Books for sale

   Well, it's Christmas, so whilst I've got a bit of free time (the market doesn't start again until Jan 7th) I thought I'd try something new. I plan to list a number of books on the blog that will be available to people who can't get out to East London to visit my stall.

   To begin with, since postage of books is quite prohibitive, they'll only be available to those people with a WORK address in the following London postcodes: W1, WC1, WC2, EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4, E1, SE1, SW1. Delivery will be FREE by courier (i.e. me).

   Books will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Payment can be made via Paypal once you've received an invoice. Or COD if preferred. Simply e-mail me at womblegrinchgrumbler@talktalk.net to see if your selection(s) is still available.

   Right, let's get the first one up there. You won't get them cheaper elsewhere with the bonus of free delivery.

The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China - Sotheby Hong Kong April 3rd 2011. Hardback. 106 lots. Text in English and Chinese. Includes the triptych by Zhang Xiaogang Forever Lasting Love which set a record price for a work of Asian Contemporary Art. Cover shows Mao Zedong: P2 by Wang Guangyi.


   £5.00

Modern & Contemporary Photographs auction catalogue - Grisebach Auctions, Munich, November 23rd 2011. 177 lots. Text in German.  English translation available online. Photo on cover by Ralph Gibson. You can view the catalogue here.  Also included is a photo poster of Paul Newman & Lee Marvin by Terry O'Neill (lot 2080).


   £5.00  

Modern & Post-War British Art auction catalogue - Sotheby's London November 15th & 16th 2011. Evening sale and Day sale. 161 lots. Pictured on the cover is Red, Black and White, Leeds, 1955 by Sir Terry Frost, estimated at £150,000-250,000.

   £4.00

20th Century British & Irish Art auction catalogue - Bonhams London November 16th 2011. 146 lots. Pictured on the cover is E.O.W., Nude on Bed by Frank Auerbach, painted in 1959, estimated at £500,000-800,000.




   £4.00

Latin American Art auction catalogue - Phillips de Pury, New York, November 14th & 15th 2011. 141 lots. Pictured on the cover is detail of Ambiente Virtual II, by Adriana Varejão, oil on canvas, estimated at US$500,000-700,000. You can download the catalogue here. Much better to have it in the flesh.


   £5.00

Design Masters auction catalogue - Phillips de Pury, New York, December 13th 2011. 75 lots. Pictured on the cover is detail of a pair of 'Gonse' armchairs, model no 278 NR, c.1930-1932, by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, estimated at US$600,000-800,000. You can download the catalogue here. Can't pop a download on your coffee table though.


   £4.00

Antiquities including property from the collection of Dodie Rosekrans auction catalogue - Sotheby's New York, December 8th 2011. 71 lots. Smallish catalogue. Pictured on the cover is a marble head of Zeus Ammon, Roman Imperial, c. A.D.120-160, estimated at US$800,000-1,200,000.


   £2.00 

Russian Art - Paintings and Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons auction catalogue - Sotheby's London, November 29th & 30th 2011. 529 lots. Pictured on the cover is detail of Voevoda (Boyarin Morozov) by Evgeni Alexandrovich Lanceray, bronze sculpture, height 16", length 11½", estimated at £20,000-30,000.


   £5.00

Vasilii Polenov - He that is without sin and He is guilty of death auction catalogue. Bonhams London, November 30th 2011. 2 lots. Expanded lot descriptions. Part of the Russian Sale. Pictured on the cover is He that is without sin, 1908, estimated at £1,200,000-1,800,000. You can see Polenov's wiki entry here.


   £2.00

The Russian Sale auction catalogue. Bonhams London, November 30th 2011. 299 lots. Pictured on the cover is a page from two volumes of illustrated inventories of jewellery and bibelots from 1880-1912, the property of Ksenia Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, estimated at £150,000-250,000.


   £4.00





Velázquez - Portrait of a Gentleman auction catalogue. Bonhams London December 7th 2011. Hardback. Expanded catalogue entry for the newly attributed painting by Diego Velázquez, estimated at £2,000,000-3,000,000.


