Artists' Books & Ephemera from an Important Private Collection
15 March 2023 / 1 pm et

Rago/Wright celebrates the role of artists' books and printed matter as a unique and critical part of the contemporary art landscape with Artists' Books & Ephemera from an Important Private Collection. Featuring nearly 300 lots, from intimate works by Martin Kippenberger to editions from leading conceptual artists including Lawrence Weiner and Ed Ruscha as well as short-lived experiments like Destroy All Monsters, this auction showcases the possibilities of paper and the lasting impact of the book as art form. 

Join us for this exciting live online auction event following Post War & Contemporary Art on March 15th. 

Lawrence Weiner  Artist's books, five  $347  

James Lee Byars  James Lee Byars  $1,386  

Richard Prince

Menthol Pictures

result: $2,142

Various Artists

It Melts in Your Mind, Not in Your Mouth: Destroy All Monsters Sticker Assortment

result: $378

Andy Warhol

Dossier no. 2357 - The Thirteen Most Wanted Men

result: $1,134

Bas Jan Ader

Migrateurs

result: $2,064

Alighiero Boetti

Classifying the Thousand Longest Rivers in the World

result: $7,560

Lucio Fontana

Fontana

result: $2,016

Jan Dibbets

Untitled (Postcard)

result: $459

Martin Kippenberger

Peter 2

result: $693

Henry Flynt

Down With Art

result: $361

Douglas Gordon

List of Names

result: $1,008

Bruce Nauman

Burning Small Fires

result: $6,192

Lawrence Weiner

Causality Affected and / or Effected

result: $378

Artists' Books & Ephemera from an Important Private Collection

Auction / Online
15 March 2023
1 pm eastern

Preview / Chicago
by appointment

For additional information:
info@wright20.com
312 563 0020

Sol Lewitt  Artist's books, eighteen  $4,788  

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