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Sotheby’s- Old Master Paintings
June 3rd, 2011 by adminThe June 9th sale of Old Master Paintings in New York includes a variety of offerings spanning a wide range of collecting interests. Among the highlights is a beautiful canvas by Giovanni Paolo Panini from the Estate of Jan Mitchell, owner of the legendary New York restaurant, Lüchow’s. Depicting a capriccio of Roman monuments, including the Colosseum and Arch of Constantine, it is a fine example of the kind of painting avidly collected by the 18th century Grand Tourists to commemorate their trips to Rome. The sale also features a number of beautiful floral still lifes, notably a group from the collection of Steve and Linda Horn which includes outstanding examples by Jan van Os and Jacobus Linthorst. British paintings are also well represented, with fine examples of portraiture by Reynolds, Romney, Lawrence, Raeburn, and Cotes, among others, and a mythological scene of the Birth of Venus by Benjamin West. Other highlights include a large and impressive canvas by Hubert Robert from his Roman period depicting the Pyramid of Cestius and an early still of fruit by Luis Meléndez, the greatest Spanish still life painter of the 18th century.
Southeby’s- Contemporary Art Auctions, Including The Duerckheim Collection
June 3rd, 2011 by adminJune 29, 2011
The Contemporary Art Evening Auction on 29 June in London will present a selection of works of major significance, including 34 lots from The Duerckheim Collection, the most important private collection of post-war German Art ever to be offered for public sale. The Duerckheim Collection includes early and formative masterpieces by Georg Baselitz, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Blinky Palermo and several others, which document their exhilarating advancements of the 1960s. The appearance of paintings of this quality, art historical significance and freshness to market is exceptionally rare and represents a very special auction moment.
June 30th, 2011
The Contemporary Art Day sale held in London on 30 June includes classical pieces from the notable movements of the Post War period, along with paintings and sculptures by the leading names of the contemporary art world. The morning session is highlighted by twenty five works from The Duerckheim Collection, a remarkable grouping of masterpieces from the 1960s and early 1970s by pioneering German artists, including Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke and Georg Baselitz. The ensemble is a resounding testament to the vision and expertise of its collector, Graf Duerckheim, and stands today as an in depth archive of German art from the post war period. The day sale selection comprises important works by Jörg Immendorf, Imi Knoebel, Markus Lüpertz and A.R. Penck among others. Other post war highlights include a beautiful example from Fontana’s famous ‘tagli’ series, Concetto Spaziale, Attese a rare ‘Hero’ work on paper from 1967 by Georg Baselitz, as well as works by the master of Pop, Andy Warhol, minimalist artist Dan Flavin, and a vibrant work on paper by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Sotheby’s-Impressionist & Modern Art Sales
June 2nd, 2011 by adminJune 22nd, 2011
The impressionist & Modern Art Evening sale this June will feature a rare and important cityscape by Egon Schiele, Häuser mit bunter Wäsche (Vorstadt II), painted in 1914. One of the artist’s most significant oils ever to come to the market, this composition is inspired by the Medieval town of Krumau, and is being sold by the Leopold Museum in Vienna, which is home to one of the world’s most significant collections of works by Schiele and Klimt. Among other highlights are the bronze Trois hommes qui marchent II, an iconic sculpture by Alberto Giacometti cast during the artist’s lifetime, and Picasso’s impressive oil Couple, le baiser from 1969, a bold and colourful painting characteristic of Picasso’s late style. The auction will also present a strong group of Surrealist works, including an oil and two exceptional gouaches by Magritte, as well as works by artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Signac, Rodin, Miró, Lempicka and Van Dongen.
June 23rd. 2011
Highlights from this season’s Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale include Alberto Giacometti’s Figurine of 1947, a remarkable work from a pivotal year in the artist’s extraordinary development. This is complemented by other masterpieces of modernism: a fantastically bold Miró, two Leger oils, and a magnificent Chagall, whose celebrated dreamscape is here located in the charming hill town of Saint-Paul de Vence. Two very different artists, Dalí and Pechstein, are united by their equally glamorous and imposing portraits of women. Sotheby’s is honoured to be including property from two important private European collections: the first a fascinating group of Post-Cubist works, featuring key works by Lhote, Marcoussis, Valmier and Herbin; the second made up of eleven wonderfully varied and experimental works on paper by Joan Miró, which are a testament to the artist’s appetite for innovation, and the owner’s subsequent appreciation for it. The strong German and Austrian section includes a vibrant 1906 landscape by Jawlensky, a monumental Pechstein bathers scene, and a beautifully nuanced seascape by Klee. Other highlights include a rare Cézanne landscape, an Arp relief, and two sublime depictions of Venice, by de Chirico and Marquet.
Dan Ripley’s Antiques Helper – Sirois Family Racing Memorabilia
June 2nd, 2011 by adminAntique Helper Auctions is pleased to announce a charity auction to benefit Riley Hospital for Children on Friday, June 3. The Sirois Family Racing Memorabilia Auction to benefit Riley Hospital for Children will showcase racing memorabilia from the personal collections of Jigger Sirois and his father, Frenchy Sirois.
Sotheby’s – Paris Valuation Days
May 31st, 2011 by adminEvelyn Lin (specialist of Contemporary Asian Art), Sylvie Chen (specialist of 20th Chinese Art) and Mok Kim Chuan (specialist of Southeast Asian Paintings) will be in Paris on the dates above. Please contact us using the details below to book an appointment.
Phillips de Pury – Editions
May 31st, 2011 by adminPHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY ANNOUNCES HIGHLIGHTS FROM ITS MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EDITIONS AUCTION
FEATURING WORKS BY ANDY WARHOL, ROY LICHTENSTEIN, WALTON FORD, SOL LEWITT, AGNES MARTIN, JASPER JOHNS, JOHN BALDESSARI
AUCTION: WEDNESDAY 8 JUNE 2011 2pm
LOCATION: 450 Park Avenue New York 10022
VIEWING: 31 May – 8 June
LOCATION: 450 West 15 Street, New York 10011
San Raphael Auction Gallery – Fine Art Furniture and Chinese Antiques Auction
May 31st, 2011 by admin
Sotheby’s The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Part Two: Arts of India
May 27th, 2011 by adminThe Collection of Indian and Persian Art belonging to the late scholar, curator and connoisseur Stuart Cary Welch was one of the greatest of its kind formed in recent times. The second part of the sale of this collection, “Arts of India”, will take place at Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday 31 May 2011. Comprising Rajput, later Mughal, Company School and Himalayan paintings, drawings and works of art, the sale contains many dramatic and exquisite works of great rarity, importance and quality, as well as a wide range of more affordable drawings, sketches and decorative arts from the 13th to the 20th century.
Among a host of highly important and rare items to be offered is a Mandala signed by Jasaraja Jirila and dated 1365 (lot 84). This exquisite Vasudhara Mandala was painted during the reign of the Nepalese Malla king Jayarjunadeva (r.1361-1382), and remains a document to the artistic genius that made Newar artists famed and sought-after throughout the Himalayan region, and as far afield as the Chinese imperial courts.
