CVM's 2013 Benefit Online Auction
Our 2nd Silent Auction closed July 2013
Featuring artwork by Oskar Fischinger, Stephen Beck, John Canemaker, Scott Draves, Hy Hirsh,
Christina McPhee, Neon Park, Jeff Scher, Robert Seidel, George Stadnik, Edmund Teske,
Bettina Brendel and others, plus posters, signed books and a silk Fischinger scarf
Some of the unsold artwork is available for a limited time, contact cvmaccess (at) gmail.com
Please see terms at bottom of page. Prices are in US Dollars.
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ITEM 1: Fischinger oil
Cropped or framed view
Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967), Untitled, Study for Animation, c. 1942, oil on English silk. Unsigned. Punched for animation, unframed. 9.5 x 12 inches; painted image is 8 x 10.75 inches. Painted during a period in which Fischinger was making similar studies for the film Radio Dynamics (1942) - see photo of studio above. Artist's biography. SOLD
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Fischinger in the Los Angeles studio where he worked on many cels and paintings on English drawing silk for Radio Dynamics, and likely the 2 oils shown here, above and below. He built wood racks (seen in background) where the cels and paintings were stacked to dry.
ITEM 2: Fischinger oil
framed view
Abstraction (1940) by Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967). Oil on English silk. 9-1/2 x 12 inches. Framed. Dated and signed with Fischinger's logo lower left. This painting explores animated geometric movements similar to those of Fischinger's classic films Allegretto (1936-1940) and Radio Dynamics. Painted during a period in which he was painting numerous studies for Radio Dynamics (see photo of studio above), completed in 1942. Artist's biography. Unsold.
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ITEM 3: Fischinger drawing
Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967), Studie nr 8, original Animation Drawing (#1), 1931, charcoal on paper, from the film Studie nr 8. Numbered lower right, unsigned. 9 x 11.25 inches (23 x 28 cm). Photographed and used in the film, made in Berlin. Artist's biography. Estimate, $2,000 - $2,500. Starting bid, $1500. SOLD
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ITEM 4: Fischinger drawing
Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967), Studie nr. 8, original Animation Drawing (#2), 1931, charcoal on paper, from the film Studie nr 8. Numbered, unsigned. 9 x 11.25 inches. Photographed and used in the film. Artist's biography. SOLD $1500
ITEM 5: Scher Animation Drawings, pair
Jeff Scher, Pair of Animation drawings from the film Dog Days (2008). Watercolor on Somerset 140lb watercolor paper, 8.5 x11 inches, signed in pencil. See the film here, featured in The New York Times. Starting bid (sold as a pair) $500. Unsold
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ITEM 6: Draves print
Scott Draves, Dream 191.14533 (2005). 27 x 48 inches. Giclee print on canvas, signed on reverse. From Draves' Dreams in High Fidelity, made with the Electric Sheep. Artist's biography. Unsold
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ITEM 7: Seidel print
Robert Seidel, _grau (2004). Lambda print, signed. Edition of 5 + 2AP, signed. 40 x 30 centimeters. Artist's Biography (PDF). Printed in Berlin. See the award-winning film here. More Seidel work is offered below. SOLD
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ITEM 8: Hirsh vintage photograph
Hy Hirsh (1911-1961), Untitled, 1935 (farmer). Vintage gelatin silver print, trimmed and mounted to board. Image: 4-7/8 x 5 inches, Mount: 11 x 9 inches. Signed and dated in pencil. Detail, signature. Mount shows foxing. Image shows some hairline scratches and indentations typical of age. More about Hy Hirsh, filmmaker/photographer and his work (PDF monograph). Unsold
