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Mastersof Distinction
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Mastersof Distinction
Masters of Distinction
Since its inaugural exhibition initiated in 2000, Opera Gallery’s annual Masterpiece exhibition has become one of the much-anticipated exhibitions in Singapore’s art calendar. This year, the exhibition celebrates the 9th anniversary of the partnership between Opera Gallery and the Grand Prix Singapore Season. The highly successful Masters exhibition has achieved a renowned reputation thanks to its stellar collection of Modern Masters and Contemporary artists. During the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix Season, world-class artworks will once again grace the luxurious space of our gallery and the public boardwalk of Orchard Road to be admired and appreciated.
Supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, Opera Gallery is proud to present the 2016 edition of its Masterpiece exhibition - ‘Masters of Distinction’. As a testimonial to artistic distinction, this year’s exhibition features an extraordinary assembly of artists, each of them being an eminent representation of their artistic pursuit. In a visual journey of artistic excellence spanning across the 20th century till present times, ‘Masters of Distinction’ embraces its essence through an exclusive presentation of distinguished artists.
In the tradition of the Masterpiece collection, the ‘Masters of Distinction’ exhibition presents visual treasures by Modern Masters at the pinnacles of their career and affirms their place in the realm of distinction. Featuring prominent paintings and sculptures by acclaimed Modern Masters such as Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall and Salvador Dalí, these works of art reflect the artistic diversity and accomplishment of these renowned Masters.
At the forefront of art trend and development, this exhibition brings together an impressive league of the most famous and influential artists of our current time. Showcasing the creative works by celebrities of Contemporary art from Niki de Saint Phalle, Robert Indiana, to Manolo Valdés and Dashi Namdakov, these carefully selected works of art epitomise Modern and Contemporary art.
It is an honour to present this extraordinary exhibition to Singapore and to perpetuate the tradition of each and every annual Masterpiece exhibition held at Opera Gallery, celebrating the beauty of art and the triumph of these Masters’ achievement of distinction.
Gilles Dyan Stéphane Le PelletierFounder and Chairman Director Asia PacificOpera Gallery Group Opera Gallery
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Masterworks
ClaudeMonet
[ 1840-1926 ]
ProvenanceEstate of the artist
Michel Monet, Giverny (by descent from the above)
Van Diemen-Lilienfed Galleries, New York
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 23 June 1965, lot 153
Frieda Kittay Goldsmith, Palm Beach
Private collection (by descent from the above)
Sale: Christie’s, New York, 7 November 2007, lot 372
Private collection
ExhibitedParis, Galerie Charpentier, 1947
LiteratureDaniel Wildenstein, Claude Monet, Biographie et Catalogue raisonné, Lausanne, 1979, vol. II, pp. 158-159, ill. p. 159
Daniel Wildenstein, Monet, Catalogue raisonné, Cologne, 1996, vol. II, p. 367, No. 979, ill.
Val de falaise, 1885 Stamped with signature ‘Claude Monet’ Lugt 1819b (lower right and on the reverse)
Oil on canvas73.4 x 73.4 cm - 28.9 x 28.9 in.
Price on request
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ClaudeMonet
[ 1840-1926 ]
ProvenanceMichel Monet, Giverny
Private collection
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 2 December 1986, lot 35
Private collection
Literature
Daniel Wildenstein, Claude Monet, Biographie et Catalogue raisonné, Lausanne & Paris, 1979, vol. II, No. 1057, ill. p. 187
Daniel Wildenstein, Monet, Catalogue raisonné, Cologne, 1996, vol. III, No. 1057, ill. p. 400
Hiver à Giverny, 1886 Stamped ‘Claude Monet’ (lower right); stamped ‘Claude Monet’ (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas 60 x 81.5 cm - 23.6 x 32.1 in.
Price on request
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
[ 1841-1919 ]
ProvenanceDurand-Ruel, Paris
Dr. Alfred Gold, Berlin (1929)
Mayor Gallery, London (1953)
Private collection, London
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 6 July 1960, lot 137
Eric Estorick, London
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 24 June 1986, lot 21
Private collection (acquired from the above)
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 26 June 1990, lot 28
Private collection (acquired from the above)
Private collection (acquired from the above, 1993)
ExhibitedEdinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, London, Tate Gallery, Renoir, 1953, No. 36
LiteratureJulius Meier-Graefe, Renoir, Leipzig, 1929, No. 357, ill. p. 344
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. IV : 1903-1910, Éditions Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 2012, No. 3144, ill. p. 274
This work will be included in the Catalogue critique being prepared by the Wildenstein Institute from the François Daulte, Durand-Ruel, Venturi, Vollard and Wildenstein archives for the Comité Renoir
Deux filles dans un pré (Deux femmes dans l’herbe), circa 1910Signed ‘Renoir’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas47.3 x 56.8 cm - 18.6 x 22.4 in.
