Ferrocene, 2008
5月11日起artnet网络拍卖将带来达明•赫斯特、贾科梅蒂、毕加索、沃霍尔等艺术家的60件现当代艺术作品，展现20至21世纪一些最重要艺术家的风采。
领衔此次拍卖的是来自吉尔伯特和乔治（Gilbert + George），达明•赫斯特，理查德•佩蒂伯恩 (Richard Pettibone)及伟恩•蒂埃博 (Wayne Thiebaud) 等顶尖当代艺术大师的一系列杰出作品。《Ferrocene》（2008年）是达明•赫斯特在此次拍卖中展出的两件作品其中之一。这幅36 x 52英寸的圆点画以明亮的三原色绘制而成，保存完好（估价：550,000-750,000美元）。而来自理查德•佩蒂伯恩的《Soup Can》（1968年）是安迪•沃霍尔原作的5 x 4英寸小型复制品，是一副帆布丙烯画（估价：75,000-125,000美元）。其他当代艺术作品包括伟恩•蒂埃博的混合媒介作品《Hot Dog Row》（2000年）（估价：225,000-325,000美元）以及不羁的英国艺术双人组吉尔伯特和乔治的图形拼贴画《Torture Cross》（1981年）（估价：35,000-45,000美元）。
在此次拍卖中，流行艺术也得到很好的展现，包括让•米歇尔•巴斯奎特 (Jean-Michel Basquiat)、罗伊•李奇登斯坦 (Roy Lichtenstein) 和安迪•沃霍尔的作品。六件安迪•沃霍尔的作品将展现这位艺术家的艺术生涯，包括1954年的胶印水彩画《Happy Bug Day》（估价：20,000-28,000美元），两幅1987年的丝网印刷作品《Camouflage》（估价：每件15,000-20,000美元）。拍卖中还推出颠覆性街头艺术家让•米歇尔•巴斯奎特的一件珍贵的牛皮纸丙烯画《Untitled (Taxi Cab)》（1980年）（估价：375,000-475,000美元）。
此次拍卖还推出来自威廉•德•库宁 (Willem de Kooning)、阿尔贝托•贾科梅蒂、亨利•马蒂斯和毕加索的一系列现代艺术珍品。在最近几个月中，贾科梅蒂的作品曾创下众多拍卖纪录。这一环节包括这位艺术大师细腻的铅笔画《Tete d’homme》（估价：100,000-200,000美元）。其他现代艺术作品包括毕加索的两件杰出作品——1959年的《Bacchanale》和1963年的《Untitled》。《Bacchanale》是一副生动的麻胶版画，将泥土的色调与天蓝色和白色完美结合（估价：75,000-85,000美元）；而《Untitled》是一副精致的水彩画，描绘了马和牛这两种在毕加索生平作品中反复出现的代表性形象（估价：150,000-200,000美元）。
此外拍卖中还展现包括哈里•伯托埃 (Harry Bertoia) 和亨利•摩尔 (Henry Moore) 在内的上个世纪一些最著名艺术家的雕塑作品，以及来自 Jesus Rafael Soto 和 Wifredo Lam 的拉丁美洲艺术作品。
作品详情请访问网站：www.artnet.com/ModernandContemporary 。
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NEW YORK, NY.- artnet Auctions offers continuous online auctions of fine art, prints and photographs. Beginning May 11, artnet Auctions will present 60 modern and contemporary works of art by artists including Damien Hirst, Alberto Giacometti, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. Represented in the sale are some of the most important artists of the 20th-21st centuries.
Leading the sale is an exceptional collection of works by cutting edge contemporary artists including Gilbert + George, Damien Hirst, Richard Pettibone and Wayne Thiebaud. Ferrocene, 2008 is one of two works by Damien Hirst offered in the sale. This 36 x 52 inch spot painting in vibrant primary colors is offered in pristine condition (estimate: $550,000-$750,000). In contrast, Richard Pettibone’s diminutive Soup Can, 1968 is a 5 x 4 inch replica of the Warhol original, in acrylic on canvas (estimate: $75,000-$125,000). Other contemporary highlights include Hot Dog Row, 2000 a mixed media work by Wayne Thiebaud (estimate: $225,000-$325,000) and Torture Cross, 1981 a graphic collage by the irreverent British duo Gilbert + George (estimate: $35,000-$45,000).
Pop art also figures prominently in the sale including works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. Six works by Andy Warhol trace the artist’s career from the 1954 Happy Bug Day, a unique watercolor on offset lithograph (estimate: $20,000-$28,000) to two stunning 1987 Camouflage screenprints (estimates: $15,000-$20,000 each). Ground-breaking street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is represented with a rare work in acrylic on brown paper, Untitled (Taxi Cab), 1980 (estimate: $375,000-$475,000).
The auction also features a collection of modern masterworks by Willem de Kooning, Alberto Giacometti, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. Giacometti has set numerous auction records in recent months. Included in this section is an exquisite pencil on paper drawing by the artist, Tête d’homme (estimate: $100,000-$200,000). Among the other modern highlights are two remarkable works by Pablo Picasso, Bacchanale, 1959, a dramatic linocut which juxtaposes earth tones with cerulean blue and white (estimate: $75,000-$85,000) and Untitled, 1963, a subtle watercolor depicting the horse and the bull, iconic imagery which recurs throughout Picasso’s oeuvre (estimate: $150,000-$200,000).
Rounding out the sale are sculptures by some of the most celebrated artists of the last century including Harry Bertoia and Henry Moore, and Latin American works of art by Jesús Rafael Soto and Wifredo Lam.
We invite you to browse the sale. Visit www.artnet.com/ModernandContemporary
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