Christie's Online Magazine No.180

From: Christie's - Saturday Jun 01, 2019 10:32 am

Christie’s

When Jacques Cartier met India’s maharajas — exquisite jewels to take your breath away

We turn the spotlight on David Gilmour’s most famous guitar, the mythical ‘Black Strat’

Living with Rothko, Richter and Doig — at home with collector and business leader Pierre Chen

Inside Drue Heinz’s ballroom — and other splendours of her London and New York homes

A curiously tranquil vision of village life, by one of England’s most provocative painters

Is this the UK’s greatest living abstractionist? Why Tate Britain is celebrating Frank Bowling

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‘There is so much excitement to be had from looking at these paintings’: an inspirational show of Helen Frankenthaler in Venice

Editor’s picks

Although pioneering Russian printmaker Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva (1871-1955) avoided depicting figures in her work, she featured Bobbi, her beloved French bulldog, on countless occasions

Estimate: £3,000-5,000
3 June, London

In December 2018 at Christie’s in New York, a Tiffany ‘Pond Lily’ lamp sold for more than $3.3 million. This ‘Dragonfly’ lamp, made around 1903, is equally beautiful, but likely to be a little more affordable

Estimate: $100,000-150,000
4 June, New York

In this letter penned in Tel Aviv in 1960, Leonard Cohen declared to his muse and lover, Marianne Ihlen: ‘It’s hard to write you… you’re too much in my heart to put anything down’

Estimate: $6,000-9,000
5-13 June, Online

This cityscape by Indian Modernist S.H. Raza is from a series of experimental works made between 1951 and 1953. It was gifted to his long-time supporter Lydia Nordentoft in 1955, and has not been seen by the public since

Estimate: £150,000-200,000
11 June, London

More trending lots

Plan your visit to Christie’s

New York
Enjoy a superb offering of vintage and modern timepieces, including a rare 1968 Rolex Daytona with a Paul Newman dial, 31 May-5 June

London
Take in the preview of our South Asian Modern & Contemporary Art sale, including a strong collection from Pakistan, 7-11 June

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David Gilmour performing live at The Royal Albert Hall in London, 23 September 2015, for the ‘Rattle That Lock’ solo album tour. Photo by Roger Goodgroves / Shutterstock // Pierre Chen holding artwork by Philippe Parreno // Stanley Spencer's Lilac and Clematis at Englefield. Estimate: £500,000-800,000. Artwork offered in Modern British Art Evening Sale on 17 June 2019 at Christie’s, London // Portrait of Frank Bowling, 2017. Photo: © Alastair Levy