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10 Modern and Contemporary Artworks at Auction in July
Wrapped Oranges
- Artist William J. McCloskey
- Location American
- Date 1897
- Materials Oil on canvas
- Dimensions 10" x 17", framed 16-1/4" x 23-1/2”
- Estimate $80,000–120,000
Trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, William J. McCloskey was skilled at conveying form, light, and texture in his paintings. Fruit was of particular interest to the artist, especially oranges, and he painted them in various forms throughout his career.
Photo Courtesy : New Orleans Auction Galleries
Untitled
- Artist Louise Nevelson
- Location Russian-American
- Date 1956
- Materials Wood and paper
- Dimensions 36" x 24", framed 37-1/4", 25-3/4”
- Estimate $15,000–$25,000
Louise Nevelson was a feminist 20th century artist who created large monochromatic wooden wall sculptures and outdoor installations. Much of her work was inspired by or created with discarded items. Today, a sculpture garden in New York called Louise Nevelson Plaza is dedicated to her works.
Photo Courtesy : New Orleans Auction Galleries
Axo 99/Bidim-M
- Artist Victor Vasarely
- Location French-Hungarian
- Date 1988
- Materials Wood and acrylic
- Dimensions 27-1/2" x 13-3/4", stand 36-1/4" x 15”
- Estimate $3,000–$5,000
A leader of the Op art movement, Victor Vasarely combined colorful graphics and geometric shapes to create illusions of depth.
Photo Courtesy : New Orleans Auction Galleries
Fish Crow
- Artist Billy Hassell
- Location American
- Date 1989
- Materials Oil on canvas
- Dimensions 36" x 39", framed 38" x 41-1/2"
- Estimate $4,000–7,000
Texas-based artist Billy Hassell is best-known for vibrant, colorful paintings that re-imagine natural experiences. His paintings and lithographs often feature geometric patterns seen on wildlife, such as from the skin of reptiles.
Photo Courtesy : New Orleans Auction Galleries
Rainbow Color Curved Bowl
- Artist Toots Zynsky
- Location American
- Materials Colored glass
- Dimensions h. 4-5/8", w. 16", d. 4-1/4”
- Estimate $7,000–10,000
Toots Zynsky is a glass artist best-known for works featuring the filet-de-verre, or glass thread technique, for which thousands of multicolored threads of glass are laid on a flat plate and then fused in a kiln.
Photo Courtesy : New Orleans Auction Galleries
La Vietnamita - Mother in Flight
- Artist Enrique Alférez
- Location Mexican-American
- Materials Bronze on a black granite base
- Dimensions h. 46-1/2", overall h. 49", w. 54", d. 22”
- Estimate $50,000–80,000
Enrique Alférez was introduced to sculpture by his father, who was a woodworker. He served in the Constitutional Army during the Mexican Revolution at age 12 and later worked as a photographer's assistant. His career in sculpture didn't begin until he enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1927-1929. Today, many of his sculptures stand in parks and buildings in New Orleans.
Photo Courtesy : New Orleans Auction Galleries
Almost Primary Dog
- Artist George Rodrigue
- Location American
- Date 1993
- Materials Oil on canvas
- Dimensions 18" x 24", framed 26" x 32-1/2”
- Estimate $40,000–70,000
Though George Rodrigue's earlier paintings were often of Louisiana landscapes and family gatherings, it was his Blue Dog paintings, influenced by the Cajun loup-garou legend, that garnered the artist global fame in the 1990s.
Photo Courtesy : New Orleans Auction Galleries
Pony Express
- Artist Dorothy Hood
- Location American
- Materials Oil on canvas
- Dimensions 40" x 40", framed 41-1/2" x 41-1/2"
- Estimate $8,000–12,000
Dorothy Hood was a Modernist painter who frequently drew on her Texan roots in imagery and color palettes evocative of Southwest. Her surrealist works were often inspired by mythology, science, and spirituality.
Photo Courtesy : New Orleans Auction Galleries
After the Barn Raising
- Artist Wolf Kahn
- Location German-American
- Date 1977
- Materials Oil on canvas
- Dimensions 28" x 32", framed 29-1/2" x 33-1/2"
- Estimate $15,000–25,000
Wolf Kahn was a German-born artist who evacuated Nazi Germany and moved to the U.S. He was best-known for creating vivid, colorful landscapes. Kahn was the recipient of numerous awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died in March of this year at age 92.
Photo Courtesy : New Orleans Auction Galleries
Untitled
- Artist Futura 2000
- Location American
- Date 1985
- Materials Acrylic and enamel spray paint on canvas
- Dimensions Acrylic and enamel spray paint on canvas
- Estimate $15,000–25,000
Graffiti artist Futura began his artistic career by painting illegally in the New York City subway in the early 1970s. He was a leader of abstract street art in the 1980s. He is also known as an illustrator and graphic designer who has worked with major global brands and has designed album art for The Clash.
