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Object Artist, Sculptor, b. 1931 - d. 2022

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        • Lee Bontecou (American, 1931-2022) Seventh Stone, 1965-68sold
          Sep. 21, 2023

          Lee Bontecou (American, 1931-2022) Seventh Stone, 1965-68

          Est: $2,000 - $4,000

          Lee Bontecou (American, 1931-2022) Seventh Stone, 1965-68 lithograph signed, dated, and numbered 8-31 in pencil 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Gursky Published by Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York Provenance: Eleanor Rigelhaupt Gallery, Boston

          Hindman
        • LEE BONTECOU Silkscreen.sold
          Jun. 08, 2023

          LEE BONTECOU Silkscreen.

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          LEE BONTECOU Silkscreen. Screenprint on muslin mounted on illustration board, 1967. 355x330 mm; 14x13 inches, full margins. Signed and numbered 158/200 in pencil, lower margin. Published by Tanglewood Press, Inc., New York. From Ten from Leo Castelli. A very good impression. Bontecou (born 1931) is an American sculptor and printmaker originally from Providence, Rhode Island. She was exposed to construction and assembly by her parents who both worked in war implements manufacturing. From a young age, Bontecou expressed an interest in drawing and sculpture and after studying academic painting at the Art Students League, New York, from 1952 to 1955, with artists such as George Grosz (1893-1959) and William Zorach (1887-1966), Bontecou discovered her passion for sculpture. She spent two years in Rome in the late 1950s on a Fulbright Scholarship, where she delved deeper into sculpture and began welding. She also developed a novel technique using an acetylene torch to create large drawings made of soot, which she called "worldscapes." On her return to New York, Bontecou began creating mounted abstract wall sculptures, for which she gained acclaim. Leo Castelli organized her first solo exhibition at his gallery in 1960, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, bought one of her works the following year. The art critic and philosopher Arthur Danto described Bontecou's work as lying "at the intersection of magnified insects, battle masks, and armored chariots." Her sculptures from the 1960s, which she is best known for, impart an organic and mechanistic sensibility that conjure fear and terror of the unknown and the inexpressible. Field 12.

          Swann Auction Galleries
        • Lee Bontecou, Untitled (from the New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio)sold
          Jun. 01, 2023

          Lee Bontecou, Untitled (from the New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio)

          Est: $1,000 - $1,500

          Lee Bontecou Untitled (from the New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio) 1973 lithograph 8.875 h x 12 w in (23 x 30 cm) Signed and numbered to lower right 'Bontecou 258/300'. This work is number 258 from the edition of 300 printed by Styria Studio, Inc., New York and published by Experiments in Art and Technology Inc., New York. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

          Rago Arts and Auction Center
        • Untitledsold
          May. 19, 2023

          Untitled

          Est: $70,000 - $100,000

          Lee Bontecou 1931 - 2022 Untitled signed and dated 1982 (lower right); signed and dated 1982 (on the reverse) casein and tempera on Masonite 9 by 12 in. 22.9 by 30.5 cm. Executed in 1982.

          Sotheby's
        • Lee Bontecou (born 1931); Untitled, from National Collection Fine Arts Portfolio;sold
          May. 09, 2023

          Lee Bontecou (born 1931); Untitled, from National Collection Fine Arts Portfolio;

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          Lee Bontecou (born 1931) Untitled, from National Collection Fine Arts Portfolio, 1967 Etching in colors on wove paper, signed in pencil, dated and numbered '25-144', with full margins, framed. 26 x 17in (66 x 43.2cm) sheet 27 7/8 x 19 1/2in (70.8 x 49.5cm)

          Bonhams
        • Lee Bontecou (American, 1931–2022) Untitled (from Ten from Leo Castelli), 1967sold
          Apr. 20, 2023

          Lee Bontecou (American, 1931–2022) Untitled (from Ten from Leo Castelli), 1967

          Est: $1,000 - $2,000

          Lee Bontecou (American, 1931–2022) Untitled (from Ten from Leo Castelli), 1967 screenprint on muslin mounted to board signed and numbered 75/200 in pencil 14 x 12 3/4 inches. Property from the Collections of Webster University, Sold to Benefit the Student Experience Published by Tanglewood Press, Inc., New York

          Hindman
        • Lee Bontecou (American, 1931–2022) Untitled (from National Collection of Fine Arts Portfolio), 1967sold
          Apr. 20, 2023

          Lee Bontecou (American, 1931–2022) Untitled (from National Collection of Fine Arts Portfolio), 1967

          Est: $1,000 - $2,000

          Lee Bontecou (American, 1931–2022) Untitled (from National Collection of Fine Arts Portfolio), 1967 color etching with aquatint signed, dated, and numbered 38/144 in pencil 26 x 17 inches.

