Friday's Press Preview: $400 Million Of Contemporary, Impressionist Art And Jewels
News provided by Pressat Wire on Wednesday 9th Apr 2014
** Press Call ** Photo Call **
Friday 11th April 2014, 10.30am
Sotheby's 34-35 New Bond St W1A 2AA
Sotheby's London exhibition of sale highlights from the forthcoming major New York auctions of contemporary and impressionist & modern art & exceptional diamonds from Geneva.
$400 million of Contemporary, Impressionist & Modern art and Jewels on view
70 works by some of the greatest artists including: Picasso, Giacometti, Monet & Richter, Warhol, Rothko
9 works on view estimated to fetch over $10 million
3 Exceptional Diamonds
5 days on view in London prior to the May auctions in New York and Geneva (11-15 April)
Highlights include:
Unveiling of groundbreaking Contemporary sale highlight: $25-35 million masterpiece by Gerhard Richter
The Sender Collection: seminal works that catapulted some of the greatest Contemporary artists to fame, including Young British Artists
Major works by Matisse and Léger never before offered at auction
Claude Monet painting offered from the Metropolitan Museum, New York
Further works from the renowned collection of legendary gallerist Jan Krugier - including important Giacometti sculpture
The "Graff Vivid Yellow": At 100.09 carats, one of the rarest yellow diamonds of its size (est. $15-25 million)
The Victory Diamond: A 31.34-carat diamond named to commemorate the Allied Victory in World War II ($5-8 million)
One of the world's largest known round brilliant-cut diamonds weighing 103.46 carats (est. $3.5-5 million)
Experts will be available for interview
Ends
Press Contact:
FOR ACCREDITATION PLEASE RSVP
Marie-Béatrice Morin, Sotheby's Press Office
T. 020 7293 6000 / E. Marie-Beatrice.Morin@sothebys.com
Friday 11th April 2014, 10.30am
Sotheby's 34-35 New Bond St W1A 2AA
Sotheby's London exhibition of sale highlights from the forthcoming major New York auctions of contemporary and impressionist & modern art & exceptional diamonds from Geneva.
$400 million of Contemporary, Impressionist & Modern art and Jewels on view
70 works by some of the greatest artists including: Picasso, Giacometti, Monet & Richter, Warhol, Rothko
9 works on view estimated to fetch over $10 million
3 Exceptional Diamonds
5 days on view in London prior to the May auctions in New York and Geneva (11-15 April)
Highlights include:
Unveiling of groundbreaking Contemporary sale highlight: $25-35 million masterpiece by Gerhard Richter
The Sender Collection: seminal works that catapulted some of the greatest Contemporary artists to fame, including Young British Artists
Major works by Matisse and Léger never before offered at auction
Claude Monet painting offered from the Metropolitan Museum, New York
Further works from the renowned collection of legendary gallerist Jan Krugier - including important Giacometti sculpture
The "Graff Vivid Yellow": At 100.09 carats, one of the rarest yellow diamonds of its size (est. $15-25 million)
The Victory Diamond: A 31.34-carat diamond named to commemorate the Allied Victory in World War II ($5-8 million)
One of the world's largest known round brilliant-cut diamonds weighing 103.46 carats (est. $3.5-5 million)
Experts will be available for interview
Ends
Press Contact:
FOR ACCREDITATION PLEASE RSVP
Marie-Béatrice Morin, Sotheby's Press Office
T. 020 7293 6000 / E. Marie-Beatrice.Morin@sothebys.com
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