Bidspirit auctions | Hoch Ltd Auction Oct 29, 2023

Hoch Ltd, Oct 29, 2023. 289 lots, estimates 30 - 2000 $.

Hoch Ltd -

From the archives of the Rodger LaPelle Galleries, Philadelphia, PA, Hoch LTD. presents Entirely Absurd: The Rodger LaPelle Galleries Collection II.

Rodger LaPelle and his wife Christine McGinnis first emerged on the Philadelphia art scene by establishing a fine art printing studio. Here, they employed local artists and recent PAFA and art school graduates, ultimately founding the Rodger LaPelle Galleries in 1980. Representing such artists as David Lynch, Peter Paone, Paul Wunderlich, and Tom Palmore, among many others, the gallery established a distinct presence in the Philadelphia artistic community by offering works characterized by an absurdist aesthetic, often vacillating between the darkly surreal and hilariously nonsensical. Such works transport their viewers to places unfamiliar, perhaps haunting, revealing the artists' strange and disturbing impulses.

In keeping with the unpredictable nature of the works themselves, this sale is presented without reserve.

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Lots in this catalog (289)

• Lot 1: Peter Paone (American, B. 1936) Humpty Dumpty — $30 - $60
• Lot 2: Peter Paone (American, B. 1936) Child's World — $40 - $80
• Lot 3: Peter Paone (American, B. 1936) Sweet City — $40 - $80
• Lot 4: Peter Paone (American, B. 1936) Untitled — $30 - $60
• Lot 5: Peter Paone (American, B. 1936) The Cohen's — $30 - $60
• Lot 6: Peter Paone (American, B. 1936) Untitled — $30 - $60
• Lot 7: Meg Dawson (American, 20th C.) Four Etchings, Cats — $40 - $80
• Lot 8: Tom Palmore (American, B 1945) Toad Mountain — $40 - $80
• Lot 9: Tom Palmore (American, B 1945) Knight — $40 - $80
• Lot 10: Tom Palmore (American, B 1945) Brain Truster — $40 - $80
• Lot 11: Tom Palmore (American, B 1945) Gothic Crab — $40 - $80
• Lot 12: Tom Palmore (American, B 1945) Political Tombstone — $40 - $80
• Lot 13: Tom Palmore (American, B 1945) Dream Machine — $40 - $80
• Lot 14: Tom Palmore (American, B 1945) Fly Airplane Fly — $40 - $80
• Lot 15: Tom Palmore (American, B 1945) Magita — $40 - $80
• Lot 16: Tom Palmore (American, B 1945) Discussion — $40 - $80
• Lot 17: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Untitled — $60 - $120
• Lot 18: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Untitled — $40 - $80
• Lot 19: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Untitled — $50 - $100
• Lot 20: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Untitled — $50 - $100
• Lot 21: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Untitled — $60 - $120
• Lot 22: Margaret Kennard Johnson (American, 1918-2015) Eight Collagraphs — $40 - $80
• Lot 23: Pang Tseng Ying (Chinese, 1916-1997) Lithograph — $100 - $200
• Lot 24: Russell T. Gordon (American, 1936-2013) A Good Place To Live — $40 - $80
• Lot 25: Clayton Anderson (American, B. 1943) Zoomorph - Alizarin — $40 - $80
• Lot 26: Clayton Anderson (American, B. 1943) Sweating Form — $40 - $80
• Lot 27: Clayton Anderson (American, B. 1943) Zoomorph - Early Morning — $40 - $80
• Lot 28: Jonathan Meader (Ascian) (American, B. 1943) Silkscreen — $30 - $60
• Lot 29: George Stuempfig (American, 20th C.) Three Lithographs — $30 - $60
• Lot 30: Shusaku Arakawa (American, B. Japan, 1936-2010) "For Instance , Instant" Lithographic 1965 — $100 - $200
• Lot 31: Beck & Jung (Swedish, 1939-1977 and 1939-2007) Game Hemnon — $40 - $80
• Lot 32: Sheila McGinnis (American, 20th Century) Esape of the Psyche - I — $40 - $60
• Lot 33: R. F. Schroeder (American, 20th C.) Untitled — $30 - $60
• Lot 34: R. F. Schroeder (American, 20th C.) Landscape at Land's End — $40 - $60
• Lot 35: R. F. Schroeder (American, 20th C.) The Greeting — $40 - $60
• Lot 36: R. F. Schroeder (American, 20th C.) Ascension — $40 - $60
• Lot 37: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) Lost Melody — $40 - $80
• Lot 38: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) Not My Favorit Show — $60 - $120
• Lot 39: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) Pink Toe Nails — $60 - $120
• Lot 40: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) Roman View — $60 - $120
• Lot 41: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) Salome — $60 - $120
