Two Rothko paintings sold in a private transaction
Two works Mark Rothko were sold in a private transaction. The exact amount of the sale were not disclosed, but experts estimate leaf total to $ 250 million. So this is a private sale could compete with the major auction records rinka@
Rothko "No. 20 (Yellow space) untitled" in 1953 and "No. 14 (White and greens in blue)" 1957 are from the collection of the famous American philanthropists Paul and Rachel "Bunny" Mellon. The Mellon collection will be exhibited this fall in a few hits at Sotheby's: 2 000 lots are planned to gain about $ 100 million. However, as you know, the cream of the collection already mentioned were removed private prodaja@
Except two of Rothko, was also purchased before the auction a painting by Richard Diebenkorn, which is evaluated at $ 20 million, which is much higher than the current record auction prices for works by this artist 13.5 million dollarov@
Current Rothko auction record 86.9 million dollars for the work of "Orange, red, yellow" more than would have beaten work "No. 20 (Yellow space)", if she was put up for public auction. This cloth would be perfectly able to even surpass the current record of the entire art market — 142.4 million for the triptych by Francis bacon, as "No. 20 (Yellow space)" estimate in the amount of up to $ 150 million. The canvas is huge in size (about 3 × 4.5 m) was hung in the library of the Mellons in the estate of Upperville, Virginia. In the catalogue raisonné of the artist this work is called "the jewel in the crown", it is the only classic Rothko such epic razmerov@
Who became the proud owner of paintings by Rothko and Diebenkorn, is still unknown. Insiders of the art market believe that the transaction could be conducted through the art dealer Frank Giraud (Franck Giraud), has long collaborated with the late Bunny Mellon. Among other clients of Frank Giraud listed, for example, the Royal family of Qatar. So it is possible that Rothko "floated" to the shores of the Persian Gulf. Neither the dealer nor the representatives of Qatar comments duvali@
Источники: bloomberg.com, artinvestment.ru
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