000-$9,000; and Hugh Bolton Jones’ (American, 1848-1927)
Farmers Tilling the Fields, a 30 by
50-inch oil on canvas that could harvest a winning bid of $4,000-$6,000. Boy
with Dog, a 19th-century Continental school oil on canvas, measures 40 by 30
inches and is estimated at $2,000-$4,000. All three artworks are from the Estate
of Guy McElwaine.
An outstanding 1837 British painting, after 17th-century
artist Aelbert Cuyp, is Jacob Thompson’s (1806-1879)
River Landscape with Horsemen and
Peasants. A signed work, it is estimated at $20,000-$30,000.
Peasant Girl in Field, a 1917 oil on
canvas by the Polish artist Antoni Piotrowski (1953-1924) is signed and dated
both at lower right and on verso. Its estimate is $5,000-$10,000.
The distinctive grace of the hand of Vietnamese artist Le
Pho (1907-2001) is seen in his signed
Flower Still Life, a tranquil 28¾ by 21¼-inch work that the consignor
acquired from the Wally Findlay Gallery in Beverly Hills. Estimate:
$10,000-$15,000.
Other American artists include visualist and sculptor
Robert Longo (b. 1953-), whose 1989 End
of Season – a mixed media work numbered 9/11 on the artist’s label on verso
– carries an $8,000-$12,000 estimate. The Longo comes from the Irv Wiener
collection, as does a selection of prints by Louise Nevelson, Terry Winters,
Carroll Dunham, Barbara Bloom and Helen Frankenthaler. The art selection
continues with an Edward Curtis (1868-1952) platinum photograph titled
Standing Woman in Dress and drawings
by John Sloan and David Burliuk (Russian, 1882-1967).
A Dale Chihuly (b. 1941-) blue and gold work of acrylic and
metallic paint on paper is framed with glass, reflecting the medium for which
the Washington artist is so widely acclaimed. It is estimated at $2,000-$3,000.
A beautiful array of Reuge music boxes will be auctioned,
with estimates ranging from $200-$400 for an inlaid marquetry box that plays
four songs to $1,000-$2,000 for a singing automaton bird box with oval pop-up.
Also by Reuge, a musical erotic pocket watch, Louis XVI style, has a 15-inch
gold chain and colored stone inlays and key.
Interior furnishings include a dining set, sideboard,
mahogany cheval mirror and a sparkling leaded-crystal chandelier with 20 lamps,
estimated at $2,000-$4,000. In addition, the auction features Chinese
porcelains, sterling silver wares, an antique carousel horse, and a collection
of letters Charles Manson wrote to his attorney, Irving Kanarek, during the
Helter Skelter trial.
Clark’s Fine Art welcomes all forms of bidding for its
March 10 auction, including live at the gallery, absentee, by phone, or live via
the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.com. The gallery is located at 14931 Califa
St., Space A, Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles), CA 91411. The auction will begin at
noon Pacific Time. Preview 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 5 through Friday,
March 9, and from 10 a.m. till noon on auction day.
For additional information on any lot in the sale, call
818-783-3052 or e-mail
gallery@pacbell.net. View the fully illustrated catalog online at
www.LiveAuctioneers.com. Visit Clark’s website at
www.estateauctionservice.com.