Auction | Norton Museum of Art

On Saturday, February 1, 2020, the Norton Museum of Art will host its 45th annual Gala—the Museum’s primary fundraising event. Gala 2020 features two art auctions: a live auction of three significant works and a silent auction of 19 exciting works valued from $2,500 to $60,000. The artwork will be on display at the Museum and open for public bidding January 28 – February 1. Proceeds support the Museum’s award-winning education and outreach programs and free Fridays and Saturdays, which includes access to the extraordinary collections, exhibitions, and programs the Norton offers. Visit—Bid—Take home fabulous art!

If you would like to participate in bidding in the live auction, but will not be present at the Gala, please contact Madeleine Kramer, Sotheby’s, at 484-862-8566.

Live Auction

Rashid Johnson
For Wedding, 2012
Branded red oak flooring, black soap, and wax
72.4 x 48.5 x 2.5 in
Courtesy of Paul & Dedrea Gray
Estimated Market Value: $150,000

Marc Dennis
Portrait Commission
Up to 30 x 40 in
Courtesy of the artist
(Pictured: Previous Commission)
Estimated Market Value: $75,000

Rob Wynne
Mirror Mirror, 2019
Poured & mirrored glass
60 x 32 in
Courtesy of the artist and
Gavlak Los Angeles / Palm Beach
Estimated Market Value: $20,000

Silent Auction

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Silent Auction

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Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.)
The Awakening (Unexpected Act of Kindness Mix), 2017
Acrylic, ink, colored pencil, feathers, quills, glass beads and collage on canvas on wood panel
36 x 48 x 2 in
Courtesy of the artist and Gavlak
Los Angeles / Palm Beach
Estimated Market Value: $18,000
Starting Bid: $9000

Ghada Amer
Study for a Sculpture on a Peach Base, 2017
Glazed Ceramic
6 x 2 in
Courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky
Gallery, New York and Aspen
Estimated Market Value: $20,000
Starting Bid: $10,000

Ry David Bradley
Untitled, 2017
Dye transfer on suede with acrylic and holographic glitter 62 x 50 in
Courtesy of Brintz Gallery
Estimated Market Value: $12,000
Starting Bid: $6,000

Andrew Brischler
Everything You’ve Heard Is True!, 2017
Colored pencil and graphite on panel
24 x 36 in
Courtesy of the artist and Gavlak
Los Angeles / Palm Beach
Estimated Market Value: $14,000
Starting Bid: $7,000

Mary Cassatt
Under the Horse-Chestnut Tree, 1896-97
Drypoint and aquatint, printed in colors on paper
16 x 11.4 in
Signed, inscribed, and annotated: “Mary Cassatt” / “à Mssr Vollard avec ses meilleurs souvenirs” / annotated “HMP”
Courtesy of Adelson Cavalier Galleries
Estimated Market Value: $60,000
Starting Bid: $30,000

Dale Chihuly
Basket Drawing, c. 1994
Acrylic on paper
41.5 x 29.5 in
Courtesy of the artist
Estimated Market Value: $10,000
Starting Bid: $5,000

Gerald Chukwuma
Nwaokorie: The Calm Child, 2018
Mixed media on wood
45 x 30 in
Courtesy of the artist and Kristin Hjellegjerde
Estimated Market Value: $12,500
Starting Bid: $6,250

Skyler Grey
Mickey & Minnie Balloons Mondrian, 2019
Acrylic, silkscreen, spray paint, diamond dust and stitching on canvas
(unique work, signed)
41 x 43 in
Courtesy of the Avant Gallery
Estimated Market Value: $25,000
Starting Bid: $12,500

Jeffrey Gibson
Deeper and Deeper, 2013
Antique hand mirror, deer hide, artificial sinew, acrylic paint
11.5 x 4.75 in
Courtesy of the artist and The Roberts Project
Estimated Market Value: $10,000
Starting Bid: $5,000

Martine Gutierrez
Body En Thrall, p114-115 from Indigenous Woman, 2018
C-print mounted on Sintra
40 x 60 in
Edition of 8
Courtesy of the artist and Ryan Lee Gallery New York
Estimated Market Value: $13,500
Starting Bid: $6,750

En Iwamura
Neo-Jomon: Blob Fantome, 2019
Bronze with hand patina
17 x 14 x 10 in, 39lbs
Edition of 5 + 3 AP
Courtesy of Arcature Fine Art/Ross Kramer Gallery
Estimated Market Value: $25,000
Starting Bid: $12,500

Kaws
Gone (Pink/Gray) SOLD, Gone (Blue), 2019
Signed by artist, in box designed by artist
Vinyl/Resin
14 x 7 x 7 in
Courtesy of Jane B. Holzer
Estimated Market Value: $2,500 each
Starting Bid: $1,250 each

Kaws
Clean Slate (Gray), 2018
Vinyl
14 in
Courtesy of Vertu Fine Art
Estimated Market Value: $3,000
Starting Bid: $1,500

Scott Kelley
Great Blue Heron, 2019
Watercolor on paper
40 x 30 in
Courtesy of the artist and
Surovek Gallery Palm Beach
Estimated Market Value: $14,500
Starting Bid: $7,250

Bonnie Lautenberg
ET/Basquiat, 1982, 2018
Giclee fine art watercolor print, printed with archival pigment ink
52.567 x 36 in
Courtesy of the artist
Estimated Market Value: $9,500
Starting Bid: $4,750

Liz Markus
Jacqueline 3, 2019
Acrylic and pencil on unprimed canvas
30 x 20 in
Courtesy of C O U N T Y
Estimated Market Value: $8,000
Starting Bid: $4,000

Maynard Monrow
Untitled /Ignorance, 2018
Edition 1 of 3
Mixed media
Courtesy of the artist and Gavlak
Los Angeles / Palm Beach
Estimated Market Value: $8,500
Starting Bid: $4,250

Barbara Ernst Prey
Blue Note, 2019
A unique 1/3 digital print with
additions by hand in color
39 x 42 in
Courtesy of the artist
Estimated Market Value: $10,000
Starting Bid: $5,000

Robert Rauschenberg
Bellini #3, 1998
8 color intaglio ed. 3/49
59 x 37 1/2 in
Courtesy of Candia Fisher
Estimated Market Value: $20,000
Starting Bid: $10,000

Federico Uribe
Blue Pencil Dog, 2019
Colored Pencils
20 x 35 x 14 in
Courtesy of Adelson Cavalier Galleries
Estimated Market Value: $20,000
Starting Bid: $10,000

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