Lot 740: 2 Prints: Yaacov Agam Op Art and Robert Vickrey

Item 1: Yaacov (Gibstein) Agam (Israel/New York/France, b. 1928), “Liberty #2,” aka “Flags of the World,” multi-color geometric abstraction Op Art screen print, or Agamograph. Color screen-print on paper mounted onto lenticular plastic, signed lower center and numbered 90/99. Housed in a grey lacquered frame with beige concave fabric mat and gilt fillet. Sight: 14 1/2 in. H x 13 1/2 in. W. Framed: 23 in. H x 22 in. W. 2000. Item 2: Robert Remsen Vickrey (American, 1926-2011) “Old Clown with Ruff” lithograph, signed lower right and numbered 141/150. Housed in a cream gilt wood frame with double matting. Sight: 25 3/4 in. H x 18 in. W. Framed: 39 in. H x 31 in. W. 1970. Note: Vickery was known for his expressive realist paintings -often featuring nuns and clowns – produced in one of the most difficult mediums in art: egg tempera. He was first introduced to the medium during his studies at Yale University under Lewis E. York. He also studied briefly at the Art Students League in New York under Reginald Marsh and Kenneth Hayes Miller. As well as having a successful career as a painter, Vickrey was an avant-garde filmmaker, winning awards at the New York Golden Reel Festival, and illustrated over seventy-five cover portraits for Time magazine beginning in 1957.

PROVENANCE: Private Memphis Collection. Agam work was acquired from Lawrence Ross Galleries in Beverly Hills and is accompanied by a Certificate of Tirage and Certificate of Authenticity from Lawrence Ross. 

CONDITION: Item 1: Print in good overall condition, with some even fading. Some stains and discoloration to the mat. Item 2: Print is in overall good condition. Some scratches to the frame.