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February 16, 2023
Fashion, Art, and Design
Lot 148
  1. Lowell Nesbitt - Formal Desire
  2. Lowell Nesbitt - Formal Desire
  3. Lowell Nesbitt - Formal Desire
  4. Lowell Nesbitt - Formal Desire
  1. Lowell Nesbitt - Formal Desire
  2. Lowell Nesbitt - Formal Desire
  3. Lowell Nesbitt - Formal Desire
  4. Lowell Nesbitt - Formal Desire
Lot 148
Lowell Nesbitt
American (1933-1993)
Formal Desire (1986-87)
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
38 x 66 inches
Signature
signed verso

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Price Realized: $500
Includes buyer's premium

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Frame Information
frame dimensions: 39 x 67 x 1 3/4 inches strip frame
Provenance
From the Estate of Lowell Nesbitt
Condition
good condition, no apparent issues
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  2. Image for Lot Gene Meyer - 16 Gene Meyer Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 2
  3. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 88 Jesper Nyeboe Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 3
  4. Image for Lot Joe Eula - 10 Joe Eula Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 4
  5. Image for Lot Sirichai - 6 Sirichai Paintings for Geoffrey Beene 5
  6. Image for Lot Joe Eula - 10 Joe Eula Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 6
  7. Image for Lot Vintage Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Set of 2 7
  8. Image for Lot Jeff Sayre - 50 Jeff Sayre Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 8
  9. Image for Lot Joe Eula - 11 Joe Eula Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 9
  10. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Minimalist Form Mannequin 10
  11. Image for Lot Jeff Sayre - 49 Jeff Sayre Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 11
  12. Image for Lot Joe Eula - 7 Joe Eula Drawings for Geoffrey Beene 12
  13. Image for Lot Vintage Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Set of 2 13
  14. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Studio - 43 Geoffrey Beene Studio Illustrations 14
  15. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Studio - 52 Geoffrey Beene Studio Illustrations 15
  16. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Set of 2 16
  17. Image for Lot Kelley Shields - 40 Kelley Shields Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 17
  18. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Set of 2 18
  19. Image for Lot Gene Meyer - 31 Gene Meyer Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 19
  20. Image for Lot Kelley Shields - 23 Kelley Shields Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 20
  21. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Set of 2 21
  22. Image for Lot Carmelo Pomodoro - 41 Carmelo Pomodoro Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene / Takashimaya licensing 22
  23. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Stylized Silver Mannequin Busts, Pair 23
  24. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Studio - Geoffrey Beene 1994 "Chance" Perfume Materials 24
  25. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Set of 2 25
  26. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Studio - 21 Geoffrey Beene Studio Illustrations 26
  27. Image for Lot Kelley Shields - 15 Kelley Shields Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 27
  28. Image for Lot Sirichai - 7 Sirichai Paintings for Geoffrey Beene 28
  29. Image for Lot Alfredo Cabrera - 32 Alfredo Cabrera Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 29
  30. Image for Lot Vintage Geoffrey Beene Mannequin 30
  31. Image for Lot Carmelo Pomodoro - 49 Carmelo Pomodoro Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene / Takashimaya licensing 31
  32. Image for Lot Steel Geoffrey Beene Dress Form & Stand 32
  33. Image for Lot Kelley Shields - 20 Kelley Shields Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 33
  34. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 60 Jesper Nyeboe Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 34
  35. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Studio - 40 Geoffrey Beene Studio Illustrations 35
  36. Image for Lot Vintage Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Set of 2 36
  37. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene - 33 Geoffrey Beene Drawings 37
  38. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Set of 2 38
  39. Image for Lot Vintage Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Set of 3 39
  40. Image for Lot Alfredo Cabrera - 16 Alfredo Cabrera Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 40
