https://www.blouinartinfo.com Visual Arts en https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3732675/auction-preview-the-greek-sale-at-bonhams-london-november-13 What: The Greek SaleWhere: Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London, W1S 1SRWhen: November 13, 2:00 pm GMTPublic Viewing: November 10, 2019 | 11:00 - 15:00 GMT, November 11, 2019 | 09:00 - 16:30 GMT, November 12, 2019 | 09:00 - 16:30 GMT, November 13, 2019 | 09:00 - 12:00 GMTTop Lots at the Sale:— “Soldier dancing Zeibekiko” — Yiannis Tsarouchis (Greek, 1910-1989); mixed media on canvas, signed in Greek and dated “5-12-65” (upper left), titled in Greek (upper right). Measurement: 190 x 70.5cm. Featured in lot 53. Estimate: £ 250,000 - 350,000 (320,000 - 450,000 USD)— “Full Moon M” — Yiannis Moralis (Greek, 1916-2009); acrylic on canvas, signed in Greek and dated “1977-78” (lower right), signed and dated “Yannis Moralis/ Athenes-Grece/ 1977-78” (on the reverse). Measurement: 195 x 177.5cm. Featured in lot 33. Estimate: £ 200,000 - 300,000 (260,000 - 390,000 USD)— “Zeybek” — Nikiforos Lytras (Greek, 1832-1904); oil on canvas, signed in Greek (lower right). Measurement: 47.5 x 37.5 cm.. Featured in lot 11. Estimate: £ 80,000 - 120,000 (100,000 - 150,000 USD)— “Orpheus and Calypso” — Constantinos Parthenis (Greek, 1878-1967); oil on canvas, signed “C. Parthenis” (lower right). Measurement: 65 x 44cm. Featured in lot 27. Estimate: £ 70,000 - 100,000 (90,000 - 130,000 USD)— “Eggs, 1991” — Christos Bokoros (Greek, born 1956); mixed media on 18 wooden panels, all signed in Greek. Measurement: 84 x 288cm (installation). Featured in lot 62. Estimate: £ 50,000 - 70,000 (64,000 - 90,000 USD)— “Young girl in the hamam” — Theodore Jacques Ralli (Greek, 1852-1909); oil on canvas, signed and dated “Ralli 87” (upper right). Measurement: 55.5 x 38cm. Featured in lot 10. Estimate: £ 40,000 - 60,000 (52,000 - 77,000 USD)— “Soldier dancing” — Yiannis Tsarouchis (Greek, 1910-1989); oil on canvas, signed in Greek and dated “68” (lower left). Measurement: 61 x 44cm. Featured in lot 38. Estimate: £ 40,000 - 60,000 (52,000 - 77,000 USD)— “Adelaїde, la (grande) pretresse du fetichisme (Adelaїde, the (great) priestess of fetishism)” — Nikos Engonopoulos (Greek, 1910-1985); oil on canvas, signed in Greek and dated “77” (lower right). Measurement: 55 x 45cm. Featured in lot 50. Estimate: £ 35,000 - 55,000 (45,000 - 71,000 USD)— “Moorings” — Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika (Greek, 1906-1994); oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Ghika/ 73' (lower right), titled, signed and dated “Ghika/ 1973/ Moorings/ 65 x 50” (on the reverse). Measurement: 65 x 50cm. Featured in lot 15. Estimate: £ 30,000 - 50,000 (39,000 - 64,000 USD)— “Young girl in the fields” — Georgios Jakobides (Greek, 1852-1932); oil on canvas, signed “G. Jakobides” (lower right). Measurement: 73.5 x 97.5cm. Featured in lot 22. Estimate: £ 30,000 - 50,000 (39,000 - 64,000 USD)For details, visit: https://www.bonhams.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:58:14 +0000 3732675 at https://www.blouinartinfo.com BLOUIN ARTINFO https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3732597/auction-preview-impressionist-and-modern-art-day-sale-at What: Impressionist and Modern Art Day SaleWhere: Christie's, 20 Rockefeller Center, New YorkWhen: November 12, 2:00 pmPublic Viewing: November 6, 2019 | 10am - 7pm, November 7, 2019 | 10am - 5pm, November 8, 2019 | 10am - 5pm, November 9, 2019 | 10am - 5pm, November 10, 2019 | 1pm - 5pmTop Lots at the Sale:— “Decor pour Romeo et Juliette (Decor for Romeo and Juliet)” — Salvador Dali (1904-1989); oil on canvas, signed, dated, and inscribed “Dali 1942 “Romeo et Juliet” 2eme acte” (lower right). Painted in 1942. Measurement: 11 x 18 ¼ in (28 x 46cm). Featured in lot 480. Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 USD— “Depart du village (Departure from the village)” — Marc Chagall (1887-1985); oil on canvas, stamped with signature “Marc Chagall” (lower right). Painted in 1971-1974. Measurement: 35 ⅞ x 29in (91.8 x 73.6cm). Featured in lot 350. Estimate: 700,000 - 1,000,000 USD— “Homme a la guitare (Man with guitar)” — Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973); stone, signed 'JLipchitz' (on the back of the base). Executed in 1925; unique. Measurement: Height: 23 ⅛ in (58.7cm). Featured in lot 362. Estimate: 700,000 - 1,000,000 USD— “Alt-Sallenthin (Dorfstrasse in Alt-Sallenthin I)” — Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956); oil on canvas, signed 'Feininger' (lower right); titled “ALT-SALLENTHIN” (on the stretcher). Painted in 1912. Measurement: 15 ⅞ x 19 ⅛ in (40.3 x 48.6cm). Featured in lot 