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Tag: Giorgio De Chirico
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Auction Industry
Masters on the Market: René Magritte
Rene Magritte in a Bowler Hat by Duane Michals. Image from the Museum of Contemporary Art. In his art and personal life, Surrealist painter René Magritte became synonymous with the most unremarkable thing he could imagine: the bowler hat. While contemporaries like Salvador Dalí enjoyed standing out, Magritte embraced mundanity.…
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Auction Industry
Miró, Chagall, Hodler, de Chirico and Warhol lead Koller's July auctions
Joan Miró (Montroig near Barcelona 1893–1983 Palma de Mallorca), Solitude III/III. 29 April 1960. Oil and charcoal on cardboard. Signed lower left: Miró. Signed, dated and titled on the reverse: MIRÓ. /29/4/60 / Solitude III/III. 75 × 105 cm. Estimate: CHF 320 000 / 380 000 | (€ 280 700…
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Modern & Contemporary Art
Giacomo Balla, an Italian painter, was an early advocate of Futurism, and his geometric artwork often explored movement and light. Balla first developed an interest in visual art while working in a lithograph printing shop at the age of nine. The upcoming Modern & Contemporary Art Auction, presented by Finarte,…
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Prints & Multiples
Giorgio de Chirico, a writer and artist, was the co-founder of the Metaphysical art movement, which influenced the Surrealists before World War I. Tate describes the movement’s style as “...a dream-like view of eerie arcaded squares with unexpected juxtapositions of objects.” An example of de Chirico’s work is featured in…
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Annual New Year's Day Auction
Nadeau's Auction Gallery will present jewels, timepieces, and fine artwork in their upcoming Annual New Year's Day Auction. The auction features Cavalli in Riva al Mare, an oil painting by Giorgio De Chirico. The Italian artist is best known for his metaphysical and Surrealist paintings. Also offered is a gouache…
