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Clockwise from top: Gordon

Bennett’s ‘Self Portrait (But I

always wanted to be one of

the good guys)’ at Sotheby’s

NY; Rokni Haerizadeh’s ‘Love

is in the cage’ at Sotheby’s

London; Keith Haring’s

‘Untitled (The Church of the

Ascension Grace House

Mural)’ at Bonhams NY;

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s ‘The

Ring’ at Phillips NY

On page 1, skyline: François-

Xavier Lalanne’s ‘Unique

“Hippopotame I” Bathtub’ at

Christie’s New York

Autumn

auctions

Calendar A selection of upcoming sales in New|

York and London, previewed byDalia Dawood

The Greek Sale

Bonhams London, November 13

An eclectic mix of 19th- and 20th-

century Greek works are collated into

this Bonhams sale, with hardboard and

wooden constructions by Alexis

Akrithakis, gold leaf on canvas by

Spyros Vassiliou, and a seductive

portrait by Théodore Jacques Ralli

(“Young girl in the hamam”, estimate

£40,000-£60,000). One of the

auction’s standout works is Christos

Bokoros’ 1991 “Eggs” series, which is

estimated to sell for £50,000-£70,000.

The Collector

Christie’s London, November 13-14

In collaboration with interior designer

Rita Konig, this two-day sale

encompasses decorative arts and

furniture spanning several centuries.

Victorian and Regency oak interiors

are among the pieces being sold on day

one, including an ebony-inlaid dressing

table attributed to George Bullock

(estimate £3,000-£5,000). Day two

features 19th-century sculpture and

ceramics: items include a marble bust

by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

(estimate £5,000-£8,000).

20th Century & Contemporary Art

Phillips New York, November 14

One of the main stars of this auction is

Norman Rockwell’s “Before the Shot”,

with an estimated hammer price of

$2.5m-$4.5m. Other prominent artists

include Yoshimoto Nara, Jean-Michel

Basquiat and Jeff Koons, whose “Hulk

(Friends)” — a playful polychromed

bronze inspired by an inflatable of the

comic book character — is estimated at

$3m-$5m. American artist Tschabalala

Self also features with a mixed-media

work (linen, fabric, paper, oil) “Mista &

Mrs”, expected to fetch between

$120,000-$180,000.

Contemporary Curated

Sotheby’s London, November 19

Guest curators Alia Al-Senussi

(entrepreneur) and Elisa Sednaoui

Dellal (academic), both prominent

members of the contemporary art

world, have handpicked a personal edit

of works by influential artists such as

Damien Hirst, Olafur Eliasson, Antony

Gormley, Manolo Valdés and Georg

Baselitz, including the latter’s “Songs in

the suitcase” (estimate £100,000-

£150,000). George Condo’s whimsical

“Butcher’s wife” (estimate £350,000-

£450,000) is a highlight.

Modern British and Irish Art

Bonhams London, November 20

Paintings capturing wartime, namely

troops in the fields, appear in this lot,

rendering military action sedate and

even peaceful — these include Paul

Nash’s “Leaving the Trenches”

(estimate £50,000-£70,000) and

Gilbert Spencer’s “Troops in the

Countryside” (estimate £12,000-

£18,000). There are natural,

picturesque landscapes depicted

by Algernon Cecil Newton and

Paul Henry.

19th Century European Paintings

Bonhams New York, November 20

A standout here is Louis Eugène

Ginain’s “manoeuvres of the French

army at Camp de Chalons” (estimate

$15,000-$20,000). Highlights from

several French artists include Louis

Emile Pinel De Grandcamp, Henri

Pierre Picou and Théodore Rousseau.

A further notable work is a portrait

titled “Girl in harvest field” by

American Daniel Ridgway Knight

(estimate $70,000-$100,000).

Latin American Art

Christie’s New York, November 20-21

Frida Kahlo’s two paintings “The

Flower Basket” and “Portrait of a Lady

in White” lead Christie’s New York sale,

both with an estimated price tag of

$3m-$5m. Sculptural works will go on

sale, including pieces by Francisco

Zúñiga and the rotund bronzes of

Fernando Botero, such as his “Seated

Woman” (estimate $200,000-

$300,000). Of Botero’s paintings,

“Tablao Flamenco” is an auction

highlight (estimate $1.5m-$2m). Works

by Diego Rivera and Tomás Sánchez

also feature.

