MODERN & CONTEMPORARY PRINTS

I attended my first Sotheby’s auction last week!
My favourite piece was Warhol's The Scream after Munch.
The piece sold for £445, 250.00

ANDY WARHOL
The Scream After Munch, 1984
Sotheby's sale of Modern and Contemporary Prints on September 16th included masterpieces by fascinating artists of the 20th Century. Included in the sale were four works by the Edvard Munch, including superlative impressions of two of his most important subjects: Madonna and Vampire.

PABLO PICASSO
Francoise Au NoeUd Dans Les Cheveux, 1946
SOLD FOR: £26,250.00
There was also a spectacular single owner collection of works by Pablo Picasso. The collection included what are without doubt Picasso's three greatest prints: Le Repas Frugal; La Minotauromachie and La Femme qui Pleure. These works are each singularly important in the development of Picasso's graphic oeuvre, reflecting key themes and demonstrating a mastery of technique that is unsurpassed.

CLICK HERE, to read a great article about the Picasso Collection.

HENRI MATISSE
Grande Odalisque à la Culotte Bayadère
SOLD FOR: £229, 250.00
In the contemporary section of the sale there were rich groups of works by Damien Hirst, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol in particular. There were four works from Warhol's celebrated Marilyn portfolio including the coveted impression with pink background and yellow hair. Other highlights included Lichtenstein's Reverie and Keith Haring's Retrospect. All in all, it was very exciting to be able to sit in on this auction. I look forward to several auctions in the upcoming few months that I will be able to attend during my time with Sotheby's.