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ITEM 9: Hirsh photograph
Hy Hirsh (1911-1961), Paris Auto, 1959. Archival Giclee print from Hirsh's original 35mm transparency. Printed by CVM in 2013. 14 x 9 image, with white border (border not shown). Unframed. 1/20. First in a series of prints of Hy Hirsh's Paris, printed by CVM from vintage slides. Hirsh was an American photographer and filmmaker who spent his final years in Paris, late 1950s-1961. More about Hy Hirsh and his work (PDF monograph). Visit CVM's Hirsh site for more examples of his photography, including other Paris autos. Starting bid $300, Unsold
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ITEM 10: Hirsh photograph
Hy Hirsh (1911-1961), Paris, 1956. Archival Giclee print from Hirsh's original 35mm Kodachrome glass-mounted transparency. Labeled "Sept 56." Printed by CVM in 2013. 9 x 14, unframed. 1/20. Second in the series of prints of Hy Hirsh's Paris, printed by CVM from vintage slides. Hirsh was an American photographer and filmmaker who spent his final years in Paris, late 1950s-1961. More about Hy Hirsh and his work (PDF monograph). Visit CVM's Hirsh site for examples of his photography, including other Paris scenes. Starting bid $300; Unsold
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ITEM 11: Canemaker watercolor
John Canemaker, Animation Drawing from Bridgehampton (1998). Gouache & pastel on watercolor paper, mounted on punched animation paper. Image 5.75 x 8 inches; full paper area 10.5 x 12-1/4 (Detail above, bottom of paper with punches not visible here). Artist's biography. The film can be seen on MoMA's interactive children's website Destination Art. Starting bid: $150. SOLD
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ITEM 12: McPhee print
Christina McPhee, SHED STILL SET 4 (2012). Digital chromogenic print (lightjet), editioned, #2 of 3. 12 x 60 inches/30.5 x 152.5 cm. Unframed. Retail market value, $2200. Signed on reverse. This videomontage print is composed of stills from McPhee's recent SHED CUBED, a four channel video installation, which premiered at Krowswork, Oakland, in September 2012. Read a review of SHED CUBED
Starting bid: $800. Unsold
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ITEM 13: Seidel print
Robert Seidel, splitter #1 (2013). Lambda print, signed. Edition of 5 + 2AP, signed. 60 x 40 centimeters. Larger view. Study for a new installation projection. Printed in Berlin. Artist's Biography (PDF). Unsold
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ITEM 14: Seidel print
Robert Seidel, Tearing Shadows (2013). Lambda Print, 60 x 40 cm. Edition of 5 + 2 AP, signed. Printed in Berlin. Image from Seidel's projection sculpture, recently exhibited at 401contemporary, Berlin. View trailer of installation. New interview about the work. Artist's Biography (PDF). Starting bid: $300, Unsold
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ITEM 15: Stadnik print
George Stadnik, Cubist Landscape, 1982. Giclee print of a Lumiagraph composition created in 1982, printed in 2013 by the artist. 11 x 14 inches, 1 of 50. Signed. Larger view. Starting bid: $250, Unsold
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ITEM 16: Teske photograph
(detail, does not show entire mount)
Edmund Teske (1911-1996), gelatin silver photograph of David Bowie, 1976. Signed lower left. Inscribed, dated and signed on verso. Mounted on black card stock; mount has crease upper left. Anonymous donor. Artist biography on Getty website. Teske was a close friend of filmmaker James Whitney. SOLD
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ITEM 17: Brendel print
"Celebration" (2000), Digital Giclée print by Bettina Brendel, (1922-2009), numbered 3/10, 16 x 24 1/2 inches. Signed by the artist. Artist's Biography. Gift of The Bettina Brendel Trust. Unsold.
