Phillips’s 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale on October 5, along with the Day Sale the following morning, will bring together important works by a selection of international artists. The Evening Sale will feature 30 lots with an estimated total of £15 million, while the Day Sale will comprise 158 lots. The sales are led by Andy Warhol’s “20 Pink Mao’s,” 1979, estimated £4,000,000 - £6,000,000.What: 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening SaleWhere: 30 Berkeley Square, LondonWhen: Oct 5, 7pm BSTPublic Viewing: September 28 - October 5, Monday 10am - 9pm; Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 6pm; Sunday 12pm - 6pmTop Lots of the Sale:* Andy Warhol (1928-1987), “20 Pink Mao’s,” 1979, synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas. Estimate: £4,000,000 - £6,000,000 ($5,187,965 - $7,781,947)* Mark Bradford (born 1961), “Rat Catcher of Hamelin III,” 2011, mixed media on canvas. Estimate: £1,500,000 - £2,000,000 ($1,945,705 - $2,594,273)* Rudolf Stingel (born 1956), “Untitled,” 2007, oil and enamel on linen. Estimate: £1,500,000 - £2,000,000 ($1,945,705 - $2,594,273)* Mark Grotjahn (born 1968), “Untitled (White Butterfly Hawaiin Lapis),” 2001, oil on linen. Estimate: £1,000,000 - £1,500,000 ($1,296,906 - $1,945,705)* Gerhard Richter (born 1932), “Abstraktes Bild (767-2),” 1992, oil on canvas. Estimate: £800,000 - £1,200,000 ($1,037,426 - $1,556,139)* Anselm Kiefer (born 1945), “Odi Navali,” 1997, oil, emulsion, acrylic and lead boat on canvas. Estimate: £600,000 - £900,000 ($778,122 - $1,167,184)* Sean Scully (born 1945), “Grey Red,” 2012, oil on aluminium. Estimate: £600,000 - £800,000 ($778,122 - $1,037,426)(Figures in USD are approximate conversions)Click on the slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Auction Preview: Phillips 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London, Oct 5
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Sanyu 'Pink Nude' Leads Poly Auction Autumn Sale in Hong Kong
Poly Auction will holds its Autumn Auctions at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong from Saturday October 1 to Tuesday October 4, with the major sale of Chinese and Asian Modern and Contemporary Art taking place on Monday October 3 at 10:30am (catalogue here).The Chinese and Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale features 133 lots by a wide range of major artists including the likes of Zeng Fanzhi, Wu Guanzhong, Fan Tchun-pi, Chu Teh-Chun, Zao Wou-Ki, Mao Yan, Li Shan, Ai Xuan, Xu Bing, and Ju Ming, to name a few.The cover lot of the sale is a major painting by Sanyu dating from the 1930’s. Titled “Pink Nude on Floral Sheet,” the 46.5 x 82 cm oil on board from the artist’s “pink phase” is being offered as lot 133 with the estimate available on request.Another highlight is Wu Guanzhong’s “A Lotus Pond” 1997. The massive 144 x 368.5 cm. ink and colour on paper, which has an extensive and impressive exhibition history, is being offered as lot 139 with the estimate available on request.Wu Guanzhong’s 1974 painting “Early Spring” 1974 is also included in the sale. The spectacular oil on board landscape painting is being offered as lot 137 with an estimate of HKD 10,000,000 - 15,000,000 (USD 1,288,999 - 1,933,499).One of the earliest works in the sale is Fan Tchun-pi’s 1924 painting “A Flute Player.” The 73 x 60 cm. oil on canvas portrait of a female playing a flute is being offered 12 lot 141 with an estimate of HKD 6,800,000 - 8,800,000 (USD 876,519 - 1,134,320)A major painting by Zeng Fanzhi from the artist’s seminal “Mask” series is another notable inclusion. Painted in 2001 and measuring 148.5 x 106 cm, the oil on canvas is being offered as lot 209 with an estimate of HKD 14,800,000 - 20,000,000 (USD 1,907,719 - 2,577,999).Poly Auction is also presenting the exhibition “Achievements – Great Beauty of Chinese Paintings in Different Dynasties” at its Hong Kong gallery from October 1-6, featuring works by Fu Baoshi, Qi Baishi , Ren Renfa, Wu Guanzhong, Zeng Fanzhi, Zhang Daqian, Zhang Jizhi, etc.Click the slideshow to see highlights of the sale
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Auction Preview: Christie’s Photographs Evening & Day Sales, New York, Oct 4 & 5
What: Photographs: The Evening and Day SalesWhere: Christie’s, Rockefeller Center, 20, Rockefeller Plaza, New YorkWhen: October 4, 6pm; October 5, 10am & 2pmPublic Viewing: October 1 - 4, 10am to 5pmTop Lots of the Sale:While the evening sale features the more expensive lots by names such as Man Ray, Thomas Struth and Edward Weston among others, the Day Sale (divided into two sessions) features photographs by names like Robert Mapplethorpe, Andy Warhol, Herb Ritts, Ansel Adams, and Henri Cartier-Bresson among others.* Edward Weston (1886-1958), “Shells, 6S, 1927,” 1927, matte surface gelatin silver print, hinged to later mount. Estimate: $400,000 - $500,000* Man Ray (1890-1976), “Rayograph,” 1922, gelatin silver print, mounted on original board. Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000* Thomas Struth (born 1954), “El Capitan (Yosemite National Park), 1999,” 1999, chromogenic print, face-mounted to Plexiglas. Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000* Robert Frank (born 1924), “Parade – Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955,” printed in 1971, gelatin silver print, mounted on original board. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000* Paul Strand (1890-1976), “Cobweb in Rain, Georgetown, Maine, 1927,” printed late 1940s, gelatin silver contact print, flush-mounted on card. Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000Click on the slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Sotheby’s Set to Break David Hockney Auction Record
Sotheby’s will offer the first work from David Hockney’s “Woldgate Woods” series to appear at auction during its Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York on November 17.“Woldgate Woods 24, 25, and 26” 2006 will be offered with an estimate of 9-12 million, positioning the work to achieve a new auction record for the artist.Measuring more than 3.5 metres in diameter, the six-panel “Woldgate Woods 24, 25, and 26” 2006 was included in the Royal Academy’s 2012 exhibition “David Hockney: A Bigger Picture.”Produced as part of a limited series of paintings of Woldgate Woods in East Yorkshire, the epic work captures the autumnal colours of the region.Grégoire Billault, Head of the Contemporary Art Department, said: “David Hockney stands alongside Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud as one of the pillars of post-war British art.“Ten years after we redefined the market for his work with The Splash, Sotheby’s is set to once again establish a new record with Woldgate Woods, 24, 25 and 26, 2006.“With the opening of the Tate retrospective early next year, along with collectors’ tremendous appetite for quality, now is the perfect time to present one of the great accomplishments of the artist’s late career.”