  41. Image for Lot Anne Hall - 156 Anne Hall Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 41
  42. Image for Lot Vintage Minimalist Wood Geoffrey Beene Mannequin 42
  43. Image for Lot Carmelo Pomodoro - 41 Carmelo Pomodoro Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene / Takashimaya licensing 43
  44. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Mannequin 44
  45. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 54 Jesper Nyeboe Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 45
  46. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Pair 46
  47. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Studio - 18 Geoffrey Beene Studio Illustrations 47
  48. Image for Lot Sirichai - 5 Sirichai Paintings for Geoffrey Beene 48
  49. Image for Lot Gene Meyer - 43 Gene Meyer Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 49
  50. Image for Lot Kelley Shields - 23 Kelley Shields Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 50
  51. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Sculptural Mannequins, Set of 3 51
  52. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Studio - 76 Geoffrey Beene Studio Illustrations 52
  53. Image for Lot Silver Geoffrey Beene Tall Head and Neck Form 53
  54. Image for Lot Gene Meyer - 33 Gene Meyer Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 54
  55. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Set of 2 55
  56. Image for Lot Joe Eula - Joe Eula Illustration for Geoffrey Beene 56
  57. Image for Lot Gene Meyer - 46 Gene Meyer Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 57
  58. Image for Lot Vintage Geoffrey Beene Mannequins, Set of 2 58
  59. Image for Lot Sirichai - 5 Sirichai Collages for Geoffrey Beene 59
  60. Image for Lot Sirichai - 8 Sirichai Paintings for Geoffrey Beene 60
  61. Image for Lot Silver Wood Bench 61
  62. Image for Lot Lesley Dill - Red Poem Suit 62
  63. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - 2 Shoes Prints 63
  64. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - 2 Shoes Prints 64
  65. Image for Lot Robert Adams - Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado 65
  66. Image for Lot Herbert Bayer - Chromatic Circles Tapestry 66
  67. Image for Lot Josef Albers - SP IX (From Homage to the Square) 67
  68. Image for Lot Helen Frankenthaler - I Need Yellow 68
  69. Image for Lot Joan Miró - Plate VI from Joan Miró Lithographs II (Mourlot 1042) 69
  70. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Brooklyn Bridge 70
  71. Image for Lot William T. Wiley - A Little Piece to Joan Miro 71
  72. Image for Lot Yuri Dojc - Fish Kiss 72
  73. Image for Lot Craig McPherson - Girders 73
  74. Image for Lot George Harkins - New York City 74
  75. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Abstracted Landscape 75
  76. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Flowers and Fence 76
  77. Image for Lot John Adams Griefen - Untitled (Abstract Composition) 77
  78. Image for Lot Ross Neher - Linaeum 78
  79. Image for Lot Jeanne Risica - X 79
  80. Image for Lot Michael Zansky - Untitled (Abstract Composition) 80
  81. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Persephone 81
  82. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Abstract in Red, Green, and Blue 82
  83. Image for Lot Michael Loew - Up and Down 83
  84. Image for Lot Sherron Francis - Composition in Blue and Gray 84
  85. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - The Pond 85
  86. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Untitled (Blue and Orange Abstract Composition) 86
  87. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Abstract Twelve 87
  88. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Sullivan St. Wall I/V 88
  89. Image for Lot Joe Wilder - Ligier #19 89
  90. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Heart Arch 90
  91. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Tall Draped Sheet 91
  92. Image for Lot Jerzy Kubina - Untitled 92
  93. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - White Work Clothes I (Facing Left) 93
  94. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Roman Ruins 94
  95. Image for Lot William Ronald - Untitled (Abstract Fuchsia and Gold Composition) 95
  96. Image for Lot Michael Loew - UR 96
  97. Image for Lot David Shapiro - Clearing (21) 97
  98. Image for Lot Jeanne Risica - Untitled #22 98
  99. Image for Lot Jeanne Risica - Ottaviano 99
  100. Image for Lot Guntram Gersch - 4 Works on Paper 100
  101. Image for Lot Richard Lindner - Talk to Me 101
