LONDON.- Uniting the mediums of paper and print, Modern Edition: Works on Papers and Prints showcases the breadth of artistic styles of modern masters from the 1890s to the 1990s.
Christie’s online-only auction, which is open for bidding from 15 June to 1 July 2020, features over 100 lots by artists that represent the trajectory of art as it developed and diversified throughout the 20th century. Moving from intimate drawings to suites of artist prints, prices in Modern Edition will range from £800 to £150,000 providing price points for collectors of all stages. Highlights include Dorfartig, Häuser, 2 Rinder by Paul Klee (1917, estimate; £150,000-250,000), Hannah Höch’s Stilleben mit Glasei (1922, estimate: £20,000-30,000), Miroir de la Tauromachie by Francis Bacon (1990, estimate: £30,000-50,000), Untitled (Jason, illustration pour Pantagruel) by Salvador Dalí (1973, estimate: £70,000-100,000), Plate V from: Oda a Joan Miró by Joan Miró (1973, estimate: £4,000-6,000), Pablo Picasso’s Danseur et danseuse (1925, estimate: £50,000-70,000) and Wind by Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1918, estimate: £4,000-6,000). In addition, Eglise et ferme d’Eragny by Camille Pissarro (1895, estimate: £10,0000-15,000) will be offered alongside Kurt Schwitters’ Mr Churchill is 71 (1947, estimate: £40,000-60,000) and Marc Chagall’s Daphnis et Lycenion (1961, estimate: £8,000-12,000).
Highlights
• Joan Miró, Plate V from: Oda a Joan Miró by Joan Miró (1973, estimate: £4,000-6,000)
• Pablo Picasso, Danseur et danseuse (1925, estimate: £50,000-70,000)
• Kurt Schwitters, Mr Churchill is 71 (1947, estimate: £40,000-60,000)
• Paul Klee, Dorfartig, Häuser, 2 Rinder (1917, estimate; £150,000-250,000)
• Salvador Dalí Untitled (Jason, illustration pour Pantagruel) (1973, estimate: £70,000-100,000)
• Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, Wind (1918, estimate: £4,000-6,000)
• Camille Pissarro, Eglise et ferme d’Eragny (1895, estimate: £10,0000-15,000)
• Marc Chagall Daphnis et Lycenion (1961, estimate: £8,000-12,000)
