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Silent Auction
Fine Art Auction Preview
at the Ferrin Gallery 2/21 - 2/28
Item List (as of 2/22/08)
1. "doll no. 37" by Benjamin Tritt
Medium: Oil on Paper
Brooklyn born artist Benjamin Tritt has exhibited at the Haim Chanin and Salander O'Reilly
Galleries in New York and Loudmer/Espace Berggruen in Paris. His work is in private
collections in the U.S., England, Israel, and Dubai. This painting is from Tritt's "Guys and Dolls"
Series. Benjamin is a faculty artist at IS183 Art School.
Dimensions: 9" x 12"
Donated by: Benjamin Tritt
Value: $4000
Min Bid: $1500
Buy Now: $4500
2. "The Song Remains the Same" by Will Wendt
Medium: Photography; chromogenic dye coupler print
This Print is from Will Wendt's series "Found Fashion, leisure time in the Berkshires". A Yale
University MFA and Pulitzer Prize nominee, Will is also a faculty artist at IS183 Art School.
Dimensions: 20"x 24"
Donated by: Will Wendt
Value: $2500
Min Bid: $850
Buy Now: $3000
3. "Untitled" by Jason Houston
Courtesy of the Ferrin Gallery
Medium: Photography
A 2006 limited edition (#1 of 3) digital c-print of barbed wire. Jason is a contributing
photography editor at Berkshire Living, a picture editor for Orion Magazine and a faculty artist at
IS183 Art School.
**NOTE: Display item shown as a mounted print. Auction item is for
PRINT ONLY**
Dimensions: 16" x 20"
Donated by: Jason Houston
Value: $1800
Min Bid: $600
Buy Now: $2200
4. "Untitled" by Michael Zelehoski
Courtesy of Kasten Gallery
Medium: Mix Medium
A figurative composition by Berkshire artist Michael Zelehoski (2007). Zelehoski's work
has been exhibited, and is in private collections in the United State and in Chile.
Dimensions: 17" x 12"
Donated by: Michael Zelehoski
SOLD: $2200
5: "Vortex" by David Ricci
Courtesy of the Iris Gallery
Medium: Ilfochrome Color Photograph
This limited edition (2/25) color image gives viewers a new take on Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas,
NV.
Dimensions: 28"x 32"
Donated by: David Ricci
Value: $1400
Min Bid: $500
Buy Now: $1750
6. "Brahma" by Gordon Chandler
Courtesy of the Ferrin Gallery
Medium: Metal
Gathering his parts from exotic scrap yards and roadsides, Gordon Chandler's work conveys
strength, longevity, and the sacredness of the animal.
Dimensions: 9"x 8"x10"
Donated By: Gordon Chandler
Value: $1200
Min Bid: $400
Buy Now: $1750
7. "Finding Losses" by Liz Daly
Courtesy of the Ferrin Gallery
Medium: Ceramic and Steel
A combination of clay and steel by Liz Daly, IS183 Ceramics Department Head and faculty artist.
This auction is for 2' of the original 13' piece.
Dimensions: 2'
Donated by: Liz Daly
SOLD: $1250
8. "Wall Quilt" by Giselle Hicks
Courtesy of the Ferrin Gallery
Medium: Ceramic, Plaster, Watercolor, Acrylic
A mixed media Wall Quilt of 7 pieces.
Dimensions: 18" x 16" x 2"
Donated by: Giselle Hicks
Value: $1000
Min Bid: $400
Buy Now: $1250
9. "Still Life with Sunflowers" by June Ferrin
Courtesy of the Ferrin Gallery
Medium: Watercolor
Loose, bright summer bouquet of Sunflowers in copper basket on a table by Cummington-based
artist June Ferrin.
Dimensions: 22" x 28"
Donated by: June Ferrin
Value: $800
Min Bid: $275
Buy Now: $1000
10. "Motion Picture" by Vaal London Kane
Courtesy of the Ferrin Gallery
Medium: Photography
This London Kane image from her Motion Picture series is currently on exhibit at the Ferrin
Gallery. Edition of 25.
Dimensions: 23" x 24"
Donated by: Vaal London Kane
Value $800
Min Bid: $275
Buy Now: $1000
11. "Grappler, Hornets, Cyclone 1987 Sport" from the American Beauty Series by Lewis
Smith
Courtesy of the Church Street Gallery
Medium: Drawing
Outsider artist Lewis Smith, a farmer by trade, began drawing at the age of 71 (like Grandma
Moses). Smith gained recognition after his death in 1998. He is featured in several museums,
including The American Folk Art Museum.
Dimensions: 24" x 18.5"
Donated by: Church Street Gallery
Value: $600
Min Bid $250
Buy Now: $750
12. "Symplegma" by Michael Allen Lowe
Medium: Pencil and Oil wash on newsprint, framed
An early study for the oil "Four for Fuseli", this drawing is a mix of color and line.
Dimensions: 24" x 20"
Donated by: Michael Allen Lowe
SOLD: $750
13. "Absinthe" by Ogden Gigli
Medium: Photography
An abstract color print in a floating frame.
Dimensions: 11.5" x 17.5"
Donated by: Ogden Gigli
Value: $600
Min Bid: $375
Buy Now: $750
14. "Brooklyn Crossing" by Scott Barrow
Medium: Black and White Archival Digital Print
This framed print by Berkshire-based photographer Scott Barrow depicts the Brooklyn Bridge in
a new light. Scott is a faculty artist at IS183 Art School.
Dimensions: 13" x 9"
Donated by: Karen Beckwith
Value: $ 450
Min Bid: $225
Buy Now: $550
15. "Berkshire Botanical Garden: Full Bloom" by Karen Arp-Sandel
Medium: Watercolor, framed
A plein air watercolor of one of the Berkshire's most treasured gardens. Karen is a faculty artist
and 3D department head at IS183 Art School.
Dimensions: 20" x 17"
Donated by: Karen Arp-Sandel
Value: $375
Min Bid: $200
Buy Now: $450
16. "Yearning" by Jeanet Ingalls
Medium: mixed media on wood
"In my vast thoughts it exists, this landscape of emptiness and wanting existence." A landscape
by Lenox-based artist Jeanet Ingalls.
Dimensions: 4 1/3" x 8 1/3"
Donated by: Jeanet Ingalls
Value: $350
Min Bid: $150
Buy Now: $400
17. "Blossoming: Unleashing the Prude Series" by Erika Brown
Medium: Digitally manipulated photography
Erika Brown's work is rooted in symbolism as catalyst and key to our subconscious. Her work
often incorporates a variety of mediums and is in private collections in the U.S. and Canada.
Dimensions: 14" x 16"
Donated by: Erika Brown
Value: $275
Min Bid: $90
Buy Now: $350
18. Faceted Dog Bowl by Daniel Bellow
Courtesy of the Ferrin Gallery
Medium: Ceramics
This Faceted dog bowl is made of white stoneware with a shino glaze liner, fired for five days in
an anagama wood kiln to cone 12. Daniel is a faculty artist at IS183 Art School.
Dimensions: 8" diameter
Donated By: Daniel Bellow
Value: $95
Min Bid: $35
Buy Now: $110
19. "Stacking Bowls" by Nancy Magnusson
Medium: Ceramics
A perfect arrangement of 3 stacked bowls and cover. A functional piece from IS183's Young
Artist department head and faculty artist Nancy Magnusson. Wood fired in the artist's aganama
kiln.
Dimensions: 4.5" x 8.5"
Donated by: Nancy Magnusson
Value: $95
Min Bid: $35
Buy Now: $110
