Christie’s to Offer the Magnificent Art Collection of Computing Pioneer Max Palevsky

NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the sale of the Collection of Max Palevsky, a superb group of over 250 works ranging from Antiquities to those by the most significant artists from the Impressionist and Modern and Post-War and Contemporary periods. The collection will be offered throughout multiple auctions starting in October 2010 at Christie’s New York and is expected to realize from $53 million to $78 million. Born in Chicago, Palevsky (1924-2010) was an innovator and forerunner in computers and [...]

Sotheby’s Announces Contemporary Asian Art Autumn Sale

HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold its Contemporary Asian Art Autumn Sale 2010 on 4 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, bringing forward a total of 217 lots estimated at over HK$150 million / US$19 million. The sale highlights an important work of contemporary Chinese art – Zhang Xiaogang’s 1992 masterpiece, Chapter of a New Century – Birth of the People’s Republic of China II (Est. HK$21 – 23 million / US$2.69 – 2.94 million). This [...]

Exceptional Works of South Asian Art to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s

NEW YORK, NY.- On 16 September 2010 Sotheby’s will offer South Asian Art as one of the Asia week series of auctions. The sale presents 112 works dating from 18th century miniatures to paintings and sculpture from some of the leading names in Indian modern and contemporary art. Among the highlights is Cinq Sens (Five Senses), by MF Husain which was previously in the collection of Roberto Rossellini; it is the leading painting in an exceptional group of 16 works [...]

Sotheby’s Hong Kong to Hold 20th Century Chinese Art Autumn Sale in October

HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong 20th Century Chinese Art Autumn Sale will be held on 4 October, offering a meticulous selection of more than 120 lots estimated at HK$130 million. Apart from a number of outstanding works passed down by celebrated Chinese painters active in French art circles from the early 20th Century, the auction will also feature a collection of exceptionally rare paintings scheduled to debut in the art market for the first time. Taking place from 2 to [...]

Christie’s Expects Poussin’s Painting to Fetch Up to $31 Million

LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s expects a major work called “Ordination” by French master Nicolas Poussin to fetch 15-20 million pounds ($23-31 million) when it goes under the hammer in London on December 7. The auctioneer will be hoping to repeat the spectacular prices for old master paintings fetched at the equivalent sale last year, when a Raphael drawing made a record $47.9 million and a Rembrandt painting sold for around $33 million. Richard Knight, co-head of old masters and 19th century [...]

Sotheby’s to Sell Group of Exceptional Paintings from the Collection of Supermodel Jerry Hall

LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that it will offer for sale a group of 14 outstanding and revealing Contemporary artworks from the Collection of Jerry Hall, the world-famous American supermodel and actress, in its forthcoming October 2010 Contemporary Art sales, which coincide with London’s Frieze Art Fair. The artworks, together estimated to realise in excess of £1.5 million, will be offered in Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction on Friday, 15 October and Contemporary Art Day Auction on Saturday, 16 October. This exceptional [...]

ArtTactic’s Chinese Contemporary Art Market Confidence Survey Shows Continued Strong Recovery

NEW YORK, NY.- This week, ArtTactic released its newest Chinese contemporary art market confidence survey, which — as expected, considering the success of this spring’s auctions in Hong Kong and mainland China — shows a 27% positive increase in confidence over December 2009, with a majority of respondents believing either that the Chinese contemporary art market has rebounded or will do so within one year. Over the past 18 months, the emergence of the mainland Chinese auction house as a [...]

Bonhams Offer Important Works by Leading Egyptian Artists in Dubai Sale

LONDON.- A work by Ahmed Moustafa Egypt’s leading contemporary artist will be one of the star lots in Bonhams next sale of Middle Eastern Contemporary art in Dubai on October 11. ‘Man in a rocking chair’ was executed early on in the artist’s early career and is estimated to sell for $180,000-$240,000 at the Bonhams auction in Dubai. Bonhams latest sale of South Asian and Middle East Art at the Royal Mirage Hotel in Dubai is proving to be a [...]

Treasures of the Islamic and Indian Worlds at Christie’s London

LONDON.- Christie’s Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds sale on 5 October, presents a wealth of over 400 rare and beautiful treasures of high quality and significant provenance which span the 9th to the 19th century. Setting the tone, the sale begins with 50 lots from the core of Dr. Mohammed Said Farsi’s classical Islamic Art collection. The group is led by an extremely rare Fatimid Egyptian carved wooden panel, circa 1150 (estimate: £400,000-600,000) and a late 18th century [...]

Irma Sterns Zanzibar Image of Indian Beauty to Sell at Bonhams

LONDON.- An arresting image from Irma Stern’s time in Zanzibar, where she was powerfully affected by the beauty of the local Indian women, features in Bonhams next sale of South African Art in London on October 26 and 27. There are no fewer than four images by Stern (1894 to 1966) in this sale estimated at between £1.5m to £2m for the quartet. The Zanzibari beauty which caught Stern’s eye, titled ‘Bahora girl’ is an enchanting image dating from 1945. [...]

Bonhams to Sell Album of Paintings of Australia’s Famed Wine Growing Region

LONDON.- An album of paintings of Australia’s famed wine growing region, the Barossa Valley, by an English vicar sent as a parish priest to Lyndoch in 1877, will be sold at Bonhams Exploration & Travel Sale on September 15 in London. What makes this album of topographical views particularly interesting is that they show the region as it was before the total domination of the vineyards. Jacob’s Creek for example is just a river running through a bleak rocky valley. [...]

Two Important Paintings Consigned to Auction through Christie’s iPhone App

LONDON.- The auction of Modern and Contemporary Australian Art at Christie’s on 23 September 2010 will offer a pair of rediscovered paintings of historical importance that was found in an attic and which was identified and consigned to auction through Christie’s iPhone application. The rare oil paintings by William Blamire Young celebrate the birth of the Australian army and were formerly in the ownership of its founder, Major General Edward ‘Curly’ Hutton. They are offered as a pair and are [...]

Basquiat, Hockney and Wesley Drive Momentum in Christie’s First Open Sale

NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the fall 2010 edition of First Open, a sale of edgy Post-War & Contemporary Art to be held on September 22, 2010 in New York. The offering runs the gamut with works by artists — such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Hockney, Donald Judd ,Yayoi Kusama, Frank Stella, Thomas Struth, John Wesley and Lisa Yuskavage — and is geared to appeal to both seasoned and novice collectors alike. The auction to feature 249 lots is expected [...]

The Oyster Eater by Henri Stresor Returns to France for the XXVth Biennale Des Antiquaires

PARIS.- A painting that once belonged to Cardinal Joseph Fesch (1763-1839), the half-brother of Napoleon’s mother, Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte, is among the superb selection of Old Masters being shown by Bernheimer-Colnaghi at the XXVth Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris from 15 to 22 September 2010. (Stand no. S02) The Oyster Eater, which shows a young man caught in the act of eating an oyster, was painted by Henri Stresor (1613?-1679) and has an asking price of 1.75 million euros. Very [...]

Sotheby’s to Sell Paintings To Benefit the David Nalbandian Foundation

NEW YORK, NY.- With the US Open underway Sotheby’s announced that it is to offer paintings by two of the leading artists in Argentina to benefit the charity founded by one of tennis’s biggest stars – David Nalbandian. The works will be included in the Latin American Art auction on 16 and 17 November in New York. The Argentine player has had a successful 2010, guiding Argentina through to the Davis Cup semi-finals and winning his 11th ATP World Tour [...]