• Auction 21473

    The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs & Melvin Jacobs Online Sale

    2 May 2022 - 19 May 2022, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 417,060 (USD)
84 Lots for Sale 21473
Lot 1
EDWARD STEICHEN (1879–1973)
Edward Steichen: The Early Years, 1900-1927
overall dimensions 21 1⁄4 x 17 1⁄8 x 1 1⁄2 in. (53.9 x 43.4 x 3.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,528
Lot 2
MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Revolving Doors
the complete set of ten pochoirs in colors, on Arches paper, with the title, table of contents and justification pages
Each Sheet: 25 x 18 in. (635 x 455 mm.)
(10)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$52,920
Lot 3
MAN RAY (1880-1976)
'La Lune Sous le Chapeau' Lamp, designed circa 1935, executed 1973
24 3⁄4 in. (62.8 cm.) high, 9 1⁄2 in. (24.1 cm.) diameter of shade
estimate
$400 - $600

price realized
$2,772
Lot 4
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968) and JACQUES VILLON (1875-1963)
La Mariée
aquatint in colors, on Arches paper
Image: 19 5⁄8 x 12 3⁄8 in. (498 x 313 mm.)
Sheet: 25 3⁄4 x 19 5⁄8 in. (654 x 503 mm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$12,600
Lot 5
Une semaine de bonté
Max Ernst, 1934
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$3,528
Lot 6
Photographs 1920-1934 Paris
Man Ray, 1934
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$5,670
Lot 7
To Be Continued Unnoticed
Man Ray, 1948
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$5,670
Lot 8
JEAN ARP (1886-1966)
Two prints by the artist
two lithographs in colors, on Arches paper
Largest Sheet: 22 1⁄4 x 14 7⁄8 in. (565 x 378 mm.)
(2)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,780
Lot 9
RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Aube à l'antipode
the complete artist's book comprising seven reproductions of drawings, on Arches paper, with the title, text by Alan Jouffroy, table of contents and justification pages together with the blue slipcase-object with inlaid rattle built according to the plans of René Magritte and the suite of two signed and numbered etchings
Overall: 8 1⁄2 x 6 1⁄2 x 2 in. (216 x 165 x 51 mm.)
(3)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$30,240
Lot 10
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Vue de ma fenêtre
etching and aquatint in colors, on wove paper
Image: 9 x 6 1⁄2 in. (228 x 165 mm.)
Sheet: 12 1⁄4 x 8 1⁄4 in. (311 x 209 mm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$3,780
Lot 11
RODOLFO KRASNO (1926-1982)
La Paire d'une pomme
lithograph and screenprint in colors, on Arches paper
Sheet: 30 x 22 1⁄2 in. (762 x 572 mm.)
estimate
$100 - $200

price realized
$252
Lot 12
MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Le pain peint
the complete artist's book comprising one multiple in blue on the front cover, ten pochoirs in colors, three reproductions in colors and folded poster in colors of Pêchage mounted on the back board, on wove paper, with the title page and original velvet boards
Overall: 9 1⁄2 x 6 3⁄4 x 1 in. (241 x 172 x 25 mm.)
estimate
$300 - $500

price realized
$13,860
Lot 13
DOROTHEA TANNING (1910-2012)
Les 7 périls spectraux
the complete set of seven signed and numbered lithographs in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with the title, text by André Pieyre de Mandiargues and justification pages, together with the original portfolio case with lithographic cover
Overall: 20 1⁄4 x 13 1⁄8 x 3⁄8 in. (513 x 333 x 15 mm.)
(7)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$13,860
Lot 14
PAUL DELVAUX (1897-1994)
Mauve Curtains, from Les Dessins de Paul Delvaux
lithograph in colors, on wove paper
Image: 14 1⁄4 x 10 5⁄8 in. (362 x 270 mm.)
Sheet: 14 7⁄8 x 11 in. (378 x 279 mm.)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$6,048
Lot 15
MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Couple (recto and verso)
pen and black ink on photographic paper
3 3⁄8 x 4 3⁄4 in. (8.5 x 12 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,820
Lot 16
A GROUP OF TWELVE ANTIQUE IRONS
CONTINENTAL AND AMERICAN, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
largest: 9 x 7 1⁄2 x 3 1⁄4 in. (22.8 x 19 x 8.2 cm.)
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,386
Lot 17
MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
Study for Dancers under Starry Sky
pencil on paper
17 7⁄8 x 12 in. (45.5 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$8,190
Lot 18
DOROTHEA TANNING (1910-2012)
Figure
inkwash and brush and India ink on papyrus
10 1⁄2 x 7 7⁄8 in. (26.7 x 20.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,410
Lot 19
MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Aerograph
screenprint in colors, on Altuglass
Image: 19 7⁄8 x 16 5⁄8 in. (505 x 422 mm.)
Visible: 21 7⁄8 x 18 3⁄4 in. (556 x 476 mm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$10,080
Lot 20
ROLAND PENROSE (1900-1984)
Hommage à Man Ray, from La Logique Assassine
lithograph in colors with collage, on wove paper
Sheet: 13 3⁄4 x 19 3⁄4 in. (350 x 500 mm.)
estimate
$300 - $500

