Creation of modern artists differ as hot cakes
ARTinvestment.RU   10 февраля 2009

February 6 was the day the auction of post-war and contemporary art Sotheby's, have shown excellent results

6 February in London, hosted a daily auction of post-war and contemporary art Sotheby's, the results of which can be called a very, very good. Most striking, how many works were sold in excess of estimeyta. Of the 13 works that have the most impressive amount (see below), only three went to a estimeyta, the rest is easy its «jumped».

The first two lines in the list of the most expensive lots took pictures Fountains Lucio (Lucio Fontana). This branded canvases with slots, one of which is lemon-yellow, the other - dark green. Both works are called «Spatial Concept». Was considered the favorite for the yellow cloth, estimated at 250-350 thousand pounds, but as it turned out, the hunters in the «green Fontane» find more. As a result, the first piece took over 373 thousand pounds (552 thousand dollars), while the second - for the entire 397 thousand (588 thousand dollars). Incidentally, another «Spatial Concept», a rare, has become the main lead on 5 February evening auction Sotheby 's . It has 4.4 million pounds.

In third place was the work of Spanish artist Manolo Valdés (Manolo Valdés). This is one of its many variations on the theme «Infant Margarita» Diego Velazquez (Diego Velázquez). The work was estimated at 150-200 thousand pounds, and took over 265 thousand (392 thousand dollars).

the fourth position in the ranking has taken quite a surprising character - «Man» Makoto Saito (Makoto Saito). 57-year-old Saito is known primarily as a designer of posters, he has worked with many of Japanese shops, as well as fashion brands. Gloomy male portrait, painted them in 2006, was sold at Sotheby's over 253 thousand pounds (375 thousand dollars), surpassing the upper estimeyt more than doubled.

Paintings great Frenchman Jean Dyubyuffe (Jean Dubuffet), as predicted ARTinvestment.RU, sold out well . The two works - and «Figure IV», and «Geologist» - brought to 241 thousand pounds (357 thousand dollars). The paintings are very different, but very recognizable. «Geologist» was written in 1950, when Dyubyuffe actively engaged in exploring the aesthetic properties of the earth and soil. At that time he was heavily influenced by artists margins, which we now call outsiders , -- I have to say that it is Dyubyuffe opened a world of creativity, to whom he gave the name of Art brut ( «gross» or «raw» arts). Painting «Figure IV», created in 1974, belongs to a series of L'Hourloupe. Paintings, drawings and three-dimensional structures, which are included in this series, one thing - they all look like crazy puzzle. In 1976, the Pompidou Center in Paris was a real «cave Dyubyuffe», created in the style of L'Hourloupe, - you can get there and sit there all day.

Excellent works of masters of op art (optical art) - Japanese Yaei Kusama (Yayoi Kusama) and native Venezuelan Jesus Rafael Soto (Jesús Rafael Soto). Poliptih Kusamy, which depicts its corporate circles, went for 205 thousand pounds (304 thousand dollars), with estimeyte 120-180 thousand pounds. A sale of the Soto has become one of the major sensations of auction: construction under the name «Vibration», which Sotheby's experts rated only 40-60 thousand pounds, had the whole 193 thousand (286 thousand dollars)! In general, op-art was popular at the auction: two paintings by the chief representative of this genre, Victor Vazareli (Victor Vasarely), also went beyond estimeyta. Working under the name «Koska-Ma-Va» left over 73 thousand pounds, with estimeyte 25-35 thousand, and the product of «ION-8» has 27.5 thousand, with thousands of estimeyte 12-18. A picture of a compatriot, Jesus Rafael Soto, op-artist Carlos Cruz-Diez (Carlos Cruz-Díez), entitled «Physichromie № 384» was sold for the entire 79 thousand, but that its preliminary assessment was only 18-25 thousand.

