What are the appointments of the auctions in June of the largest auction houses in Europe? Right in these days Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Phillips are holding auctions in London in addition to numerous online auctions.
Sotheby’s
Intense day of auctions between London for Modern Art and Contemporary Art.
The auction Modern has just opened: La Chemin de Saint-Mammès, le matin by Alfred Sisley is estimated between 400,000 – 600,000 GBP and has the highest estimate. Some lots remain unsold from the start because the bids do not reach the lowest estimate: this happens for a drawing by Carlo Carrà. The first two lots by Roberto Matta sell.
The contemporary auction goes much better with Elizabeth Peyton Jake and Heath (Jack and Ennis) sold for almost 28,000 GBP above the maximum estimate. Lady Day by Marina Adams (estimate 15,000 – 20,000 GBP) sold for more than triple the higher estimate: 63,500 GBP. If the first part of the auction records excellent results, the trend remains constant. The third lot is by Annie Morris Stack 7, Cobalt Turquoise which sells for more than 210,000 with a lower estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP.
Among the artists achieving higher auction prices: Ann Craven with Red Dahlias (for The Pink Moon) 101,600 GBP; Andreas Gursky Hong Kong Stock Exchange II 355,600 GBP;
The Sotheby’s auction of June 24
Jenny Saville, Mirror, Estimate: 800,000 – 1,200,000 GBP
Yesterday, June 24, a large charcoal by Jenny Saville was sold after 4 minutes of intense struggle to win it. The drawing reached 2.1 million GBP, more than double its highest estimate. The Untitled (Portrait of a Famous Ballplayer) drawn in 1981 by Jean-Michel Basquiat was sold for 6.6 million GBP. At the same time, an iconic nude by Tamara de Lempicka depicting her lover La Belle Rafaëla was sold for 7.5 million pounds. The estimate was 6,000,000 – 9,000,000 GBP. The portrait was created in 1927 and inspired the 2012 novel by Ellis Avery and the Broadway show based on it, The last nude.
The auction of June 26 Christie’s
Tomorrow, June 26, the live auction Post-War to Present will be held in London.
The lot with the highest estimate is 8pm Zaragoza by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (1977). The work is by a British painter and writer of Ghanaian origin. It was exhibited in the show Cape Town, Stevenson, What we talk about when we talk about love, 2011-2012. She had a solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao (“No Twilight Too Mighty”) in 2023, at Tate Britain in 2022, and won the Carnegie Prize in 2018. Let’s take a look at the other most expensive lots.
DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965) Oranges and Lemons GBP 500,000 – GBP 700,000
KAWS (B. 1974) Gone, GBP 500,000 – GBP 700,000
LUC TUYMANS (B. 1958), Exhibit #5, estimated GBP 360,000 – GBP 550,000, has third-party Guarantee. The painting is the largest of a series of five executed following a visit to the Museum of Natural History in Tokyo, where the artist took Polaroids of taxidermied monkeys.
The auction includes key figures such as Georg Baselitz and Richard Serra, a large painting by A.R. Penck. Then among the English, a block sculpture by Antony Gormley and a joyful drawing on iPad by David Hockney. Among the most current voices: Flora Yukhnovich, Pam Evelyn, Yu Nishimura, Issy Wood, and Louis Fratino. Here you can register to participate: Christie’s
Phillips
Appointment on June 26 in London also with Phillips for REVEALED: Important Works by Christo & Jeanne-Claude.
They will wait to be awarded also masterpieces by John Chamberlain, Nicole Eisenman, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Elizabeth Peyton, and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.
Dorotheum
Many online auctions are promoted by the Austrian Dorotheum. Today, for example, the one on Old Master Paintings is being held. Tomorrow at 2 PM, it will be the turn of Books and decorative graphics, while on June 30, Ancient weapons, uniforms, and Militaria will be auctioned. In July, it will be the turn of men’s watches and jewelry. It is possible to view the lots in person at the Viennese palace of Dorotheum.
Here to reach the site and participate in online auctions.
She has collaborated for many years with art magazines such as Artribune, XIBT Contemporary, ArtApp, Insideart and Espoarte, preferring contemporary art in its many facets and media drifts.
