Betye Saar

Lot 153 BETYE SAAR (american, b. 1926) UNTITLED Signed and dated 1976 in marker on the underside, wood cigar box with screenprinted labels adhered to the top and undersides, containing mixed media/assemblage 1 1/2 x 8 x 6 1/2 in. (4 x 20.4 x 16.6cm) provenance: The artist. Private Collection. Estimate $5,000-7,000 With pale moisture staining at the edges (the wood slightly darkened in striated patterns but not on top or bottom). Smeared pale surface soiling on underside (possibly working method of artist). Foxing on collaged image inside box, significant mold on interior elements. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman's Conditions of Sale. Unsold

Betye Saar (born 1926) Sentimental Souvenir #107, 1987 signed and dated 'Betye Saar 1987' and stamped with title, date and artist's name (on the reverse) carved wood assemblage with printed clock face 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 6 5/8in (32.4 x 24.1 x 16.8cm) Exhibited: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Sentimental Sojourn: Strangers and Souvenirs , August 21-October 18, 1987

BETYE SAAR (1926 - ) The Wounded Wilderness. Color etching and aquatint on cream wove paper, 1962. 606x381 mm; 23 7/8x15 inches, full margins. Artist's proof. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Artist's Proof" in pencil, lower margin. A very good, richly printed impression of this scarce print. Estimate $2,000-3,000

BETYE SAAR (1926 - ) Pompeii Band. Mixed media on handkerchief, 1977. 381x394 mm; 15x15 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in red marker, lower right. From the hankie series. Provenance: the estate of Varnette Honeywood; thence by descent to the current owner. Saar invokes memory in her assemblages, as she combines found objects with family photographs. The scarves and hankerchiefs used in this series were from her great-aunt Hattie, who also archived most of the family albums. Estimate $5,000-7,000

Betye Saar (American, born 1926) Sadhaka, 1974-75 signed and dated 'Betye Saar 1975' (lower right of interior) andsigned and dated '1974' (on the underside) mixed media assemblage 16 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 6 1/2in Footnote: Provenance: Baum-Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, California (label) Private Collection, Columbia, South Carolina