Christie’s 1/25/2020

The ‘godmother of installation art’ — why this year will be big for Magdalena Abakanowicz



Beauty, fashion, sensuality — Tamara de Lempicka’s flawless visions of high-society glamour



‘I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them’: how Picasso reflected his life in still life



‘You start with the space, and everything else follows’: at home with the ‘orthodox minimalist’



Will anyone start the bidding at $100? Introducing Christie’s 100, a new online sale concept



Your 2020 reading list — our panel of critics and writers pick the best new art books


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Hugo Lonitz operated a majolica factory in what is now known as Haldensleben, Germany, between 1868 and 1904, using a mark of two fish enclosed in an oval. The factory exhibited internationally and was best known for its life-like pieces, such as this ‘Swan’ tureen

Estimate: £4,000-6,000
Until 29 January, Online






Alpine peaks and glacial valleys were perfect subjects for J.M.W. Turner to explore the effects of coloured light through atmospheric mist. Offered from the collection of J.E. Safra, this view of Mont Blanc dates from the artist’s tour of the Alps in 1836 — a watershed in the development of his later style

Estimate: $400,000-600,000
28 January, New York






In 1953 Pablo Picasso met his last muse, Jacqueline Roque, at the Madoura pottery in Vallauris, where his interest in ceramics had been catalysed seven years previously. Jacqueline au chevalet (Jacqueline at the Easel)shows the artist’s second wife in his workplace, underlining her importance to his art

Estimate: £18,000-25,000
30 January – 7 February, Online






Max Ernst’s Paysage-effet d’attouchement (1934-35) featured in the 1936 International Surrealist Exhibition in London, at which Salvador Dalí memorably appeared wearing a deep-sea diving suit. Its first owner was James Johnson Sweeney, director of the Guggenheim Museum from 1952 to 1959

Estimate: £1,500,000-2,500,000
5 February, London







Associated with the the Superflat group of Japanese artists, Yoshitomo Nara is best known for his pictures of children sporting vampire fangs or brandishing knives, crucifixes and flaming torches. He says he sees these children ‘among other, bigger, bad people... who are holding bigger knives’


Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000