Deux Spin
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Lichtenstein's Sleeping Girl auction on 9th May, by Deux Spin on May 8, 2012 11:33:32 GMT 1, Morning all,
Couldnt find a thread on this and thought it would be interesting to follow the auction:
www.sothebys.com/content/dam/sothebys/sleepinggirl/index.html
Roy Lichtenstein's comic book-inspired painting "Sleeping Girl," is expected to fetch up to $40 million when it is sold at auction in New York in May, Sotheby's said on Friday.
The 1964 close-up painting of a sexy blonde woman is part of a series by Lichtenstein and considered one of the great works of post-war American art.
"Sleeping Girl is one of the great masterpieces of the 20th century, counting iconic depictions of women by Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brancusi and Amedeo Modigliani among its peers," Tobias Meyer, Sotheby's Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art, said in a statement.
"Lichtenstein's 'girls' are arguably his most desirable works today and 'Sleeping Girl' has been coveted since it was acquired in 1964, the year it was painted. It is astonishingly fresh and vibrant, as if it were painted yesterday."
The painting, which will go under the hammer in New York as part of Sotheby's Contemporary Art Sale on May 9, will be shown in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, London and New York before the sale.
Other paintings from the series hang in museums around the world, including New York's Museum of Modern Art. Sleeping Girl has been owned by a private collector and has only been exhibited once, in Los Angeles, in 1989-1990.
Morning all, Couldnt find a thread on this and thought it would be interesting to follow the auction: www.sothebys.com/content/dam/sothebys/sleepinggirl/index.htmlRoy Lichtenstein's comic book-inspired painting "Sleeping Girl," is expected to fetch up to $40 million when it is sold at auction in New York in May, Sotheby's said on Friday. The 1964 close-up painting of a sexy blonde woman is part of a series by Lichtenstein and considered one of the great works of post-war American art. "Sleeping Girl is one of the great masterpieces of the 20th century, counting iconic depictions of women by Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brancusi and Amedeo Modigliani among its peers," Tobias Meyer, Sotheby's Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art, said in a statement. "Lichtenstein's 'girls' are arguably his most desirable works today and 'Sleeping Girl' has been coveted since it was acquired in 1964, the year it was painted. It is astonishingly fresh and vibrant, as if it were painted yesterday." The painting, which will go under the hammer in New York as part of Sotheby's Contemporary Art Sale on May 9, will be shown in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, London and New York before the sale. Other paintings from the series hang in museums around the world, including New York's Museum of Modern Art. Sleeping Girl has been owned by a private collector and has only been exhibited once, in Los Angeles, in 1989-1990.
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Lichtenstein's Sleeping Girl auction on 9th May, by Martin M on May 8, 2012 21:10:35 GMT 1, Good post DS, saw this a while back. Fantastic image, one of the nicest things ive seen in ages, just something about it. The 3 video interviews on the Sothebys site are worth a watch. Bit too rich for my blood, sure it will go for megabucks
Good post DS, saw this a while back. Fantastic image, one of the nicest things ive seen in ages, just something about it. The 3 video interviews on the Sothebys site are worth a watch. Bit too rich for my blood, sure it will go for megabucks
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Lichtenstein's Sleeping Girl auction on 9th May, by Brushstrokes 75 on May 9, 2012 3:49:43 GMT 1, I saw this one yesterday & it's a pretty sweet painting in the flesh...
I saw this one yesterday & it's a pretty sweet painting in the flesh...
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Deux Spin
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Lichtenstein's Sleeping Girl auction on 9th May, by Deux Spin on May 11, 2012 11:50:31 GMT 1,
Incredible, huh! And the Sleeping Girl sold for $45,000,000 with Sotheby's.
Looks like a revival of the art markets, I'm sure the high quality of work recently available plays a part in that.
Incredible, huh! And the Sleeping Girl sold for $45,000,000 with Sotheby's. Looks like a revival of the art markets, I'm sure the high quality of work recently available plays a part in that.
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