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Ieoh Ming Pei, FAIA, RIBA (/joʊ.mɪŋ.ˈpeɪ/ yoh-ming-PAY; Chinese: 貝聿銘; 26 April 1917 – 16 May 2019) was a Chinese-American architect. Raised in Shanghai, Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the garden villas at Suzhou, the traditional retreat of the scholar-gentry to which his family belonged. In 1935, he moved to the United States and enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania’s architecture school, but he quickly transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was unhappy with the focus at both schools on Beaux-Arts architecture, and spent his free time researching emerging architects, especially Le Corbusier. After graduating, he joined the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) and became a friend of the Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. In 1948, Pei was recruited by New York City real estate magnate William Zeckendorf, for whom he worked for seven years before establishing an independent design firm in 1955, I. M. Pei & Associates. In 1966 that became I. M. Pei & Partners, and in 1989 became Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Pei retired from full-time practice in 1990. In his retirement, he worked as an architectural consultant primarily from his sons’ architectural firm Pei Partnership Architects.

Below is a recent realized price for a IM Pei signed photo. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:

IM Pei Signed Photo. Sold for nearly $1,000.

Here are some items that our auction house, Nate D. Sanders (http://www.NateDSanders.com), has sold:

Frank Lloyd Wright Signed 11″ x 14″ Photograph

Large Frank Lloyd Wright signed photograph. Wright inscribes the photo at lower right, “To Arthur / with a great hope – Frank / July 12/52″. At this time, though age 85, Wright was completing work on the Guggenheim Museum, one of his most important buildings. Matted to a size of 15.5″ x 19”. Near fine condition. Sold for $1,900.

Stuart & Revett’s 5-Volume Book Set, ”Antiquites d’Athenes” — Famous Architectural Study

Five gorgeous folio volumes comprise the landmark works that brought about the Neoclassical period in architecture. Combined, the volumes contain hundreds of etchings and plates drawn to scale, including such monumental icons of Grecian architecture as the Acropolis. The first four of the heavily illustrated volumes are ”Antiquites d’Athenes,” published by CP Landon: Paris: 1808, 1810, 1812, & 1822. Architects and painters James Stuart and Nicolas Revett were the first to create a detailed architectural survey of the ruins of Athens, which they published in English in 1762. This is the first French-language translation, printed to meet demand as Neoclassicism ignited across Europe. Complemented by the fifth tome in the lot, which is heavily illustrated with meticulous scale drawings of the structures surviving in the ancient Attica region on the southeast coast: ”Les Antiquites Inedites de l’Attique.” Published by Firmin Didot Freres: Paris: 1832. This volume was crafted by the Society of the Dilettanti and translated to French by Hittorff. The 18th century art and architectural world was ripe for a backlash against the elaborate melodrama and excesses of the preceding Rococo and Baroque periods, and these books directly inspired the active return to the idealistic simplicity of Greek classical style. The four Stuart/Nicolas volumes all measure 12.25” x 18.25”. Volumes 1-3 are bound in red half morocco with gilt accents, and Volume 4 is bound in tangerine leather boards with gilt accents. Volume 4 shows leather loss to the backstrip exposing about 2” of the spine at its base. The Dilettanti book is bound in tangerine textured paper boards and measures 13” x 19.5”. It shows a few inches of cracking to the front exterior hinge from the bottom edge, and a chip to the lower quarter of the backstrip. The expected foxing, toning, and light staining to leaves are present throughout the series, as are scattered abrasions to the exteriors. All five books are in very good condition, especially given age. An impressive collection. Sold for $1,875.

Frank Lloyd Wright Signed Book “The Story of the Tower”

Frank Lloyd Wright signed first edition of “The Story of the Tower: The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest”, documenting Wright’s design and construction of the Price Tower. Signed “Frank Lloyd Wright / 56″ on the front free endpaper. New York: Horizon Press, 1956. Large format book is profusely illustrated with photographs, mock-ups and drawings of the tower, Wright’s only skyscraper in his long career. Measures 8.75″ x 11”. With dust jacket, in fair condition as it’s missing part of the backstrip. Book itself is beautifully preserved, in near fine condition. Sold for $1,751.

