Auction: June 18 at 1 PM CT

Our curators picked their favorite items from our upcoming June 18 Prints & Multiples Showcase Auction
| Desiree's Picks Consignment Director, Prints & Multiples, Beverly Hills
Jacob Lawrence The Coachman, from The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, 1987
One of my favorite's of this sale, Jacob Lawrence's print The Coachman captures a moment of poised dignity and quiet strength, characteristic of his narrative style. The image portrays an African American coachman seated on a carriage, rendered in Lawrence's signature style of bold, flat colors and dynamic shapes. The message is profound; it reflects both the historical presence and often overlooked labor of Black workers in American life. With minimal background detail, the focus remains on the figure, highlighting the coachman's role with a sense of respect and resilience. It tells a story of both identity and perseverance.
Donald K. Sultan Six Greens, 2006
Sultan's works always captivate me; they are vibrant, bright and so festive to look at. They are always a blend of vibrant colors with a minimalist yet bold design. Sultan's depiction of these lively poppies are brought to life as he creates a visual tension between the organic forms of the flowers and the rigid geometry of their arrangement.
| Rebecca's Pick Rebecca Lax | Consignment Director, Prints & Multiples, New York
Elizabeth Murray Bill Alley, 2006
Had Elizabeth Murray (1940-2007) not emerged in the NYC art scene of the 1970s and '80s, the bridge between graffiti, abstraction, and pop contemporary art might have taken much longer to form. With her bold, cartoon-like visual language, Murray redefined the possibilities of painting. A major figure in American abstraction, Murray was known for her dynamic, often household-inspired forms-chairs, tables, shoes-rendered with energy, inventiveness, and structural originality. We are pleased to offer Bill Alley, an editioned 3D sculptural work crafted from printed paper over foam substrates, hand-colored and assembled into a floating wall work. The title honors Bill Goldston, master printer at Universal Limited Art Editions, and references a parking alley near the artist's loft in the NYC Tribeca neighborhood, cluttered with discarded refuse that inspired Murray's forms. Each element is archivally wrapped in a custom foam core storage folder and each element has archival mounting brackets on their versos. The overall work comes with an installation diagram, white gloves, and wall hardware. Easy to install with or without assistance and alternatively could be plexi boxed if further framing is needed.
| Taylor's Picks Taylor Gattinella | Consignment Director, Modern & Contemporary Art, New York
Elizabeth Catlett Three Women in America, 1990
Elizabeth Catlett's 1990 screenprint Three Women of America powerfully symbolizes racial and gender unity by depicting three women of different ethnicities whose faces, eyes, and limbs are seamlessly intertwined. Through bold colors and shared features, Catlett emphasizes their common humanity over their differences. The work reflects her lifelong commitment to equality and justice, using art as a means to challenge systemic divisions and amplify marginalized voices. It stands as a visual statement of solidarity, representing democracy not just as a political system, but as inclusive visibility and representation.
Christiane Baumgartner Sanssouci, 2011
Christiane Baumgartner is a German artist known for her large-scale woodcut prints that blend traditional printmaking techniques with contemporary digital imagery. Born in Leipzig in 1967, she often works from video stills and photographs, translating them into painstakingly hand-carved woodblocks. Her work explores themes of time, motion, and media, frequently depicting urban and industrial landscapes. Baumgartner's unique process highlights the contrast between slow, manual craftsmanship and fast-paced digital culture.
| Hannah's Pick Hannah Ziesmann | Cataloger and Associate Specialist, Fine Arts, Dallas
Karel Appel Four Works, from Cats, 1978
Karel Appel's Cats lithographs pounce off the page with feral energy and childlike exuberance. Rendered in his unmistakable gestural style, the felines are less portraits and more raw expressions, boldly outlined, wildly colored, and bursting with movement. With their wide eyes, slashing whiskers, and tangled limbs, these creatures straddle the line between playful and primal. Appel, a founding member of the CoBrA group, channels the spontaneity of children's drawings and the emotional punch of outsider art, infusing each print with a sense of wild joy and unfiltered instinct. The result is humorous and gestural, capturing cats as totems of freedom, chaos, and untamed imagination; each rendered ball of fluff primed to jump off the page and bat your mug off the coffee table.
Browse and bid on these and other modern and contemporary prints in our June 18 Prints & Multiples Showcase Auction. Sincerely,
|  | Desiree Pakravan Consignment Director, Prints & Multiples, Beverly Hills DesireeP@HA.com (310) 492-8621
|  | Rebecca Lax Consignment Director, Prints & Multiples, New York BeckyL@HA.com (212) 486-3736
|  | Taylor Gattinella Consignment Director, Modern & Contemporary Art, New York TaylorG@HA.com (212) 486-3681
|  | Hannah Ziesmann Cataloger and Associate Specialist, Fine Arts, Dallas HannahZ@HA.com (214) 409-1162
|  | Frank Hettig Vice President, Modern & Contemporary Art FrankH@HA.com (214) 409-1157
|  | Holly Sherratt Vice President, Modern & Contemporary Art, West Coast HollyS@HA.com (415) 548-5921