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artnet Auctions Presents Color and Light: A Sale of Abstract Art
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Sam Francis Untitled (SF75-089), 1975 Acrylic on paper  22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.) Est. US$50,000–60,000
Sam Francis Untitled (SF75-089), 1975 Acrylic on paper 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.) Est. US$50,000–60,000

New York/Berlin (PRWEB) August 02, 2013 -- artnet Auctions is pleased to feature Color and Light: A Sale of Abstract Art, an auction of Contemporary Abstract artworks exploring color and light in their purest forms. The sale will feature glowing, visionary works by Contemporary artists such as Sam Francis, Helen Frankenthaler, Kenneth Noland, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Mary Heilmann, Josef Albers, Imi Knoebel, Sol LeWitt, Victor Vasarely, Julio Le Parc, and James Turrell. The works in the sale have estimates ranging from US$8,000 to 275,000.

The sale will feature two exceptional Abstract Expressionist works on paper by painter Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994). Each work is estimated at US$50,000–60,000 and display the expressive and emotional use of color that has come to define Francis’s aesthetic. Untitled (SF75-089) is a luminous, jewel-toned piece that is typical of the artist’s style of the 1970s. Untitled (SF90-369) is a late work in which splashes of violet, blue, deep green, and orange form a dynamic composition tinged with melancholy, and embody Francis’s sense of art’s relationship to spirituality.

The sale will also feature the mixed media work Study for the Gas Company Tower Commission, a maquette created by Frank Stella (American, b.1936) for Dusk, his extraordinary 1991 mural for the Gas Company Tower in Los Angeles, CA. Dusk belongs to Stella's Moby Dick series of works inspired by Herman Melville's classic tale, and takes its title from one of the novel's chapters. Estimated at US$250,000–275,000, Study for the Gas Company Tower Commission provides a look at the process that went into making the mural, displaying the color, layered textures, and dynamic movement that would be replicated in the final work.

Another highlight of the sale is Orange Family, a work by Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, b.1930) from 1969. Estimated at US$25,000–30,000, the work is a brilliant Op Art painting dominated by radiant vertical lines of orange and yellow. With its sun-soaked palette and dynamic, pulsating composition, Orange Family is typical of Anuszkiewicz’s rigorous interrogation of the interplay between high-intensity colors.
Color and Light: A Sale of Abstract Art will be live on artnet Auctions from August 1 through 8, 2013, and on view at http://www.artnet.com/auctions/search/?q=keyword-color_2013/.
• Register to bid on artnet Auctions: https://www.artnet.com/auctions/register-to-bid
• View all lots: http://www.artnet.com/auctions/all-artworks/

For more information about this sale, please contact artnet Auctions specialists:

Presca Ahn
Associate Specialist, Modern and Contemporary Art
+1-212-497-9700 ext. 112
PAhn(at)artnet(dot)com

John McCord
Senior Specialist, Modern and Contemporary Art
+1-212-497-9700 ext. 173
JMcCord(at)artnet(dot)com

Media Contacts:
To receive further information and images, or to arrange interviews, members of the media may contact:
Elizabeth Reina-Longoria or Deirdre Maher
+1-212-675-1800
Elizabeth(at)bluemedium(dot)com or Deirdre(at)bluemedium(dot)com

About artnet:
artnet is the leading resource for the international art market and the principal platform for art auctions on the Internet. With products such as artnet Auctions, the artnet Price Database, artnet Galleries, and artnet Analytics Reports, artnet is the only company to offer a comprehensive combination of art market resources.

Founded in 1989 and online since 1995, artnet was the first online source for art research and pricing. Host to two million visitors each month, artnet provides reliable information and market transparency to art collectors, galleries, auction houses, museums, and investors.

About artnet Auctions:
With 24/7 worldwide bidding, artnet Auctions is the world’s first online auction platform to buy and sell Modern and Contemporary paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, and more. artnet has been online since 1995, and is host to approximately 2 million visitors each month. Through the artnet Price Database and artnet Galleries, artnet is the leading online resource for the international art market.

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