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May 2, 2024
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Lot 200
  1. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  2. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  3. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  4. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  5. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  1. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  2. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  3. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  4. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  5. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
Lot 200
Otto Monestier
Italian (1918-1997)
Modernist Kinetic Torso
Medium
resin
Dimensions
height: 26 inches

c. 1970 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Price Realized: $256
Includes buyer's premium

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Description
attached to a central shaft, the resin planes each rotate 360 degrees changing the shape of the torso, only when the planes are correctly aligned does the female form emerge
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Provenance
Property From the Estate of Geoffrey Beene. Proceeds from this item to benefit the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Condition
overall good condition, with some gentle wear mainly to edges of resin planes, with some minor chip losses near shoulder
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  31. Image for Lot Jack Cartwright - Two-Door Cabinet 31
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  34. Image for Lot Handcrafted Mid-Century Long Wood Bench 34
  35. Image for Lot Mid Century Adjustable Floor Lamp 35
  36. Image for Lot Near Pair 2 Level Geometric Side Tables 36
  37. Image for Lot Marble Top Conference Table 37
  38. Image for Lot Woodard Furniture Co. - Allegro Dining Set 38
  39. Image for Lot Louis XV Style Fauteuils, Pair 39
  40. Image for Lot Herman Miller - Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman 40
  41. Image for Lot Victorian Wood and Brass Lap Desk 41
  42. Image for Lot Ivory Ground Sarouk Rug 42
  43. Image for Lot Semi-Antique Persian Runner 43
  44. Image for Lot Palace Sized Kazvin Carpet 44
  45. Image for Lot Antique Agra Rug 45
  46. Image for Lot Persian Hamadan Runner 46
  47. Image for Lot Isphahan Rug 47
  48. Image for Lot Hook Rug 48
  49. Image for Lot Persian Tabriz Carpet 49
  50. Image for Lot Swedish Flatweave Carpet 50
  51. Image for Lot Red Persian Heriz Carpet 51
  52. Image for Lot Chinese Rug 52
  53. Image for Lot Oscar Bach - Fountain Top 53
  54. Image for Lot Edvin Ollers - Candlesticks, Pair 54
  55. Image for Lot Edvin Ollers - Three-Piece Tea Set 55
  56. Image for Lot Louis Comfort Tiffany - Cypriot Bottle Neck Vase 56
  57. Image for Lot Victorian Sterling Silver Ewer 57
  58. Image for Lot Egyptian Revival Marble Clock & Obelisks Set 58
  59. Image for Lot French Empire Ormolu Mantle Clock 59
  60. Image for Lot René Lalique - Ondines Opalescent Bowl 60
  61. Image for Lot Ralph Lauren - Table Lamps, Pair 61
  62. Image for Lot Karl Trabert - Schanzenbach & Co., Table Lamp / Desk Lamp 62
  63. Image for Lot Pietro Chiesa - Table Lamp 63
  64. Image for Lot Mid-Century Organic Form Ceramic Lamp 64
  65. Image for Lot Limoges Portrait Lamps, Near Pair 65
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  72. Image for Lot Royal Boch - Delft Blue and White Jar 72
  73. Image for Lot Art Nouveau Amphora Elephant Head Vase 73
  74. Image for Lot Decorative Grates, Pair 74
  75. Image for Lot Maurice Bouval - Leaf Bowl 75
  76. Image for Lot Christofle - Dom Perignon Millennium Cork Keepsake 76
  77. Image for Lot Alfred Dunhill Limited - "Aquarium" Lighter 77
  78. Image for Lot Alfred Dunhill - "Aquarium" Lighter 78
  79. Image for Lot Alfred Dunhill - "Aquarium" Lighter 79
  80. Image for Lot Alfred Dunhill - "Aquarium" Lighter 80
  81. Image for Lot Alfred Dunhill - "Aquarium" Lighter 81
  82. Image for Lot Alfred Dunhill Limited - "Aquarium" Lighter 82
