Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Exhibition
Picasso, Modigliani, Van Gogh, Rodin, Gaugin: Sotheby's upcoming auction, and accompanying exhibition, gathers some of the biggest names in art
Jenny Saville, Shift: 1996-97, oil on canvas, Estimate: £1,500,000 - £2,000,000
Something rather spectacular is taking place this month over at Sotheby's. Ahead of an unbelievably rich auction on 21 July, the lots will be on display at the Bond Street location.
And what lots they are. Picasso's greatest Cubist portrait Femme assise is expected to fetch in excess of £30 million. Modigliani's great portrait of his muse and lover Jeanne Hébuterne (au foulard) is here. We have Jenny Saville's momentous Shift: a wall-to-ceiling canvas, full of supine naked female forms, beautifully caught between sex and death. Rodin's lifesize Eve, formerly in the collection of Sylvester Stallone, is just glorious. We have a Gaugin still life, some (quite hideous) Renoirs, a Chagall nocturne, Warhol prints of Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, a masterpiece of Keith Haring's – and much more. Truly an embarrassment of riches.
A rare chance to see work that is mostly secreted away in private collections – but hurry! It closes at the end of the month.
And what lots they are. Picasso's greatest Cubist portrait Femme assise is expected to fetch in excess of £30 million. Modigliani's great portrait of his muse and lover Jeanne Hébuterne (au foulard) is here. We have Jenny Saville's momentous Shift: a wall-to-ceiling canvas, full of supine naked female forms, beautifully caught between sex and death. Rodin's lifesize Eve, formerly in the collection of Sylvester Stallone, is just glorious. We have a Gaugin still life, some (quite hideous) Renoirs, a Chagall nocturne, Warhol prints of Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, a masterpiece of Keith Haring's – and much more. Truly an embarrassment of riches.
A rare chance to see work that is mostly secreted away in private collections – but hurry! It closes at the end of the month.
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| What | Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Exhibition |
| Where | Sotheby's, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA | MAP |
| Nearest tube | Bond Street (underground) |
| When |
16 Jun 16 – 28 Jun 16, General 09.00-17.00. Saturday closed. Sunday 12.00-17.00 |
| Price | £Free - though the art is rather expensive... |
| Website | Click here for more information |