One of Sam Gilliam’s hallmark “drape paintings” is available in the upcoming auction presented by Phillips Auction. Widening the limits of paintings, his work goes beyond the canvas. His stained fabric works resembling tie-dye are regarded as a major step in the development of American art.
The Morning Session of the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale features many mediums, from sculptures to abstract paintings. Among them, La France Open by Robert Motherwell stands out. Motherwell’s work is generally characterized by simple shapes, broad color contrasts, and gestural brushstrokes. This acrylic and charcoal on canvas piece was made around 1985. Roy Lichtenstein’s Brushstroke Head-IV bronze sculpture is of particular interest. A deconstructed female face emerges as the observer walks around the sculpture, and Ben-Day dots form eyelashes, an elongated nose, and pouting lips. Explore the full catalog of art and register to bid online on Phillips.
George Condo is a contemporary American artist known for his unique style of figurative paintings. Phillips Auction offers the work of George Condo in the Afternoon Session of 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale. The artist’s Surrealist composition depicts a female subject with an elongated neck and her gaze directed aimlessly. Resting in her lap is a child—his face shrunken in an unhuman fashion.
Among other works of art, “Companion” by Kaws is one of the highest valued lots. Inspired by the iconic cartoon character, Mickey Mouse, this sculpture is painted bronze. The auction also highlights multiple works of Abstract Expressionism such as Carroll Dunham’s “Green Extension”. The work of Carroll Dunham displays an interplay between abstraction and allegory. Rendered in a vivid palette of reds, blues, greens, and yellows, the canvas teems with variant shapes. Explore more of these intriguing items and Register to bid online on Phillips.
The upcoming 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale presented by Phillips Auction offers a curation of fine art. This sale gathers artworks by key artists of the 20th century, including Joan Miro, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Paintings, pop-art prints, mixed media works, sculptures, and other mediums will be offered.
One standout lot is The Ring by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Painted with acrylic and oilstick, Basquiat’s painting depicts a boxer in a fighting ring, lifting a spear above his head before a crescent moon. Also on display is Alberto Giacometti’s portrait of G. David Thompson, an American businessman. An Expressionist artist, Giacometti was best known for the portrayal of solitary figures. An acrylic painting on wood by Carmen Herrera shows her minimalistic style, using symmetry, disruption, and movement across the canvas to create geometrical compositions. “My quest,” she says, “is for the simplest of pictorial resolutions.” Visit Phillips to browse the full catalog and register to bid.
In the upcoming Latin American Art Auction presented by Morton Subastas, many Latin American artworks will take the spotlight. This sale will celebrate the region’s art and culture over several decades through a variety of sculptures and paintings.
Leonora Carrington’s Le livre de chevet (The bedside book) is an oil painting depicting a Surrealist woman reading a book in her bed. Carrington’s detailed compositions of unusual subjects are based on personal symbolism. However, the artist preferred not to explain this private imagery, rather leaving it for observers to contemplate. Another available lot is a painting by Fernando Castro Pacheco. His work explores the combination of subtle colors and the expression of portraits. Angel Zárraga, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Rodolfo Morales, and many other artists will also be featured in the auction. Register to bid online on Bidsquare.
The upcoming Magnificent Jewels auction presented by Fortuna Auction will highlight luxury jewelry and watches. Featured items from Tiffany & Co. and Marcus & Co. will be on offer, as well as watches from Cartier and Patek Phillipe. The highest valued item in the auction is a solitaire diamond ring, in total weighing 7.59 carats. The ring top measures 0.5 inches across, mounted on a platinum band.
Louis Comfort Tiffany, the founder of Tiffany and Co., said, “I have always striven to fix beauty in stone by using whatever seemed fittest for the expression of beauty, that has been my creed.” An available pear-shaped diamond necklace set includes a matching ring mounting, an example of his company’s commitment to capture beauty as effectively as possible. Another featured item in the collection is a product of Marcus & Co. The piece is a brooch encircled by European and Swiss-cut diamonds with a pear-shaped unheated sapphire in the center. For more information on these lots and many more, visit Bidsquare.
