Christie's Online Magazine No.197

From: Christie's - Saturday Nov 09, 2019 11:44 am

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Editor’s picks

The unique Hippopotame I bathtub, executed in 1969 in welded copper and polished brass, is the creation of François-Xavier Lalanne. The hippo is life-sized and has a bathtub concealed within its body, together with a sink and vanity in its mouth

Estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000
12 November, New York

This turquoise and diamond necklace was owned by Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), who graces Australia’s $100 bill. The opera singer insisted on her fine jewellery being warmed before it came into contact with her sensitive skin

Estimate: CHF120,000-180,000
12 November, Geneva

Alex Katz’s wife Ada rivals Dora Maar as one of the most frequently painted muses in history, appearing in more than 250 of the artist’s works. This monumental 1961 self-portrait, Alex, Ada and Vincent, is unusual in that it also features Katz and the couple’s young son

Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000
13 November, New York

Ken Price’s Untitled from circa 1975 belongs to the most comprehensive group of the artist’s works to come to market, ranging from his ceramic cups of the 1970s to the clay forms in the later part of his career, as well as works on paper

Estimate: $200,000-300,000
14 November, New York

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Plan your visit to Christie’s

New York
Enjoy American Modernism, the Hudson River School and pieces celebrating the American West in American Art, 16-19 November

Hong Kong
Book your ticket for Art+Tech: Mixed Reality, a one-day conference exploring AR and VR technologies, 21 November

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Ernie O’Malley, photographed in 1934 by Helen Hooker. Image courtesy of The Gallery of Photography Ireland // Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957), Old John, 1904. Estimate: €10,000-15,000. Offered in the Ernie O’Malley Collection in association with Christie’s on 25 November at Whyte's in Dublin

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