Auction Preview: She was a Giant Benedict Collection Pesle at Christie’s, Paris, Oct 18
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What: She was a Giant Benedict Collection PesleWhere: Christie’s, 9 Avenue MatignonWhen: October 18; 04.30 pmTop lots of the sale:- Max Ernst (1891-1976): Soul-sisters. Signed, numbered and with the mark of the founder 'Max Ernst 4/5 Susse Foundeur Paris' (Auction Preview: She was a Giant Benedict Collection Pesle at Christie’s, Paris, Oct 18
What: She was a Giant Benedict Collection PesleWhere: Christie’s, 9 Avenue MatignonWhen: October 18; 04.30 pmTop lots of the sale:- Max Ernst (1891-1976): Soul-sisters. Signed, numbered and with the mark of the founder 'Max Ernst 4/5 Susse Foundeur Paris' (on the base), bronze with green brown patina. Height: 93.3 cm. (36 ¾ in.). Designed in 1961; this test melted between September 1961 and June 1962 in an edition of 6 numbered copies + 3 artists' proofs. Estimate: EUR 250,000 - EUR 350,000 (USD 294,969 - USD 412,956)- Marcel Duchamp (1887-1969): From or by Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Selavy (La Boite-en-suitcase), series F, signed 'Marcel Duchamp' (inside the box), wooden box and cardboard with red leather cover and red linen finish, including 80 miniature replicas and reproductions of works by Marcel Duchamp. 41.2 x 38.5 x 9.9 cm. (16 ¼ x 15 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.). Designed between 1935 and 1940; this version performed in Paris and Milan in 1966 in an unnumbered edition of 75 copies. Estimate: EUR 200,000 - EUR 300,000 (USD 235,975 - USD 353,963)- James Bishop (Born In 1927): Blue, Green, Red. Signed 'Bishop' (on the frame), oil on canvas. 195 x 195 cm. (76 ¾ x 76 ¾ in.). Painted in 1964. Estimate: EUR 120,000 - EUR 180,000 (USD 141,585 - USD 212,378)- James Bishop (Born In 1927): Other colors, oil on canvas. 176 x 176 cm. (69 ¼ x 69 ¼ in.). Painted in 1965. Estimate: EUR 120,000 - EUR 180,000 (USD 141,585 - USD 212,378)- James Bishop (Born In 1927): Untitled, oil on canvas. 150 x 140 cm. (59 x 55 1/8 in.). Estimate: EUR 70,000 - EUR 100,000 (USD 82,591 - USD 117,988)- Barnett Newman (1905-1970): Untitled, etching # 2. Etching and aquatint, 1969, on J. Green wove paper, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 3/27, published by Universal Limited Art Editions, New York, with their dry stamp, margins. Sheet: 79.1 x 57.5 cm. (31 1/8 x 22 5/8 in.). Plate: 59.3 x 37.3 cm (23 3/8 x 14 ¾ in.). Estimate: EUR 60,000 - EUR 80,000 (USD 70,793 - USD 94,390)- Max Ernst (1891-1976): Untitled. Signed 'Max Ernst' (bottom right); signed and signed 'For Benedicte Cordially Max Ernst' (back), oil and decal on panel. 15.8 x 21.9 cm. (6 ¼ x 8 5/8 in.). Painted around 1957. Estimate: EUR 40,000 - EUR 60,000 (USD 47.195 - USD 70.793)- Shusaku Arakawa (1936-2010): Untitled. Signed, titled and dated '«Untitled» Arakawa 1967' (lower right), graphite, oil, ink and watercolor on canvas. 167 x 98.5 cm. (65 ¾ x 38 ¾ in.). Made in 1967. Estimate: EUR 40,000 - EUR 60,000 (USD 47.195 - USD 70.793)For details, visit: https://www.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more