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Press ReleaseNow Open for Bidding: Sotheby’s First-Ever Online Day Sales of Contemporary Art and Impressionist & Modern Art
SOTHEBY’S MOST AMBITIOUS ONLINE SALES TO-DATETogether Estimated to Achieve More Than $20 Million ** 60+ Works Offered Over $100,000Utilizing New E-Catalogue Experiences, Featuring Enhanced Visual Storytelling Through Video, Interactive Media, and More Rich Content BRICE MARDEN, WINDOW STUDY NO. 4, 1985 Sotheby’s has opened bidding on our first-ever Online Day Sales of Contemporary Art and Impressionist & Modern Art. The auctions close on 14 and 18 May, respectively. Together offering 250+ lots that are estimated to achieve more than $20 million, these sales represent Sotheby’s most ambitious online auctions to-date. With 60+ works estimated at $100,000 and above, they are poised to accelerate the strong momentum behind our successful online sales program – during a major moment in the traditional global auction calendar. Sotheby’s has raised $70+ million across 40+ online sales to-date in 2020, setting numerous benchmark results across both fine art and luxury goods. Amy Cappellazzo, Chairman of Sotheby’s Fine Art Division, commented: “Throughout this unprecedented moment, collectors worldwide have enthusiastically participated in our online sales, demonstrating the continued appetite of the global art market. Through these Online Day Sales, we are meeting our clients’ needs by presenting unique opportunities to both buy and sell, during what would traditionally be a major moment in the international auction calendar. We are excited to present digitally the same exceptional selection of artists and works that the market has come to expect from our Day Sale program.” The Online Day Sales benefit from the debut of our new, immersive digital catalogue experience. The ‘digital-first’ design of these enhanced catalogues emphasizes visual storytelling through video, interactive media, and other rich content formats in a way that moves beyond print media. By presenting the objects featured in our sales in a wholly modern way, the digital catalogue encourages deeper engagement with each sale across all collecting categories. Sotheby’s live evening and day auctions of Contemporary Art and Impressionist & Modern Art, previously scheduled for May, will be held in New York the week of 29 June, pending the lifting of certain restrictions and confirmation from the relevant authorities that we can proceed. Clients and visitors…
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Roy Lichtenstein’s White Brushstroke I Will Highlight Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction This June in New York
One of the Most Celebrated Examples ofLichtenstein’s Iconic Brushstroke Paintings from the 1960s,Estimated to Sell for $20/30 Million Sotheby’s Plans to Hold Our Live Auctions ofCONTEMPORARY AND IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ARTThis June in New York ROY LICHTENSTEIN, WHITE BRUSHSTROKE I NEW YORK, 1 May 2020 – Sotheby’s is pleased to announce that we will offer Roy Lichtenstein’s White Brushstroke I from 1965 as a highlight of our upcoming Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York, carrying an estimate of $20/30 million. White Brushstroke Iis one of the most striking examples from Lichtenstein’s iconic series of Brushstroke paintings, which comprises 15 canvases executed in 1965-66 that are regarded as pivotal masterworks of the Pop Art movement. The painting is one of the few Brushstroke canvases remaining in private hands, with eight examples already held in or promised to such museum collections as the Art Institute of Chicago, Kunsthaus Zürich, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, among others. White Brushstroke I was first exhibited in the historic debut of the Brushstrokes series at Leo Castelli Gallery in New York in November-December 1965. The painting also has featured in numerous museum exhibitions covering Lichtenstein’s career, including: the artist’s early survey at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York in 1969; Roy Lichtenstein, the major traveling retrospective organized by the Guggenheim from 1993–94; and at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and several other preeminent institutions. Sotheby’s live evening and day auctions of Contemporary and Impressionist & Modern Art, previously scheduled for May, will be held in New York the week of 29 June, pending the lifting of certain restrictions and confirmation from the relevant authorities that we can proceed. Clients and visitors can expect extra precautions to ensure the safety of our employees and visitors, as well as creative opportunities for those wishing to preview our exhibitions and participate in our auctions – from in-person and virtual appointment viewings to enhanced digital experiences. We will announce a more a detailed schedule in due course, including relevant exhibition plans. Our new Online Day Sales of Contemporary and Impressionist & Modern Art will proceed as scheduled in early…
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Contemporary Curated Realises the Highest Ever Total for an Online Sale Staged by Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s eighth edition of ‘Contemporary Curated’ in London realised £5,097,250 / $6,401,127, soaring above its pre-sale estimate of £3,435,900-4,668,500. This is the highest total ever achieved for an online sale at Sotheby’s. 88% of the lots offered were sold, with over half of those exceeding their high estimates. Attracting an average of 12.4 bids for every lot sold, the auction saw competitive bidding through to the final day and in the final seconds.
