(Drivebycuriosity) - Christie´s belongs to the leading auction houses in the world. In May my wife and I admired their huge galleries for their Spring auctions in New York (my post ). Their house in London`s classy Mayfair district does the same. In 2019 my wife and I used our London stay to enjoy then London`s Spring auction (my post ).
This year, when we visited the British capital again, our timing was not quite as good and we missed this year´s Spring show. But the auction giant is always busy. They had a show called "The Art of Literature" ( christies). The very eclectic exhibition contained very different art works.
The press release explains: "The histories of art and literature are inextricably linked: an ancient epic poem inspires an Old Master picture; a contemporary artist takes flight from a Shakespearean phrase; a medieval illuminated manuscript combines text and painting in a single beautiful object".
I depict my favorites here, a very subjective selection as usual. On top of this post you can see "The Knives" by the German artist Michael Borremans. According to the press release "Borremans` theatrical and darkly surreal depiction of a child's body pierced oy knives bears a striking resemblance to the figure of Saint
Sebastian. The fate of the early Christian martyr was first recounted in the Book of Psalms in the King James Bible.
Above this paragraph follow two images by the Sout-African born artist Marlene Dumas: "Magdalena (Venus)" & "Resurrection". The first image refers to the Biblical "Magdalena", generally viewed as the archetypical "sinful woman".
Above follows Peter Doig´s "Red Boat (Imaginary Boys)". Apparently the painting was inspired by Port of Spain where Doig had lived and a postcard of southern India the artist had found in a junk shop in London.
Above you can see "A Life to Die For" by the British-Ghanaian artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.
"Salad Days" by Andrew Cranston. The title refers to lines spoken by Cleopatra in Shakespeare`s "Antony and Cleopotra", meaning youthful innocence or inexperience.
Fernando Botero`s "Adam and Eve". Apparently the infamous apple was very nuterious.
"Sappho recalled to Life by the Charm of Music" by Merry Joseph Blondel.
"After the Audience" by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
Isn`t she wonderful? Antonia Canova`s marble sculpture "Recumbent Magdalene" .
Christie`s showed already works earmarked for the upcoming Post War & Contemporary Art London Sale: Salman Toor´s "Bendiyan Farm" & Anselm Kiefer´s "Leviathan".
To be continued
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