Contemporary Art

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Contemporary Art reflects how the world continues to change in personal and collective ways since the 1960s. The reality of Expressionism, commentary of Pop Art, representation of Photorealism, pluralities of Postmodernism, and provocations of Street Art all express the nature of the cacophonous, multi-media, avant-garde, present day world.

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212 Results

  • Alex Katz: Olympic Swimmer, 1976

    Serigraph / Screenprint

    Opening Bid
    US$1,700
    End Time
    1 day, 3 hours, 30 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 10:50 a.m. (EST)
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  • Teun Hocks: Untitled, 2006

    Digital Print, Digital C-Print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,800
    End Time
    1 day, 3 hours, 31 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 10:51 a.m. (EST)
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  • Suzy Poling: Geyser #1, 2010

    Pigment Print, Archival Pigment print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    1 day, 3 hours, 33 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 10:53 a.m. (EST)
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  • David Graham: Tucumcari, New Mexico, 2001

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Opening Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    1 day, 3 hours, 35 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 10:55 a.m. (EST)
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  • Takashi Murakami: Monogram Multicolore (Black), 2007

    Serigraph / Screenprint, in colors on canvas

    Current Bid
    US$14,000
    End Time
    1 day, 3 hours, 40 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 11:00 a.m. (EST)
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  • Iwase Yoshiyuki: Fishermen, Onjuku Coast, Japan, 1950

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Current Bid
    US$2,000
    End Time
    1 day, 3 hours, 40 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 11:00 a.m. (EST)
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  • Catherine Opie: 30 Minutes after Inauguration, 2009

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Opening Bid
    US$1,800
    End Time
    1 day, 3 hours, 45 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 11:05 a.m. (EST)
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  • Helen Frankenthaler: Altitudes, 1978

    Lithograph, on J.B. Green Mayle Mill Bodlein beige handmade paper

    Opening Bid
    US$3,500
    End Time
    1 day, 3 hours, 49 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 11:09 a.m. (EST)
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  • Martin Parr: Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1991

    Chromogenic Print (C-print), Hand printed C-print

    Current Bid
    US$4,500
    End Time
    1 day, 3 hours, 49 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 11:09 a.m. (EST)
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