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Art, inspiration and news from the world’s leading auction house. Visit our salerooms and galleries around the world – entry is free and open to all.
Posts: 4 303 Followers: 606 679 Following: 681
A highlight of our Post-War to Present auction is Tomoo Gokita's 'Let it Be'. Gokita’s erasure of the human form in this work can be interpreted as a fusion of his identity as a Japanese artist with his exposure to contemporary Western imagery.⠀ .⠀ The collision of identities is palpable in the man’s blurred face: it is messy, complex, dystopian and difficult to express.⠀ .⠀ Tomoo Gokita (b. 1969), 'Let It Be', 2008. Acrylic gouache on canvas, 46 x 35 ¾ in. (116.8 x 90.8 cm.) Estimate: $120,000–180,000.⠀ .⠀ Post-War to Present – 28 February at Christie's New York.⠀ .⠀ #art #artist #artwork #tomoogokita #gokita #contemporaryart #surreal #newyork
René Magritte’s ‘La belle captive (The Fair Captive)’ shows – for the first time in the artist's work – a canvas on an easel, showing and obscuring the same scene it appears to depict.⠀ .⠀ This picture-within-a-picture motif became a familiar device for Magritte and he would use it many times in his career. See this landmark painting at our London galleries, on view until 27 February.⠀ .⠀ René Magritte (1898–1967), ‘La belle captive’, 1931. Oil on canvas, 15 ⅛ x 21 ⅞ in. (38.5 x 55.5 cm.). Estimate: £2,000,000–3,000,000.⠀ .⠀ The Art Of The Surreal Evening Sale – 27 February at Christie’s London.⠀ .⠀ #art #artwork #artist #renemagritte #magritte #surreal #surrealism #surrealist #painting #london⠀
Wolfgang Tillmans photographed his friends, artist Alexandra Bircken and the fashion designer Lutz Huelle, naked or semi-clothed for i-D magazine’s ‘Sexuality Issue’ in 1992.⠀ .⠀ The magazine’s UK distributors refused to stock the issue because of its explicit content. . Despite this, these images have become his most recognisable, included in his first exhibition in 1993 with other prints held in the collections of the Guggenheim, Tate and V&A.⠀ .⠀ Wolfgang Tillmans, 'Lutz & Alex sitting in the trees', 1992, printed 1993. 24 x 18 ⅞ in. (61 x 50.5 cm.) Estimate: £30,000–40,000.⠀ .⠀ Masterpieces of Design and Photography – 6 March at Christie's London.⠀ .⠀ #art #artist #artwork #wolfgangtillmans #tillmans #photography
From Old Masters to contemporary art, paintings from artist Frank Stella’s personal collection will be offered across our London and New York auctions in 2019.⠀ .⠀ Highlights include a 16th-century portrait, an early work by David Hockney, a painting by Helen Frankenthaler and canvases by Stella himself.⠀ .⠀ Frank Stella, ‘Lettre sur les aveugles I’, 1974. To be offered in Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale – 15 May at Christie’s New York.⠀ .⠀ Continuum: Selected Works from Frank Stella’s Personal Collection.⠀ .⠀ #art #artwork #artist #frankstella #painting #contemporaryart #newyork #collector #collecting
Paul Cézanne spent hours selecting and arranging fruit for the perfect still life. This painting, a highlight from our Hidden Treasures auction in London, hails from a critical moment in the artist’s career.⠀ .⠀ Paul Cézanne, ‘Nature morte de pêches et poires’, 1885–87. Oil on canvas. 15 x 18 ⅛ in (38 x 46.3 cm). Estimate on request. ⠀ .⠀ Hidden Treasures – 27 February at Christie’s London.⠀ .⠀ #art #artwork #artist #cezanne #paulcezanne #stilllife #peaches #pears #fruit #painting
#WomenArtistsWednesday Three works by Nicole Eisenman are offered in our On Paper | Online auction. Here is one of them – see more at our New York galleries from 23–26 February.⠀ .⠀ Nicole Eisenman (b. 1963), 'Untitled', 2012. Estimate: $5,000-7,000.⠀ .⠀ On Paper | Online, 20–26 February, online.⠀ .⠀ #womenartists #womanartist #womeninart #femaleartist #art #artwork #artist #nicoleeisenman #print
