N.Y. art auction is very L.A.

Works by Los Angeles-based artists will loom large and audacious in an auction of contemporary art from the collection of Swiss dealer Pierre Huber on Monday night at Christie’s New York.

Paul McCarthy’s “Bear and Rabbit on a Rock,” a 9-foot-tall sculpture of joyfully copulating stuffed animals, is expected to fetch between $1 million and $1.5 million. Mike Kelley’s “Test Room,” an installation inspired by a psychologist’s laboratory, is valued at $800,000 to $1.2 million. Jim Shaw’s “The Donner Party,” composed of a theater backdrop, 12 covered wagons and 30 sculptures, has a pre-sale estimate of $400,000 to $600,000. Works by John McCracken, Raymond Pettibon and the late Jason Rhoades also will go on the block.

Christie’s expects the auction to bring $11 million to $15 million in sales.