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    RENOWNED DEGAS SCULPTURE TO HIGHLIGHT NEW YORK ART SALE

    Saturday, October 8th, 2011

    Degas dancer estimated at $25-35 million at Christie's. UPDATE: THERE WAS HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT AT CHRISTIE'S WHEN THIS FAILED TO SELL. TWO PICASSO'S AND A MATISSE ALSO FAILED TO FIND BUYERS.

    Edgar Degas’ Petite danseuse de quatorze ans, one of the most readily recognisable sculptures in the world,  is a highlight at Christie’s Impressionist and Modern art sale in New York  on November 1. Christie’s say the work represents a defining moment in Degas’s career.  With it he broke from academic tradition to embrace a new modernist aesthetic.

    Degas first unveiled the original tinted wax and mixed media version of Petite danseuse in 1881 at the Sixth Impressionist Exhibition, where it made an immediate impact. With its unflinchingly naturalistic depiction of a young dancer and its unconventional addition of clothing and hair,  the 40-inch high figure earned instant notoriety among artists and connoisseurs.

    Roy Lichtenstein, I Can See the Whole Room…and There's Nobody in It! at Christie's Contemporary and Post War sale in New York on November 8. It is estimated at $25-35 million. UPDATE: This sold for $43.2 million, a new auction record for the artist.

    Estimated at $25-35 million, the work is to be on view in London during Frieze Week from October 9-14. There will be a week of exhibitions and auctions dedicated to modern and contemporary art a newly renovated rooms at King St. It will include works by Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Pablo Picasso, Gerhard Richter, Roy Lichtenstein, Edgar Degas, Damien Hirst, Joan Miró and Réne Magritte, among others.

    UPDATE:  The Degas was the biggest casualty in a disappointing night.  Christie’s sold $140.8 million of works. This was the lowest sales total in two years for Impressionist and Modern art.  No less than 38 per cent of the 82 lots on offer failed to find buyers. The pre-sale estimate was $211.9 million – $304.4 million.

    Christie’s Post War and Contemporary evening sale in New York on November 8 features one of the earliest of Roy Lichtenstein’s Pop Art pictures.  I Can See the Whole Room…and There’s Nobody in It!, estimated at $25-35 million, is one of a number of Pop Art masterpieces in the auction.

    The Post-War and Contemporary day sale at Christie’s in New York on November 9 includes Andy Warhol’s Dollar Sign being sold by NAMA, Ireland’s bad bank set up to purge risky property loans.  (See antiquesandartireland.com post for September 19).

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    FORTE COLLECTION OF LOWRY’S AT CHRISTIE’S IN NOVEMBER

    Monday, October 3rd, 2011

    THE  highest quality group of works by L.S. Lowry to come to the market will be sold at Christie’s inaugural evening sale of 20th Century British & Irish Art in London next November 16.  The Lord Forte Collection of 14 piantings is being sold by the descendants of Lord Forte (1908-2007).  The Forte family name is synonymous with the world famous hotel brand which was established by the entrepreneurial magnate Charles Forte who created a worldwide empire of restaurants and hotels from virtually nothing.

    UPDATE:

    The inaugural evening sale of 20th Century British & Irish Art including The Lord Forte Collection of Works by L.S. Lowry realised £23,625,000/ $37,233,000/ €27,664,875, selling 92% by value and 72% by lot.

     

    The top lot was Piccadilly Circus, London, 1960, by L.S. Lowry which achieved £5,641,250/ $8,890,610/ €6,605,904, setting the joint highest world record price for the artist at auction and for the category.

    UPDATE:  The sale realized £23,625,000.  The top lot was Piccadilly Circus, London 1960  by L.S. Lowry, which made £5,641,250, a joint highest world record price for the artist at auction.

    L.S. Lowry Saturday Afternoon 1941 (estimate: £1,200,000-1,800,000). Click to enlarge. UPDATE: THIS MADE £2,057,250.

    L.S. Lowry Fun Fair at Daisy Nook 1953 (estimate: £1,500,000-2,000,000). (Click on image to enlarge). UPDATE: THIS MADE £3,401,250.

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    YEATS’ POEM INSPIRED SYMBOLIST MAKINTOSH PAINTING

    Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

    The Silver Apples of the Moon by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (click on image to enlarge) UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR £115,250

    THE Silver Apples of the Moon, a re-discovered watercolour by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, features at Christie’s sale of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design in London on October 25.  As with so many Symbolist works, The Silver Apples of the Moon is inspired by poetry, taking its title from W. B. Yeats’ poem  The Song of Wandering Aengus.  This is a twilight scene depicting the poem’s character: “a glimmering girl, With apple blossom in her hair  …..   The silver apples of the moon, The golden apples of the sun.”

