Art of impressionism, modernism and surrealism at Christie's - today!
Today in London will be held the evening auction Christie's «The Art of Impressionism and Modernism" and "The Art of Surrealism", which will be exhibited works by such prominent artists as Vincent van Gogh, Natalia Goncharova, Pablo Pi
Today, February 2, will be held in London on the evening auction Christie's «The Art of Impressionism and Modernism" and "The Art of Surrealism". Total Estimate offered for auction lots range from 56.5 to 80.8 million pounds.
will be exhibited works by such prominent artists of the past century and a half, as Vincent van Gogh, Natalia Goncharova , Pablo Picasso and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. This auction also will be an unusually sensual picture of Kees van Dongen "Gypsy", which depicts a Spanish woman, and Natalia Goncharova's painting "Spanish Flu", which expresses her personal impression of this country. On sale will be exhibited six works from different periods of Picasso, including an early sketch of the bohemian nightlife of Paris early twentieth century, written after more than half a century, a large portrait of his wife Jacqueline, who is not exhibited for decades. Bidding will continue to Christie's auction of Surrealist art, among the top lots that should be noted seven charming works of Belgian surrealist master Rene Magritte, as well as works by Salvador Dali, Paul Delvaux, Max Ernst, Joan Miro and other artists.
A detailed description of the most interesting lots today's Christie's auction can be viewed here .
Painting "Gypsy" was written when Van Dongen was at the peak of his career and could afford to travel to the south of Europe and North Africa. It was there that the artist discovered an exotic new countries, as reflected in the vivid colors of his canvases, and he did not need much to imagine these types in his studio.
Light and bright picture of Mademoiselle Grimprel with a red ribbon in her hair, which was not shown more than 40 years, has twice been part of exhibitions held during the life of Renoir, and was included in a few hits later, that is a testament to the quality of pictures and high opinion of her own artist.
This portrait shows Jacqueline, his second wife and one of the most brilliant musical Picasso. This painting, which was last publicly exhibited in 1967 and never before offered at auction, shows an incredible combination of romance, tenderness and strength that characterize the work of Picasso that period.
Today as in 1907, critics and collectors can not remain indifferent to the colors Redon. This unusual still life, namely, the artist depicted flowers, proves his exceptional ability to contemplate and to notice the smallest details of mystery and "otherness".
The well-known perfectionism Sulfur and older, the age of 32 years, the death of the artist - these reasons that his works are very rare on the market. Cloth "mason" is one of the historical paintings of the breaker of stones, while others adorn the walls of world-famous museums.
Inspired by the Bavarian landscape, paintings by local artists, and his teacher, Franz Marc, Campendonk in the picture "Bavarian landscape with a cart," depicted the perfect man, living in harmony with nature.
the pictures "cart - road "and" Seated Woman "rich colors are chosen so that each reinforces the other. These pictures show what a great place occupied Jawlensky in art history as one of the founders of German expressionism. As the artist himself said: "I could not catch what I saw and what I felt".
This outstanding two-sided canvas refers simultaneously to two significant periods in the artist's work. Both works reflect the immediacy and freshness inherent in the group "Most", which belonged to Kirchner.
painting "Bathers" was written during his first trip on the lakes Mueller Moritzburg (Germany) with friends - members of the group "Most". Here Mueller created paintings with simple plots, depicting the nature surrounding him.
For this rare and outstanding paintings are characteristic features that distinguish the famous avant-garde paintings of the artist and work for the "Russian Seasons" by Sergei Diaghilev. "Spanish flu" came from an idea by Goncharova originally embodied in the form of costume sketches for the Spanish production.
at auction "Art surrealism "exhibited three works by surrealist master Rene Magritte. At work, "The Kiss" depicts one of the favorite subjects of the artist - silhouette of the "heavenly bird", while the picture "Birthmarks" is more surreal, revealing the theme of weightlessness and decomposition. The third work, "Evening dress", which the author himself has described as "a masterpiece in the pipeline", was created for one of the most talented writers of the twentieth century Belgian Jan Albert Goris.
at auction exhibited two exciting work of Max Ernst. "Profanation of the spring shows abundant detail and intricately animated vegetation, while the" heavenly army "is a landscape of strange planets, star systems, galaxies and other celestial worlds imaginable.
Picabia was one of principal figures of the movement "Dada" in France and the United States, although he categorically refused to be called Dadaists. His style is constantly changing, and thus the artist has preserved the unique originality.
This is one of the groups paintings created by Dali in the 1940's on vague allegories, in which the fantastic scenes are combined with desert landscapes, classical music and dancing naked bodies.
mysterious, like the desert landscape depicted on canvas "Untitled", stresses the vertical objects that give depth and compositional harmony of the work. They are like ruins or monuments from different epochs, but the bright colors and impeccable accuracy of images of objects point to the fact that all this is a fantasy artist.
Source: press release Christie's
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