The David and Angela Wright Collection of Modern and Contemporary New Zealand Art 4 4 T h e D A v iD A N D A N g e l A W r ig h T C o l l e C T io N AO45104 CAT 44 Wright cover.indd 1 13/06/11 12:54 PM The David and Angela Wright Collection of Modern and Contemporary New Zealand Art 4 4 T h e D A v iD A N D A N g e l A W r ig h T C o l l e C T io N AO45104 CAT 44 Wright cover.indd 1 13/06/11 12:54 PM TTThhheee DDDaaavvviiiddd aaannnddd AAAnnngggeeelllaaa WWWrrriiiggghhhttt CCCooolllllleeeccctttiiiooonnn ooofff MMMooodddeeerrrnnn aaannnddd CCCooonnnttteeemmmpppooorrraaarrryyy NNNeeewww ZZZeeeaaalllaaannnddd AAArrrttt AAAuuuccctttiiiooonnn TTThhhuuurrrsssdddaaayyy 333000 JJJuuunnneee 222000111111 aaattt 666...333000pppmmm 333 AAAbbbbbbeeeyyy SSStttrrreeeeeettt,,, NNNeeewwwtttooonnn,,, AAAuuuccckkklllaaannnddd VVViiieeewwwiiinnnggg FFFrrriiidddaaayyy 222444 JJJuuunnneee 999...000000aaammm ––– 555...000000pppmmm SSSaaatttuuurrrdddaaayyy 222555 JJJuuunnneee 111111...000000aaammm ––– 444...000000pppmmm SSSuuunnndddaaayyy 222666 JJJuuunnneee 111111...000000aaammm ––– 444...000000pppmmm MMMooonnndddaaayyy 222777 JJJuuunnneee 999...000000aaammm ––– 555...000000pppmmm TTTuuueeesssdddaaayyy 222888 JJJuuunnneee 999...000000aaammm ––– 555...000000pppmmm WWWeeedddnnneeesssdddaaayyy 222999 JJJuuunnneee 999...000000aaammm ––– 555...000000pppmmm TTThhhuuurrrsssdddaaayyy 333000 JJJuuunnneee 999...000000aaammm ––– 222...000000pppmmm AAAOOO444555111000444 CCCAAATTT 444444 WWWrrriiiggghhhttt cccooovvveeerrr...iiinnndddddd 222 111333///000666///111111 111222:::555444 PPPMMM TTThhheee DDDaaavvviiiddd aaannnddd AAAnnngggeeelllaaa WWWrrriiiggghhhttt CCCooolllllleeeccctttiiiooonnn ooofff MMMooodddeeerrrnnn aaannnddd CCCooonnnttteeemmmpppooorrraaarrryyy NNNeeewww ZZZeeeaaalllaaannnddd AAArrrttt AAAuuuccctttiiiooonnn TTThhhuuurrrsssdddaaayyy 333000 JJJuuunnneee 222000111111 aaattt 666...333000pppmmm 333 AAAbbbbbbeeeyyy SSStttrrreeeeeettt,,, NNNeeewwwtttooonnn,,, AAAuuuccckkklllaaannnddd VVViiieeewwwiiinnnggg FFFrrriiidddaaayyy 222444 JJJuuunnneee 999...000000aaammm ––– 555...000000pppmmm SSSaaatttuuurrrdddaaayyy 222555 JJJuuunnneee 111111...000000aaammm ––– 444...000000pppmmm SSSuuunnndddaaayyy 222666 JJJuuunnneee 111111...000000aaammm ––– 444...000000pppmmm MMMooonnndddaaayyy 222777 JJJuuunnneee 999...000000aaammm ––– 555...000000pppmmm TTTuuueeesssdddaaayyy 222888 JJJuuunnneee 999...000000aaammm ––– 555...000000pppmmm WWWeeedddnnneeesssdddaaayyy 222999 JJJuuunnneee 999...000000aaammm ––– 555...000000pppmmm TTThhhuuurrrsssdddaaayyy 333000 JJJuuunnneee 999...000000aaammm ––– 222...000000pppmmm AAAOOO444555111000444 CCCAAATTT 444444 WWWrrriiiggghhhttt cccooovvveeerrr...iiinnndddddd 222 111333///000666///111111 111222:::555444 PPPMMM AO451FA CAT 44 Wright catalogue text.indd 1 13/06/11 5:20 PM Welcome to A+O’s second major art catalogue of 2011. Our first in April was the most successful in the company’s history and the cause for considerable optimism around the immediate future of the New Zealand art market. The David and Angela Wright Collection of Modern and ART+OBJECT Contemporary New Zealand Art is an opportunity to view and consider a private collection of museum quality. This catalogue 3 Abbey Street and the pre-auction exhibition serve as a reminder of the vitality of Newton New Zealand’s visual arts over the last thirty years. Looking over Auckland the works in this catalogue a genuine sense of creative virility and PO Box 68 345 confidence is revealed. Newton On page 14 A+O Director of Art Ben Plumbly discusses the Auckland 1145 genesis and direction of the Wright collection. When such an Telephone: +64 9 354 4646 occasion as the sale of a major collection arises the obvious Freephone: 0 800 80 60 01 question is, ‘why are they selling?’ The reasons can be many and Facsimile: +64 9 354 4645 varied. What is certain however is the excitement these high quality [email protected] collections generate among other collectors. A+O experienced www.artandobject.co.nz this phenomenon in mid June with the sale of two world class collections: the Martin Hill Collection of Ceramics and Michael Seresin’s collection of 20th century photographs (see highlights on page 6). These offerings caught the attention of collectors worldwide resulting in high clearance rates and exceptional prices. What was clear prior to each of the auctions was the engagement and sense of occasion that each of these collections sparked within their respective communities. Great admiration was expressed for the insight and commitment shown by these collectors over many decades. Likewise with the Wright collection we anticipate a similar response from followers of New Zealand art. It is a near survey exhibition of New Zealand art of the last thirty years and includes masterpieces by many of our most esteemed senior artists as well as major suites of photography rarely sighted outside public gallery installations. Finally, a note of thanks to our many clients and friends who Cover: have responded with such enthusiasm to A+O’s recent multi-media Gavin Hipkins forays. You can now log onto Youtube and search Art and Object if The Next Cabin you have not seen our recent video productions. Many of you seem Lot #16 to enjoy these so please look out for a video preview on the Wright collection in late June prior to the auction on the 30th. Page 1: Bill Hammond Singer Songwriter Lot #27 2 AO451FA CAT 44 Wright catalogue text.indd 2 13/06/11 5:20 PM ws292 art+object adƒ.indd 1 7/6/11 11:31:44 AM AO451FA CAT 44 Wright catalogue text.indd 3 13/06/11 5:20 PM The Martin Hill Collection of International and New Zealand Ceramics 8 June 2011 Auction highlights With over 95% of lots sold under the hammer and bids recorded from all over the world A+O is pleased to announce its most successful ever applied arts sale. By utilizing the latest internet live streaming technology at www.liveauctioneers.com the A+O team was fielding bids from a full room, phones and international bidders via the internet, frequently simultaneously. Dame Lucie Rie Hans Coper Teapot with manganese glaze An angular stoneware vase and radiating sgraffito bands circa 1958 circa 1958 $11 725 $7325 Shoji Hamada Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Stoneware Yunomi (teacup) Six place stoneware coffee set $1405 with manganese glaze circa 1960 Shoji Hamada $16 415 Square stoneware bottle vase $4690 Michael Cardew A Winchcombe Pottery slipware Warren Tippett water jar with galena glaze Ovoid stoneware floor vase $3865 with iron glaze $1580 Dame Lucie Rie Stoneware oil and vinegar bottles circa 1958 $2575 4 AO451FA CAT 44 Wright catalogue text.indd 4 13/06/11 5:20 PM www.princeandprincess.co.nz (09) 302 4135 AO451FA CAT 44 Wright catalogue text.indd 5 13/06/11 5:20 PM Important Photographs Another View: The Michael Seresin Collection of International Black and 9 June 2011 White Photography Auction highlights 9 June 2011 Auction highlights Henri Cartier-Bresson Eugène Atget Santa Clara, Mexico Parc de St Cloud Yvonne Todd Brian Brake Bill Henson $8207 $19 932 Werta Indian Girl in Monsoon Untitled 2/1 from $10 550 Rains, 1960 The Paris Opera Project $9380 $37 520 André Kertész Brassaï Bill Brandt Satiric Dancer Fille au Billiards A Snicket in Halifax $14 070 $11 140 $21 105 Kim Joon Michael Parekowhai Blue Fish III What’s the Time Mr Woolf? $11 140 $13 485 W. Eugene Smith O. Winston Link Thelonius Monk and his Hot Shot Eastbound, Lager, Smashed Cigarette West Virginia $15 240 $11 430 6 AO451FA CAT 44 Wright catalogue text.indd 6 13/06/11 5:20 PM