    Margaret  Macdonald Mackintosh and W. B. Yeats had a common interest in mysticism and the occult, as well as being influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites. The Silver Apples of the Moon is known to have been exhibited in 1912 at the 33rd Annual Exhibition of The Royal Scottish Societies of Watercolours and subsequently in 1913 at the 52nd Exhibition Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.

    Macdonald Mackintosh exhibited at the 1900 Vienna Secession, where she undoubtedly influenced the Secessionists Gustav Klimt and Josef Hoffmann.  She was wife of pioneering Glasgow architect, interior decorator and painter Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The Silver Apples of the Moon is estimated at £50,000-£70,000.

    Here is Yeats’ poem The Song of Wandering Aengus:

    I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flicking out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
    When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire aflame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And some one called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.

Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.

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    ICONIC FASHION DRAWINGS BY RENE GRUAU AT CHRISTIE’S IN OCTOBER

    Friday, September 30th, 2011

    Rene Gruau The Red Coat, circa 1950 (£3,000-5,000). (Click on images to enlarge). UPDATE: SOLD FOR £15,000.

    THE autumn sale of of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design at Christie’s in London on October 25 includes these iconic original fashion drawings by René Gruau (1909-2004) renowned haute couture illustrator who fashioned the style of the forties and fifties.  He was favoured by  leading fashion houses, including Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Balmain and Lanvin and was commissioned by the American editor Fleur Cowles in the 1950’s for Look and Flair magazines.

     

    UPDATE:  THE collection of René Gruau fashion illustrations easily quadrupled its low estimate. Bidding was fierce in the room, on the phone and online, mostly from European collectors and trade. 

    There is contemporary design, Art Nouveau, Modern and Postmodern works in a sale of over 130 lots expected to realise more than £2 million.

    Rene Gruau On the beach, circa 1950 (£3,000-5,000) UPDATE: SOLD FOR £5,000

    Rene Gruau The Blue Bows, circa 1950 (£3,000 -5,000). UPDATE: SOLD FOR £9,375

    
				
    

				
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    FLAWLESS DIAMONDS ANYONE?
    
				Sunday, September 25th, 2011

				
    
					
    A pair of 35.77 and 35.61-carat D colour flawless clarity Type IIa round brilliant-cut diamonds, estimated at US$7/9 million each.
    

    This pair of unmounted, round, brilliant cut diamonds weighing 35.77 and 35.61 carats each and graded “D Flawless” will lead Christie’s sale of magnificent jewels in Hong Kong on November 29.  “D Flawless” is the highest accolade for colour and clarity and the Type 11a stones have been estimated at $7-9 million US dollars each.  They were uncovered at two separate mines in southern Africa, the Jwaneng mine in Botswana and the Saxendrift mine in South Africa.
    

    Beginning in October the sale will be toured to New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Singapore, Bangkok, Geneva, Taipei and Hong Kong.
    

    UPDATE: the 35.77 carat stone sold for  $8,275,350 US dollars, the 35.61 carat stone made $8,131,654 US.
    
				
    

				
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    CHRISTIE’S TO SELL 14 PAINTINGS FROM QUINLAN COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF NAMA
    
				Monday, September 19th, 2011

				
    
					
    Andy Warhol Dollar Sign ($400,000-600,000) to be sold in New York on November 9. UPDATE:  THIS MADE $782,500.
    

    A total of 14 paintings formerly owned by the Irish developer Derek Quinlan – including works by Warhol, William Scott and Paul Henry –  are to be sold by Christie’s in London and New York on behalf of NAMA, the National Asset Management Agency.  Proceeds will be used to pay some of Mr. Quinlan’s debts, which have been taken over by NAMA.
    

    Christie’s announced today that 14 works of art from a Private Collection will be offered from a NAMA debtor “who has co-operated in the disposal”. The most valuable of the works is Dollar Sign by Andy Warhol which will be sold at the Post-War and Contemporary Art auction  in New York on November 9.  It is estimated at $400,000-600,000.  Two other works will be offered in New York, Ace Airport by Alex Katz ($150,000-200,000) and Arches Cover by Robert Motherwell ($60,000-80,000).  UPDATE: Ace Airport was unsold. and Arches Cover made $74,500.
    

    The remaining eleven works will be offered at Christie’s
    

    In Connemara by Paul Henry (£70,000-100,000) to be sold in London on November 17.
    

    sale of 20th Century British and Irish Art on November 17 in London.  They are:  Still life variation 2 by William Scott (£200,000-300,000);  Côte de la Mer, Bretagne by Roderic O’Conor  (£150,000- 250,000); Man doing accounts by Jack Butler Yeats (£120,000-180,000);  In Connemara by Paul Henry (£70,000-100,000);  Still life with candle by William Scott (£60,000-80,000); Sailor Home from Sea by Jack Butler Yeats (£60,000-80,000);  Gateway 4 by Ivon Hitchens (£60,000-80,000); Avington Water No. 1 by Ivon Hitchens (£50,000-80,000); A Quiet Read by Roderic O’Connor (£40,000-60,000); Tinkers Picking Whitethorn by Louis le Brocquy (£40,000-60,000) and Woman by Louis le Brocquy (£40,000 to £60,000).
    

