Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Urban Culture, Pop & Contemporary Art

Sun, Feb 24, 2019 11:00AM EST
Lot 702

3 Michaele Vollbracht Erotic Mixed Media Works

Estimate: $200 - $300

Bid Increments

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$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
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$30,000 $2,000
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$200,000 $25,000
Lot is comprised of two framed collages and one double-sided homoerotic work on paper. Provenance: The Estate of Michaele Vollbracht, Safety Harbor, Florida. Michaele Vollbracht (1947-2018) was an artist and fashion designer working both under his own name and for other designers, notably Bill Blass Limited, Geoffrey Beene and Donald Brooks. Vollbracht was the designer of Bloomingdale's famous Face Bag, and recipient of the 1980 Coty Award. His artwork has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Smithsonian Institution and is included in many private collections, among them former President Gerald Ford, Diane von Furstenberg, Elizabeth Taylor, and Paloma Picasso. {source: Wikipedia}
Designer & Manufacturer: Michaele Vollbracht (1947-2018)
Markings: no marking(s) apparent
Country of Origin & Materials: American; paper
Dimensions(H,W,D): framed: 12.5"h, 13.5"w; 9.5"h, 9.5"w; work on paper: 11.75"h, 19.25"w unfolded

Condition

very good, minor wear to frames; collages with some age to paper, one with foxing to mat; work on paper with wear consistent with age and handling; not examined outside frames