There are several interesting works in this auction catalogue. Two worth noting check of e unknown di Zao Wish Ki, rediscovered and gathered for the first time since 1960. The auction will be characterized by a dazzling kaleidoscope of works of the more import anti French artists and partners. postwar , among which MC5 (Marial) by Simon Hantai, a composition di Basquiat e un “polygones noirs” from 1953 by Calder. also one important selection of works and paintings conceptual and minimalists of different Collection Jerome H. Stone.
Top Lots:
SIMON HANTAÏ – MC5 (MARIAL) – Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 EUR
JEAN DUBUFFET – NOMADE AUX TRACES DE PAS DANS LE SABLE – Estimate 1,400,000 — 1,800,000 EUR
ZAO WOU-KI – 5.5.60 – Estimate 1,400,000 — 2,000,000 EUR
ZAO WOU-KI – 1.5.60 – Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 EUR
ALEXANDER CALDER – POLYGONES NOIRS – Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 EUR
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT – TURTLE CREEK – Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 EUR
Authenticated by the Calder Foundation, New York under number A13487
provenance:
Maeght Gallery, Paris
Private collection, Paris
Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, New York
Hollis Taggert Galleries, New York
Kukje Gallery, Seoul
Siome Gallery, Seoul
Private collection, Geneva
Vente: Phillips, New York, contemporary art, 11 November 2013, lot 19
Collection particuliere, Etats-Unis
Exposure
Paris, Galerie Maeght, Aix, Saché, Rodbury 1953-54, November 13 – December 15, 1954; catalogue, no.15, illustrated
