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  • Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation
    Jan. 29, 2025

    Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    Lucas Samaras Photo-Transformation 1975 SX-70 Polaroid, instant internal dye diffusion transfer print image: 3.125 h x 3.125 w in (8 x 8 cm) sheet: 4.25 h x 3.5 w in (11 x 9 cm) Dated to verso '7/4/75'. This work is unique. Provenance: The Pace Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, 1936-2024) Woman's Head, 1962
    Dec. 11, 2024

    Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, 1936-2024) Woman's Head, 1962

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, 1936-2024) Woman's Head, 1962 color pastel on paper 11 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches. This lot is located in New York.

    Freeman’s | Hindman
  • Lucas Samaras (1936-2024)
    Dec. 05, 2024

    Lucas Samaras (1936-2024)

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    SELF-PORTRAITS Seven relief prints (two printed with color), 1994, on wove paper, signed, dated and numbered 26/30 in pencil, published by Pace Prints, New York, with full margins, framed. Plates 11 7/8 x 9 3/8 inches; 302 x 238 mm. Sheets 19 7/8 x 15 inches; 505 x 381 mm. Frames 22 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches; 578 x 451 mm.

    DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
  • LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) - Chair Transformation #20B
    Nov. 22, 2024

    LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) - Chair Transformation #20B

    Est: $100,000 - $150,000

    LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Chair Transformation #20B patinated bronze 141 x 86 x 26 ¾ in. (358.1 x 218.4 x 67.9 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Lucas Samaras "Hook and Ribbon" Screenprint 1972
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Lucas Samaras "Hook and Ribbon" Screenprint 1972

    Est: $150 - $300

    Lucas Samaras "Hook and Ribbon" Screenprint 1972. Pencil signed and numbered 90/150 in the lower margin by the artist Lucas Samaras (American/Greek b. 1936.) Published by Pace Prints, New York. From the collection of a prominent US corporation. Dimensions are 44.5 in h x 33.25 in w x 1.5 in d. Condition is good with some wear to edges of frame. Please call or email for a detailed condition report.

    Public Sale Auction House
  • Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation 7/6/75
    Nov. 13, 2024

    Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation 7/6/75

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    Lucas Samaras Photo-Transformation 7/6/75 1975 SX-70 Polaroid, instant internal dye diffusion transfer print sight: 3.5 h x 3.5 w in (9 x 9 cm) Provenance: The Pace Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Lucas Samaras; American 1936-2024; White Collar
    Oct. 22, 2024

    Lucas Samaras; American 1936-2024; White Collar

    Est: R80,000 - R120,000

    Lucas Samaras American 1936-2024 White Collar painted plaster height: 6cm; width: 16,5cm; depth: 13cm

    Strauss & Co
  • Lucas Samaras; American 1936-2024; Flower Chair Burn 3
    Oct. 22, 2024

    Lucas Samaras; American 1936-2024; Flower Chair Burn 3

    Est: R150,000 - R200,000

    Lucas Samaras American 1936-2024 Flower Chair Burn 3 inscribed with the artist's name, dated 2003, numbered 4/5, the title and medium on a Pace Wildenstein Gallery label adhered to the reverse; inscribed with the artist's name, the date, title and medium on a Waddington Galleries label adhered to the reverse pure pigment on paper 44 by 67,5cm excluding frame; 61,5 by 85,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • Untitled
    Sep. 30, 2024

    Untitled

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Art Without Boundaries: The Abrams Family Collection Lucas Samaras 1936 - 2024 Untitled pastel on paper 11 ¾ by 9 ⅛ in.  29.8 by 23.1 cm. Executed in 1965.

    Sotheby's
  • Untitled
    Sep. 30, 2024

    Untitled

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Art Without Boundaries: The Abrams Family Collection Lucas Samaras 1936 - 2024 Untitled dated feb 1 62 (on the verso) pastel on paper 12 by 9 in. 30.5 by 22.9 cm. Executed in 1962.

    Sotheby's
  • Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation
    Sep. 27, 2024

    Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Lucas Samaras Photo-Transformation 1975 SX-70 Polaroid, instant internal dye diffusion transfer print 4.25 h x 3.5 w in (11 x 9 cm) Dated to verso '2/4/75'. Provenance: Pace Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Together, two Polaroid Photo-Transformations.
    Aug. 22, 2024

    LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Together, two Polaroid Photo-Transformations.