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Press ReleaseKeno Auctions Modern And Contemporary Sale Totals $1.2 Million
New York – Leigh Keno’s October sale confirmed the strength of the modern and contemporary art market with sales totaling $1,200,000, exceeding the high end of the presale estimate of $650,000- $1,140,000. “With only 48 lots offered, the sell-rate was a healthy 80 per cent,” reported Leigh Keno. Telephone bidders and two determined bidders in the room battled it out for the top lot of the sale. One of the highest priced lot of the day was a Cindy Sherman photograph, Untitled Film Still #39 that sold for $191,000 (est. $80-120,000). This work had been given to Herkimer College in upstate New York in 1979 and was being sold to benefit the school’s scholarship fund. Keno noted: “We are grateful to Cindy Sherman for recently kindly signing and dating the work for us, assigning an edition number of “1/10”. A Marc Chagall glazed ceramic dish created in 1953 achieved $97,500, against a presale estimate of $25-50,000. “I was not surprised at the interest because it was a unique work by Chagall and not from a series,” remarked Keno. Ceramic works from the Madoura pottery by Pablo Picasso also did well, the best being a glazed terracotta plaque, “Visage de Femme Pomone”, 1968, that brought $20,000 (est. $7-10,000). Not surprising for Keno Auctions sale, there were a number of mid-20th century furniture in the auction, including a rare Gio Ponti lounge chair with original upholstery that came in over estimate at $43,750 (est. $15-30,000) and two Ponti sideboards that sold for $16,250 and $13,750, against estimates of $3-6,000. Rounding out the sale was a number of modern and contemporary paintings including: a Sam Francis monotype, which achieved $27,500 (est. $12-18,000); a James Brooks abstract from 1951 sold for $28,750 (est. $7-10,000); and a Gerhard Richter oil on canvas Vermalung, estimated at $10-20,000, was finally hammered down at $48,750.
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Press ReleaseHindman’s December 11 Post War And Contemporary ART Auction Sets Four More Records For Chicago Imagists
Chicago – Hindman’s December 11 Post War and Contemporary Art auction surpassed presale expectations, realizing over $1.9 million and setting four global auction records for an astounding session of works by the Chicago Imagists. The department has continued to set a strong precedent for the collective, achieving a total of eight records this year for Imagist artists. Included in this session was the top selling lot of the auction, A Sunday Afternoon at the “Grand Slam” by Roger Brown. The painting realized $300,000 against a presale estimate of $40,000 – $60,000, setting a record as the most expensive work by the artist ever sold at auction. Roger’s riff on A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte comparing a Parisian Sunday in the late 19th century to an American Sunday in the late 20th century. Georges Seurat’s masterpiece is one of the crown jewels of the Art Institute of Chicago and is a painting that Roger would have spent time with during his days as a student. Additional Chicago Imagists realizing global records include Miyoko Ito, Barbara Rossi and Ray Yoshida. Miyoko Ito’sSea Chest, which realized $143,750 against a presale estimate of $20,000 – $30,000held an auction record for approximately one minute only to be broken by the next lot in the sale, Ito’s Sea Changes. Sea Changes realized $212,500 against a presale estimate of $15,000 – $25,000 and is now the top selling lot at auction for the artist. The sale boasts both the first and second highest works by Barbara Rossi sold at auction: Z Zone, which realized $50,000 against a presale estimate of $15,000 – $25,000 and K. & R.D. & R., which realized $37,500 against a presale estimate of $10,000 – $15,000. The fourth record of the sale was achieved by Ray Yoshida’s Partial Evidences, which sold for $143,750, almost tripling its high estimate of $50,000 and is the fourth consecutive Hindman offering by Yoshida to set an auction record. Zack Wirsum, Senior Specialist of Post War and Contemporary Art, stated: “We are ecstatic to continue to build and pace the market for our hometown heroes with another round of record setting results for the Chicago Imagists. After the incredible prices we saw for the Hairy…
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Press ReleaseContemporary Art & Modern British Paintings Auction At Ewbank’s.
