Reed AndersonThe Art GuysLeilah BabiryeDerek BoshierSteven CharlesDana FrankfortFrancesca FuchsJoseph HavelThomas Lanigan-SchmidtLisa LapinskiEva LewittDavid McGeeBucky MillerMelissa Miller
Elizabeth MurrayKaren NavarroMike OsborneEduardo PortilloJessi ReavesMichael Sean Kirby and
Patrick RennerPaul Mpagi SepuyaJay ShinnAnthony SonnenbergAnn StautbergErick SwensonNari Ward
2020 Annual Art Auction
Featured Artists
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Reed AndersonBackyard Brasil, 2019Acrylic, spray paint, and Flashe on cut magazine13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inchesCourtesy the artist and Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art, Houston, Texas
Retail value | $1,800Opening bid | $1,080
CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM HOUSTON
Artwork Donation for the 2020 Gala
The Art Guys
Three More Ideas (and another joke), from 101of the World’s Greatest Sculpture Proposals, 2012, dye transfer, graphite, pastel, collage on paper 22 x 30 inches. Retail value $6,500.00 starting bid $3,250.
Jack A. Massing
720 East 24th St.
Houston, TX. 77008
832-640-1629The Art GuysThree More Ideas (and another joke), from 101 of the World’s Greatest Sculpture Proposals, 2012Dye transfer, graphite, pastel, and collage on paper22 x 30 inchesCourtesy the artists
Retail value | $6,500Opening bid | $3,900
Leilah BabiryeThe Kuchu Series (Queer Ugandans), 2019Acrylic and pen on paper12 x 9 inchesCourtesy the artist; Gordon Robichaux, New York, New York; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Retail value | $1,200Opening bid | $720
Derek BoshierDavid Bowie as Lodger #2, 2017Ink on paper11 x 7 inchesCourtesy the artist
Retail value | $3,500 Opening bid | $2,100
Steven Charlespyofmapl, 2017Acrylic on wood12 x 12 inchesCourtesy the artist and Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas
Retail value | $4,500Opening bid | $2,700
Dana FrankfortAnd and, 2020Oil on canvas24 x 24 inchesCourtesy the artist and Inman Gallery, Houston, Texas
Retail value | $6,000 Opening bid | $3,600
Francesca FuchsFramed Print: Tower, 2013Acrylic on canvas over board24 1/2 x 20 inchesCourtesy the artist and Inman Gallery, Houston, Texas
Retail value | $4,400Opening bid | $2,640
Joseph HavelFriction (river stones), 2014Cast polyurethane resin, paperback book, and stones17 x 16 x 16 inchesCourtesy the artist and Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, Texas
Retail value | $24,000Opening bid | $14,400
Thomas Lanigan-SchmidtPlacemat (Augustine, Student at Carthage), 2006Mixed media collage13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inchesCourtesy the artist and Pavel Zoubok Fine Art, New York, New York
Retail value | $3,800Opening bid | $2,280
Lisa LapinskiUntitled, 2014Wax, blinds, and resin12 x 23 x 1 inchesCourtesy the artist and Kristina Kite Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Retail value | $6,000Opening bid | $3,600
Eva LewittYellow Loops, Blue Dots, 2020PVC plastic, polyurethane foam, and Lexan58 x 35 x 2 1/2 inchesCourtesy the artist
Retail value | $15,000 Opening bid | $9,000
David McGeeMeditation on Middle Passage, 2020Mixed media24 x 51 inchesCourtesy the artist
Retail value | $9,500Opening bid | $5,700
Bucky MillerScience Fiction, 2018Pigment print, edition 1/316 1/2 x 24 inchesCourtesy the artist
Retail value | $750 Opening bid | $450
Melissa MillerPink Wall (5), 2003Gouache on paper5 1/2 x 4 inchesCourtesy the artist and Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas
Retail value | $2,400Opening bid | $1,440
Elizabeth MurrayStudy for “Kind of Blue”, 2004Colored pencil on paper8 1/2 x 11 inchesCourtesy the Murray-Holman Family Trust
Retail value | $8,500Opening bid | $5,100
Karen NavarroSubject #2 variation 1, 2019Archival inkjet print, laser-cut and embossed on gesso panel14 x 11 x 2 1/2 inchesCourtesy the artist and Foto Relevance, Houston, Texas
Retail value | $1,900Opening bid | $1,140
Mike OsborneTest Target / National Mall, 2019Archival inkjet print, edition of 5 + 1 AP40 x 50 inchesCourtesy the artist and Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Retail value | $5,550Opening bid | $3,330
Eduardo PortilloEverything you see here is a Supernova, 2020Acrylic on shaped canvas76 x 54 x 5 inchesCourtesy the artist and Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
Retail value | $13,500Opening bid | $8,100
Jessi ReavesGoals Sconce, 2020Metal, fabric, wood, sawdust, wood glue, and lamp wiring24 x 25 x 6 inchesCourtesy the artist and Bridget Donahue, New York, New York
Retail value | $7,000Opening bid | $4,200
Michael Sean Kirby and Patrick Rennerarchitecture as painting, 2020Re-animated paint burnished into concrete over carved polystyrene15 x 12 x 12 inchesCourtesy the artists
Retail value | $2,000Opening bid | $1,200
Paul Mpagi SepuyaMirror Study (0X5A7385), 2018Archival pigment print, edition 2/513 1/3 x 8 9/10 inchesCourtesy the artist; DOCUMENT, Chicago, Illinois; Team Gallery, New York, New York; and Vielmetter, Los Angeles, California
Retail value | $4,000Opening bid | $2,400
Jay ShinnDyad #17, 2020Colored pencil on paper29 x 22 1/2 inchesCourtesy the artist and Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Retail value | $3,400 Opening bid | $2,040
Anthony SonnenbergPolka Dot Epergne, 2019Porcelain over stoneware, found porcelain tchotchkes, underglaze, and glaze21 x 8 x 8 inchesCourtesy the artist and Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Retail value | $5,000Opening bid | $3,000
Ann Stautberg6-12-17, P.M., #8, 2017Archival pigment on canvas, edition 1/360 x 45 inchesCourtesy the artist and Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Retail value | $5,500Opening bid | $3,300
Erick SwensonScuttle, 2012Polyurethane resin and acrylic paint, edition 5/56 x 10 x 10 inchesCourtesy the artist and Talley Dunn Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Retail value | $20,000Opening bid | $12,000
Nari WardAvailable!!! Positon; Can i trust you?, 2018Pigmented cast cotton pulp (two parts)14 x 17 inches (top); 15 x 17 1/2 inches (bottom)Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, New York; Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; and Seoul, South Korea
Retail value | $30,000Opening bid | $20,000