  83. Image for Lot Dominick & Haff Sterling Silver Flatware 83
  84. Image for Lot Guilloche Silver Compact 84
  85. Image for Lot Baccarat - Byzance Decanter and Tumblers, Group of 5 85
  86. Image for Lot Baccarat Style Crystal Glasses, Group of 42 86
  87. Image for Lot Gilt Desk Articles, Group of 3 87
  88. Image for Lot Gilt Bronze Desk Articles, Group of 5 88
  89. Image for Lot Amalgam Ferrari 250 LM Model 89
  90. Image for Lot Edward Ed Nesteruk - Fountain Paperweight 90
  91. Image for Lot Edward Ed Nesteruk - Fountain Paperweight 91
  92. Image for Lot Art Glass Vases, Group of 3 92
  93. Image for Lot Various Artists - Art Glass Vases, Group of 3 93
  94. Image for Lot Louis Icart - Winter 94
  95. Image for Lot Louis Icart - Blue Hydrangea 95
  96. Image for Lot Sabra Johnson Field - Grass 96
  97. Image for Lot Massimo Scolari - Isola d'Elba 97
  98. Image for Lot Sabra Johnson Field - Spring Dresses 98
  99. Image for Lot William Thomson - Foreign City 99
  100. Image for Lot Sabra Johnson Field - Going Home 100
  101. Image for Lot William Thomson - Approaching Storm 101
  102. Image for Lot Robert Saint Brice - Untitled 102
  103. Image for Lot William Thomson - Tree Tops and Roof 103
  104. Image for Lot Sabra Johnson Field - Maples 104
  105. Image for Lot Jacques Villon - l'ecuyere 105
  106. Image for Lot Massimo Scolari - Ithaca 975 106
  107. Image for Lot Hasui Kawase - Snow at Shiba Park 107
  108. Image for Lot Ann McCoy - Catalina Island with Antelopes 108
  109. Image for Lot Sabra Johnson Field - End of Day 109
  110. Image for Lot William Thomson - Early March, Vermont 110
  111. Image for Lot Giovanni Rizzoli - Vaso Provvisrio 111
  112. Image for Lot Raimund Abraham - House With Curtains 112
  113. Image for Lot Benoist and Auburn - Panorama of Moscow 113
  114. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Work Clothes I 114
  115. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Two Elephants 115
  116. Image for Lot Rafaelle Fiore - Venice 116
  117. Image for Lot Jordi Pla Domenech - Pequeña Princesa 117
  118. Image for Lot Juan Carlos Lasser - Whirlwind and Landscape 118
  119. Image for Lot Juan Carlos Areoso - Untitled (Composition in Red and Black) 119
  120. Image for Lot Pedro Friedeberg - Untitled (Architectural Dogs) 120
  121. Image for Lot Pedro Friedeberg - Untitled (Architectural Dogs) 121
  122. Image for Lot Pedro Friedeberg - Untitled (Architectural Dogs) 122
  123. Image for Lot Pedro Friedeberg - Untitled (Architectural Dogs) 123
  124. Image for Lot Paul Marcus - Tennis Players 124
  125. Image for Lot Paul Marcus - The Fitting 125
  126. Image for Lot Christopher Cawthorn - Still Life with Nude Statuette 126
  127. Image for Lot Leon Marcus - Untitled (Dance Hall) 127
  128. Image for Lot Leon Marcus - World Tumbling Down 128
  129. Image for Lot Juan Carlos Areoso - Untitled (Composition in Black and Red) 129
  130. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Male Center Section (Homage to Jake Mitchell) 130
  131. Image for Lot Jose De Creeft - Untitled 131
  132. Image for Lot Leon Marcus - The Quilter 132
  133. Image for Lot Leon Marcus - I should drop dead 133
  134. Image for Lot Abraham Walkowitz - Untitled (Figures in Grid) 134
  135. Image for Lot Artist Unknown - Portrait of a Man 136
  136. Image for Lot Artist Unknown - Diner Scene 137
  137. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Figures in a Room 138
  138. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Untitled (Interior, Portrait, and Exteriors), Group of 2 139
  139. Image for Lot Assorted Artists - 4 Works 140
  140. Image for Lot Albert Bela Bauer - Still Life with Artichoke and Cherries 141
  141. Image for Lot Joe Eula - Untitled (Flower) 142
  142. Image for Lot Albert Bela Bauer - Untitled (Landscape) 143
  143. Image for Lot Howard Lessnick - Botanical Etching, Milkweed Pods 144
  144. Image for Lot Martin Weinstein - Untitled (Cherry Blossoms) / Dahlias, Evening (2 Works) 145
  145. Image for Lot Marysole Wörner Baz - Untitled (Landscape) 146
  146. Image for Lot Vivian Oswell - Untitled (Porch Steps) 147