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Auction Preview: Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Evening Sale, Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, Oct 2
What: Modern & Contemporary Asian Art Evening SaleWhere: Sotheby’s, 5/F One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong KongWhen: October 2, 5pm HKTPublic Viewing: October 2, 10am - 4pm HKTTop Lots of the Sale:This auction presents the very best of modern and contemporary Asian art, including some fresh-to-the-market pieces. Here are the Top 5 lots on offer at this sale.* Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji, 1921-2013), “Paysage Dans La Lune,” 1955, oil on canvas. Estimate: HK$40,000,000 - HK$60,000,000 (US$5,158,000 - US$7,737,000)* Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010), “The Hometown of Lu Xun,” 1977, oil on board. Estimate: HK$30,000,000 - HK$50,000,000 (US$ 3,868,500 - US$6,447,500)* Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji, 1921-2013), “Ailleurs,” 1955, oil on canvas. Estimate: HK$25,000,000 - HK$35,000,000 (US$ 3,223,750 - US$4,513,250)* Nara Yoshitomo (born 1959), “The Little Ambassador,” 2000, acrylic on canvas. Estimate: HK$16,000,000 - HK$24,000,000 (US$ 2,063,200 - US$3,094,800)* Liu Xiaodong (born 1963), “Showered in Sunlight,” 1990, oil on canvas. Estimate: HK$$15,000,000 - HK$20,000,000 (US$ 1,934,250 - US$2,579,000)Click on the slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Auction Preview: Sotheby’s Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong, Oct 4
What: Fine Chinese Paintings SaleWhere: Sotheby’s, Hall 3, Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention CentreWhen: October 4, 10am HKT (Session 1), 2.30pm HKT (Session 2)Public Viewing: October 2, 10am - 8pm HKT; October 3, 10am - 6.30pm HKTTop Lots of the Sale:This auction offers works by around 300 celebrated artists and calligraphers of China, who are also some of the most expensive signatures in the auction circuit. Highlights include never-before-seen masterpieces by Fu Baoshi from a European collection, a rich array of paintings, calligraphy and seal impressions previously in the M K Lau Collection, as well as an assemblage of works by 20th-century artists from the Cheng Xin Xuan Collection. Top lots of this sale are:* Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-Chien, 1899-1983), “Spring Clouds Amidst Autumn Landscape,” 1948, ink and color on paper. Estimate: HK$30,000,000 - HK$50,000,000 (US$53,866,400 - US$6,444,000)* Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-Chien, 1899-1983), “Buddhist Mural Painting After Tang Artists,” 1952, ink and color on cotton cloth. Estimate: HK$15,000,000 - HK$25,000,000 (US$1,933,200 - US$3,222,000)* Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), “Warriors on the Night March,” 1945, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll. Estimate: HK$15,000,000 - HK$20,000,000 (US$1,933,200 - US$2,577,600)* Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), “Meeting With Duchess at Court,” 1945, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll. Estimate: HK$12,000,000 - HK$15,000,000 (US$1,546,560 - US$1,933,200)* Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-Chien, 1899-1983), “Sage by the Pine,” 1982, splashed ink and color on paper. Estimate: HK$12,000,000 - HK$15,000,000 (US$1,546,560 - US$1,933,200)Click on the slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Auction Preview: Sotheby’s Contemporary Asian Art, Oct 3, Hong Kong
What: Contemporary Asian ArtWhere: Sotheby’s, Hall 3, Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention CentreWhen: October 3, 1pm HKTTop Lots of the Sale:This sale puts together works by celebrated Asian masters as well as emerging artists. Highlights include “Appearance of Crosses B25, B27, B28” (1999), a rare triptych by Ding Yi, as well as Yoshihara Jiro’s “Work” (1971). Top lots of this sale are:* Nara Yoshitomo (born 1959), “S-Girl,” 1998, acrylic on canvas. Estimate: HK$4,000,000 - HK$6,000,000 (US$515,840 - US$773,760)* Zhou Chunya (born 1955), “Taihu Scholar Rock,” 2000, oil on canvas. Estimate: HK$2,000,000 - HK$3,000,000 (US$257,920 - US$386,880)* Shiraga Kazuo (1924-2008), “Untitled,” 1959, oil on canvas. Estimate: HK$2,000,000 - HK$3,000,000 (US$257,920 - US$386,880)* Qiu Zhijie (born 1969), “Bird’s Eye View (Set of Ten),” 2013, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll. Estimate: HK$1,800,000 - HK$2,500,000 (US$232,128 - US$322,400)* Shiraga Kazuo (1924-2008), “Untitled,” 1964, oil on canvas. Estimate: HK$1,800,000 - HK$2,200,000 (US$232,128 - US$283,712)Click on the slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Auction Preview: Top 5 at Phillips 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London, Oct 6
Phillips’s 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale on October 6, will follow the previous evening’s sale, bringing together important works by a selection of international artists. The Day Sale will feature 158 lots. This sale is led by Georg Baselitz’s oil on canvas, “Eintausend Nachtigallen (One Thousand Nightingales),” 2001, estimated at £150,000 - £200,000.What: 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening SaleWhere: 30 Berkeley Square, LondonWhen: Oct 6, 2pm BSTPublic Viewing: Through October 5, Monday 10am - 9pm; Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 6pmTop Lots of the Sale:* Georg Baselitz (born 1938), “Eintausend Nachtigallen (One Thousand Nightingales),” 2001, oil on canvas. Estimate: £150,000 - £200,000* Subodh Gupta (born 1964), “Black Thing,” 2007, steel armature, painted stainless steel pincers, plastic ties. Estimate: £130,000 - £200,000* Marlene Dumas (born 1953), “Couple,” 1996, mixed media on paper. Estimate: £120,000 - £180,0000* Manolo Valdés (born 1942), “A Menage a Picasso,” 2011, mixed media on burlap. Estimate: £120,000 - £180,000* Yayoi Kusama (born 1929), “Infinity Nets (OHWNT),” 2006, acrylic on canvas. Estimate: £100,000 - £150,000 * Damien Hirst (born 1965), “Biopsy Series 2 Damien Hirst “M122/105,” 2008, UV inks and household gloss on canvas with glass, scalpel blades, flocking and religious medals. Estimate: £100,000 - £150,000* Mark Bradford (born 1961), “Soccer Ball Bag 1,” 2011, nylon string and paper on soccer balls. Estimate: £80,000 - £120,000* Yoshitomo Nara (born 1959), “I Think, Therefore I Am... A Dog,” 2003, fiberglass, wood and metal. Estimate: £80,000 - £120,000Click on the slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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The Frieze Week of Contemporary Art Auctions Begin
