Treasures of California & Beyond Fine Auction
Sun, Sep 22, 2024 02:00PM EDT
Lot 200
Manuel Neri, Jr. (American, 1930-2021)
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Manuel Neri, Jr. (American, 1930-2021)
Manuel Neri, Jr. (American, 1930-2021)
Untitled (Two Standing Nudes), circa 1971
Pencil and ink, collage and gouache on paper, signed in ink on verso, in good condition aside from light matte staining and water staining and light crease in upper quadrant, framed
22 x 28in. (56 x 71cm/sheet)
25 x 31in. (63.5 x 78.5cm/frame)
Mr. Neri was part of the lively Beat scene in San Francisco in the 1950s and early ’60s. In 1954 he and a group of other artists established the Six Gallery, housed in a former automobile repair shop on Fillmore Street. Mr. Neri was the director of the gallery when a landmark poetry reading took place there in 1955: Allen Ginsberg giving the first public recitation of his masterpiece, “Howl.”
From the estate of a San Francisco collector
Manuel Neri, Jr. (American, 1930-2021)
Untitled (Two Standing Nudes), circa 1971
Pencil and ink, collage and gouache on paper, signed in ink on verso, in good condition aside from light matte staining and water staining and light crease in upper quadrant, framed
22 x 28in. (56 x 71cm/sheet)
25 x 31in. (63.5 x 78.5cm/frame)
Mr. Neri was part of the lively Beat scene in San Francisco in the 1950s and early ’60s. In 1954 he and a group of other artists established the Six Gallery, housed in a former automobile repair shop on Fillmore Street. Mr. Neri was the director of the gallery when a landmark poetry reading took place there in 1955: Allen Ginsberg giving the first public recitation of his masterpiece, “Howl.”
From the estate of a San Francisco collector
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