Monday, November 13, 2023

Art Market: Tidbits From Christie`s Impressionists & Modern Art Show Fall 2023


 
(Drivebycuriosity) - It`s November again and the world`s largest auction houses have their annual huge fall auctions in Manhattan. This post focuses on Impressionists & Modern Art @ Christie`s. Quality & Quantity of the displayed art works was overwhelming and admission is free. I display here just my favorites, a very subjective selection as usual.

 



On top of this post you can see Bernard Buffet`s
Venise, le Pont du Rialto” (painted 1960) followed by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema´s "An Apodyterium" and a detail shot (1886).




Above the wonderful voodoo spectacle by Paul Ranson: "Temple de vaudou ou La charmeuse de serpent".

 


This romantic fairy tale scene was created by Henry Meynell Rheam, called "The Sleeping Beauty" (1899)

 


Pablo Picasso was blessed with a long live and an enormous productivity. Whenever I see one of the big auction shows I notice tons of Picasso ceramics and sheer countless drawings & sketches by the master, besides the myriads of his painting. Above his funny "Au Quartier Latin, Le Conférencier".

 

                        Bipartición

 



Above another funny image: “Bipartición de un sabio pensador” by Alfredo Castaneda.




Camille Bombois` "Ancient Cloître et monastère de Decize" also caught my eyes.

 


What`s going on "Among the Trees" by Max Weber?

 


Above a cutie by Pierre-August Renoir: "Buste de june fille nue"

 



There were more beauties of course. Above Jean Metzinger`s: "Nu Couché" & "Cariatide" (detail).

 




... and by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul: “La Brasserie” (plus detail) & "La Parisienne".




No art auction without nudes.  Above you can see
"Standing Nude with Straw Hat, Cape Cod" by
George Grosz.

 





followed by Raphael Delorme`s "Amazones"


To be continued

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