Description

Christies, New York, [Published date: 1998]. Softcover, printed paper wrappers; 175 pp; 27 cm. Auction catalog issued by Christies for Auction 8910, Contemporary Art: Including Works from the Herbig Collection, held June 3, 1998, New York. Sale code GEORGE-8910. Illustrated throughout, chiefly in color. Includes artist biographies and index. In good+ condition. Original printed paper covers with light bumping to edges and corners and light overall surface scuffing; binding sound. Auction results are handwritten in ink next to estimates throughout, presumably recording hammer prices. Otherwise interior pages generally clean and unmarked. The sale comprised Lots 1 through 56 and featured important works of postwar and contemporary art drawn largely from the collection of Jost and Barbara Herbig. Artists represented include Gilbert and George, Richard Tuttle, Sigmar Polke, Keith Haring, Gerhard Richter, Georg Baselitz, Andy Warhol, Bruce Nauman, Robert Ryman, and others. The catalog includes detailed lot descriptions with estimates, full color illustrations, provenance and exhibition histories where applicable, artist biographies, and catalogue notes.