   £2.50



 


 
Louis Boudreault - Destinées exhibition catalogue. Tornabuoni Art, Paris, September 12th- October 8th 2011. Text in French and English. Boudreault is a French contemporary artist who has produced childhood portraits of many of the twentieth century's prominent figures including Marcel Proust, Maria Callas, Simone de Beauvoir, Serge Gainsbourg, & Mahatma Gandhi. Pictured on the cover is his portrait of Pablo Picasso. You can see more of the images from the exhibition here.


   £5.00
 



Clyfford Still auction catalogue. Sotheby's, New York, November 9th 2011. 4 lots, sold by The City of Denver to benefit The Clyfford Still Museum. Expanded lot descriptions from entries in the Contemporary Art auction catalogue.


   £3.00






Magnificent Tiffany including property from the estate of Jeanne Laverne Dailey auction catalogue. Christie's, New York, December 17th 2011. Pictured on the cover is detail of a 'Poinsettia' leaded glass and bronze table lamp c. 1910 estimated at US$120,000-180,000.

   £4.00

New Day - Artists for Japan benefit auction catalogue in aid of the victims of the Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake & Tsunami. Christie's, New York, November 9th 2011. Artists who donated works which raised in excess of US$8,000,000 included: Mark Grotjahn, Damien Hirst, Thomas Houseago, KAWS, Jeff Koons, Friedrich Kunath, MR., Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Gabriel Orozco, Anselm Reyle, Cindy Sherman, Aya Takano, Luc Tuymans, & Zeng Fanzhi. Pictured on the cover is New Day: Face of the Artist by Takashi Murakami estimated at US$350,000-450,000.


   £4.00

 Artists for Haiti benefit auction catalogue in aid of the victims of the Haiti earthquake of January 2010. Christie's, New York, September 22nd 2011. 25 artists donated 26 works including Louise Bourgeois, Cecily Brown, Chuck Close, Jasper Johns, Martin Kippenberger, Jeff Koons, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Peyton, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, & Zhang Huan. Pictured on the cover is No Title (But the sand...) by Raymond Pettibon, estimated at US$300,000-500,000.


   £5.00

Arts d'Orient et Orientalisme auction catalogue. Millon Auctions, Paris, December 7th 2011. Orientalist paintings and works of art. 323 lots. Pictured on the cover is detail from Le Grand Ahouache de Telouet, by Edy Legrand, estimated at €140,000-180,000.


   £4.00

 Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art - Day Sale auction catalogue. Poly Auctions, Beijing, December 4th 2011. 169 lots. Text in Chinese with artist's name, dates and painting title in English. This is the catalogue from which the four paintings in the above post were taken. Pictured on the cover is Flower by Liu Wei, 20"x20", painted in 2006. Estimated at £103,000-123,000, the painting failed to sell this time round.


   £5.00



 

 Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art auction catalogue. Cheng Xuan Auctions, Beijing, November 12th 2011. 148 lots. Text in Chinese with brief description and provenance in English. Pictured on the cover is detail from an outstanding blue and white Ming-style melon dish, Yongzheng Mark and Period, Qing Dynasty, estimated at £205,000-256,000, it failed to sell. You can view the catalogue online for a limited time here.

   £4.00

Asian Art II auction catalogue. Woolley & Wallis Auctioneers, Salisbury, England, November 17th 2011. 539 lots. Woolley & Wallis along with Tennants are the biggest provincial auction houses in the UK for asian art outside of London. This is the second part of the November sale (there is a similar sale in May). Nearly all estimates are below £1,000. Pictured on the cover The Hongs of Canton - Chinese School, 19th century, estimated at £600-800.


   £3.00

Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art - The Important Artworks of Wu Guanzhong auction catalogue. Poly Auctions, Beijing, December 3rd, 2011. 30 lots. Text in Chinese with titles, medium and estimates in English. Wu Guanzhong is a leading master in 20th-century Chinese painting. His distinctive painting style, having successfully assimilated Western techniques of abstraction, is both Chinese in outlook and modern in conception. Wu is one of the few Chinese artists to have established a reputation both in China and the West. Pictured on the cover is detail of Early Spring, painted in 1974, oil on canvas, estimated at £900,000-1,500,000.
                                    £4.00 

 Rose Corcoran - Spirit exhibition catalogue. Sladmore Contemporary Gallery, London, Nov 24th-Dec 18th 2009. 36pp. Big game animal artworks in pastel and charcoal. You can see the images by having a look at her website here.


