Christie's Online Magazine No.191

From: Christie's - Saturday Sep 28, 2019 10:34 am

Christie’s

The ultimate grail: the first Patek wristwatch owned by the 20th century’s greatest collector

Pop star, rock star, brilliant genius: why the market is rising for ‘Italy’s Andy Warhol’

What to see at Frieze: our 2,564-step guide to maximising your art fair experience in London

The power of ‘pigeon blood’ — a brief history of blockbuster Burmese rubies at Christie’s

A reawakening in contemporary French design — outstanding pieces from a Parisian collection

‘I cannot tell you how hurt I am’ — the story of Oscar Wilde and the poet who shunned him

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We talk to the founder of Only Watch, the charity auction featuring one-of-a-kind pieces from the world’s greatest watchmakers

Editor’s picks

Steven Parrino (1958-2005) tore, crushed and folded his works to transform them into radical, sculptural objects. Devil’s Day (1995) continues a tradition of ‘destroying the painting’ that began with Lucio Fontana and Alberto Burri in Italy

Estimate: £300,000-500,000
4 October, London

Join us on a guided tour of Casa Morandi, the Bologna home where Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) created his sublime still life paintings, such as Natura morta

Estimate: £400,000-600,000
4 October, London

The delicate carving on this commode is related to the circle of celebrated Turinese cabinet-maker Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo (1745-1820), who was appointed sculptor to the Royal court of Turin in 1787

Estimate: $30,000-50,000
16 October, New York

This photographic record of Jackie Kennedy and Lee Radziwill’s trip to India in March 1962 features rare images of the sisters

Estimate: $40,000-60,000
17 October, New York

More trending lots

Plan your visit to Christie’s

London
Last chance to view the 33 works offered in Thinking Italian, including Alberto Burri’s Sacco from 1953, until 4 October

Chicago
Join us for a special week of events featuring Miles Davis’s Moon and Stars Trumpet and highlights from 20th Century Week, 16-19 October

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Henry Graves Jr. and the collector’s gold Patek Philippe minute repeating wristwatch. Reprinted image courtesy of a descendant of Henry Graves Jr. // Mario Schifano, 1967. Photo: Ugo Mulas © Ugo Mulas Heirs. All rights reserved. Artwork: © Mario Schifano, DACS 2019 // Frieze London in 2018. Photo by Linda Nylind. Courtesy of Linda Nylind/Frieze