Post-War & Contemporary Art

Andy Warhol, Liz #5. Estimated at $20,000,000 / $30,000,000. NEW YORK, N.Y.- Phillips de Pury & Company announce the sale of a rare, iconic portrait of the legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor, painted by Andy Warhol in 1963. The stunning painting will be offered for sale in the Contemporary Art Part I auction on May 12th and is estimated at $20,000,000 / $30,000,000. "Liz #5 is a pristine gem. It is Warhol at his very best with a perfect screen, glowing colors, and impeccable provenance. She is classic yet every bit as cutting... [Lire la suite]

H. Picard (XXe s.), [Chine]. Carnet de 42 dessins réalisés lors d'un voyage en Chine, vers 1950. Courtesy Ader - Paris Format de l'album : 270 x 207. Plume et encre de chine ou crayons de couleurs sur vélin mince, la plupart signés du monogramme ou du nom complet, tous annotés et localisés :  Canton, Hangtchéou, Soutchéou, Nankin, Pékin, Jeunes Pionniers , etc. Estimation : 400 / 500 € Ader - Paris. Vente aux enchères du Vendredi 4 mars 2011.Drouot Richelieu - Salle 6 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris.... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2011 signed, titled and dated 'Lucio Fontana "Concetto spaziale" 1952' (on the reverse), oil on card mounted on stretcher, 31½ x 31½in. (80 x 80cm.) Executed in 1952 - Estimate £150,000 - £200,000 $241,050 - $321,400) Provenance: Michel Couturier & Cie., Paris.Private Collection, Paris.Ippolito Simonis, Turin. Studio Casoli, Milan.Acquired from the above by the present owner. Literature: "Idee di Lucio Fontana", in Domus,... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2011 signed and dated 'l. Fontana 54' (lower right); signed and dated 'l. Fontana 54' (on the reverse), oil and coloured glass stones on canvas , 39 3/8 x 27 5/8in. (100 x 70cm.). Executed in 1954  - Estimare £700,000 - £1,000,000 ($1,124,900 - $1,607,000 Provenance: Private Collection, Italy (acquired directly from the artist).Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1995. Literature: M. Tapié, Devenir de Fontana, Turin 1961... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attesa. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2011 signed, titled and inscribed 'l. fontana/Concetto Spaziale/ATTESA 1 + 1 - 9999 /Quando/di maggio/le ciliege/son mature/con che piacer/si fa all'/amor...' (on the reverse), waterpaint on canvas, 45¾ x 31 7/8in. (116 x 81cm.). Executed in 1964  - Estimate £1,000,000 - £1,500,000 ($1,607,000 - $2,410,500) Provenance: Galleria Christian Stein, Turin.Maximilian Stein, Turin.Acquired from the above by the present owner. Literature:... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2011 signed, titled and inscribed 'l. Fontana "Concetto spaziale" 1 + 1-AA74A' (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 45¾ x 35in. (116.2 x 88.9cm.) Executed in 1961 - Estimate £2,000,000 - £3,000,000 ($3,214,000 - $4,821,000) Provenance: Private Collection, Perugia (acquired directly from the artist).Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 16 May 2001, lot 53.Private Collection, Switzerland.Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 9 May 2006, lot 44.Acquired... [Lire la suite]

Roy Lichtenstein, Zipper, 1962. Graphite pencil. Collection of Barbara Bertozzi Castelli © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein / VBK Vienna, 2011 The 1960s marked a dramatic change of direction in the art of Roy Lichtenstein: while his earlier works consisted mainly of paintings of American history and the American West, in 1961 he turned to black-and-white drawings. Inspired by advertising and media illustrations as well as by comic strips, Lichtenstein created about seventy impressive black-and-white drawings between 1961 and 1968.... [Lire la suite]

,Jasper Johns,Target with Four Faces, 1979 Impreso en el Atelier A. et P. Crommelynck Colección particular Fotografía: Jean Bernatd VALENCIA.- Exhibitions devoted to Jasper Johns are rare in general and even less frequent in Europe. The show that the IVAM is now presenting, featuring about a hundred works, consists of pieces that range over fifty years of one of the most enthralling and hallowed careers in the world of contemporary art. It includes paintings from American and European museums (National Gallery of Art,... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), The Weeping Woman [La Femme qui pleure], 1937, oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm. Riehen/Basel, Fondation Beyeler The exhibition Picasso, Miró, Dalí. Angry Young Men: the Birth of Modernity will bring together over sixty early works of three young artists: Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Salvador Dalí, as well as over one hundred of Picasso’s sketches.  All three were raised in Catalonia, but came to fame in France where two of them chose to live and to build up their careers, whereas Salvador Dalí stayed... [Lire la suite]

Marcel Lemar (1909 - 1990), La girafe Plâtre original. H 48 x L 27 x P 12,5 cm. Signé sur la terrasse - Prix sur demande Provenance: collection du peintre Germain Delatousche The giraffeMarcel Lemar (1892-1941)Original plasterH 48 x W 27 x D 12.5 cmSigned on the baseProvenance: collection of the painter Germain Delatousche Installé à Paris en 2000, Xavier Eeckhout a ouvert sa galerie face à l'hôtel des ventes Drouot en 2006, en affichant un goût original dans le monde des antiquités. Spécialiste de l'art animalier, il... [Lire la suite]