Everyday Objects, Extraordinary Visions: Highlights from Dane Fine Art's Sunshine Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art

On August 14, 2025, at 11:00 AM CT, Dane Fine Art will present its Sunshine Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art live on Bidsquare;  a vibrant collection of modern and contemporary prints featuring a wide range of subjects, styles, and artistic movements.. From bold Pop Art imagery to abstraction, the auction celebrates creative voices from the 20th and 21st centuries.
While the sale offers far more than any single theme, three standout lots provide an intriguing lens on how modern artists have transformed familiar, everyday objects into works that challenge our perceptions. By recontextualizing the ordinary, these artists invite us to consider how art exists in the objects of daily life.

Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns is renowned for his talent in transforming the ordinary into something extraordinary. In Coat Hanger and Spoon, he isolates two commonplace items and renders them with the gravitas of fine art. Johns challenged the boundaries between art and life, often incorporating objects like flags, numbers, or household items into his work. Here, the coat hanger and the spoon become a study in shape and shadow. What we might normally pass by without notice becomes worthy of admiration.


Coat Hanger and Spoon
Date: 1971
Medium: Original lithograph on paper
Dimensions: 34 1/4 x 25 1/2 in.
Edition: From the rare limited edition of 76
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
Lot: 18

Andy Warhol 
When Warhol agreed to create a poster for The Paris Review in 1965, he wanted an artifact tied to the magazine that he could reproduce and stamp with his signature. The editors jokingly suggested a subpoena to the magazine for non-payment of legal expenses. Warhol, however, preferred something more offbeat: a bill for two bottles of scotch and a bottle of vodka from Regency Wine & Liquor, just around the corner from the magazine's offices. This choice captured his fascination with everyday ephemera and his ability to turn the most mundane transactions into cultural icons. 


Paris Review
Date: 1967
Medium: Screenprint with die-cut holes on cream paper
Dimensions: 37 x 27 1/8 in.
Edition: 70 from the limited edition of 150
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
Lot: 63

Jim Dine
Jim Dine's work frequently elevates tools and hardware into the realm of fine art. In Flat Corner Brace, Dine illustrates a functional metal bracket, stripping it of its utilitarian context and putting it on display as art. This transformation encourages viewers to recognize the beauty in everyday tools that are often overlooked. As with much of his work, Dine merges personal narrative with experience, suggesting that the things we hold, use, and build with carry stories as tangible as the objects themselves.


Flat Corner Brace
Date: 1962
Medium: Photoengraving on Rives BFK paper
Dimensions: 10in. by 7.5in.
Edition: Numbered from the rare limited edition of 60
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,500
Lot: 62

Beyond the Everyday
Although Johns, Warhol, and Dine each approach everyday objects differently, they all remind us that art isn't limited to the rare or exotic. The Sunshine Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art offers a wealth of works beyond this theme, from striking abstract compositions to bold figurative portraits. Don't miss the opportunity to collect the world's best artists for your collection. 

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