390. Estimate: 600,000 - 800,000 USD— “Allumettes, pipe, verre (Matches, blowjob, glass)” — Pablo Picasso (1881-1973); oil on canvas. Painted in fall 1911. Measurement: 8 ⅝ x 4 ¾in (21.9 x 12.1cm). Featured in lot 358. Estimate: 500,000 - 700,000 USD— “Un arbre sur un fond rouge (A tree on a red background)” — Fernand Leger (1881-1955); oil on canvas, signed and dated “F. LEGER 54” (lower right); signed and dated again, titled and numbered “F. LEGER - 54 un ARBRE sur un fond rouge 416” (on the reverse). Painted in 1954. Measurement: 25 ⅝ x 21 ¼in (66 x 54cm). Featured in lot 360. Estimate: 500,000 - 700,000 USD— “Tete de femme III (Woman's head III)” — Georges Braque (1882-1963); oil on canvas, signed “G Braque” (lower right). Painted in 1930. Measurement: 18 ¼ x 15in (46.3 x 38cm). Featured in lot 380. Estimate: 500,000 - 700,000 USD— “Paysage cubiste (Cubist landscape)” — Jean Metzinger (1883-1956); oil on canvas, signed “JMetzinger” (lower right). Painted in 1911. Measurement: 31 ⅝ x 39 ¼i n (80.3 x 99.6cm). Featured in lot 382. Estimate: 500,000 - 700,000 USD— “Pommes et citrons (Apples and lemons)” — Juan Gris (1887-1927); oil on canvas, signed and dated “Juan Gris. 26” (lower right). Painted in November-December 1926. Measurement: 13 x 16 ¼in (33 x 41cm). Featured in lot 355. Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 USD— “Scene mythologique, trois femmes a la fontaine (Mythological scene, three women at the fountain)” — Pablo Picasso (1881-1973); oil on canvas laid down on canvas, signed “Picasso” (lower right). Painted circa 1921. Measurement: 8¼ x 6 ⅜ in (21 x 16.1cm). Featured in lot 371. Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 USDFor details, visit: https://www.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:29:07 +0000 3732597 at https://www.blouinartinfo.com BLOUIN ARTINFO https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3732558/howardena-pindells-autobiography-at-garth-greenan-gallery-new Garth Greenan Gallery is currently hosting Howardena Pindell’s “Autobiography” at its 545 West 20th Street venue through December 7, 2019. The exhibition features a selection of paintings and works on paper from the artist’s “Autobiography” series, created between 1980 and 1995.A Philadelphia-born artist, Pindell (b. 1943) studied painting at Boston University and Yale University. Her politically charged work frequently addresses the intersecting issues of racism, feminism, violence, slavery, and exploitation. In 1972, she co-founded the first artist-directed gallery for women artists in the United States, the A.I.R. Gallery. The A.I.R. was so-called as an acronym for ‘Artist In Residence’, describing its nature as a space for female artists to experiment in and curate, and to recall the name of Charlotte Bronte’s heroine, Jane Eyre. In her early career, Pindell also worked for 12 years at MoMA New York in the Department of Prints and Illustrated books; since 1979, she has held a teaching post at the State University of New York. As the gallery informs, the series on display, “Autobiography”, examines a difficult but formative period for Pindell. After a car accident in 1979, the artist was left with acute memory loss. She was fortunately rehabilitated, and the incident has led her to explore the process she endured; destruction and reconstruction. In her practice, strips of canvas are cut up and re-sewn, and applied to a new canvas in swirling patterns — metaphorically undergoing the same recreation process the artist was put through. The first work, “Autobiography: Oval Memory #1” (1980–1981), is a reflection of Pindell’s painful initial attempts to tie threads of memories back together after her traumatic concussion. In this and the following works, Pindell cut postcards and photographs she had collected before the accident into strips and arranged them on the canvas. The artist alternates photographic imagery with acrylic paint, and then integrates these fragmented images into layered fans of paint and paper. According to the gallery, “swirling combinations of postcards, Cibachrome, and paint form a polyphony of perspectives.”There is a curious resonance between Pindell’s formal interest in fragmentation and recreation, and her own lived trauma of recovering from a car crash. However, even more uncannily, dialectical patterns of rupture and healing exist in both her life and ideas outside of this, whether it is her seemingly opposed commitment to abstract and polemical political art; her sense of identity as an African-American, yet also as a composite of many cultures and backgrounds; or in her affection for rationality, science, and mathematics, along with her interest in ritual, tradition, and spirituality.In “Autobiography: Fire (Suttee)” (1986–1987), Pindell refers to the Indian practice known as “Suttee” or “widow burning,” and traces the silhouette of her own body on an irregular ovoid canvas through red, yellow, and orange fingers of paint, overlapping on a flame-blue background. As per the gallery, “Through her haunting use of her own body in the painting, she avoids both the ugly zeal of unqualified judgment of the Other and the academic trap of absolute cultural relativism.” This penetrating sensitivity arises from both Pindell’s strong political commitments, and her extensive travel and cross-cultural study.The gallery adds, “Pindell has alternately described her thick, layered paint strokes as both the “sounds of a mantra” and “symbolic of African ritual scarification.” In her work, rituals and traditions are taken seriously. The artist explores their roles in healing and meaning, whilst bearing witness to their dangers. Pindell’s intense study of world cultures is described as being “simultaneously anthropological and profoundly personal.” This exhibition is on view from October 17 through December 7, 2019 at Garth Greenan Gallery, 545 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011.For details please visit: http://www.garthgreenan.com/Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.http://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin   Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:39:06 +0000 3732558 at https://www.blouinartinfo.com BLOUIN ARTINFO https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3732520/abstract-expressionist-pioneer-lee-krasner-at-schirn The Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt is currently presenting a retrospective of Lee Krasner (1908–1984), a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism in the United States. The exhibition comprises paintings, collages, and drawings as well as films and photographs. It constitutes the first time in more than 50 years that Krasner’s work has been the subject of a major European exhibition, and will remain on view until January 12, 2020. Lee Krasner was born in New York to Russian-Jewish parents, who had fled to the US to escape antisemitism. After completing her artistic education, she became an active member of the association American Abstract Artists, counting Ray Eames, Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning among her close friends. The 1940s saw her working at the epicenter of the Abstract Expressionist movement in New York. Her career was – and remains, to an extent – unduly overshadowed by that of her husband, Jackson Pollock. In reality, there was much cross-pollination between their working methods. After Pollock’s untimely death in 1956, Krasner took over his studio and produced some of her seminal artworks, afforded the space to work on large unstretched canvasses for the first time. Unlike many of her peers, Krasner never developed one signature approach to painting, and constantly reinvented and renewed her modes of expression. The works on view at the Schirn span more than half a century, leaving no corner of Krasner’s oeuvre unexamined. Works on display include her self-portraits from the late 1920s, charcoal life drawings, groups of works such as her renowned “Little Images” series from the 1940s and her “Prophecy” series from the 1950s, along with works from her “Umber” and “Primary” series from the 1960s, and late collages from the 1970s.Exhibited artworks are drawn from a large pool of international museums and public and private collections, including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others. Several of Krasner’s paintings are on view in Germany for the first time, including the monumental canvas “Combat” (1965), from the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, which is over 4 meters wide.The show has been structured according to Krasner’s principal periods of work from the 1920s until the 1970s. It begins with her early work, allowing the viewer to trace her path toward Abstraction. On view in this section is the artist’s “Self Portrait” from 1928, which she confidently submitted when applying to the life-drawing class at the National Academy of Design. The exhibition then walks the viewer through works Krasner produced when living on Long Island with Pollock, a highly productive period which saw her turn away from Cubism and the European avant-garde to develop a more Expressionistic approach. As part of a section on Krasner’s mature style, the 1956 painting “Prophecy” is on display, a work that marks a turning point in both the artist’s style and biography. She started it when Pollock was still alive and completed it after his sudden