Tag: Avant-garde

Pollock, Basquiat, Warhol, Twombly Headline Monumental Phillips Auction

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Phillips is set to command the art worldโ€™s attention with its upcoming November Evening Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art in New York. The highly anticipated event, scheduled for November 19 at their prestigious 432 Park Avenue location, will present 33 carefully curated works that bridge the gap between celebrated modern masters and contemporary visionaries. The sale is headlined by Jackson Pollockโ€™s Untitled, circa 1948, a landmark piece from his groundbreaking drip painting period, and features rare double self-portraits by both Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, offered together for the first time at auction. Additional highlights include Cy Twomblyโ€™s mythologically charged Crimes of Passion I and a striking array of works by Pablo Picasso and Joan Mirรณ, making this event a must-see for collectors and art enthusiasts worldwide.

Lโ€™APPARTEMENT Art Space in Geneva Presents its Inaugural Exhibition โ€˜Sound and Silenceโ€™, Featuring Works by TAKIS & Yves Dana

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Art Advisor and Curator Thea Montauti dโ€™Harcourt Lyginos is set to unveil Lโ€™Appartement, a new art space in the heart of Geneva, this autumn. The galleryโ€™s inaugural exhibition, Sound and Silence, opens on October 3rd, 2024, in the dedicated space at Genevaโ€™s Eaux-Vives district and runs until December 21st. The exhibition will feature 24 works by the renowned artist Takis, including pieces from the prestigious Emfietzoglou Collection, alongside 18 works by Yves Dana, with some of Danaโ€™s creations debuting in Geneva for the first time.

Francis Newton Souza’s Painting Sells for โ‚ฌ1.47 Million at Bukowskis Auction in Stockholm Setting a Record

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Francis Newton Souza’s painting “Portrait of a Man” fetched an astounding โ‚ฌ1,470,000 at Bukowskis auction in Stockholm this June 12, 2024. The sale far exceeded its initial estimate of โ‚ฌ135,000-โ‚ฌ180,000, making it the most valuable work by Souza ever sold in Europe. In 1947, Souza co-founded the Progressive Artists Group (PAG) with other avant-garde artists. The group aimed to merge India’s classical culture with innovative Western techniques, playing a crucial role in the development of modern art in India.