  147. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Still Life with Banjo and Vase 148
  148. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Front Beach, First Congregational Church, Rockport, MA 149
  149. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Untitled (Red Interior Scene) 150
  150. Image for Lot Paul Resika - Still Boats and Moon 151
  151. Image for Lot Marvin Lowe - Bloomington II 152
  152. Image for Lot Vincente Bocchino - Lefevre-Utile Biscuit Window Card Advertisement 153
  153. Image for Lot Joseph Mössmer - Untitled (Landscape Scenes) 154
  154. Image for Lot Signed Photograph of Lillie Langtry and other Vintage Photographs 155
  155. Image for Lot Advertising Signs and Articles, Group of 21 156
  156. Image for Lot Record and Music Advertising Posters, Group of 15 157
  157. Image for Lot Gucci - Leather Wallet 158
  158. Image for Lot Pál Kepenyes - Necklace with Sun Pendant 159
  159. Image for Lot Pál Kepenyes - Layered Necklace 160
  160. Image for Lot Gold Gem Stone Rings, Group of 3 161
  161. Image for Lot 2 Gold Brooches 162
  162. Image for Lot Pearl and Lapis Lazuli Jewelry set in Gold 163
  163. Image for Lot 14K Yellow Gold Bracelet 164
  164. Image for Lot 18K Gold Tiffany Paloma Picasso Seagull Brooch and H Stern Bird Form Pendant 165
  165. Image for Lot Gold and Gemstone Earrings 166
  166. Image for Lot Pair of 18K Yellow Gold and Pink Coral Drop Earrings 167
  167. Image for Lot Amethyst and Rose Quartz Necklaces and Earrings, with Gold Elements 168
  168. Image for Lot Collection of Vintage Bead Necklaces from Geoffrey Beene Archive 169
  169. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Studio - Fashion Illustrations, Group of 42 170
  170. Image for Lot Joe Eula - 8 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 171
  171. Image for Lot Joe Eula - 6 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 172
  172. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Studio - Fashion Illustrations, Group of 18 173
  173. Image for Lot Gene Meyer - Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene, Group of 16 174
  174. Image for Lot Les Guzman - Fashion Photographs, Group of 3 175
  175. Image for Lot Gene Meyer - Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene, Group of 31 176
  176. Image for Lot Gene Meyer - Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene, Group of 33 177
  177. Image for Lot Gene Meyer - 46 Gene Meyer Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 178
  178. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene - 28 Fashion Illustrations 179
  179. Image for Lot Joe Eula - 3 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 180
  180. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 5 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 181
  181. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - Spring/Resort 1983-84, Portfolio for Geoffrey Beene 182
  182. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 21 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 183
  183. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 19 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 184
  184. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 30 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 185
  185. Image for Lot Joe Eula - Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene, Group of 2 186
  186. Image for Lot Joe Eula - Fashion Illustrations, Group of 8 187
  187. Image for Lot Joe Eula - 2 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene / Santa Monica 188
  188. Image for Lot Joe Eula - 15 Drawings for Geoffrey Beene 189
  189. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 45 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 190
  190. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 8 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 191
  191. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 19 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 192
  192. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene - 26 Preliminary Sketches 193
  193. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene - 35 Fashion Illustrations 194
