Artworks by Solomon, Miro and Chihuly perform well in Ahlers & Ogletree auctions held June 4th & 5th

ATLANTA - June 13, 2025 - PRLog -- A large oil and acrylic on canvas painting by Syd Solomon (American, 1917-2004) sold for $12,100; a glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) realized $9,075; and a color lithograph on Arches paper by Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983) changed hands for $6,655 in two days of auctions held June 4^th and 5^th by Ahlers & Ogletree, online and live at the firm's gallery in Atlanta.

The June 4^th event was a Modern & Contemporary Art & Design auction, one in which 420 lots came up for bid and grossed $551,216. The June 5^th sale was titled Translucence: Contemporary Studio Art Glass, with 153 lots of studio art glass by noted artists, including many sculptures by Chihuly. In that auction, the gross was $192,511. All prices in this report include a 21 percent buyer's premium.

The painting by Syd Solomon, titled Naturole (1974), was the top lot of Day 1 and the overall top achiever of the two days, easily breezing past its pre-sale estimate of $5,000-$7,000. The vibrant and colorful abstract work was impressive, at 48 inches by 59 ¾ inches (canvas, minus the frame), and was signed lower left, and signed, titled and dated to verso.

Joan Miro's color lithograph titled Le Belier Fleuri (The Flowery Ram) from 1971 was also a Day 1 hit, topping the high estimate by more than $2,000. The 21 ¼ inch by 30 ¼ inch (sheet, minus the frame) work was from the artist's Derriere le Miroir series (No. 193-194) and was signed lower right and numbered (3/75) lower left. The publisher was Maeght (Paris).

The glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly, titled Sunset Macchia (2008), was the top lot of Day 2. The 8-inch-tall creation, published by Portland Press and housed in an 11 ¾-inch-tall Plexiglas case, was signed (etched) to the side and inscribed ("PP08") to the underside. The sculpture had a modest pre-sale estimate of $2,000-$4,000, but the final price was close to $10,000.

Ahlers & Ogletree has three auctions planned for June and July, online and live in the Atlanta gallery. They are as follows:

• June 26^th – The Collection of Alton Arnall Thomasson
• July 30^th – Fine European Glass & Crystal
• July 31^st – Summer Estates & Collections

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