    Est: $5,000 - $7,500

    LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Together, two Polaroid Photo-Transformations. Unique SX-70 Polaroids, the images measuring 76 mm; 3 inches square, the sheets 76x89 mm; 4¼x3½ inches; each with a Pace Gallery label with the typed title and one with the date, on frame verso. 1976.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Lucas Samaras (Greek/American, 1936-2024)
    Jul. 18, 2024

    Lucas Samaras (Greek/American, 1936-2024)

    Est: $300 - $500

    Lucas Samaras (Greek/American, 1936-2024), "Ribbon", 1972, lithograph in colors, pencil-signed, dated and numbered "89/150" lower margin, sheet 36 1/4 in. x 25 3/4 in., unframed. Provenance: Pace Gallery, New York, NY, c. 1972.

    Neal Auction Company
  • LUCAS SAMARAS (b. 1936). Untitled. pastel on paper 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 c
    Jul. 17, 2024

    LUCAS SAMARAS (b. 1936). Untitled. pastel on paper 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 c

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    LUCAS SAMARAS (b. 1936). Untitled. pastel on paper 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm.).

    Christie's
  • LUCAS SAMARAS Hand.
    Jun. 06, 2024

    LUCAS SAMARAS Hand.

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    LUCAS SAMARAS Hand. Color screenprint, die-cut and mounted on Plexiglas, 1975. 545x475 mm; 21½x18¾ inches. One of 20 numbered artist's proofs, aside from the edition of 100. With the incised artist's signature, dated, inscribed "AP" and numbered 4/20 in the Plexiglas. Published by Pace Editions, Inc., New York, with the original shadow box metal frame.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Samaras, Lucas; Samaras Album [SIGNED - 1/100 LIMITED EDITION POLAROID]
    May. 04, 2024

    Samaras, Lucas; Samaras Album [SIGNED - 1/100 LIMITED EDITION POLAROID]

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    SIGNED POLAROID New York: Whitney Museum of American Art and Pace Editions, 1971. Color polaroid limited to only 100 SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Samaras. 4.25 x 3.25 in./8.25 x 10.5 cm.; numbered 26/100 on recto; in original glassine envelope. Polaroid is SIGNED ("LS") and numbered 26/100 by Lucas Samaras. Print Condition: Fine with no visible flaws. SIGNED.

    Bucklin
  • LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Panorama 2/20/83 (Réalisée en 1983.signed with artist's initials and dated on the reverse a unique composition comprised of 24 one inch strips of Polaroid II prints.This work is unique.)
    Apr. 24, 2024

    LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Panorama 2/20/83 (Réalisée en 1983.signed with artist's initials and dated on the reverse a unique composition comprised of 24 one inch strips of Polaroid II prints.This work is unique.)

    Est: €12,000 - €18,000

    LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Panorama 2/20/83 signé des initiales et daté ' Feb 20/83' au revers une composition unique composée de 24 bandes d'un pouce des impressions de Polaroid II Oeuvre unique. 57.5 x 21.6cm (22 5/8 x 8 1/2in). Réalisée en 1983. signed with artist's initials and dated on the reverse a unique composition comprised of 24 one inch strips of Polaroid II prints. This work is unique.

    Bonhams
  • Lucas Samaras, Album Deluxe
    Apr. 18, 2024

    Lucas Samaras, Album Deluxe

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Lucas Samaras Album Deluxe 1971 hardcover with acetate dust jacket and polaroid photograph in glassine envelope 11.875 h x 9.5 w x .75 d in (30 x 24 x 2 cm) Work features unique polaroid in glassine envelope mounted to front endpaper. Signed and numbered to front endpaper and polaroid '99/100 L. Samaras' and '99/100 L.S.'. This work is number 99 from the edition of 100 published by The Whitney Museum of American Art and Pace Editions, Inc., New York. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

    Wright
  • Figure
    Apr. 10, 2024

    Figure

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs Lucas Samaras 1936 - 2024 Figure 7/7/78 unique Polaroid Polacolor II print, dated in pencil on the reverse, framed, a PaceWildensteinMacGill label on the reverse image: 9½ by 7½ (24.1 by 19.1 cm.) frame: 17¼ by 14¼ in. (43.8 by 36.2 cm.) Executed in 1978.

