Christie's Online Magazine No.361

From: Christie's - Saturday Sep 30, 2023 03:18 pm

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Paula Rego, François-Xavier Lalanne, Anselm Kiefer, A Safavid carpet, Man Ray, Delftware, and more |

How Disney’s Fantasia inspired this Paula Rego meditation on womanhood, Dancing Ostriches

Rare beast — François-Xavier Lalanne’s first major sculpture, barely seen in public for 60 years

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Deep dive: why Anselm Kiefer is as masterful at building layers of meaning as he is layers of paint

‘An exceptional survivor’ — the Safavid carpet that has graced Rothschild and Getty residences

The ascent of Man Ray: from solarisation to Surrealism — and the world’s most expensive photo

Delftware: why Dutch potters’ response to Chinese porcelain has endured for over 400 years

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Editor’s picks

Dating from the mid-17th century, this painting by Abraham van Beijeren is a splendid example of the pronk still life — a Dutch genre characterised by the ostentatious display of food and drink. A giant lobster, a huge pie and a brimming bowl of fruit are among the delicacies on offer

Estimate: €30,000-50,000
until 10 October, Online

The excavations at Pompeii in the 18th century helped to foster a taste for classical art and architecture that is reflected in this French giltwood canapé from the early 1800s. Its shape is like that of a Roman marble throne, laurel wreaths decorate the top rail, and winged deities are carved into the armrests

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

The Cuban artist Aimée García is her own most frequent sitter. In Untitled, an early self-portrait from 1994, she appears in the role of a Renaissance Madonna, with a quotation from a prayer, the Magnificat, around the edge, which translates as: ‘For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed’

Estimate: $6,000-8,000
until 5 October, Online

Looking like a giant football, the gas tank in the 1972 photograph Essen-Karnap D is a typical subject for Bernd and Hilla Becher. The couple were fascinated by industrial buildings, which they called ‘anonymous sculptures’. They taught at the Düsseldorf art school, with Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth and Candida Höfer among their students

Estimate: $6,500-8,500
until 4 October, Online

Paula Rego (1935-2022), Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney’s ‘Fantasia’, 1995. Pastel on paper mounted on aluminium, in two parts. (i) 63⅝ x 60⅛ in (161.5 x 152.6 cm); (ii) 63 x 47½ in (160 x 120.5 cm). Offered in the 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 13 October 2023 at Christie’s in London // François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), Rhinocrétaire I, 1964 (unique). Patinated brass, patinated bronze, zinc, brass, silvered brass, leather and natural wax; electrical components; one key. Open: 57⅛ x 118⅛ x 39⅜ in (145 x 300 x 100 cm); closed: 47¼ x 111⅜ x 27½ in (120 x 283 x 70 cm). Estimate: €4,000,000-6,000,000. Offered in François-Xavier Lalanne — Rhinocrétaire I on 20 October 2023 at Christie’s in Paris. Photo: © Freddy Persson // Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945), Odi Navali, 2006. Oil, emulsion, acrylic, charcoal, lead and plaster on canvas. 75⅝ x 130⅞ in (192 x 332.5 cm). Estimate: £400,000-600,000. Offered in the 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 13 October 2023 at Christie’s in London // Man Ray (1890-1976), Marie-Laure de Noailles, 1936. Solarised gelatin silver print, mounted on board. 8⅝ x 6⅝ in (21.9 x 16.8 cm). Estimate: $25,000-35,000 / Man Ray (1890-1976), Jean Cocteau, c. 1922. Gelatin silver print. 10¼ x 8 in (26 x 20.3 cm). Estimate: $12,000-18,000. Both offered in A Century of Art: Photographs from the Gerald Fineberg Collection until 3 October 2023 at Christie’s Online. © 2023 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris // Marc Chagall: © 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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