Julian Opie’s This Is Shahnoza 2, David LaChapelle Artwork Lead Timed April Showers Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art 

Julian Opie’s This Is Shahnoza 2 removes the usual notion of sensuality from pole dancing. This is a hand-signed and numbered silkscreen on somerset satin paper by Opie, made in 2006, available in this timed April Showers Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art from Dane Fine Art. It is numbered from a rare, limited AP edition of 11. “I hope [my paintings] have a powerful connection to reality, an ability to evoke reality,” Opie states, because he believes that an artwork observes and yet must exist within the reality it discusses. A graduate from Goldsmiths School of Art, Julian Opie has exhibited internationally. His works are in many noted art collections, including Tate, the British Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

La Maison Abandonnée, an artwork by Maurice de Vlaminck, is another notable lot. It depicts an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere, completed in 1945. It has a gloomy mood with dull colors and a swirling cloud above. Maurice de Vlaminck (1876 – 1958) was a French painter. He is considered one of the principal figures of Fauvism. He used intense colors rather than realistic or traditional colors to emphasize or deemphasize his subjects. Also available in the upcoming auction are David LaChapelle’s chromogenic print of Anna Kournikova in an all-red ensemble, as well as Jim Dine’s The Red Talisman, a woodblock print over red house paint from a rare limited edition of five. Visit Bidsquare for more information on the upcoming April Showers Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art and browse other online auctions.