Matisse, Picasso, Goncharova and Van Dongen at Christie's in February 2010

ARTinvestment.RU – 16.01.2010,06:57

February 2, 2010 in London will auction night "Art of impressionism and modernism" and "The Art of Surrealism". The total estimate offered for auction lots range from 56.5 to 80.8 million pounds.

Top lots of the auction will be painting Kees van Dongen (1877-1968) "Gypsy", the work Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962) «Spanish Flu", two paintings by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) "Man, sitting on a chair "and" Head of a Woman (Jacqueline), as well as work by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) "Nude girl with legs crossed." Among the other lots of the auction - a compilation of four works from a private French collection, which was owned by the present owners of the past 60 years, three pictures from which will be presented to the public for the first time since 1960. The canvas by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) "Mademoiselle Grimprel with a red ribbon in her hair" deserves special attention because it is one of the most important portraits in the artist's work.

Giovanna Bertrazoni, Director Trade and head of London's Department of Art of Impressionism and Modernism »Christie's, said:" Bidding impressionism and modernism continue to attract a large number of collectors for more than 18 months and confirms the stability of this category of art. Despite the economic situation in 2009, at Christie's auction in this category, 12 works were sold for amounts in excess of $ 10 million (each), 34 paintings left a mark in excess of $ 5 million (each), and 109 works - for the amount of $ 1 million (each). Throughout 2009, we noted strong demand associated with a significant reduction in the number of proposed developments, but in the second half of 2009 the situation has evolved and led to a marked increase in confidence principals in the stability of this market segment. Auction in February will offer a selection of works covering more than 100-year period in the arts and a number of different artistic directions. We are pleased to invite collectors to the first major auction of the new year ».

evening auction" The Art of Impressionism and Modernism »

On the evening auction" The Art of Impressionism and Modernism "will be offered a total of 48 lots, the total estimate which, according to preliminary estimates, will be 48,32-69,11 million pounds. Along with cloth Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) "Gypsy", brought the attention of collectors of the leading artists of Impressionism - Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edvard Munch.

CES Van Dong Gypsy. Ok. 1910-1911 Oil on canvas. 100,2 x 81,2 Christie's. 02/02/2010. Lot number 34 Estimate: 5,5-7,5 million pounds

Cloth Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) "Gypsy", created around 1910-1911 years, is a vivid embodiment of portrait painting by the Dutch artist, moreover, met in one of the most important periods of his creativity. Signing a contract with the gallery Bernheim-Jeune and moved to a new studio, Van Dongen has gained financial stability, which allowed him to travel frequently since 1910. From Paris he went to Holland, where their parents came to visit, then traveled to Italy, Spain and North Africa. The experience and observation of cultural practices in these countries prompted the artist to create a large number of works. In "Gypsy" embodied energy, emotion and creativity characteristic of this period of creativity Van Dongen. The canvas is a variation on a Spanish theme, with its inherent sensuality of facial features, alive and blazing color. It is expected that the canvas, first exhibited at the auction from the collection of famous European family, will leave for an amount of 5,5-7,5 million pounds.

Natalia Goncharova Spanish Flu. Ok. 1916 Oil on canvas. 130,3 x 81,3 Christie's. 02/02/2010. Lot number 39 Estimate: 4-6 million pounds

painting "Spanish Flu" Brush Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962), executed about 1916, also will be offered at auction for the first time. Paintings are exhibited from the collections of the Swedish collector, in which it had been since the beginning of 1980. In June 2008, the artist's painting "Flowers" was sold at Christie's auction for 5 , 5 million pounds, setting a world record for a work of women artists. Kubofuturisticheskie works created Goncharova from 1910, considered the most rare and in demand in the international environment collectors.

"Spanish Flu" is an outstanding cloth, written during the First World War, and belongs to a series of works the artist is a kind of "border" between the stage scenery and easel painting. For this painting are characteristic features that distinguish outstanding avant-garde paintings of the artist and her work for the famous Russian Seasons Sergei Diaghilev. Lot will be submitted to the attention of collectors for the first time since 1971, and its estimated value is between 4-6 million pounds.

Pablo Picasso head woman (Jacqueline) 1963. Oil on canvas. 90,2 x 58,4 Christie's. 02/02/2010. Lot number 29 Estimate: 3-4 million pounds.

canvas by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) "Head of a Woman (Jacqueline)," written in 1963, is a portrait of his second wife, whom he married two years before. Later, she would regularly pose for her husband, to whom at the moment has come international recognition. It was Jacqueline Picasso guarded by a growing pressure on him, due to the popularity of his works. Couple moved into a spacious villa Notre-Dame-de-Vie in Mougins, which became the permanent home of the artist until his death, and Jacqueline - his most important muse and model, recently, however, did not prevent Picasso would often poke fun at their work over a fairly short neck of his muse. This portrait was in a private collection since 1981 and never previously traded publicly exhibited. Estimate canvases of 3-4 million pounds.

