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Collection / benefit auction


A special thank you to the artists whom have donated their work.

Every donation adds to a wonderful collection for an exhibition and benefit auction.

I have spoken with two well known galleries in NYC, one which is also an auction house ( for 20th century art and design ), along with a gallery in Chicago which is also an auction house ( for 20th century art and design ), both expressed interest in an exhibition and benefit auction. I am well established in the International art and design community, and as a result I am assembling a great collection of sketches, drawings, paintings, prototypes, furniture, antiques, and objects which are all donations.  I am personally including everything I own, which includes: a beautiful sketch by Philippe Starck, all of my full scale pen and pencil renderings for my 1993 Knoll “Catcus Collection”, along with several prototypes, the last ( 2 ) tables produced by Knoll which I have signed dated and added a special paragraph, all of my sketches and sketchbooks, my drawings, and art collection ( which is mainly my substantial collection of Adolf Benca's paintings, monoprints, drawings, and sketchbooks ). Even the sketchbook for the Center for Inspiration ( several sketches shown in the section: and a Dream ), is for sale. I realized the moment I woke after a 10 hour surgery, I now have the chance to sell everything, and do something extremely rewarding - put all the proceeds into this foundation.

The following are a few of the donations, I have received so far:

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Michael Graves    Alessi Teakettle    2013    pencil on trace    8 1/4" x 8 1/4" ( 210mm x 210mm )   

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Andrea Branzi    ( 15 ) piece ceramic tea set for Giotto    1993    MINT ( never out of original packaging )

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Charlie Kanwischer    Interior with Stairs    2008    Graphite on paper, mounted on board    12 5/8 x 9 3/8 ( 320 x 240 )

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Adam Mitchell Tetzlaff    Breaking Piet    2001    acrylic on canvas

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Adam Mitchell Tetzlaff    Larry and Trudi, France    2001    ballpoint pen on paper

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Adolf Benca    untitled    1990    oil on board

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Adolf Benca    Gianto Machina    1983    monoprint 1/1    2 3/4" x 9 1/2"

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Adolf Benca    Adam and Eve    1983    monoprint 1/1    2 3/4" x 4"

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Adolf Benca    Minatar and Angel    1983    monoprint 1/1    4" x 4"

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Adolf Benca    Saturns Prick    1987    monoprint 1/1    9" x 11"

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Adolf Benca    Orphic Initiation    1986    stat 3    8 3/4" x 11"   

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Adolf Benca    Deposition    1983    Monoprint 1/1    3 3/4" x 18 1/4"   

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Adolf Benca    Colussus Hermaphrodite / Antinuous and the RMG Leaders    1983    pencil on paper    8" x 9 1/2"

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Adolf Benca    Cow herd / swine herd "What is in store for you?"    1983    pencil on paper    8" x 9 1/2"

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Adolf Benca    Self Portrait as Hermaphrodite    1983    pencil on paper     8 1/4" x 11"

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Adolf Benca    Black Day ( Portrait of Klement Simoncice, Linguist in Slovik Dept. Colombia University )    1983    pencil on paper   
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Adolf Benca    Portrait of Peter Kussi, Linguist in Slavik Dept. Columbia University    1983    pencil on paper    8 1/2" x 12 1/4"

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Adolf Benca    Lion Hearted Perithius    1983    pencil on paper    8 1/2" x 12 1/4"

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Adolf Benca    Telemachus    1983    pencil on paper    8 1/2" x 12 1/4"

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Adolf Benca    Nurse    1983    pencil on paper    8 1/4" x 11"

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Adolf Benca    Odysseus shallows cry    1983    pencil and ink on paper    8 5/8" x 12 1/4"

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Adolf Benca    Mouth of the Passadge or The Crucifix    1983    charcoal on linen    9 5/8" x 12 3/4"

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Adolf Benca    Just be quiet leave the rest to the gods    Jan.1988    pencil on paper    13 1/4" x 19 1/4"
Drawn in Florence during Adolf's Fullbright stay.

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Adolf Benca    Self Portrait with two French skeletons    1986    pencil on paper    40" x 60"

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Adolf Benca    Pre-Athenian Centricity    1981    oil on canvas    66" x 113.5"

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Adolf Benca    The Red River is the Likeness of the Virgin Bride in a Wedding    1981    oil on canvas    95.5" x 48.5"

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Adolf Benca    Hell, Purgatory and Paradise    1981    oil on 2 joined canvases    33" x 20.5"
Dante Devine Comedy as a paradigm for the modern sequel of the voices battling it out

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Adolf Benca    Hell, Purgatory and Paradise    1981    oil on 2 joined canvases    33" x 20.5"
Iliad

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Adolf Benca    Melissa ( Nephratite )    1983    oil on canvas    68" x 52"

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Adolf Benca    Daedulus    1983    oil on canvas    68" x 52"

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Adolf Benca    Romulous and Remus    1983    oil on canvas    68" x 52"

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Adolf Benca    Innocents    1983    oil on canvas    83.5" x 65.5"

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Adolf Benca    Eurydice    1985    oil on canvas    96" x 124"

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June Carey    Study for Basking Eucalyptus    2011    oil on canvas    7 x 5 ( 178 x 127 )

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Robert L Pence    Red Rose    ( black period )    1998    oil on canvas    12" x 14" ( 305 mm x 360 mm )

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Alex Mark    Lily    30" x 40"    oil on canvas  

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Helmut Jahn        SOB State of Illinois Building, Chicago    1979    ( 2 ) signed prints    6 1/2" x 8 1/2"

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