Christie’s no. 163

Coming soon: David Gilmour’s guitar collection, including the legendary ‘Black Strat’



Immortalised by Hockney, the curator who presided over the ‘triumph of American art’



The bohemian belle and society doyenne who captured the art and mind of Édouard Vuillard



At 4.5 billion years old, is this heart-shaped meteorite the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift?



What is it like for an artist to live surrounded by the imposing legacy of a famous father?



‘Soft and light of touch’ — the paintings and pleasures of Pierre-Auguste Renoir


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A specialist reveals why Van Gogh made her cry, pigeons are a challenge and estimates are ‘psychologically complicated’



Sculptor and installation artist Cornelia Parker contemplates her devotion to a design classic, and her fascination with glass



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Editor’s picks





William Spratling, one of the pioneers of the Mexican silver renaissance, designed this necklace and bracelet as a pre-Columbian-style sunburst

Estimate: $1,000-1,500
6-14 February, Online






The Fukang meteorite, which was recovered in China’s Gobi Desert in 2000, is a pallasite, which represent less than 0.2 per cent of all known meteorites

Estimate: $4,000-6,000
6-14 February, Online






The 16 miniatures in this illuminated book of hours from the late 15th century are the work of two artists

Estimate: €60,000-80,000
20 February, Paris






Poésies by the 19th-century French poet Stéphane Mallarméis the first book entirely illustrated by Henri Matisse

Estimate: €30,000-40,000
20 February, Paris


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Browse the Library of Marc Litzler, featuring books and manuscripts dating from the 15th century, 15-20 Feb

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Join Andrea Mattiello for a special lecture on David Hockney and his iconic double portraits, 26 Feb

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David Gilmour playing ‘The Black Strat’ for the ‘Live At Abbey Road’ series, 29 August 2006. Photograph by Polly Samson // Henry Geldzahler photographed in New York, September 1969. Photo: Jack Robinson / Hulton Archive / Getty Images // Édouard Vuillard and Lucy Hessel at Amfreville in Normandy, 1907 (detail). Vuillard Archives, Paris // Renoir. Photo: Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, France / Bridgeman Images

 

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What I’ve learned: Sara Friedlander, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art
One of my biggest challenges — logistically, commercially, curatorially — was the sale of Flying Rats, by the French-Algerian artist Kader Attia. It was the first big project that I worked on. The installation consists of a cage full of pigeons along with figures of children made out of birdseed. Over the course of a week the pigeons ate the children. It was wild, and a fascinating exercise in what art can do. Ultimately we were selling a concept, because the purchaser didn’t receive the pigeons or the cage, just a certificate.
https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/kader-attia-b-1970-flying-rats-4871351-details.aspx

The concept was interesting... Pigeons feedind (and pooping...) on childrenBUT...JUST A CERTIFICATE BOUGHT FOR 90 000$

 

!!Alfred Hitchcock would have approved

 

“Over the course of a week the pigeons ate the children.”

Eeeeeeeeeek!