Top lots auction of postwar and contemporary art Christie's
Auction house Christie's from 11 to 14 February in London is conducting a series of auctions dedicated to post-war and contemporary art, including a special auction of Italian Arte Povera Destinations
Auction house Christie's from 11 to 14 February in the capital of Great Britain is conducting a series of auctions dedicated to postwar and contemporary art . February 11 its open trades under the name " With eyes wide open : Italian Art ", in which will be put up for sale an outstanding private collection of samples Arte Povera (" poor art "), has evolved over the past 25 years .
Attention collectors will be offered by the artists of the postwar period , had a direct impact on the development of the flow ( Alberto Burri , Lucio Fontana and Piero Manzoni ) , and the creation of the most prominent representatives of the arte Povera (Michelangelo Pistoletto , Alighiero Boetti , Mario Merz , Giulio Paolini and others). In total, the sale will be put 109 works .
Among the 49 lots to be held on February 13 evening auction "Post-War and Contemporary Art" , deserve special attention masterpieces by Francis Bacon , Gerhard Richter and Jeff Koons. Together with them, put up for auction works of Bridget Riley , Jenny Saville , Damien Hirst , Chris Ofili , Peter Doig and others. Score of all works offered for sale ranging from 87 to 107.5 million pounds .
One of the three top lots of the auction evening " postwar and contemporary art " is " Portrait of George Dyer speaker " written by Francis Bacon at the peak of creativity, in 1966. George Dyer was for many years a very close friend of Bacon and the source of his inspiration. Bacon and Dyer met in 1963 , after which the last image began to appear regularly on the artist's paintings . Since its inception , and the first exhibition in Paris portrait enjoyed increased public attention and has been regularly exhibited , in particular in 1971 Bacon retrospective at the Paris Grand Palais . The last time "Portrait of George Dyer saying " exhibited at New York Christie's auction in 2000 and was sold for a record for that time, $ 6.6 million . This time, its estimated value is about 30 million pounds .
Sculpture by Jeff Koons ' Cracked egg ( lilac ) " (estimated 10-15 million pounds ) - one of the central works in the series "Celebration" 1994-2007 period. Works from this series show good results at auction . In particular, in 2008 in London lilac " flower from a balloon " was sold for a record at the time of 12.9 million pounds, and in November 2013 in New York at Christie's orange " dog from a balloon " went under the hammer for 58.4 million dollars - with the price record for a work of living artists .
| Gerhard Richter Abstract painting . 1989 Sotheby's. 13.02.2014 . Lot 17 Estimate on request Source : christies.com | Gerhard Richter Portrait Shnivinda . 1965 Sotheby's. 13.02.2014 . Lot 18 Estimate: 2-3 million pounds Source : christies.com |
works by Gerhard Richter , written between 1988 and 1992 , considered to be the vertices his abstract art. " Abstract painting ", exhibited at Christie's in London these days , written in 1989 .
with him to buy exhibit "Portrait Shnivinda " (estimate 2-3 million pounds ) been exhibited since 1964. It is one of three portraits of well-known collector and industrialist Willy Shnivinda made Richter characteristic of the early stage of creation of photo-realistic manner. Two other portraits of today are in the famous collection of Donald and Doris Fisher, as well as the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco .
 Michelangelo Pistoletto He and She - Maria and Michelangelo . 1968 Sotheby's. 11.02.2014 . Lot 19 Estimate: 600-800 thousand pounds Source : christies.com |  Alberto Burri Burning plastic. 1960-1961 Sotheby's. 11.02.2014 . Lot 17 Estimate: 1,7-2,2 million pounds Source : christies . com |
Top-lot auction "With eyes wide open : Italian art "will be the work of one of the most famous representatives of arte Povera Michelangelo Pistoletto titled" He and She - Maria and Michelangelo " (estimate 600-800 thousand pounds). At this scale double portrait depicts the artist in 1968 and his beloved, looking fixedly at each other. In the same 1968 work was exhibited at the most famous solo exhibition Pistoletto , held in the Roman gallery «L'Attico».
In section postwar art special mention should be made of " burning plastic" Alberto Burri ( 1.7-2.2 million pounds). In 2015, New York's Guggenheim Museum held a retrospective of Burri .
Trading Schedule :
February 11 : "With eyes wide open : Italian art »;
FEBRUARY 13: evening auction " postwar and contemporary art »;
February 14 : the day the auction " Post-War and Contemporary Art " .
Source : press Release Christie's
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