Hindman Auctioneers will offer a collection of modern art pieces highlighting artists like Diego Giacometti, Dale Chihuly, and Ruth Duckworth, all in the auction house’s upcoming Modern Design auction. Available lots include a range of categories such as contemporary furniture, pattern lamps, sculptures, blown glass art, and more from the 20th century. At the highest estimated value sits the ‘La Table-Berceau’ (The Table-Cradle) by Diego Giacometti. Giacometti was a designer and sculptor inspired by ancient sculptures and primitive ancient drawings.
An Ikebana by sculptor and an entrepreneur Dale Chihuly is also highlighted among the 529 lots. Chihuly is admired for the use of vibrantly–colored glasses fused with technical mastery, and functionality of his sculptures. Also available are items such as a twelve light ‘Lily Table Lamp’ from Tiffany and Studios, along with a totem by Ruth Duckworth. Explore the collection of innovative modern arts at Bidsquare.
Sotheby’s will present the upcoming Highlights from Impressionists & Modern Art Evening Sale in November of 2019, featuring artists such as Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Auguste Rodin, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Monet was a French painter and a founder of the French Impressionist movement. Featured in this auction is his 1903 painting of London’s Charing Cross Bridge. The oil painting shows the railway bridge as seen from Monet’s window in the nearby Savoy Hotel.
Pablo Picasso’s 1934 oil painting, titled Nus, studies motion and energy in three abstracted, intertwined nudes. The work was created during one of the artist’s transitional and exploratory phases, placing it in a separate category from many of his major themes and periods. Edgar Degas was another painter and sculptor of the late 19th century who worked to develop Impressionism and plant the seeds of Modern Art. His pastel work, Femme Prenant Un Tub, is a subdued portrait of a woman bathing. Visit Sotheby’s to view the full collection and to place a bid today.
The Rare Books, Autographs and Maps auction offered by Doyle will present items from the estates of Sylvia Miles and Florence and David Edelstein. Pieces from the Marian Sulzberger Heiskell and Andrew Heiskell Collection will also be available. Leading this auction is a bronze replica of the Winston Churchill monument located in London’s Parliament Square. This reduction of the full-sized statue stands around two feet tall and includes the original shipping crate.
Many signed documents are included in the auction, including letters, photographs, and papers from Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Billie Holiday, John F. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and many more. Beyond documents, antique American flags, books, periodicals, newspapers, and maps will be offered. One lot of interest is a bootlegger’s map of the United States, which is a colorful cartographic spoof on Prohibition. View any of these lots and register to bid at Doyle.
Throughout his career, French sculptor François-Xavier Lalanne merged the imaginative with the tactile. His dual–purpose furniture pieces reflect his artistic perspective; he once said, “It is, after all, easier to have a sculpture in an apartment than to have a real sheep. And, it’s even better if you can sit on it.” One of his furniture pieces, a brass and copper hippopotamus that expands to become a bathtub, is featured in the upcoming La Ménagerie sculpture auction offered by Christie’s. The sale follows the spirit of Lalanne, exploring twelve artists’ perspectives on animals.
Lots from Diego Giacometti, Alexander Calder, François Pompon, and others are included in this sale. In Rembrandt Bugatti’s Deux léopards marchan two bronze leopards walk in tandem. On the other side of the spectrum, the Dick Drake Mini Beast sculpture by the Haas brothers is both irreverent and imaginative. Made of Icelandic sheepskin, ebony, and bronze, this 2016 piece reflects the twin brothers’ sculptural skills and creative view of the animal world. Browse the full catalog and register to bid on Christie’s
A bronze cast of one of Edgar Degas’ signature ballerina figures will be available in the upcoming Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale offered by Christie’s.Degas was a leader in Impressionist art around the turn of the century. The sculpture available in this auction is a 1952 bronze cast of his original wax model, first formed between 1895 and 1905. Other featured Impressionist artists include Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Gauguin, and Camille Pissarro.
Following the Impressionists were waves of Modernist painters and sculptors. Giorgio de Chirico’s Il Trovatore was painted in the early 1950s, following the Metaphysical art movement that de Chirico helped launch. A geometrical human form is shown taking a step in front of a Spanish-style building, complete with de Chirico’s signature long shadows and vaguely menacing light. A nearly monochromatic oil painting of a horse, rider, and village by Marc Chagall will be highlighted as well. To view these lots and register for online bidding, visit Christie’s.
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