Christie's Going Once No. 406 | Jeff Koons’s Balloon Monkey (Blue)

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This week’s stories

Why Koons’s ‘inflatables’ are the art world’s most wanted

As Balloon Monkey (Blue) is offered in London, we take a look at why this series of artworks has repeatedly smashed auction records

How François-Xavier Lalanne sculpted his coveted menagerie of owls, ostriches, donkeys — and a rather famous rhinoceros

Discover Eduardo Chillida’s Locmariaquer VII: inspired by Brittany’s ancient past, formed from a single sheet of iron

Meet Enam Gbewonyo, founder of the Black British Female Artist collective: ‘I still think there is a long way to go’

Self-portraits made in the UK: why the likes of Jenny Saville and Antony Gormley espouse one of art history’s oldest forms

‘These are artists that I love — I want people to find an emotional connection with their art’: Dazed co-founder Jefferson Hack on curating photographs to be sold in aid of Blue Marine Foundation

Editor’s picks

The title of this 1898 work by Joaquín Sorolla, Esperando, means ‘waiting’. Given the harbourside setting, the woman in the picture may well be looking out for someone who is at sea — a classic subject of maritime art. In any case, Sorolla’s skill as a colourist is evident in his handling of her costume and the shimmering water

Estimate: $400,000-600,000

9‌ October‌, New York

VIEW LOT

The Hand and Foot Table, by Pedro Friedeberg, would make a fine companion piece to the Mexican Surrealist’s most famous work, the ‘Hand-Chair’, in which you sit on the palm and lean back against the fingers. Sculpted hands hold the tabletop in place, while five sturdy feet (one signed by the artist) provide solid support below

Estimate: $10,000-15,000

until 8‌ October‌, Online

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The Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi painted this summer landscape in 1895. Showing a wooded hill by Farum Lake, in the countryside north-west of Copenhagen, the work is enlivened by the intriguing technique of depicting the nearby trees as a blur of green, while those furthest away are rendered in much greater detail

Estimate: £500,000-700,000

9‌ October‌, London

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Peacock and Poppies was painted by Jessie Arms Botke, who first discovered white peacocks when she was asked to include them in a decorative scheme for the home of film star Billie Burke (the good witch from The Wizard of Oz). She duly went to see one at the Bronx Zoo, later saying: ‘It was love at first sight and has been ever since’

Estimate: $20,000-30,000

until 18‌ October‌, Online

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BROWSE ALL

What’s on

On view now | New York

François-Xavier Lalanne, Sculpteur | Collection Dorothée Lalanne, until 10‌ October‌

Private selling exhibition | New York

Iconic Handbags, until 14‌ October‌

Open for bidding | Online

Fine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition, until 16‌ October‌

Spotlight on

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How to hang art, salon-style: mixing media and frames, working out your grid, and why ‘volume is key — you can’t pull it off with only a few pieces’

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The German Expressionists: how two groups of artists — Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter — crossed boundaries to confront a society in need of salvation

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Collector Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian on ‘what it meant to spend one’s life surrounded by and devoted to art’ in her new book, Inside the Homes of Artists

In the Frame: Simon Porte Jacquemus

From Van Gogh to Cocteau, French fashion designer Simon Porte Jacquemus finds moments of awe far and wide. Busy with opening a new store in New York’s SoHo, he has been appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and recently designed the scenography for François-Xavier Lalanne, Sculpteur | Collection Dorothée Lalanne, on view at Christie’s in New York until 10‌ October‌.

What artists are you watching right now?

SPJ: I’ve been recently really into the work of Leon Golub, and always Tarsila do Amaral, Louis Fratino and Peter Schlesinger.

Your favourite view anywhere in the world?

SPJ: My bedroom view, in the town where I was born, in the south of France in Mallemort.

What inspired you in creating the François-Xavier Lalanne exhibition?

SPJ: Returning to Lalanne’s house, I wanted to create stories that blend poetry with unexpected twists — like an art sale in the heart of Manhattan with a wheat field, or a child’s bed draped in a silver leather blanket — combining elements that wouldn’t usually go together.

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Jeff Koons (b. 1955), Balloon Monkey (Blue), 2006-13. Mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent colour coating. This work is one of five unique versions (Red, Yellow, Blue, Magenta, Orange). 150 x 126 x 235 in (381 x 320 x 596.9 cm). Estimate: £6,500,000-10,000,000. Offered in the 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 9‌ October‌ 2024 at Christie’s in London. Artwork: © Jeff Koons // François-Xavier Lalanne in his atelier with Loulou, Ury, 2000s. Photo: © Capucine de Chabaneix. Artwork: Les Lalanne © 2024 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY/ ADAGP, Paris, France // Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002), Locmariaquer VII, 1989. Iron. 40 x 27½ x 21⅝ in (101.6 x 70 x 55 cm). Estimate: £1,000,000-1,500,000. Offered in the 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 9‌ October‌ 2024 at Christie’s in London. Artwork: © Zabalaga-Leku, DACS, London 2024 // Enam Gbewonyo with her works (from left) Dellu Costume — Plant (Xob), 2023, Suuf (Earth) Altar I, 2023, and Dellu Costume — Red Earth (Suuf), 2022. Photo: © Amoroso Films // Jenny Saville (b. 1970), Self-Portrait, 1992 (detail). Charcoal on paper. 28⅞ x 22 in (76 x 56 cm). Estimate: £200,000-300,000. Offered in the 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 9‌ October‌ 2024 at Christie’s in London. Artwork: © Jenny Saville, DACS 2024 // Jamie Hawkesworth (b. 1987), Water Island, 2024 (detail). C-print. This work is number one from an edition of 10. Image: 10⅛ x 12½ in (25.6 x 31.6 cm). Sheet: 12 x 16 in (30.5 x 40.6 cm). Estimate: £1,500-2,000. Offered in Post-War and Contemporary Art Online until 15‌ October‌ 2024 // A selection of works offered in American Atmosphere: An Important Private Collection until 18 October 2024 at Christie’s Online // François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), L’Oie, 1993. Patinated bronze. 35⅞ x 18⅛ x 28¾ in (91 x 46 x 73 cm). Monogrammed fxl, stamped LALANNE, dated 93 and numbered 1⁄1 D. Estimate: $100,000-150,000. Offered in François-Xavier Lalanne, Sculpteur | Collection Dorothée Lalanne on 10‌ October‌ 2024 at Christie’s in New York. Artwork: Les Lalanne © 2024 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY/ ADAGP, Paris, France // Simon Porte Jacquemus with works offered in François-Xavier Lalanne, Sculpteur | Collection Dorothée Lalanne on 10‌ October‌ 2024 at Christie’s in New York. Artwork: Les Lalanne © 2024 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY/ ADAGP, Paris, France

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Christie's Going Once No. 406 | Jeff Koons’s Balloon Monkey (Blue)

Why Koons’s ‘inflatables’ are the art world’s most wanted

How François-Xavier Lalanne sculpted his coveted menagerie of owls, ostriches, donkeys — and a rather famous rhinoceros

Discover Eduardo Chillida’s Locmariaquer VII: inspired by Brittany’s ancient past, formed from a single sheet of iron

Meet Enam Gbewonyo, founder of the Black British Female Artist collective: ‘I still think there is a long way to go’

Self-portraits made in the UK: why the likes of Jenny Saville and Antony Gormley espouse one of art history’s oldest forms

‘These are artists that I love — I want people to find an emotional connection with their art’: Dazed co-founder Jefferson Hack on curating photographs to be sold in aid of Blue Marine Foundation

Editor’s picks

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