Price on request
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PierreBonnard
[ 1867-1947 ]
ProvenanceEstate of the artist
Mlles Bowers, Paris
Victor Waddington, London
Mr. and Mrs. Peter O’Toole (acquired from the above, 1970), Great Britain
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 28 June 1988, lot 38
Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York, 1989
Private collection (circa 1990s)
Sale: Christie’s, New York, 9 November 2006, lot 307
Private collection
ExhibitedMarseille, Musée Cantini, Bonnard, May - June 1967, No. 7, ill.
London, Victor Waddington, Bonnard, June - July 1970, No. 6, ill.
LiteratureYann Le Pichon, Bonnard, Elle, 9 April 1967, ill. pp. 140-141
Jean and Henry Dauberville, Bonnard, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, Éditions Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 1974, vol. IV, No. 01895, ill. p. 251
Dans la rue, deux figures, circa 1906Stamped with signature ‘Bonnard’ (lower left)
Oil on cradled panel 38.1 x 45.7 cm - 15 x 18 in.
Price on request
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Mauricede Vlaminck
[ 1876-1958 ]
ProvenancePrivate collection
Sale: Christie’s, New York, 9 May 2000, lot 184
Estate of Leon Oxman
Private collection, Singapore
Literature
This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre de Maurice de Vlaminck being prepared by the Wildenstein Institute
Paysage de Neige, circa 1936-37Signed ‘Vlaminck’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas 65.5 x 81.8 cm - 25.8 x 32.2 in.
Price on request
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Raoul Dufy
[ 1877-1953 ]
ProvenanceSale: Christie’s, London, 28 November 1989, lot 310
Private collection, Japan
Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, 11 May 2000, lot 205
Private collection (acquired from the above), USA
LiteratureThis work will be included in the second supplement of the Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint de Raoul Dufy being
prepared by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille
Paysage au puits, circa 1908-10Signed ‘R. Dufy’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas54 x 65.1 cm - 21.2 x 25.6 in.
Price on request
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ProvenanceGérard Oury’s collection, France
Danièle Thompson (Gérard Oury’s daughter), France
Sale: Artcurial, Paris, 20 April 2009, lot 29
Private collection (acquired from the above), Europe
ExhibitedLyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Musée de l'imprimerie & Barcelona, Museu Picasso, Museu Tèxtil i Indumentària, Raoul Dufy, 1999, No. 33, ill.
Paris, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Raoul Dufy, Le Plaisir, October 2008 - January 2009, No. 40, ill. p. 52
Martigues, Musée Ziem, De Martigues à l'Estaque, 2013, No. 24, ill.
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Raoul Dufy, 2015, No. 19, ill.
LiteratureThis work will be included in the second supplement of the Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint de Raoul Dufy being
prepared by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille
CertificateFanny Guillon-Laffaille has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Bateaux et barques aux Martigues, 1907 Signed ‘Raoul Dufy’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas 47 x 57 cm - 18.5 x 22.4 in.
Price on request
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Raoul Dufy
[ 1877-1953 ]
ProvenanceGalerie Henri Gaffie, Nice
Perls Galleries, New York
Private collection (1996), Chicago
Steve Banks Fine Arts, San Francisco
Private collection (acquired from the above, 1998), USA
Literature
Pierre Courthion, Raoul Dufy, Pierre Cailler Éditeur, Geneva, 1951, ill. pl. 109, p. 14
Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, vol. III, Éditions Motte, Geneva, 1976, ill. No. 1003, p. 62
Paysage de Langres, 1933 Signed ‘Raoul Dufy’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas 38.5 x 46.7 cm - 15.1 x 18.4 in.
Price on request
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Raoul Dufy
[ 1877-1953 ]
ProvenanceMrs. Kramer
O’Hana Gallery, London
Sale: Maurice Rheims, René G. Laurin, Philippe Rheims, Paris, lot 65
Beny Gattegno, Paris
Private collection (acquired from the above, 1968)
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 20 June 2005, lot 39
Private collection (acquired from the above)
ExhibitedPittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Twenty-Fifth Annual International Exhibition of Paintings, 1926, No. 239
LiteratureThis work is included in the archives of the Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre de Kees Van Dongen by Jacques-Chalom des Cordes
under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Institute under the reference No. 02.03.18.8407.1555
Édouard des Courières, ‘Van Dongen’ in L’ Art Vivant, 20 March 1925, ill. p.6 (titled ‘Portrait de Mlle Ève Francis’)
Édouard des Courières, Van Dongen, Paris, 1925, ill pl. 67
Ève Francis, circa 1919 Signed ‘Van Dongen’ (lower center)
Oil on canvas146.5 x 114.3 cm - 57.7 x 45 in.
Price on request
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KeesVan Dongen
[ 1877-1968 ]
ProvenanceGalerie Louise Leiris (Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler), Paris
Arthur and Anita Kahn collection (acquired from the above, 1968), USA
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 20 : œuvres de 1961 à 1962, Éditions Cahiers d’Art, Paris, 1968, No. 323, ill. pl. 130
Arnold and Marc Glimcher, eds. Je suis le cahier : The Sketchbooks of Picasso, exh. cat., The Pace Gallery, New York, 1986, p. 344, No. 165
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso’s Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties I, 1960-1963, San Francisco, 2002, ill. p. 256, No. 62-153
Deux nus, 14-20 July 1962 Signed, dated and numbered ‘Picasso 14.20.7.62.X’ (upper left)
Pencil on paper with coloured wax crayons on the reverse 24 x 32 cm - 9.4 x 12.6 in.
