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SOTHEBYSEUROPESEASONHIGHLIGHTSApriltoMay2011
SelectedJuneandJulyHighlights
SothebysLondon
TheStuartCaryWelchCollection,PartOne:ArtsoftheIslamicWorldWednesday,6April,2011
Onviewfrom1April
Sothebyswillofferforsaletheoutstandingandscholarly
collectionofIslamicandIndianArtassembledbythelate
StuartCary
Welch.
This
celebrated
collection,
which
is
estimated torealise6million,willbeoffered inLondon
in two parts: Part I. The Stuart Cary Welch Collection:
Arts of the Islamic World on 6 April, and Part II. The
Stuart Cary Welch Collection: Arts of India on 31 May.
Among themany highlights of the sale is an illustrated
folio depicting the story of King Faridun transforming
himselfintoadragontotestthecourageofhisthreesons,
from one of the most famous Persian manuscripts ever
produced, the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp. This royal
manuscript,whichwasatonetimeownedbytheBarons
Edmund andMauricedeRothshild, is acknowledged asoneofthesupremeillustratedmanuscriptsofanyperiod
or culture, and among the greatest works of art in the
world.ThecelebratedShanamehor BookofKings is the
Persian national epic, narrating the history and mythology of the result of 25 years work, to Sultan
MahmudofGhazna in1010AD.Itquicklybecameareveredandpopular textassociatedwithkingsand
princes,andasymbolofroyalsovereignty.ThisparticularleaffromtheShanamehofShahTahmaspisone
ofthemostimportantevertoappearontheopenmarketandisoneofthefinestminiaturesfromthebook
attributabletoAqaMirak.Itisestimatedat23million*.
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SothebysLondon
ArtsoftheIslamicWorldWednesday,6April,2011
Onviewfrom1April
SothebyssaleoftheArtsoftheIslamicWorldtotakeplaceinLondon
onWednesday,6Aprilwillofferanarrayofbeautifulandrareobjects,paintingsandmanuscriptswhichhighlighttheachievementsofartists
andcraftsmenfromacrosstheMuslimworld.Thesaleisparticularly
richinworkswhichrevealtheculturalefflorescencewhichtookplace
duringtheMiddleAgesontheMediterraneanseaboardfromIslamic
Spain to theLevant.RepresentingheritageofAlAndalusandNorth
Africa isapairofAlmohadperiodbronzedoorknockersoriginating
from the twelfth century, estimated at 180,000250,000. From the
Eastern Mediterranean region thereare two importantworksofart
producedunder the Fatimid andMamlukdynasties: amonumental
marble water jar, Egypt, eleventhtwelfth century, estimated at
200,000300,000 and a Highly Important Mamluk ArmorialCandlestick made for Sayf alDin Qushtumur, majordomo of
TuquztamuralHamawi,MamlukviceroyofEgypt(13401)andSyria
(13425), estimated at 23 million, which was formerly in the Collection of Rudolf, Graf von Hoyos
Sprinzenstein(18211896)(picturedabove).
SothebysParis
ImportantFrenchFurniture,SculptureandWorksofArtWednesday,6April,2011
Onviewfrom2April
Furniture with Svres porcelain plaques was considered the
epitomeofrefinementbyFrenchdecorativeartscollectorsinthe
eighteenth century. Sothebys Important Furniture, Sculpture
andWorksofArtinParisonWednesday,6April2011willoffer
a superb example, a secrtaire with an estimate of 1.52.5
million. The most wellknown cabinet makers of the grand
sicle, such as BVRB, Carlin, Riesener and Weisweiler, often
produced furniture under the direction of merchants
haberdashers, including Poirier and Daguerre, who benefited
from an exclusive relationship with Svres porcelainmanufactory.Themerchants successfullyoperatedbetween the
wealthy client and cabinet makers, often acquiring precious
materials in the form of lacquer panels, and Svres or China
porcelain. In the eighteenth century these pieces of furniture
attracted a large female clientele, including illustrious figures
suchastheMazarinDuchess,MariaFeodorovna,futureEmpress
ofRussia;thedArtoisCountess,andQueenMarieAntoinette,as
well as the courtesanMadame duBarry,who commissioned a
chestofdrawersdecoratedwithpanelsbyPaterandLancret. In thenineteenthand twentiethcenturies,
thisfurnitureformedpartoftheHillidonandWallacecollections,andtheRothschildcollection,inwhichthepresent scretairewaskeptuntil the closeof the1970s.Examples canbe found in theMetropolitan
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included in thesalehaveneverbeenofferedatauctionbefore.Highlights includeClaudioParmiggianis
Senza titolo,achalkandmetalsaw1974,estimatedat30,00040,000.Several internationalcontemporary
artistswill alsobe sold at auction, includingTracyEmin, ShirinNeshat,LouiseBourgeois,ChrisOfili,
TakashiMurakami,AnishKapoorandJaumePlensa.