    Sotheby's
  • LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Large Drawing #36 1966
    Mar. 21, 2024

    LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Large Drawing #36 1966

    Est: £5,000 - £7,000

    LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Large Drawing #36 1966 signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated June 22/66 on the reverse graphite and coloured pencil on paper 42.6 by 35.2 cm. 16 3/4 by 13 7/8 in.

    Bonhams
  • Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, b. 1936) - Untitled #2
    Feb. 27, 2024

    Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, b. 1936) - Untitled #2

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, b. 1936) - Untitled #2 Dated and numbered ‘5/14/82/2’ verso, color crayon on paper Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 23 in. (44.5 x 58.4cm) Provenance Pace Gallery, New York, New York. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. George Perutz, Dallas, Texas. Christie's East, New York, sale of November 19, 1996, lot 220. Acquired directly from the above sale. The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Exhibition "Lucas Samaras: Objects and Subjects, 1969-1986,” The Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, May 1988-November 1989; also National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia; The Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, Florida; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia; and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts (traveling exhibition). Literature Lucas Samaras: Objects and Subjects, 1969-1986, an exhibition catalogue, The Denver Art Museum, Denver, 1989, p. 161 (illustrated).

    Freeman's | Hindman
  • Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, b. 1936) - Reconstruction #104
    Feb. 27, 2024

    Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, b. 1936) - Reconstruction #104

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, b. 1936) - Reconstruction #104 Sewn fabric collage on canvas 63 3/4 x 62 3/4 in. (161.9 x 159.4cm) Executed in 1979. Provenance Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California. Pace Gallery, New York, New York. Sotheby's Arcade, New York, sale of October 12, 1991, lot 373. Acquired directly from the above sale. The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Freeman's | Hindman
  • Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, B. 1936) - Panorama
    Feb. 27, 2024

    Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, B. 1936) - Panorama

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, B. 1936) - Panorama Signed ‘Samaras’ and dated ‘11/8/84’ verso, Polaroid collage 10 3/4 x 32 in. (27.3 x 81.3cm) Provenance Pace MacGill, New York, New York. Christie's, New York, sale of February 20, 2002, lot 184. Acquired directly from the above sale. The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Lot Essay On the surface, the three works by Lucas Samaras in the Sidney Rothberg Collection: Panorama, 1984 (Lot 84), Reconstruction #104, 1979 (Lot 101), and Untitled #2, 1982 (Lot 117) appear so divergent stylistically that they may not even be considered to be created by the same artist in the same time period. Reconstruction #104 is a large-scale, hand sewn fabric collage, with patterns, colors and textures converging and connecting in all different directions within the picture plane. A collage of cut and pieced Polaroid self- portraits, Panorama shows a figure stepping up into the light as he moves from left to right across the collage. Untitled #2, a colored pencil drawing on black paper, splits a figure’s face into two joining heads, with three eyes, two noses and a sunset landscape bridging the forehead. The three works perfectly encapsulate Samaras’s project: they are diverse and experimental, they engage with perception and the psychology of the self, and they illustrate the artist’s hands-on engagement with a multitude of mediums and artistic approaches. Pushing boundaries of categorization and defying relegation to a specific artistic movement, Samaras manipulates the conventions of self-portraiture to explore the very act of seeing itself.

    Freeman's | Hindman
  • LUCAS SAMARAS (New York, 1936-), "Clenched Couple", 1975., Color screenprint, 40" x 36". Unframed.
    Jan. 29, 2024

    LUCAS SAMARAS (New York, 1936-), "Clenched Couple", 1975., Color screenprint, 40" x 36". Unframed.

    Est: $300 - $500

    LUCAS SAMARAS New York, 1936- "Clenched Couple", 1975. A printer's proof. Signed, dated and inscribed "PP 2" in pencil lower margin.