Price on request
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Pablo Picasso
[ 1881-1973 ]
ProvenanceGalerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Alexander Iolas, Paris
Private collection (acquired from the above, 1982), Europe
LiteratureChristian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 23 : œuvres de 1962 et 1963, Éditions Cahiers d’Art, Paris, 1971, No. 253, ill. pl. 120
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso’s Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties I, 1960-1963, San Francisco, 2002, ill. p. 367, No. 63-130
Le Peintre et son modèle, 4 May 1963 Signed ‘Picasso’ (lower right); dated ‘4.5.63’ (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas65 x 100 cm - 25.6 x 39.4 in.
Price on request
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Pablo Picasso
[ 1881-1973 ]
ProvenanceModigliani Institute, Paris - Rome
Exhibited
Rome, Palace of the State Archives
LiteratureModigliani Institut Archives Légales, Tête de Cariatide, Paris-Rome, 2007
CertificateThe Modigliani Institut and Laure Modigliani Nechtschein (Amedeo Modigliani’s grand-daughter)
have confirmed the authenticity of this work
Tête de Cariatide Signed (lower right)
Caster: Fonderia d’ Arte Paolo Olmeda Roma, 2006. Signed and numbered, with the foundry mark (lower left)Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA + 1 HC
227 x 75 x 85 cm - 89.4 x 29.5 x 33.5 in.
Price on request
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Amedeo Modigliani
[ 1884-1920 ]
ProvenancePrivate collection
Certificate
The ADOM (Association pour la défense de l’œuvre de Joan Miró) has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Les essències de la terra, 1968 Signed ‘Miró’ (lower center)
Watercolour on lithograph on pearly Japan paper50 x 36 cm - 19.7 x 14.2 in.
Price on request
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Joan Miró [ 1893-1983 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Private collection (acquired from the above), Europe
Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, 4 November 2009, lot 49
Private collection (acquired from the above)
CertificateThe Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Vue de Paris, 1978 Signed and dated ‘Chagall 1978’ (lower right); signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (on the reverse)
Oil and tempera on canvas100.3 x 81.5 cm - 39.5 x 32 in.
Price on request
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Marc Chagall
[ 1887-1985 ]
ProvenanceGalerie Lelong, Paris
Private collection
Galerie Boulakia, Paris
Private collection (acquired from the above, 2003), USA
Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, 8 November 2007, lot 427
Private collection (acquired from the above)
Certificate The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Les mariés sous le baldaquin, 1978-1980 Signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right and on the reverse)
Oil and gouache on canvas 59.7 x 81 cm - 23.5 x 31.9 in.
Price on request
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Marc Chagall
[ 1887-1985 ]
ProvenanceEstate of the artist
Galerie Daniel Malingue (1987), Paris
Private collection, Paris
Certificate The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work
L’ atelier fleuri à Saint-Paul, circa 1980 Stamped ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower left)
Tempera, gouache and India ink on hardboard 22 x 27.1 cm - 8.7 x 10.7 in.
Price on request
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Marc Chagall
[ 1887-1985 ]
AlbertoGiacometti
[ 1901-1966 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris
Larry Aldrich, New York
Sale: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 30 October 1963, lot 55
Dr. A. Feingold (acquired from the above), New York
Dr. Theodore Leshner, New York
Sale: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 8-9 December 1965, lot 112
R.W. Warren (acquired from the above)
Brook Street Gallery, London
Reiss-Cohen Gallery, New York
James Goodman Gallery, Inc., New York
Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, 16 May 1984, lot 414
Paul Denton (acquired from the above)
Arnold Herstand & Company, New York
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Estate of Elizabeth Green Romano, 2001
Private Collection
Certificate The Comité Giacometti and Mary Lisa Palmer have confirmed the authenticity of this work
Buste (tête de profil), 1947 Signed and dated ‘Alberto Giacometti 47’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas56 x 27,5 cm - 22 x 10.8 in.
Price on request
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ProvenanceGalerie Beyeler, Basel
James Goodman Gallery, New York
Private collection, Belgium
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 24 March 1993, lot 314
Private collection, New York
Exhibited
Paris, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Jean Dubuffet : Paysages castillans, Sites tricolores, 19 February - 16 March 1975, exh. cat. No. 42, ill.
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Jean Dubuffet : Paysages castillans, Sites tricolores, April - May 1975, exh. cat. No. 19, ill.
New York, Pace Gallery, Jean Dubuffet : Paysages castillans, Sites tricolores, 20 September - 18 October 1975, cat. No. 19, ill.
Chur, Switzerland, Bündner Kunstmuseum, Dubuffet: Werkauswahl 1945-1975, March - April 1977, cat. No. 19, ill.
