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Sothebys. 50 pieces from Robert Sculls collection. 18 October 1973: A selection of fifty works from the collection of Robert C. Scull. October 18th, 1973. New York: Sothebys Parke Bernet, 1973. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUbd-50b9e3cbb298d32a.

(SCULL COLLECTION). Sotheby Parke Bernet Staff. A SELECTION OF FIFTY WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT C. SCULL. New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1973. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Auction Catalog. Near Fine/Very Good -. np (118pp), 40 color and 10 b&w illustrations. This is the auction catalogue documenting the historic Thursday, October 18th 1973 sale of fifty blue chip works from the pioneering collection of Robert C. - and his here-uncredited wife Ethel - Scull. This single evening kickstarted the secondary market for Post-war Contemporary Art by living American artists, especially those of the Pop persuasion; and resulted in the infamous heated confrontation between Robert Rauschenberg and the newly enriched Mr. Scull captured in Emile D'Antonio's documentary "Painters Painting". The sale included works by Lee Bontecou, John Chamberlain (2), Dan Christensen (2), Willem de Kooning (3), Walter De Maria, Jim Dine, Mark di Suvero, Philip Guston, Robert… Read More