Los Angeles Modern Auctions’ (LAMA) single-owner auction of The Collection of Richard Dorso held on October 9, 2011 set new auction records for De Wain Valentine, Roland Reiss, and Craig Kauffman (all of whom are currently featured in Pacific Standard Time exhibitions). The sale totaled $1,536,000, more than doubling the pre-sale estimate of $657,000, with 100% of the 417 lots sold.
· John Baldessari 8th and D, National City (Lot 160 est. $80,000 – 120,000) $293,750
· John Baldessari Sleep While You Grow Rich (Lot 161 est. $80,000 – 120,000) $187,500
· Richard Tuttle Untitled from Letters (the Twenty-Six Series) (Lot 218 est. $15,000 – 20,000) $59,375
· Gustav Klimt Nude Study (Lot 139 est. $20,000 – 30,000) $46,875
· Bob Thompson Mythological Scene andVenus & Adonis (Lots 49 and 50 each est. $4,000 – 6,000) $75,000
· De Wain Valentine Circle (Lot 220 est. $3,000 – 5,000) $32,500
· Roland Reiss The Dancing Lessons: The Reconciliation of Yes and No (Lot 78 est. $4,000 – 6,000) $15,000
· Craig Kauffman Boyant Shapes (Lot 209 est. $3,000 – 5,000) $4,687.50
Prints and Multiples
· Roy Lichtenstein Shipboard Girl (Lot 223 est. $15,000 – 20,000) $36,250
· Roy Lichtenstein Sunrise (Lot 224 est. $4,000 – 6,000) $21,250
· Bridget Riley Untitled (Fragment 7) (Lot 170 est. $5,000 -7,000) $18,750
· Claes Oldenburg Geometric Mouse – Scale C (Lot 256 est. $8,000 -12,000) $18,750
· Kees van Dongen Le Coquelicot (Lot 117 est. $600 – 900) $13,750
· Ellsworth Kelly Green (Lot 21 est. $2,000– 3,000) $10,625