Christie's to Offer Mickey and Edna Weiss Collection, Featuring Calder and Moore, in New York This November
Christie's has announced an upcoming exhibition titled "Points of Light: The Collection of Mickey and Edna Weiss." This collection hails from the Los Angeles home of a couple who received the President's "Points of Light" award twice for their efforts to fight hunger. Spanning the 20th century, it features works by artists like Helen Frankenthaler, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Raoul Dufy, as well as modern sculptures by Alexander Calder and Henry Moore that play with light and form. The collection will be on display at Christie's New York during Marquee Week in November, including events like the 20th Century Evening Sale and various day sales. Before that, selected pieces will be shown in Los Angeles from October 14 to 17.
Key facts
- Christie's announced Points of Light: The Collection of Mickey and Edna Weiss.
- The collection comes from the Los Angeles home of Mickey and Edna Weiss.
- The Weisses were twice awarded the President's "Points of Light" award for their efforts to end hunger.
- The collection spans the 20th century and includes paintings by Helen Frankenthaler, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Raoul Dufy.
- Modern sculptures by Alexander Calder and Henry Moore are included, employing movement and negative space to play with light in three dimensions.
- The collection will be presented at Christie's New York in November during Marquee Week.
- Offerings will be in the 20th Century Evening Sale, the Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale, the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, and online sales.
- Christie's will exhibit highlights in Los Angeles from October 14 to 17, the first public viewing of works from the collection since they were acquired.
Entities
Artists
- Helen Frankenthaler
- Maurice de Vlaminck
- Raoul Dufy
- Alexander Calder
- Henry Moore
- Mickey Weiss
- Edna Weiss
Institutions
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- New York