  102. Image for Lot Theodoros Stamos - Composition in Black and White 102
  103. Image for Lot Joan Goldsmith - Untitled 103
  104. Image for Lot Christopher Brown - Hatsell's Blatt 104
  105. Image for Lot Hans Bellmer - La Cephalopode Double 105
  106. Image for Lot Marvin Lowe - Bloomington II 106
  107. Image for Lot Camille Graeser - 2 Prints 107
  108. Image for Lot Tetsuro Sawada - Glow Flash II 108
  109. Image for Lot Hugh Kepets - 39 G. P. N 109
  110. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Untitled (Red, Black, and White Abstract Composition) 110
  111. Image for Lot Ron Janowich - Untitled 111
  112. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - A Year to Make a Day 112
  113. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Abstract Composition 113
  114. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Composition in Pink and Lavender 114
  115. Image for Lot Katherine Porter - Untitled (Abstract Composition) 115
  116. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Untitled (Large Abstract in Blue and Purple) 116
  117. Image for Lot Susan Crile - Eden One Last Time 117
  118. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Untitled (Red, White, and Black Abstract Composition) 118
  119. Image for Lot John Beerman - Untitled 119
  120. Image for Lot Gregory Amenoff - El Rito VIII / El Rito III (2 Works) 120
  121. Image for Lot Stephen Sholinsky - Interview / Interpolation / Finding the Way / And Then There Were None (4 Works) 121
  122. Image for Lot Terry Duffy - Lyrical Abstraction I 122
  123. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Bicentennial Hats, Set of 6 123
  124. Image for Lot Bruce R. Bleach - Illume #12 124
  125. Image for Lot Richard Bosman - The New York Skyline and Bridge 125
  126. Image for Lot Richard Bosman - New York Skyline 126
  127. Image for Lot Alan Shields - Fox and Goosetrails 127
  128. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Abstract Composition 128
  129. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Large Abstract Iridescent Composition 129
  130. Image for Lot 2 Contemporary Abstract Prints 130
  131. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Undying Love 131
  132. Image for Lot Sam Francis - Signed George McGovern 1972 Presidential Campaign Posters, Pair 132
  133. Image for Lot George Marinko - Hedonist 133
  134. Image for Lot Robert Rector - Cross Roads / Mazda (2 Works) 134
  135. Image for Lot Zöe Benbow - Red Interior / Red Exterior (2 Works) 135
  136. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Fire, Clouds and Water 136
  137. Image for Lot Allan Dave Hacklin - Untitled (Geometric Abstraction) 137
  138. Image for Lot Zöe Benbow - Coast 138
  139. Image for Lot Katherine Porter - Perpetuum Mobile: The City 139
  140. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Eight Books 140
  141. Image for Lot Joan Thorne - Untitled (Abstract Composition) 141
  142. Image for Lot Various Artists - 2 Colorful Abstractions 142
  143. Image for Lot Susan Crile - Lane Preserve 143
  144. Image for Lot Michael Loew - Season's Resurgence 144
  145. Image for Lot Joe Ardourel - Row Houses 145
  146. Image for Lot Burhan Dogancay - 3 prints 146
  147. Image for Lot Aijiro Wakita - Untitled (Abstract Composition in Green and Black) 147
  148. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Formal Desire 148
  149. Image for Lot George Deem - Composition in Black and White 149
  150. Image for Lot Harvey Quaytman - Untitled (Black, White, and Red Composition) 150
  151. Image for Lot Harold Cohen - Untitled (Geometric Abstraction) 151
  152. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Untitled (Flamingo, Miami Beach) 152
  153. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Red Composition 153
  154. Image for Lot William Douglas McGee - Caught in the Light II 154
  155. Image for Lot Sam Middleton - Untitled (Blue, Red, and Yellow Composition) 155
  156. Image for Lot Chihung Yang - Untitled (Black and Brown Composition) 156
  157. Image for Lot Paloma Cernuda - Untitled (Abstracted Vase) 157
  158. Image for Lot Michael Loew - Afterglow 158
  159. Image for Lot Nguyen Manh Duc Ducman - Untitled (Abstract Composition) 159
  160. Image for Lot Thornton Dial - Athlete 160
  161. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Untitled (Geometric Composition) 161
  162. Image for Lot Philip Wofford - Range Finder 162
  163. Image for Lot Michael Loew - Jochabed 163
  164. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Hands 164
  165. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Four Legs 165
  166. Image for Lot Michael Loew - Untitled (Abstract in Yellow, Blue, and Pink) 166
