Los Angeles Modern Auctions previews Dorso collection
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Interior designer David John admits that he felt a little overwhelmed when Los Angeles Modern Auctions director Peter Loughrey asked him to style a vignette using some of the 400-plus pieces in the Richard Dorso collection, which includes works by the likes of Sam Maloof, John McCracken and John Baldessari, to be auctioned Oct. 9.
‘It was a dream come true to decorate with Maloof, McCracken and Baldessari,’ John said. ‘I wanted to blur the line between living room and gallery space. Narrowing it down was so hard. You could go so many different ways with the collection.’
Other highlights in the upcoming auction include works by Richard Tuttle, Roy Lichtenstein, Vasa Velizar Mihich and Gustav Klimt. All lots are on display as part of an exhibit exploring the role of Dorso in the L.A. art scene. For John’s vignette, the designer aimed for calm and peaceful, choosing approximately 40 artworks based on color, texture and pattern. Dorso’s apartment ‘vibrated crazy energy,’ John says, so he wanted the vignette to ‘vibrate with color and intensity’ but still ‘tone it down a bit and make it modern.’
John also highlighted California artists, given that the exhibit is part of the celebration Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions will sell the Dorso collection with no reserve, meaning all lots including furniture and decorative arts will be sold without minimum bid requirements, spokeswoman Elizabeth Portanova said. For collectors living outside of Los Angeles, the auction house will offer absentee, phone and online bidding. All 418 lots from the collection can be viewed online. ‘We also offer condition reports on each piece, which must be requested by the client,’ Portanova said. ‘Condition reports are great for people who can’t see the items in-person.’
Los Angeles Modern Auctions is at 16145 Hart St. Van Nuys. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; (323) 904-1950.
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-- Lisa Boone
Photo credits: Bethany Nauert
