(Drivebycuriosity) - It`s November again. Time for Manhattan`s big fall auctions. I went to Sotheby´s to see their galleries for impressionists, modern & contemporary art. This post focuses on their contemporary art show. I was overwhelmed by quantity and quality of the displayed art works, comparable to a big museum like New York`s MoMa. I can display here only my personal favorites, a very subjective selection as usual.
On top of this post you can see Andy Warhol’s monumental "White Disaster", which was auctioned for $85.4 Million, followed by Adolph Gottlieb`s "Deep Over Pale".
Sotheby`s also displayed some amazing abstracts by Willem de Kooning. The blue "Untitled" sold for $35 Million, the other ("Montauk I") brought 12.7 Million. Respect!
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Francis Bacon`s triptych “Three Studies for Portrait of Lucian Freud”, displaying his violent lover, reached $30 Million.
I am a big fan of Mark Tansey and was happy to spot his surreal "Veil".
I also love Mamma Andersson`s "Lika Bra Att Ga Hem" (what ever that might mean).
There were also some works which were more avantgarde. Michael Kagan´s "V as in Victor" followed by Tomo Gokita`s "Thelonious"; James Rosenquist`s "The Specific Target" & Anna Park`s wild "Contact Sport".
Above follow Andres Serrano`s "Red Pope Parts I-III"; Tomás Sánchez`s "Nube Baja Desde La Montana" & Jennifer Barlett`s "In the Garden III #6".
There was also Roxy Paine`s "Crop (Poppy Field)" (oil and lacquer on plastic, epoxy, steel and wire) Sorry, no coke here.
To be continued
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