SothebysLondonNoblesseObligeThursday,14April,2011
Onviewfrom10April
OnThursday, 14April 2011,SothebysLondonwillhold
the saleNoblesseOblige, comprisinganexquisite selection
ofdecorativeand fineartswithremarkable links tosome
of Europes most important aristocratic families. A
highlightof thesale is the largestgroupofproperty from
the collection of the Duchesse de Berry to come to the
marketsinceher lifetime whichgivesahighlypersonalinsight into the life of one of the most remarkable,
unconventional and iconic women of the nineteenth
century in addition to property descended from the
RoyalBourbonFamilyand theAustrian ImperialFamily,
aswellasan importantgroupofproperty thatrepresents
theNeoclassicalGrandTourperiod inmagnificent form. Thesaleoffersa totalof500 lots,estimated to
fetchinexcessof2million,andthefurnitureandfineart,paintings,silver,ceramicsandtextilesembody
thepinnacleofdecorativeartsfromabygoneera manyofthepiecescarryingwiththemtheremarkable
historiesofthenotablehomesandownersfromwhichtheyoriginate.
SothebysAmsterdam
TheBatArtventureCollectionFormerlyKnownAsThePeterStuyvesantCollection,PartTwoThursday,19April,2011
Onviewfrom14April
SothebysAmsterdamwilloffer for saleonThursday, 19April
2011, thesecondpartofthe formerPeterStuyvesantCollection,
property of British American Tobacco Netherlands (BAT). The
sale comprises around 190 works by a mixed group of
contemporaryinternationalartistssuchasSimonHantai,PatrickHeron (Violet, Orange and Reds with Green Disc, est. 50,000
70,000, pictured left), Jean Degottex, Camille Graeser, Guido
Molinari, JoseManuelBroto,AchillePerilli,RichardLohseand
Luis Tomasello. All the artworks are completely fresh to the
marketandthesaleisestimatedtorealiseinexcessof1million.
On8March2010,SothebysAmsterdamsoldthefirstpartofthis
collection. The sale exceeded all expectations, achieving a
remarkabletotalof13.6million($18.6million/12.2million),wellinexcessofpresaleexpectations(46
million) and thehighest total ever achieved in theNetherlands for a saleof fine art.The formerPeter
Stuyvesant Collection represents a pioneering approach to display art in a factory setting to inspire
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workersbytransformingtheirsurroundings.ThiswastheconceptoftheCollectionsfounder,Alexander
Orlow(19182009),whosegreatinnovationwastochangethecontextinwhichartisappreciated.
