1969

Patrick Lichfield, Paul and Talitha Getty, Marrakech, Morocco, for Vogue, January 1969. Chromogenic print, 18 x 18 inches, 45.7 x 45.7 cm. Edition of 50. Stamped. Estimate: from $3,500 to $4,500Lichfield, Patrick (Thomas Patrick John Anson, from 1960 5th earl of Lichfield; 1939-2006), British photographer. Lichfield began photography as a schoolboy at Harrow and, despite family opposition, became a professional after a brief career in the Grenadier Guards (1959-62). After starting with society weddings and child portraits he... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 Affiche pour l'exposition de céramique de Vallauris, 1959 Linogravure signée et datée en bas à gauche, signature à l'envers de la planche. 49 x 33,5. Pas d'estimation Pablo Picasso 1881-1973. Edition Madoura. Le picador, 1955 Coupelle ronde en terre de faïence émail blanc à décor rouge et noir. Diam. : 12 cm. Tirage à 500 exemplaires. Pas d'estimationBibliographie : A Ramié 289 Vente du Dimanche 19 juillet 2009. Art Impressionniste et Moderne, Art Contemporain, Tableaux du XXe siècle. Besch... [Lire la suite]

Tom Wesselmann (1931 - 2004), Study for Seascape Prick signed and dated 69 on the overlap; titled and dated 1969 on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 7 7/8 by 7 7/8 in. 20 by 20 cm. Est. 25,000—35,000 USD. Lot Sold 40,000 USD PROVENANCE: Galerie Rackey, Bad HonnefChristie's, South Kensington, April 1, 2004, Lot 290Acquired by the present owner from the above sale Sotheby's. Contemporary Art Day Sale. 13 May 09. New York www.sothebys.com photo courtesy Sotheby's

Mark Rothko, Black, Red-Brown on Violet Painted in 1969, acrylic on paper mounted on panel, 39 x 25 1/2 in. 99 x 64.7 cm. Est. 1,500,000—2,000,000 USD - Lot Sold. 1,650,500 USD PROVENANCE: Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., New YorkSotheby's, New York, November 11, 1988, Lot 122Acquired by the present owner from the above EXHIBITED: Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Collects, February - April 1993 NOTE: Black, Red-Brown on Violet is a subtly dramatic example of Rothko's intuitive talent in reducing his... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973), Homme Debout Executed on June 18, 1969. Signed Picasso (upper right) and dated 18.6.69 (towards lower left). Pencil, colored crayon and felt pen on paper. 26.4 by 21 cm. Est. 120,000—180,000 USD PROVENANCE: Galerie Louise Leiris, ParisSaidenberg Gallery, New YorkTakashimaya, JapanAcquired from the above by the present owner in 1988 LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1969, vol. 31, Paris, 1976, no. 261, illustrated pl. 75The Picasso Project, Picasso's... [Lire la suite]

Pierre Lusson, Georges Perec, Jacues Roubaud, "Petit traité invitant à la découverte de l'art subtil du go". Paris, Christian Bourgois, 1969. édition originale. In-8 (209 x 123 mm), broché, non coupé - illustration : nombreux diagrammes - tirage : un des 25 exemplaires de tête sur Alfa Mousse des Papeteries Navarre. Estimate 300—350 EUR. Lot Sold 750 EUR NOTE: Premier ouvrage en langue française entièrement consacré au jeu du go et présentant des règles assez détaillées. Après qu'on lui expliqua que pour parvenir... [Lire la suite]