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Auction PreviewContemporary Art Day Auction
In the upcoming Contemporary Art Day Auction presented by Sotheby’s Auction, are pieces that explore modern art and abstraction. Categories in the auction include oil on canvas, mixed media, photographs, sculptures, and more. A leading lot in this auction was sculpted by Ai Weiwei, a Chinese artist Representing Ai in this auction is a series of sculptures entitled “The Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads”. The series recreates the twelve traditional Chinese zodiac sculptures that once adorned the Yuanming Yuan fountain clock, an architectural centerpiece of Beijing. One of Marlene Dumas’s oil on canvas piece entitled “Blue Movie” will also be included in this sale. Her work explores themes of sexuality, love, and shame. To view the full catalog and register to bid, visit Sotheby’s Auction.
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Auction PreviewCustom Mahogany, Contemporary, Fine Art, and Decorative Accessories Auction
The term "crystal clear" applies to Steuben glassworks. With the introduction of the Steuben crystal in 1933, Steuben glass artifacts have been a part of prominent interiors and worldwide museums. Nadeau's Auction Gallery, in their upcoming auction, presents over 60 glass pieces by Steuben. Among them, the Steuben Balloon Rally glass sculpture by Bernard Xwolff is a featured piece. The piece depicts hot air balloons with a fitted red leather case. Also offered are multiple pieces of custom-made mahogany and French furniture antiques ranging from clocks, dining sets, and tables. The Councill dining set consisting of eight Queen Anne-style chairs with custom pads is another featured lot. Jewelry collectibles include gold and silver bracelets, charms, rings, necklaces, pendants, and earrings by brands like Tiffany. Also included are multiple timepieces by Cartier and Ebel. View a variety of books, paintings, oriental rugs and register to bid online on Bidsquare .
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Auction Preview20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale Morning Session
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.
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Auction Preview20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale Afternoon Session
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.
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Auction Preview20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
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.
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Auction PreviewModern & Contemporary Art
Modern & Contemporary Art auction, presented by Freeman’s Auction, is an assemblage of artworks from the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection offers 107 works of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Modernism and more. One of the leading lots is an Expressionism painting by a Bulgarian painter, Jules Pascin. Throughout his career, Pascin’s most frequent subject was the female body, often in casual poses, nude or partly dressed. The auction displays the work of an artist whose originality made an impact on the field of contemporary art- Helen Frankenthaler. Frankenthaler is known for her unique method of working with colors. An example of her artistry can be seen in her work “Red Hot” which is a paper soaked in blood-red acrylic paint, later adding strokes of colors. Similarly, a sculpture by B. Prabha can intrigue buyers with the theme of a rural woman carrying her child. B. Prabha explored an array of related subjects alluding to society, identity and gender equality. For more information, visit Invaluable
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Auction PreviewPost War and Contemporary Art Auction
“Grand Hotel-Hotel Taglioni” is an art in a white wooden box by an American collagist, Joseph Cornell. Joseph Cornell was an artist who elevated a box to an art form. His works were based on everyday experiences, or in his words "the beauty of the commonplace." With the use of objects found in libraries, museums, theaters, book shops, and antique fairs, he assembled disparate images. Offered at the highest estimation by Rago, collectors can bid for the item at Post War and Contemporary Art Auction. A large selection of contemporary and post-war fine art, ethnographic, and textile is on display in the auction. Representing Expressionism in the collection is “The Hand of Fatima” by Alexander Calder. Created in 1969, the work is on gouache and ink paper. Alexander Calder channeled his artistry into some of the most original art of the 20th century. Like Calder, George L. K. Morris is another 20th-century abstractionist being featured in the sale. Morris incorporates gestural brushstrokes in his framed oil on canvas. One can register to bid on any of these items on Bidsquare.
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Auction PreviewRebirth of the Cool: Collectible Pop, Contemporary and Street Art: No Buyer’s Premium
Al Diaz was part of the first generation of New York City subway graffiti artists. Even though Diaz's style has evolved, he still uses iconography from the NYC subway system to make his point. In the upcoming Rebirth of the Cool: Collectible Pop, Contemporary, and Street Art auction, offered by Bedford, a 2018 piece by Diaz is the lot with the highest estimated value. It is a wooden toothbrush on which Diaz uses the letters from the NYC subway system to ask people to "Inspire an entire generation 2 create a better planet." The 81 lots of this auction each represent the vision of a contemporary street artist, pop artist, or others involved in outsider movements. In a recent gallery visit, Al Diaz explained that the early days of graffiti were about exposure and power. "It was kind of a big pissing contest,” said Diaz. “My name is gonna be around more than your name." Thousands of miles away, in Penang, Malaysia, Ernest “ZACH” Zacharevic also uses spray paint in public areas to bring exposure, this time to everyday life in Malaysia. His piece in this auction, "No Fly Zone", is a print depicting a Malaysian boy wearing an old fighter pilot helmet and aiming a paper airplane at someone off-scene. Jagged black spray paint completes the outline of the boy. The original canvas of this piece was auctioned by Sotheby's in late 2017. Also among the most notable lots in this auction are several iterations of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Diptych. The original, which is in the permanent collection of the Tate, is considered one of the most important pieces in the Pop Art movement. One of these iterations available in this auction is an invitation to attend the 1981 Andy Warhol Retrospective at Leo Castelli Gallery in New York. The invitation contains a miniature version of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe. Those interested in any of these lots can register to bid on Bidsquare.
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Auction PreviewBooks and Documents Antique and Contemporary, Photography, Lithography and Engravings
The Books and Documents Antique and Contemporary, Photography, Lithography and Engravings auction, offered by Morton Subastas, consists first and foremost of rare and historic books. Most, though not all, of the books offered are Spanish language texts. Among the most valuable books for sale is an illustrated history of the war between the United States and Mexico. It also has a photo album of historical figures from the Second Mexican Empire, and a first edition, tri-lingual collection of “The Prominent Men of Mexico.” This volume was intended to improve the worldwide opinion of Mexico by “exalting the existence of illustrious men of letters, politicians, military men, scientists, artists, merchants, industrialists, and diplomats.” The auction house calls this item “scarce,” saying that only 300 copies were ever printed. Beyond books, you’ll also find works of art, framed maps, photographs, posters, and a Medal of the Order of Guadalupe, granted to Don Pablo Glises, a French Treasury Administration Officer. This lot includes a document granting the order, indicated that it was awarded by S.M.I. Maximiliano I, Emperor of Mexico. View all of these lots and register to bid on Bidsquare.
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Auction PreviewRemix: Classic + Contemporary
Two intricate Christofle candelabras from prominent designer Emile Reiber represent a mix of Japanese metalwork and cloisonné. Reiber’s love for Japanese motifs is observed in many of his designs, including these works. Rago’s upcoming Remix: Classic + Contemporary auction will highlight these candelabras as the intersection of modernism and antiquity. The sale will include décor in a variety of styles, from American to English, Continental to Asian, Modern to Romantic. Contemporary design from Italy and Scandinavia will also be available. Furniture, lighting, and decorative metalwork items by metal craftsman Oscar Bach, who was stylistically dominant during the first half of the 20th century, are featured prominently as well. Explore the full listings and register to bid online on Bidsquare.
