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Online Magazine No.219
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From: Christie's - Saturday May 02, 2020 03:45 pm
Christie’s
A huge chunk of the Moon, The best art podcasts, Influential women photographers, A poignant royal bust.
Art stories to feed the mind and soul — plus news of what’s being offered for private sale and online
In focus: five pioneering women who changed the way we think about photography today
‘Another world in your hands’ — a chance to own the fifth largest piece of the Moon on Earth
Artist interviews, unsolved art crimes, market analysis: the best art podcasts to download now
The blind king who led troops into battle: a poignant portrait of Queen Victoria’s cousin
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Editor’s picks
David Hockney’s
Amaryllis in Vase
is from the artist’s largest series of colour lithographs, ‘Moving Focus’. This print was formerly owned by Elizabeth Taylor. In an
Architectural Digest
article from 2011, it can be seen hanging in the actress’s Bel Air home between a Frans Hals portrait and an Andy Warhol
Liz
Estimate: $60,000-80,000
until 14 May, Online
This group of 12 Italian marble and alabaster busts of
Roman emperors
dates from the second half of the 19th century. Fashioned from various types of marble, they include Julius Caesar, Tiberius, Claudius and Nero. The tallest stands just over 10 in — about 26 cm — high
Estimate: $5,000-8,000
until 7 May, Online
The use of burnt umber, ochre and bronze in Josef Albers’ 1959 work,
Study to Homage to the Square: Bronzed
, may have been influenced by the artist’s many visits to Central and South America. This work exploring what Albers called ‘the pyschic effect of colour’ comes from the Courtney Sale Ross collection
Estimate: $200,000-300,000
until 15 May, Online
The Rolex Milgauss was developed in the late 1950s, when the nuclear research organization CERN requested a watch that could keep accurate time in the presence of strong magnetic forces. This stainless-steel
Ref. 116400GV
has a diameter of 40 mm and features a striking blue dial
Estimate: HKD 30,000-45,000
6-20 May, Online
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