Art du XXIème siècle/21th century art

Lot 1118. David Hockney (B. 1937), 30 Sunflowers, signed, titled and dated 1996 on the reverse, oil on canvas, 182.9 by 182.9 cm, 72 by 72 in. Estimate Upon Request. Sold for HK$114.8 million / US$14.8 million. Second highest price for any Western art sold at auction in Asia. Courtesy Sotheby's. HONG KONG.- Tonight, Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Hong Kong achieved HK$595,186,500 / US$76,761,203, led by epic masterpieces by David Hockney and Liu Ye. Lot... [Lire la suite]

Pierre Soulages, Peinture 102 x 165 cm, 15 janvier 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 40 3/16 x 64 15/16 inches (102 x 165 cm). © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Arthus Boutin. HONG KONG.- Lévy Gorvy is presenting an exhibition of paintings by Pierre Soulages, France’s foremost living artist. On view from 7 July through 10 September, 2020, Pierre Soulages: Outrenoir continues the global celebration of his 100th birthday, following solo survey exhibitions in New York... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5152. Ren Zhe (B. 1983), Alicorn, executed in 2019, this work is number 2 from an edition of 12, incised with the artist's signature and numbered 2/12; titled and inscribed in Chinese, stamped with three artist's seals on the artist's sketch, stainless steel, 68 by 39 by 86 cm; 26 ¾ by 15 ⅜ by 33 ⅞ in. Estimate 180,000 — 350,000 HKD. Sold for 300,000 HKD (35,496 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. This work is accompanied by the artist's... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5019. Zhan Wang (B. 1962), Untitled (Scholar's Rock), stainless steel and wooden base; rock: 44 by 34 by 24 cm.   17⅜ by 13⅜ by 9⅜ in., stand: 19 by 33 by 15 cm.     7½ by 13 by 5⅞ in.,overall: 48.5 by 40.5 by 28 cm.   19 by 16 by 11 in. Executed in 2006, this work is number 3 from an edition of 4. Estimate 350,000 — 550,000 HKD. Sold for 437,500 HKD (51,765 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Seymour Gallery, LondonPrivate... [Lire la suite]

Anselm Kiefer, Die Argonauten, mixed media and photographic paper on cardboard laid down on board, 94.5 by 139.5 by 9 cm. 37¼ by 54⅞ by 3½ in. Executed in 2004. Price Available Upon Request. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Yvon Lambert, ParisPrivate CollectionSotheby’s, London, 27 June 2018, lot 169Acquired by the present sale from the above. Sotheby's. Private Sales

Gerhard Richter, 945-3 Abstract Painting, 2015. Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 26 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (100 x 67 x 3 cm). © Gerhard Richter. Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery. Marian Goodman Gallery New York announce an exhibition of new work by Gerhard Richter, on view from Friday, 28 February, through Saturday, 25 April 2020. The exhibition will present new abstract paintings and new drawings from the past three years, as well as a series of ink jet prints from 2012, and overpainted photos from 2008. The show... [Lire la suite]

ZURICH.- Luma Westbau and Kunsthalle Zürich are showing an extensive retrospective of 50 years of artistic collaboration between Gilbert & George.The artists Gilbert & George have created art together for half a century. Through this an outstanding body of work has emerged that is still explosive and avant-garde today. This is now generously demonstrated in THE GREAT EXHIBITION, 1971–2016, which allows unique insight into their visually powerful, boundless—and sometimes provocative—artistic universe. The exhibition... [Lire la suite]

Lot 206. Marc Quinn, The Selfish Gene, stamped with the artist's signature, title, number and date 'MARC QUINN 2007 THE SELFISH GENE AP 2' on the underside right leg of the lower figure, patinated bronze, 54 x 159.2 x 88 cm (21 1/4 x 62 5/8 x 34 5/8 in.) Executed in 2007, this work is artist's proof number 2. Estimate: £80,000 - £120,000. Sold for £100,000. © Phillips. Provenance: Project B, MilanGalleria Cardi, MilanPrivate Collection, SwitzerlandPhillips, London, 11 February 2014, lot 130Acquired at the above sale by the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 144. Ai Weiwei, GRAPES 32 stools from the Qing Dynasty, 191 x 184 x 151 cm (75 1/4 x 72 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.) Executed in 2010-11. Estimate: £180,000 - £250,000. Sold for £275,000. © Phillips. Provenance: Mary Boone Gallery, New YorkPrivate CollectionSotheby's, London, 15 October 2015, lot 14Acquired at the above sale by the present owner. Exhibited: Jerusalem, Israel Museum, on loan to the collection, 2011 - 15. v20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London, 14 Feb 2020.

Yan Pei-Ming, Le dernier repas vert, 2019. Oil on canvas, 46 × 88 × 2.5 cm (18.1 x 34.6 x 1 in.). Massimo De Carlo. © 2020 TEFAF. Provenance: Directly from the artist. TEFAF Maastricht, March 7–15, 2020.