Pablo Picasso Man sitting on a chair 1956. Oil on canvas. 162,6 x 130,1 Christie's. 02/02/2010. Lot number 43 Estimate: 3,5-5,5 million pounds

brush painting by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) "A man sitting on a chair" in 1956 - an impressive portrait, painted during the artist's solitary stay in Cannes - at the villa "California" by Picasso chose the bustling Paris. The canvas was written during a break between the creation of the famous variations on the theme "Algerian women" by Eugène Delacroix and "Las Meninas" by Velazquez.

It took very little time to work on settled in the new home of the artist began to influence the unique atmosphere of the Cote d'Azur - the portrait appears traditional fishing singlet, while the contours of the figures slightly deformed. Estimated cost of work is 3,5-5,5 million pounds.

Henri Matisse Nude with crossed legs. 1936. Oil on canvas. 38,1 x 46,3 Christie's. 02/02/2010. Lot number 31 Estimate: 2,5-4 million pounds

Cloth Henry Matisse (1869-1954) "Nude with crossed legs", written in 1936, put up for auction from a private Swiss collection. Painting was created at the dawn of relations that had emerged between the artist and Lydia Delectorskaya, who became his muse, model, assistant and confidant. Since the early 1930's Matisse creates a fairly limited number of heavy machine works, and in 1935 assumed start time of a new period in his work, for which under the influence of several factors was characterized by a completely different level of innovation. Estimate the product of 2,5-4 million pounds.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Mademoiselle Grimprel with a red ribbon in her hair. 1880 Oil on canvas. 44,5 x 35,4 Christie's. 02/02/2010. Lot number 5 Estimate: 1,8-2,5 million pounds

At the auction will be exhibited a selection of four works that were in private French collections for the past 60 years, three of which will be brought to the attention of collectors the first time since 1960. One of the works - "Mademoiselle Grimprel with a red ribbon in her hair", written by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) in 1880 - refers to the period of peak portrait skill of the artist. The painting, which has twice participated in exhibitions in life Renoir (estimate 1,8-2,5 million pounds), shows a granddaughter Grimprelya Armand, a wealthy banker, who later became the patron of the artist. Estimated cost of another work from the French Assembly - Bed Odilon Redon (1840-1916) "Vase with a samurai" - ranging from 1.8 to 3 million pounds. Triptych "Horse Racing. Longshamp "Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947), established in 1897, experts estimated the auction house 0,7-1 million pounds. At the auction display picture Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940) "Interior with rocking chairs, written in 1902 (estimate 250-350 thousand pounds).

Odilon Redon Vase with samurai. 1905-1908 Paper, pastel, charcoal. 93,2 x 73 Christie's. 02/02/2010. Lot number 7 Estimate: 1,8-3 million pounds

Other top lots upcoming auction deserves special attention pastel by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) "Dancers" in 1896. The last time this work was exhibited at auction in 1989 (estimate 2-3 million pounds). Still Life Fernand Leger (1881-1955) "Red kompotnitsa with pears", written in 1925, experts estimated the auction house 1,5-2 million pounds. Bilateral canvas by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) demonstrates a decisive turn in the artist. On one side you can see the work, written around 1912-1913 years, under the title "Two naked bath in the basin, but on the other side - the product of 1920" Vessels towing against the yellow house. Dresden (estimate 1,4-1,8 million pounds). Also in the auction to bid will be exhibited "Portrait of a young girl in a green dress (Germain Marechal)" brush Theo van Reysselberge (1862-1926), estimated at 0,8-1,2 million pounds; work of Georges Seurat (1859-1891) "masons", written about 1882 (estimate 1,2-1,8 million pounds); cloth Alexei Yavlensky (1864-1941) «Seated Woman" in 1909 (estimate 600-800 thousand pounds); painting Campendonk Henry (1889-1957) Bavarian landscape with a cart, "written in 1918, the estimated value of which is 0,7 -- 1 million pounds.

Since January 2010 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London is exhibition "This Van Gogh. Artist and his letters, at Christie's next auction will be exhibited two works by famous artist. One of them - figure "Three pine fence" in 1889, created during the period of stay in hospital for the mentally ill at Saint-Remy (estimate 600-800 thousand pounds). Estimate early landscape "rolling-mill plant in The Hague", written in 1882, ranges from 450 to 550 thousand pounds.

