Christie’s 10/3/2020

Art stories to feed the mind and soul



Inside a secret sculpture garden in Basque France — ‘a beautiful adventure that lasted 50 years’



‘He wore the hell out of it’: the Rolex Daytona that helped a legend of Le Mans to win races


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After decades in the shadows, why the sensual art of Vittorio Corcos is back in vogue



From sculptural to geometrical, abstract to figurative: the women artists to invest in right now



‘We’re breaking the rules’ — the same excitement and big names, but in a bold new auction format



A note made by JFK in the first TV presidential debate — is this the moment he wrote it down?


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The Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola works exclusively with drawing materials — ink, pastel, pencil, charcoal — to create portraits such as Untitled, executed in 2011. ‘I’m known for my very layered, intricate mark-making,’ she told The Guardian newspaper in August. Her work is now on show at the Barbican in London

Estimate: $15,000-20,000
7 October, New York






‘Lacca povera’ — or ‘poor man’s lacquer’ — emerged in Venice as an inexpensive substitute for lacquerware from the Orient. The technique spread across Europe, becoming known as decoupage in France. This rococo ‘lacca’ comodino, made in the third quarter of the 18th century, typifies the tradition of Genoese ‘lacca’

Estimate: £4,000-6,000
until 15 October, Online






Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was around 16 years old when he painted Cheval de chasse à courre in 1880. An aristocratic upbringing, in which riding had been a principal pastime, contributed to the artist’s lifelong fascination with horses. This work is signed Monfa — short for his full family name, de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa

Estimate: $180,000-250,000
8 October, New York






This Egyptian bronze cat head, just over 3 in (7.9 cm) high, has been dated to circa 664-332 BC. It has a scarab on its forehead, and a lightly incised image of a falcon on the back of it. Both decorations are linked to the solar deities Bastet and Sakhmet, as well as the feline aspect of Re, sometimes called ‘The Great Cat who dwells in Heliopolis’

Estimate: $15,000-20,000
13 October, New York










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Beatriz Milhazes (b. 1960), Fleur de la Passion: Maracujá, 1995-1996. Acrylic on canvas. Estimate: $350,000-550,000. Offered in Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale on 7 October 2020 at Christie’s in New York // Mark Rothko (1903-1970), Untitled, 1967. Oil on canvas. Estimate: $30,000,000-50,000,000. Offered in 20th Century Evening Sale on 6 October 2020 at Christie’s in New York. Artwork: © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko ARS, NY and DACS, London // Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji, 1920-2013), 21.10.63, 1963 (detail). © DACS 2020 // Vice President Richard Nixon speaks during the presidential debate of 1960, while his opponent, Senator John F. Kennedy, takes notes. The moderator is Howard K. Smith. Photo: Bettmann / Getty Images

 

I dropped into Christie's to see Stan & found you have to make an appointment.

 

SO, inquiring minds want to know.....did you make your appointment??????

 

No, something else had brought me into the neighborhood & I made a point to pass by, since it was on my route. Stan was visible from an outside window & will only be on display through Tuesday. They've lit him dramatically but weirdly, with some lights going on & off. Not sure what the effect is supposed to be. Volcano erupting in the distance, perhaps. Saw enough to satisfy my inquiring mind.

 

I wouldn't have associated that painting with Toulouse-Lautrec.

 

I envy that sculpture garden madly ! How wonderful it must have been to amble around absorbing all that splendor.