For all you who like to drool over masterpieces of our time... Doyle New York auction house is having THREE auctions this coming Wednesday, November 11. The first one is an auction of European Art featuring works by Orientalist painter Alberto Pasini, Charles Emile Jacque, and Joseph Floch. All the art is from the Hugh J. Grant (1904-1981) and Lucie Mackey Grant (1908-2007) Collection. The collection was amassed by (the former Mayor) Hugh Grant's parents, the Hon. Hugh J. Grant (1858-1910) and Julia Murphy Grant (d. 1944).
The second auction at Doyle is one of American Art, featuring works by Max Weber, Albert Bierstadt, and Max Kuehne. It will showcase important 19th and 20th American paintings depicting traditional landscapes, portraits and genre scenes.
And to complete the day, there is an auction of Modern and Contemporary Art, featuring works by Marino Marini, Robert Motherwell, and Leonardo Cremonini. This is the catalogue I got excited looking at. In addition to mentioned artists above, they will also showcase Afro Basaidella, who is a perfect example of Italian Modernism. I've pulled out some of my favorites, but you can look at the whole catalogue here.
Edgar Negret, Colombian (b. 1929) Acomplimiento, 1974
Painted Metal Construction
Leonard Richmond, British (1889-1965) Sand Dunes/Pas-de-Calais
Exhibited in Paris at the Paris Salon, 1929
Joseph Floch, Austrian (1894-1977) Still Life with Chair, Fruit, and Potted Plant, c1960.
Alex Katz, American (b. 1927) Yellow House #1
I am so used to realist paintings of people by Katz, that I enjoyed this different aspect of his personality, a loosely painted landscape/scene. Compared to what is routinely seen, his portraits, this was a nice surprise.
Robert Baribeau, American (b. 1949) Open Window
Oil on Canvas
I don't know why, but this painting by Baribeau reminds me of a watercolor by Klee. I really, really like this piece. The longer I look at it, the more I see. Curtains? An umbrella? Is it raining? Is it Springtime?
William Nelson Copely (1919-1996) Idealism, 1956
I remember in art school doing exercises similar to this: Draw organic scribbles, then fill in each space with something different. Of course, Copely didn't just make this as an art-school study. He was part of a movement that started this whole style, and we just try to imitate it best we can. Or at least learn from it.
Gerardo Pita, Spanish (b. 1950) Girl Resting 1, 1985
Pencil on Paper
Milton Avery, American (1885-1965) Three Nudes, 1947
Graphite on Paper
