Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 82

The Fall Manuscript, Collectibles, Stamp and Space Memorabilia Auction

Prints

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1126		Amiry, Teimur. Bicentennial. A stilll life of a gold Liberty coin and a $100 bill and its reflection inspired by the United States Bicentennial. Mixed media. Giclée, handpainted over by the artist and presented in a Renaissance style gilt frame. Frame measures 24½"x 20½". Painting 17½" x 12½" Teimur Amiry is recognized throughout the world, especially in the U.S., Italy, France, Germany, and England, for his modern Renaissance paintings. As a young man, Mr. Amiry travelled throughout Europe, spending most of his time in Italy where his work was lauded by the Italian media as the "Reinvention of the genius of Leonardo DiVinci". He owned three galleries in Beverly Hills over a forty year period (Beverly-Wilshire Hotel, Rodeo Drive, and Beverly Drive). His many high profile clients include Sophia Loren, Ringo Starr, Kirk Douglas, and Tony Bennett. Examples of his work were left in the estates of Howard Hughes, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. Amiry's three dimensional images against dark velvety backgrounds are so real that they practically jump off the canvas. His trademark is a faint image of himself hidden somewhere in his paintings. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,600
Lot 1127		Armel, J. Angels Flight. Limited edition lithograph, 35/100, with title in pencil at lower left, signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. Sight size: 12 x 21½ in.; framed size: 19 x 27 in. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1128		Earle, Eyvind. Ancient Tree. Hors Commerce print, hand signed by artist, limited edition 35/50, paper size 46½" x 36", image size 40" x 30", issued 1/1/92 and in near to mint condition. Eyvind Earle (1916-2000) was an American artist, author and illustrator noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney animated films in the 1950. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1129		Earle, Eyvind. Earth Day 1993, Green Pastures. Official United Nations and Earth Society Foundation poster for 1993 limited to 300, 26"x 32½" printed on heavy stock and in near to mint condition. Eyvind Earle (1916-2000) was an American artist, author and illustrator noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney animated films in the 1950's. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1130		Earle, Eyvind. Inland From The Sea, AP. Inland From The Sea. Artist proof, hand signed by artist, limited edition 10/50. Paper size 40" x 31", image size 33½" x 25", issued 2/9/87 and in near to mint condition. Eyvind Earle (1916-2000) was an American artist, author and illustrator noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney animated films in the 1950's. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1131		Earle, Eyvind. Mauve, Red and Purple. Artist proof, hand signed by artist, limited edition 15/40, paper size 36½" x 45", image size 28½" x 38", issued 6/9/87 and in near to mint condition. Eyvind Earle (1916-2000) was an American artist, author and illustrator noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney animated films in the 1950's. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1132		Earle, Eyvind. Tall Trees. Artist proof, hand signed by artist, limited edition 1/35, paper size 39" x 30", image size 32" x 24", issued 6/9/87 and in near to mint condition. Eyvind Earle (1916-2000) was an American artist, author and illustrator noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney animated films in the 1950. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1133		Giger, H. R. Portfolio of 8 Posters 1966-1978. Variety of sizes from 26" x 38½ to 22" x 28" all in excellent conditon. From the Swiss publisher Wizard & Genius "Playmate", "Biomechanoids, 1966", "Gebarmaschine", "The Genius", "Isis" (famous for the EL & P album, Brain Salad Surgery), "Lilith", "The Spell" and "Phallelujah". Bonus poster "Alien III, Side View, Version 3 from the Museum of the Surreal and Fantastique, NYC, 1978. Hans Rudolph "Ruedi" Giger (1940-2014), H. R. Giger to the world, was a Swiss surrealist painter, sculpturer and set designer co-winning an Academy Award for his work on ALIEN. His artwork is known the world over and especially regarded by fans of horror and the fantastic. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $720