death. This almost figurative work saw a part-return to a Cubist pictorial style. The exhibition concludes with two series from the artist’s later career. A highlight of this section is “Palingenesis” (1971), one of Krasner’s significant artworks from the early 1970s, a period in which she painted abstract forms with strongly contrasting colors. Also on view are collages created in 1976, in which Krasner took her own drawings and life studies in charcoal from her time as a student as source material, cutting them with scissors. The series represents Krasner’s critical exploration of her own work and legacy.Dr. Philipp Demandt, Director of the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, comments: “Lee Krasner is one of the most important painters of American post-war Modernism, and yet for a long time her work was not afforded the attention it deserves. It is surprising that our exhibition is her first retrospective in Europe in over 50 years. Still, the art of Abstract Expressionism is often regarded as being primarily a male preserve, and with this tribute to Lee Krasner it is being subjected to a reassessment that is long overdue.”The show gives a comprehensive overview of the story of one of the most remarkable artists of the 20th century. It is curated and organized by the Barbican Centre, London. The exhibition is on view through January 12, 2020, at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Romerberg, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.For details, visit: https://www.blouinartinfo.com/galleryguide/schirn-kunsthalle-frankfurt/overviewClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/              Founder: Louise Blouin Fri, 08 Nov 2019 08:53:18 +0000 3732520 at https://www.blouinartinfo.com BLOUIN ARTINFO https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3732485/major-exhibition-of-naum-gabo-to-be-held-at-tate-st-ives From January 25, 2020, Tate St Ives is set to open a retrospective of Naum Gabo (1890-1977), one of the pioneers of Constructivism. It is to be the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to the artist in 30 years. It also marks the centenary of his “Realistic Manifesto” (1920), a seminal proclamation of the Modernist era, which set out the tenets of pure Constructivism – and which was the earliest use of the term.Gabo was a truly transnational artist. Born in Russia two decades before the revolution, he traveled across western, eastern and northern Europe, before finally residing in the United States. He worked with key movements of the avant-garde, from the Constructivists Vkhutemas in Russia, to the Bauhaus in Germany, to Abstraction-Creation in France, and the Hampstead and St Ives artist communities in Britain. Throughout his oeuvre, he displayed a commitment to the power of artistic creativity for social good, aiming to draw art closer to everyday life. He believed that through architecture, public art and film, his practice could contribute to building a new society. The exhibition will feature an extensive presentation of Gabo’s sculptures, paintings, drawings, and architectural and public projects, making it a rare opportunity to see the full scope of his interdisciplinary work. His ground-breaking experiments made time, space, and synthetic materials the key building blocks of Modernist art practice. The show will offer a new perspective on Gabo, asking us to reconsider him with historical distance. According to Tate, “It will address his notions of rhythm, movement, time and structural force that inspired the transparency of his sculptures, the spatial dynamics of his architectural designs, and even the “most constructive of arts” – music.”On view are key works such as “Kinetic Sculpture (Standing Waves)” (1919-1920), often considered the first kinetic work of art. A model for Gabo’s “Ideological Contribution to Constructivism” that is permanently on view at the De Bijenkorf department store in Rotterdam will be on public display for the first time. The model demonstrates the artist’s commitment to redefining public spaces with sculptural forms. Gabo’s original designs and models for Sergei Diaghilev’s radical Ballets Russe’s production of “La Chatte” in 1927 will also be exhibited, along with a video recording of the reconstructed performance.The exhibition opens on January 25, and continues to be on view through May 3, 2020, at Tate St Ives, Porthmeor Beach, Saint Ives TR26 1TG, United Kingdom.For details, visit: https://www.blouinartinfo.com/galleryguide/tate-st-ives/overviewClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/              Founder: Louise Blouin Fri, 08 Nov 2019 08:37:59 +0000 3732485 at https://www.blouinartinfo.com BLOUIN