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  • Fay Jones ''Coat Relic'' 1977 Oil on Panel
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 94

    Fay Jones ''Coat Relic'' 1977 Oil on Panel

    Est.
    $1,000 - $2,000
  • George Tsutakawa ''Summer Festival'' 1957 Sumi & Gansai
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 95

    George Tsutakawa ''Summer Festival'' 1957 Sumi & Gansai...

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Paul Horiuchi ''Poetry of the Past'' (Screen) 1973
    Estimate
    $8,000 - $12,000
    Lot 96

    Paul Horiuchi ''Poetry of the Past'' (Screen) 1973

    Est.
    $8,000 - $12,000
  • Paul Horiuchi ''Winter Memory'' 1967 Collage
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    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 97

    Paul Horiuchi ''Winter Memory'' 1967 Collage

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Paul Horiuchi ''Kabuki'' 1950's Casein
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 98

    Paul Horiuchi ''Kabuki'' 1950's Casein

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    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Paul Horiuchi ''Poetry of Heian'' 1980 Collage
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    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 99

    Paul Horiuchi ''Poetry of Heian'' 1980 Collage

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  • Mark Tobey ''High Tide'' 1974 Screenprint
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 100

    Mark Tobey ''High Tide'' 1974 Screenprint

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Mark Tobey ''Fusion'' 1954 Tempera
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    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 101

    Mark Tobey ''Fusion'' 1954 Tempera

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    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Kenneth Callahan ''The Dance'' 1953 Oil
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    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 102

    Kenneth Callahan ''The Dance'' 1953 Oil

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Kenneth Callahan ''Expanded Landscape'' Tempera
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    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 103

    Kenneth Callahan ''Expanded Landscape'' Tempera

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  • Kenneth Callahan ''Lumberman'' 1948 Tempera
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    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 104

    Kenneth Callahan ''Lumberman'' 1948 Tempera

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  • Kenneth Callahan ''Seated Figure'' Tempera
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 105

    Kenneth Callahan ''Seated Figure'' Tempera

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Kenneth Callahan ''Goats'' Tempera
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 106

    Kenneth Callahan ''Goats'' Tempera

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Kenneth Callahan ''Birds'' Tempera
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    $600 - $1,200
    Lot 107

    Kenneth Callahan ''Birds'' Tempera

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    $600 - $1,200
  • Jay Steensma ''Crested White Song Bird'' 1992 Oil
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 108

    Jay Steensma ''Crested White Song Bird'' 1992 Oil

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    $400 - $600
  • Jay Steensma ''Chalice'' 1975 Mixed Media
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 109

    Jay Steensma ''Chalice'' 1975 Mixed Media

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    $200 - $400
  • Leo Kenney ''Surrealist Portrait'' 1948 Gouache
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    $750 - $1,500
    Lot 110

    Leo Kenney ''Surrealist Portrait'' 1948 Gouache

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    $750 - $1,500
  • Richard Gilkey ''Drawing #24'' (Bird Nest) Charcoal
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 111

    Richard Gilkey ''Drawing #24'' (Bird Nest) Charcoal

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  • Richard Gilkey ''Frog'' 1968 Ink
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    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 112

    Richard Gilkey ''Frog'' 1968 Ink

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  • Ralph Aeschliman ''Fish and Rocks'' 1980 Ink
    Estimate
    $300 - $600
    Lot 113

    Ralph Aeschliman ''Fish and Rocks'' 1980 Ink

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    $300 - $600
  • Neil Meitzler ''Mystic Mountain'' 1973 Casein
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    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 114

    Neil Meitzler ''Mystic Mountain'' 1973 Casein

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  • James Washington Jr. ''Venus'' 1974 Stone Sculpture
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    $5,000 - $10,000
    Lot 115

    James Washington Jr. ''Venus'' 1974 Stone Sculpture

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    $5,000 - $10,000
  • Harold Balazs ''Totem'' Large Wood Assemblage
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    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 116

    Harold Balazs ''Totem'' Large Wood Assemblage

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  • 2pc Harold Balazs Figural Wood Sculpture
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 117

    2pc Harold Balazs Figural Wood Sculpture

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    $500 - $1,000
  • 2pc Harold Balazs Steel Figure Wall Sculptures
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    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 118

    2pc Harold Balazs Steel Figure Wall Sculptures

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  • Harold Balazs ''Otherworldly'' 1982 Enamel
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    $600 - $1,200
    Lot 119

    Harold Balazs ''Otherworldly'' 1982 Enamel

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    $600 - $1,200
  • Harold Balazs ''Aztec Ritual'' Oil
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 120

    Harold Balazs ''Aztec Ritual'' Oil

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Harold Balazs ''Looking for Work'' 2014 Oil
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    $300 - $600
    Lot 121