     
    

    UPDATE: THE FOLLOWING RESULTS WERE ACHIEVED;
    

    Still life variation 2 by William Scott (£200,000-300,000) - sold for £385,250

Man doing accounts by Jack Butler Yeats (£120,000-180,000) - sold for £183,650

In Connemara by Paul Henry (£70,000-100,000) - sold for £109,250

Still life with candle by William Scott (£60,000-80,000) - this was unsold.

Sailor Home from Sea by Jack Butler Yeats (£60,000-80,000) - sold for £73,250

Gateway 4 by Ivon Hitchens (£60,000-80,000)   -  sold for £169,250

Avington Water No. 1 by Ivon Hitchens (£50,000-80,000) - sold for £157,250

A Quiet Read by Roderic O’Connor (£40,000-60,000  - sold for £43,250

Tinkers Picking Whitethorn by Louis le Brocquy (£40,000-60,000)  - this was unsold.

Woman by Louis le Brocquy (£40,000 to £60,000) - this was unsold.
    

    Cote de la Mer, Bretagne by Roderic O'Conor (£150,000- 250,000) -  this was unsold.
    
				
    

				
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    CONTEMPORARY ART FROM NORTON COLLECTION AT CHRISTIES
    
				Monday, September 12th, 2011

				
    
					
    Paul McCarthy (B. 1945) Tomato Head (Green) (Click to enlarge).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR $4.6 million
    

    Contemporary art from the Peter Norton Collection will be offered by Christie’s in New York in November.  The single owner collection,  to be offered at sales on November 8 and 9, is expected to realise around $25 million.
    

    Artists in the collection include Matthew Barney, Mark Bradford, Sophie Calle, Maurizio Cattelan, Robert Gober, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, David Hammons, Jim Hodges, Barbara Kruger, Paul McCarthy, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Charles Ray, Fred Tomaselli, Kara Walker and Christopher Wool.
    

    A Silicon Valley pioneer Peter Norton created a series of highly successful software programs including the pioneering Norton™ AntiVirus.  He also became an active and adventurous collector of the work of emerging artists.  In 2000, over 1,000 works from the collection were gifted to 32 institutions.
    


    

    
				
    

				
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    ELIZABETH TAYLOR’S FABULOUS JEWELS TO MAKE MORE THAN $30 MILLION
    
				Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

				
    
					
    The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond, of 33.19 carats D color, VS1 clarity, potentially internally flawless Gift from Richard Burton Purchased from Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York May 16, 1968 Estimate: $2,500,000 – 3,500,000 (In 1969 he paid $305,000 for it) UPDATE: IT MADE $8,818,500, a world auction record for a colourless diamond by carat.A Suite of Ruby and Diamond Jewelry By Cartier Gift from Mike Todd, August 1957 Necklace estimate: $200,000 – 300,000 Bracelet estimate: $150,000 – 200,000 Earrings estimate: $80,000 – 120,000
    

    DETAILS of the fabulous Elizabeth Taylor jewellery collection have been released by Christie’s. The dazzling array, including diamonds, gemstones, historic jewels, and one-of-a-kind creations comprises 269 magnificent jewels.
    

    Most were gifts from Mike Todd – the only one of Taylor’s seven husbands whom she did not divorce (he died after a year of marriage) and  Richard Burton.  The collection, to be sold in New York in December, is estimated to achieve well in excess of $30 million.
    

    “This is without a doubt the greatest private collection of jewelry ever assembled in one place, and Christie’s is honored to have been entrusted with the global tour of the collection this fall, and the sale of the collection in its entirety this December,”  said Marc Porter, Chairman and President of Christie’s Americas.
    

    “Elizabeth Taylor’s passion for jewelry was well-known, but it is her depth of knowledge about fine jewelry that truly impresses,” said François Curiel, International Jewelry Director and President of Christie’s Asia. “From the first time I met her in 1998, it was clear that she possessed an expert’s eye for craftsmanship, rarity, quality and history.  She collected the best pieces from the best periods, and as a result her collection boasts exquisite examples from the most celebrated of jewelry designers, including BVLGARI, Boucheron, Cartier, JAR, Schlumberger, Tiffany, and Van Cleef & Arpels, among others.
    

