Lots 141 - 150

Lot 141

Lot #141: SAUL STEINBERG (1914-1999): "TO MONICA'S FALL OFF AN IVORY BALL (SEPT. 18, 1951)"
Pen and ink drawing, 22 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (sheet), signed and dated '51 in ink.
Estimate: $ 600.00 - $ 800.00 Sold at $1000

Lot 142

Lot #142: SAUL STEINBERG (1914-1990): "BIRDS"
Pen and ink drawing, 23 x 14 1/2 in. (sight), signed in pen and dated '49. Exhibited: The Robert & Frances Flaherty Study Center, Brattleboro, VT.
Estimate: $ 1200.00 - $ 2000.00 Sold at $2800

Lot 143

Lot #143: DOROTHY DEHNER (1901-1994): STUDY FOR SCULPTURE
Pen and ink drawing with gray wash, 20 1/4 x 15 3/4 in. (sheet), signed, titled and dated '53.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 2000.00 Sold at $1500

Lot 144

Lot #144: DOROTHY DEHNER (1901-1994): "THE PINKS AND THE BLUES"
Pen and ink drawing with wash, 23 x 18 in. (sight), signed in ink and dated '54, titled on verso.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 2000.00 Sold at $1300

Lot 145

Lot #145: EMIL BISTTRAM (1895-1976): UNTITLED (GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTION)
Color oil pastel on paper, 9 1/2 x 8 in. (sheet), signed and dated '44.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00 Sold at $950

Lot 146

Lot #146: BALCOMB GREENE (1904-1990): "GERTRUDE IV"
Oil on canvas; 49 x 40 in., signed lower right and dated 1958, exhibition label on verso, "The Figure in Contemporary Painting, American Federation of the Arts," Nov - 61. Provenance: Property formerly in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Estimate: $ 1500.00 - $ 3000.00 Sold at $3500

Lot 147

Lot #147: JIMMY ERNST (1920-1984): "NIGHTSCAPE I"
Painted oil on metal disc mounted on board, 10 x 10 in., signed and dated '67 lower right. Provenance: Property formerly in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 500.00 Sold at $500

Lot 148

Lot #148: MARIE MENKEN (b. 1917): "IF EARTH IN EARTH DELIGHT"
Mixed media construction on masonite, 12 x 17 3/4 in., signed, titled and dated '50 on verso and with Betty Parsons exhibition label.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 500.00 Sold at $425

Lot 149

Lot #149: CONSTANTINO NIVOLA (1911-1988): SEATED FEMALE NUDE
Fired terracotta, with incised mark, signed; 5 x 5 x 5 in. Provenance: Property formerly in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 700.00 Sold at $950

Lot 150

Lot #150: CONSTANTINO NIVOLA (1911-1988): STANDING FIGURE OF A WOMAN
Gilded bronze, signed in the base and dated 1959; 8 1/4 in. Provenance: Property formerly in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Estimate: $ 400.00 - $ 600.00 Sold at $1700