    Eldred's
  • LUCAS SAMARAS (b. 1936) Untitled pastel and gouache on paper 13 x 10 in. (3
    Dec. 14, 2023

    LUCAS SAMARAS (b. 1936) Untitled pastel and gouache on paper 13 x 10 in. (3

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    LUCAS SAMARAS (b. 1936) Untitled pastel and gouache on paper 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm.)

    Christie's
  • LUCAS SAMARAS (b. 1936) Untitled pastel and gouache on paper 13 x 10 in. (3
    Dec. 14, 2023

    LUCAS SAMARAS (b. 1936) Untitled pastel and gouache on paper 13 x 10 in. (3

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    LUCAS SAMARAS (b. 1936) Untitled pastel and gouache on paper 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Lucas Samaras, Clenched Couple
    Dec. 07, 2023

    Lucas Samaras, Clenched Couple

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Lucas Samaras Clenched Couple 1975 screenprint in colors image: 36 h x 27.5 w in (91 x 70 cm) sight: 39.5 h x 31.625 w in (100 x 80 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower right '63/125 Samaras 75'. This work is number 63 from the edition of 125 published by Pace Editions, New York. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Wright
  • Photobücher - - Samaras, Lucas.
    Nov. 11, 2023

    Photobücher - - Samaras, Lucas.

    Est: €200 - €300

    Photobücher - - Samaras, Lucas. Samaras Album. Autointerview, Autobiography, Autopolaroid. Mit zahlreichen, teils farbigen photographischen Abbildungen. New York, Whitney Museum, 1971. 104 S. 30,5 x 24 cm. Illlustrierter Original-Pappband mit montierter Deckelphotographie. Eins von 2000 Exemplaren. - Schönes Exemplar. - Provenienz: Sammlung Helmut Anton und Margot Krätz.

    Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
  • LUCAS SAMARAS (New York, 1936-), "Clenched Couple", 1975., Screenprint, 40" x 36". Unframed.
    Oct. 18, 2023

    LUCAS SAMARAS (New York, 1936-), "Clenched Couple", 1975., Screenprint, 40" x 36". Unframed.

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    LUCAS SAMARAS New York, 1936- "Clenched Couple", 1975. Signed in pencil lower right "PP 2 Samaras 75".

    Eldred's
  • LUCAS SAMARAS. Samaras Album.
    Oct. 05, 2023

    LUCAS SAMARAS. Samaras Album.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    LUCAS SAMARAS. Samaras Album. Illustrated with reproductions of Samaras' color and black-and-white autopolaroids. 4to, photo-pictorial embossed boards with a mounted photographic reproduction. Roth 212. DELUXE EDITION, ONE OF 100 COPIES SIGNED BY SAMARAS AND ISSUED WITH A PRINT. New York: The Whitney Museum of American Art and Pace Editions, Inc., (1971) WITH--Lucas Samaras. Self-Portrait. Chromogenic print, the image measuring 3 3/4x2 3/4 inches (9.5x7 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Samaras' initials and the edition notation 51/100 in ink on print recto, and his signature and the edition notation again on the page mount recto; in the original glassine envelope cornered to the verso of the front free endpaper. 1971

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • LUCAS SAMARAS (AMERICAN-GREEK, B. 1936).
    Jul. 20, 2023

    LUCAS SAMARAS (AMERICAN-GREEK, B. 1936).

    Est: $100 - $1,000

    Modern Match. Serigraph. Apparently unsigned. From a Massachusetts estate. Dimensions: Site: 17.75" h x 13.75" w. Frame: 18.25" h x 14.25" w.

    Clarke Auction Gallery
  • LUCAS SAMARAS (B. 1936) Nude pastel on paper 12 x 9in. (30.4 x 22.8cm.)
    Jul. 05, 2023

    LUCAS SAMARAS (B. 1936) Nude pastel on paper 12 x 9in. (30.4 x 22.8cm.)

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    LUCAS SAMARAS (B. 1936) Nude pastel on paper 12 x 9in. (30.4 x 22.8cm.)

