Christie's Online Magazine No.178

From: Christie's - Saturday May 18, 2019 10:29 am

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Editor’s picks

Bouke de Vries’s ‘exploding’ artworks encapsulate the constant evolution of ceramic art, and show how classic forms can be reshaped through time

Estimate: £4,000-6,000
21 May, London

Jean Prouvé’s designs feature a revolutionary approach to material, drawing upon industrial technology without compromising on aesthetic

Estimate: €40,000-60,000
21 May, Paris

Stefan Hirsch was an American Modernist who enjoyed great success working in New York in the early 20th century. Excavation (1926) is an example of his acclaimed Precisionist approach

Estimate: $200,000-300,000
22 May, New York

He Xiangyu’s deflated leather Tank Project (2011-2013) is based on a model T34 tank, which was commonly found in the artist’s hometown of Dandong, close to the border between China and North Korea

Estimate: HK$4,000,000-5,000,000
25 May, Hong Kong

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Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), Inside Red Canna, 1919. Estimate: $4,000,000-6,000,000. Offered in American Art on 22 May 2019 at Christie’s in New York. © 2019 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Artwork: © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / DACS 2019 // Alex Da Corte, Rubber Pencil Devil, 2019