Kunsthaus Zug, Jean Dubuffet: Bilder, Zeichnungen und Skulpturen aus dreissig Jahren, January - March 1983
New York, Weintraub Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: Paintings and Sculpture, April - May 1984
New York, James Goodman Gallery, Summer 1984
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Jean Dubuffet: Retrospektive, October 1985 - January 1986, cat. No. 34
Berlin, Galerie Michael Haas, Jean Dubuffet: 1901-1985, September - November 1987, cat. No. 19, ill.
Montreal, Landau Beaux Arts, Qui rassemble la foule… la captive, October - November 1988
Basel, Art 21’90 Basel, Die Internationale Kunstmesse: Kunst des 20 Jahrhunderts, June 1990, cat. No. 2, ill. p. 465
Literature
Max Loreau, ed., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XXVIII : Roman burlesque, Sites tricolores, Les Éditions de Minuit, Paris, 1979, cat. No. 200, ill. p. 147
Promenade agreste, 1974 Signed and dated ‘J.D. 74’ (lower right); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse)
Acrylic-prepared vinyl paint on canvas
195 x 100 cm - 76.8 x 39.4 in.
Price on request
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Jean Dubuffet
[ 1901-1985 ]
ProvenanceGalerie Daniel Besseiche, Paris
Private collection (acquired from the above, 2008)
CertificateMaurice Garnier has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Clown au chapeau noir, 1961 Signed and dated ‘Bernard Buffet 1961’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas100 x 73 cm - 39.4 x 28.7 in.
Price on request
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Bernard Buffet
[ 1928-1999 ]
ProvenanceWally Findley Galleries, Inc., New York
Private collection, Florida
Certificate Ida Garnier and Jacques Gasbarian have confirmed the authenticity of this work
Le Cirque, le clown musicien, 1966 Signed and dated ‘Bernard Buffet 1966’ (center left); signed ‘Bernard Buffet’ (lower left);
numbered ‘XVII / XV / 26’ (upper left, upper right, lower right; respectively) Mixed media on paper mounted on canvas
64.2 x 49 cm - 25.3 x 19.3 in.
Price on request
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Bernard Buffet
[ 1928-1999 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris
Opera Gallery
Private collection
Gallery Rienzo, New York
Private collection, New York
Certificate Maurice Garnier has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Clown au petit chapeau vert, 1989 Signed and dated ‘Bernard Buffet 1989’ (on the right)
Oil on canvas 100 x 81 cm - 39.4 x 31.9 in.
Price on request
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Bernard Buffet
[ 1928-1999 ]
ProvenanceGalerie Maurice Garnier, Paris
Private Collection
CertificateA certificate will be provided by the Galerie Maurice Garnier
Clématites et lys, 1998 Signed ‘Bernard Buffet’ (upper left) and dated ‘1998’ (upper right)
Oil and mixed media on paper 73 x 54 cm - 28.7 x 21.3 in.
Price on request
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Bernard Buffet
[ 1928-1999 ]
ProvenanceGalerie de France, Paris
Private collection (1986), Paris
ExhibitedParis, FIAC, Galerie de France, 1986
LiteratureThis artwork will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné des œuvres sur papier de Pierre Soulages
being prepared by Pierre Encrevé
Brou de noix, été 1985 Signed ‘Soulages’ (lower left)
Brou de noix on paper mounted on metal74.5 x 54 cm - 29.3 x 21.3 in.
Price on request
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Pierre Soulages
[ B. 1919 ]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Japan
Sale: The Market Auction, 21 February 2008, lot 55
Opera Gallery, Singapore
Private collection (acquired from the above)
Untitled, 1962 Signed in Japanese and dated ‘1962’ (lower right); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas97 x 130 cm - 38.2 x 51.2 in.
Price on request
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Kazuo Shiraga
[ 1924-2008 ]
ProvenanceGalerie Guy Pieters, Knokke-le-Zoute
Private collection, Europe
LiteratureGeorges Mathieu, 50 ans de création, Édition Hervas, Paris, 2003, ill. p. 516
Orages soumis, 1988 Signed ‘G. Mathieu’ (lower left) and titled ‘Orages soumis’ (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas146 x 114 cm - 57.5 x 44.9 in.
Price on request
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Georges Mathieu
[ 1921-2012 ]
ProvenanceYayoi Gallery (1990), Tokyo
Private collection
Private collection, New York
ExhibitedTokyo, Ogawa Art Foundation, Yayoi Gallery, Sam Francis: Monotype Prints and Other Works, 9 April - 2 June 1990, No. 19, ill.
LiteraturePontus Hultén, Nancy Mozur and Garner Tullis, Monotypes of Sam Francis, Stuttgart, Germany:
Daco-Verlag, 1994, ill. pp. 252-253
Untitled, 1983 Signed ‘Sam Francis’ (on the reverse)
Unique monotype with dry pigments, inks and oils on handmade paper183 x 87 cm - 72 x 34.3 in.