    Christie's
  • Lucas Samaras (b. 1936) Man's Head (Self-Portrait), 1961 Pastel on paper 12 x 9
    Jun. 20, 2023

    Lucas Samaras (b. 1936) Man's Head (Self-Portrait), 1961 Pastel on paper 12 x 9

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    Lucas Samaras (b. 1936) Man's Head (Self-Portrait), 1961 Pastel on paper 12 x 9 inches (30.5 x 22.9 cm) (sheet) Initialed and dated on the reverse: LS 11, 61 PROVENANCE: Zabriskie Gallery, New York; Private collection, acquired from the above, 1969. EXHIBITED: Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, North Carolina, "Art On Paper Invitational," November, 1968. HID01801242017

    Heritage Auctions
  • Lucas Samaras (b. 1936): Untitled
    Jun. 08, 2023

    Lucas Samaras (b. 1936): Untitled

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Ink and colored pencil on paper, 1968, signed 'Lucas' and dated lower right. 9 /2 x 8 1/4 in. (sheet), 10 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (frame). From the Collection of Piri Halasz

    STAIR
  • LUCAS SAMARAS - FEET
    May. 25, 2023

    LUCAS SAMARAS - FEET

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Lot 31 Lucas Samaras Greek (b. 1936) Feet (1961) pastel on paper initialed verso sheet: 9 x 12 inches frame dimensions: 16 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 1 inches, wood frame with glazing Provenance: From the Estate of Mason Adams Plaza Art Galleries, Inc., New York, NY and ,The Green Gallery, New York, NY labels affixed to verso

    Capsule Gallery Auction
  • Lucas Samaras, Greek, American (1936-present), Ribbon, Lithograph
    Apr. 22, 2023

    Lucas Samaras, Greek, American (1936-present), Ribbon, Lithograph

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Lucas Samaras Greek, American, (1936-present) Ribbon Lithograph 9 Color Screenprint. A colorful ribbon flowing in the forefront with a black and white abstract background. Framed and signed lower right '72 Numbered 17/150

    Link Auction Galleries
  • Five exhibition catalogues for Lucas Samaras
    Apr. 20, 2023

    Five exhibition catalogues for Lucas Samaras

    Est: $300 - $500

    Heading: Author: Samaras, Lucas Title: Five exhibition catalogues of Lucas Samaras Place Published: New York Publisher:PaceWildenstein; The Pace Gallery Date Published: 1991-2001 Description: 5 volumes. Illustrated from photographs. Variously sized illustrated wrappers. Includes: Slices of Abstraction. 1991. Lucas Samaras: Pastels. 1993. Cubes/Pragmata/Trapezoids. 1994. Paint. 2001. Boxed set. Photo-Transformations. 1996. Printed boards in slipcase.

    PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
  • Lucas SAMARAS: "Match" - Silkscreen Print
    Apr. 01, 2023

    Lucas SAMARAS: "Match" - Silkscreen Print

    Est: $200 - $300

    Lucas Samaras (Greek/American, b. 1936), silkscreen titled "Match", framed and glazed. Provenance: Brentano's Gallery, First Avenue, New York (bearing label to rear). [17 1/2" H x 13 1/2" W]. In good condition.

    Roland Auctions NY
  • Lucas Samaras b.1936 Figural Pastel Drawing 1974
    Mar. 29, 2023

    Lucas Samaras b.1936 Figural Pastel Drawing 1974

    Est: $1,000 - $3,000

    Lucas Samaras (American Greek, born 1936). An original pastel drawing on paper. An abstract figural interior landscape with two embracing blues figures in the corner of a colorful room. No apparent signature. THE PACE GALLERY NEW YORK and MAKLER GALLERY labels affixed to verso with work information, and dated UNTITLED AUGUST 19, 1974 3 of 4 DONE THAT DAY. The artist is a follower of Claes Oldenburg (1929-2022). Presented in a chromed metal frame. Work Size: 13 x 10 in. Dimensions: 19.5 X 16 X 1 in. Condition: Good overall condition with mild surface wear and pastel loss. Frame having mild storage wear to edges and corners. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery offers in-house ground contiguous USA domestic shipping, excluding New Mexico, for $95 plus insurance. Gallery will refer third party shippers for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com