Important Russian Art

Christie’s London, November 25

From the Peredvizhniki, Russian

Avant-Garde and Nonconformist,

Christie’s auction spans a range of key

movements. Highlights include a

femme fatale portrait by Nicolai Fechin

(“The Manicure. Portrait of

Mademoiselle Girmond”, estimate

$2.5m-$3.8m) and Nicholas Roerich’s

“The Call of the Sun” (estimate $2m-

$2.5m). Roerich’s “St Mercurius of

Smolensk” (estimate $260,000-

$390,000) is also included, and

considered one of his most important

works dedicated to Russian saints ever

to appear at auction.

Old Masters

Sotheby’s London, December 4

This evening sale includes a number of

rediscoveries, including a finished

study of an old man in the character of

a beggar by Josephy Wright of Derby

and an autographed version of

Giovanni Bellini’s “Christ carrying the

Cross”. Luis Melendez’s “Still life with a

plate of apricots, cherries, bread, wine

cooler and receptacles” leads the sale

(estimate £600,000-£800,000),

which is particularly strong on

Italian and Spanish 16th- and

17th-century paintings by

Francesco Botticini, Luis

de Morales and Salvator

Rosa, among others.

Old Master Paintings and

Sculpture

Christie’s London

December 4

The stars in Christie’s

morning auction include a

still-life floral painting by

Abraham Mignon (estimate

£400,000-£600,000), Guido

Reni’s “An Allegory of Fortune”

(estimate £600,000-£800,000), and a

collaborative work “The Baker of

Eeklo” (estimate £15,000-£25,000) by

Flemish painters Cornelis van Dalem

and Jan van

Wechelen. Another

Flemish-based work

is “Portrait of a

young girl, bust

length, in a white

cap” by the Antwerp

School (estimate

£25,000-£35,000).

Victorian, Pre-

Raphaelite & British

Impressionist Art

Sotheby’s London

December 10

Sir Edward Coley

Burne-Jones’s “St.

Barbara, St. Dorothy

and St. Agnes”

(estimate $700,000-

$1m) is one of the

key auctioned works

in Sotheby’s twice

yearly sale. Other

highlights: John

Atkinson Grimshaw’s

“October After Glow”

(estimate £150,000-

£200,000) and Sir John Lavery’s “A

Southern Sea” (estimate £70,000-

£100,000).

Aboriginal Art

Sotheby’s New York, December 13

Following a recent influx of Aboriginal

art in New York (Gagosian, MoMA

PS1), this inaugural auction features

desert paintings from the collections of

Thomas Vroom, Gabrielle Pizzi and

Fiona Brockhoff. The sale relocates

from London to New York to be the

first of its kind outside of Europe or

Australia. A highlight is Gordon

Bennett’s postmodernist 1900 self-

portrait, which has a price tag estimate

of $350,000-$450,000.

Collecting

Impressionist and Modern Art
Doyle’s New York, November 6
A showcase of European and American
paintings here, including works by
Alexander Archipenko, Theodore
Robinson and George Tooker, whose
“Laundress” is estimated to sell at
$100,000-$150,000. Jean Béraud’s
misty Paris street scene “Carrefour
Drouot” (estimate $400,000-
$600,000) is among the works on sale.

‘Hippopotame I’ Bathtub” — a welded

brass and copper hippopotamus,

which contains a sink and vanity table

folded into its cavernous maw, and a

full bathtub stowed into its belly

(estimate $1m-$1.5m).

Impressionist and Modern Art

Sotheby’s New York, November 12

In its 43 lots, this Sotheby’s sale

incorporates Surrealist oils, Cubist

compositions and Fauve works.

Exemplary pieces include Claude

Monet’s luminous canvas “Charing

Cross Bridge” (estimate $20m-$30m),

Paul Signac’s striking waterways in “La

Corne d’Or (Constantinople)”

(estimate $14m-$18m) and Edgar

Degas’s vibrant pastel of a bather

“Femme Prenant Un Tub” (estimate

$5m-$7m).

Post-War & Contemporary Art

Bonhams New York, November 13

Heavyweights of 20th-century art —

David Salle, Hans Hofmann, Roy

Lichtenstein — are among the sale’s

artists. Louise Nevelson’s imposing

monochromatic sculputres and

constructions will go under the

hammer. The prized piece here,

however, is Keith Haring’s “Untitled

(The Church of the Ascension Grace

House Mural)” (estimate $3m-$5m) —

which includes 13 figures on cement

wall, two doors and a mailbox panel —

the first time a Haring mural has ever

come to auction.

La Ménagerie

Christie’s New York, November 12

This curated auction offers a playful

and powerful selection of sculptural

and design works based on animaliers’

interpretations of menageries and

wildlife. Rembrandt Bugatti’s regal

leopards and panthers, and François

Pompon’s white marble and bronze

polar bears are highlights. A standout

is François-Xavier Lalanne’s “Unique

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