At the auction of contemporary and postwar art Christie's 27 and 28 June there will be works by Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Georg Baselitz, Yves Klein and others from the collection of music producer Siggi Locke and his wife Sissi

The sale of contemporary and postwar art Christie's on 27 and 28 June 2012 exhibited 45 works from the collection of the famous German music producer Siggi Locke (Siggi Loch) and his wife Sissi. In this collection features works by Yves Klein (Yves Klein), Gerhard Richter (Gerhard Richter), Georg Baselitz (Georg Baselitz), Sigmar Polke (Sigmar Polke), Ernest William Nye (Ernst Wilhelm Nay), Sam Francis (Sam Francis) and other artists. The proceeds from the sale of funds to be paid in future Foundation and Sissy Siggi Loch, aimed at helping animals and people in need.

collector and music producer Siggi (Siegfried), Locke always believed that music and visual arts are interrelated. He not only graced the cover of their album works of modern art, but also inspired composers to create music based on the available in his collection of paintings. The main specialization of Locke as a producer has always been jazz. He owns his own jazz label ACT. And because jazz music is often associated with blue (in English «blue» is not just blue, but also sadness, melancholy, or simply a state of deep meditation, reflection), then Siggi Loch, and gave preference to collecting works in shades of blue.

ERNST WILHELM NAI Blauklang. 1953 Oil on canvas. 101 x 120 Christie's. 27.06.2012 Estimate: 100-150 thousand pounds Source: artdaily.com

String of six of the most interesting work from the collection of Siggi Locke will become part of the evening auction of postwar and contemporary art of Christie's, which will be held June 27 in London. This is primarily the work of Blauklang («Blue Sounds") Ernest William Nye, with the purchase of which in 1988 began a fascination with locks in blue in the painting. The work was written Rentals in Cologne in 1953 under the influence of composers Luigi Nono, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Boulez. In the works of this period Nye Ernst reflected their perception of the avant-garde music of the authors. The work was written Blauklang Hiring a period of creative flourishing: in 1950 was his first solo exhibition in the United States, the artist exhibited at the Venice Biennale and in the "Document" in Kassel. Abstraction Blauklang offered at Christie's for 100-150 thousand pounds.

IV KLEIN Anthropometry (ANT49). 1960 paper on canvas, pigment, synthetic rubber 109 x 65 Christie's. 27.06.2012 Estimate: 1-1.5 million pounds Source: artdaily . com

Another top lot in the collection can be called Siggi Lock " anthropometry (ANT49) »apologist for the" blue period "by Yves Klein. The artist even patented his own shade of blue - International Klein Blue (IKB). This happened in 1960. The same year, and is presented at Christie's «Anthropometry." This is a blue mark on the body of a nude model, light blue, washed-out background of rain. Yves Klein called his anthropometry "minute traces of the provisions of the flesh," and his friend Pierre Restany called them "blue gestures." The work is estimated at 1-1.5 million pounds.

Work Georg Baselitz «Strandbild 10 (Night in Tunisia II)» 1981 refers to a series of so-called "beach paintings» (Strandbild) . This large canvas in bright azure-blue, red and black colors. Once the picture «Strandbild 10" was a collection of Saatchi, has participated in numerous exhibitions. Estimate 400-500 thousand pounds.

«abstract painting" (1995) by Gerhard Richter in white and blue colors appear on the June 27 evening auction with an estimate 600-800 thousand pounds. Siggi Loch Richter discovered back in 1973 when the artist was relatively little known.

In addition, at the evening auction of postwar and contemporary art Christie's will work, "Untitled" (1998) Sigmar Polke (estimate 150-200 thousand pounds) and "Composition in blue and white colors" (1960) painted by Sam Francis (estimate 250-350 thousand pounds).

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources : artinvestment.ru