          Hindman
        • Lee Bontecou, Exhibition catalogs, twosold
          Mar. 15, 2023

          Lee Bontecou, Exhibition catalogs, two

          Est: $75 - $100

          Lee Bontecou Exhibition catalogs, two bound printed paper Complete Lot Details New Work: Sculpturen, Tekeningen, Litho's Lee Bontecou, Museum Boymans-van Beauningen, 1968. Lee Bontecou Lee Bontecou, Ileana Sonnabend, Paris, 1965. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

          Rago Arts and Auction Center
        • Lee Bontecou (American 1931-2022), Untitled (Wish Well) (Sparks 10), Etching and aquatint in color on Flax handmade paper, 1967, Sight size: 667 x 436 mm (26-1/4 x 17-1/8 in)sold
          Mar. 10, 2023

          Lee Bontecou (American 1931-2022), Untitled (Wish Well) (Sparks 10), Etching and aquatint in color on Flax handmade paper, 1967, Sight size: 667 x 436 mm (26-1/4 x 17-1/8 in)

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          Lee Bontecou (American, 1931-2022) Untitled (Wish Well) (Sparks 10) Etching and aquatint in color on Flax handmade paper, 1967 Signed Bontecou and dated 1967 l.r. and numbered 117-144 in graphite l.l., printed and published by ULAE, West Islip; apparently in good condition. Framed.*

          Weschler's
        • Lee Bontecou (born 1931); Seventh Stone;sold
          Feb. 23, 2023

          Lee Bontecou (born 1931); Seventh Stone;

          Est: $2,200 - $2,800

          Lee Bontecou (born 1931) Seventh Stone, 1965-68 Lithograph on Chatham British paper, signed in pencil, dated and numbered '18-31', with the blindstamp of the publisher/printer Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York, with full margins, framed. 14 3/8 x 11in (36.5 x 27.8cm) sheet 24 7/8 x 19 7/8in (63.2 x 50.5cm)

          Bonhams
        • LEE BONTECOU Silkscreen.sold
          Nov. 17, 2022

          LEE BONTECOU Silkscreen.

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          LEE BONTECOU Silkscreen. Screenprint on muslin mounted on illustration board, 1967. 355x330 mm; 14x13 inches, full margins. Edition of 200. Signed in pencil, lower right. Published by Tanglewood Press, Inc., New York. From Ten from Leo Castelli. A very good impression. Bontecou (born 1931) is an American sculptor and printmaker originally from Providence, Rhode Island. She was exposed to construction and assembly by her parents who both worked in war implements manufacturing. From a young age, Bontecou expressed an interest in drawing and sculpture and after studying academic painting at the Art Students League, New York, from 1952 to 1955, with artists such as George Grosz (1893-1959) and William Zorach (1887-1966), Bontecou discovered her passion for sculpture. She spent two years in Rome in the late 1950s on a Fulbright Scholarship, where she delved deeper into sculpture and began welding. She also developed a novel technique using an acetylene torch to create large drawings made of soot, which she called "worldscapes." On her return to New York, Bontecou began creating mounted abstract wall sculptures, for which she gained acclaim. Leo Castelli organized her first solo exhibition at his gallery in 1960, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, bought one of her works the following year. The art critic and philosopher Arthur Danto described Bontecou's work as lying "at the intersection of magnified insects, battle masks, and armored chariots." Her sculptures from the 1960s, which she is best known for, impart an organic and mechanistic sensibility that conjure fear and terror of the unknown and the inexpressible. Field 12.

          Swann Auction Galleries
        • LEE BONTECOU Untitled Etching (Wish Well).sold
          Nov. 17, 2022

          LEE BONTECOU Untitled Etching (Wish Well).

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          LEE BONTECOU Untitled Etching (Wish Well). Color etching and aquatint on Flax handmade paper, 1967. 667x436 mm; 26 1/4x17 1/8 inches, full margins. Signed, dated and numbered "123-144" in pencil, lower margin. Printed and published by ULAE, West Islip. A very good impression. Sparks 10.

          Swann Auction Galleries
        • LEE BONTECOU Tenth Stone.sold
          Nov. 17, 2022

          LEE BONTECOU Tenth Stone.

          Est: $1,200 - $1,800

          LEE BONTECOU Tenth Stone. Lithograph on Rives BFK, 1968. 960x570 mm; 37 3/4x22 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, dated and numbered 11-33 in pencil, lower right. Printed and published by ULAE, West Islip, with the blind stamp lower left. A very good impression. According to Sparks, " Tenth Stone combines two things Bontecou [born 1931] admired, flowers and airplane wings, in an image that symbolized her fears for the future of the planet. Using the same fantasy--flowers in gas masks--she created similar sculptures in wood and plastic as well as a series of drawings. The lithographic ink in this print has the iridescent quality of silverpoint." Sparks 24.

          Swann Auction Galleries
        • Lee Bontecou UNTITLED (WISH WELL!) (SPARKS 10) Color etching and aquatint, in original paper folder and linen-covered portfoliosold
          Oct. 26, 2022

          Lee Bontecou UNTITLED (WISH WELL!) (SPARKS 10) Color etching and aquatint, in original paper folder and linen-covered portfolio

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          Lee Bontecou (b. 1931) UNTITLED (WISH WELL!) (SPARKS 10) Color etching and aquatint, 1967, on Flax handmade paper, signed, dated and numbered 71-144 in pencil, from National Collection of Fine Arts, published by Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York, with full margins, in original paper folder and linen-covered portfolio. Plate 26 1/8 x 17 1/8 inches; 664 x 435 mm. Sheet 30 1/8 x 19 5/8 inches; 765 x 498 mm. Harry Lowe was Deputy Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1982-1984. C Estate of Harry Lowe

          Doyle New York
        • Lee Bontecou SILKSCREEN (PEBBLE) Screenprint on muslin mounted on board, from Ten from Leo Castelli, unframedsold
          Apr. 26, 2022

          Lee Bontecou SILKSCREEN (PEBBLE) Screenprint on muslin mounted on board, from Ten from Leo Castelli, unframed

          Est: $1,000 - $1,500

          Lee Bontecou (b. 1931) SILKSCREEN (PEBBLE) Screenprint on muslin mounted on board, 1967, signed in pencil, a proof aside from the edition of 200, from Ten from Leo Castelli, published by Tanglewood Press Inc., New York, the full sheet, unframed. Sheet 24 x 13 inches; 610 x 330 mm. Support sheet 23 3/4 x 20 inches; 603 x 508 mm. C 

          Doyle New York
        • LEE BONTECOU (B. 1931) Untitled welded steel, canvas and wiresold
          Mar. 10, 2022

          LEE BONTECOU (B. 1931) Untitled welded steel, canvas and wire

          Est: $200,000 - $300,000

          LEE BONTECOU (B. 1931) Untitled welded steel, canvas and wire

          Christie's
        • LEE BONTECOU (B. 1931) Untitled soot on paper 24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)sold
          Mar. 10, 2022

          LEE BONTECOU (B. 1931) Untitled soot on paper 24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)

          Est: $200,000 - $300,000

          LEE BONTECOU (B. 1931) Untitled soot on paper 24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)

          Christie's
        • Lee Bontecou, Untitled (from the New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio)sold
          Feb. 24, 2022

          Lee Bontecou, Untitled (from the New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio)

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          Lee Bontecou Untitled (from the New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio) 1973 lithograph 9 h × 11.875 w in (23 × 30 cm) Signed and numbered to lower right 'Bontecou 36/300'. This work is number 36 from the edition of 300 printed by Styria Studio, New York and published by Experiments in Art and Technology, New York. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey. condition: Work is in very good overall condition and presents well. Unframed.

          Rago Arts and Auction Center
        • Lee Bontecou, Untitled (from the Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio)sold
          Feb. 24, 2022

          Lee Bontecou, Untitled (from the Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio)

          Est: $1,500 - $2,000

          Lee Bontecou Untitled (from the Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio) 1967 screenprint on muslin mounted to board image: 14 h × 13 w in (36 × 33 cm) overall: 23.75 h × 20 w in (60 × 51 cm) Signed and numbered to lower edge on backing board '185/200 Bontecou'. This work is number 185 from the edition of 200 published by Tanglewood Press, New York. This work will ship from Wright in Chicago, Illinois. condition: Muslin shows a few a minor wrinkles. Matboard backing is slightly bowed and shows a scuff to right perimeter edge. Good overall condition. Framed without glazing measuring .

