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    APPETISING SELECTION OF IRISH ART AT DE VERES

    Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

    THERE will be an appetising selection of high quality Irish art at de Veres sale at Bewley’s, Thomas Prior Hall, Ballsbridge, Dublin on March 25.  The auctioneers say that this Spring sale offers is their best for several years.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    Jack Butler Yeats RHA (1871-1957) THE SISTERS (1919) (50,000-70,000).

    Jack Butler Yeats RHA (1871-1957)
    THE SISTERS (1919) (50,000-70,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 60,000

    Colin Middleton RHA, 1910-1983 GIRL WITH STRIPES (60,000-90,000).

    Colin Middleton RHA, 1910-1983
    GIRL WITH STRIPES (60,000-90,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 72,000

    Louis le Brocquy HRHA, 1916-2012 FANTAIL PIGEONS (1985) (40,000-60,000).

    Louis le Brocquy HRHA, 1916-2012
    FANTAIL PIGEONS (1985) (40,000-60,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 81,000

    John Doherty, b.1949 ARKLE RACING, MARLBOROUGH STREET, DUBLIN (25,000-35,000).

    John Doherty, b.1949
    ARKLE RACING, MARLBOROUGH STREET, DUBLIN (25,000-35,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 26,000

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    DRAWINGS AND MANUSCRIPTS BY JOHN LENNON AT SOTHEBY’S

    Monday, March 17th, 2014

    A collection drawings and manuscripts by John Lennon come up at Sotheby’s New York on June 4.  They were produced by Lennon for his books: In His Own Write (1964) and A Spaniard in the Works (1965).  The largest private collection of John Lennon’s work ever to come to market includes 89 lots ranging in estimate from $500 to $70,000. The sale coincides with two important landmarks for Lennon: the 50th anniversary of the publication of In His Own Write; and the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ landmark first appearance in America on the Ed Sullivan show, which launched them into the pop stratosphere.

    They are from the collection of publisher Tom Maschler.  As Literary Director of Jonathan Cape in the 1960’s he was responsible for bringing both In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works to fruition. This outstanding collection of works from Lennon’s own hand, often complete with deletions and amendments, represents the raw material from which Tom Maschler honed the two critically-acclaimed Lennon books. Given to Maschler by the artist the material has been treasured by Lennon’s publisher for the last 50 years.

    LENNON, JOHN Untitled illustration of a boy with six birds ($12,000-15,000) © All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon.

    LENNON, JOHN
    Untitled illustration of a boy with six birds ($12,000-15,000) © All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon.

    LENNON, JOHN Untitled illustration of a four-eyed guitar player ($15,000-25,000). © All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon.

    LENNON, JOHN
    Untitled illustration of a four-eyed guitar player ($15,000-25,000). © All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon.

    LENNON, JOHN Untitled illustration of a vicar gazing at a naked couple ($10,000-15,000). © All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon.

    LENNON, JOHN
    Untitled illustration of a vicar gazing at a naked couple ($10,000-15,000). © All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon.

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    PRE-REVOLUTIONARY AMERICAN PORTRAIT BY JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY

    Sunday, March 16th, 2014
    The 1771 portrait by John Singleton Copley of Capt. Gabriel Maturin

    The 1771 portrait by John Singleton Copley of Capt. Gabriel Maturin

    A pre-revolutionary American portrait by John Singleton Copley, the portrait artist born in Boston of Irish parents around 1798, comes up at Bonhams in New York on May 21. The long-lost 1771 portrait of Captain Gabriel Maturin  was painted four years before the American Revolution during Copley’s  six-month stay in New York. Itemised in his 1771 list of New York commissions the painting was discovered in the US and identified in 2011.  It is estimated  at $500,000-700,000.  Copley’s brief stay in New York was the artist’s only venture outside of Boston prior to his permanent departure in 1774 for Italy, and ultimately London.

    Kayla Carlsen, Bonhams Senior Specialist in American Art, commented: “Copley’s New York paintings are of special interest because they represent an aspect of American society now largely lost from view, namely the estimated one-third of the American populace that remained loyal to the King. Many of Copley’s portraits from this period were lost in the tumult of the American Revolutionary War, making this discovery all the more extraordinary.”
    Captain Gabriel Maturin was Aide de Camp to the Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Armed Forces in America, Major General Thomas Gage. Captain Maturin was Gage’s closest Aide and effectively his chief of staff, who came from a French Huguenot family by way of Ireland. Military service brought Maturin to New York in 1756, where he settled permanently and married into a New Jersey branch of the Livingston family.

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    FROM OLD MASTERS TO BACON AT CHRISTIE’S PRINTS SALE

    Saturday, March 15th, 2014

    Prints from Old Masters to Post War greats come up  at Christie’s in London on March 19.  The Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints sale features work from the late 15th century to the present day.  There are old masters Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt; expressionists Edvard Munch, Otto Dix and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner; modern greats Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall and Joan Miró as well as post-war giants Francis Bacon and Andy Warhol, amongst the works on offer. The auction of 228 works is expected to attract buyers and collectors from around the world.  It is estimated to bring in around £4 million.  Christie’s auction of James Ensor Prints: The Mira Jacob Collection will take place on the morning of March 19 and offers one of the most comprehensive groups of the artist’s graphic oeuvre in private hands.

    Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Torse de Femme (L'Egyptienne) aquatint, 1953 (£80,000-120,000). Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2014.

    Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
    Torse de Femme (L’Egyptienne)
    aquatint, 1953 (£80,000-120,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.

    Edvard Munch The Sick Child I lithograph printed in colours, 1896 (£200000-300,000).

    Edvard Munch The Sick Child I
    lithograph printed in colours, 1896 (£200000-300,000).  Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014

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    CHINESE, JAPANESE AND KOREAN ARTISTS AT SOTHEBY’S HONG KONG

    Saturday, March 15th, 2014
    Zhang Xiaogang’s (b. 1958) Bloodline: Big Family No. 3.

    Zhang Xiaogang’s (b. 1958) Bloodline: Big Family No. 3 is estimated at $8.3-10.3 million US.

    Renowned contemporary Chinese, Japanese and Korean artists come up at Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary Asian Art  evening sale in Hong Kong on April 5.  There are works by Zhang Xiaogang, Zeng Fanzhi, Liu Ye, Yue Minjun, Yoshitomo Nara and Lee Ufan. Many of these are large format.   There will be more than 230 works at the  Contemporary Asian Art day sale on April 6.  The two sales are estimated to bring in more than $35 million US.   The Spring Sale at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong will run from April 4-8.

    Evelyn Lin, Head of Contemporary Asian Art Department, said: “Contemporary Asian Art Autumn Sale 2013 achieved triumphant results. Zeng Fanzhi’s The Last Supper sold for HK$180.44 million, setting the record for a work of contemporary Asian Art and for the work of a living Chinese artist.  In response to the market demand for top-notch contemporary works of art, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will present an array of iconic works by eminent artists as well as selected works by artists from the younger generation, as we strive to broaden the collecting tastes of art lovers while injecting vibrancy to this particular category”.

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    ALADDIN’S CAVE OF TREASURES AT TEFAF

    Friday, March 14th, 2014

    AN enormous Aladdin’s Cave of treasures has opened up in Maastricht where The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) gets underway today. With more than 35,000 works strictly vetted by 175 experts the fair is full of fabulous objects of astonishing quality.  Organisers say that TEFAF 2014 challenges assumptions that supply is drying up and that there are a very limited number of truly important objects left.  TEFAF runs until March 23.  Here is a minute selection:

    Zsolnay Manufacture glazed ceramic vase decorated with a frieze of red enamel, kneeling women picking tulips in a bucolic landscape with iridescent colors and stormy sky, as a nabi landscape at Galerie Mathivet.

    Zsolnay Manufacture glazed ceramic vase decorated with a frieze of red enamel, kneeling women picking tulips in a bucolic landscape with iridescent colors and stormy sky, as a nabi landscape at Galerie Mathivet.

    Diego Giacometti (1902-1985) Coffee-table in “X” shaped, second version Bronze with brown and green patina at L'Arc en Seine.

    Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
    Coffee-table in “X” shaped, second version
    Bronze with brown and green patina at L’Arc en Seine.

    Hashiguchi Goyô (1880-1921) Young woman in a summer kimono woodblock print, mica ground. Galerie Tanakaya

    Hashiguchi Goyô (1880-1921) Young woman in a summer kimono woodblock print, mica ground. Galerie Tanakaya

    Kohl flask in the shape of a palm column Core-formed glass Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, circa 1350 BC Harmakhis Gallerie

    Kohl flask in the shape of a palm column
    Core-formed glass Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, circa 1350 BC Harmakhis Gallerie

    Simon Hantai (1922-2008) Meun at Paul Kasmin Gallery.

    Simon Hantai (1922-2008)
    Meun at Paul Kasmin Gallery.

    Van Cleef & Arpels Earrings, yellow gold, platinum, round diamonds, green agate, kite-cut citrines and 2 briolette-cut citrines, white gold. Yellow gold, platinum, round diamonds, green agate, kite-cut citrines and 2 briolette-cut citrines, white gold.

    Van Cleef & Arpels
    Earrings, yellow gold, platinum, round diamonds, green agate, kite-cut citrines and 2 briolette-cut citrines, white gold.
    Yellow gold, platinum, round diamonds, green agate, kite-cut citrines and 2 briolette-cut citrines, white gold.

    Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969) Abstract composition at Applicat-Prazan.

    Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969)
    Abstract composition at Applicat-Prazan.

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    THE MEIYINGTANG CHENGHUA CHICKEN CUP

    Friday, March 14th, 2014

     

    The Meiyintang Chenghua “Chicken Cup” .

    The Meiyintang Chenghua “Chicken Cup”
    UPDATE: SOLD FOR US$36.05 MILLION, A WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR A PIECE OF CHINESE PORCELAIN.

