First rare pottery works, Georgia O'keeffe appears on the auction
ARTinvestment.RU   12 февраля 2020

Sotheby's puts at the March auction of ceramics, sculpture, letters and other items related to personality and creativity of the most expensive artist in the world

Georgia O'keeffe — one of the most outstanding artists of the XX century. Her creativity was appreciated and her contemporaries, and collectors, and art lovers of our time. Painting O'keeffe's "Jimson weed/White flower No. 1", sold in November 2014 at Sotheby's New York for $44.4 million, and today it is the most expensive work of women-художника. Art-рынок, and the official art of most value to its large format and picturesque colors. However, it was a very versatile author: studied sculpture, wrote essays, and in 1974-м year, at the age of 87, decided to learn pottery.

Ceramics were present in her life not too long, less than 10 years (since 1982 she has not engaged in the arts). However, during this time, she managed to achieve amazing expressiveness and purity of the forms is quite small, utilitarian plan things. A guide to O'keeffe in the world of ceramics was made by her friend, sculptor Juan Hamilton, acting as her assistant during a trip to Mexico. After the death of O'keeffe in 1986, Hamilton has inherited most of her property, including the archives, the former husband of the artist, the photographer Alfred Stieglitz, and many personal belongings. Part of the collection of Hamilton has made the auction catalog Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'keeffe, Juan Hamilton: Passage — unique selection of items, including six ceramic vessels with an estimate of $8-15 thousand. How much will appreciate these items the market, it will become clear very soon: the auction will be held on March 5, 2020.

the Material was prepared by Maria Kuznetsova AI

Sources: sothebys.com, architecturaldigest.com