The private collection of Leslie Waddington, the late and legendary London dealer of modern and contemporary art, kicked off the week of contemporary auctions Tuesday evening with a “white glove,” 100 percent-sold-sale, realizing £28,285,525 million ($36 million) for the 44 lots sold.That tally shattered pre-sale expectations of £11.9 million ($15 million) to £18.5 million ($23.5 million), though estimates do not reflect the added-on buyer’s premium for each lot sold. The premium is calculated at 25 percent of the hammer price up to, and including, £100,000 ($125,000); 20 percent for any amount above that, up to and including £2 million ($2.5 million); and 12 percent for anything above that figure. Waddington, who died last November at age 81, was the epitome of the Cork Street dealer, the slice of Mayfair that until recently featured a colony of galleries devoted mostly to 20th Century Art. The Dublin-born and Sorbonne-educated son of dealer Victor Waddington opened his eponymous outpost on Cork Street in 1966 and quickly developed a full throated program of staging an eclectic mix of Abstract Expressionist, Pop, and Color Field artists, along with British artists such as Patrick Heron, Ivon Hitchens, and Patrick Caufield. On top of that visual soufflé, Waddington pursued top class secondary market works and sold the likes of Dubuffet, Leger, Matisse, Miro and Picasso.His carefully assembled private collection reflects his unassailable taste as a dealer and that combination led to vigorous bidding throughout the 90-minute sale, with prices often doubling or tripling conservative estimates.The single owner sale kicked off with Sir Peter Blake’s page-sized homage executed in oil-on-canvas, “Leslie Waddington with Portrait of a Young Man by Hans Memling” (1999), that brought £81,250 ($103,675) (est. £20-30,000). It was followed by Jean Dubuffet’s jigsaw-like composition, “Le Convoi (The Convoy),” a felt-tip pen-on-paper collage from 1972 sold, which went for for £100,000 ($127,600) (est. £20-30,000). Waddington acquired the Dubuffet directly from the artist.The price points climbed with a trio of Josef Albers color-charged abstractions, led by the 1969 work “Study for Homage to the Square: Containt” from lot 5 which realized £665,000 ($848,540) (est. £150-200,000). Despite stiff competition, the same unidentified buyer in the salesroom acquired all three Albers offered. Like many of the offerings, this example was studded with museum exhibition history, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim retrospective in 1988.The market appeared feisty enough to absorb anything offered with the Waddington name attached, including the minimal and beautiful Agnes Martin acrylic- and pencil-on-canvas, six-foot square “Praise” from 1985, that brought in £2,853,000 ($3,640,428) (est. £2-3 million). It came to market perfectly timed for the Guggenheim’s Agnes Martin retrospective that opens on Friday.Avant garde, Modernist works appeared to be especially desirable, such as Francis Picabia’s mechanistic portrait of sorts, titled “Lampe” (circa 1923), in watercolor, brush, India ink and pencil on paper, and mounted in its original Pierre Legrain frame. The Picabia sold to a bidder in back of the sales room for £3,637,000 ($4,640,812) (est. £800,000-1.5 million). It was first owned by famed Paris couturier and art collector Jacques Doucet, who once owned Picasso’s revolutionary Cubist work, Le Demoiselles d’Avignon from 1907.Other high-fliers included a rare and stunning Alexander Calder wall-mounted mobile, “Le Serpent rouge (The Red Snake)” from 1958, that sold to Abigail Asher of New York/Los Angeles Guggenheim Asher Associates for £4,421,000 ($5,641,196) (est. £2-3 million).“We were super-thrilled to get it,” said Asher, who bid on behalf of a private American collector with other Calders in his collection. “It was a very targeted sale,” added the advisor, “with a few special objects that connoisseurs and collectors chased.”In that same rare hemisphere, Jean Dubuffet’s rambunctious 1955 composition, steeped in the beautiful light of the South of France, “Visiteur au chapeau bleu (Visitor with Blue Hat),” took the top lot and sold to another telephone buyer after a protracted bidding battle for £4,813,000 ($6,141,388) (est. £2-3 million).On the lower price range, if there was one lot to describe or portray Waddington’s aesthetic and decades long joie de vivre, it was encapsulated in Sir Peter Blake’s postcard-sized oil-on0board portrait, “E.J. Power,” from 1989, featuring the whiskey bottle-bearing visage of that British collector and bon vivant, Ted Power.It sold for for an estimate busting £125,000 ($159,500) (est. £15-25,000).Waddington’s wide ranging taste — and the market’s reception to it — was also evident with the figurative American painter Milton Avery, and his 1963 work titled “Dark Inlet,” which Waddington acquired in 1979. It brought in £1,445,000 ($1,843,820) (est. £900,000-1.5 million).American buyers or those bearing U.S. currency, held a distinct advantage as the British Pound, weakened post-Brexit, is a kind of market elixir for those holding dollars or other strong to pound currencies.“There was very strong American bidding in the sale,” said Francis Outred, Christie’s chairman and head of Post-War/Contemporary Art Europe and beyond, “and you couldn’t ask for a better start of Frieze week,” referring to the annual tented art fairs in Regent’s Park that opens tomorrow to VIPs.The evening action resumes at Phillips’ 20th Century and Contemporary sale at Berkeley Square.
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Auction Preview:Sotheby’s The Italian Sale, London, Oct 7
Auction Preview: Sotheby’s The Italian Sale, London, Oct 7What: Fine Italian Paintings and Sculptures SaleWhere: Sotheby’s 34-35 New Bond Street London W1S 2RT UKWhen: October 7, 6:00pm BSTPublic Viewing: October 1, 12.00 pm – 5.00 pm BST, through October 7, 9.00 am – 12.00 pm BSTTop Lots of the Sale:This auction offers pieces by modern and contemporary Italian masters. Highlights include significant works by Giorgio Morandi and Marino Marini and an exceptional Plastica by Alberto Burri. The sale features several key sculptures by Fausto Melotti, as well as four works from the renowned collection of Paolo and Alida Giuli. Two striking works by Alighiero Boetti, a decollage by Mimmo Rotella and a mesmeric Superficie Bianca by Enrico Castellani. Top lots of this sale are:*Alberto Burri (1915 – 1995), “Rosso Plastica 5/ Red Plastic 5”, 1962, plastic, acrylic, vinavil, and combustion on canvas. Estimate: GBP£ 4,000,000 — GBP£ 6,000,000 (US$ 5,263,600-US$ 7,895,400)*Enrico Castellani B.1930, “Superficie Bianca/Bianca Surface”, 1967, acrylic on shaped canvas. Estimate: GBP£ 1,200,000 — GBP£ 1,600,000 (US$ 1,579,080 - US$ 2,105,440)*Alighiero Boetti (1940 – 1994), “La Primavera Dell’Anno Millenovecentonovanta/ The Spring of the Year Nineteen Hundred and Ninety”, 1990, embroidered tapestry. Estimate: GBP£ 1,200,000 - GBP£ 1,800,000 (US$ 1,579,080 - US$ 2,368,620)*Salvatore Scarpitta (1919 – 2007), “Forager for Plankton”, 1959, bandages and mixed media on canvas. Estimate: GBP£ 1,000,000 — GBP£ 1,500,000 (US$ 1,315,900 - US$ 1,973,850)* Lucio Fontana (1899 – 1968), “Concetta Spaziale, Attese/ Concept Space, Expectations”, 1960, water paint on canvas. Estimate: GBP£ 900,000 — GBP£ 1,200,000 (US$ 1,184,310 - US$ 1,579,080)Click on the slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Auction Preview: Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Day Auction, London, Oct 8
Auction Preview: Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Day Auction, London, Oct 8What: An Auction of Fine Contemporary Art and Figurative SculptureWhere: Sotheby’s 34-35 New Bond Street London W1S 2RT UKWhen: October 8, 11.00 am BSTPublic Viewing: October 1, 12.00 pm – 5.00 pm BST, through October 7, 9.00 am – 12.00 pm BSTTop Lots of the Sale:The auction offers an exciting range of selection featuring figurative sculptures by Ugo Rondinone and Antony Gormley this is in sharp contrast with Yayoi Kusama and Rosemarie Trockel's abstraction. Additional highlights include works by Kazuo Shiraga, Roy Lichtenstein, Sturtevant and Adrien Ghenie as well as exceptional works by Sam Francis and Alighiero Boetti. The sale coincides with with Frieze week in London. Top lots of this sale are:* Kazuo Shiraga (1924 – 2008), “Untitled”, 1959, oil on canvas. Estimate: GBP£ 400,000 — GBP£ 600,000 (US$ 526,360 - US$ 789,540)* Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), “Modern Painting”, 1976, oil and magna on canvas. Estimate: GBP£ 400,000 — GBP£ 600,000 (US$ 526,360 - US$ 789,540)* Yayoi Kusama B.1929, “Pumpkin (A.H.T)”, 1991, acrylic on canvas. Estimate: GBP£ 350,000 — GBP£ 450,000 (US$ 460,565 - US$ 592,155)* Lee Ufan B. 1936, “From Line No. 780210”, 1978, oil and mineral pigment on canvas. Estimate: GBP£ 250,000 — GBP£ 350,000 (US$ 328,975 - US$ 460,565)* Sturtevant (1924 – 2014), “Warhol Gold Marilyn”, 2014, acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas. Estimate: GBP£ 250,000 — GBP£ 350,000 (US$ 328,975 - US$ 460,565)Click on the slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Auction Preview: Sotheby’s Dragon Empire, Hong Kong, Oct 5
Auction Preview: Sotheby’s Dragon Empire, Hong Kong, Oct 5What: Sale of Imperial art and porcelain featuring dragonsWhere: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5/F, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty Hong Kong, Hong KongWhen: October 5, 12 PM HKTPublic Viewing: September 30, 10 AM- 5:30 PM HKT; October 1, 10 AM- 7 PM HKT; October 2, 10 AM- 8 PM HKT; October 3, 10 AM- 6:30 PM HKT; October 4, 10 AM- 6:30 PM HKTTop Lots of the Sale:The auction brings together a select number of brilliant Imperial works of art and porcelain featuring dragon, indicating the power and authority of the Emperor. Highlights of the sale include an exquisite zitan cabinet and a supremely valuable Imperial Khotan-green jade seal carved to commemorate the Qianlong emperor’s renouncement in 1796 and bears the characters Taishanghuangdi (“Emperor Supreme”). The sale also includes a mesmerizing iron-red and underglaze-blue dragon dish. The top lots of the sale are:-An exceptionally large Imperial Khotan-green jade “Taishang Huangdi Zhi Bao” seal from Qing Dynasty of Qianlong period. Estimate: HK$ 80,000,000- HK$ 120,000,000 (US$ 10,316,800- US$ 15,475,200)-A massive cabinet with zitan carved Dragon panels from Qing Dynasty of Qianlong period. Estimate: HK$ 30,000,000- HK$ 40,000,000 (US$ 3,868,800- US$ 5,158,400)-A fine and rare embroidered satin and pearlwork “Twelve Symbol” Imperial court robe from Qing Dynasty of Qianlong period. Estimate: HK$ 20,000,000- HK$ 30,000,000 (US$ 2,579,200- US$ 3,868,800)-An extremely rare iron-red and underglaze-blue Dragon bottle vase. Estimate: HK$ 20,000,000- HK$ 25,000,000 (US$ 2,579,200- US$ 3,224,000)-A rare underglaze-blue and iron-red decorated “Nine Dragon” charger of Qianlong period. Estimate: HK$ 15,000,000- HK$25,000,000 (US$ 1,934,400- US$ 3,224,000)Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.
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Auction Preview:Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London, Oct 7 – 8
Auction Preview: Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London, Oct 7 – 8What: Auction of Fine Paintings by Contemporary MastersWhere: Sotheby’s 34-35 New Bond Street London W1S 2RT UKWhen: October 7-8, 7.00pm BSTPublic Viewing: October 1, 12.00 pm – 5.00 pm BST, through October 7, 9.00 am – 12.00 pm BSTTop Lots of the Sale:This evening auction offers a selection of outstanding works by contemporary masters, including a group of standout works by Gerhard Richter that are highlighted by a vibrant and grandly scaled abstract painting Garten. The sale also features a vibrant group of works from a distinguished private American collection that includes pieces by renowned artists such as Christopher Wool, Mark Grotjahn and Rudolf Stingel. This sale celebrates the spirit of Frieze Week, the world’s most vibrant contemporary and modern art fair. Top lots of this sale are:*Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), “Hannibal”, 1982, acrylic, oilstick, and paper collage on canvas mounted on tied wooden supports. Estimate: GBP£ 3,500,000 — GBP£ 4,500,000 (US$ 4,605,650 - US$ 5,921,550)*Gerhard Richter B.1932, “Garten”, 1982, oil on canvas, in 2 parts. Estimate: GBP£ 3,000,000 — GBP£ 4,000,000 (US$ 3,947,700 - US$ 5,263,600)*Peter Doig B.1959, “Grasshopper”, 1990, oil on canvas. Estimate: GBP£ 2,800,000 — GBP£ 3,500,000 (US$ 3,684,520 - US$ 4,605,650)* David Hockney B.1937, “Guest House Wall”, 2000, oil on canvas. Estimate: GBP£ 1,800,000-GBP£2,500,000 (US$ 2,368,620 - US$ 3,289,750)* Sigmar Polke (1941-2010), “Spirale”, 1985, oil and lacquer on fabric, in 2 parts. Estimate: GBP£ 1,400,000 — GBP£ 1,800,000 (US$ 1,842,260 - US$ 2,368,620)Click on the slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Auction Preview: Sotheby’s Photographs, New York, Oct 7
What: Rare Photographs from the 19th and 21st CenturyWhere: Sotheby’s 1334 York Avenue, New York 10021When: October 7, 10am EDT (Session 1), 2pm EDT (Session 2)Public Viewing: October 1, 3, 4, 5, 10am – 5.00 pm EDT, Oct 2, 1pm – 5pm EDT, Oct 6, 10am – 1pm EDTTop Lots of the Sale:The auction offers work by several masters of the photographic medium. It features a range of materials from the 19th and 21st centuries. Highlights include Alfred Stieglitz’s early portrait of Georgia O’Keeffe from 1918, the only known print of the image in private hands. European Modernism is represented through Man Ray’s Torso (Lama [sic] Sheath), André Kertész’s Nature Morte (II), and Hans Bellmer’s Les Jeux de la Poupée. Classic American photographs include an impressive oversized print of Ansel Adams’s Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico. Top lots of this sale are:* Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), “Georgia O’Keeffe”, 1918, palladium or platinum-palladium print accompanied by the original black wood frame and backing with 'Geo. F. Of., Inc.' label (3). Estimate: US$ 300,000 — US$ 500,000* Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), “Camera Work: A Photographic Quarterly”, 1903- 17, plates of various sizes. Estimate: US$ 150,000 — US$ 250,000* Irving Penn (1917-2009),”Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn” (Woman with Roses), label on the reverse, 1950, printed in 1977, platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted to aluminum. Estimate: US$ 120,000 — US$ 180,000* Ansel Adams (1902-1984), “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico”, framed, 1941, printed circa 1969, oversized, mounted to Flaxon illustration board. Estimate: US$ 100,000 — US$ 200,000* Robert Heinecken (1931-2006), “Lessons in Posing Subjects”, 1981-82, complete set of 41 plates of the series comprising a total of 316 unique Polaroid SX-70 prints mounted to 41 sheets of BFK Rives deckle-edged paper. Estimate: US$ 100,000 — US$ 200,000Click on the Slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Review: Sotheby’s HK Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Sales
The Sotheby’s Hong Kong evening sale of Modern and Contemporary Asian art on October 2 was off to a good start, selling all 16 works on paper by Zao Wou-Ki in “The Sublime” sale, which exceeded its higher estimate to garner HK$ 20.8 million.The rest of the evening saw pickier art buyers as bids were stalled around low estimates for expensive and blue chip works in favor of relatively large-scale pieces by Japanese and Southeast Asian artists. The evening sale raised a total of HK$ 509 million (US$ 65 million), close to its presale higher estimate, with seven unsold lots out of 79. Overall, the Modern and Contemporary Asian Art sales achieved HK$ 698,352,500 (US$ 89,532,371).Works by Modern Chinese painters including Zao Wou-ki and Wu Guanzhong were the two top lots of the sales, selling within their estimates. Still, it was a slow start for the star of the evening sale, Zao Wou-ki’s “Paysage dans la lune,” as the auctioneer searched for bidders, only to finally sell it for a lower estimate hammer price of HK$ 40 million.However, the Modern Art Day sale presented enthusiastic buyers for rare pieces. Sanyu’s works on paper in “The Ineffable Beauty” on October 3 were 100 percent sold. The artist’s different versions of “Nu Assis,” in particular, saw much interest as bidders pushed its prices from HK$ 300,000 to an impressive HK$ 1 million.Contemporary Japanese artists’ works continue to perform well, attracting many buyers during the Contemporary Asian art two-day sales. Nara Yoshitomo’s “Little Ambassador” went to an Asian buyer for HK$ 24,084,000 (US$ 3,087,179), while Yayoi Kusama’s quadriptych “Infinity Nets” sold within its estimate for HK$ 17,480,000 (US$ 2,241,026).Yet it was Japanese Gutai