Christie's Online Magazine No.186

From: Christie's - Saturday Aug 24, 2019 10:33 am

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A fire-gilded bronze buddha created by the craftsmen of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley

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Editor’s picks

‘All my sculpture has been inspired by the natural wild places of Southern Africa,’ explains Dylan Lewis, whose Sitting cheetah pair is offered in a special sale of his work

Estimate: £40,000-60,000
10 September, London

This attractively priced 1971 etching by David Hockney was owned by Leonard Rosoman O.B.E. R.A. (1913-2012), who was a painter, illustrator, muralist and celebrated war artist

Estimate: £1,200-1,800
11 September, London

The opulence of the Tang-dynasty court (618-907 AD) is reflected in this large, parcel-gilt silver bowl, which was formerly in the collection of Dr. Johan Carl Kempe

Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000
12 September, New York

Edvard Munch’s relationships with women were a recurring theme in his art. In 1898, the year The Heart was made, he began a passionate affair with Tulla Larsen, which ended in an angry exchange that resulted in the artist losing part of a finger

Estimate: £100,000-150,000
18 September, London

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Plan your visit to Christie’s

Hong Kong
Celebrate the very best in modern luxury in our annual selling exhibition, Elements of Style, 3-7 September

New York
View Asian Art Week, featuring contemporary classical and Chinese paintings and works from The Art Institute of Chicago, 6-12 September

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Detail of a portrait of Bada Shanren by Huang An Pin, 1674. Photo: The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo // Marc Quinn, All of Nature Flows Through Us, 2011. Artwork: Courtesy and copyright of Marc Quinn studio. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal