Auction houses in London are now gearing up for major sales of Western works of art in the coming February and March. In terms of promotion and publicity, Sotheby's has taken a step ahead of others by bringing some of the highlights for its coming Impressionist & Modern Art, Surrealist Art and Contemporary Art for public display. The Value has taken a sneak peek at the viewing.
James Mackie
The centrepiece of the sale, Pablo Picasso's Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter) is introduced in our previous article. We also invited James Mackie, Head of Impressionist and Modern Art Department in London, to introduce works by Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte. Please stay tuned for the upcoming interview.
The preview is currently held in Hong Kong from 30 January to 2 February, and will later presented in Taipei on 6 and 7 February.
Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale｜2018/2/28
Pablo Picasso
Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)
Estimate upon request (The Value has learnt the estimate is around £36.5m/US$50m)
Alberto Giacometti
Lustre avec femme, homme et oiseau
Estimate: £6,000,000 - 8,000,000
Claude Monet
La porte du jardin a Vetheuil
Estimate: £2,000,000 - 3,000,000
Marc Chagall
Le Village bleu
Estimate: £1,500,000 - 2,500,000
Fernand Leger
Les Papillons
Estimate: £1,200,000 - 1,500,000
Georges Braque
Marguerites sur une caisse
Estimate: £1,000,000 - 1,500,000
Kees van Dongen
Deux femmes nues a la fenetre
Estimate: £750,000 - 1,000,000
Surrealist Art Evening Sale｜2018/2/28
Salvador Dali
Gradiva
Estimate: £1,200,000 - 1,800,000
Salvador Dali
Maison pour erotomane
Estimate: £1,200,000 - 1,800,000
Rene Magritte
Le jockey perdu
Estimate: £1,000,000 - 1,500,000
Rene Magritte
Ciel-bouteille
Estimate: £600,000 - 800,000
Rene Magritte
Le coup au coeur
Estimate: £500,000 - 700,000
Contemporary Art Evening Auction｜2018/3/7
Gerhard Richter
1025 Farben
Estimate upon Request
Andy Warhol
Hammer and Sickle
Estimate upon request
David Hockney
Different Kinds of Water Pouring into
Estimate: £6,000,000 - 8,000,000
Lucio Fontana
Concetto Spaziale, Attese
Estimate: £2,000,000 - 3,000,000