artist Shiraga Kazuo whose paintings consistently went above their higher estimates. His oil painting “Work” nearly doubled its lower estimate during the evening sale, fetching HK$ 14,480,000 (US$ 1,856,410). The “Reibu” piece received several phone bids, quickly surpassing its estimates, with a hammer price of HK$ 7.4 million. Together with the evening and day sale, the total sum of Japanese artists work sold amounts to HK$ 150 million, exceeding the presale higher estimate.Furthermore, there was a strong result for important photography work by contemporary Chinese artists, as the sale included Ai Weiwei’s most significant photography piece “Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn,” and Yang Fudong’s “The First Intellectual.” Both pieces sold well above their higher estimates, indicating an increasing interest in the medium.The two-day sale of Southeast Asian art achieved new world records for two artists: Affandi’s “Borobudur and the Sun,” which doubled its lower estimate, achieving HK$ 9.8 million (US$ 1.26 million); and Rafiee Ghani’s “Blood Cherries by the Black River,” which sold for HK$ 212,500 (US$ 27,244). Additionally, Vietnamese artist Le Pho, Christine Ay Tjoe from Indonesia, and Filipino artist Ronald Ventura garnered much attention online, via phone, and even in-room bids. Their works tripled their lower estimates, demonstrating growing demand for emerging talents from Southeast Asia with an expanding collector base from the region hailing from Taiwan, Japan, and Vietnam. The demand for Contemporary Asian art still remains strong, with a two-day sale total of HK$ 312,430,000, surpassing the Modern Asian art and Southeast Asian art sales. However, the evening sale of Modern and Contemporary Asian art indicated cautiousness from buyers towards dearer Chinese blue chip paintings despite active bidding. One of the top lots of the sale, Liu Xiaodong’s “Showered in Sunlight,” just hit its lower mark of HK$ 15 million. It was similar for Zhang Xiaogang, who usually performs well at auction. His “Sisters and Brothers” painting from the Ullens Collection sold for its lower estimate price of HK$ 10 million. Unexpectedly, Yue Minjun’s “Immortal Cranes,” which had a lower estimate than the Zhang Xiaogang work, sold for HK$ 2 million more than that painting to a phone bidder. With a final sale of HK$ 12 million, it joined the top 10 lots of the evening sale.All prices include Buyer’s Premium unless otherwise specified.
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Phillips's 20th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
In a mild mannered and sparsely-attended salesroom on ritzy Berkeley Square, Phillips’s 20th Century and Contemporary Art auction eked out a decent £17,867,750 ($22,692,043) tally.Only four out of the 28 lots offered went unsold for a respectable buy-in rate by lot of 14 percent. The tally fell midway between pre-sale expectations pegged at £14.2-20.45 million ($18-25.9 million). The sale also trailed last October’s £31,502,000 ($47,883,040) result for the 36 lots sold.Estimates do not include the buyer’s premium that is pegged at 25 percent of the hammer price (or final bid) for each lot sold up to and including £100,000 ($127,000), 20 percent of the portion above that up to and including £1.8 million ($2.3 million) and 12 percent for anything higher. The total hammer price before premiums was £15,040,000 ($19 million)The forty-five minute event started with Thomas Schutte’s mini-standing figure, “Kleiner Geist (Little Spirit) (Yellow)” in sculpted PVC from 1995, which sold for £125,000 ($158,750) (est. £120-180,000). It last sold at Christie’s London in October 2014 for £128,500, indicating a slight loss for the seller. It was backed by a Phillips’s in-house guarantee.Michael Borremans’s figurative oil on canvas portrait — minus the head — titled “The Shirt,” from 2002 brought in £173,000 ($219,710) (est. £150-250,000).Most of the bidding from tonight’s event came from the dual bank of telephones manned by Phillips’ specialists with relatively scant bidding in the salesroom.The sale took place on the frenetic opening day for VIP’s of Frieze and Frieze Masters’ dual art fairs held in Regent’s Park. The attention deficit hoopla of those opening dinners and parties may have dented attendance in the boutique firm’s posh salesroom fronting Berkeley Square.The brief evening had a handful of standout offerings, most of it coming up in the first ten lots, including Rudolf Stingel’s gold toned, ornate, and baroquely patterned abstraction, “Untitled” from 2007, that sold to an “absentee bid” for £1,805,000 ($2,292,350) (est. £1.5-2 million). In that related and patterned realm, Mark Grotjahn’s apartment-scaled and geometric “Untitled (White Butterfly Hawaiian Lapis)” from 2001, executed in oil on linen, sold to another telephone bidder for £1,265,000 ($1,606,550) (est. £1-1.5 million).Stiff bidding competition greeted Mark Bradford’s majestic yet disturbing mixed media composition from 2011, “Rat Catcher of Hamelin III,” that shot past expectations and sold to the London dealer Inigo Philbric for £3,733,000 ($4,740,910) (est. £1.5-2 million). The mural-sized and detritus-layered 120-by-125 7/8-inch work referred in part to a highly publicized rash of serial killer murders in Bradford’s Los Angeles neighborhood and the police profiling of local female residents displayed on public billboards in that largely African American community. It was exhibited in Bradford’s critically acclaimed retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2012. The deliberately low estimate helped spark at least five bidders.I expected more of a bidding war than we had,” said Inigo Philbrick after the sale. “We were excited about it,” referring to the collector he represents and who owns