On view in Hong Kong: Get a first look at highlights from our Masterpieces of Design and Photography auction, open from 19–22 February.⠀ .⠀ Claude Lalanne first met Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in the 1950s, when Saint Laurent was working for Dior. They went on to became close friends of Les Lalanne and in time their most important patrons – she produced these candelabras for their home in 1990.⠀ .⠀ Claude Lalanne (b. 1924), 'A pair of candelabra commissioned by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé', 1990. Estimate: £220,000–280,000.⠀ .⠀ Masterpieces of Design and Photography – 6 March at Christie's London.⠀ .⠀ #art #artist #artwork #claudelalanne #lalanne #design #candelabra #yvessaintlaurent #pierreberge #hongkong
In Pablo Picasso’s 'Grand vase aux danseurs', he depicts his lover Françoise Gilot as an ancient goddess or nymph, being serenaded to by Pan, the flute-playing god of shepherds.⠀ .⠀ This vase was created at a time when Picasso became fascinated with archaeology. Classical characters appeared constantly in his paintings, sculpture and ceramics. ⠀ .⠀ Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), 'Grand vase aux danseurs', 1950. Estimate: £300,000–500,000. © Succession Picasso/DACS, London 2019.⠀ .⠀ Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale – 28 February at Christie's London.⠀ .⠀ #art #artwork #artist #picasso #pablopicasso #sculpture
In Hong Kong? Be the first to see highlights from our Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, ahead of the sale in London. Visit us by 22 February to discover more, entry is free.⠀ .⠀ Edward Ruscha (b. 1937), ‘Old Sign’, 1989. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4cm.). Estimate: £300,000–400,000.⠀ .⠀ Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction – 7 March at Christie’s London.⠀ .⠀ #art #artwork #artist #edruscha #edwardruscha #contemporaryart #painting #hongkong
Artworks from the George Michael Collection are on view at our Hong Kong gallery from 19–22 February. Entry is free and open to all – we hope to see you there.⠀ .⠀ Share your favourite works with us using #GeorgeMichaelChristies.⠀ .⠀ Cecily Brown (b. 1969), ‘Untitled’, 2008. Oil on linen, 31 x 43 in. (78.7 x 109.2 cm.) Estimate: £350,000–550,000.⠀ .⠀ The George Michael Collection⠀ Part I: 14 March – Evening auction at Christie’s London⠀ Part II: 8–15 March – Online auction⠀ .⠀ #cecilybrown #art #artwork #artist #contemporaryart #georgemichael #music #musician #hongkong
‘Étude pour la Nuit de Vence’ by Marc Chagall depicts the picturesque town of Vence, Chagall’s home in the south of France since 1950, filled with an array of floating figures and animals.⠀ .⠀ Dedicated to his second wife, Vava, this romantic painting remained in Chagall’s collection for the rest of his life, before it was passed on to his daughter Ida. ⠀ .⠀ Marc Chagall (1887–1985), 'Etude pour la Nuit de Vence', 1953. Oil on canvas, 12 ½ x 17 ½ in. (31.7 x 44.5 cm.) Estimate: £400,000–600,000.⠀ .⠀ Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale – 28 February at Christie's London.⠀ .⠀ #art #artist #artwork #marcchagall #chagall #modernart #painting #love #lovers #romance
‘I’m trying to work with subjects that are not original... Like a portrait or a cat,’ said artist Nicolas Party.⠀ .⠀ ‘What fascinates me about these topics is their capacity to regenerate themselves and still be relevant to us.’⠀ .⠀ This portrait by Party is a highlight of our Post-War to Present auction, on view at our New York gallery from 23 February.⠀ . ⠀ Nicolas Party (b. 1980), ‘Portrait’, 2014. Pastel on canvas, 51 x 43 in. (129.5 x 109.2 cm.). Estimate: $80,000–120,000.⠀ .⠀ Post-War to Present – 28 February at Christie’s New York.⠀ .⠀ #art #artwork #artist #nicolasparty #portrait #contemporaryart #pastel