Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1982. Estimate upon request. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. NEW YORK, NY.- This November, Christie’s New York will present Andy Warhol’s seminal portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat as a leading highlight of its 20th Century Evening Sale (estimate on request; in excess of $20 million). In this 40 x 40 inch painting, Warhol elevates the young Basquiat to his pantheon of cultural icons which includes Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. It also celebrates the remarkable friendship between... [Lire la suite]

Lot 11. Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa, signed, titled and dedicated A Jeanne-Claude affettuosamente on the reverse, unprimed canvas, 46 x 33 cm ; 18⅛ x 13 in. Executed in 1963. Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 EUR. Lot sold: 920,000 EUR. Photo André Grossman/©The Estate of Christo V. Javacheff. PARIS - Bulgarian-born artist Christo, who died this past May at 84, was famous for the spectacular ambition of the environmental projects he created in... [Lire la suite]

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Muhammad Ali, 1977. 40 x 40 in (101.6 x 101.6 cm). Sold for £4,973,250 on 12 February 2020 at Christie’s in London. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 LONDON.- The Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in London realised £56,180,434 / $72,697,482, to take the running total for 20th Century Week to £184,916,135. The top price of the night was achieved by Andy Warhol’s Muhammad Ali, which sold for £4,973,250 (including buyer’s premium). In 1977, Richard L. Weisman commissioned Warhol to paint the... [Lire la suite]

Anne Collier (*1970), Woman Crying (Comic) #8, 2019. C-Print, 126 x 150 cm. Courtesy of the artist; Anton Kern Gallery, New York; Galerie Neu, Berlin; Gladstone Gallery, Brussels; and The Modern Institute / Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow © Anne Collier. HAMBURG.- The large-scale exhibition Mourning at the Hamburger Kunsthalle presents works by some 30 contemporary artists from around the world dealing with the theme of loss. Experiences of loss, grief and change harbour a disruptive potential that is difficult to put into words or... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8. Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Muhammad Ali, inscribed ‘I certify that this is an original painting by Andy Warhol completed by him in 1978 Frederick Hughes’ (on the overlap); signed by Muhammed Ali (on the reverse), acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 40 x 40in. (101.6 x 101.6cm.). Estimate GBP 3,000,000 - GBP 5,000,000 (USD 3,936,000 - USD 6,560,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. LONDON.- Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction will take place on 12 February 2020,... [Lire la suite]

Andy Warhol (Pittsburgh 1928-1987 New York), Joseph Beuys, 1980. Colour silkscreen, partially with diamond dust on card, 112 x 76.5 cm. © Galerie Jamar. Pierre Alechinsky (Brussels, 1927), Cache-télé, 1973. Acrylic on paper laid on canvas, 115 x 153 cm. © Galerie Jamar.

"Kim Kardashian – The Atkins Diet" by Dan Bannino - The Public House of Art. © 2019 PHA International BV Kim Kardashian’s post-baby Atkins Diet is in full force with this lavish spread. She’s been an internet and tv sensation over the last decade and people either love or hate her. This struggle is further exemplified by the Chrysanthemums – in Japan these serve as a symbol of the Emperor and the Imperial family, whereas in Italy these traditionally signify death. Pick and choose your side. By the way, have you found Yeezus... [Lire la suite]

Rowland Scherman, Andy Warhol aside Polaroids of Caroline Ireland, about 1979; printed 2008, digital inkjet print, Gift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis, 2011.162. © Rowland Scherman. WORCESTER, MASS.- The Worcester Art Museum is presenting Photo Revolution: Andy Warhol to Cindy Sherman, a new exhibition that demonstrates photography’s profound influence on contemporary art in the mid- to late 20th century. For much of its history, photography—and other photo-based arts such as film and television—were seen by... [Lire la suite]

  Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, 1986; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; gift, Anne and Anthony d’Offay in honor of Thomas Krens; © 2019 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art announces the exclusive West Coast presentation of the critically acclaimed exhibition, Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again on view from May 19 through September 2, 2019. Spanning the artist’s 40-year... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (Rosario 1899-1969 Comabbio), Concetto Spaziale, Attese, 1960. Watercolour on canvas, 27 x 19 cm. Signed and titled on the back: l. Fontana. © Samuel Vanhoegaerden Gallery at BRAFA 2019, Stand 143a. Provenance: private collection, Paris; private collection, Milan; Sotheby’s, London, 27 June 1996, lot n° 175; private collection, Sweden, acquired from the above. Literature: E. Crispolti, ‘Catalogo Ragionato di sculpture, dipinti, ambientazioni Tomo II’, 1974, n° 60 T 101, p. 98-99, ill.;... [Lire la suite]