Rothko Chapel INSPIRIT 2024 Benefit Art Auction Preview
Online Auction: February 21 – March 7, 2024 via Artsy
Rothko Chapel: INSPIRIT 2024 Benefit Art Auction Preview
Delita Martin, I Understand This Light To Be My Home, 2023
Exceptional works of art donated by preeminent galleries and prominent artists are the focus of the Rothko Chapel: INSPIRIT 2024 Benefit Art Auction. At the same time, selected works will be displayed at McClain Gallery for viewing in person by prospective bidders during public hours.
Works by 28 artists are included in this year’s online auction on Artsy. Featured artists are John Alexander, Richard (Ricky) Armendariz, Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Carlos Donjuan, Carroll Dunham, Emilie Duval, Shepard Fairey, Sonya Fe, Mark Francis, Margaret García, Luis C. Garza, Robert Hodge, Dorothy Hood, Jim Love, Delita Martin, Patrick McGrath Muñíz, Karen Navarro, Louise Nevelson, Joe Peña, Alex Rubio, Fanny Sanín, Beth Secor, Kiki Smith, Ted Stamm, Donald Sultan, Frank X. Tolbert 2, and Vincent Valdez.
In addition to the Art Museum of South Texas, contributing galleries are Acosta Strong Fine Art, Andrew Durham Gallery, David Shelton Gallery, Heidi Vaughan Fine Art, Inman Gallery, Kirk Hopper Fine Art, Koplin Del Rio, Koslov Larsen, Lococo Fine Art Publisher, McClain Gallery, Moody Gallery, Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Pace Gallery, Ruiz-Healy Art, Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino, Subliminal Projects, and Two Palms.
The INSPIRIT: 2024 Benefit Art Auction is organized by Robert McClain, founder of McClain Gallery in Houston. For over 40 years, Robert McClain has focused on exhibiting and acquiring museum-quality modern and contemporary art. Representing important 20th-century figures and many Texas-based artists, McClain Gallery is also committed to fostering younger generations of artists from around the world. In addition to McClain, the auction committee includes Sharon Graham, Hélène Schlumberger, and Melissa Richardson Banks of CauseConnect.
Proceeds from INSPIRIT: Rothko Chapel’s Evening of Inspiration and this benefit art auction will support the nonprofit’s work in championing human rights and the struggle for justice through programs that foster mutual understanding and inspire action while effecting social change. To learn more, visit rothkochapel.org/give/inspirit.
Online bidding starts on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM Central and ends on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM Central. To bid, create an account online at Artsy.net or download the free Artsy mobile app on a smartphone (iPhone or Android).
Bookmark this online link until the auction goes live: www.artsy.net/rothkochapel.
WORKS IN AUCTION
Louise Nevelson
Untitled (wall relief), 1964
cardboard, foil, spray paint and wood collage on board
40 x 30 inches
© 2024 Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS)
Donation courtesy of Pace Gallery
John Alexander
The Dreamer, 2024
oil on canvas
43 x 32 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and McClain Gallery
Jim Love
Plowed Bear Camouflaged, 1972-1973
steel, plastic and red pigment
15 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches
Donation courtesy Jim Love Estate and Moody Gallery
Vincent Valdez
FLACO, 2022
etching gravure
edition 6 of 20
paper: 22 x 30 inches
frame: 34 1/4 x 26 1/2 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist
Delita Martin
I Understand This Light To Be My Home, 2023
relief printing, charcoal, acrylic, printed papers, hand stitching
paper: 40 x 30 inches
frame: 45 5/8 x 35 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and McClain Gallery
Dorothy Hood
The Voluptuous Black and Red, 1982-1997
collage on mat
paper: 20 x 16 inches