Ewbank’s, Surrey’s leading international auction house, is preparing for its sale of Contemporary Art and Modern British Paintings on October 24 at its saleroom just outside Guildford on the A3. Consignments of original artworks and limited edition prints for sale are being accepted until October 18, so do get in touch with the team for a valuation of any pieces to be consigned for sale. Many intriguing works have already been catalogued including a signed oil-on-paper by Australian-British artist Sidney Robert Nolan (1917 – 1992), one of Australia’s leading artists of the 20th century. The large piece, measuring 53cm by 77cm, is entitled Australian Landscape, and has been valued at between £3,000 and £5,000. Nolan worked in a wide variety of mediums and across many genres, but is best known for his paintings of legends from Australian history, including infamous bushranger and outlaw, Ned Kelly. One of the highest-value pieces already catalogued for sale is a photograph by American artist David La Chapelle (born 1963). The large work, measuring 58cm by 38cm, is entitled Money Shot, and carries a pre-sale guide price of between £5,000 and £8,000. A limited-edition bronze sculpture by renowned Spanish artist Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989) is also going under the hammer. The signed piece entitled Surrealist Angel, stands 56cm high, and is numbered 815 / 500. It has an estimate of between £2,000 and £3,000, and comes with a certificate and a copy of Rudolph Dom’s book, Salvador Dali The Surrealist Angel. The sculpture is part of a single-owner collection of modern art sculpture, and modern design in this auction, consigned for sale by a London-based collector. Other pieces from this collection include two, large, signed oil-on-canvas paintings of flowers by Annie Bardoulat (born 1962), both valued at between £1,000 and £1,500 each. One is entitled Iris VI and Violets and measures 160cm by 100cm, and the other, called Renoncules 2, is 146cm by 100cm. One of the more unusual pieces on sale is a wooden sculpture of a pair of cowboy boots, by Italian artist Livio De Marchi (born 1943). Sold with a copy…
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Press ReleaseDeconstructing Rago’s Remix: Classic + Contemporary Auction
"An object is a statement. A room full of objects is a conversation." -Anonymous Rago's Remix auctions present modern designs, traditional antiques, and compelling art staged and photographed in designer room settings that showcase how people live today, unconfined by any decade or design period. Ahead of Rago's Remix: Classic + Contemporary auction on October 19, we've deconstructed one such room setting to give you the opportunity to 'shop the look.' A dialogue in autumn tones accented by lustrous silver, this room setting blends traditional, Asian, and mid-century designs to masterful effect, creating a space that is as kinetic as it is comfortable, as lively as it is livable. Gaetano Pesce “La Mamma” Chair + OttomanEst. $1,400 – 1,800 Designed by Italian architect and designer Gaetano Pesce, and wrapped in original orange and cream striped fabric, this whimsical chair and tethered ottoman is simultaneously an engaging conversation piece and a comfortable place to put your feet up. Pair of Louis XVI Style Limed Oak Bergere ChairsEst. $1,200 – 1,800 This pair of chairs in the Louis XVI style, though more traditional in form than the Pesce, showcase a similarly vibrant shade of orange, creating an unmistakable aesthetic bridge between the classic and the contemporary. Act of Parliament ClockEst. $2,000 – 3,000 Continuing the orange color scheme of the space, this 5 ½ foot tall “Act of Parliament Clock” (also referred to as a tavern clock) features a Chinoiserie painted case with an octagonal wood face and twin train movement in the timepiece. Robert Susan, UntitledEst. $1,000 – 1,500 The warm blue palette of this seated nude by American artist Robert Susan compliments the dominant hue of the room while injecting a sense of classical and sensual sensibility to its surroundings. Pair of Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver CandelabraEst. $8,000 – 12,000 Rendered in sterling and featuring intricate chased floral decoration, this pair of candelabra expresses Tiffany’s mastery over the material and presents a stately accent that shines bright against the rich, earthy setting. Chinese Huanghuali Altar TableEst. $800 – 1,200 Dramatic and commanding, this Chinese altar table, along with the…
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Press ReleaseRESULTS: Post-War and Contemporary Art September Sales at Christie’s New York
(left to right) Joan Mitchell, Violet Cypress, 1964, oil on canvas, Sold for: $1,575,000; Ed Ruscha, Wavy Robot, 1975 Gunpowder on paper. Sold for: $1,203,000 Thirtyfive Works by Ed Ruscha | 27 September 2019 Auction Total: $7,516,500 / £6,101,055 / €6,881,990 100% Sold by Value / 100% Sold by Lot Thirtyfive Works by Ed Ruscha – the first grouping offered from the Clarke Collection, a trove of convention-defying works amassed by the renowned architect Fred Clarke and his wife Laura Weir Clarke – totaled $7,516,500 selling 100% by both lot and value. The top lot of the sale was Ed Ruscha’s Wavy Robot, which doubled its estimate when it sold for $1,203,000. Full results can be viewed here Further property from the Clarke Collection will be offered at Christie’s New York this fall. Post-War to Present | 27 September 2019 Auction Total: $23,244,875 / £18,867,593 / €21,282,645 85% Sold by Value / 76% Sold by Lot Post-War to Present realized $23,244,875, selling 85% by value and 76% by lot. The top lot of the sale was Joan Mitchell’s Violet Cypress, 1964, which realized $1,574,000. A strong result was also achieved by Yoshitomo Nara, Fuck!, 1999, which exceeded its estimate upon achieving $879,000.