  194. Image for Lot Joe Eula - Fashion Sketches for Geoffrey Beene, Group of 8 195
  195. Image for Lot Joe Eula - 8 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 196
  196. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 52 Sketches for Geoffrey Beene 197
  197. Image for Lot Jesper Nyeboe - 42 Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene 198
  198. Image for Lot Ruben Toledo - Advertisement for Paper Magazine Spring 1988 199
  199. Image for Lot Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso 200
  200. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Studio Dress Forms, Group of 6 201
  201. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Fabric Covered Vintage Mannequins, Group of 6 202
  202. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Vintage Designer Dress Forms, Group of 2 203
  203. Image for Lot 3 Geoffrey Beene Vintage Designer Dress Forms 204
  204. Image for Lot Geoffrey Beene Vintage Designer Dress Forms, Group of 2 205
  205. Image for Lot Chinese Taoist Carved Wood Figure of an Immortal 206
  206. Image for Lot Pre-Columbian - Colima Male Figure 207
  207. Image for Lot Pre-Columbian - Heads and Figure, Group of 3 208
  208. Image for Lot Pre-Columbian - Figural Vessel 209
  209. Image for Lot Chinese Cloisonné Figure of a Bird and Two Cloisonné Jars, Group of 3 210
  210. Image for Lot Chinese Carved Hardstone Lion 211
  211. Image for Lot Two Japanese Bronze & Champleve Figures (Lamps) 212
  212. Image for Lot Samuel Alcock and Company - Greek-Revival Vases, Group of 3 213
  213. Image for Lot Large Chinese Famille Rose Fishbowl 214
  214. Image for Lot Asian Ceramics, Group of 5 215
  215. Image for Lot Chinese - Cloisonné Bowls, Group of 2 216
  216. Image for Lot Pre-Columbian - Rattle Leg Tripod Bowls, Group of 2 217
  217. Image for Lot Japanese - Imari Style Center Bowl 218
  218. Image for Lot Chinese - Small Porcelain Cup 219
  219. Image for Lot Chinese - Qilin Bowl 220
  220. Image for Lot Chinese - Brass and Bronze Vases, Group of 3 221
  221. Image for Lot Chinese - Cinnabar Vase Mounted as Lamp 222
  222. Image for Lot Chinese - Blue and White Vase Mounted as a Lamp 223
  223. Image for Lot Chinese - Cinnabar Style Snuff Bottles and Desk Accessories, Group of 6 224
  224. Image for Lot Folk Art and other pieces, Group of 3 225
  225. Image for Lot Indonesian Carved Stone Figure of a Deity 226
  226. Image for Lot after Carl Kauba - Cowboy 227
  227. Image for Lot after Frederic Remington - Mountain Man 228
  228. Image for Lot Chet Harmon La More (attributed) - Frog 229
  229. Image for Lot Naomi Siegmann - Puf / Bolsa / Portafolio (3 Works) 230
  230. Image for Lot Continental - Miniature Lead Military Figurines, Group of 11 231
  231. Image for Lot African - Kusu Dagger 232
  232. Image for Lot African - Luba Axe 233
  233. Image for Lot Tribal Water Carriers, Group of 2 234
  234. Image for Lot Japanese Works on Paper, Group of 2 235
  235. Image for Lot Chinese Portrait of a Court Official, Print on Silk 236
  236. Image for Lot Persian Erotic Manuscript Page 237
  237. Image for Lot Various Artists - 3 Portraits of Courtesans 238
  238. Image for Lot Thai Painting, Gouache on Paper 239
  239. Image for Lot Nakahara Nantenbo - 2 Calligraphy Paintings 240
  240. Image for Lot Chinese Watercolors, Group of 6 241
  241. Image for Lot Chinese Fan with Poem 242
  242. Image for Lot Japanese - Floating World Collection of Ukiyo-e Prints, Volume 1 243
  243. Image for Lot Ningxia Mat 244
  244. Image for Lot Toyohara Chikanobu - Diptych 245
  245. Image for Lot Shufu Miyamoto - Dock Scene 246
  246. Image for Lot Chinese - Painting of Bird and Flowers 247
  247. Image for Lot Toyohiro - Woodcut Prints, Group of 7 248
  248. Image for Lot Utagawa Toyokuni - Woodcut Prints, Group of 3 249
  249. Image for Lot Japanese - Floral Woodcut Prints, Group of 3 250
  250. Image for Lot Japanese - Woodcuts, Group of 8 251
  251. Image for Lot Japanese - Woodcut Prints, Group of 2 252
  252. Image for Lot Japanese - Woodcut Prints, Group of 3 253
  253. Image for Lot Six Panel Asian Screen 254