SothebysLondon
BEZALEL:Legacy,Innovation,Inspiration
ASellingExhibitionThursday,5MaytoWednesday,11May,2011
SothebysLondonistocollaboratewithBezalelAcademyofArtsand
Design Jerusalem on their first ever exhibition in the UK, in
conjunction with Janice Blackburn. From Thursday, 5 May to
Wednesday,11May,2011,Sothebyswillhostasellingexhibitionof
work by recent graduates and students from the academy in
Jerusalem. Ceramics andglass,photography, industrialdesign and
fashionwillfeatureinSothebysNewBondStreetgalleries.Bezalel
Legacy Innovation Inspiration offers a real insight into the multi
layered typesofdesign thathaveearnedBezalel itsmuchdeservedreputation as one of theworlds most outstanding arts institutions,
whichvisitorstotheexhibitioninSothebysEastGallerywillbeable
to see and enjoy for themselves. Curator Janice Blackburn visited
IsraellastyeartoseeRonAradsspectacularnewDesignMuseumin
Holon and took the opportunity to meet designers and explore
studiosandgalleries. AfteradayatBezalel,lookingatstudentwork
andtalkingtoPresidentProfessorArnonZuckerman,shefeltmotivatedtobringaselectionofthebestof
pastandpresentstudentsworktoLondon.Janiceregardsthehigh levelanddiversityoftheworktobe
exceptional,sparklingandwithoriginalthoughtandartisticvision.
SothebysLondon
TheGreekSaleMonday,9May,2011
Onviewfrom4May
SothebysGreekSale,onMonday,9May2011,willdraw
togetheranexceptionalarrayofGreekart,withimportant
examples of Greek Modernism by eminent 20thcentury
masterssuchasConstantinosParthenis,YiannisTsarouchis
and Yiannis Moralis. The Resurrection by ConstantinosParthenis (18781967) forms part of a seriesof works forAthens City Hall, commissioned by the Metaxas
government in 1939 (pictured left). Parthenis executed
manypreliminarydrawingsforthisdecorativescheme,as
wellasplans for their final installationbeforeabandoning
the project. The other two related scenes,The Virgin and
ChildandTheCrucifixionare currently in the collectionof
theNationalGalleryandAlexandrosSountzosMuseumin
Athens. Estimated at 300,000500,000 (345,000575,000), the present work is the only example still in
privatehands.FollowingtherecordpriceachievedatSothebysGreekSaleinLondoninNovember2010foraSoldierDancingZeimbekikobyYiannisTsarouchis (191089), theSpringsalewillbe leadbyanother
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masterpieceofthesametitlebytheartist,estimatedat300,000500,000(345,000575,000).Paintedin1988,
EroticbyYiannisMoralis (19162009) isamonumental,harmoniousanddeeplypoeticwork thatshowstheartistattheheightofhispowers.Estimatedat200,000300,000(230,000345,000),thecompositionis
redolentofalovers embrace,despitethegeometricabstractionofthefigures.
SothebysLondonTravel,AtlasesMapsandNaturalHistoryThursday,10May,2011
Onviewfrom5May
Sothebys Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural
History sale on Thursday, 10 May 2011 will be
highlighted by the property of Peter Hopkirk:
The Great Game, a collection of over 150 rare
books, pamphlets, maps, journals and articles
relating to Central Asia, the Caucasus, Persia,
Russia, Turkey, India and China (est. 10,00015,000,pictured left).The GreatGame refers to
the clandestine rivalry and power struggle
between British India and Tsarist Russia over
CentralAsia,AfghanistanandPersiainthenineteenthcentury,thestoryofwhichisfullyanddramatically
described inPeterHopkirksbookof thesamename.PeterHopkirk (b.1930)wasareporter for ITN, the
NewYork correspondentof theDailyExpress,and fornearly20yearsa journalistonTheTimes, fiveof
whichas its chief reporter,and finallyasaMiddleandFarEast specialist.Hopkirk is theauthorof six
booksonCentralAsiaandTheGreatGame,and in1999hewasawarded theSirPercySykesMemorial
Medal In recognition of his outstanding contribution to increasing mans knowledge of Central Asia
throughhisextensive travels,scholarshipandwritings. Hopkirks librarywassoldatSothebys in1998,howeverthispresentcollectionwasnotincludedinthatsaleandrepresentsimportantsourcematerialfor
hisownbooksandnearlyeveryvolumecontainshisbookplate.