ARTINFO https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3732450/getty-to-partner-with-myanmar-on-bagan-conservation-plan The Getty Conservation Institute of Los Angeles has recently announced that it will collaborate on a long-term project in the ancient city of Bagan. The institute will support Myanmar’s Department of Archaeology and its National Museum to preserve and protect cultural heritage sites, bringing their expertise to a variety of complex conservation issues across the vast Bagan Archaeological Zone.Bagan is situated in Myanmar, also known as Burma, in Southeast Asia. It is famous for an ancient religious complex that comprises over 3,500 ancient temples, pagodas, and monasteries. These magnificent structures house an astonishing array of wall painting, sculpture, decoration, and inscription; the surviving traces of a powerful empire. Bagan’s so-called golden period was between the 11th and 13th centuries, although archaeological evidence dates as far back as the 2nd century AD. It remains a hub of Buddhist spirituality and pilgrimage.Since Bagan was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2019, attention has been drawn to the necessity for a large-scale conservation project. While the World Heritage designation has brought added attention to the region, the increased numbers of visitors will mount conservation challenges. Growing international interest has seen an uptick in the construction of hotels and tourist amenities, which is already becoming a problem. Conservation work that Getty will advise on includes repairs to buildings damaged by earthquakes, as well as preventative measures to avoid further damage from natural disasters. In recent years Bagan has been plagued by earthquakes, the latest of which, in 2016, damaged over 400 structures. It is also prone to regular flooding, which climate change has made even more frequent. Getty expertise will be used to identify ways to safeguard the decorative elements of the site, developing strategies to anticipate and manage tourist influx. In the longer term, there will be a program to train local professionals to continue conservation efforts. “Bagan is a treasure. This vast cultural landscape is significant not only to the people of Bagan but to people around the world, as evidenced by its recent inscription on the World Heritage List,” says Tim Whalen, John E. and Louise Bryson Director of the Getty Conservation Institute. “We look forward to this long-term partnership with our colleagues here at Bagan to conserve this magical place, and together to build the professional capacity necessary to preserve its significance well into the future.”The Getty project will include a number of case studies, where specific elements of the Archaeological Zone are researched. These will be used to inform future conservation efforts in Bagan and elsewhere. One of the first buildings to be studied is the Myin-Pya-Gu, a picturesque temple that has been closed to the public for several years due to conservation concerns.According to Getty, the conservation plan will be a marker for other regions of Southeast Asia. The project is part of Getty’s “Ancient Worlds Now: A Future for the Past,” a new global initiative to promote a greater understanding of the need to protect and preserve the world’s cultural heritage for future generations.The Getty is currently finalizing long-term project details with local cultural offices, with a view to beginning work in Bagan in January 2020. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/              Founder: Louise Blouin Fri, 08 Nov 2019 08:19:48 +0000 3732450 at https://www.blouinartinfo.com BLOUIN ARTINFO https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3732434/art-impresario-olyvia-kwok-offers-more-than-30-basquiat The art impresario Olyvia Kwok is about to circumvent auctions by hosting a selling exhibition of more than 30 big-ticket works by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.The unique show of two New York giants of Contemporary art, including three of the duo’s collaborations, is being displayed this week in Park Avenue on Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row.Kwok, the founder and CEO of Willstone Management, is known for her innovative art investment and her Olyvia’s Soirees in London. Willstone says there has not been a selling exhibition of so many Basquiat and Warhol art works of this quality under one roof in recent times. The works range in price from $300,000 for a Basquiat drawing to $30 million for one of the joint paintings made by the late artists who are among the most valuable and best-known names in the auction world.