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Sotheby’s annual Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas auction in New York features important sculpture from sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific Islands, ancient.mes
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Curated by Okwui Enwezor and Chika Okeke-Agulu, with the assistance of Damian Lentini, curator at Haus der Kunst, El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale is the largest survey exhibition of the artist’s 50-year career to date. Here, Dr Lentini discusses the importance of the African artist.
Sotheby's will illustrate the evolution of decorative arts collects
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Shortly after settling in Giverny, Claude Monet became fascinated with the effects of light on the countryside of France. Starting in 1890, he began his “series” paintings — haystacks, the Rouen Cathedral, and water lilies — that would eventually come to define his immense contribution to not only Impressionism, but also Abstraction and 20th century art. In this episode of Masterworks, immerse yourself in one of these monumental paintings, Meules, 1890, offered as a highlight of Replica Shoes
's Impressionist and Modern Evening Sale in New York. The artist focuses solely on the grainstacks themselves in a meditation on color, form and light. In doing so, he elevates the humble grainstack to an emblem of Impressionism. One of only eight works from this series to remain in private hands, Meules remains an undisputed masterpiece of Monet’s oeuvre and one of art history’s most evocative images. (14 May | New York)
In this episode of Anatomy of an Artwork, discover Paulding Farnham, the creative genius responsible for some of Tiffany & Co. greatest works and the jewelry set that captivated audiences at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. This elegant sautoir and pair of earrings, offered in Replica Shoes
’s Magnificent Jewels sale, remains a precisely constructed and lavishly embellished test.mes
nt to the gilded age. Stylized jardinières, nymphs, gargoyles, scrolls and arabesques, are all gracefully combined into a harmonious flowing pattern decorated with colorful enamel. 17 April | New York)
In this episode of Expert Voices, Jasper Sharp, curator of the Kunsthistorisches Museum’s current Rothko retrospective, and Replica Shoes
’s Contemporary Art specialist Saara Pritchard examine one of the most important periods of Mark Rothko’s career. Committed to intensively exploring the power of art to elicit strong emotional reactions, the artist abandoned bright colors that characterize his work of the early 1950s in favor of deep reds and burgundies. Untitled, 1960, a highlight of Replica Shoes
’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction, illuminates this profound shift and represents the artist at the peak of his power. “Seen close up and in a penumbra, as these paintings are meant to be seen, they absorb, they envelop the viewer” wrote Peter Selz, curator of the 1961 MoMA retrospective “for they are mirrors of our fantasy and serve as echoes of our experience.” Sold on behalf of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), this exquisite work will benefit the institution’s Acquisitions Fund. (16 May | New York)
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One of the highlights of the upcoming Watches sale in London on 16 April is a gold watch covered in blue enamel and lavishly set with diamonds, which bears the crowned cypher of King George III. It was made by the renowned 18th-century watch and clockmaker Justin Vulliamy.
Florence St. George’s ceramic practice incorporates text and sculptural forms in delicately hand-built pieces, that are both elegant and functional. Ahead of the upcoming Picasso’s Menagerie sale on 9 April, we sat down with the artist to discuss her influences, life in the studio and her enduring fascination with Picasso’s pottery.
Open for bidding on 9 April, Replica Shoes
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Works donated by Mark Bradford, Cecily Brown, Vija Celmins, Mark Grotjahn, Barbara Kruger, Glenn Ligon, Ed Ruscha, Jonas Wood and more will be offered across Replica Shoes
’s Marquee May Auctions of Contemporary Art in New York. Public Exhibition New York (Sotheby’s): 3–16 May