Robert Rauschenberg

Lot 1. Robert Rauschenberg, Cy + Relics—Rome, 1952. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 14 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (37.8 x 37.8 cm). Signed by the artist, titled, dated and numbered '9' in an unidentified hand in ink in the margin. Number 9 from an edition of 25. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000. © Philips Provenance: Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1991 Literature: Thames & Hudson, Robert Rauschenberg: Photographs, p. 20 Philips. A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from... [Lire la suite]

Sanyu, Nu endormi, executed in 1950s, oil on board, 50 x 100 cm, est. HK$ 20 – 30 million / US$2.56 – 3.84 million. Lot Sold 46,877,500 HKD (4,852,969 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby’s. HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s unveiled highlights from its Evening Sales of Modern Art and Contemporary Art, both of which will be held on 31 March at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The auctions will be led by a line-up of Western Contemporary and Modern Art, as well as an array of rare works by Modern and Contemporary Asian masters.... [Lire la suite]

PARIS - De Alexander Calder à Jeff Koons, en passant par Max Ernst, Pablo Picasso, Niki de Saint Phalle, César, Takis, ou encore Louise Bourgeois, nombreux sont les artistes modernes et contemporains à s’être intéressés de près au bijou. Diane Venet, collectionneuse de bijoux d’artistes depuis plus de 30 ans, nous fait partager sa passion pour ces oeuvres miniatures qui souvent accompagnent le langage plastique de l’artiste. Sa collection, riche de 230... [Lire la suite]

NEW YORK – Achieving a record-shattering $110.5 million, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled, 1982, led the Contemporary Art Evening sale on 18 May. The price is the highest paid at auction for a work by an American artist and for any artwork created after 1980. It was Basquiat's night, with five of the artist's works realising a combined $129.3 million. Kicking off the sale was Jonas Wood’s Black Still Life, which brought $1.2 million – wildly exceeding its $250,000 low estimate. Energetic bidding ensued, with with Roy... [Lire la suite]

 Hsu Kuo-huang. Seeking the Way in a Spring Mountain, (detail). China, 2016. Ink and color wash on paper, hanging scroll. © M. Sutherland Fine Art. NEW YORK, NY.- When Asia Week New York launches its ten-day extravaganza, on March 9, many of the top-tier galleries will showcase contemporary work alongside classical objects, while others will be devoted solely to present-day works of art.  Among the stand-outs: Stronger Together: Two Western Artists Who Embraced the Chinese Idiom at... [Lire la suite]

Jasper Johns, "Target", 1961. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Edlis/Neeson Collection. CHICAGO - Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, has announced the largest gift of art in the museum’s 136-year history: the Edlis/Neeson Collection, 42 iconic masterpieces of contemporary art donated by the Chicagobased collectors and philanthropists Stefan T. Edlis and his wife, Gael Neeson. The gift includes nine works by Andy Warhol, three paintings by Jasper Johns, one Robert... [Lire la suite]

Mark Rothko, American, 1903–1970: Untitled, 1968. Oil on paper laid down on canvas, 100 x 63.5 cm. Collection of Preston H. Haskell, Class of 1960. © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York PRINCETON, NJ.- A remarkable gathering of paintings by some of the most important artists of the postwar era will provide a window into a moment of extraordinary creative ferment, when the very nature of abstract painting was being hotly contested. Rothko to Richter: Mark-Making in Abstract... [Lire la suite]

Ad Reinhardt (American, 1913-1967), Untitled (Blue-Purple Painting), 1952. Oil on canvas,36 x 24 inches (91.4 x 61.0 cm). Bears inscription. Includes artist's original painted strip frame. Estimate: $1,000,000 - $1,500,000. DALLAS, TX.- Untitled (Blue-Purple Painting), 1952, Ad Reinhardt's minimalist masterwork, is expected to bring $1 million as part of a 370-lot Modern & Contemporary Art Signature Auction May 31 at Heritage . Works by giants ranging from Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, and Robert Rauschenberg... [Lire la suite]

Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), Spring Clearance, 1961. Solvent transfer, ink, gouache, and graphite on Strathmore paper, signed and dated on verso: Rauschenberg 1961; 23 x 29 in (584 x 737 mm). Photo courtesy Barbara Mathes Gallery Barbara Mathes Gallery. Modern and Contemporary Master Drawings. 22 East 80th Street, New York, NY, 10075. Telephone: +1 212 570 4190 - Fax: +1 212 570 4191 - Email: art@barbaramathesgallery.com - Website: www.barbaramathesgallery.com. Master Drawings New York. Saturday 25 January to Saturday 1... [Lire la suite]

Mark Rothko, Untitled, signed and dated 1955 on the reverse, oil on canvas, 91⅝ x 69 in. 232.7 x 175.34 cm. Est. $20/30 million. Photo: Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- On 9 November 2010 Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale will be led by a major 1955 Untitled painting by Mark Rothko which has been off the market for over 40 years (est. $20/30 million)*. The auction also includes major works by many of the leading artists of the 20th and 21st centuries including Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Gerhard Richter, Roy Lichtenstein, and... [Lire la suite]