price realized
$1,008
Lot 21
MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Autoportrait
lithograph, on wove paper
Image: 7 7⁄8 x 6 1⁄8 in. (200 x 156 mm.)
Sheet: 21 3⁄4 x 15 1⁄8 in. (553 x 384 mm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$1,512
Lot 22
NAOMI SAVAGE (1927-2005)
'Alice in Wonderland’, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Laurie Savage, 1963
stamped photographer’s credit in black ink ‘PHOTOGRAPH BY/ NAOMI SAVAGE/ DRAKES CORNER ROAD/ PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY’ titled and dated in ink (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 13 1⁄2 x 10 1⁄2 in. (34.2 x 26.6 cm.)
sheet/flush mount: 13 5⁄8 x 10 5⁄8 in. (34.6 x 26.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,260
Lot 23
RICHARD HUMPHRY (B. 1942)
Devolution
oil on Masonite
12 1⁄4 x 9 7⁄8 in. (31.1 x 25.1 cm.)
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$3,780
Lot 24
RICHARD HUMPHRY (B. 1942)
Memory
oil on Masonite
8 3⁄4 x 11 3⁄4 in. (22.2 x 29.8 cm.)
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$3,276
Lot 25
JOSEPH CORNELL (1903-1972)
Untitled (Derby Hat), from Prints for Phoenix House
photogravure in colors, on Rives BFK paper
Image: 13 1⁄4 x 10 1⁄4 in. (337 x 260 mm.)
Sheet: 19 1⁄2 x 14 7⁄8 in. (495 x 378 mm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$2,016
Lot 26
JOSEPH CORNELL (1903-1972)
Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow) from Prints for Phoenix House
screenprint in colors with varnish stencil, on wove paper
Image: 14 3⁄8 x 11 in. (365 x 279 mm.)
Sheet: 19 1⁄2 x 15 3⁄8 in. (495 x 391 mm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,032
Lot 27
WILLIAM NELSON COPLEY (1919-1996)
Nous Deux
mixed media with lace and hypodermic needle, in artist-designed gilded wood frame
8 3⁄4 x 10 7⁄8 in. (22.2 x 27.6 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$5,292
Lot 28
ARMAN (1928-2005)
Automobiles
cut toy cars in resin
9 x 9 x 2 in. (22.9 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,032
Lot 29
ARMAN (1928-2005)
Invitation for 'Arman' at the Galerie Lawrence, Paris 1965
watch parts, nails, ball bearings and resin, in four parts
each: 1 3⁄4 x 2 x 1 in. (4.4 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm.)
(4)
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$1,260
Lot 30
MARTIAL RAYSSE (B. 1936)
Bel été concentré
photo transfer and screenprint in colors, on flocked vinyl with the accompanying booklet with collage and hand-coloring and the original silver metal tube
Overall: 72 3⁄4 x 19 5⁄8 in. (1848 x 473 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

Lot 31
NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE (1930-2002)
Untitled, from Nana Power
screenprint in colors, on Arches paper
Sheet: 29 3⁄4 x 22 1⁄8 in. (756 x 562 mm.)
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$3,780
Lot 32
NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE (1930-2002)
Two 'Dance of the Snake' Bracelets: promotion for the artist's eponymous...
polychrome enameled metal
each: diameter 4 in. (10.2 cm.)
(2)
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$7,560
Lot 33
BRUNO MARTINAZZI (1923-2018)
Bocca
bronze with gold patina
Height: 5 3⁄4 in. (14.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$4,788
Lot 34
BRUNO MARTINAZZI (1923-2018)
Le Pouce
bronze
2 1⁄2 x 1 1⁄2 x 1 1⁄4 in. (6.4 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm.)
estimate
$200 - $300

price realized
$3,780
Lot 35
Naked Lunch
William Burroughs, 1959
estimate
$600 - $900

price realized
$630
Lot 36
IRVING PETLIN (1934-2018)
The Prodigal
oil on canvas
47 x 59 in. (119.4 x 149.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

