Christie's auction exhibited work by Kandinsky for 12-16 million pounds
"Study for Improvisation number 3" will be the top lot of the auction of Impressionist and Modern Christie's in London on June 18. In addition to the paintings of Kandinsky, these trades will work of Joan Miró, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo
June 18 in London will be an evening auction Christie's «Impressionist and Modern Art." For auction a total of 44 works. The total estimated value of lots is 52,8-75,8 million pounds. Estimate of work range from 180,000 to 16 million pounds.
Top-lot auction - "Study for Improvisation number 3» Vasily Kandinsky (estimate: 12-16 million pounds). This artwork is in the famous series "Improvisations" to work on which the artist began in 1909. It is with this series to associate its first steps toward abstraction. In these works, Kandinsky his first applies the principle that the emotional response to the various phenomena of the external world is reflected in the spontaneous and almost independent of each other color forms. These works are among the first in the history of painting, where color and shape of the first released from their usual functions, as a result of becoming part of the non-objective abstract works.
In the center of the picture we see one of the most prevalent in the artist's motifs - the image of riding a horse rider with a lance. The rider is often perceived as adopted St. George - the patron saint of Moscow, whose victory over the dragon Kandinsky considered a symbol of the victory of the human spirit over materialism prevailing in society. The figure of the rider can be seen as a symbol of the coming apocalypse, and inevitably follows it resurrected souls, and as a symbol of artistic quest of the Kandinsky.
Most of the "Improvisations" Kandinsky stored in museum collections - final version " Improvisation number 3 "belongs to the collection of the National Center of Art and Culture Georges Pompidou in Paris.
record price for the work of Kandinsky - $ 23 million for" Study for Improvisation number 8 "(1909) - was established in November 2012 at Christie's.
From a private collection for sale for the first time an exhibition of Joan Miró painting "The stem of red flowers reaching for the moon" (estimate 5.2-7 million pounds). The picture is made in 1952, in one of the most productive periods in the artist's work, with the establishment of the boldest and most famous of his works. In this work, a graceful, sometimes fragile lines are combined with a fairly aggressive manner of writing that refers to the creation of representatives of Abstract Expressionism, the formation of which had a direct impact Miro. This painting was exhibited in 1953 at the Miro exhibition at the gallery of Pierre Matisse. In the preface to the exhibition catalog, James Johnson Sweeney noted particularly playful themes and techniques Miro. Artist paint on the canvas layer by layer. The viewer can see in the pictures dimly discern the outlines of people and bizarre shapes.
related to this period of the works of Miró had a significant influence on the work of artists such as Adolph Gottlieb and Jackson Pollock.
| Amedeo Modigliani Paul Guillaume. 1916 Christie's. 18.06.2013 Estimate: 5-7 million pounds Source: Press Release Christie's |
At the auction on June 18 exhibited a portrait of the famous art dealer Paul Guillaume, representing the interests of Amedeo Modigliani in 1914-1916. "Paul Guillaume" (estimate 5-7 million pounds) - the only one of the four portraits art dealer hand Modigliani, still is in a private collection. The other three portraits are in the collections of the Museum of the Orangerie in Paris, Milan Museum of art of the twentieth century and the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio (USA).
Before meeting with Guillaume Modigliani wanted to be a sculptor, but then he had to abandon those plans due to poor health. It is believed that the switch to a painting made him exactly Guillaume, reasoned that the paintings easier to store and sell. However, enthusiasm for the sculpture is reflected in the paintings of Modigliani in general and in terms of Paul Guillaume for his portraits in particular. Another source of inspiration for Modigliani served Guillaume shared love of African sculpture, reflected in the faces masks resembling the paintings of the artist.
| Pablo Picasso girl sitting in a chair. 1960 Christie's. 18.06.2013 Estimate: 4-6 million pounds Source: Press Release Christie's |
The work of Pablo Picasso's "Girl sitting in a chair" (1960) refers to a series of portraits of Jacqueline Roque, the artist created a few months before their marriage, but only after buying Chateau Vauvenargues and move into it (estimate 4.6 million pounds). With Jacqueline Picasso tied the longest romantic relationship, and its images on the canvases of Picasso can be found more often than images of other musical artist. In the early 1960s, Picasso created several portraits of Jacqueline, which combines the techniques of the Golden Age of Spanish painting and Cubism. Initially, the web is in the collection of the Mona Lisa King, it is named after one of the halls of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, where Mrs. King and later handed the picture as a gift. In 2006, the museum decided to sell the paintings for the collection of earmarked funds.
 Rene Magritte is resting visionary. 1926 Christie's. 18.06.2013 Estimate: 0,7-1 million pounds Source: Press Release Christie's |
Painting "rest seer" is one of the most important early works by Rene Magritte (estimate 0,7-1 million pounds). This picture was painted in 1926, at the dawn of the recognizable style of the artist. Soon after its establishment, it has become the first solo exhibit of the exhibition of works by Magritte, and served as the main theme of the first big article about him. Subsequently, it was regularly included in the exhibitions of the artist during his lifetime. As for the visual aspects of the film, the obvious is the influence exerted on his creative work of Giorgio de Chirico.
 Paul Signac Sainte-Anne (Saint Tropez). 1905 Christie's. 18.06.2013 Estimate: 2,5-3,5 million pounds Source: Press Release Christie's |
Masterpiece brush Paul Signac "Sainte-Anne (Saint Tropez)" celebrates the scenic beauty of the south of France, who served as the house artist (estimate of 2.5-3.5 million pounds). This landscape, created in 1905, is a clear indication of the changes taking place in the works of Signac while under the influence of the news of the death of Georges Seurat. The fact that this picture is a success with his contemporaries, said a large number of exhibitions in which she participated, including a retrospective exhibition of works by Signac, held in 1907 in the gallery Bernheim-Jeune. The significance of the picture is confirmed by its provenance: the first one of its owners was the patron of avant-garde art of the early twentieth century Gustave Fayet, also providing assistance to members of post-impressionism, including Paul Gauguin.
 Marc Chagall Night spell. 1964 Christie's. 18.06.2013 Estimate: 1-1,5 million pounds Source: Press Release Christie's |
From the collection of Simone and Jean Tirosh to auction a number of works, including written in 1964, now Marc Chagall «Night spell" (estimate of 1-1.5 million pounds). Jean Tirosh was the owner of the first in the Tel Aviv art gallery, which opened in 1960.
Sculpture at the upcoming auction evening will be presented by a number of works, including dating from the years 1880-1881, "Eve after Fall "by Auguste Rodin (500-700 thousand pounds)," Dancer "by Edgar Degas (300-500 thousand pounds), two works by Alberto Giacometti, one of which is made of bronze around 1961 (estimate of 1.5-2.5 million pounds ), and the second - of gypsum in 1956 (0,7-1 million pounds). In addition, to auction dated 1950 "Horse" of Marino Marini (250-350 thousand pounds), "Family" by Henry Moore in 1944 (300-500 thousand pounds), his "Reclining figure number 7" (1.4 1.8 million pounds) and "Stone Form" (1.2-1.8 million pounds).
Source: Press Release Christie's
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