Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 52

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Prints

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 429		Francis, Sam. Untitled, 1982. Offset lithograph, 47½ x 34¼", No. 16 of 250. Signed in pencil at lower right; numbered at lower left. Publisher: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York. Printed by Joe Petruzzelli at Siena Studios, New York. Sam Francis (1923-1994) was an important California-based artist. He often used great splashes of contrasting colors against the white canvas. This piece has lemon yellow, chrome yellow, light pink, cadmium red, deep red, magenta, dark purple, blue-green, green, and ultramarine blue. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 430		Neiman, LeRoy. Tour de France. Serigraph signed in pencil at lower right, No 234/300. 25½ x 34 in. (sight), matted and framed to an overall size of 33 x 42 in. A vivid, energetic Parisian scene as participants in the Tour de France race through the streets. Neiman (1921 -) is known for his colorful, semi-abstract portrayals of athletes and sporting events. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,013
Lot 431		Tworkov, Jack. T.L. #7. Color lithograph on Arches paper, 1978. No. 31 of 125 Image: 24 x 24"; Paper: 25 x 25". At lower left margin, in pencil: "TL #7"; in the center: "31/125"; and at lower right: "Tworkov--78." Printer: Jeffrey Sippel and Stephen Britko at Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Print Club of Cleveland Special Publication, 1979. Tworkov (1900-1982) was a Polish-born American abstract expressionist painter. This work characterizes the straight lines and geometric patterns of his later work. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 432		De Forest, Roy. Untitled, 1978. 22½ x 30". Signed "B.A.T. R DeForest 1978" at top center. Whimsical figures of animals, people and landscapes in red and blue. De Forest (1930-2007) was based in the Bay Area and taught at the University of California, Davis. He was a pioneer of the California Funk movement. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 433		Dunkarton, R. After A Painting By J.S. Copley. Rt. Hon. George John Spencer, First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty. From the beginning of the Year 1795 to 1801, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, L.L.D….London, Published and Sold by J.S. Copley…1801." 29¾ x 21 inches. Some age toning to margins; one small tear at lower edge, not in plate. A rare John Singleton Copley mezzotint. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 434		Levine, Jack & James A. Michener. Facing East (Suite). First Edition, No. 207 of 2500 sets, signed twice by Levine and Michener, once on the limited page and once on the inside of the case. There are two parts to this 1970 porfolio edition. Part I has text by James A. Michener, illustrated with original woodcuts by Levine, printed on Arches paper. The original "hors-texte" woodcut is printed on Japanese vellum paper, 4 original lithographs signed in the stone by the artist, printed on Rives paper, loose in a white silk portfolio with leather thong. Part II is a sketchbook of 54 watercolors, gouaches and drawings printed in phototype and pochoir processes on Ingres paper; a variety of colors were hand-brushed on each, all of which are housed in a leather portfolio. Both parts are packaged in a clamshell box covered with silk and closed with a leather thong. Faint discoloration under black leather thong, else like new. Still in original box, with a price tag of $22,500 on it. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 435		Picasso. Untitled. Classical nude figures of a man and woman studing an enormous female head on a pedestal.; the Zeus-like male figure holds a bowl with a fish in it, as if about to make an offering. Printed below the image is "Picasso / anthea galleria dell'arte marzo / tipografia antonioni - roma." Picasso's classical period was from 1917-25. Very fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 436		Woollett, W. After A Painting By Benjamin West. The Battle at La Hogue. Engraved by W. Woollett, published by B. West, W. Woollett & J. Hall, London, 1781. Sheet size 19 x 24¼ inches. "To the Right Honourable the Lord Grosvenor This Plate engraved from a picture…in his Lordship's Collection is dedicated By his Lordship's much obliged and most humble Servants--Benjamin West and William Woollett." Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex: The J. Welles Henderson Maritime Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 437		Schubert, Dr. Walter F. Die Deutsche Werbe Graphik. Berlin: Francken & Lang, 1927, 252 pages with b/w and color plates, some tipped in. Represented are well-known artists such as Ludwig Hohlwein, Julius Klinger, and Paul Scheurich. Black lettering against the tan cloth covers with darker brown geometric lines. Decorative spine with black-chain and brown-line design. Minor wear to covers. Interior is lightly toned, otherwise fine. Estimated Value $400 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 438		*Mozart.* Large engraving, 21 x 15". A head and shoulders portrait, ideal for framing. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 439		*Beethoven.* Large engraving, 21 x 15". A head and shoulders portrait, ideal for framing. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 440		Warhol, Andy. Querelle (blue). Poster advertising the 1982 film "Querelle," directed by Rainier Werner Fassbinder and starring Brad Davis and Jeanne Moreau. The design, however, is a homoerotic one made by Warhol for a series of paintings called "Sex Parts": two men face right; the one behind is about to thrust his blood-red tongue into the other's ear. The background and the men are electric blue, with profile and features outlined in red and yellow. Signed twice in the plate. 39½ x 27½". Framed to 39½ x 27¾". Excellent condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $207
Lot 441		*Gli Adornatori dei Libro in Italia.* Pubblicato per Cura di Ceasare Ratta, con Prefazione di Francesco Sapori. Vol III (Bologna), 1925-1926. No. 405/490 of a limited number prepared for sale only in the U.S. by Julius Wisotzki, Chicago, noted seller of contemporary European avant garde titles; his credit is on the cover and first leaf. Folio, toned heavy paper covers with black, red, and blue lettering, 28 pages plus 242 plates featuring over 500 full-page and smaller printed or tipped-in b/w and color reproductions of title pages, book illustrations, bookplates, etc. by contemporary, mostly Italian, artists and designers. Covers are chipped and toned; cover and first four pages are practically disbound, but aside from light toning, the interior, including the plates, is in fine condition. Estimated Value $300 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 442		White, Fred Curtiss. L'Incisione Origina. Le Svl Legno In Italia. Volume Unico Dedicato alla Xilografia Italiana, a cura di Cesare Ratta, Bologna, 1928. No. 191/500. Preface by Luigi Servolini. 300 plates in b/w and in color by 86 artists. Dark gray cloth covers have edge wear. Interior is lightly toned; the plates are in fine condition. Estimated Value $300 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 443		Cadmus, Paul. Polo Spill. (1904-99) American artist whose work fused Renaissance forms and technique with contemporary satire, blending magical landscapes, urban grit, suburban banality and an idealization of the male body into a colorful and complex portrayal of American vice and virtue. Black and white reproduction of his etching "Polo Spill" signed in pencil in lower right corner, 7½ x 10" with 11 x 13" matte. Very fine. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 444		*[Bryant, Emerson, Holmes, Longfellow, Whittier, and Lowell].* Sepia tone portaits of Bryant, Emerson, Holmes, Longfellow, Whittier, and Lowell on 5 inch by 3¾ inch oval cutouts, mounted and framed in an old oak frame measuring 9½ x 35". Very good. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 445		Various. Four Portraits of Dutch Naval Officers & Ship Captains, Two 17th Century. (1) Engraving, "Den E. Manhaften Zee Held Cornelia Evertsen Lt. Admiraal Van Zeeland," engraved by Aarnout de Jode, 19 x 13½ inches (closed 2½ in. tear at lower edge) (2) "Pieter Florrisz, Vice Admiraal Van Holland en West Friesland in 'T Noorderquartier," by P. Holsteyn, after Abraham Liets, 15½ x 11¾ inches (3) mezzotint of Christiaan Cornelis, sailor on the ship "Friendship," 12¼ x 8¼ inches (4) and a lithograph of an officer standing onboard shsip, by F. B. Waanders, after Pieneman, 24¾ x 17¼ inches (damage in upper right background, left edge tear, and lower edge chips--image is bright and clear). Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 446		Various. Lot of Six Engraved Portraits of Briish Naval Officers & Personnages. Includes four mezzotints: Admiral Verson, by McArdell after Gainsborough; George Lord Anson, by McArdell, after Reynolds; Admiral Sir Charles Hardy (trimmed and laid down); and Captain Andrew Wilkinson, by McArdell, after Gabriel Mathias. Also, George Byng, Lord Torrington, by Houbraken, after G. Kneller; and Sir Francis Drake, by Houbraken. Largest sheet is 14¾ x 11 inches. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173