SothebysAmsterdam
OldMasterPaintingsTuesday,10May,2011
Onviewfrom6May
The undoubted highlight of the Old Master
Paintings sale in Amsterdam on Tuesday, 10
May is Jan Steens School class with a sleeping
schoolmaster, one of his finest treatments of a
schoolroominterior.Itishisonlyrepresentation
ofaschoolroomstillremaininginprivatehands,
and is both signed and dated. It has a
remarkable provenance, going as far back as
1764, which includes the distinguished Baring
collection in the nineteenth century. This
exciting picture perfectly demonstrates Steens
mastery at depicting the humorous side ofeveryday life,whichremainsas true to lifeand
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assuccessful incapturingourattention todayas itwas tohisviewers in theseventeenthcentury.School
classwithasleepingschoolmasterisestimatedat300,000400,000(picturedonpreviouspage).
SothebysParis
LessentielHeinzHajekHalkeandPhotographies
Tuesday,10May,2011Onviewfrom5May
In order to build on the outstanding success of the companys sales of
Photographs in Paris since 2008,Pariswill become theEuropean centre for
sales in this field. The European department, led by Simone Klein, will be
based in Paris. Sothebys Paris will present an important and compelling
groupofvintageprintsbyHeinzHajekHalkedating from the 1920s to the
1940s (pictured left).Hisworkoccupies a significantplace in thehistoryof
photography, characterised in the interwar years by photomontages and
experimental images reflectingon life inBerlin.A secondphotography sale
alsotakingplaceon10May2011,featuresphotographsfromvariousowners,including an important group of works by Josef Sudek, Rudolf Koppitz,
HeinrichKhn,ManRay,EugneAtget,HelmutNewtonandShirinNeshat.
SothebysGeneva
ImportantWatchesSunday,15May,2011
Onviewfrom13May
Sothebys spring sale of Important Watches, to be staged at the HtelBeauRivage in Geneva on Sunday, 15 May 2011, will embark world
collectorsonajourneythroughfivecenturiesofwatchhistory,from1580
tothepresentday. Thesalewillincludeiconicpiecesfromeachera,from
a 16th century German tambour watch to a 1962 highly rare PatekPhilippe Chronograph (est. CHF 600,0001,000,000, pictured right),through luxuriouspocketwatchesmade forIndianMaharajas in the19th
Centuryandwatches thathavewitnessedhistoricalmoments, including
Fausto Coppis legendary 1942 Cycling World Hour Record. Other
timepiecesofhistoricalsignificanceandimportantprovenancecomprisea
RolexSubmarinerwornbyBritishdiverandtreasurehunterKeithJessop
(19332010) during one of the greatest deep sea salvage operations inhistory and apocketwatch created circa 1813 for theQueenofNaples,
CarolineBonaparteMurat.Featuringover280 lotsestimated inexcessof
CHF 7.2 million, the sale will bring together an impressive range of
antique timepieces, pocket watches as well as bluechip vintage and
modernwristwatches, set togenerate excitement among collectors from
allcornersoftheglobe.
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SothebysGeneva
MagnificentJewels&NobleJewelsTuesday,17May,2011
Onviewfrom14May
SothebysGenevawillpresent itsMagnificentandNoble
Jewels Sale on Tuesday, 17 May 2011. The sale will behighlighted by a Highly Important and Extremely Rare
Emerald and Diamond Tiara, composed of 11
exceptionally rare Colombian pearshaped drops which
weigh over 500 carats in total, which may well have
adornedtheneckofaMaharajah(est.$510million/CHF
4.59 million). These emeralds are also believed to have
been in thepersonalcollectionofEmpressEugnie.This
superb tiara was commissioned, possibly from the
renowned jewellers Chaumet, by Guido Count von
Henckel, First Prince von Donnersmarck for his second
wife Princess Katharina (18621929). The jewellerycollection of the Donnersmarcks was known to be on a
parwith,or even tohave exceeded, thoseofmanyof the crownedheadsofEurope.The salewill also
present a very important and rare pink diamond, weighing 10.99 carats six months after the record
breakingsaleoftheGraffPinkthemostexpensivediamondandjeweleversoldatauction.Thissuperb
stone,mountedasa ring,hasbneengradedfancy intensepink,naturalcolourandVS1clarityby the
Gemological Institute of America. It has been further assessed to be part of a very rare subgroup of
diamondsknowsastypeIIaandcomprisinglessthan2%ofalltheworldsgemdiamonds.