    Harold Balazs ''Looking for Work'' 2014 Oil

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    $300 - $600
  • Harold Balazs ''Clutter'' 2012 Acrylic
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    $300 - $600
    Lot 121A

    Harold Balazs ''Clutter'' 2012 Acrylic

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    $300 - $600
  • Harold Balazs ''A Beasty'' 1970 Serigraph
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 122

    Harold Balazs ''A Beasty'' 1970 Serigraph

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    $200 - $400
  • Steve Jensen ''Wall Totems'' (Triptych) Wood
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 123

    Steve Jensen ''Wall Totems'' (Triptych) Wood

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    $500 - $1,000
  • William McKee ''Totem'' Assemblage
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    $400 - $800
    Lot 124

    William McKee ''Totem'' Assemblage

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    $400 - $800
  • William McKee ''Totem'' (Small) Assemblage
    Estimate
    $400 - $800
    Lot 125

    William McKee ''Totem'' (Small) Assemblage

    Est.
    $400 - $800
  • Charles Smith ''Tower'' (Large) Steel Sculpture
    Estimate
    $750 - $1,500
    Lot 126

    Charles Smith ''Tower'' (Large) Steel Sculpture

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    $750 - $1,500
  • Charles Smith ''Tower'' Steel Sculpture
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 127

    Charles Smith ''Tower'' Steel Sculpture

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Charles Smith ''U Fountain'' Steel
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 128

    Charles Smith ''U Fountain'' Steel

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    $500 - $1,000
  • 4pc Charles Smith ''Tower Maquettes'' Steel
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    $300 - $600
    Lot 129

    4pc Charles Smith ''Tower Maquettes'' Steel

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    $300 - $600
  • 3pc Charles Smith ''Color Maquettes'' Steel
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    $300 - $600
    Lot 130

    3pc Charles Smith ''Color Maquettes'' Steel

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    $300 - $600
  • 2pc Charles Smith ''Maquettes'' Steel Sculptures
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 131

    2pc Charles Smith ''Maquettes'' Steel Sculptures

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    $200 - $400
  • 3pc Charles Smith Marble and Wood Sculptures
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    $300 - $600
    Lot 132

    3pc Charles Smith Marble and Wood Sculptures

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    $300 - $600
  • 3pc Charles Smith ''Wax Form'' Bronze Sculptures
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    $300 - $600
    Lot 133

    3pc Charles Smith ''Wax Form'' Bronze Sculptures

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    $300 - $600
  • Joe Police ''Peacock Butterfly'' Kinetic Steel Sculpture
    Estimate
    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 134

    Joe Police ''Peacock Butterfly'' Kinetic Steel Sculptur...

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Joe Police ''Talking Man'' Kinetic Sculpture
    Estimate
    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 135

    Joe Police ''Talking Man'' Kinetic Sculpture

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Joe Police ''Abe Lincoln'' Steel Wire Sculpture
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    $300 - $600
    Lot 136

    Joe Police ''Abe Lincoln'' Steel Wire Sculpture

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    $300 - $600
  • Joe Police ''Chatter Box'' Kinetic Sculpture
    Estimate
    $400 - $800
    Lot 137

    Joe Police ''Chatter Box'' Kinetic Sculpture

    Est.
    $400 - $800
  • 3pc Joe Police Steel Wire and Kinetic Sculptures
    Estimate
    $300 - $600
    Lot 138

    3pc Joe Police Steel Wire and Kinetic Sculptures

    Est.
    $300 - $600
  • Richard Kirsten ''Medusa'' Bronze Sculpture
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    $300 - $600
    Lot 139

    Richard Kirsten ''Medusa'' Bronze Sculpture

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    $300 - $600
  • Richard Kirsten ''Crown of Thorns'' 1977 Bronze
    Estimate
    $300 - $600
    Lot 140

    Richard Kirsten ''Crown of Thorns'' 1977 Bronze

    Est.
    $300 - $600

Auction Description

Modernism and Northwest Fine Arts  by MBA Seattle Auction House LLC
A fine selection of Northwest Modernism and Pilchuck Glass including a selection of works from the estate of Alice Rooney, former director of the Pilchuck Glass School. Artworks include Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan, William Ivey, Paul Horiuchi, George Tsutakawa, ZZ Wei, Richard Gilkey, Leo Kenney, Joseph Goldberg, Margaret Keane, Chuck Close, Paul Jenkins, and MORE! Modern glass by Dale Chihuly, William Morris, Sonja Blomdahl, Lino Tagliapietra, Paul Marioni, etc. Also modern Knoll furniture and studio ceramics! This is a 75% NO RESERVE AUCTION! Read more
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