On May 13, Christie's New York will stage an incredible Post-War and Contemporary Art sale that could realize close to $400 million. Several museum-quality works are on offer among the 57 lots, and Christie's expects several records to be set. Highlights include Francis Bacon's 1976 Three Studies for Self -Portrait, estimated at $25 - $35 million; a morbidly obese Lucian Freud nude, billed as the most important Freud painting ever offered at auction, also est. $25 - $35 million; Willem De Kooning's 1975 Untitled IV, est. $10 - $15 million; several major works by Andy Warhol including his 1962 Campbell's Soup Can (Pepper Pot), est. $6 - $8 million, and his 1986 Self-Portrait, pictured here, est. $2.5 - $3.5 million; Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1987 Victor 25448, est. $4.5 million - $6.5 million; and many more. Some story-hungry members of the press may be rooting for an art market crash, but we're not buying it.
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5-02-2008 @ 12:17AM
Valerie said...
I know we all have our own taste,and this is just crap to me.
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5-11-2008 @ 8:04PM
Sy Marcuse said...
I would like to sell two A.W. signed Serigraphs from the Edition of 300 of 1963 and 64. Flowers and Liz. Both obtained through Leo Castelli Gallery. Sy Marcuse 33 1 48 23 41 18 France
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