SothebysParisImportantEuropeanSilver,GoldBoxes&VertuTuesday,17May,2011
Onviewfrom13May
The Important European Silver, Gold Boxes and Virtu sale in Paris on
Tuesday,17May2011,willbehighlightedbyaFrenchsilverhanaporgoblet,
datingfromaround1180,engravedinthecentrewithabasilisk,thefabulous
dragon often illustrated in legends of the Middle Ages. The sale will also
includeapairoftwolightcandelabramadein1764inParisbyJeanBaptiste
ChretandafinepairofsilvergiltsalversbyRobertJosephAuguste,which
wasoriginallymadeforthePortugueseCourtin1784.
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SothebysAmsterdam
Modern&ContemporaryArtTuesday,17May,2011
Onviewfrom13May
The Modern & Contemporary Art sale on Tuesday, 17 May 2011 in
Amsterdamwill featureaEuropeanPrivateCollectionofworksbyCoBrAartists, such as Asger Jorn, Anton Rooskens, Pierre Alechinsky and Karel
Appel.AfurtherhighlightisMarieAntoinettebyAnselmKiefer,executedin
1986, and consisting of an assemblage of twelve small steel frames with
dried liliesofthevalleyand rosesbehindglass (pictured left).Thepresent
work is similar toa fragmentof the largerpiece thathasbeenpartof the
collection of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam since 1987. Marie
AntoinettewasagiftfromtheDutchdesignerandartcollectorMartinVisser
who donated over 20 works by Anselm Kiefer to the Krller Mller
Museum in Otterlo, The Netherlands to the interior designer Benno
Premsela.MinimalartandZEROart,fromartistssuchasFranoisMorellet,
will stand alongside three outstanding reliefs by Jan Schoonhoven. In hiswork R7316, the tension between repose and movement is taken to its
extreme,withclassicallybalancedproportionsbetweentherectanglesandholes.Thesalewillalsoinclude
paintings byBelgian classicalmodern artists, such asAntoCarte andGustavede Smet, andworkson
paperbyJamesEnsor.
SothebysLondon
19thCenturyEuropeanPaintingsWednesday,18May,2011
Onviewfrom13May
The Spanish section of the 19th Century European Paintings sale
boastsArabbeforeaTapestry,oneofthemostuniqueworksbyMarianoFortunythathaseverappearedatauction.Painted inRome in1873,ayear before his early death at the age of 36, Fortunyslarge and
dramaticcanvasdisplaysthefullfloweringofhispainterlytalentsand
payshomage to the two cultures closest tohisheart:hisnativeSpain
andthemysteryandexoticismofNorthAfrica.Neverbeforeexhibited
inpublic, thispainting isestimatedat150,000250,000 (pictured left).
Theperiodsgreatest exponent,Valencianpainter JoaqunSorolla, ispresentinthesalewithseveralworks,amongthemthePortraitofLuisa
MartinezdeTejeda(est.120,000150,000)painted in1907,whenhehad
received the highest accolades for his very personal technique and
enjoyed international recognition on both sides of the Atlantic. The
masterfulcompositionSevillanas(LadiesofSeville)(est.280,000350,000)andthemoreintimateCabezadeAndaluza(AndalusianGirl)(est.80,000
120,000), produced in 191415, during a break from the Andalusian
panels for the Hispanic Society project commissioned by Archer M.
Huntington,andcomefromtheartistsprivatecollection,showSorolla
at oneof hisbestmomentspainting for his ownpleasure.Collectors
interested in the soughtafter landscapesby the charismatic leaderofCatalanModernismSantiagoRusiolhavethechoiceofthreedifferent
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modernisminBritainwithanevolvingprogrammeofcontemporaryart,andhis2010castironsculpture
Stock(height:187.9cm)isestimatedat150,000250,000.
