Today in New York held an auction of modern art Sotheby's
ARTinvestment.RU   12 мая 2009

Customers will be offered to the work of Martin Kippenbergera, Jeff Koons, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean-Michel Basque, Mark Rothko and other

Today in New York held at art bid Sotheby's, which will be presented works by contemporary artists . Customers will be offered 49 lots. Estimeyt auction - 52.02 million dollars.

the auction catalog cover adorns selfportrait unnamed German artist Martin-kontseptualista Kippenbergera (Martin Kippenberger). To create this work Kippenbergera inspired its own picture, in which he poses in front of a mirror, depicting his idol Pablo Picasso (known photograph, which is a Spanish artist in the white shorts on the beach). Self-portrait, created in 1988, estimated at 3,5-4,5 million dollars.

The highest estimeyt - 6-8 million dollars - has received a sculpture of Jeff Koons (Jeff Koons) «egg with a baroque bow». It is part of a famous series «Triumph». Two works from this series - «flower from a balloon (Purple)» and «Heart Pendant »- brought to auction excess of $ 20 million . Largely thanks to these high-profile sales Koons last year won first place in the ranking of the most successful artists born after 1945 . Muscovites could see a sculpture «egg with a baroque bow» to exhibition galleries Gagosyana, up in the building of factories «Red October» .

Other work, which was recently exhibited in Moscow - the picture «redskin number one» Jean-Michel Basque (Jean-Michel Basquiat). In early April, it brought to pre-show Sotheby's . Bright black creature «rebel without a cause» estimeyt received 3-5 million dollars.

Another top lot - picture Transom outstanding American artist Robert Rauschenberg (Robert Rauschenberg). Specialists of the auction house appreciated in its 4-6 million dollars. Recall that at the auction Sotheby's, held May 14, 2008, Rauschenberg painting Overdrive, set up in the same period, brought the artist to record 14.6 million dollars.

There is also a late work Mark Rothko under the title «The black, red-brown to violet ». This work, completed in 1969, estimated at 1,5-2 million dollars.

In addition, one can not help but mention the works of the classics of modern sculpture - «Large range» David Smith (David Smith) and «Sticks of ebony» Koldera Alexander (Alexander Calder). Fine an abstract figure of Smith, a member of the famous series «Voltri», received estimeyt 2,5-3,5 million dollars. And early «mobility» Koldera estimated at 1-1,5 million.

At the auction also exhibited five works of Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol). Among them - purple «Mona Lisa» ( estimeyt 1,5-2 million dollars ) and its huge size (2 x 10 meters!) Canvas «camouflage» ( 1,8-2,5 million ).

Contemporary Art of Asia, presented at Sotheby's with just one work - «Red self» Yan Pei-Min (Yan Pei-Ming). Estimeyt a picture of a very modest: 700-900 thousand dollars.

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova, AI

Source: sothebys.com , artprice.com , artinvestment.ru