“Thin Lips” from 1984-1985 started with a mustard- yellow background on which Warhol added a silhouette of the then American president Ronald Reagan. Warhol sketched revenue and income figures on top. Basquiat’s simple addition is his small oil-stick markings and the words “Thin Lips,” which gives the work its title.Basquiat’s solo “New York, New York” dates from 1981, as he was beginning to move from street art to a gallery star. It is full of random representations of skyscrapers and street signs in disarray.All of the works in the carefully-curated show have been rarely seen and come from private collections.Willstone has a unique approach to art investment and offers loans of up to 50 per cent of the agreed market value of the work purchased at interest rates of 8 to 10 percent.Buyers may for example build their collections by using works they already own as collateral. This concept came from Adam Chinn, who after his time at Sotheby’s started work for the Mugrabi family.Some of the New York events will include investment seminars for those interested.Beijing-born Olyvia Kwok moved to Britain aged 12 and was educated at British boarding schools. She graduated in mathematics, though she went on to study art. She made her art-world debut by buying a Chinese scroll for $33,000, later sold for about seven times as much.She opened her own gallery in 2005 at the age of 22, Olyvia Oriental in Ryder Street, St. James’s, London. She admitted she had much to learn about the business but was advised by Conor Mahony, who had worked for Sotheby’s. Kwok specialized in Chinese Contemporary art, which was then booming. She went on to buy paintings for a private Swiss bank’s art fund.In 2009, as the global economic crisis unfolded, Kwok changed the name of her gallery to Olyvia Fine Art and staged exhibitions of Contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art.She was one of the first trendsetters to build an emerging market art fund and acquired works for museums in China. She has advised European and American family offices in building collections for investment and legacy planning purposes.Her career trajectory has been relentlessly upward, with only the smallest of wobbles in 2014 when she purchased two contemporary works at Sotheby’s for a client who was unable to pay for them. This resulted in a £3 million case later settled, and amicably – as is clear by her next move; Kwok became one of the most important pioneers of auction- guarantee finance for Sotheby’s with Chinn’s help. The Mugrabis are known as guarantors themselves and have large holdings of art including hundreds of Warhols.Kwok launched an art-backed lending fund in 2014.Olyvia’s Soirees began in London in July this year, with invitation-only private shows held in her office in Mount Street, Mayfair, where Willstone operates. Those events also featured works by Basquiat and Warhol.She followed during Frieze Week in October with a pop-up show of works by five post-war Italian masters including Luciano Fontana and Alberto Burri, all sourced from a single collection.Speaking in an interview, Kwok says that she is still confident despite worries about Brexit, the US-China trade war and the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong: “The impact of Brexit has already been priced in. Buyers have been playing with currencies as the pound falls to historical lows. The UK is resilient and is well-positioned for growth in the long term. The main stock markets are still trading at close to their all-time high, which is always a good driver for positive sentiment. Most asset classes remain very expensive on all metrics, and art remains a great diversification asset.”Even so, she notes a lack of energy in second or third-tier art fairs, adding: “In the top tier of the market, the air is thinner than people think. Guarantees are everywhere but they are getting harder to do as prices rise.”She fully researches the market for her clients to ascertain what works are selling, which artists are going up and how much of their output is on the market. “The prices of Philip Guston are helped by the very few on the market and a 2020 retrospective,” she says. “The art market has been very steady for decades, out-performing many other asset types.” (More of the interview will appear in the print Blouin Art+Auction magazine.)Her latest show runs from Wednesday November 6 through Tuesday November 26 at 520 Park Avenue, a Robert A.M. Stern tower where the cheapest apartments cost $25 million and a penthouse was sold for $130 million. The idea is to show them in the sort of luxury home in which they may eventually find a place. The exhibition is sponsored by 520 Park Avenue, Rolls-Royce, Fraser Yachts, the Family Office Association, and tequila brand Casamigos. The exhibition is hosted by Willstone/LX, a new joint venture co-founded by Kwok and Louis Buckworth, founder of the Upper East Side gallery LX and sales director as 520 Park. Appointments are on request.  