Lot 1134		Miro, Joan. Limited edition lithograph. Edition number: 14/30. Signed in pencil at lower right. Sheet size: 17½ x 22½ in. Framed size: 25½ x 30½ in. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $861
Lot 1135		*Mozart's Magic Flute House.* Vintage original hand-colored lithograph with "Mozart - Gartenhäuschen Salzburg" in pencil below the house and above a musical quotation from "The Magic Flute" and a profile of Mozart, c. late 1900s. Plate size is 7 5/8 x 4 3/8"; sheet is 11 ¾ x 9¾" (sight). Framed to 13 x 11". Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) stayed in this house, in the summer of 1791 and wrote parts of "The Magic Flute" there; the house was in Vienna at the time but in 1873, it was relocated to Salzburg and was placed in the possession of the International Mozart Foundation. "The Magic Flute" premiered on Sept. 30, 1791, and Mozart died on Dec. 6, 1791. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1136		Olivia. Cat and Mouse. Hors commerce limited edition giclee 26/36, hand signed by the artist Olivia and model, Betty Page. Giclee measures 36" x 27" and in frame, 40" x 32". Provenance, Robert Bane Ltd., Beverly Hills. Olivia De Berardinis (1948-present) is an American artist known for her provocative pinup art featured in galleries worldwide and as a monthly contributor to Playboy magazine. Betty Page (1923-2008) was known as the "Queen of Pinups" and appeared or is the subject of over a dozen films and continues to be the muse of scores of artists. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,400
Lot 1137		Rockwell, Norman. Huck Finn Folio. Limited Edition suite of eight full-color framed lithographs, based on the artist's illustrations for the 1940 Heritage Press edition of the Mark Twain classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. All artist proofs, with A/P penciled at lower left, and pencil-signed by the artist at lower right. Sight size: 20 x 25¼ in; framed size: 22½ x 28 in. Printed by Circle Gallery, August 1972. The edition was made up of 295 impressions; 200 were numbered, 60 were artist proofs signed in pencil by Rockwell, and 35 prints were pencil signed and designated with Roman numerals. The eight illustrations in this suite include: "Then Miss Watson took me in the closet and prayed"; "Jim got down on his knees"; "Miss Mary Jane"; "My hands shook"; "Your eyes is lookin'"; "Then for three minutes, or maybe four"; "There warn't no harm in them"; and "When I lit my candle." Estimated Value $2,500-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,500
Lot 1138		Stern, Alec. Winter Skyline in Central Park. Etching signed in pencil by the artist at lower right. Sight: 15 x 10 in.; matted to 20 x 16 in. upper left corner of mat has dampstain. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1139		Strater, Henry. A Portfolio of 24 Drawings, 1958. Second Printing, 1963. Collection of 24 unframed, photo-engraved, reproduction drawings by acclaimed American artist, Henry Strater signed and inscribed by the artist in 1977. Overall 20½" x 13" in a variety of different wieghts and types of papers similar to those on which the originals were drawn. Published by the Anthoensen Press (Orgunquit, Maine, 1958). Henry Strater (1896-1987) enjoyed a life-long career as a successful artist and whose bigger than life apettite for life found himself friends with Ernest Hemingway after a street brawl, and was was the inspiration for the character Burne Halliday in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "This Side of Paradise." Indvidual drawings and forward are in excellent condition, outside folio exhibits some wear, light staining, scuffs minor tears. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1140		Vasarely, Victor. Golfer. Limited edition print serigraph, 1989. Edition number: 116/200. Signed in pencil at lower right. Sight size: 12½ x 16¼ in. Framed size: 19 x 22½ in. Victor Vasarely was a French-Hungarian artist (1906-1997). He was a leader of the Op Art movement, whose innovations in color and optical illusion influenced many modern artists. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $246
Lot 1141		Vasarely, Victor. Harlequin. Limited edition color lithograph, c. 1970. Edition number: 28/200. Signed in pencil at lower right. Sight size: 26½ x 34½ in. Framed size: 33 x 41½ in. Victor Vasarely was a French-Hungarian artist (1906-1997). He was a leader of the Op Art movement, whose innovations in color and optical illusion influenced many modern artists. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $246