Auction Preview: Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London, October 6

What: Sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening AuctionWhere: Christie’s, London, 8 King Street, St. James’sWhen: 6 Oct, 7pm (Lots 1 - 64)Public Viewing: 4 Oct, 9am - 4:30pm; 5 Oct, 9am - 6pm; 6 Oct, 9am - 4pmTop Lots of the Sale:- Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988). Red Skull. acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas. 60 x 60in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm.). Executed in 1982. Estimate: Estimate On Request- Francis Bacon (1909-1992). Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd Version 1971. signed, titled and date 'Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd version 1971 Francis Bacon' (on the reverse). oil on canvas. 78 x 58 1/8in. (198 x 147.5cm.). Painted in 1971. Estimate: Estimate On Request- Peter Doig (b. 1959). Camp Forestia. signed, titled, inscribed and dated '"CAMP FORESTIA" 1996 PETER DOIG. FOR: ANSWERED PRAYERS Contemporary Fine Arts, BERLIN, April 1996'. oil on canvas. 67 x 67in. (170 x 170cm.). Painted in 1996. Estimate: GBP 14,000,000 - GBP 18,000,000 (USD 18,550,000 - USD 23,850,000)- Francis Bacon (1909-1992). Head with Raised Arm. oil on canvas. 24 x 20in. (61 x 50.7cm.). Painted in 1955. Estimate: GBP 7,000,000 - GBP 10,000,000 (USD 9,275,000 - USD 13,250,000)- Antony Gormley (B. 1950). A Case for an Angel I. plaster, fibreglass, lead, steel and air. 77½ x 337¾ x 18 1/8in. (197 x 858 x 46cm.) Executed in 1989. Estimate: GBP 5,000,000 - GBP 7,000,000 (USD 6,625,000 - USD 9,275,000)- Mark Rothko (1903-1970). Untitled (Orange and Yellow). dated on the reverse '21.05.69'. acrylic on paper mounted on canvas. 71 5/8 x 38½in. (182 x 97.8cm.). Painted in 1969. Estimate: GBP 4,000,000 - GBP 6,000,000 (USD 5,300,000 - USD 7,950,000)- Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988). Both Poles. signed, titled and dated '"BOTH POLES" Jean-Michel Basquiat 1982' (on the reverse). acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on paper mounted on canvas with tied wood supports. 72½ x 72¼in. (184.2 x 183.5cm.). Executed in 1982. Estimate: GBP 3,000,000 - GBP 4,000,000 (USD 3,975,000 - USD 5,300,000)For details, visit: http://www.christies.com/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.