Lot 37
IRVING PETLIN (B. 1934)
Untitled
pastel on paper
44 x 29 1⁄2 in. (111.8 x 74.9 cm.)
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,260
Lot 38
ROBERTO MATTA (1911-2002)
Sourire du Nez Ring
cast gold
3/4 x 1 in. (1.9 x 2.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$13,860
Lot 39
NOMA COPLEY (1916-2006)
Gold Pin of Intersecting Arrows
brushed and polished gold
2 1⁄2 x 1 1⁄8 in. (1 1⁄8 x 2 1⁄2 in. (6.4 x 2.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$6,930
Lot 40
NOMA COPLEY (1916-2006)
Signature Arrow Pendant
silver and leather
pendant: 2 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄2 in. (6.4 x 6.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,142
Lot 41
NOMA COPLEY (1916-2006)
Hershey's Kiss Ring
cast sterling charm attached to gold band
1 1⁄2 x 1 x 1 5⁄8 in. (3.8 x 2.5 x 4.1 cm.)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$1,512
Lot 42
NOMA COPLEY (1916-2006)
Hershey's Kiss Pendant
cast sterling charm
7/8 x 3⁄4 in. (2.2 x 1.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,016
Lot 43
NOMA COPLEY (1916-2006)
Star Sardine Key Pin
white gold
2 x 2 3⁄4 in. (5 x 6.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$6,048
Lot 44
NOMA COPLEY (1916-2006)
Silver Split Star Pin
sterling silver
each side: 2 x 1 in. (5 x 1.5 cm.)
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$882
Lot 45
NOMA COPLEY (1916-2006)
Sewing Needle Pin
gold
2 1⁄8 in. (5.4 cm.)
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$2,016
Lot 46
CLAUDE LALANNE (1925-2019)
'Collerette' Necklace
estimate
$10,000 - $20,000

price realized
$12,600
Lot 47
CLAUDE LALANNE (1925-2019)
'Collerette' Bracelet
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$5,040
Lot 48
CLAUDE LALANNE (1925-2019)
Pair of 'Collerette' Earrings
each: 2 1⁄4 x 1 3⁄4 in. (5.7 x 4.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1970-1980. These works are number twenty-one from an edition of fifty.
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,032
Lot 49
PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
Set of Ten 'Tema e Variazioni' Plates, designed circa 1950s
10 in. (25.4 cm.) diameter
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,276
Lot 50
PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
Set of Twenty-Four 'Adam and Eve' Plates, designed circa 1960
Adam: 10 3⁄8 in. (26.3 cm.) diameter
Eve: 10 1⁄8 in. (25.7 cm.) diameter
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

Lot 51
PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
Set of Six 'Arcimboldesca' Plates, designed circa 1950
9 1⁄8 in. (23.2 cm.) diameter
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$630
Lot 52
PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
Set of Five 'Città di Carte' Plates, designed circa 1950s
8 1⁄4 in. (21 cm.) diameter
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$756
Lot 53
PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
Four Trays, designed circa 1955-60
23 1⁄8 in. (58.7 cm.) long
estimate
$700 - $900

price realized
$1,386
Lot 54
PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
Group of Table Accessories, designed circa 1950s
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diameter, the ashtrays
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,394
Lot 55
DOVE BRADSHAW (B. 1949)
Nothing II
18 karat gold, in two parts
each: 2 1⁄2 x 5 x 2 1⁄2 in. (6.4 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$21,420
Lot 56
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Silver Cloud
inflatable mylar pillow, with original tube
35 x 48 in. (88.9 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$13,860
Lot 57
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Modern Head Brooch
enamel on metal
3 x 2 3⁄8 in. (7.6 x 6 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

Lot 58
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Modern Head Brooch
enamel on metal
3 x 2 3⁄8 in. (7.6 x 6 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$5,670
Lot 59
ARMAN (1928-2005)
Paint Tube Brooch
enamel on metal
2 3⁄4 x 1 3⁄4 in. (7 x 4.4 cm.)
estimate
$400 - $600

price realized
$1,008
Lot 60
CLAIRE MOORE (1917-1988)
Ah
acrylic and charcoal on canvas laid down on board
18 1⁄2 x 21 5⁄8 in. (47 x 54.9 cm.)
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$756
Lot 61
ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
Exploding Cheese, from Various Cheeses
lithograph in colors, on Arches 88 paper
Sheet: 14 3⁄4 x 20 1⁄2 in. (375 x 521 mm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,410
Lot 62
PAUL ICKOVIC (B.1944)
Prague, Photographs by Paul Ickovic, 1981
overall dimensions 16 1⁄4 x 18 1⁄2 x 2 in. (41.2 x 46.9 x 5 cm.)
(12)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

