Different strands of Modernism from artists across Europe are represented in the Branco Weiss collection to be offered at Sotheby’s in London on June 19. Artists including Wassily Kandinsky, Joan Miró and Alexander Calder are included in a collection to be offered as a stand alone sale preceding the Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale. Thirty works will be offered. Further examples from the collection will come up at the Impressionist and Modern Art day sale, the Contemporary Art day sale, the Swiss Art Sale in Zurich, Sotheby’s Russian art sale and 20th century British art sale in London and the Contemporary Art sale in Paris.
The collection is expected to reach a combined total of around £12 million. Proceeds will beneft the Branco Weiss Fellowship at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Weiss was a renowned high tech entrepreneur who established several international high tech companies. His collection was assembled over 25 years from 1975.
Kandinsky, Wassily., Ineinander, 1928, (£600,000–800,000). Click to enlarge. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £1,650,500
Calder, Alexander., Untitled (Tuning Forks), 1939, (£300,000-400,000). Click to enlarge. UPDATE: THIS MADE £1,762,500
Magritte, René – La Bonne Aventure, 1937, (£1 – 1.5 million). (Click on image to enlarge). UPDATE: THIS MADE £1,082,500