Price on request
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Sam Francis
[ 1923-1994 ]
ProvenanceEstate of the artist, California
Private collection, United Kingdom
Private collection, France
ExhibitedAmsterdam, Gallery Delaive, Sam Francis: The Unknown Works from the 1990’s, 19 November - 23 December 2005,
exh. cat., ill. pp. 76-77
LiteratureWilliam C. Agee, Sam Francis: Paintings 1947-1990, Los Angeles: Geffen Contemporary at Museum of Contemporary Art,
7 March - 25 July 1999; exh. cat., fig. 50, ill. p. 47
Sam Francis: Remembering 1923-1994, Amsterdam: Gallery Delaive, 2004, exh. cat., ill. pp. 134 & 154
Sam Francis: Retrospective in Blue, Bratislava, Slovakia: Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, 2010, exh. cat., ill. pp. 252 & 274
CertificateThis work is registered in the Archives of the Sam Francis Estate under the No. SFF.1651
Untitled, 1991 Stamped with the Sam Francis Estate logo stamp and facsimile signature stamp
Acrylic on canvas366 x 366 cm - 144 x 144 in.
Price on request
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Sam Francis
[ 1923-1994 ]
ProvenanceGalerie Reinhard Onnasch, Berlin
Private collection, Berlin
ExhibitedMunich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Gerhard Richter, 1973
Amsterdam, Galerie Seriaal, Gerhard Richter: Rot-Blau-Gelb (GR 338), 1973
Bonn, Städtisches Kunstmuseum; Graz, Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum; Düsseldorf, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Sammlung Ulbricht, 1982-1983
LiteratureHarten, Jürgen (ed.): Gerhard Richter-Bilder/Paintings 1962-1985, with a Catalogue raisonné adapted by Dietmar Elger,
Cologne 1986, ill. p. 163
Hubertus Butin, Stefan Gronert & Thomas Olbricht, ed., Gerhard Richter, Editions 1965-2013, Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, Cologne, 2013, Catalogue raisonné no. 50, ill. p. 214
Kunst und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ed.) Gerhard Richter, Catalogue raisonné 1962-1993, vol. III, Ostfildern-Ruit, 1993, ill. No. 358-363
Rot-Blau-Gelb (six works), 1973 Signed and dated ‘Richter, 73’ (on the reverse)
These six works were a part of an oil painting executed in 1973 and are numbered 71, 72, 81, 82, 91 and 92 (on top); it was divided into a hundred pieces by the artist
Oil on canvas
79.2 x 106.6 cm - 31.2 x 42 in.
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Gerhard Richter
[ B. 1932 ]
ProvenanceAnthony d’Offay Gallery, London
Private collection, USA
Literature Hubertus Butin, Stefan Gronert & Thomas Olbricht, ed., Gerhard Richter, Editions 1965-2013, Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, Germany, 2014,
No. 72, p. 255
Souvenir (No. 48), 1994 Signed and numbered ‘Richter 48/64’ (on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame)
This work was a part of an oil painting executed in 1994 and formerly numbered ‘813-1’; it was divided into sixty-four pieces by the artist and sold as individually
Oil on canvas21 x 21.3 cm - 8.3 x 8.4 in.
Price on request
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Gerhard Richter
[ B. 1932 ]
ProvenanceYves Klein Archives
Private collection, France
CertificateThe Yves Klein Archives have confirmed the authenticity of this work
L’Esclave mourant d’après Michel-Ange, 1962 Inscribed ‘Yves Klein’, numbered and fingerprinted by Rotraut Klein-Moquay (on the base)
Pigment and synthetic resin on plaster in Plexiglass box, edition of 30060 x 18 x 13 cm - 23.6 x 7.1 x 5.1 in.
Price on request
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Yves Klein
[ 1928-1962 ]
ProvenanceAnnely Juda Fine Art, London
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Thomas Ammann Fine Art, Zurich
Private collection, Switzerland
LiteratureThis work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence
Noir-Vert-Bleu, circa 1964-67 Signed ‘Vasarely’ (lower center); titled ‘BB - Noir - Vert - Bleu’, signed and dated ‘Vasarely, 1964-67’ (on the reverse)
Tempera on wood, mounted on a wood panel75 x 75 x 5 cm - 29.5 x 29.5 x 2 in.
Price on request
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Victor Vasarely
[ 1906-1997 ]
ProvenanceLeo Castelli Gallery, New York
Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles
Private collection, Paris
Literature Georg Frei and Neil Printz (ed.), The Andy Warhol Catalogue raisonné, Vol 02A: Paintings and Sculptures 1964-1969, No. 1154
Jackie, 1964 Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 64’ (on the overlap upper right)
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen 50.8 x 40.6 cm - 20 x 16 in.
Price on request
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Andy Warhol
[ 1928-1987 ]
ProvenanceMichael Kohn Gallery, Santa Monica
Jonathan Novak, Los Angeles
Private collection
Literature Los Angeles, Michael Kohn Gallery, Warhol: Campbell’s Soup Boxes, December 1986 - January 1987, No. 148, ill. p. 31
Campbell’s Soup box: Chicken Noodle, 1986 Signed and dated ‘86’ (on the overlap)Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
35.5 x 35.5 cm - 14 x 14 in.
