Important Information
Treadway Toomey Auctions is pleased to present Fire and Form: Fine Art & Ceramics from the Estate of Candice B. Groot. This important single-owner collection will offer one of the most important and comprehensive collections of modern and contemporary ceramics to come to auction. The collection includes the most significant group of works by American sculptor Robert Arneson, with examples spanning the artist’s entire career. Other highlights from this sale include works by Ken Price, Beth Cavener Stichter, Vija Celmins, Ruth Duckworth, Jun Kaneko, Jan Fabre, Katsura Funakoshi, Diane Arbus, Ron Nagle, Deborah Butterfield, Peter Voulkos and Donald Roller Wilson. The collection will be offered for sale in two parts with auctions on April 16, 2016 and November 12, 2016 with proceeds benefiting the Virginia A. Groot Foundation, a nonprofit arts organization.
Candice Groot was an artist, teacher, philanthropist and passionate collector. She established the Virginia A. Groot Foundation in 1988, named in honor of her mother. The Foundation awards annual international grants to contemporary artists who work in three dimensions to help allow for the development of their work. Candice was known by artists and dealers alike for her generosity and keen eye. In 2014, she received the Award for Regional Excellence from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts for her significant contributions to the field. Candice was also recognized for her contributions to the arts by The Smithsonian Institute with a recorded self-guided tour of her collection that will be a part of the museum’s permanent archives.
All items sold in this auction are exempt from Illinois sales tax in accordance with the Illinois Department of Revenue’s disclosure rule.
held at
John Toomey Gallery
818 North Blvd, Oak Park, Illinois 60301
April 16th, 2016
12:00 Noon
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