Sotheby's in Doha: Warhol, Richter and Hurst
ARTinvestment.RU   14 марта 2009

Today in Doha was called the pre-show, where you can see the works of contemporary art, exhibited at Sotheby's auction on 18 March

March 18, auction house Sotheby's will hold the first in Doha (Qatar) auction of contemporary works of art. For sale items of potential buyers can see from 14 to 17 March for pre-show at the Hotel Ritz-Carlton. In the same place and the auction itself.

In the list of sponsors of the lots - the names of artists of the second half of XX - beginning of XXI century, including Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol), Gerhard Richter (Gerhard Richter), Demiena Hurst (Damien Hirst) and Farhad Moshiri (Farhad Moshiri).

Among the top lots upcoming auction to highlight the work of Andy Warhol «Round Jackie» (Round Jackie), valued at 2,5-3,5 million dollars. The works of such high class exhibited for sale very rarely. This masterpiece of the museum in the style of pop art, which shows a smiling Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackline Kennedy) - wife of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (John Kennedy). The painting, executed in the form of Tonda, based on photographs made shortly before the murder of her husband. According to the catalog-Warhol reason, it is the canvas - the first of a series of works devoted to Jacqueline. Following the tragic events of November 1963, a young widow was the personification of grief that had many Americans that Warhol was able to perfectly convey in this work.

According to preliminary estimates, the most expensive lot at auction in Doha is an abstract canvas by Gerhard Richter Heu, estimeyt which amounts to 2,6-3,6 million dollars. It is part of a series of five paintings, which are the scale works by the artist in 1995-1997. It is believed that at this stage of his artistic career Richter has not been involved in experiments, and reached perfection in technique and has been widely recognized. Complex layers of colorfully-Texture in Heu allow the viewer to immerse in the subtle game of green, gray and blue hues.

British Damien Hurst will be presented at the auction of three paintings of butterflies. Among them are the work of Papilio Ulysses (estimeyt 650-850 thousand dollars) in 2008. For its creation, the author first used the wings of insects, to create a whole, a monumental image of a butterfly. Another interesting work in this genre is called Temptation ( «Temptation») and is estimated to be 0,8-1,2 million dollars. This work, done in shades of yellow, is an association with the two objects are so close to all the inhabitants of the Middle East - the sun and sand.

At the auction, you can also purchase the excellent work of one of the most talented representatives of the new generation of Iranian artists, Farhad Moshiri. In his work he seeks to reflect the tension between traditional notions of beauty and images prevalent in today's world, where prevail media and pop culture. The painting Diamond Head ( «Diamond Head», estimeyt 250-350 thousand dollars), which is offered for auction in Doha, depicts a bird, combining features of the eagle and the falcon - the two creatures of different cultures, different symbolic meanings. Birds ornamented paste, on the one hand, stresses the dual nature of this substance, but on the other - a subtle hint of caps adorned with precious stones, which are usually worn on the falcon's head to subdue him.

Another representative of the Middle East, whose works are exhibited for sale in Doha - Ehsay Mohammad (Mohammad Ehsai), one of the most talented Iranian calligraphers last century. This master and follower of the traditional Persian calligraphy can unite in their technical perfection, he has taken over from their predecessors, and a modern visual structure. He has a vision of the artist and craft Calligrapher. A good example is the composition of Creation ( «Building»), valued at 300-400 thousand dollars.

As a sponsor of the most interesting work is also necessary to mention Charles Hossein Zenderudi (Charles Hossein Zenderoudi) - one of the founders and the most prolific and talented leaders of the Iranian neo-traditionalism. It borrows the best-known elements of Islamic religious aesthetics, gives them a stylistic homogeneity and thus expresses the religious notions of history, a mature artistic language. In his song «Untitled» (estimeyt 40-60 thousand dollars), there are talismans, astrological patterns, numerical sequences and texts to the blessing, which together indicate a close relationship with the artist's Islamic spiritual culture.

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Sources: press release Sotheby's, artinvestment.ru