Today at Christie's - «Night masterpieces"!
The total estimate of trades Christie's postwar and contemporary art more than $ 240 million. Top lots, the auction will be recognized masterpieces of Warhol, Lichtenstein, Koons, Richter and Calder
Auction house Christie's New York tonight holds the auction "Post-War and Contemporary Art", in which will be offered a large number of important works of modern art. It works by such renowned artists as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter and Mark Rothko . A number of works were to auction from private collections computer industry pioneer Max Palevsky , actor Dennis Hopper , gallerist Robert Shapazyana and well-known philanthropist Nancy Epstein. The total estimate of all the lots these trades makes more than $ 240 million.
Robert Manley, head of the New York City Department of Post-War and Contemporary Art Christie's, the head of evening sale: "The future auction has all the necessary characteristics for In order to become truly successful. The works on sale (from canvas Warhol "Big bank Campbell's vegetable soup and a can opener" from a private collection until Sculpture "Flower of the balloon (Blue)" by Jeff Koons from corporate meetings) - is rare works of art of the highest level, with excellent provenance. For similar works of modern art is usually inflamed this war rates, and in the November auction will be exhibited a number of masterpieces of the museum level ».
top lot will become a masterpiece of pop art work by Roy Lichtenstein «Ohhh ... Alright ... »1964, estimate that more than 40 million dollars. This painting serves as an excellent example of the passion of the artist's techniques for reproduction of images using points "Ben Day". Like other works of this period, Liechtenstein, now features a simultaneously brilliant imagery and hidden subtext, a raid full of humor and seriousness. The painting depicts a blue-eyed beauty with lush mop of fiery red hair, which, as it descended from the pages of comic book and appeared before the audience. It is precisely such images in the years 1961-1965 made Lichtenstein famous both in America and abroad.
Section works by Andy Warhol's work is headed in 1962 "Big bank Campbell's vegetable soup and a can opener." This work, written by hand by Warhol, is one of the largest canonical images for the creative legacy of the artist and the art of the postwar 1960's image. It is expected that work will go under the hammer for an amount exceeding $ 30 million. It perfectly illustrates the view of Warhol that in art worthy of reflection is everything: from soup cans to celebrities such as Jacqueline Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe. Campbell's Soup Warhol became truly iconic pop-art way due to the fact that they were an integral part of the life of every American.
Another top -lot evening sale will come painting brushes by Gerhard Richter entitled "Two Candles" in 1982 , the experts estimated the auction house at 12-16 million dollars. The work, which shows two burning candles, oil is made by the artist in the technique of photorealism in 1960 brought him fame. This is one of the largest canvases in the series with images of candles and skulls that Richter began to build a 50-year-old, painfully reliving the thought of his own frailty. Canonical creative Richter, this work will become the absolute ornament to any collection.
Works by Jeff Koons will be presented at the auction of street sculpture, "The Flower of the balloon (Blue)", performed in 1995-2000 (estimate 12-16 million dollars). It belongs to a cycle of "Celebration", which cemented its reputation Koons world-famous painter, but also caused the price of his work literally fly. In July 2008, "Flower of the balloon (Purple)" was sold at London auction Christie's for 25.7 million dollars, a record for the works of Koons price. In total he created five such works by running them in different colors. The sculpture is being auctioned from the art collection of Daimler, which had acquired it directly from the artist, after which it was for many years graced the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. Proceeds from the sale of work will focus on the development of a collection company.
put up for auction and a number of rare works of postwar art, including "burning eyes II» Jackson Pollock, made around 1947 in his famous technique, reminiscent rastekshuyusya paint (estimate 9.6 million dollars), one of the earliest abstractions of Sam Francis's "Composition in Blue color "(estimate: 1,2-1,8 million dollars), as well as the work of Christopher Wool," A hole in your head "in 1992 (estimate: 1,2-1,8 million dollars). In May 2010, at New York's Christie's auction was an absolute record price for a product Voula: the work of the Blue Fool "in 1990 was sold for $ 5 million.
Other top -Lots of upcoming auction include one of the finest examples of late work outstanding representative of the abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning - a painting "Untitled" (estimate 5-7 million dollars), as well as the work of Jasper Johns "From 0 through 9. The painting Jones each subsequent digit "imposed" on the previous one, the work is done in acrylic encaustic technique with elements of collage (estimate: 12.9 million). The present owner bought it in 1961 in Paris during the second exhibition of the artist. In May this year at Christie's auction set a new record price for the work of Jones "Flag" 1960 -1966's, Gone With the hammer for 28,642,500 dollars . Put up for auction creation of Richard Dibenkorna "Berkeley № 55" in 1955 (estimate 4-6 million dollars), which is characterized by a mosaic composition of overlapping objects. This work previously was owned by two Los Angeles-based charitable organizations based family of Nancy Epstein. Fine lines on the canvas are a kind of tribute to the artist Henri Matisse, whose work he loved.
to lots, have got to the auction from the collection of Max Palevsky, are creations by Alexander Calder, Donald Judd, Richard Lindner, Roy Lichtenstein and Frank Stella. "Red Twirl" Calder's work in 1973 (estimate 4-6 million dollars) - is a monumental stability of perfect proportions that Calder gave a sense of openness.
gem of the collection of Dennis Hopper is clearly a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat Untitled 1987 (estimate 5-7 million dollars). This track is decorated with stylized images of human figures, text excerpts, as well as completed collage clippings. Estimate portrait of Hopper, made by Andy Warhol in 1971, will be 0,8-1,2 million dollars.
Collection Robert Shapazyana consists of 69 works of postwar art, gathered with the passion of this professional . Go to the top lots include a selection of works by Andy Warhol's iconic images of soup cans, electric chairs, dollar signs, as well as portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy. In addition, the sale of exhibited work of Marcel Duchamp's "The receipt of the Monte Carlo in 1924 (estimate 400-600 thousand).
Source : Press Release Christie's
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