Price on request
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Andy Warhol
[ 1928-1987 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Private collection, Europe
CertificateThe artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Study for bedroom painting (Daniele), 1971 Signed, dated and titled ‘Wesselmann, 1971, Study for bedroom painting (Daniele)’ (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas20.4 x 30.5 cm - 8 x 12 in.
Price on request
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Tom Wesselmann
[ 1931-2004 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Private collection, New York
CertificateThe artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Study for Unicef bouquet, 1977 Signed, dated and titled ‘Wesselmann, 1977, Study for Unicef bouquet’ (on the reverse)
Pencil and liquitex on cardboard 32 x 28 cm - 13 x 11 in.
Price on request
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Tom Wesselmann
[ 1931-2004 ]
ProvenancePrivate collection, New York
CertificateThe Estate of Keith Haring has confirmed the authenticity of this work under the identification No. 050499A1
Untitled, 1 March 1983 Signed ‘K. Haring’, dated ‘March 1 - 83’ and inscribed ‘Tokyo’ (on the reverse)
Ink on blue paper39 x 52.7 cm - 15.3 x 20.7 in.
Price on request
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Keith Haring
[ 1958-1990 ]
ProvenanceLeft Panel:
Artist’s Studio
Bill T. Jones
Private collection, New York
Private collection, Rotterdam
Private collection, New York
Galleria Seno, Milan
Private collection, Italy
Private collection, New York
Right Panel:
Artist’s Studio
Bill T. Jones
Private collection, New York
Private collection, Switzerland
Private collection, New York
Private collection, New York
ExhibitedNew York, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Secret Pastures, Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company, November, 1984
LiteratureRivoli, Castello di Rivoli, Museo d’ Arte Contemporanea, Keith Haring, exhibition catalogue, February - April 1994, ill. p. 239
Untitled, 1984 Acrylic on linen on canvas, composition of two panels
Diptych 226.1 x 228.6 cm - 89 x 90 in. (overall)
Price on request
78
Keith Haring
[ 1958-1990 ]
ProvenanceTony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
Private collection (1988), New York
Private Collection, New York
ExhibitedDüsseldorf, Galerie Hans Mayer, Keith Haring: Paintings and Sculptures, August - October 1988
New York, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Keith Haring, December 1988 - January 1989
LiteratureSan Francisco de Young Museum, Keith Haring: The Political Line, exhibition catalogue, November 2014 - Febuary 2015
CertificateThe Estate of Keith Haring has confirmed the authenticity of this work under the indentification No. 062195A6
Untitled, 24 May 1988 Signed and dated ‘May 24, 1988 NYC’ (on the reverse)
Acrylic on canvas243.8 x 243.8 cm - 96 x 96 in.
Price on request
80
Keith Haring
[ 1958-1990 ]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Japan
Certificate The Yayoi Kusama Studio has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Flower Rain, 1980 Signed and dated ‘Yayoi Kusama 1980’ (upper left)
Enamel, ink on paperboard 27.2 x 24.2 cm - 10.7 x 9.5 in.
Price on request
82
Yayoi Kusama
[ B. 1929 ]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Japan
Certificate The Yayoi Kusama Studio has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Morning Sun at the Ganges, 1987 Acrylic on canvas
41 x 31.8 cm - 16.1 x 12.5 in.
Price on request
84
Yayoi Kusama
[ B. 1929 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Private collection
CertificateThe Yayoi Kusama Studio has confirmed the authenticity of this work
The Nebula, 1990 Acrylic on canvas
91 x 72.7 cm - 35.8 x 28.6 in.
Price on request
86
Yayoi Kusama
[ B. 1929 ]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Asia
LiteratureYayoi Kusama, Eternity-Modernity, 2005, ill. p. 128
The Tale of the Universe, 1993 Signed in Chinese, inscribed and dated ‘The Tale of the Universe, Yayoi Kusama, 1993’ (on the reverse)
Acrylic on canvas278 x 248 cm - 109.4 x 97.6 in.
Price on request
88
Yayoi Kusama
[ B. 1929 ]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Asia
LiteratureYayoi Kusama, Eternity-Modernity, 2005, ill. p. 129
The Cosmos at Dawn, 1993 Signed in Chinese, inscribed and dated ‘The Cosmos at Dawn, Yayoi Kusama, 1993’ (on the reverse)
Acrylic on canvas 278 x 248 cm - 109.4 x 97.6 in.
Price on request
90
Yayoi Kusama
[ B. 1929 ]
ProvenanceOta Fine Art, Tokyo
Gallery Hyundai, Seoul
Private Collection
Infinity Nets OQRWHN, 2008 Acrylic on canvas
194 x 194 cm - 76.4 x 76.4 in.
Price on request
92
Yayoi Kusama
[ B. 1929 ]
ProvenanceVictoria Miro Gallery, London
Private collection, Belgium
Certificate
The Yayoi Kusama Studio has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Reach Up to Heaven, Dotted Pumpkin, 2012 Urethane paint on aluminium
200 x 150 x 150 cm - 78.7 x 59.1 x 59.1 in.