Lot 63
VIJA CELMINS (B. 1938)
Drypoint - Ocean Surface
drypoint, on Arches Satine paper
Image: 7 3⁄4 x 9 3⁄4 in. (197 x 248 mm.)
Sheet: 26 x 20 in. (660 x 508 mm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$23,940
Lot 64
MALCOLM MORLEY (1931-2018)
Goat
lithograph, on gray handmade paper
Sheet: 31 1⁄2 x 40 1⁄2 in. (800 x 1029 mm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

Lot 65
VARIOUS ARTISTS
SMS #1-6
the complete set of six portfolios and ephemera in various media in the original cardboard boxes
Each Portfolio: 11 x 7 in. (279 x 178 mm.)
(6)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,410
Lot 66
ANONYMOUS
Sutro Baths of San Francisco
lithograph in colors, on four sheets of wove cartridge paper (as issued)
Sheet: 79 x 82 in. (2007 x 2083 mm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,016
Lot 67
Exhibition Poster for Man Ray L'Oeuvre Photographique at Le Bibliotheque...

Sheet: 22 1⁄2 x 18 1⁄4 in. (571 x 464 mm.)
Framed: 22 5⁄8 x 18 1⁄4 in. (575 x 464 mm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,032
Lot 68
Exhibition Poster for MAGRITTE at Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris, 1965

Frame: 29 1⁄2 x 21 in. (749 x 533 mm.)
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$5,040
Lot 69
AFTER ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
This Must Be the Place (for the Reuben Awards)
offset lithograph in colors, on wove paper
Image: 21 3⁄8 x 16 in. (543 x 407 mm.)
Sheet: 24 1⁄2 x 17 5⁄8 in. (622 x 448 mm.)
estimate
$700 - $1,000

price realized
$6,930
Lot 70
Exhibition Poster for Man Ray at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966

Sheet: 22 x 37 3⁄8 in. (559 x 949 mm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,764
Lot 71
Exhbition Poster for The Almost Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp at the...

Sheet: 31 1⁄2 x 23 in. (800 x 585 mm.)
Frame: 32 1⁄8 x 23 5⁄8 in. (816 x 600 mm.)
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$2,772
Lot 72
MARTIN SHARP (1942-2013)
Max The Birdman Ernst Poster
Sheet: 29 1⁄8 x 19 5⁄8 in. (740 x 500 mm.)
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$882
Lot 73
AFTER VARIOUS ARTISTS
Painted in Britain: four posters
four posters in colors, on smooth wove paper
Largest Sheet: 20 x 30 in. (508 x 762 mm.)
(4)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 74
Exhbition Poster for Dancer/Danger - Window on 8th Street, New York, 1920...

Sheet: 27 x 19 in. (686 x 483 mm.)
Framed: 28 3⁄8 x 20 3⁄8 in. (721 x 518 mm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,008
Lot 75
AFTER ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1925-2008)
Earth Day Poster
Sheet: 33 1⁄2 x 25 1⁄4 in. (851 x 641 mm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,008
Lot 76
Exhibition Poster for Combattimento per Un'immagine, Fotografi e Pittori...

Frame: 34 3⁄8 x 24 5⁄8 in. (873 x 626 mm.)
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$6,930
Lot 77
Poster of Man Ray's Noir et blanche
Poster of Man Ray's Noir et blanche
Sheet: 23 1⁄2 x 31 3⁄8 in. (597 x 797 mm.)
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$504
Lot 78
Exhibition Poster for Man Ray at Galerie Marion Meyer, Paris

Sheet: 25 x 17 3⁄4 in. (635 x 451 mm.)
estimate
$100 - $200

price realized
$504
Lot 79
Exhibition Poster for Man Ray at the Musée National d'art moderne, 8...

Sheet: 25 3⁄4 x 19 3⁄4 in. (654 x 502 mm.)
estimate
$100 - $200

price realized
$252
Lot 80
Exhibition Poster for Man Ray at Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris,...

Sheet: 30 x 22 in. (762 x 508 mm.)
estimate
$100 - $200

price realized
$504
Lot 81
Exhibition Poster for Man Ray Objects of My Affection at Zabriskie...

Sheet: 27 x 17 in. (686 x 432 mm.)
estimate
$100 - $200

price realized
$504
Lot 82
Exhibition Poster for Man Ray/Bazaar Years A Fashion Retrospective at...

Sheet: 36 x 24 in. (914 x 609 mm.)
estimate
$100 - $200

price realized
$126
Lot 83
Exhibition Poster for James Rosenquist at the Center for the Fine Arts,...

Sheet: 25 x 37 1⁄2 in. (635 x 952 mm.)
estimate
$100 - $200

Lot 84
Exhibition Poster for Christo and Jeanne-Claude / The Gates: Project for...

Sheet: 20 x 28 in. (508 x 711 mm.)
estimate
$100 - $200

price realized
$630
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