Tag: Marcel Duchamp

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  • La Gazette Drouot

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    A ready-made by Marcel Duchamp, chess champion, for Dolorès Vanetti

    Fascinated by chess since childhood, Marcel Duchamp incorporated this fascinating discipline into his art. This ready-made, produced in New York in 1944 as a gift for his friend Dolorès Vanetti, is a case in point. Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), Échiquier de poche, 1944, cuir, celluloïd et épingles, signé, daté et situé en bas à…

  • La Gazette Drouot

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    Alexander Calder's1964 Mobile: Sculpture in Motion

    This mature work by the American artist is exemplary of his research into movement. In this mobile, we find the color work that led him to abstraction… Alexander Calder (1898-1976), Polychrome on Brass Wave, 1964, metal, copper, wire and paint, monogrammed “CA” on base, 35.5 x 66 x 8.9 cm/13.9 x 25.98…

  • La Gazette Drouot

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    The Aristophil Collection: An Immersion Into the Creative Lives of Authors and Artists

    The next two sales of autographs from the Aristophil Collection include a few items that have never come up for auction before, but also a collection of historic objects and some treasures, paintings and drawings. Théodore Géricault (1791–1824), Self-portrait, oil on canvas, c. 1812, 27 x 22 cm/10.62 x 8.66 in. Estimate: €30,000/40,000…

  • AuctionDaily

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    Art and the Absence of It: A History of Invisible Art That Involved Nothingness

    Jens Haaning, Take the Money and Run, 2021. Image courtesy of Niels Fabæk, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg. A Danish museum loaned artist Jens Haaning USD 84,000 to create two works of art using the banknotes. The museum received Haaning’s work a few days before the planned exhibition. However,…

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    Artist to Know: Berenice Abbott

    Barridoff Galleries Offers Three Vintage Photos of a Changing New York After settling in Paris, pioneering photographer Man Ray started looking for an assistant. He specifically sought a candidate with no previous experience in photography who could learn his distinct style. Ray eventually hired a young journalism dropout who had…

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    From Op Art to NFTs, Heritage Auction's Modern & Contemporary Event Travels Back to the Future

    Three Beeple “Everydays” join a thrilling line-up for May 13 sale that includes Vasarely, Calder and Christo Beeple_The_Everydays_The_2020_Collection_three_works_2020_Heritage_Auctions DALLAS, Texas (April 21, 2021) – Heritage Auctions’ May 13 Modern & Contemporary Signature Auction is a decidedly frisky peek at the past, present and future of the definition of art, spanning decades to…

    From Op Art to NFTs, Heritage Auctions Modern & Contemporary Event Travels Back to the Future

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    Stair Brings the Art of the Exquisite Corpse to Auction

    This March, Stair will offer an unusual auction that borders on the macabre. Collectors will find drawings of the human body in every style imaginable, from the realist to the absurd. The auction, held live on March 3rd, 2021, highlights the ‘Exquisite Corpse’ game of the Surrealists.  Annette Lemieux, Doug…

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    Artist to Know: Kim Whan-ki

    Vallot Auctioneers Brings Work From the “Godfather of Korean Monochrome Art” While the European art market focused on Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, and Mark Rothko, South Korean visual artist Kim Whan-ki was building a fresh interpretation of Modernism. Inspired by the Color Field painters, Kim forged a strong connection with…

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    Ketterer Kunst announces auction of rarebooks, manuscripts, autographs

    Thomas Robert Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population, London, J. Johnson 1798. Estimate: € 60,000. HAMBURG.- At the moment the exponential curve is on the tip of everyone‘s tongue. However, Thomas Robert Malthus explained this important principle in his acclaimed essay on the growth of population as early as…

    Ketterer Kunst announces auction of rarebooks, manuscripts, autographs

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    One-of-a-kind Lalanne Hippopotamus bathroom set to highlight Sotheby's June Design Sale in Paris

    The spectacular statement set will be offered for the very first time since it was commissioned in the nineties by the present owner. Estimate in the region of €2.5 million. Courtesy Sotheby's. PARIS.- François-Xavier Lalanne was a designer renowned for his ability to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Unique in…

    One-of-a-kind Lalanne Hippopotamus bathroom set to highlight Sotheby's June Design Sale in Paris

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    Rare Lichtenstein Screenprint From Reflection Series Headed to Heritage’s Prints and Multiples Auction

    Andy Warhol, KAWS, Wayne Thiebaud, Pablo Picasso among artists sharing top billing DALLAS, Texas (March 31, 2020) – A lithograph screenprint from Roy Lichtenstein’s popular Reflection series will vie for top-lot honors in Heritage Auctions Prints and Multiples Auction, April 21. The sale will feature artwork by many coveted artists, including Andy Warhol,…

    Rare Lichtenstein Screenprint From Reflection Series Headed to Heritage’s Prints and Multiples Auction