Price on request
94
Yayoi Kusama
[ B. 1929 ]
ProvenanceGaleria Fernando Pradilla, Madrid
Galerie Sismann, Paris
Private collection
CertificateThe artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Niña de rojo, 1982 Signed and dated ‘Botero 82’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas 35 x 33 cm - 13.8 x 13 in.
Price on request
96
Fernando Botero
[ B. 1932 ]
ProvenancePrivate collection
CertificateThe artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
The Bird, 2006 Signed and numbered (on the base)
Bronze, edition of 650 x 18 x 22 cm - 19.7 x 7.1 x 8.7 in.
Price on request
98
Fernando Botero
[ B. 1932 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Private collection, USA
CertificateThe artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Ballerina, 2013 Signed ‘Botero’ and stamped by the caster ‘DP Fonderia’ (on the base)
Bronze, edition of 660 x 35 x 25.5 cm – 23.6 x 13.8 x 10 in.
Price on request
100
Fernando Botero
[ B. 1932 ]
ProvenancePrivate collection
Exhibited Bilbao, Guggenheim, Manolo Valdés: Painting and Sculpture, exhibition catalogue, 2002, p. 36
Untitled, 1999 Signed and dated ‘NY 99’ (on the reverse) Oil, thread and burlap collage on burlap
199.2 x 131 cm - 78.4 x 51.6 in.
Price on request
102
Manolo Valdés
[ B. 1942 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
CertificateThe artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Reina Mariana, 2006 Bronze, edition of 8
111.7 x 76.2 x 50.8 cm - 44 x 30 x 20 in.
Price on request
104
Manolo Valdés
[ B. 1942 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Galerie Forsblom, Finland
Private collection
CertificateThe artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Fiori, 2015 Bronze, unique piece
124 x 180 x 71 cm - 48.8 x 70.9 x 28 in.
Price on request
106
Manolo Valdés
[ B. 1942 ]
AnishKapoor
[ B. 1954 ]
ProvenanceArtist‘s studio
Lisson Gallery, London
Private collection, London
Untitled, 2013Signed and dated (on the reverse)
Fiberglass and paintD: 90 cm - 35.4 in.
Price on request
108
ProvenanceGalerie Ferdinand van Dieten, d’Eendt, Amsterdam
Private collection
A Girl, 1991 Signed (on the reverse)
Oil, chalk and watercolour on canvas80 x 43.5 cm - 31.5 x 17.1 in.
Price on request
110
Yoshitomo Nara
[ B. 1959 ]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Japan
Literature Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works, vol. I: Paintings, Sculptures, Photographs 1984-2010, Tokyo, Japan,
2011, ill. p. 82
CertificateYoshitomo Nara’s Studio, Rabbit Hills Co., Ltd. has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Submarines in Girl, 1992 Signed, dated ‘Yoshitomo Nara, 94’ and titled ‘Submarines in Girl’ (on the reverse)
Acrylic on canvas100 x 150 cm - 39.4 x 59.1 in.
Price on request
112
Yoshitomo Nara
[ B. 1959 ]
MonumentalSculptures
Nikide Saint Phalle
[ 1930-2002 ]
ProvenanceAlexander Iolas, Athens
Private collection
ExhibitedParis, Centre Georges Pompidou, Niki de Saint Phalle, Rétrospective 1954 - 1980, 1981, ill. pp. 1 & 69
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Niki de Saint Phalle, Rétrospective 1954 - 1980, 1981, ill. pp. 68-69
Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Niki de Saint Phalle : l’Invitation au Musée, 1993, ill. pp. 90-91
Angers, Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Angers, Niki de Saint Phalle, des assemblages aux oeuvres monumentales, 2004, ill. p. 80.
Barcelona, Fundació Joan Miró, Woman, Metamorphosis of modernity, 2004 - 2005
La machine à rêver, 1970 Fiberglass and polyester painted, unique piece
280 x 346 x 120 cm - 110.2 x 136.2 x 47.2 in.
Price on request
116
RobertIndiana
[ B. 1928 ]
ProvenanceMorgan Art Foundation
Private collection
Love (Gold faces - Red sides), 1966 - 2002 Polychrome aluminium, edition of 6 + 4 AP
182.9 x 182.9 cm - 72 x 72 in.
Price on request
118
RobertIndiana
[ B. 1928 ]
ProvenanceMorgan Art Foundation
Private collection
ExhibitedNew York, Park Avenue, Art in the Parks: Robert Indiana: One Through Zero, February - May 2003
Seven, 1980 - 2001 Polychrome aluminium, edition of 6 + 2 AP
198.1 x 182.9 x 91.4 cm - 78 x 72 x 36 in.
Price on request
120
ManoloValdés
[ B. 1942 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
CertificateThe artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Blue Butterflies, 2016 Bronze and resin, unique piece
390 x 560 x 345 cm - 153.5 x 220.5 x 135.8 in.
