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09/02/2026

When does an advertisement become art?

Andy Warhol might have answered: when you can’t stop looking at it.

In 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘭 (𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰), Warhol takes one of the most recognizable luxury images in the world—Chanel No. 5—and gives it his signature treatment: 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀.

The bottle was already famous.
Warhol made its 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 famous all over again.

Chanel No. 5 was launched on 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟱, 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟭. More than 60 years later, Warhol was still fascinated by what made that little bottle so powerful.

𝗔 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱. 𝗔 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲. 𝗔𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁.

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𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 • 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱

09/01/2026

What does wind look like when it’s captured in bronze?

In Richard Hunt’s 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗽𝘁, solid metal seems to defy its own weight. Throughout his career, Hunt transformed industrial materials into forms that suggest growth, movement, and transformation. He described his approach as a reconciliation of “the organic and the industrial.” Made in 1986, during a particularly active period of experimentation with bronze and steel, 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗽𝘁 embodies Hunt’s remarkable ability to make metal feel alive.

This work was 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟳 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗹𝗲𝗿. It is now being offered as part of 𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, with an estimate of $30,000–$50,000.

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𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 • 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱

08/31/2026

Art without borders.

Rago/Wright presents 𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — a bold, deeply personal mix of art collected with curiosity, instinct, and a taste for the unexpected.

Featuring works by 𝗥𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮, 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗠𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗼, and more, the collection moves freely between monumentality and intimacy, figuration and abstraction, tradition and experimentation.

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𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 • 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱

08/28/2026

Marino Marini’s 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦 reduces the horse and rider to a few simple, angular forms. Even in this pared-down composition, one of the artist’s most familiar subjects remains clearly present.

Conceived in 1956 and cast in bronze by 1958, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦 belongs to the period in which Marini increasingly transformed his traditional equestrian imagery. Rather than presenting the rider as a triumphant or heroic figure, Marini explored a relationship marked by instability, tension, and loss of control.

This transformation was particularly significant in Marini’s postwar work. The familiar mounted hero gradually became something more vulnerable. The horse and rider seem to break apart into simplified masses, bringing the work close to abstraction while retaining traces of their human and animal origins.

The rough, hand-worked bronze surface further intensifies the sense of movement and physical tension. Marini was using distortion and fragmentation to express a deeper psychological condition.

Seen in this context, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦 is more than a study in modernist form. It is part of Marini’s larger meditation on human vulnerability, power, conflict, and the uncertain relationship between human beings and the forces they try to control.

𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦 headlines 𝘗𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘹𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 presented by Rago/Wright on September 15th. The work carries a $400,000 - 600,000 estimate.

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08/27/2026

𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 • Rago/Wright is honored to present 𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. A deeply personal body of work built over decades, this wide-ranging and distinctive offering illustrates the Fixlers’ unique consideration of scale, material, figuration, and abstraction through important works from 𝗢𝗹𝗴𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶, 𝗟𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀, 𝗝𝘂𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗸𝗼, 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁, 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗺𝘂 𝗡𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗶, 𝗥𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵, and many more. Reflecting an open spirit and an appetite for the unexpected, the collection traces a dialogue between monumentality and intimacy, representation and abstraction, tradition and experimentation, capturing the singular vision of collectors who embraced art as a lifelong source of discovery.

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𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 • 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱

08/19/2026

𝗔𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 • Wright and LAMA’s 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 brings together works that reflect the ambition, ingenuity, and unmistakable optimism of 20th-century America. From modernist icons to designs that helped define everyday life, the sale offers a look at how American designers imagined—and built—the future.

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𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 • 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬

08/18/2026

This October, 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 and 𝘛𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘺 & 𝘊𝘰. present 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼, featuring works from individuals associated with Chicago Modernism, the Monster Roster, Chicago Imagism, the Hairy Who, and beyond. This presentation celebrates the bold visionaries who established Chicago as a major force in American art.

We are currently seeking consignments for this auction and invite collectors to submit works for consideration.
If you have works that you would like to consign, contact our specialists today at 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻@𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝟮𝟬.𝗰𝗼𝗺

📦 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭

08/18/2026

𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙏 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆 𝘼𝙏 𝙒𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 • 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 delivered exceptional results, including new auction records for De Sede’s 𝘋𝘚 600 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘢 at $64,000 and any work by James Bearden at $21,760.

✅ $𝟭,𝟱𝟴𝟰,𝟭𝟴𝟲 Total Realized ✅ 𝟭𝟰𝟬% Sold by Value

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08/13/2026

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 • In the mid-1980s, Québec-born Normand Mainville arrived in Boston and began collecting the modernist furniture, lighting, and objects he discovered in second-hand shops and flea markets.

In 1991, he opened 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘦, a 20,000-square-foot emporium that became one of New England’s most important destinations for vintage design. Its carefully edited collection spanned American and European works from the 1920s through the 1990s, with a particular focus on mid-century modernism.

Mainville brought the same discerning eye to his personal collection, where museum-quality furniture and lighting lived alongside playful ceramics, objects, and toys gathered during his travels around the world. The result was a collection that was sophisticated, eclectic, and full of personality.

Now, this remarkable collection is ready to pass into new hands. We are pleased to offer works from the 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦 at auction on August 20 as 𝗟𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝟮𝟮𝟮–𝟯𝟲𝟴.

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𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 • 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬

08/13/2026

𝗔𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 • This is your last call.

One auction. A lineup spanning decades of boundary-pushing design. Live bidding begins at 11 AM central.

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