Saturday, November 11, 2023

Art Market: Tidbits From The Emily Fisher Landau Collection @ Sotheby´s New York

 


(Drivebycuriosity) - Emily Fisher Landau was not only a beautiful woman, she also was a muse and an inspiring art collector ( sothebys). On top of this post you can see her portrait by Any Warhol, one of her friends and proteges.

This week Sotheby´s auctioned her collection, containing a lot top stars of the art world (the catalog has 182 positions sothebys). As usual the auction house displayed the collection as part of their huge galleries - and the entrance was free. I display here my favorites, a very subjective selection as usual.

 



Above this paragraph follow 2 works by Mark Tansey, who`s surreal compositions always entertain and impress me: "Installing the Lens" & "Triumph over Mastery, II".



The collection contained more "Warhols" of course. Above you can see his "Self Portrait" followed by "The Shadow".

 




Above Ross Bleckner`s "Galaxie with Birds" followed by Susan Rothenberg`s "Blue Chair" & James Rosenquist`s "Enter".

 


Cy Twombly`s "Untitled" looks like chalk on a school board, but it is actually "oil-based house paint and wax crayon on canvas". 

 


Above Ed Ruscha`s “Uphill Driver”. Looks challenging.

 


and she owned also this Picasso: "Femme à la montre" (1932). Estimate in excess of $120 million.

 

To be continued

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