Treasures of California & Beyond Fine Auction
Sun, Sep 22, 2024 02:00PM EDT
Lot 207
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 1963
Pencil and ink, collage and gouache on paper, signed in ink on verso, in good condition aside from light matte staining, framed
28 x 22in. (71 x 56cm/sheet).
31 x 25in. (78.5 x 63.5cm/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 1963
Pencil and ink, collage and gouache on paper, signed in ink on verso, in good condition aside from light matte staining, framed
28 x 22in. (71 x 56cm/sheet).
31 x 25in. (78.5 x 63.5cm/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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