1971

Lot 349. Pair of 5.20 and 5.47 carats Colombian emerald and diamond earclips, Van Cleef & Arpels, New York, 1971. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000  USD. Lot sold 348,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2007 Set with 2 emerald-cut emeralds weighing 5.20 and 5.47 carats respectively, within double ring borders set with  56 round diamonds weighing 6.29 carats and 18 round diamonds weighing 1.35 carats, mounted in platinum and 18 karat gold, signed Van Cleef &... [Lire la suite]

Lot 178. Olivier Debré (1920 - 1999), Sans titre, 1971. Estimation 40 000 € / 60 000 €. Courtesy Artcurial. Huile et feuilles d'arbre sur toile. Signée et datée au dos "O. Debré, Automne 71"; 100 x 100 cm (39,37 x 39,37 in.)   Provenance : Galerie Ariel, Paris Collection Hélène Bokanowski A l'actuel propriétaire par descendance  Post-War & Contemporain chez Artcurial, 75008 Paris, le 30 Octobre 2017 à 15h30

Francis Bacon, Study of Red Pope, 1962, 2nd Version, 1971. Oil on canvas. 78 x 58⅛ in (198 x 147.5cm). Estimate on Request. © Christie’s Images Limited 2017. LONDON.- This October, during London’s Frieze Week, Christie’s will present Francis Bacon’s landmark painting Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd version 1971, unseen in public for 45 years. It stands as the grand finale to his celebrated body of Papal portraits and is the only painting that unites the Pope with his greatest love George Dyer, who is depicted... [Lire la suite]

Jean-Michel Frank (Paris 1895-1941 New York), Cabinet, circa 1930. Material? covered with parchment. Stamped and numbered. Photo courtesy L’Arc en Seine Pierre Chareau (Le Havre 1883-1950 New York), Lamp, circa 1924. Iron and alabaster. Height 29.2 cm. Model LP 180. Photo courtesy L’Arc en Seine Diego Giacometti (Borgonovo 1902-1985 Paris), Mill Reef, 1971. Bronze with a brown patina. Stamped 'Diego' and 'Mill Reef/3 Octobre 1971'. Photo... [Lire la suite]

Lot 330. Formerly in the Collection of Princess Salimah Aga Khan. Ruby and diamond necklace, Van Cleef & Arpels, 1971. Estimate 490,000 — 783,000 CHF. Lot sold 828,500 CHF. Photo Sotheby's. Set with cabochon rubies and brilliant-cut diamonds, the front decorated with a fringe similarly set, central portion detachable, may be worn as a brooch with an additional fitting, length approximately 400mm, two additional links, may be shortened, length approximately 325mm,... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Attese, 1967, waterpaint on canvas, 31 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (80 x 65 cm.). Private Collection, London. © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SIAE, Rome. NEW YORK, NY.- Eykyn Maclean announces The Serial Attitude, an exhibition that reintroduces two opposing perspectives on Serial Art. In November 1967, Elayne Varian, the Director of the Finch College Museum of Art in New York, called upon a young artist – Mel Bochner – to help organize an exhibition on Serial Art. To... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899 – 1968), Concetto Spaziale, 1968, 82 x 65 cm. Courtesy Mazzoleni © Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan. LONDON.- Mazzoleni announces an exhibition outlining the influential relationship between two major Post-War Italian artists, Lucio Fontana (1899–1968) and Fausto Melotti (1901– 1986). Curated by Daniela Ferrari, art historian and curator at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto (MART), Italy, ‘Angelic Spaces and Infinite Geometries’ explores the parallels in the... [Lire la suite]

Araki : Affiche. PARIS - Figure incontournable de la photographie contemporaine japonaise, Nobuyoshi Araki est connu mondialement pour ses photographies de femmes ligotées selon les règles ancestrales du Kinbaku - l’art du bondage japonais -, pratique qui puise ses origines au XVe siècle. Cette exposition retrace cinquante années de son travail en plus de 400 photographies et compte parmi les plus importantes consacrées à Araki en France. Nobuyoshi Araki, Voyage sentimental (Sentimental Journey), 1971, épreuve... [Lire la suite]

Anish Kapoor (Bombay, 1954), Untitled, 2013. Alabaster, 102 x 120 x 37 cm. Axel Vervoordt © TEFAF Maastricht, 2016 Otto Piene (Laasphe 1928-2014 Berlin), Lichtsirene, 1959-60. Acrylic paint on canvas, 110 x 110 cm. Signed, titled and dated on the overlap 'Piene 59-60 Lichtsirene'. Axel Vervoordt © TEFAF Maastricht, 2016 Heinz Mack (Lollar, 1931), Untitled, 1959-60. Oil on canvas, 106 x 75 cm. Signed and dated 'Mack 59/60'. Axel... [Lire la suite]

An untitled stainless steel sculpture by Anish Kapoor (b. 1954) is one of the top draws at Saffronart’s Evening Sale of Modern & Contemporary Indian Art on February 24. It is estimated at $588,240-$882,355 (approx. Rs 4 crore - Rs 6 crore). Saffronart. MUMBAI - It’s not very often that in an auction of Indian art, a work of contemporary art supercedes those by modern masters to become an important highlight. One such rare instance is the upcoming Saffronart Evening Sale of Modern & Contemporary Indian Art on February... [Lire la suite]