SothebysParis
20thCenturyDecorativeArts&Design
Wednesday,25May,2011Onviewfrom20May
The25thMaysaleisthefirstauctionfollowingournew
strategyofconcentratingallourEuropeansalesof20th
century decorative art and contemporary design in
Paris.Astheresult,thesalewilloffer150lotsofselected
works by the major designers of the 20th Century.
Highlights include exceptional Arts & Crafts design
piecesaswellasArtNouveauraritiesbyAntonioGaud
and Georges Hoentschel. The sale also features
important pieces by the masters of French Art Decofurniture, including EmileJacques Ruhlmann, Marcel
Coard andPierreLegrainpieces, aswell as sculptures
and works of art by Rembrandt Bugatti and Ren
Buthaud(picturedleft).TheauctionwillincludeFrench,
ItalianandScandinavianpostwardesignworksbyClaudeLalanne,SergeMouille,LeCorbusier,Yonel
Lebovici,PhilippeHiquilyandGunnarAagardAndersen,aswellascontemporaryleadingdesignerssuch
asRonArad,ShiroKuramataandZahaHadid.
SothebysMilanModern&ContemporaryArtWednesdayandThursday,25and26May,2011
Onviewfrom20May
Sothebys Milan will be staging the Modern and Contemporary Art
Sale on 25 and 26 May 2011. The sale will offer a wide range of
paintings, including works from important Italian collections.
Highlights include thesuperbArcheologibyGiorgiodeChirico,arare
piecedated1961andestimated400,000600,000(picturedright),anda
Natura Morta by Giorgio Morandi dated 1942, originating from the
prestigious Jesi Collection (est. 400,000600,000). The sale will alsofocuson the immediatepostwarperiodandwill includea colourful
work byAfro and an intense painting byRenato Birolli dated 1950,
which will be sold to benefit the acquisition fund of the Detroit
Institute of Art. An Italian Private Collection offers an international
overviewon the artof the Seventies, includingworksbyworldwide
artists such asOnKawara,SolLewittandArman.The salewillalso
presentworksby themostrenowned Italianartistsof theSixtiesand
Seventies,includinganexceptionalwhitemonochromeembroideryby
AlighieroBoetti,dated1988.
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SothebysLondon
PropertyfromtheHascoeFamilyCollection:ImportantCzechArtMonday,13June,2011
On Monday, 13 June 2011, Sothebys London will offer
CzechModernistpaintings,sculptureandCubist furniture
fromtheoutstandingHascoeCollectionofCzechModernArt. This collection is an extraordinary testimony to thevision of its creators, Norman and Suzanne Hascoe, who
overthecourseoftwentyfiveyearsassembledwhatisnow
one of the most important private collections of Czech
Modernistart,andthemostexcitinggroupofCzechworks
to come to the market in the last decade. Together, the
worksinthesalenearly200lotsareestimatedtorealise
in excess of 5 million. The Hascoe Collection offers a
remarkably complete survey of Czech painting and
sculptureofthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.Thecoreofthiscollectionofpaintingsrevolvesaround
theleadingfiguresofCzechModernistpainting:FrantiekKupka,BohumilKubita,FrantiekFoltn,EmilFillaandotherfellowOsmaartists,suchasAntonnProchaszkaandJosef apek,whowereattheforefront
of internationalCubism.The salewill feature twentyworksbyFrantiekKupka, includinghis tourdeforceofearlyabstraction,Movement,paintedbetween1913and1919 (estimate500,000700,000,pictured
above).AmongtheOsmaartiststheworkofbothBohumilKubitaandAntonnProchzkastandout,theformer forhismagnificentCzannesqueStillLifewithFruitsof1909 (estimate300,000500,000),and the
latterforhisexquisiteCubistcompositionssuchasStillLifewithVaseandFlowerof1914(estimate20,000
30,000).Josef apekturnedCubismtodramaticeffectinthecontrastingimagesofhisdoublesidedworkSailor and Phantomas of 191720 (estimate 150,000200,000), while in the early 1920s Frantiek FoltnpushedfurthertheboundariesofCubisminhispowerfuldepictionofDostoyevskyandthenewpostwar
internationalorder inhisstridentpersonificationof Imperialism (bothestimatedat120,000180,000).Thediversityofthesculpturecollectionthatfeaturesthirteendifferentartists ischaracterisedinthetwovery
distinctaestheticsofJantursaandOttoGutfreund.