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Press ReleaseRESULTS: Post-War and Contemporary Art Summer Online-Only Sales
(left to right) FRANK STELLA (B. 1936), Pergusa Three, State I, from Circuts, woodcut and relief in colors, 1983, Price Realized: $81,250.; ED RUSCHA (B. 1937), The End #8, acrylic on paper, Painted in 1993, Price Realized: $300,000. Contemporary Edition Online | 9 July – 16 July Sale Total: $1,714,625 | £1,371,700 | €1,521,215 The online-only sale included over 140 striking prints and multiples from the world’s leading Post-War and Contemporary artists. The top lot of the sale was Frank Stella’s Pergusa Three, State I, from Circuits with a final total of $81,250. Other highlights included Robert Longo’s Men in the Cities: two prints, which realized $75,000 and Cy Twombly’s Natural History Part II, which realized $62,500. Additionally, this Christie's sale marked the auction debut of Nina Chanel Abney and Toyin Odutola with both achieving great success. Please see the full sale results here. First Open Online | 9 July – 17 July Sale Total: $4,641,125 | £3,745,864 | €4,135,433 The online-only sale brought together paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculpture in the Post-War and Contemporary category. The top lot was Ed Ruscha’s The End #8 with a final total of $300,000. Other highlights included Sam Francis’ Untitled, which achieved $250,000, Hans Hofmann’s Bacchus, which achieved $118,750, and Thomas Downing’s Grid Six Saranac, which achieved $106,250. Please see the full sale results here. About Christie’s Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, had auction sales in the first half of 2019 that totalled £2.2 billion / $2.8 billion. Christie’s is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and international expertise. Christie’s offers around 350 auctions annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $100 million. Christie’s also has a long and successful history conducting private sales for its clients in all categories, with emphasis on Post-War & Contemporary, Impressionist & Modern, Old Masters and Jewellery. Alongside regular sales online, Christie’s has a global presence in 46 countries, with 10 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zürich, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. *Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will…
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Press ReleaseModern and contemporary art with lots of graphic elements at Jeschke van Vliet in Berlin
Illuminated mysticism Two pointed light red triangles mysteriously break their way in the deep dark blue. It is as if the glimmer of a new day is trying to drive away the night. In 1967 Lothar Quinte created his square canvas “Corona in Dark Blue”, relying on the independence of color. He himself saw the picture as a complex optical event, reduced to the essentials. "I have always sought calm in movement, the implosion of color instead of explosion, an image state - aliterary, acompositional - an invitation to sensual gaze", he said in an interview in 1997 and was therefore a sought-after artist, especially for them Design of church windows that become a visible expression of transcendence into another world. Lothar Quinte's mystical “Corona in Dark Blue” is now available at the Berlin auction house Jeschke van Vliet. The serigraph in colors, published six times by Edition Rottloff in Karlsruhe, requires 4,000 euros. Quinte also has three fan pictures in blue, yellow-green and gray from 1969 for 3,000 euros each. Quinte had its origins in the informal painting of the early post-war years. The catalog, with a good 500 items, lists, for example, Fred Thieler's spotty, gray-black mixed media from 1959 for 4,500 euros, Karl Otto Götz 's violet color swings on the lithograph “Somma” from 1996 for 700 euros, and Jean Fautriers untitled three-layer aquatint etching from 1962 for 300 euros. Fritz Jarchov developed his painting in the 1960s as a combination of geometric and biomorphic forms , for which the catalog lists two characteristic, untitled oil paintings for 1,500 euros each. ZERO-Kunst contributed Günther Uecker with the embossing of a nail spiral from 1972 (estimate 3,600 EUR) or Otto Piene with the serigraphy of a white, tapering circle of light on a black background from 1970 (estimate 700 EUR). Walter Leblanchas also painterly processed his three-dimensional relief-like twists and sprayed a serial arrangement of circular segments in silver and gray onto the canvas with gouache (estimate 2,000 EUR). The selection for the portfolio for the Cologne Art Market in 1968, with graphic works by 21 artists, including Lothar Quinte, Ludwig Wilding , Richard Anuszkiewicz , Rupprecht Geiger , Jesús Rafael Soto , Piero Dorazio and Georg Karl Pfahler , also relied almost entirely on abstract positions . Figurative artists like Gerhard Richter or Otmar Alt had to fight against this overwhelming powerenforce vigorously (estimate 8,000 EUR).…
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