Lot 569 569. Lazslo Moholy-Nagy (Hungarian, 1895-1946), "Untitled", c.1950; posthumous silkscreen in colors, 20" x 26.25", printed at the Institute of Design for the Moholy-Nagy Memorial Fund, no edition size. This print was included in the exhibition catalog, "Second Sight: Printmaking in Chicago, 1935-1995", James Yood, 1996, Northwestern University. Highly important figure to the international abstract art movement. Printmaking was an important part of the body of work to artists at the Bauhaus and the Institute of Design. 1000-2000

Lot 570 570. Binck (American, 20th century), "Dynamic Composition", c.1943; watercolor/paper, 21" x 16", signed and dated. Very high quality non-objective work. 300-500

Lot 571 571. Louis Schanker (American, 1903-1981), "Abstract Composition", c.1946; oil/canvas, 34" x 27", signed and dated, original artist-made frame. Important American modernist. Schanker was a member of the American Abstract Artists (NYC) and a member of the American Art Congress. He executed W.P.A. projects, and was the Director of the Graphic Arts Program in the early 1940s. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, National Academy of Design, and the Whitney Museum. He taught at the New School for Social Research, NYC. Related Literature: The Second Wave: American Abstaction of the 1930s and 1940s, Susan Strickler. 4000-6000

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