• Lot 42: Stanley Louis Rosenthal (American, 1942-2015) C.L. C&K Railroad — $60 - $120
• Lot 43: Stanley Louis Rosenthal (American, 1942-2015) Winter Lake: Iowa — $60 - $120
• Lot 44: Peter Paone (American, B. 1936) This Way — $40 - $80
• Lot 45: Peter Paone (American, B. 1936) Dutch Still-Life — $40 - $80
• Lot 46: Terry Wilson (British, B. 1948) Anatomy of a Scream — $40 - $80
• Lot 47: Gottfried Helnwein (Austrian, B. 1948) Etching — $100 - $200
• Lot 48: Terry Wilson (British, B. 1948) Isochronus Variations #3 — $40 - $80
• Lot 49: Sky David (Dennis Pies) (American, B. 1947) Drawing — $40 - $80
• Lot 50: Sky David (Dennis Pies) (American, B. 1947) Drawing — $40 - $80
• Lot 51: Sky David (Dennis Pies) (American, B. 1947) Drawing — $40 - $80
• Lot 52: Sky David (Dennis Pies) (American, B. 1947) Drawing — $40 - $80
• Lot 53: Sky David (Dennis Pies) (American, B. 1947) Automata Series, 18 Prints — $100 - $200
• Lot 54: Heinrich Heuer (Austrian, B. 1934) Etching, Abstract — $40 - $60
• Lot 55: Heinrich Heuer (Austrian, B. 1934) Etching, Abstract — $40 - $60
• Lot 56: Heinrich Heuer (Austrian, B. 1934) Etching, Abstract — $40 - $60
• Lot 57: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Hallucination, 4 Etchings — $60 - $120
• Lot 58: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Running — $40 - $60
• Lot 59: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Cords — $40 - $80
• Lot 60: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Green Light — $40 - $80
• Lot 61: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Black Diamond — $40 - $80
• Lot 62: Rodger LaPelle (American, 1936-2020) Abstract — $40 - $80
• Lot 63: Rodger LaPelle (American, 1936-2020) A Penot Wazgat — $40 - $80
• Lot 64: Rodger LaPelle (American, 1936-2020) Peem Pop — $40 - $80
• Lot 65: Rodger LaPelle (American, 1936-2020) Untitled — $40 - $80
• Lot 66: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) 5 Ink Drawings — $50 - $100
• Lot 67: George Stuempfig (American, 20th C.) Six Surreal Etchings — $40 - $80
• Lot 68: George Stuempfig (American, 20th C.) Six Surreal Etchings — $40 - $80
• Lot 69: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Hear No Evil? — $40 - $60
• Lot 70: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) See No Evil? — $40 - $60
• Lot 71: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Speak No Evil? — $40 - $60
• Lot 72: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Lift-Off — $40 - $80
• Lot 73: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Drawing, Figures — $40 - $60
• Lot 74: Peter Paone (American, B. 1936) Bravissimo! — $40 - $80
• Lot 75: Liao Shiou-Ping (Taiwanese, B. 1936) Gate of Peace — $40 - $80
• Lot 76: Tom Fricano (American, B. 1930) Light — $40 - $60
• Lot 77: Ansei Uchima (American, 1921-2000) Three Spheres - Space (Violet) #2 — $40 - $80
• Lot 78: Margaret Kennard Johnson (American, 1918-2015) "Kites Over Yoyogi" — $60 - $120
• Lot 79: Margaret Kennard Johnson (American, 1918-2015) Homage To Paul Klee — $60 - $120
• Lot 80: Naomi Charles Limont (American, 1929-2010) Moonrise — $40 - $80
• Lot 81: Arthur Secunda (American, 1927-2022) Long Distance Ocean — $50 - $100
• Lot 82: Nancy Koren (American, B. 1939) Two Serigraphs — $50 - $100
• Lot 83: Nancy Koren (American, B. 1939) Two Serigraphs — $50 - $100
• Lot 84: Nancy Koren (American, B. 1939) Two Serigraphs — $50 - $100
• Lot 85: Nancy Koren (American, B. 1939) Two Serigraphs — $50 - $100
• Lot 86: Peter Keefer (American, 20th/21st Century) Taos XVII — $40 - $80
• Lot 87: Jane Aman (American, B. 1945) Coastal Topography II — $40 - $60
• Lot 88: Jane Aman (American, B. 1945) Silver Valley I — $40 - $60
• Lot 89: Barbara Newcomb (British, B. 1936) Skyline II — $40 - $60
• Lot 90: Jane Aman (American, B. 1945) Rainbow Ridge II — $40 - $80
• Lot 91: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) A Cat's Spat — $60 - $120
• Lot 92: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Monkey with Toys — $40 - $80
• Lot 93: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Toucans — $40 - $80
• Lot 94: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Jack Russell Terrier — $60 - $120
• Lot 95: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Bird of Paradise — $40 - $80
• Lot 96: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Sea Eagle — $40 - $60