    Hill Auction Gallery
  • Lucas Samaras, Artist's books, three
    Mar. 15, 2023

    Lucas Samaras, Artist's books, three

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Lucas Samaras Artist's books, three 1971 bound printed paper Complete Lot Details Album: Autointerview, Autobiography, Autopolaroid Lucas Samaras, The Whitney Museum of Art and Pace Editions, New York, 1971. Signed and numbered. This work is number 65 from the edition of 100. Phantasmata: Photo-Transformations Lucas Samaras, The Pace Gallery, New York, 1977. Photo-Transformations Lucas Samaras, The Pace Gallery, New York, 1974. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Lucas Samaras,  Greek/American b.1936 -  Chair Transformation #22, 1969-70;  mirror on wood, H102.5 x W52.3 x L52.1 cm  Provenance:  The Pace Gallery, New York, no. 2564 (according to the label affixed to the bottom);  Saatchi & Saatchi, London 
    Mar. 14, 2023

    Lucas Samaras,  Greek/American b.1936 -  Chair Transformation #22, 1969-70;  mirror on wood, H102.5 x W52.3 x L52.1 cm  Provenance:  The Pace Gallery, New York, no. 2564 (according to the label affixed to the bottom);  Saatchi & Saatchi, London 

    Est: £12,000 - £18,000

    Lucas Samaras,  Greek/American b.1963 -  Chair Transformation #22, 1969-70;  mirror on wood, H102.5 x W52.3 x L52.1 cm  Provenance:  The Pace Gallery, New York, no. 2564 (according to the label affixed to the bottom);  Saatchi & Saatchi, London  Exhibited: The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 'Chair Transformations 1969-70', 1972-73  Literature:  Kim Levin, 'Lucas Samaras', New York, Harry N. Abrahams, Inc., 1975, no.238 (illus.);  Pace Wildenstein, Pace/MacGill Gallery, 'Lucas Samaras: NYC Chairs', New York, 2008, unpaginated (illus.)  Note:  Samaras has returned to the image and form of the chair repeatedly in his career, viewing it as 'a solid shadow of a person or the residue of a person's existence'. The artist delights in taking such an ordinary or 'everyday' object, recreating it in surprising material, brilliantly shown here in the reflective surface of the mirrors. The mirror recasts the viewing back into the object, the artist once again playing with notions of self and identity. This work belongs to a series of twenty-five chairs made from 1969-70, with other works in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington (#20B); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (#7 and #17A); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (#6 and #16); and Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis (#1). These chair sculptures were heavily featured in the artist's exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art which ran from 1972-73. More recently, the artist made a series of photos of chairs from a 2008 exhibition at Pace Gallery, New York, 'NYC Chairs'.  Samaras immersive 'Room No.2' (1966), also known as Mirrored Room, which includes a chair similar to the current lot, is in the permanent collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York. It was the first installation of Samaras' to be acquired by a museum. 

    Roseberys
  • Lucas Samaras, Greek/American b.1936 -  Box #51, 1966;  painted wooden construction with coloured yarns, plastic jewels, coloured acetate, electric light bulb, glass bottle and magne-matic stirrer kinetic closed, H35.6 x x W35.6 x D37.4 cm
    Mar. 14, 2023

    Lucas Samaras, Greek/American b.1936 -  Box #51, 1966;  painted wooden construction with coloured yarns, plastic jewels, coloured acetate, electric light bulb, glass bottle and magne-matic stirrer kinetic closed, H35.6 x x W35.6 x D37.4 cm

    Est: £100,000 - £150,000

    Lucas Samaras, Greek/American b.1936 -  Box #51, 1966;  painted wooden construction with coloured yarns, plastic jewels, coloured acetate, electric light bulb, glass bottle and magne-matic stirrer kinetic closed, H35.6 x x W35.6 x D37.4 cm  Note: it is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use.  Provenance:  The Pace Gallery, New York, purchased 1966;  The Tremaine Collection, Connecticut and New York;  Christies New York, 'Contemporary art from The Tremaine Collection', 9th November 1988, lot 17, illus. p.4;  Saatchi & Saatchi, London  Exhibited:  The Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, 26th February - 29th April 1984, 'The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters', p.123  Literature:  K. Levin, 'Lucas Samaras', New York, Harry N. Abrahams, Inc., 1975, no.193 (illus.)  Note:  In this sublime, early box made by the artist in the 1960s, the luxurious - almost fetishistic - bejewelled exterior contrasts with its hidden interior, guarded by multiple doors, reflecting the contrast between the exterior and interior self that has preoccupied the artist throughout his career. The machine at its centre, is perhaps a brain, whirring on rotation, like the thought patterns of an individual mind. The box calls for you to play with it, to open its doors and peer in, constantly in flux and never fixed. 