SothebysLondon
TheEvill/FrostCollection,PartsOneandTwoWednesdayandThursday,15and16June,2011
Onviewfrom10June
Sothebys London is to offer the greatest collection of 20thCentury
British Art ever to come to the market: The Evill/Frost Collection, astandalone threepart sale which launches with an Evening Sale on
Wednesday, 15 June 2011. This incomparable collection comprises
outstanding works of the highest calibre by Modern British masters
including the most important and largest group of paintings by
StanleySpencerever to come to themarket, inaddition toworksbyLucian Freud, Henry Moore, Dame Barbara Hepworth, GrahamSutherland,EdwardBurra andPatrickHeron,amongstmanyothers.Thecollectionwhichisestimatedtofetchinexcessof12millionand
comprises not only 20thcentury British art but also furniture and
porcelainwillbe soldby the executorsof theHonorFrost estate inorder to benefit charitable causes relating to marine archeology. The
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paintingsandsculptures,collectedbyWilfridEvill between1925and1960andthenvigilantlymaintained
byHonorFrost,representawindowforthecollectorsoftodaytolookintoapastworld,andthedispersal
ofthiscollectionoffersthosesamecollectorsopportunitiesthatappearperhapsonlyonceinalifetimeto
acquiretheverybest.Thecollection,asidefromtheSpencerswhichhavebeenloanedforStanleySpencer
retrospectives, has been largely hidden from view since the 1965 Wilfrid Evill Memorial exhibition at
BrightonCityArtGallery.Theassemblagedemonstratesanunparalleledvisionof theachievementsand
talentofsomeofthemostaccomplishedBritishartistsintheperiodjustbeforeandafterWorldWarII.
SothebysParis
AfricanArt:ThePierreGuerreCollectionWednesday,15June,2011
OnWednesday,15June2011,SothebysPariswillofferforsalean
exceptionalensembleoftenworksfromoneoftheoldestandmost
prestigious French collections of African Art: the Pierre Guerre
Collection.The tenworksembodyaunique, centurylong, three
generation history of African Art collecting, focused on PierreGuerre. This pioneering collection of African art was begun by
LonceGuerre in theearly twentiethcentury,brilliantlypursued
by his son Pierre, andwas continued by his daughterChristine
andherhusbandAlainVidalNaquet,allcommittedtoraisingthe
profileofAfricanart.Thisensembleisoneofthefinestcollections
of art from French WestAfrica and FrenchEquatorialAfrica.A
Dogon female figure (Mali), is considered the most importantwork attributed to the Ogol Master on account of its powerful
geometry and exceptional volume (est. 300,000450,000). Works
attributedtotheMvapeopleoftheNtemValleyaretherarestandmost exceptionalof allFang figures,and the salewill includeA
FangMvareliquaryfigure,height21in. (53cm).FromamongtheMvas limitedoutput,PierreGuerresmasterfulfigureisconsideredthemostremarkable:theultimateexpressionofthestrengthandspirituality
whichthefinestFangartsopowerfullyconveys(estimateonrequest,picturedleft).
SothebysAmsterdam
19thCenturyEuropeanPaintingsTuesday,7June,2011
Onviewfrom3June
The sale of 19thCenturyEuropeanPaintings includespaintings from
Andreas Schelfhout, Willem Koekkoek, Philip Sade, Petrus van
Schendel,Cornelis Springer andmanymore.Oneof thehighlights in
this sale is Winter in the streets of a Dutch town painted by Willem
Koekkoek (18391895). Growing up in Amsterdam, Willem Koekkoek
became one of the most distinguished painters of townscapes in the
Netherlands. His paintings were greatly admired for their nostalgic
moodanduniquelyrefinedanddetailedstyleofpainting.Thepresent
work is an impressive example, not only because of its size, but also
becauseofitsabilitytocaptureHollandsAgeofRomanticism.Afurthersignificanthighlight isSundayMassbyGariMelchers (American,1860
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1932) (picturedonpreviouspage).MelcherspaintedDutchpeasant life: independent,honest,devotional
andstrongfigures.Hegavemuchattentiontodepicting thedifferentfaces,posturesand fabrics.During
his life,Melchersreceivedmultipleawards, includingaGrandPrizeattheParisUniversalExposition.It
establishedhimastheleadingAmericanproponentofNaturalism.
