3 Oct 2012
13:00 PDT
Los Angeles
Made in California: Contemporary Art, featuring Works from the Betty and Monte Factor Family Collection
Back to auction 20060
Made in California: Contemporary Art, featuring Works from the Betty and Monte Factor Family Collection
Back to auction 20060
Property from various owners
Wallace Berman (1926-1976)
Greeting card, c. 1964
gelatin silver print on card
5 x 3 1/4in (12.7 x 8.3cm)
unframed
gelatin silver print on card
5 x 3 1/4in (12.7 x 8.3cm)
unframed
Sold for
US$ 1,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Collection of Sydney Rosen, Los Angeles (acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Sydney Rosen Rehmar (1925-2005) was an artist in Los Angeles in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. During this time she met many artists including Richard Diebenkorn, Richards Ruben, George Hermes, Ed Ruscha, Judy Chicago, Edmund Teske and Wallace Berman. Berman was a frequent guest in her home and it was her verifax machine that he used in many of his iconic pieces.
Category: Fine Art / Made in California
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