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ITEM 18A:
Stephen Beck, Digital print from Video Weavings. Frame 7888. 4 x 6 inches. 1/10. Unframed, signed on reverse. About Video Weavings (1973-76). Artist's biography. Prints from Video Weavings are in collections including the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. SOLD
ITEM 18B:
Stephen Beck, Digital print from Video Weavings. Frame 7204. 4 x 6 inches. 1/10. Unframed, signed on reverse. About Video Weavings (1973-76). Artist's biography. Prints from Video Weavings are in collections including the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. Unsold
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Books, posters and other items
ITEM 19: Whitney poster
Vintage James Whitney/William Moritz "Lapis" poster for 1977 LACMA series, "A James Whitney Retrospective," guest curator William Moritz. 21x 16 inches. Reverse has text by Moritz and others about James Whitney’s films. Shipped rolled, in tube. SOLD
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ITEM 20: Whitney flyer
Scarce original flyer from John Whitney, Sr. 1973 screening at Theatre Vanguard, Los Angeles. 8.5 x 14 inches, on paper. Uncut, with 2 flyer designs. William Moritz programmed a series of avant-garde film shows and performances at Vanguard in the 1970s, and may have designed this flyer. From the Elfriede Fischinger Collection. Starting bid: $60. SOLD
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ITEM 21: Nelson poster
Own a piece of Los Angeles avant-garde film history! Vintage Robert Nelson poster, for Occidental College (Los Angeles) screening. Slight wear on top left and bottom. Nelson (1930-2012) was an experimental filmmaker, born in San Francisco and active there in the late 1950s-early 60s. Poster from the William Moritz Collection at CVM.* 21.5 x 16.5 inches. Light wear at bottom. Occidental College had a thriving experimental cinema scene in the mid-1960s and 70s, with a faculty including Chick Strand, William Moritz, and Marsha Kinder. SOLD
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ITEM 22: Poster
AS IS: Neon Park-designed Genesis Films Poster (1968) featuring photography by Chick Strand. Poster has been folded in middle. Closer view of middle. 20 x 14 inches. Offset print on glossy poster stock. An uncommon Neon Park poster, otherwise good condition. Artist info. From the William Moritz Collection at CVM.* SOLD
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ITEM 23: Poster
1971 Neon Park-designed Capital Records poster for Jerry Riopelle, songwriter/music producer. Closeup. Artist info. From the William Moritz Collection at CVM.* SOLD
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ITEM 24: Starr book
Signed book, Experimental Animation: Origins of a New Art by Robert Russett and Cecile Starr. Da Capo Press, 1988. Signed by Cecile Starr. A "must have" animation book, with over 50 interviews and first-person accounts that describe the work of dozens of filmmakers. including Alexander Alexeieff and Claire Parker, Hans Richter, Viking Eggerling, Oskar Fischinger, Mary Ellen Bute, Berthold Bartosch, Robert Breer, Dwinell Grant, Harry Smith, Larry Jordan, StanVanDerBeek, Ed Emshwiller, John Whitney, Ken Knowlton, Barry Spinello and many more. With nearly 300 illustrations, and filmographies. Revised edition, Paperback, 224 pages. Gift of Cecile Starr. SOLD
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ITEM 25: Moritz book
Signed book, "Optical Poetry: The Life and Work of Oskar Fischinger," 2004 biography by William Moritz. Signed by Moritz in early 2004 shortly before his death. Moritz was Fischinger's biographer, who worked with The Fischinger Archive and Elfriede for over 3 decades until his death in 2004. This book is now out of print. Unsold
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ITEM 26: Fischinger scarf
Raumlichtkunst silk scarf, produced exclusively by The Whitney Museum, New York, 2013. Based on a still (above) from Oskar Fischinger's Raumlichtkunst. 100% silk, 36 inches square. Full view. Raumlichtkunst was recently exhibited at the Whitney Museum and Tate Modern, London. Starting bid, $75. SOLD
Model wearing scarf
Image courtesy Whitney Museum shop.
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AUCTION INFO / HOW TO BID
This auction closed on July 13, 2013, 6 pm PST. By bidding via email to CVM, you certify that if you are the winner with the highest bid, you will pay for the item within 14 days of auction close, plus shipping costs and CA tax if required. We do not charge a buyer's premium. Bids are final and may not be retracted. Please include your full name, address, and phone number with your bid. Note, your bid will be anonymous, we don't need to list your name unless you request this. Bidder registration forms may be required to place bids over $1,000, from bidders who are not CVM members or with whom we have not had previous transactions.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to The Fischinger Trust, The Bettina Brendel Trust, Stephen Beck, John Canemaker, Scott Draves, Robert Seidel, Christina McPhee, Jeff Scher, Cecile Starr, George Stadnik, Susan Herzig and Paul Hertzmann and other friends for their gifts, donations and support of this event.
* Poster from Moritz Collection is a duplicate, CVM has another in our archives.
Fischinger images (c) Fischinger Trust and Center for Visual Music
Other images courtesy the artists and estates
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