Frank Lloyd Wright Signed Autobiography — Inscribed to Tom Casey Who Ran Wright’s Home, Taliesin West

“Frank Lloyd Wright: An Autobiography” signed by the author and naturalist architect. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce: 1943, fourth printing. Inscribed on the title page, “To Tom Casey at Taliesin – Frank Lloyd Wright / 54”. Casey ran Taliesin West, Wright’s winter home in Scottsdale, Arizona, for many years. Hardbound book measures 8.5″ x 8.5″ and runs 561 pages. With silver lettering upon rust colored boards. Rubbed corners and previous owner’s inscription to front free endpaper. In very good condition. Sold for $1,545.

Frank Lloyd Wright Signed First Edition of His Autobiography

”An Autobiography, Frank Lloyd Wright” signed with Wright’s autograph inscription. First edition book published by Longmans, Green and Company: London, New York, Toronto: 1932. Wright’s dedication upon the fly-leaf reads, ”To the namesake of the ‘Big Chief’ – Leonard Dankmar Weil / From Frank Lloyd Wright”. Memoir runs 371pp., plus a 22pp. section of photos in the back. Bound in black cloth boards with gilt and red design and top edge red. Measures 7.5” x 9.25”. Bumping to board corners, cracking between fly-leaf and title page and slight cocking to spine, with some scattered chips to backstrip. Very good condition. Sold for $1,540.

Frank Lloyd Wright Signed First Edition of The Natural

Frank Lloyd Wright signed first edition, first printing of “The Natural House”. New York: Horizon Press, 1954. Signed and dated on the frontis page, “Frank Lloyd Wright”; the date is unclear, possibly “53”, before the book was available to the public in March 1954. Bound in tan cloth boards, volume contains 223 pages with over 100 black and white photos and architectural illustrations. Small spot on lower edge of cover, 1.5″ address sticker on pastedown, and shadowing from signature on title page, otherwise near fine condition. Sold for $1,254.

Frank Lloyd Wright Signed 1st Edition American Architecture

Frank Lloyd Wright signed first edition of “American Architecture”, published by Horizon Press: New York: 1955. The book catalogs and describes the iconic architect’s most famous works, filled with photos and architectural renderings. Wright’s dedication within the orange square on the front free endpaper reads; “To Dr. Jacob Feld / With Esteem / from Frank Lloyd Wright / 55”. Book runs 269pp., bound in burnt orange cloth boards with “Frank Lloyd Wright” etched inside a red square on the cover, done in the iconic Wright font. Slight bumping to corners and minor cocking to spine. Very good condition. Sold for $1,167.

Frank Lloyd Wright Signed Autobiography Book 1955

Wright was the pioneer of what came to be called the Prairie School movement of architecture and also developed the concept of the Usonian home in Broadacre City, his vision for urban planning in the United States. He also designed original and innovative offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, museums, and other commercial projects. Wright-designed interior elements (including leaded glass windows, floors, furniture and even tableware) were integrated into these structures. He wrote several books and numerous articles and was a popular lecturer in the United States and in Europe. Wright was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as “the greatest American architect of all time”. In 2019, a selection of his work became a listed World Heritage Site as The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Frank Lloyd Wright signed autobiography, published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce: New York: 1955. The book tells the story of the famous architect’s life, and features beautiful maroon and silver pages separating the five sections of the book. Wright signs “Frank Lloyd Wright” to the red square on the title page. Book runs 561pp., bound in burnt orange cloth boards with “Frank Lloyd Wright / An Autobiography” etched in silver. Measures 8.75″ x 8.75″. In very good condition with slight bumping to corners. Sold for $1,074.

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