other Bradfords, “and we were willing to go significantly higher. We think we got very lucky.” As to its allure, the dealer said, “it has great exhibition history and in person it was fantastic.”Of the enshrined blue chip contenders, Andy Warhol’s cover lot, “20 Pink Mao’s” silkscreen from 1979, scaled at 39 1/4 by 38 1/8 inches, made the top lot at £4,741,000 ($6,021,070), while Gerhard Richter’s modestly scaled and squeegeed “Abstraktes Bild (767-2)” from 1992 went for £1,085,000 ($1,377,950.) Both works were backed by anonymous third party financial guarantees. The Richter last sold at auction to another buyer at Sotheby’s New York in a November 2010 day sale for $752,500.Warhol’s storied series on Chairman Mao, inspired by President Nixon’s historic trip to Mainland China in 1972, was based on a photograph in the propaganda-rich Little Red Book that was filled with quotations from the Chairman. Warhol visited China for the first time in 1982. The painting was acquired by the seller in 2006 from Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich, one of the premier dealers and champions of Warhol’s oeuvre.Lesser highlights included Damien Hirst’s early “Untitled #2 (Spot Painting)” from 1992, which featured five rows of identically sized and differently colored “spots” that went for £509,000 ($646,430). “Untitled #2” last sold at Christie’s London in February 2004 for £139,650 ($178,000).Bridget Riley’s masterfully striped oil-on-linen abstraction, “K A 2” from 1980 went to another telephone bidder for £293,000 ($372,110) (est. £250-350,000). The Riley last sold at Christie’s London in July 2014 for £218,500 ($278,000).In lot 16, a typically massive Anself Kiefer, “Odi Navali” from 1997, depicting one of the artist’s lead boat creations, sold to another telephone bidder for £605,000 ($768,350) (est. £600-900,000).If there was any weakness visible in the current market, one might look at the massive Sterling Ruby painting, “SP33” from 2008 — a wall covering 85 5/8-by-185 7/8 inches — which failed to sell at a £340,000 ($434,000) (est. £400-600,000).On the sculpture front, Antony Gormley’s early and impressive pair of embracing iron figures, “Mountain and Sea” from 1987-88 triggered multi-telephone bids and sold for £401,000 ($509,270) (est. £200-300,000). The work came from the estate of Pentti Kouri, a Finnish venture capitalist and well-known contemporary art collector of the 1980’s prior to his financial collapse.“We had lots of bidding from various places,” said Jean-Paul Engelin, Phillips’s worldwide head of contemporary art, “and we’re very pleased with the result. I think the market is there but it’s cautious.”The evening action resumes on Thursday at Christie’s with a back-to-back sale of Post-War/Contemporary and Italian Art.
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Auction Preview: African paintings and Sculpture, Bonham’s, London, Oct 6
What: Auction of Contemporary African paintings and SculptureWhere: Bonham’s 101 New Bond Street, London W1S 1SRWhen: October 6, 14pm BSTTop Lots of the Sale:The auction offers modern and contemporary art from Africa. This sale represents a multitude of cultures - African contemporary art reflects the complex heritage of this dynamic continent and features post-war and contemporary art from across the African continent in various media including painting, sculpture, and drawing. Highlights include artists such as El Anatsui, Ben Enwonwu, Yusuf Grillo, Yinka Shonibare, Romauld Hazoumé, Malangatana, Skunder Boghossian, Bruce Onobrakepeya, and Cheri Samba, among many others. Top lots of this sale are:* El Anatsui (Ghanaian, born 1944), “Patched Cloth”, 1992, painted and incised wood planks. Estimate: GBP£ 25,000 - GBP£ 35,000 (US$ 32,000 - US$ 45,000)* William Joseph Kentridge (South African, born 1955), “Lovers in a Pond: drawing for Felix in Exile“1993 – 1994, charcoal and pastel on paper. Estimate: GBP£ 30,000 - GBP£ 50,000 (US$ 38,000 - US$ 64,000)*El Anatsui (Ghanaian, born 1944), “Spirits”, 1990, incised and painted wooden planks in 20 pieces. Estimate GBP£ 90,000 - GBP£ 120,000 (US$ 110,000 - US$ 150,000)* Peju Alatise (Nigerian, born 1975), “Unconscious Struggle”, metal, resin, wood, panadol tablets, and acrylic. Estimate: GBP£ 30,000 - GBP£ 40,000 (US$ 38,000 - US$ 51,000)* William Joseph Kentridge (South African, born 1955), “Reservoir”, 1988, charcoal and pastel. Estimate: GBP£ 40,000 - GBP£ 60,000 (US$ 51,000 – 76,000)Click on the Slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Auction Preview: Bonhams Collection of Unique Polaroids by Andrey Tarkovsky, Oct 6, London
What: Auction of Polaroids by Andrey TarkovskyWhere: Bonhams 101 New Bond Street, London W1S 1SRWhen: October 6, 14pm BSTPublic Viewing: Aug 8 – 22, at Bonhams 580 Madison Avenue New York and October 2-6, at Bonhams 101 New Bond StreetTop Lots of the Sale: The auction offers a definitive collection of polaroids by the legendary filmmaker Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-1986). 