Art Surrealist

Evening auction "Art of Surrealism" will be followed by auction in the category "Art of impressionism and modernism." Be put up for auction 38 lots, the total estimate of which is 8,2-11,7 million pounds.

Auction house Christie's hold separate auctions on this direction of art since 2001. Surrealistic movement originated in France in 1924, when it was published a manifesto written by the main ideologue of the movement, André Breton. In this paper the fundamental purpose of surrealism is a connection "dream and reality - of these two so different, apparently, of a certain absolute reality in the surreal, if I may say so. The main representatives of surrealism assumed by artists such as Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Giorgio de Chirico and Francis Picabia, creativity, each of which will be presented at the auction.

Oliver Camus International Director and Head of Trade, said: "This is the tenth annual auction Christie's, dedicated to the art of surrealism. We continue to be the only auction house, regularly conducting auctions in this category. Over the past five years we have seen significant growth of interest in relation to the works of this direction, especially from collectors of contemporary art ».

Rene Magritte Kiss. 1957 Gouache on paper. 27 x 33,8 Christie's. 02/02/2010. Lot number 116 Estimate: 600-800 thousand pounds

Rene Magritte Evening dress . 1955 Gouache on paper. 44 x 33.5 Christie's. 02/02/2010. Lot number 108 Estimate: 400-600 thousand pounds

be put up for auction seven works Rene Magritte (1898-1967), including painting "The Kiss" in 1957, which shows one of the favorite motifs of the artist - silhouette of a bird soaring into the night sky (estimate 600-800 thousand pounds) and now "Birthmarks" (estimate 500 - 800 thousand pounds), written in 1965 and was first put up for tender. Work "Evening Dress", written in 1955 for the famous Belgian writer Jean Albert Gori (1899-1984), passed by inheritance to descendants of the writer. To date, its estimate is from 400 to 600 thousand pounds. Painting "bottle with fire" (120-180 thousand pounds), written around 1959, was donated Magritte Gori in its 60-year anniversary.

work of Salvador Dali (1904-1989) The Triumph of Whirlpool, "created in 1943, is part of a series of canvases painted by the artist in the mid 1940's. In these pictures loneliness deserted landscapes side by side with carelessness dancing naked figures, which makes them look like stage sets for ballet. Similar works are in the collection of Salvador Dali Museum in Florida. Lot is exposed on the auctions for the first time since 1988, and its estimated value is between 600 to 900 thousand pounds.

painting by Max Ernst (1891-1976) "Desecration of Spring", written in 1945 , estimated by experts at 700-900 thousand pounds. The large-scale painting "heavenly army" in 1970 demonstrates the artist's passion for cosmology (estimate 400-600 thousand pounds).

Among the other top lots should also mention the work of Yves Tanguy (1900-1955) " Untitled "in 1938 (estimate 300-400 thousand pounds) and the canvas by Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)" School gladiators "in 1927 (350-550 thousand pounds).

Day Trade "The Art of Impressionism and Modernism»

Day auction "The Art of Impressionism and Modernism" will be held on February 3. In bidding the attention of collectors will be presented 145 lots, whose estimate range from 10 thousand to 600 thousand pounds. The total estimated value of all lots of the auction is 9,7-13,8 million pounds. To top lots included the work of Henri le Sidane (1862-1939) "House in the morning" in 1930 (estimate 400-600 thousand pounds), a bronze sculpture by Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) "was a woman with a chignon" (estimate 300-500 thousand pounds) and painting by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) "The Artist's Wife for embroidery" (estimate 300-500 thousand pounds).

HENRY LE SIDANE house in the morning. 1930 Oil on canvas. 91,7 x 72,6 Christie's. 03/02/2010. Lot number 440 Estimate: 400-600 thousand pounds

the same day , February 3, Christie's will auction the day "The Art of Impressionism and modernism (works on paper). In bidding the attention of collectors will be presented 113 lots, whose estimate range from 5 to 500 thousand pounds. The total estimated cost of the auction is between 4,3 to 6,4 million pounds. To top lots include two works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) "Man with a Pipe" and "Three women and Cupid", each of which is estimated at 300-500 thousand pounds, and a drawing by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) "Lesson" (estimate 100-150 thousand pounds).

Pablo Picasso A man with a pipe. 1969 paper, wax pencil. 44,5 x 31 Christie's. 03/02/2010. Lot number 263 Estimate: 300-500 thousand pounds

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