Notable Art sales
In 2016 Jeffrey Deitch, an early supporter of Janine Antoni’s, decided to sell this important set of sculptures executed in 1993 titled Lick and Lather. The sculptures are made out of both soap and chocolate, the former were used by the artist to wash herself, the latter she licked until satisfied. The curator, Molly Donovan, Contemporary Art at National Gallery of Art, had long expressed the desire to bring this artwork into the collection. While she was easy to convince, her conservation department and board were not as easily convinced. We worked for several months to obtain conservation studies on the material, devise a plan for the work’s long-term preservation, and devise a plan to optimize the presentation of the work in the museum without compromising its security. I worked on this just after giving birth to my second child, while on maternity leave.
A Jeff Elrod “blur” painting sold to G.T. Dave, the founder and CEO of the kombucha company GT’s Living Foods.
Niki de Saint Phalle
Tir Avion, 1961
Mixed media, paint, plaster and various objects on wood
51 1/4 x 76 3/4 inches
Sold to The Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD
Joyce Pensato
Flying Felix, 2000 Enamel on canvas 63 x 51 inches
From a private collection, Los Angeles, CA.
Sold to a Delaware based art investment fund.
Helen Levitt
Untitled, New York 1971 Dye transfer print Signed in pencil 14 x 9 inches
Provenance the Robert Olden Collection, New York, NY. Acquired from Jackson Fine Art , Atlanta, GA.
This was a rare and exceptional find, the owner had kept it in cold storage since the printing. Acquired with a second dye transfer and black and white vintage print by my client, a private collector in New York.
Arman Home Sweet Home II, 1960
gas masks in wooden box
51 ¼ x 59 x 10 ⅜ inches
This Christopher Wool painting came up for sale on the secondary market from the estate of Martin Kippenberger. The untitled text painting is one of two in existence- as the body of work is almost entirely black and white. This was a high value picture which I placed through the collector’s advisor, a longtime colleague and close friend.
Jack Goldstein
Untitled (Lightening), 1984 Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 96 inches
From a Delaware based art investment fund.
Sold to a private collection in Oostende,
Belgium.
Christopher Wool
Untitled, 2010
Silkscreen ink and enamel on paper
72 x 55 1/4 inches
Advised a private New York based collector in the course of his vetting works by this artist. Assisted him in acquiring the work pictured here.
Renowned interior designer Brian J. McCarthy and his partner Danny Sager acquired this Albert Oehlen painting titled Menschenpemmikan after it came back tot he gallery on resale. I think they visited it at least 5 times before deciding to acquire it. This was our first time doing business together, and it led to a great deal more and a great friendship.
I discovered the late British artist Jeremy Moon (1934-1973) while doing research for a group exhibition at Luhring Augustine. During the course of arranging to borrow of works from his estate for the show, i learned that it was unrepresented. We subsequently took on representation of the estate, and one of the first collectors I offered Moon’s work to was Martin J. Margulies of Miami, Fl. I knew of his exceptional collection of Post-war art, and knew this work would fit right in.
Margulies acquired Moon’s Starlight Hour, 1965 from me along with a painting by the young artist Jeremy Deprez from the group show Shapeshifters in 2016.
Eugene Atget
Hôtel, rue de Varenne 19, 1900 Albumen silver print 8 ⅝ x 7 inches
Acquired from Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Sold to a private collector in New York, NY.
Niki de Saint Phalle
Mini Nana Acrobat, 1968
Painted plaster
58 x 7 5/8 x 3 5/16 inches
Sold to a private collector, Los Angeles, CA
William Klein
Smoke + Veil, Vogue 1958 Silver gelatin print Signed in pencil and stamped 13 x 9 1/2 inches
Provenance the Robert Olden Collection, New York, NY. Acquired from Jackson Fine Art , Atlanta, GA.
Sold to a private collector in New York, NY