framed: 22 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches
Donation courtesy of the Art Museum of South Texas and McClain Gallery
Alex Rubio
God of War, 2012
acrylic on canvas
36 x 96 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and Nicole Longnecker Gallery
Einar and Jamex de la Torre
The Chosen Tribe - Pendejo y Cabron, 2010
blown glass, mixed media sculpture
32 x 20 x 5 inches
Donation courtesy of the artists and Koplin Del Rio
Ted Stamm
DGR-16-20-3 (Dodger), 1976
graphite on paper
paper: 22 x 30 inches
frame: 24 1/4 x 34 inches
Donation courtesy of Ted Stamm Estate and McClain Gallery
Fanny Sanín
Study for Painting No.2 (6), 1984
acrylic on paper
15 x 20 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino
Mark Francis
Lady Bastet, 2022
color pencil, mulberry paper, decorative paper, card stock, crochet yarn, ink and acrylic paint on watercolor paper
paper: 55 x 35 inches
frame: 59 ¾ x 39 5/8 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and Private Collection, Houston
Patrick McGrath Muñiz
Beatus Dux Dator, 2015
oil on wood panel
16 x 13 1/2 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and Heidi Vaughan Fine Art
Sonya Fe
An Everyday Saint, You Don't Recognize, 2011
oil, copal and wax on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and Acosta Strong Fine Art
Karen Navarro
Reconstructed, 2022
acrylic, wood, archival inkjet print, acrylic paint
20 x 19 inches
edition 1 of 3 with 1 AP
Donation courtesy of the artist and Koslov Larsen
Carroll Dunham
Untitled, 5/8/19, 2019
monotype in watercolor, watercolor pencil and watercolor crayon
paper: 40 x 32 inches
frame: 43 7/8 x 35 7/8 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and Two Palms
Emilie Duval
Elysium, The Digital Pattern, 2022
acrylic, ink, marker, spray paint and collages on canvas
canvas: 66 x 48 inches
frame: 58 5/8 x 50 3/8 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist
Donald Sultan
Six Blue Poppies, 2021
color silkscreen with enamel inks, flocking, and over printed flocking on Somerset 500 gsm Satin Radiant White with deckle edges
paper: 30 x 38 inches
frame: 34 1/2 x 44 1/2 inches
edition 19 of 60
Donation courtesy of the artist and Lococo Fine Arts Publisher
Margaret García
Living in the Shadows, 2022
oil on wood panel
30 x 40 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist
Richard (Ricky) Armendariz
La Muerta y Su Caballo (Death and Her Horse), 2023
wood block print on paper
edition 2 of 5
26 x 50 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and Ruiz-Healy Art
Beth Secor
Ignatz and Krazy Kat, 2021
gouache and watercolor pencil on paper
paper: 30 3/4 x 22 1/4 inches
frame: 34 1/2 x 26 3/8 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and Inman Gallery
Carlos Donjuan
Together We Rise, 2020
mixed media on birch panel
18 x 24 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and Kirk Hopper Fine Art
Robert Hodge
Behold a Lady, 2017
mixed media on reclaimed tar paper
paper: 47 x 39 inches
frame: 46 1/2 x 38 5/8 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist and David Shelton Gallery
Kiki Smith
Mind's Eye, 2015
watercolor and pencil on paper
paper: 11 1/2 x 8 inches
frame: 16 3/8 x 12 3/4 inches
Donation courtesy of a Private Collection, Houston
Luis C Garza
We Will Not Be Intimidated, 1971 (taken); printed 2022
silver gelatin fiber print
20 x 24 inches
AP, edition of 15
Donation courtesy of a Private Collection, Houston
Frank X. Tolbert 2
Bird Block Great Egret with Ripples, 2014
oil on paper
36 x 24 inches
Donation courtesy of Ann Stautberg and Andrew Durham Gallery
Joe Peña
Late November, Evening Falls, 2024
oil on panel
18 x 30 inches
Donation courtesy of the artist
Shepard Fairey
Peace and Justice (Red), 2012
silkscreen on wood panel
24 x 18 inches
edition 4 of 6
Donation courtesy of the artist and Subliminal Projects