https://www.blouinartinfo.com/              Founder: Louise Blouin Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:37:06 +0000 3732434 at https://www.blouinartinfo.com Mark beech https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3732252/entre-deux-epoques-at-bailly-gallery-geneva Bailly Gallery in Geneva is hosting “Entre deux epoques,” an exhibition that traces artistic movements that have made a mark in the history of art. Presenting works by highly renowned artists, the show is on view through November 30, 2019.According to the gallery, the exhibition “intends to be full of colors by combining the talents of clever colorist.” With works from Camille Pissarro to Pablo Picasso, “the work of the line is adorned with the subtle play of impressionists as much as cubist methods.” Showcased are a range of diverse mediums such as canvases, sculptures, ceramics and medallions.Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro was a pivotal figure of the Impressionist movement and the development of plein-air painting. Pissaro wanted to recreate the sensation of seeing, the interplay of color and light that forms our perceptions of the world around us. On display is one of his early Neo-Impressionist work, “Paysannes assises gardant des vaches.”Spanish painter, sculptor and printmaker Pablo Picasso is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, among various other styles. Challenging the conventional and realistic forms of art, Picasso through Cubism developed a new way of seeing that reflected the modern age. The exhibition showcases two of his artworks from different mediums. The first is an oil on canvas “Paysage mediterraneen or anthropomorphe,” 1963, and the second one a 23-carat gold medallion with original wooden box titled “Medaillon Vallauris.”Among the other artists whose works are featured include, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, Bernard Buffet, Albert Marquet, Auguste Rodin, and Kees van Dongen. This exhibition is on view through November 30, 2019, at Bailly Gallery, 10 rue de l’Hotel de Ville, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland.For details please visit: https://baillygallery.comClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibitionhttp://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin     Thu, 07 Nov 2019 07:02:00 +0000 3732252 at https://www.blouinartinfo.com BLOUIN ARTINFO https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3732346/auction-preview-impressionist-and-modern-art-evening-sale-at What: Impressionist and Modern Art Evening SaleWhere: Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Center, New YorkWhen: November 11, 7:00 pmPublic Viewing: November 5, 2019 | 10am - 5pm, November 6, 2019 | 10am - 7pm, November 7, 2019 | 10am - 5pm, November 8, 2019 | 10am - 5pm, November 9, 2019 | 10am - 5pm, November 10, 2019 | 1pm - 5pm, November 11, 2019 | 10am - 12pmTop Lots at the Sale:— “Femme dans un fauteuil (Francoise) (Woman in an armchair)” — Pablo Picasso (1881-1973); oil on canvas, signed ‘Picasso’ (lower right); dated ‘29.12.48. 1.1.49.’ (on the reverse). Painted December 29, 1948- January 1, 1949. Measurement: 39 ½ x 32in. (100.3 x 81.3cm). Featured in lot 23A. Estimate: 12,000,000 - 18,000,000 USD— “Buste d’homme (Bust of a man)” — Pablo Picasso (1881-1973); oil on canvas, signed ‘Picasso’ (upper left); dated and numbered ‘12.10.68.II’ (on the reverse). Painted on October 12, 1968. Measurement: 51 1/8 x 31 7/8in. (130 x 80.9cm). Featured in lot 8A. Estimate: 9,000,000 - 12,000,000 USD— “Le Sabbat (The Sabbath)” — Rene Magritte (1898-1967); oil on canvas, signed ‘Magritte’ (upper right); titled “‘Le Sabbat’” (on the reverse). Painted in February 1959. Measurement: 19 ¾ x 23 7/8in. (50 x 60.7cm). Featured in lot 6A. Estimate: 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 USD— “La femme et l’enfant (The woman and the child)” — Fernand Leger (1881-1955); oil on canvas, signed and dated ‘F. Leger 21’ (lower right); signed and dated again, titled and inscribed ‘F. Leger 21 La femme et l’enfant definitif’ (on the reverse). Painted in March 1921. Measurement: 36 1/8 x 25 5/8in. (91.8 x 65cm). Featured in lot 19A. Estimate: 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 USD— “Le seize septembre (September 16th)” — Rene Magritte (1898-1967); oil on canvas, signed ‘Magritte’ (lower right); signed again, dated and titled ‘Magritte “Le Seize Septembre” 1957’ (on the reverse). Painted in 1957. Measurement: 