Image:Jeff Koons (b. 1955),Winter Bears polychromed wood
48 x 44 x 15.1/2in. (121.9 x 111.8 x 39.4cm.) Executed in 1988, this work is from an edition of three plus one artist Proof Estimate: £2.5 million to £3.5 million CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2010
16th February 2011 at 7pm Christies London
Christie’s announce the auctions of Post-War and Contemporary Art which will take place on 16th and 17th February 2011 in London and which are expected to realise a combined total of £46,246,000 to £66,447,000 . Highlights from the Evening auction are on public exhibition at Christie’s New York from 24th to 26th January. The full auctions will be on public exhibition in London from 12th to 16th February.
Image:Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Self-Portrait stamped by the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board, Inc. and numbered ‘A102.103′ (on the overlap) synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas 72 x 72in. (182.9 x 182.9cm.) Painted in 1967 Estimate: £3 million to £5 million CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2010
The Evening auction is led by by a rediscovered, highly important, monumental-scale self-portrait by Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Executed in 1967 the present work is an addition to an historically important series of 10 self-portraits, five of which are in museums and eight of which were brought together as the centre-piece of the artist’s retrospective at MoMA two years after he died. The picture has been in a private collection since 1974 when it was acquired from Leo Castelli, Warhol’s primary dealer, and is expected to realise £3 million to £5 million (separate release available on request).
Another leading highlight is Winter Bears, 1988, a seminal work from Jeff Koons’ (b. 1955) highly acclaimed Banality series which launched him as an international art star in the late 1980s. Offered at auction for the first time having been in the present collection since 1994, it is expected to realise £2.5 million to £3.5 million.
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