Christie's Online Magazine No.157

From: Christie's - Saturday Dec 01, 2018 12:39 pm

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Editor’s picks

This tender, intimate depiction of The Virgin and Child, circa 1485, is one of Andrea della Robbia’s most successful compositions and encouraged several repeat commissions

Estimate: £80,000-120,000
4 December, London

Famous for his exploration of the colour black, Pierre Soulages’ palette expanded in the late 1950s, as seen in Peinture 130 x 97 cm, 27 août 1963

Estimate: €1,000,000-1,500,000
4 December, Paris

Einstein’s ‘God Letter’ is his single most famous letter on the subject of God, his Jewish identity, and man’s eternal search for meaning

Estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000
4 December, New York

Like his son Tutankhamun, Akhenaten (Amenophis IV) was one of the most famous Egyptian pharaohs. This head of a shabti, or funerary figure, of Akhenaten dates from 1352-1336 BC

Estimate: £200,000-300,000
5 December, London

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