63 ¾ x 51 ½in. (162 x 130.2cm). Featured in lot 16A. Estimate: 7,000,000 - 10,000,000 USD— “Beatrice Hastings assise” — Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920); oil on cradled board, signed ‘Modigliani’ (lower right). Painted in 1915. Measurement: 29 1/8 x 19 5/8in. (74 x 49.8cm). Featured in lot 33A. Estimate: 6,000,000 - 8,000,000 USD— “Nu assis (Nude sitting)” — Pablo Picasso (1881-1973); oil on canvas, signed ‘Picasso’ (upper right); dated and numbered ‘6.4.69. II’ (on the reverse). Painted on April 6, 1969. Measurement: 51 ¼ x 35in. (130.3 x 89cm). Featured in lot 43A. Estimate: 5,000,000 - 8,000,000 USD— “Le Pont-Neuf, apres-midi de pluie, 1re serie (Pont-Neuf, rainy afternoon, 1st series)” — Camille Pissarro (1830-1903); oil on canvas, signed and dated ‘C. Pissarro. 1901’ (lower right). Painted in Paris, 1901. Measurement: 32 x 25 ¾in. (81.2 x 65.4cm). Featured in lot 11A. Estimate: 5,000,000 - 7,000,000 USD— “La maison de l’artiste a Giverny (The artist's house in Giverny)” — Claude Monet (1840-1926); oil on canvas, signed and dated ‘Claude Monet 1912’ (lower left). Painted in 1912. Measurement: 29 x 29in. (73.5 x 73.5cm). Featured in lot 28A. Estimate: 5,000,000 - 7,000,000 USDFor details, visit: https://www.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Thu, 07 Nov 2019 07:00:36 +0000 3732346 at https://www.blouinartinfo.com BLOUIN ARTINFO https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3732267/auction-preview-20th-century-contemporary-art-evening-sale-at What: 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening SaleWhere: Phillips, 450 Park Avenue, New YorkWhen: November 14, 5:00 pm EDTPublic Viewing: November 1 - November 12, 2019 — Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-6pmTop Lots at the Sale:— “The Ring” — Jean-Michel Basquiat; acrylic and oilstick on canvas, signed, partially titled and dated “Jean-Michel Basquiat ‘RING’ 1981” on the reverse. Executed in 1981, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Measurement: 60x48in. (152.4x121.9cm). Featured in lot 26. Estimate: 10,000,000 - 15,000,000 USD— “Paysan catalan inquiet par le passage d’un vol d’oiseaux (Catalan farmer worried about passing a flight of birds)” — Joan Miro; oil on canvas, signed “Miro” lower right; further signed, inscribed, titled and dated “19 Miro 1952 Paysan Catalan Inquiet Par Le Passage D’un Vol D’oiseaux” on the reverse. Painted in 1952. Measurement: 36 1/8x28 5/8in. (91.8x72.7cm). Featured in lot 5. Estimate: 7,000,000 - 10,000,000 USD— “Smoking II” — Philip Guston; oil on canvas, signed “Philip Guston” lower right; further signed, titled and dated “Philip Guston ‘Smoking II’ 1973” on the reverse. Painted in 1973. Measurement: 39 1/2x67 3/8in. (100.3x171cm). Featured in lot 11. Estimate: 6,000,000 - 8,000,000 USD— “Late Four-Foot Flowers” — Andy Warhol; acrylic, silkscreen ink and graphite on canvas. Executed in 1967. Measurement: 48x48in. (121.9x121.9cm). Featured in lot 17. Estimate: 6,000,000 - 8,000,000 USD— “Portrait of G. David Thompson” — Alberto Giacometti; oil on canvas, signed “Alberto Giacometti” lower right. Painted in 1957. Measurement: 39 1/2x28 3/4in. (100.3x73cm). Featured in lot 6. Estimate: 5,000,000 - 7,000,000 USD— “Femme assise dans un fauteuil (Woman sitting in an armchair)” — Pablo Picasso; oil on canvas, signed “Picasso” upper right; dated “24.10.48” on the reverse. Painted on October 24, 1948. Measurement: 39 3/4x31 7/8in. (101x81cm). Featured in lot 7. Estimate: 5,000,000 - 7,000,000 USD— “Berkeley #66” — Richard Diebenkorn; oil on canvas, signed with the artist’s initials and dated “R.D. 56” lower right; further signed, titled and dated “R. Diebenkorn 1956 Berkeley #66” on the reverse. Painted in 1956. Measurement: 41 5/8x36 5/8in. (105.7x93cm). Featured in lot 21. Estimate: 3,500,000 - 4,500,000 USD— “Start Over Please” — Ed Ruscha; oil on canvas, signed and dated “Ed Ruscha 2015” on the reverse. Painted in 2015. Measurement: 64x72in. (162.6x182.9cm). Featured in lot 25. Estimate: 3,500,000 - 4,500,000 USD— “Hulk (Friends)” — Jeff Koons; polychromed bronze. Executed in 2004-2012, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist’s proof. Measurement: 71 1/4x48 1/2x26in. (181x123.2x66cm). Featured in lot 32. Estimate: 3,000,000 - 5,000,000 USD— “Little Thinker” — Yoshitomo Nara; acrylic on canvas, signed in Japanese, titled and dated “little thinker 2000” on the reverse. Painted in 2000. Measurement: 44x40in. (111.8x101.6cm). Featured in lot 4. Estimate: 3,000,000 - 4,000,000 USDFor details, visit: https://www.phillips.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Thu, 07 Nov 2019 06:59:18 +0000 3732267 at https://www.blouinartinfo.com BLOUIN ARTINFO