Christie’s has announced that next May it will auction 12 works from the Anne Hendricks Bass collection, including paintings by Rothko and Monet, and a sculpture by Degas.
A brief and subjective review of Sotheby’s Orientalist art auction in London, March 2022, in which -as usual in this kind of auctions- it was not difficult to find excellent works sold for surprisingly low prices.
Summary of the most notable works from the Asian art auctions at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams in New York, March 2022.
Jean-Siméon Chardin’s “The Basket of Wild Strawberries” (1761) has been sold for €24.4 million by Artcurial Paris, a record for the artist.
Sotheby’s has announced that its Modern Art Auction on May 17 in New York will include one of Claude Monet’s painted views of the Grand Canal in Venice, expected to sell in the region of $50 million
A painting by Op artist Bridget Riley led Christie’s March 2022 auction of modern British and Irish art, with most works achieving prices well above their pre-sale estimates.
Next May, Christie’s will auction in New York one of Andy Warhol’s four “Shot Marilyns”, a work carrying a presale estimate of around $200 million.
In July 2022, Christie’s London will auction Antonio Canova’s recently rediscovered “Maddalena Giacente” (Recumbent Magdalene), a work that carries a pre-sale estimate of between £5 million and £8 million
The €10 million ($11 million) paid for “Pavonia” (1929) is a new auction record for the artist, whose “Nu de de deux” (1940-42) fetched 3.3 million euros.
A first overview of the most notable works from the upcoming Asian art auctions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s in New York, March 2022.
