Prints + Multiples 
26 February 2020
Prints + Multiples 
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Robert Bechtle 1932–2020

Car No. 3 and '68 Nova (two works)

1975 and 1972
lithograph in colors
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $3,250
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Car No. 3:
23 h x 28 w inches.
Signed and numbered to lower edge ‘183/250 Bechtle’. This work is number 183 from the edition of 250.
'68 Nova:
24 h x 34 w inches.
Signed and numbered to lower edge '204/300 Robert Bechtle'. This work is number 204 from the edition of 300.
provenance: James W. Hyams Collection
exhibited: Get Real: Photorealist Prints from the James W. Hyams Collection, 2004, University of Richmond Museum, Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, Virginia, University of Lynchburg, Virginia, Radford University, Virginia, and Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin | Photorealist Prints from the James W. Hyams Collection, 2005-2006, Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Virginia, and Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center, Virginia | Transportation Art, 2008, Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, Virginia | The First Generation: Photorealist Prints from the Collection of James W. Hyams, 2008, Allegheny Highlands Arts Center, Clifton Forge, Virgina | Collecting Prints: Selections from the Collection of James W. Hyams, 2016, Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, Virginia

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The James W. Hyams Collection

James W. Hyams started collecting art in 1967 when he was a student in college. The first work Hyams purchased—Vegetable Soup Can from Campbell’s Soup I by Andy Warhol—was paid for in installments and hung in his dorm room. A few years later, he purchased his second work by Warhol and from there collecting became a way of life. 

Over the years, Hyams has amassed a stunning collection of prints from 1960s to the present day. From Warhol to Hirst, or Lichtenstein to Doig, his collection is about as contemporary as it gets. Focusing on works that he likes by influential artists, his collection of more than 400 prints is an exceptional survey of the most important art movements of the second half of the 20th century and the start of the 21st century.  

Generous with his collection, Hyams has loaned many works to galleries and universities, sharing his collection with a public audience. Further, his pieces are proudly on display in his home, his acclaimed interior widely published. 

I don't buy pieces that I don't like. But I do have a purpose in my collection. I am interested in buying key artists from the period.

James W. Hyams

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