CHRISTIE’S OFFERS BLOCKBUSTER WORKS IN ITS APRIL PRINTS & MULTIPLES SALES Prints & Multiples sale, which is comprised of important examples of Post War & Contemporary, Modern, 19th Century and American prints. The sale includes over 370 works
News-Antique.com - Apr 19,2011 - New York – Christie’s is honored to present two outstanding sales of Prints & Multiples, taking place in Rockefeller Center April 26-27. The sales will begin with the Prints & Multiples sale, which is comprised of important examples of Post War & Contemporary, Modern, 19th Century and American prints. The sale includes over 370 works, with prices that range from $800 – 400,000. Following the various owners sale, is Picasso Ceramics: An Important Private Collection, a comprehensive single owner collection of 150 of the celebrated ceramic works of Pablo Picasso. Passionately collected over the course of 20 years, these whimsical objects are emblematic of the artist’s oeuvre and feature some of his most definitive imagery, including faces, birds and matadors. With prices ranging from $800 – 30,000, this sale offers the opportunity to acquire Picasso’s 3-dimensional works at accessible price points.
PICASSO CERAMICS: AN IMPORTANT
PRIVATE COLLECTION – April 27, 2011
Pablo Picasso
Large Bird, Picasso
1953, white earthenware $30,000 - 50,000
PRINTS & MULTIPLES – April 26, 2011
Richard Diebenkorn
Green
1986, etching, aquatint and drypoint in colors
$200,000 - 300,000
PRINTS & MULTIPLES – April 26, 2011 19th Century and American prints A bright impression of Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Chapeau “Épinglé: Pierre-Auguste Renoir Le Chapeau épinglé, 2e Planche lithograph in colors, circa 1898 $70,000 - 100,000 Two etchings by James Abbott McNeill Whistler Modern Prints A rare complete deluxe set of Marc Chagall’s L’Odysée, comprising 43 signed lithographs Marc Chagall L'Odyssée 43 signed lithographs in colors, 1974 $400,000 - 600,000 One of Henri Matisse’s major large scale lithograph nudes, Nu au Coussin bleu à côté d’une Cheminée Henri Matisse Nu au Coussin bleu à côté d'une Cheminée lithograph, 1925 $100,000 - 150,000 Several striking Pablo Picasso linocuts, including Le Chapeau à Fleurs
Pablo Picasso Le Chapeau à Fleurs linocut in colors, 1963 $60,000 - 80,000 …and Tête de Femme Pablo Picasso Tête de Femme linocut in colors, 1962 $80,000 - 120,000
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Doorway, from Twelve Etchings
etching with roulette and drypoint 1879-80
$20,000 - 30,000
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Nocturne: Palaces, from Twenty-Six
Etchings
etching, 1879-80
$40,000 - 60,000
Post-War and Contemporary Prints A strong selection of works by John Baldessari, including his nine-part composition The Fallen Easel John Baldessari The Fallen Easel lithograph and screenprint in colors in nine parts, 1988 $20,000 - 30,000 Several of Richard Diebenkorn’s most important graphic works, including Green (pictured on page 1) and High Green, Version II
Richard Diebenkorn High Green, Version II etching and aquatint in colors, 1992 $120,000 - 180,000 An important group of Jasper Johns prints, including his early 0 Through 9 lithograph
Jasper Johns 0 Through 9 lithograph, 1960 $100,000 - 150,000 …and Ale Cans Jasper Johns Ale Cans lithograph in colors, 1964 $120,000 - 180,000 Robert Rauschenberg’s striking early self-portrait, Booster
Robert Rauschenberg Booster, from Booster and Seven Studies lithograph and screenprint in colors, 1967 $80,000 - 120,000 Several important works from Ed Ruscha, including Cheese Mold Standard with Olive Ed Ruscha Cheese
