Auction Highlights: Contemporary Art — November 26, 2024

At Auction Tuesday, November 26 at 12:00 PM ET

Swann’s November auction of Contemporary Art features a wonderfully diverse group – from Pop Art icons to dynamic young artists like Alteronce Gumby and Ebony Patterson.

Among our highlights is an early painting by Barkley Hendricks. His 1967 Pluck is a fascinating still life – this oil on canvas was exhibited during his last semester of study at PAFA in Philadelphia.

Another highlight is a figurative charcoal of Robert Longo from his Men in Cities series. Longo’s Untitled (Eric), 1994is an impressive drawing, a large and dramatic example of his expressive figuration.

The sale also features strong examples of painting by Richard Artschwager, Frank Bowling, Jane Dickson, Hughie Lee-Smith and Mildred Thompson. The auction also includes fine impressions of iconic Pop prints – including Roy Lichtenstein’s 1963 Crying Girl and Andy Warhol’s 1968 Black Bean from Campbell’s Soup I.

Robert Longo, Untitled (Eric), charcoal, graphite and ink on wove paper, 1994. Estimate $100,000 to $150,000.
Hughie Lee-Smith, Untitled, oil with paper collage on canvas, 1995. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000.
Barkley L. Hendricks, Pluck, oil on linen canvas, 1967. Estimate $120,000 to $180,000.
Tom Wesselmann, Smoking Cigarette in Ashtray (Light Blue), collage of Liquitex on Bristol board, 2000. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000.
Mildred Thompson, Atmospheric Exploration, oil stick on vinyl, 2002. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000.
Roy Lichtenstein, Crying Girl, color offset lithograph, 1963. Estimate $35,000 to $50,000.
(left) Andy Warhol, Black Bean from Campbell’s Soup I, color screenprint on smooth wove paper, 1968. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000; (right) Andy Warhol, Paris Review, color screenprint with die-cut holes on cream wove Byron Weston Co. paper, 1987. Estimate $7,000 to $10,000.
Ebony G. Patterson, …for those who come to bear witness…, and-sewn and bound artist book with 16 fabric panels with direct archival dye, dye sublimation printing, pleating and appliqué, with removable ribbon closure, 2017-19. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000.

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