   £2.00

 Historic Arms and Armour auction catalogue. Hessink's, Nijmegen, Holland, January 27th 2007. 527lots. Tri-lingual text in Dutch, German, and English. Good selection of European armour, bladed weapons and percussion armaments.


   £5.00

Bookstall is NOT on today Dec 3rd - no room at the inn, BUT

   Due to it being the run-up to Christmas, demand for spaces at Netil Market is at a premium. With my appearance at the market being weather-dependent, I've delayed booking my spot and so consequently I've missed out on my usual space at the market throughout December. All is not lost though, as Netil Market will be open on Sundays for the next three weeks i.e. the 4th, 11th & 18th December. I plan to be there each day, starting tomorrow. More new books, a few wine boxes and loads of Cuban cigar boxes.

Bookstall is on today Nov 26th

 Another nice day. Lots of new stuff on the stall, so come on down. Being the first to repeat the following phrase will win 2 catalogues of your choice.

                        'Fleagle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork.'

           Andrew

Bookstall is on today Nov 19th

   It's looks like being another nice day and I've loads of new stuff on the stall this week. Lots of Asian Art, Contemporary Art & Photographs catalogues. There is also a few exhibition catalogues of portraits of Emma Watson at £2.00 each (Hermione in Harry Potter). I've got some nice champagne boxes with me this week, but only about half a dozen wine boxes. As an incentive, the first person to say the following expression will be able to choose 2 free auction catalogues.


                       'Do you have anything by Tracey Emin? I need something to line my parrot cage.'


                 Andrew.

Bookstall is on today Nov 12th

   It's looks like being a nice day and I've loads of new stuff on the stall this week. Lots of Asian Art, Contemporary Art & Photographs catalogues. There is also a few exhibition catalogues of portraits of Emma Watson at £2.00 each (Hermione in Harry Potter). I've also got about ten wine boxes with me this week. As an incentive, the first person to say the following expression will be able to choose 2 free auction catalogues.

             'I slow down for girls with gundogs, not girls with handgun dogs.'

                                               Andrew

Vintage Poster auction at van Sabben, Hoorn, Holland Nov 12th

  van Sabben Poster Auctions in the Netherlands is staging the second of its twice-yearly sales on November 12th. 889 lots, many with very affordable estimates.

René Gruau - relax.... Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Reunis. c.1950.

 62½x98cm. Estimate: €350-550

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You can view the online catalogue here.

Vintage Travel Posters auction at Swann Galleries, NY, Nov 11th

   Swann Galleries, the NY auctioneer which specialises in the sale of Rare Books, Maps & Atlases, Autographs, Photographs, Posters and Prints & Drawings, is holding a Vintage Travel Poster sale on November 11th comprising 185 lots.

Dalsgaard (Dates unknown) Travel by The East Asiatic Company Ltd. c.1950s.
38¾"x24½". Estimate: US$1200-1800

The catalogue can be viewed online here.

Photographs at Bloomsbury Auctions London Nov 16th & Rome Nov 17th

   Bloomsbury Auctions is holding two photographs sales in London & Rome on successive days on the 16th & 17th of November.  The London sale has 272 lots and the second sale has 191 lots.

Robert Doisneau (1912-1994) - Fernand Léger dans ses Oeuvres, 1954.

Gelatin silver print, printed later, 15"x13¼". Estimate: £2000–3000

   You can view the catalogue for London here. The Rome catalogue can be seen here.

   The catalogue can be picked up from the Auction House in Maddox St for £20. Alternatively, I have a copy on the stall for £4.00.

Ralph Goings photorealist painting up at auction in Stockholm Nov 15th

   Included in Stockholms Auktionverket's Contemporary Art & Design sale on November 15th is a painting by the photorealist artist Ralph Goings. It's rare to see one of his paintings on the market outside of the US.

Ralph Goings (USA b.1928) - