Functional art on fire at SOFA
- April 22, 2010 14:58
A strong gate and brisk sales to museums and private collectors energized the 13th annual Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair (aka Sofa) at the Park Avenue Armory, 16-19 April.
Japanese ceramicist Koike Shoko proved popular on opening night. Dealer Joan Mirviss sold out her offerings with works destined for the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Collectors were in a buying mood for museum-quality, funcational art, too. Cynthia Reeves got five commissions for Korean artist Jaehyo Lee's steel bolts, nails and wood benches, at $28,000 each.
A host of other sales included a Peter Voulkos 1979 Stack for $60,000 and a Dale Chihuly 1994 Persian in blue edged with vermilion for $23,000, from Palm Beach dealer Donna Schneier.
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_-Closing-the-Distance_100x100_c.jpg "Lot 204: Bob Kuhn (1920–2007),Closing the Distance, 1977, acrylic on masonite, 24 x 48 in, Sold: $409,500")
![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
![A 19th century Seven Piece "Chrysanthemum" Pattern Sterling Silver Coffee & Tea Service, which was exhibited in the Tiffany & Co. booth at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago](/images/c/78/96/Tiffany___Co__Makers_Seven_Piece_"Chrysanthem100x100_c.jpg "A 19th century Seven Piece \"Chrysanthemum\" Pattern Sterling Silver Coffee & Tea Service, which was exhibited in the Tiffany & Co. booth at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago")
