What: Post War and Contemporary Art Evening AuctionWhere: Christie’s, 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT, UKWhen: March 6, 07.00 pmTop lots of the sale:- Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) – Multiflavors. Signed and titled "Multiflavor". Jean-Michel Basquiat' (on the reverse). Acrylic and oilstick on canvas with tied wood supports. Size 60 ½ x 61in. (153.7 x 154.5cm.). Estimate: GBP 10,000,000 - GBP 15,000,000 (USD 13,840,000 - USD 20,760,000)- Francis Bacon (1909-1992) – Three Studies for a Portrait. Oil on canvas, in three parts, each: 14 x 12in. (35.5 x 30.5cm.). Painted in 1976. Estimate: GBP 10,000,000 - GBP 15,000,000 (USD 13,840,000 - USD 20,760,000)- Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) – Number 21, 1950. Signed and dated 'J Pollock 50' (lower left). Enamel and aluminium paint on masonite. Size 22 ¼ x 22 ¼in. (56.5 x 56.5cm.). Painted in 1950, Estimate: GBP 10,000,000 - GBP 15,000,000 (USD 13,840,000 - USD 20,760,000)- Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) – Concetto spaziale, Attese. Signed, titled and inscribed ‘ieri è venuta a trovarmi Tro-tro Klein l. Fontana Concetto spaziale– Attese’ (on the reverse). Waterpaint on canvas with lacquered wood frame. Size 26 ¾ x 79 ¾ x 2 1/8in. (68 x 202.5 x 5.5cm.). Executed in 1965. Estimate: GBP 8,000,000 - GBP 12,000,000 (USD 11,072,000 - USD 16,608,000)- Peter Doig (b. 1959) – Charley's Space. Signed twice, titled, dated and inscribed '"Charley's Space P.M. Doig '90" Jan-Feb-Mar Peter Doig 'Log Home' 1990' (on the reverse). Oil on canvas. Size 72 x 50in. (183 x 127cm.). Painted in 1991. Estimate: GBP 6,000,000 - GBP 8,000,000 (USD 8,304,000 - USD 11,072,000)- Andy Warhol (1928-1987) – Birth of Venus (After Botticelli). Signed ‘Andy Warhol’ (on the overlap). Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas. Size 48 x 72in. (122 x 183cm.). Executed in 1984. Estimate: GBP 4,500,000 - GBP 6,500,000 (USD 6,228,000 - USD 8,996,000)- Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) – Spider III. Size 19 x 35 x 37½in. (48.3 x 88.9 x 95.3cm.). Estimate: GBP 4,000,000 - GBP 6,000,000 (USD 5,536,000 - USD 8,304,000)- Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) – Oil on canvas. Size 19 7/8 x 27 ½in. (50.4 x 70cm. Painted in 1985. Estimate: GBP 4,000,000 - GBP 6,000,000 (USD 5,536,000 - USD 8,304,000)- Alberto Burri (1915-1995) – Ferro T. Signed, titled and dated 'Ferro T. Burri 59' (on the reverse). Welded iron on wood. Size 59 1/8 x 55 1/8in. (150.3 x 140cm.). Executed in 1959. Estimate: GBP 3,000,000 - GBP 5,000,000 (USD 4,152,000 - USD 6,920,000)- David Hockney (b. 1937) – California Bank. Acrylic on canvas. Size 30 x 25in. (76.2 x 63.5cm.). Painted in 1964. Estimate: GBP 3,000,000 - GBP 5,000,000 (USD 4,152,000 - USD 6,920,000)- Yves Klein (1928-1962) – Relief Éponge bleu sans titre (RE 37). Signed, inscribed with the artist's star monogram and dated 'Yves 59’ (on the reverse). Dry pigment and synthetic resin on natural sponges, on board. Size 10 7/8 x 13 ¾ x 4 1/8in. (27.7 x 35 x 10.4cm.). Executed in 1959. Estimate: GBP 3,000,000 - GBP 5,000,000 (USD 4,152,000 - USD 6,920,000)- Rudolf Stingel (b. 1956) – Untitled. Signed and dated ‘Stingel 2010’ (on the reverse). Oil on canvas. Size 131 x 101¾in. (332.7 x 258.4cm.). Painted in 2010. Estimate: GBP 2,800,000 - GBP 3,500,000 (USD 3,875,200 - USD 4,844,000)- Georg Baselitz (b. 1938) – Die Geisselung (The Flagellation). Signed with the artist's initials and dated '5.XI.83 G.B.' (lower right); signed, titled and dated ''die Geisselung G. Baselitz 5 XI 83' (on the reverse). Oil on canvas. Size 118 x 98 ½in. (299.7 x 250.2cm.). Painted in 1983. Estimate: GBP 2,200,000 - GBP 2,800,000 (USD 3,044,800 - USD 3,875,200)- Mark Bradford (b. 1961) – Bear Running from the Shotgun. Signed, titled and dated ‘Bear Running from the Shutgun 2014 Mark Bradford’ (on the reverse). Mixed media collage on canvas. Size 84 x 108in. (213.4 x 274.3cm.). Executed in 2014. Estimate: GBP 2,200,000 - GBP 2,800,000 (USD 3,044,800 - USD 3,875,200)- Thomas Schütte (B. 1954) – Bronzefrau Nr. 7. Incised and dated 'Schütte 2002 Kayser & Klippel Dusseldorf'. Patinated bronze figure on steel table. Size 51 1/8 x 98 ½ x 49 ¼in. (130 x 250.2 x 125.1cm.). Executed in 2002. Estimate: GBP 2,000,000 - GBP 3,000,000(USD 2,768,000 - USD 4,152,000)For details, visit: http://www.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.
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