As part of Frieze Art Fair in London will host exhibitions and auctions of Christie's
Within weeks of Frieze Art Fair in London will be pre-auction exhibition and auction Christie's «postwar and contemporary art" and "The Italian art of the twentieth century"
Auction house Christie's announced that within the Frieze Art Fair from 10 to 18 October in the UK capital will be a series of pre-auction displays, auctions and special events. The main event of the week will be an evening auction of Post-War and Contemporary Art ", which will be held on October 14. Behind him on the same day will auction "The Italian art of the twentieth century." They offer a total of 51 and 45 lots respectively. Deserves special attention of collectors outstanding selection of photos, as well as the most important works by Damien Hirst from all that appeared on the market since September, 2008 (estimate: 2,5-3,5 million pounds).
Head of European Department of Post-War and Contemporary Art Christie's Francis Autrid said:" Frieze Art Fair held in London every October and annually collects admirers of contemporary art from around the world. This year, our auction site expects one of the busiest weeks, which will include both auction and pre-sale displays and a variety of special events. The culminating event will be an evening auction of postwar and contemporary art, followed by the auction will be works of Italian art of the twentieth century. In addition, we will expose the top lots of the upcoming New York auction, and held an exhibition of publications on the lottery chart entitled Multiplied, which will take place at a site in South Kensington. Estimeyty works offered for sale, ranging from 100 to 3 million pounds ».
Evening and day trading," Post-War and Contemporary Art »
Pre-auction show: from 10 to 14 October
Trades: October 14-15
Within evening auction" Post-War and Contemporary Art sale on October 14 will be billed 51 lot with a total estimate: 15,95-22,71 million pounds sterling. Top-lot auction will be a massive (more than 5 meters in length) of cloth "I have become death, destroyer of worlds" by Damien Hirst of his famous series "Butterflies". This is the most significant creations of the artist from all that appeared on the market September 2008, when London hosted the auction of his personal "beauty forever in my thoughts» . Estimate of the work, whose title refers viewers to the famous phrase of Robert Oppenheimer, whom he said after the detonation of an atomic bomb is 2,5-3,5 million pounds.
Among the data presented at the auction also includes works three works, exhibited in the famous exhibition «USA Today» («America today"), which gave a start in life to a new generation of American artists who set out to rethink the cultural heritage of his country and through his art to predict how the U.S. will look like in XXI century. In 2006, the exhibition was held at London's Royal Academy of Arts, and then exhibited at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Among the works that will be brought to the attention of collectors in the upcoming auction - painting of Mark Bradford's "Kryptonite" in 2006 (estimate 200-300 thousand pounds), the picture of Jules de Balenkura "Those who are having fun, and those who pay the 2004 (estimate 70-100 thousand pounds sterling) and the triptych Kelley Walker «Black Star Press (rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise); Black Star, Black Press, Star Press» 2006 (estimate 500-700 thousand pounds).
Works by Gerhard Richter will be represented two works of 1980 - a landscape "Two trees" in 1987 (estimate: 0,8-1,2 million pounds) and "abstract paintings" in 1981, experts estimated the auction house in the 600-800 thousand pounds.
auction will include a representative selection of works of the seven most prominent representatives of contemporary photography, including Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall and Cindy Sherman. Top-lot section promises to be a product of the New York Mercantile Exchange by Andreas Gursky from the corporate assembly bank Lehman Brothers (estimate 100-150 thousand pounds).
in afternoon trading, "Post-War and Contemporary Art on Oct. 15 will be offered 206 lots, whose preliminary cost a total of 10.7 million pounds, while the initial estimeyty individual lots ranging from 10,000 pounds.
Along with works by famous artists such as Andy Warhol and Peter Doig, on the sale of exhibited works of young beginners. At the auction will also be displays works donated by the London Royal College of Art with artists such as David Hockney, Tracey Emin, Frank Auerbach and Paula Rego. Proceeds from their sale will be used to build a new college campus in Battersea. In particular, the ability to get his portrait, painted the Chapman Brothers, valued at 15-20 thousand pounds.
Trades "Italian art of the twentieth century»
Pre-auction show: from 10 to 14 October
Trades: October 14, at the end of the auction "Post-War and Contemporary Art»
in regular annual sale" Italian art of the twentieth century "will be billed 45 lots with a total estimate: 14,263-20,188 million pounds sterling. Among the works of leading Italian artists of the XX and XXI centuries top lot is a rare bronze statue titled "Horseman" of Marino Marini (1901-1980), cast in 1951 and being one of the most striking examples of the work of the sculptor. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that, unlike the other four instances created within a single series, the patina on it inflicted itself Marini. The sculpture is estimated at 1,2-1,8 million pounds.
Creativity Boetti Alighieri (1940-1994 ) will be presented at auction five works, among which special attention should be given the song "Twelve of 10 June," created by the artist in the interval from 1967 to 1971 (estimate 150-200 thousand pounds). This work is a 12 copper plates, which shows how varied the country during the occupation. Also on sale is a rare creature spotted Boetti titled "Map" - impressive in its scope embroidery on canvas soft lemon colored (estimate 0,7-1 million pounds). Also under the hammer withdraw the work of such famous artists as Domenico Gnoli, Piero Manzoni and Lucio Fontana.
Multiplied
exhibition of publications on modern graphics lottery
From 15 to 18 October
Christie's first time hosting an exhibition of printed publications on the modern lottery chart provided by 35 galleries, whose representatives will gather at the site of the auction house in South Kensington and show samples of the most innovative and challenging contemporary art. This event will help raise awareness of both artists and publishers and galleries that represent them. Among the most famous names, the works which will be presented during the Exhibition - Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.
Source: press release Christie's
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