Elevated: Art Via Chicago

Wright and Toomey & Co. are proud to offer the only auctions dedicated to exploring and supporting the legacy of Chicago art. Elevated: Art Via Chicago features 20th century art from important Chicago collections with an emphasis on artists and movements that have shaped the Chicago art world over the last 100 years, such as the Chicago Imagists, Hairy Who?, Monster Roster, and Chicago Modernists. The sale includes highlights by Gertrude Abercrombie, Karl Wirsum, Miyoko Ito, Richard Hunt, Ed Paschke, Robert Lostutter, Joseph Yoakum, Ruth Duckworth, Ivan Albright, and many others.

If you have works that you would like to include in this auction, contact our specialists today!

Exceptional Results for Artworks from Chicago

Gertrude Abercrombie

Owl Trainer No. 2

estimate: $200,000–300,000

result: $825,500

Miyoko Ito

Kachina

estimate: $100,000–200,000

result: $560,700

Ed Paschke

Velveteen

estimate: $100,000–150,000

result: $125,000

Roger Brown

Fisticuffs in a Sumo Landscape

estimate: $25,000–35,000

result: $63,000

Christina Ramberg

Untitled

estimate: $30,000–50,000

result: $45,000

Ruth Duckworth

Untitled (Form 18990)

estimate: $4,000–6,000

result: $63,000

Ivan Albright

Lobster Salad

estimate: $20,000–30,000

result: $137,500

Gladys Nilsson

Soupz On

estimate: $12,000–18,000

result: $50,000

Margo Hoff

Dream of Flying

estimate: $7,000–9,000

result: $30,240

Julia Thecla

Girl at the Garden Fence

estimate: $4,000–6,000

result: $36,120

Richard Hunt

Untitled

estimate: $10,000–15,000

result: $40,320

Joseph E. Yoakum

Sao Fall in Amazon River near Porto-de-Moz Brazil

estimate: $10,000–20,000

result: $25,000

Karl Wirsum

Mr. Big Arms in a No Swipe Place

estimate: $40,000–60,000

result: $37,800

H.C. Westermann

The Big Leaguer (Untitled (for Richard Fraenkel))

estimate: $15,000–20,000

result: $21,420

Lee Godie

Tidle _ _ _ Thinking [sic] (Self-Portrait)

estimate: $2,000–3,000

result: $30,000

Robert Lostutter

Untitled

estimate: $8,000–12,000

result: $17,640

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