    Sotheby’s will offer a “Chicken Cup”  –  the most expensive, most sought-after and most reproduced Chinese objects since the Ming dynasty –  at their Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art spring sales in Hong Kong on April 8.  The Meiyintang Chicken Cup – estimated at $25.6-38.5 million US – is one of only four preserved in private hands. The Meiyintang Collection is Europe’s grandest collection of Imperial Chinese porcelain.

    First created in the Chenghua reign (1465 – 87), “Chicken cups” have been praised, desired and reproduced by Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) emperors and other discerning literati collectors.  With a legendary aura that goes well beyond their immediate art-historical importance,“chicken cups” have in modern days set record prices for Chinese art in 1980 and 1999.

    Chenghua “Chicken cups” were produced in extremely small quantities. Apart from the present example, only three others are preserved in private hands and no more than a few of the world’s most prestigious museums can boast an example among their collections, including The National Palace Museum, Taipei; the British Museum, London; the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and the Collections Baur, Geneva.  The present example was sold at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong in 1999 for $3.7 million US.

     

    UPDATE:  It sold for a world record price of US$36.05 million to Shanghai collector Mr. Liu Yiqian.

     

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    NATIONAL ANTIQUE AND ART FAIR IN LIMERICK THIS WEEKEND

    Thursday, March 13th, 2014

    LIMERICK, currently European Capital of Culture, is the place to be this weekend.  Not only is the weather set fair for St. Patrick’s Day – remarkable in Ireland – but the city is to be the venue for the two day National Antiques and Art Fair.  More than 100 dealers will be in attendance on March 15 and 16.  They will offer jewellery, furniture, art, silver, glass, porcelain, vintage pieces, banknotes and a huge array of collectible items. The venue is the South Court Hotel.  Here is a small flavour of what is in store for treasure hunters.

    A diamond and sapphire ring.

    A diamond and sapphire ring.

    A centre table.

    A centre table.

    A Killarney box.

    A Killarney box.

    A Lady Lavery 100 pound Irish banknote.

    A Lady Lavery 100 pound Irish banknote.

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    ONLINE ONLY ANDY WARHOL SALE AT CHRISTIE’S

    Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

    AN online only Andy Warhol sale runs at Christie’s from March 13 to March 25.  There are over 150 lots including images of Warhol’s friends, New York City and his travels.  Andy Warhol @ Christie’s: Andy’s World gives collectors a glimpse into “A Day in the Life” of Andy Warhol. much more.

    This sale will continue Andy Warhol@Christie’s, the series of online-only auctions in partnership with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.  It features approachably-priced artworks with starting bids at $1,500.

    “On the heels of the hugely popular Love sale, Christie’s is delighted to offer Andy’s World as the second online only sale of 2014 in partnership with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts,” said Amelia Manderscheid, Head of eCommerce for Post-War & Contemporary Art at Christie’s.  “This sale presents a rare glimpse into the everyday life of the Pop art master, from his views of New York to his immortalizations of close friends, including many who were famous in their own right.   With this sale, we offer the new and seasoned collector alike the opportunity to acquire these moments captured in time.”  All images © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

    Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Reclining Andy unique gelatin silver print Estimate: $7,000-$10,000 Starting Bid: $6,000 © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

    Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
    Reclining Andy
    unique gelatin silver print Estimate: $7,000-$10,000
    Starting Bid: $6,000 © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

    Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Joseph Beuys in Memoriam (F. & S. II.371) signed ‘Andy Warhol’ and numbered ‘AP 2/20’ Estimate: $18,000-$25,000 Starting Bid: $15,000

    Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
    Joseph Beuys in Memoriam (F. & S. II.371)
    signed ‘Andy Warhol’ and numbered ‘AP
    2/20’ Estimate: $18,000-$25,000
    Starting Bid: $15,000 Copyright The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts/Artists Rights Society, New York.

    Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Roy Lichtenstein four unique polaroid prints Executed circa 1976. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000 Starting Bid: $13,000

    Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
    Roy Lichtenstein
    four unique polaroid prints
    Executed circa 1976.
    Estimate: $15,000-$20,000
    Starting Bid: $13,000 Copyright The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts/ Artists Rights Society New York

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    CHRISTY BROWN ARCHIVE AT BONHAMS NEXT WEEK

    Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
    A drawing of Christy Brown, presumed to be a self-portrait, at Bonhams.

    A drawing of Christy Brown, presumed to be a self-portrait, at Bonhams.

    A Christy Brown archive will be sold at Bonhams in London on March 19. It comprises previously unseen sketches, paintings and unpublished poems as well as a large cache of correspondence and writings with 43 letters dating from 1945-76.  The archive of the renowned painter and author whose life inspired the Oscar winning film of My Left Foot is estimated at £30,000-40,000.

    Christy Brown always recognised that his struggle to overcome the effects of cerebral palsy was an inescapable part of his drive for self expression through writing and art. When asked by an interviewer what he might have achieved without his disability, Brown replied that he would have become a bricklayer like his father.
    The archive also includes letters from Christy to his family and to Christy from his American friend and lover, Beth Moore and from Dr Robert Collis who first arranged treatment of his cerebral palsy.
    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for October 1, 2013).

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