    On December 13, 2011, Christie’s New York will present 80 of Ms. Taylor’s most iconic jewels in a special Evening Sale, followed by 189 additional jewels in two Day Sale sessions on December 14.  (CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE IT)
    

    

    Tour Dates and Locations: Highlights from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor
    

    September 15 & 16, GUM, Red Square, Moscow,
    

    September 24, 25 & 26, Christie’s, London
    

    October 13, 14, 15 & 16, MOCA Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles
    

    October 23  Emirates Tower Hotel, Dubai
    

    November 11 & 12 Four Seasons Hotel de Bergues, Geneva
    

    November 16 & 17 Christie’s Paris
    

    November 24, 25, 26 & 27 Hong Kong Convention Center
    

    December 3 – 12  Christie’s New York
    

    

    See antiquesandartireland.com post for June 29.
    

    

    A Pair of Diamond and Multi-Colored Sapphire “Ball” Ear Clips By JAR Purchased in Paris, December 2001 Estimate: $100,000 – 150,000 UPDATE: THESE MADE $602,500.
    

    Emerald and Diamond Jewelry By BVLGARI, Ring estimate: $600,000 -800,000.  UPDATE: THIS MADE $3,330,500
    

    The Burton Wedding Bands (to be sold on December 14) Estimate: $6,000-8,000. These diamond-set wedding bands were given by Burton on their marriages in 1964 in Montreal and in 1975 in Botswana.  UPDATE: THEY MADE $1,022,500
    

    A Ruby and Diamond Ring, of 8.24 carats By Van Cleef & Arpels, 1968 Gift from Richard Burton, Christmas 1968 Estimate: $1,000,000 – 1,500,000  UPDATE: IT MADE $4,226,500 A WORLD AUCTION RECORD PER CARAT PER RUBY.
    

    
				
    

				
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    WARHOL’S SCREAMS AND REMBRANDT’S PUPPY AT CHRISTIE’S
    
				Thursday, August 25th, 2011

				
    
					
    Andy Warhol, The Scream (after Munch), estimate £150,000-250,000. (Click on image to enlarge).  UPDATE: THIS MADE £157,250
    

    Andy Warhol The Scream (after Munch), estimate £100,000-150,000. (Click to enlarge).
    

    Never before published prints by Andy Warhol, based on Edward Munch’s The Scream, feature at Christie’s sale of Old Master, Modern and Contemporary prints in London on September 21.  The two prints dating from 1984 exist only in unique colour variants.  There are prints by artists from Dürer to Rembrandt and Warhol to Richter.  Estimates range from £1,000 to £180,000. The sale is expected to realise more than £3 million.
    

    On September 20 at South Kensington Christie’s will offer Old Master, Modern and Contemporary prints including property from the estate of Ernst Beyeler. British printmaking is strong in this 300 lot sale.  There are examples by Richard Hamilton, Ben Nicholson, Peter Blake, Sybil Andrews and Lucian Freud and estimates are from £500 to £25,000.
    

    

    Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn A sleeping Puppy estimate £15,000-£20,000. (Click on image to enlarge).  UPDATE: THIS MADE £34,850.
    

    Albrecht Durer Adam and Eve, estimate £150,000-250,000. (Click to enlarge).  UPDATE: THIS MADE £181,250.
    

    
				
    

				
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    RICHARD GERE’S GUITAR COLLECTION AT CHRISTIE’S
    
				Thursday, August 18th, 2011

				
    
					
    THE actor Richard Gere’s guitar collection comes up for auction at Christie’s in New York on October 11.  Included are vintage American guitars from the marquee names of C.F. Martin, Gibson, Fender, Gretsch and Epiphone, and a selection of amplifiers, as well as iconic guitars that belonged to Albert King, Peter Tosh and James D’Aquisto.  Around 110 lots are expected to realise $1 million.
    

    Born in 1949 Richard Gere, who has starred in over 40 films, is an accomplished musician.  He studied trumpet and is a self-taught pianist and guitarist. His best-known films include An Officer and a Gentleman, Days of Heaven, American Gigolo, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Pretty Woman, Primal Fear, Unfaithful, and Chicago, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He played in the films Cotton Club and Pretty Woman.  His personal collection of American vintage guitars is based upon their playability and craftsmanship.
    

    ” Although it’s more than a little painful to let them go, each one has been played, loved and appreciated- and will be again” he said. “All my proceeds from this sale will go to support humanitarian causes around the world.”
    

    UPDATE: THE collection sold for near $1 million dollars.  The top lot was a 1960 sold-body Les Paul electric guitar by Gibson, which made $98,000.
    

    

    C.F.MARTIN AND COMPANY A GUITAR, STYLE D-28, NAZARETH, PA., 1931 Estimate: $50,000-70,000.
    

    GIBSON INCORPORATED A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, FLYING V KALAMAZOO, MI, 1958 Estimate: $60,000-90,000 Documented as a pre-production prototype by Gibson Incorporated, the guitar was formally the property of Albert King.
    

    FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, STRATOCASTER FULLERTON, CA., 1954 Estimate: $30,000-40,000
    

    
				
    

				
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