• Lot 97: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) 5 Etchings — $50 - $100
• Lot 98: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) 4 Etchings — $50 - $100
• Lot 99: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) 9 Etchings — $50 - $100
• Lot 100: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Flying Owl — $40 - $60
• Lot 101: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) Greater Horned Owl — $40 - $60
• Lot 102: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) American Bald Eagle — $40 - $60
• Lot 103: Julian Trevelyan (British, 1910-1988) The Guru — $100 - $200
• Lot 104: Jennifer Joan Dickson (B. 1936) Mark of the Dreamer — $40 - $80
• Lot 105: Lothar Bruckmeier (B, 1927) Untitled, Etching — $40 - $80
• Lot 106: Lothar Bruckmeier (B, 1927) Untitled, Etching — $30 - $60
• Lot 107: Josef Bramer (Austrian, B. 1948) Ruckblick — $40 - $60
• Lot 108: Kathleen Cantin (American, B. 1951) Seven Etchings — $40 - $80
• Lot 109: Fritz Eichenberg (German-American, 1901-1990) Two Wood Engravings — $40 - $80
• Lot 110: Alistair Grant (British, 1925-1977) Etching — $40 - $80
• Lot 111: Stephen Raul Anaya (American, B. 1946) Kuraji — $40 - $60
• Lot 112: Stephen Raul Anaya (American, B. 1946) Moss Garden — $40 - $60
• Lot 113: Stephen Raul Anaya (American, B. 1946) Pilgrims — $40 - $60
• Lot 114: Patrick Brissaud (French, B. 1947) Lightning King — $40 - $80
• Lot 115: Kyu-Baik Hwang (Korean, B. 1932) Shirt — $40 - $80
• Lot 116: Philip Adams (Philadelphia, 20th C.) Waiting for the Summer - Rain? — $40 - $80
• Lot 117: Christine McGinnis (American, 1937-2019) The Dream — $40 - $80
• Lot 118: Cassandra Lozano (American, B. 1959) Wall Flower — $40 - $80
• Lot 119: Cassandra Lozano (American, B. 1959) Chain Linked — $40 - $80
• Lot 120: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) Out For Blood — $100 - $200
• Lot 121: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) Bottle, Unbottle — $100 - $200
• Lot 122: Rodger LaPelle (American, 1936-2020) Eight Mixed Media Works — $40 - $80
• Lot 123: Rodger LaPelle (American, 1936-2020) Three Mixed Media Works — $40 - $80
• Lot 124: Rodger LaPelle (American, 1936-2020) Eight Mixed Media Works — $40 - $80
• Lot 125: Dan Miller (American, B 1928) Ornithologist — $40 - $80
• Lot 126: Dan Miller (American, B. 1928) Victorian — $40 - $80
• Lot 127: Dan Miller (American, B. 1928) Lorca — $40 - $80
• Lot 128: Dan Miller (American, B 1928) Delacroix — $40 - $80
• Lot 129: Tony Lazorko (American, 1935-2017) I Dreamed I Went To The A&P in my B.V.D.'s — $30 - $60
• Lot 130: Tony Lazorko (American, 1935-2017) Supermarket Still Life — $30 - $60
• Lot 131: Tony Lazorko (American, 1935-2017) Hollywood Queen — $30 - $60
• Lot 132: Tony Lazorko (American, 1935-2017) Kitchen Shelf — $30 - $60
• Lot 133: Ken Farley (American, 20th C.) Menage A Trois — $30 - $60
• Lot 134: Dennis Ray Beall (American, B. 1929) Of Lies And Dreams... — $40 - $80
• Lot 135: Judith K. Brodsky (Americam, B. 1933) George Washington Diagrammatic — $40 - $80
• Lot 136: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) Wishing on a Red Star — $60 - $120
• Lot 137: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) Between the Spiritual & the Material — $60 - $120
• Lot 138: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) My Wish — $60 - $120
• Lot 139: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) Getting the Message — $40 - $80
• Lot 140: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) Alligator Purses and Other Pretty Packages — $60 - $120
• Lot 141: Mason Rader (American, B. 1987) Cross Cutting The Country — $60 - $120
• Lot 142: Mason Rader (American, B. 1961) War Memorial — $60 - $120
• Lot 143: Clayton Anderson (American, B. 1943) Ondine — $40 - $80
• Lot 144: Clayton Anderson (American, B. 1943) Grace — $40 - $80
• Lot 145: Clayton Anderson (American, B. 1943) Stolen Moon — $40 - $80
• Lot 146: Robert Burkert (American, B. 1930) September Harvest — $40 - $80
• Lot 147: Robert Burkert (American, B. 1930) Rainy Thursday — $40 - $80
• Lot 148: Robert Burkert (American, B. 1930) Family Tree — $40 - $80
• Lot 149: Robert Burkert (American, B. 1930) The Clearing — $40 - $80
• Lot 150: Robert Burkert (American, B.1930) Flourishing Tree — $40 - $80