Christie's Online Magazine No.305

From: Christie's - Saturday Apr 23, 2022 03:00 pm

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A rediscovered Michelangelo drawing, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Fine wine of Spain, American landscapes, The Ammann Collection, Sonia Boyce, and more |

Rediscovered: a Michelangelo drawing ‘no one knew existed’, now set to break records in Paris

‘A lot of colour, a lot of light and a lot of sound’: Sonia Boyce on her show at the Venice Biennale

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From a Swiss fishing village to NYC — the collecting journey of Thomas and Doris Ammann

Art of the American West: how the Knobloch Collection will benefit the landscapes it reveres

Numero uno — why these age-worthy Spanish wines are serious rivals to the best of Bordeaux

Washington Crossing the Delaware: a closer look at the other real-life heroes in Leutze’s iconic canvas

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Editor’s picks

Born near Shanghai in 1929, Walasse Ting spent much of his later life in Europe and New York. In keeping with Chinese tradition, Three Ladies with Fans is painted in ink on rice paper, but the additional use of acrylic hints at the artist’s openness to modern Western practices

Estimate: €20,000-30,000
until 26 April, Online

The limited-edition Quelle Idole handbag (also known as the ‘Kelly Doll’) adds a dash of fun to the Hermès brand. Made of Gulliver leather and dating from 2000, it’s a cross between a bag and a toy, complete with hands, feet and an impish smiling face

Estimate: €7,000-9,000
27 April, Paris

In 1863 Albert Bierstadt travelled from Kansas to Oregon with the writer Fitz Hugh Ludlow. Bierstadt’s painting Grazing Antelope appeared as an engraving in the book of their adventures, in which Ludlow called the species ‘the most beautiful as well as the swiftest animal of our American wilds’

Estimate: $100,000-150,000
17 May, New York

The UFO Blue table clock was created by Ulysse Nardin in 2021 to mark the company’s 175th anniversary. A system of six spring barrels in stacked pairs gives it a one-year power reserve. Limited to just 75 examples, the clock sold out before it was even released; this one is No. 50

Estimate: CHF 20,000-40,000
9 May, Geneva

Sonia Boyce at the British Pavilion, 2022. Photo: Cristiano Corte © British Council // Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), His Glue Sniffing Valet, 1984. Acrylic, oilstick and graphite on canvas. 86 x 68 in (219 x 173 cm). Estimate: $6,000,000-8,000,000 // Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Heinz Tomato Ketchup Box, 1964. Silkscreen ink and house paint on plywood. 8½ x 15½ x 10½ in (21.6 x 39.4 x 26.7 cm). Estimate: $250,000-350,000 // Francesco Clemente (b. 1952), The Fourteen Stations, No. XI, 1981-82. Oil and wax on linen. 78 x 93¾ in (198 x 238.1 cm). Estimate: $80,000-120,000 // Ann Craven (b. 1969), I Wasn't Sorry, 2003. Oil on canvas. 60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.9 cm). Estimate: $20,000-30,000 // Elaine Sturtevant (1924-2014), Lichtenstein But It's Hopeless, 1969-70. Oil and acrylic on canvas. 43½ x 44 in (110.5 x 111.8 cm). Estimate: $600,000-800,000. All offered in The Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann on 9 May 2022 at Christie’s in New York

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