Photo Courtesy : New Orleans Auction Galleries
Wrapped Oranges
- Artist William J. McCloskey
- Location American
- Date 1897
- Materials Oil on canvas
- Dimensions 10" x 17", framed 16-1/4" x 23-1/2”
- Estimate $80,000–120,000
Trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, William J. McCloskey was skilled at conveying form, light, and texture in his paintings. Fruit was of particular interest to the artist, especially oranges, and he painted them in various forms throughout his career.
Photo Courtsey of New Orleans Auction Galleries
Untitled
- Artist Louise Nevelson
- Location Russian-American
- Date 1956
- Materials Wood and paper
- Dimensions 36" x 24", framed 37-1/4", 25-3/4”
- Estimate $15,000–$25,000
Louise Nevelson was a feminist 20th century artist who created large monochromatic wooden wall sculptures and outdoor installations. Much of her work was inspired by or created with discarded items. Today, a sculpture garden in New York called Louise Nevelson Plaza is dedicated to her works.
Photo Courtsey of New Orleans Auction Galleries
Axo 99/Bidim-M
- Artist Victor Vasarely
- Location French-Hungarian
- Date 1988
- Materials Wood and acrylic
- Dimensions 27-1/2" x 13-3/4", stand 36-1/4" x 15”
- Estimate $3,000–$5,000
A leader of the Op art movement, Victor Vasarely combined colorful graphics and geometric shapes to create illusions of depth.
Photo Courtsey of New Orleans Auction Galleries
Fish Crow
- Artist Billy Hassell
- Location American
- Date 1989
- Materials Oil on canvas
- Dimensions 36" x 39", framed 38" x 41-1/2"
- Estimate $4,000–7,000
Texas-based artist Billy Hassell is best-known for vibrant, colorful paintings that re-imagine natural experiences. His paintings and lithographs often feature geometric patterns seen on wildlife, such as from the skin of reptiles.
Photo Courtsey of New Orleans Auction Galleries
Rainbow Color Curved Bowl
- Artist Toots Zynsky
- Location American
- Materials Colored glass
- Dimensions h. 4-5/8", w. 16", d. 4-1/4”
- Estimate $7,000–10,000
Toots Zynsky is a glass artist best-known for works featuring the filet-de-verre, or glass thread technique, for which thousands of multicolored threads of glass are laid on a flat plate and then fused in a kiln.
Photo Courtsey of New Orleans Auction Galleries
La Vietnamita - Mother in Flight
- Artist Enrique Alférez
- Location Mexican-American
- Materials Bronze on a black granite base
- Dimensions h. 46-1/2", overall h. 49", w. 54", d. 22”
- Estimate $50,000–80,000
Enrique Alférez was introduced to sculpture by his father, who was a woodworker. He served in the Constitutional Army during the Mexican Revolution at age 12 and later worked as a photographer's assistant. His career in sculpture didn't begin until he enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1927-1929. Today, many of his sculptures stand in parks and buildings in New Orleans.
Photo Courtsey of New Orleans Auction Galleries
Almost Primary Dog
- Artist George Rodrigue
- Location American
- Date 1993
- Materials Oil on canvas
- Dimensions 18" x 24", framed 26" x 32-1/2”
- Estimate $40,000–70,000
Though George Rodrigue's earlier paintings were often of Louisiana landscapes and family gatherings, it was his Blue Dog paintings, influenced by the Cajun loup-garou legend, that garnered the artist global fame in the 1990s.
Photo Courtsey of New Orleans Auction Galleries
Pony Express
- Artist Dorothy Hood
- Location American
- Materials Oil on canvas
- Dimensions 40" x 40", framed 41-1/2" x 41-1/2"
- Estimate $8,000–12,000
Dorothy Hood was a Modernist painter who frequently drew on her Texan roots in imagery and color palettes evocative of Southwest. Her surrealist works were often inspired by mythology, science, and spirituality.
Photo Courtsey of New Orleans Auction Galleries
After the Barn Raising
- Artist Wolf Kahn
- Location German-American
- Date 1977
- Materials Oil on canvas
- Dimensions 28" x 32", framed 29-1/2" x 33-1/2"
- Estimate $15,000–25,000
Wolf Kahn was a German-born artist who evacuated Nazi Germany and moved to the U.S. He was best-known for creating vivid, colorful landscapes. Kahn was the recipient of numerous awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died in March of this year at age 92.
Photo Courtsey of New Orleans Auction Galleries
Untitled
- Artist Futura 2000
- Location American
- Date 1985
- Materials Acrylic and enamel spray paint on canvas
- Dimensions Acrylic and enamel spray paint on canvas
- Estimate $15,000–25,000
Graffiti artist Futura began his artistic career by painting illegally in the New York City subway in the early 1970s. He was a leader of abstract street art in the 1980s. He is also known as an illustrator and graphic designer who has worked with major global brands and has designed album art for The Clash.
Photo Courtsey of New Orleans Auction Galleries