(Drivebycuriosity) - I love contemporary art. Last week I went to New York´s auction houses to see their galleries for their fall auctions in Post War and Contemporary art. But Sotheby´s & Christie`s had more gems. They also displayed work they had amassed for their auctions of Impressionists & Modern Art (ca. 1870 - Word War II).
I spotted their many awesome paintings and I display here my personal favorites, a very subjective selection as usual. The group above is admiring
Fernand Léger‘s "Contrastes de formes" (1913) which sold at Christie`s for $70 million (
artnet).
I am a fan of
René Magritte`s surrealistic worlds. Above you can see his "Le Banquett" which was sold at Sotheby`s for $13,6 million.
I also love
Pierre-Auguste Renoir`s elegant paintings. Above his "Madmoiselle Henriott Ou Jeune Fill Au Ruban Bleu".
Jean Dufy`s "Femme assise au chat blanc" is an eye catcher as well.
Jean Hélion`s "Fille Aux Cheveux Rouges" seemed to live in a different world.
But she had company, including
Pablo Picasso`s "Le Repos (Marie-Thérèse)" ;
Salvador Dali`s "Spectre Du Soir Sur La Plage" &
Georgio de Chirico´s "Oreste E Pilade".
Aren`t they pretty?
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul`s "Nu" & "Femme en Vert"
The same applies to
Moise Kisling`s "Femme Nue Assise" & "Nu allongé sur un canapé bleu" and
Tamara de Lempicka`s "La Dormeuse IV (Kizette).
Camille Bombois`"Deux enfants jouant dans la forét" has a funny composition, confronting the playful world of children with the sober sphere of the adults;
Bernard Bufffet` s "Douarenenz, les quais du grand port" looks very tidied up, as usual with his paintings;
Colin Campbell Cooper`s "The Wall Street Ferry Slip" shows a New York which is long gone and
Paul Delvaux`s "Le Tramway De Notre Enfance (Mémoires)" is also a travel into the past.
Above you can see
Maurice de Vlaminck`s "Nature morte aux fruits" &
Raoul Dufy`s "La flote a`Villefranche" - they look so power- and colorful.
Enjoy1
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