Not to mention, and excellent sales results of the French new realists . Creation of Yves Klein (Yves Klein), Jean Tengeli (Jean Tinguely) and Arman (Arman) not reached slats installed paintings Fountains and Dyubyuffe but estimeyty exceeded very heartily. For example, a picture of Klein's IKB, estimated at 35-45 thousand, left for almost 88 thousand, the same «Nike of Samothrace» was sold for 59 thousand, with thousands of estimeyte 20-25. A «puristic monohromy» Arman had 49 thousand, although estimated at 20-30 thousand.

works by American artists at the auction was less than that of Europeans, but they showed very good results. For example, a portrait of Joseph Beuys (Joseph Beuys), made by Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol), has 49 thousand pounds, with estimeyte 15-20 thousand. Two gouaches surrealist Koldera Alexander (Alexander Calder) - «forms» and «Space vortices» - also exceeded estimeyt: the first went for 25 thousand, with preliminary estimates of 15-20 thousand, and the second - for 51 thousand in the evaluation of 20-30 thousand.

Actual art does not lag behind. Painting Glenn Brown (Glenn Brown) We'll drink through it all, this the modern age, whose name rephrase a line from the song the group Joy Division, went for 145 thousand pounds (215 thousand dollars), with estimeyte 140-180 thousand pounds. Brown, and Richard Prince (Richard Prince), is an artist-appropriatsionistom: to create his works, he uses images created by other authors. The painting, exhibited at Sotheby's, he «transform» English expressionist work Auerbaha Frank (Frank Auerbach).

picture of Mark Quinn (Marc Quinn) «Biogeochemistry», which depicts bright colors and appetizing klubnichki, was sold for 127 thousand pounds (188 thousand dollars), with estimeyte 80-120 thousand.

Cloth «Children in Arms», made by another British fashion, mysterious «street artists» Banks (Banksy), had 43 thousand pounds, although experts estimated it at 20-30 thousand.

A «Black Marilyn» Brazilian Myunisa Vik (Vik Muniz) has exceeded estimeyt (15-20 thousand pounds) more than doubled - anyone not regretted it for almost 47 thousand.

But most probably the result showed the impressive geometric abstraction called White Cell with Conduit authorship Helli, Peter (Peter Halley). She had the whole 109 thousand dollars (specialists skromnenko rated it 30-40 thousand).

«speculative» Chinese artists painting at auction was very little, but those works that did appear on the bid a success. The best results showed the picture «Chinese Heidi» brush Fena Chzhentsze (Feng Zhengjie), which has 51 thousand pounds at the very «sober» estimeyte 12-18 thousand.

most expensive of the Sotheby's auction on Feb. 6, 2009

Author

Name

Estimeyt thousand pounds

Prognoz AI

Sale price,

Thousands pounds

Thousands U.S.

1

Lucio Fontana

Spatial Concept

180-250

-

397

588

2

Lucio Fontana

Spatial Concept

250-350

350 thousand pounds

373

552

3

Manolo Valdes

Infanta Margarita

150-200

-

265

392

4

Makoto Saito

Man

80-120

-

253

375

5

Jean Dyubyuffe

Figure IV

120-180

-

241

357

5

Jean Dyubyuffe

Geology

200-300

Within estimeyta

241

357

6

Yaei Kusama

  1. Swarm points
  2. Time greens
  3. Cluster points
  4. afterglow

120-180

-

205

304

7

Jesús Rafael Soto

Vibration

40-60

-

193

286

7

Manolo Valdes

Blue Nude

150-200

-

193

286

7

Frank Auerbach

Head of Catherine Lampert

80-120

-

193

286

8

Glenn Brown

We'll drink through it all, this the modern age

140-180

-

145

215

9

Anselm Kifer

Let a thousand flowers blooms

60-80

-

133

197

10

Marc Quinn

Biogeochemistry

80-120

Within estimeyta, closer to the bottom border

127

188

* All prices include the Buyer's Premium.

Julia Maksimova

Sources: sothebys.com , artinvestment.ru

P.S. On the auction of post-war and contemporary art Sotheby's and Christie's, you can read reviews by Vladimir Bogdanov:

Modern and post-war art at auction in London. Comes whether «the February revolution»? Part 1. «Young Lions». Contemporary Art at Sotheby's and Christie's
Modern and post-war art at auction in London. Comes whether «the February revolution»? Part 2. The Old Guard. The post-modernists in the Sotheby's and Christie's.

The outcome of other auctions, held in late January - early February, you can read the following articles:

Sotheby's February 5: Fontana leaders and Koons
«Old master»: sensation at Sotheby's and Christie's
«small chetyrnadtsatiletnyuyu dancer» Degas sold for 13.3 million pounds
Excellent results Impressionist and Modern auction Christie's



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