    Roseberys
  • SAMARAS, LUCAS (b. 1938) Photo-Transformation, 9/9/76.
    Dec. 13, 2022

    SAMARAS, LUCAS (b. 1938) Photo-Transformation, 9/9/76.

    Est: $3,000 - $4,000

    SAMARAS, LUCAS (b. 1938) Photo-Transformation, 9/9/76. Unique instant dye diffusion transfer print (SX-70 Polaroid, manipulated), 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches (80 x 79 mm), verso with date in pen. Pace Gallery label on verso, with the exhibit label of the Denver Art Museum exhibit Lucas Samaras: objects and Subjects, 1969-1986. C 

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  • Lucas Samaras (Greek, born 1936) Panorama 2/20/83 (Réalisée en 1983.signed with artist's initials and dated (on the reverse) a unique composition comprised of 24 one inch strips of Polaroid II prints.This work is unique.)
    Nov. 24, 2022

    Lucas Samaras (Greek, born 1936) Panorama 2/20/83 (Réalisée en 1983.signed with artist's initials and dated (on the reverse) a unique composition comprised of 24 one inch strips of Polaroid II prints.This work is unique.)

    Est: €15,000 - €20,000

    Lucas Samaras (Greek, born 1936) Panorama 2/20/83 signé des initiales et daté 'Feb 20/83' (au revers) une composition unique composée de 24 bandes d'un pouce des impressions de Polaroid II Cette œuvre est unique 57.5 x 21.6cm (22 5/8 x 8 1/2in). Réalisée en 1983. signed with artist's initials and dated (on the reverse) a unique composition comprised of 24 one inch strips of Polaroid II prints. This work is unique.

    Bonhams
  • Lucas Samaras (Greek, born 1936) Photofictions Couch Potato 7 (Réalisé en 2003. initialled, dated and numbered (on the reverse)pure pigment on paperEdition 1/5.)
    Nov. 24, 2022

    Lucas Samaras (Greek, born 1936) Photofictions Couch Potato 7 (Réalisé en 2003. initialled, dated and numbered (on the reverse)pure pigment on paperEdition 1/5.)

    Est: €6,000 - €8,000

    Lucas Samaras (Greek, born 1936) Photofictions Couch Potato 7 signé des initiales, daté et numéroté '1/5' (au revers) pigments purs sur papier 81.3 x 81.3cm (32 x 32in). Réalisé en 2003. initialled, dated and numbered (on the reverse) pure pigment on paper Edition 1/5.

    Bonhams
  • Lucas Samaras (b. 1936): Book
    Nov. 17, 2022

    Lucas Samaras (b. 1936): Book

    Est: $300 - $500

    Mixed media book, 1968, signed with initials and numbered 3/100. 10 x 10 x 2 1/4 in.

    STAIR
  • Lucas Samaras, Pace gallery screen print, c. 1968
    Jun. 23, 2022

    Lucas Samaras, Pace gallery screen print, c. 1968

    Est: $100 - $150

    Lucas Samaras (Greek/American, b. 1936), Modern Match, color screen print on paper, 18"h x 13.75"w (sheet), 24.25"h x 20.25"w (frame)

    Millea Bros Ltd
  • Lucas Samaras (Greek, born 1936) Conflict 23 #35493.03 (Édition 3/5. Réalisé en 2003.pure pigments on paper)
    May. 18, 2022

    Lucas Samaras (Greek, born 1936) Conflict 23 #35493.03 (Édition 3/5. Réalisé en 2003.pure pigments on paper)

    Est: €5,000 - €7,000

    Lucas Samaras (Greek, born 1936) Conflict 23 #35493.03 pigments purs sur papier 57.2 x 74.9cm (22 1/2 x 29 1/2in). Édition 3/5. Réalisé en 2003. pure pigments on paper For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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