          Rago Arts and Auction Center
        • LEE BONTECOU (AMERICAN, B. 1931) UNTITLED (WISH WELL), FROM NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS PORTFOLIOsold
          Dec. 08, 2021

          LEE BONTECOU (AMERICAN, B. 1931) UNTITLED (WISH WELL), FROM NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS PORTFOLIO

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          Lee Bontecou (American, b. 1931) Untitled (Wish Well), from National Collection of Fine Arts Portfolio 1967, pencil signed, dated and numbered 2/144, with full margins, HKL Ltd., New York, New York, along with Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York, publishers and with the ULAE blindstamp. Etching and aquatint in colors on Flax paper. image: 26 x 17 in. (66 x 43.2cm) sheet: 30 1/8 x 19 3/4 in. (76.5 x 50.2cm) [Sparks, 10] Unframed. Condition report: Please note that lot comes in original portfolio sleeve. In generally average to fair condition. Edges deckled, with more pronounced deckling to left and right edges. Sheet appears to be slightly toned with further slight toning/discoloration running along edges. A light, unobtrusive line runs parallel along bottom edge, in margin. Another light line/crease seems to run sporadically along extreme left edge. One or two spots of early foxing are present. Heavy impression from plate. There is a small spot of blue color, roughly ½ inch, along the upper right extreme edge of the paper, unobtrusive. Some undulation throughout paper, primarily to top and bottom edges, and along deckled edges. There is an indent/fold along the upper left deckled edge with a small yellow spot present. Portfolio folder has a crease running alongside the folded edge. Small scattered handling creases throughout. There are two thin lines of light staining that run parallel verso, roughly 12 inches each. There is a blue stain running along upper edge, right corner, of portfolio folder pages, recto and verso.

          Freeman's
        • LEE BONTECOU (B. 1931) Untitled welded steel, canvas, fabric, velvet and wisold
          Nov. 11, 2021

          LEE BONTECOU (B. 1931) Untitled welded steel, canvas, fabric, velvet and wi

          Est: $2,000,000 - $4,000,000

          LEE BONTECOU (B. 1931) Untitled welded steel, canvas, fabric, velvet and wire 42 ½ x 41 ½ x 8 in. (108 x 105.4 x 20.3 cm.)

          Christie's
        • Lee Bontecou (American, B. 1931) Seventh Stonesold
          Sep. 15, 2021

          Lee Bontecou (American, B. 1931) Seventh Stone

          Est: $2,500 - $4,000

          Lee Bontecou (American, B. 1931) Seventh Stone 1965-1968, pencil signed, dated and numbered 3-31, with full margins, Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York, publisher and with their blindstamp. Lithograph on wove paper. image: 14 x 10 1/2 in. (35.6 x 26.7cm) sheet: 25 x 20 in. (63.5 x 50.8cm) Condition report: Frame: 27 x 22 x 2 in.

          Freeman's
        • Lee Bontecou SILKSCREEN (PEBBLE) Screenprint on muslin mounted on boardsold
          Jul. 15, 2021

          Lee Bontecou SILKSCREEN (PEBBLE) Screenprint on muslin mounted on board

          Est: $1,000 - $1,500

          Lee Bontecou (b. 1931) SILKSCREEN (PEBBLE) Screenprint on muslin mounted on board, 1967, signed and numbered 15/200 in pencil, from Ten from Leo Castelli, published by Tanglewood Press Inc., New York and with their ink stamp verso, framed. Sheet 24 x 13 inches; 610 x 330 mm. Support sheet 23 3/4 x 20 inches; 603 x 508 mm. Frame 24 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches; 616 x 514 mm. C Estate of Susan Pines

          Doyle New York
        • Lee BONTECOU (Née en 1931) DESSIN D.32 - 1962 Mine de plomb sur papiersold
          Jun. 28, 2021

          Lee BONTECOU (Née en 1931) DESSIN D.32 - 1962 Mine de plomb sur papier

          Est: €35,000 - €45,000

          Lee BONTECOU (Née en 1931) DESSIN D.32 - 1962 Mine de plomb sur papier Signé et daté en bas à droite "Bontecou, 1962" h: 64 w: 49,50 cm Provenance : Ileana Sonnabend Gallery, Paris Collection particulière, Paris (acquis directement auprès de cette dernière) A l'actuel propriétaire par descendance Expositions : Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, "Lee Bontecou", avril-juin 1968 Commentaire : Pencil on paper; signed and dated lower right Estimation 35 000 - 45 000 €

          Artcurial
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