257 Polaroids in total divided into 29 lots containing 9 or 10 pictures are up for sale. They date from Tarkovsky's time in Italy and Russia and come directly from his family. Many of the photographs were taken while Tarkovsky was making Nostalgia, and the photos feature the familiar atmospheric landscapes and settings of that legendary 1983 film. From intimate snapshots of Tarkovsky's circle of friends and dog, to evocative pictures of the Russian and Italian countryside, the works give a glimpse of late 70s and early 80s life, frozen in time. Top lots of this sale are:*Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-1986), a group of 10 Polaroid photographs seven featuring Bagno Vignioni (San Quirico d'Orcia), Tuscany, Italy, 8-20 August 1979; two - Tonono Guerra at the Hotel Le Terme, one - Larissa Tarkovsky, San Gregorio, Italy, 1983 -1984, kodak print. Estimate: GBP£ 27,000 - GBP£ 37,000 (US$ 34,000 - US$ 47,000)*Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-1986), 1980 – 1982, a group of 10 Polaroid photograph, polaroid print. Estimate: GBP£ 26,000 - GBP£ 36,000 (US$ 33,000 - US$ 46,000)* Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-1986), a group of 10 Polaroid photographs seven featuring Bagno Vignioni (San Quirico d'Orcia), Tuscany, Italy, 8-20 August 1979 Hotel Le Terme; two - Tonono Guerra at the Hotel Le Terme, one - The family of the owners of the Hotel Le Terme, kodak print. Estimate: GBP£ 27,000 - GBP£ 37,000 (US$ 34,000 - US$ 47,000)* Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-1986), a photograph of Tarkovsky probably taken by friend/family member, kodak print. Estimate: GBP£ 27,000 - GBP£ 37,000 (US$ 34,000 - US$ 47,000)* Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-1986), a group of 10 Polaroid photographs nine featuring Bagno Vignioni (San Quirico d'Orcia), Tuscany, Italy, 8-20 August 1979; one - Andrey Tarkovsky, San Gregorio, Italy, 1983 -1984 (photograph of Tarkovsky probably taken by friend/family member), kodak print. Estimate: GBP£ 27,000 - GBP£ 37,000 (US$ 34,000 - US$ 47,000)Click on the Slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Auction Preview: The Khosrovani-Diba Collection at Sotheby’s, London, Oct 19
What: Sale from Khosrovani-Diba CollectionWhere: Sotheby’s London, 34-35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA, United KingdomWhen: October 19, 10:30am BSTPublic Viewing: October 13, 9am-4:30pm BST; October 14, 9am- 4:30pm BST; October 15, 12pm- 5pm BST; October 16, 12pm - 5pm BST; October 17, 9am- 4:30pm BST; October 18, 9am - 4:30pm BSTTop Lots of the Sale:The auction will bring under hammer a selection of paintings and works of art from the prestigious Khosravani-Diba Collection. The collection mainly consists of Indian miniature of Mughal masters along with fine paintings from Rajasthani, Pahari and Company Schools. The works are in surprisingly good condition, due to the immense care bestowed upon them by their former owners and the technical care that went into the works by the artists. The highlights include an album page featuring a Northern Goshawk attributed to Mihr Chand with Shah Jahan period floral borders, dated to approximately 1770; the Study of a Stork eating a Snail signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din, from the celebrated ‘Impey Album’ and many more. Top lots of the sale are:* A painting depicting a royal horse being attended by three grooms, painted in a style that can be associated with the artists of ‘Hamzanama’, the monumental series of paintings made for Emperor Akbar. Estimate: INR 17,688,381- INR 26,532,572 (£ 200,000- £300,000)* A large and arresting study of a stork from the great series of bird and animal illustrations painted for Sir Eljiah and Lady Impey between 1777 and 1783, signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din. Estimate: INR 5,306,514- INR 7,075,353 (£ 60,000- £ 80,000)* A painting from the ‘Lambagraon’ Gita Govinda series, depicting Radha being consoled by Krishna in a forest at night. Estimate: INR 4,422,095- INR 7,075,353 (£50,000- £80,000)* A painting depicting Narada warning Kamsa, an illustration to the Bhagavata Purana. Estimate: INR 4,422,095- INR 6,190,934 (£50,000- £70,000)* A painting depicting an elegant man feeding a hawk, taken from the Late Shah Jahan Album. Estimate: INR 3,537,676- INR 5,306,514 (£40,000- £60,000)Click on the Slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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Auction Preview: Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, London, Oct 18
What: Sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian artWhere: Sotheby’s London, 34-35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA, United KingdomWhen: October 18, 2:30pm BSTPublic Viewing: October 13, 9am- 4:30pm BST; October 14, 9am- 4:30pm BST; October 15, 12pm- 5pm BST; October 16, 12pm- 5pm BST; October 17, 9am- 4:30pm BST; October 18, 9am - 12pm BSTTop Lots of the Sale:The auction will present a selection of Modern and Contemporary South Asian art, featuring an impressive range of paintings and sculpture by Modern masters. The sale also brings under hammer rarely seen Indian works from private collections in Europe and America, including a large scale painting of ‘The Deposition’ by Francis Newton Souza; an early and rare Gaitonde watercolour; and an early Ganesh Pyne canvas work from a swiss estate. It also features rare to come auction works from wider South Asia. Top lots of the sale are:* An untitled oil on canvas painting by Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, signed and dated in Devanagari, in the dimension of 152.2 x 101 cm. Estimate: INR 78,851,107- INR 122,657,277 (£900,000- £1,400,000)* An oil on canvas painting titled ‘The Deposition’ by Francis Newton Souza. Painted in 1963, the work is measured at 138 x 170.5 cm. Estimate: INR 35,044,936- INR 52,567,404 (£400,000- £600,000)* An oil on canvas painting by Jehangir Sabavala titled ‘Rice Fields, Palni Hills-II’. Painted in 2008, the work is measured at 101.6 x 152.4 cm. Estimate: INR 14,017,975- INR 15,770,221 (£160,000- £180,000)* An acrylic on canvas painting by Sayed Haider Raza titled ‘Bindu (Five Elements)’. Estimate: INR 8,761,234- INR 13,141,851 (£100,000- £150,000)* An untitled oil on canvas painting by Maqbool Fida Husain. Signed and dated in Devanagari, this work was painted in 1970 and measured at 48.4 x 86.5 cm. Estimate: INR 5,256,740- INR 7,008,987 (£60,000- £80,000)Click on the Slideshow for the highlights of the sale.
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