SothebysLondonOldMasters&EarlyBritishPaintingsEveningandDaySalesWednesdayandThursday,6and7July,2011
Onviewfrom1July
Sothebys London Old Masters Evening Sale, to take
placeonWednesday,6 July2011,willbehighlighted
byoneof thegreatestmasterpiecesofVenetianview
painting ever executed, Francesco Guardis Venice, a
view of the Rialto Bridge, Looking North, from the
FondamentadelCarbon (pictured left).Estimated in the
region of 1525 million (measuring 115 by 199.5cm(45by 78 in.), it isoneof fourworks thatGuardi
paintedonthisgrandscale,allexecutedataroundthe
same time in the late1760s,which togetherconstitute
thepinnacleofGuardisoutputasapainterofveduteandwhicharegenerallyconsideredtobeGuardis
greatestworksthefirstandfullestexpressionoftheartistsmaturestyle.Whileoneofthefourpaintings
onthisscalewasdestroyedinafireinthemid20thcentury,thispainting whichhasbeensold justonce
sinceitwasfirstacquiredinVenicein1768 anditspendanthaveremainedtogetheruntilveryrecently.
The last inthegroupwassoldbySothebys in1989foralmost10million,thenthesecondhighestprice
everachievedatauctionforanOldMasterPaintingandstilltherecordpricefortheartist.
Sothebys ispleased to announce the saleof the collectionofOldMaster
PaintingsformedbySaam&LilyNijstadoverthelastfourdecades. Saam
wasformanyyearsaleadingdealer inDutchOldMasters,butheandhis
wife, who met in 1945 and married three years later, were passionate
collectors. Their collection of drawings, assembled over fiftyyears, and
named Unicorno after Lilys maiden name (Einhorn means unicorn in
Dutch) was sold at Sothebys in Amsterdam in 2004. Saam and Lily
decided lastautumn to sell theirpaintings collection,andSaamwrotean
introduction to the catalogue in December, but sadly he succumbed to
pneumoniainJanuary.
ThecoreofthecollectionconsistsofDutch17thCenturypaintings,ofwhichperhapsthemostdelightfulis
aworkbyMichielvanMusscher(est.300,000400,000),whichatfirstglanceappearstobeacharacteristic
domesticgenreinterior,withamotherandtwoyoungchildren. Onthebackwallhowever,halfhidden,is
aselfportraitof theartist in fact theveryselfportraitbyVanMusscher thatSaamNijstadsold to the
RotterdamHistoricalMuseum in1979andthissceneofdomestichappinesswhichhesurveysportrays
hiswife,EvaVisscher,andtheirtwochildren. Unusuallyitisverypreciselydated,tothe30thMarch1683.
The Nijstads collecting tastes were eclectic, and by no means limited to the art of their native land.Occupyingprideofplaceon theendwallof thedrawingroom in theirapartmentwasamostengaging
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portraitbySantidiTito(est.150,000200,000,picturedonpreviouspage)ofayounggirldresseduptothe
ninesandstandinginthecourtyardgardenofapalazzo,proudlyfeedingcherriestoherMacaw,withher
petJerboaatherfeet. SheisLucrezia,daughterofaleadingFlorentine,NicolDiSinibaldoGaddi,whose
love forbotanyandpassion forexoticanimalsand fruitwassecondonly to theMedici,depicted in the
gardenofthePalazzoGaddi inFlorence,astonesthrowfromthechurchofSantaMariaNovella,where
theGaddifamilyhadachapel,andwhosecampanileisvisibleinthepainting.
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