  167. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Untitled (Floral Composition) 167
  168. Image for Lot Michael Loew - Untitled (Abstract Composition) 168
  169. Image for Lot Herbert L. Griffiths - Nude Torso 169
  170. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Hotel 170
  171. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Untitled (Green Moonwalk) 171
  172. Image for Lot Victor Vasarely - Chess Board (Op-Art Composition) 172
  173. Image for Lot Toby Ziegler - Consensual Design 173
  174. Image for Lot Yulla Lipchitz - Yulla with Elaborate Headpiece 174
  175. Image for Lot Pavel Hlava - Sommerso Vases, Set of 2 175
  176. Image for Lot Pair of Crystal Table Lamps 176
  177. Image for Lot Floor Lamp - Arredoluce Model 12128 Triennale Floor Lamp 177
  178. Image for Lot Italian Adjustable Floor Lamp 178
  179. Image for Lot André Cazenave - Moon Rock Lamp 179
  180. Image for Lot Tall Patinated Metal Table Lamp 180
  181. Image for Lot Pair of Chrome Cylinder Table Lamps 181
  182. Image for Lot Two Mid Century Modern Table Lamps 182
  183. Image for Lot Four Art Deco Style Chrome And Glass Sconces 183
  184. Image for Lot Mid Century Modern Lamps, group of 3 184
  185. Image for Lot Sculptural Bull Lamp 185
  186. Image for Lot Pair of Art Deco Floor Lamps 186
  187. Image for Lot Italian Arredoluce Monza Tower Lamp, together with a Waterfall Console Table 187
  188. Image for Lot Assorted Tabletop Accessories 188
  189. Image for Lot Ceramic Bowls, Group of 8 189
  190. Image for Lot William Bowie - Untitled (Abstract Composition) 190
  191. Image for Lot 20th Century Metal Assemblage Sculpture 191
  192. Image for Lot Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll - MR Chairs, Set of 4 192
  193. Image for Lot Bodil Kjær - Executive Desk, model 901 193
  194. Image for Lot Set of 6 Cesca Style Armchairs 194
  195. Image for Lot Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi - Ribbon Chair, model CL9 195
  196. Image for Lot Mario Bellini - Pair of Camaleonda Lounge Chairs 196
  197. Image for Lot Mario Bellini - Camaleonda Modular Seating Group 197
  198. Image for Lot Mario Bellini - Set of 3 Gli Scacchi Tables 198
  199. Image for Lot Mario Bellini - Pair of Gli Scacchi Tables 199
  200. Image for Lot Mario Bellini - Pair of Gli Scacchi Tables 200
  201. Image for Lot Mario Bellini - Pair of Gli Scacchi Tables 201
  202. Image for Lot Mario Bellini - Set of 3 Gli Scacchi Tables 202
  203. Image for Lot Italian Travertine Low Table 203
  204. Image for Lot Trioh Danish Modern Side Table 204
  205. Image for Lot Contemporary Brass and Glass Coffee Table 205
  206. Image for Lot David Harriton - Etched Glass Coffee Table with Abstract Motif 206
  207. Image for Lot Mid Century Modern Glass Coffee Table 207
  208. Image for Lot Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll - Barcelona Coffee Table 208
  209. Image for Lot Niels O. Møller - Dining Chairs, set of 6 209
  210. Image for Lot Scandinavian Contemporary Dining Table with Tapered Legs 210
  211. Image for Lot Mid Century Danish Lounge Chair 211
  212. Image for Lot Hans Wegner for A.P. Stolen Lounge Chair, Model AP-16 212
  213. Image for Lot Dux Mid Century Danish Lounge Chair 213
  214. Image for Lot Lounge Chair 214
  215. Image for Lot Thos. Moser Continuous Armchair 215
  216. Image for Lot Mid Century Lucite Chair 216
  217. Image for Lot Thos. Moser Square Table Minimus 217
  218. Image for Lot Widdicomb Low Chest of Drawers 218
  219. Image for Lot Mid Century Credenza 219
  220. Image for Lot Danish Modern Bedside Tables, Pair 220
  221. Image for Lot Frank Lloyd Wright - Two-Part Table 221
  222. Image for Lot Svegards Markaryd Swedish Dining Chairs, Set of 8 222
  223. Image for Lot Gudme Mobelfabrik Extension Dining Table 223
  224. Image for Lot Paul McCobb Style Bent Wood Chairs, Set of 4 224
  225. Image for Lot Scott Jordan Wood Table 225
  226. Image for Lot Scott Jordan Venus Chair 226
  227. Image for Lot Danish Executive Desk 227
  228. Image for Lot Paul Mccobb Desk (damaged) 228
  229. Image for Lot Florence Knoll Style Sofas, Pair 229
  230. Image for Lot Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Chaise 230
  231. Image for Lot Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Modular Sofa 231
  232. Image for Lot Mid Century Pair of Lounge Chairs 232
  233. Image for Lot Karl Springer (Attributed) Pair of Waterfall Ottomans 233
  234. Image for Lot Mid Century Round Table and Reverse Cantilevered Chairs 234
  235. Image for Lot Industrial Concrete Table 235
  236. Image for Lot Ward Bennett - Pair of Club Chairs 236