Price on request
122
RichardMacDonald
[ B. 1946 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Flutist, 2007 Bronze, edition of 8
244 x 122 x 91 cm - 96.1 x 48 x 35.8 in.
Price on request
124
RichardTexier
[ B. 1955 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Mundo Rhino, 2008 Bronze, edition of 8
219 x 225 x 121 cm - 86.2 x 88.6 x 47.6 in.
Price on request
126
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Angel Bear II, 2008 Bronze, edition of 8
293 x 178 x 176 cm - 115.3 x 70.1 x 69.3 in.
Price on request
128
RichardTexier
[ B. 1955 ]
DashiNamdakov
[ B. 1967 ]
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
ExhibitedMoscow, The New Manezh, 2009
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage, 2010
London, Halcyon Gallery, A Nomad’s Universe, 16 May - 14 July 2012
Moscow, State Historical Museum, 2014
Florence, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, 2015
LiteratureA Nomad’s Universe, London, 2012, pp. 111-113
The Nomad: Between Heaven and Earth, State Historical Museum, Moscow, 2014, pp. 277 - 278
Transformation, Florence, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, 2015, p. 34
Certificate A certificate will be provided by the Dashi Namdakov Art Studio
Centaur with a Stone, 2009 Stamped by the artist
Bronze, casted and patinated, edition of 7 + 4 AP270 x 250 x 90 cm - 106.2 x 98.4 x 35.4 in.
Price on request
130
ProvenanceArtist’s studio
Certificate A certificate will be provided by the Dashi Namdakov Art Studio
Elk, 2012 Stamped by the artist and the caster
Bronze, casted and patinated, edition of 3350 x 487 x 381 cm - 137.8 x 191.7 x 150 in.
Price on request
132
DashiNamdakov
[ B. 1967 ]
Index
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Master works
Claude Monet6 Val de falaise, 1885
8 Hiver à Giverny, 1886
Pierre-Auguste Renoir10 Deux filles dans un pré (Deux femmes dans l’herbe), circa 1910
Pierre Bonnard12 Dans la rue, deux figures, circa 1906
Maurice de Vlaminck14 Paysage de Neige, circa 1936-37
Raoul Dufy16 Paysage au puits, circa 1908-10
18 Bateaux et barques aux Martigues, 1907
20 Paysage de Langres, 1933
Kees Van Dongen22 Ève Francis, circa 1919
Pablo Picasso24 Deux nus, 14-20 July 1962
26 Le Peintre et son modèle, 4 May 1963
Amedeo Modigliani28 Tête de Cariatide
Joan Miró30 Les essències de la terra, 1968
Marc Chagall32 Vue de Paris, 1978
34 Les mariés sous le baldaquin, 1978-1980
36 L’atelier fleuri à Saint-Paul, circa 1980
Alberto Giacometti38 Buste (tête de profil), 1947
Jean Dubuffet40 Promenade agreste, 1974
Bernard Buffet42 Clown au chapeau noir, 1961
44 Le Cirque, le clown musicien, 1966
46 Clown au petit chapeau vert, 1989
48 Clématites et lys, 1998
Pierre Soulages50 Brou de noix, été 1985
Kazuo Shiraga
52 Untitled, 1962
Georges Mathieu54 Orages soumis, 1988
Sam Francis56 Untitled, 1983
58 Untitled, 1991
Gerhard Richter 60 Rot-Blau-Gelb (six works), 1973
62 Souvenir (No. 48), 1994
Yves Klein64 L’Esclave mourant d’après Michel-Ange, 1962
Victor Vasarely66 Noir-Vert-Bleu, circa 1964-67
Andy Warhol 68 Jackie, 1964
70 Campbell’s Soup box: Chicken Noodle, 1986
Tom Wesselmann72 Study for bedroom painting (Daniele), 1971
74 Study for Unicef bouquet, 1977
Keith Haring76 Untitled, 1 March 1983
78 Untitled, 1984
80 Untitled, 24 May 1988
Yayoi Kusama82 Flower Rain, 1980
84 Morning Sun at the Ganges, 1987
86 The Nebula, 1990
88 The Tale of the Universe, 1993
90 The Cosmos at Dawn, 1993
92 Infinity Nets OQRwHN, 2008
94 Reach Up to Heaven, Dotted Pumpkin, 2012
Fernando Botero96 Niña de rojo, 1982
98 The Bird, 2006
100 Ballerina, 2013
Manolo Valdés102 Untitled, 1999
104 Reina Mariana, 2006
106 Fiori, 2015
Anish Kapoor108 Untitled, 2013
Yoshitomo Nara110 A Girl, 1991
112 Submarines in Girl, 1992
Monumental Sculptures
Niki de Saint Phalle116 La machine à rêver, 1970
Robert Indiana118 Love (Gold faces - Red sides), 1966 - 2002
120 Seven, 1980 - 2001
Manolo Valdés122 Blue Butterflies, 2016
Richard MacDonald124 Flutist, 2007
Richard Texier126 Mundo Rhino, 2008
128 Angel Bear II, 2008
Dashi Namdakov130 Centaur with a Stone, 2009
132 Elk, 2012
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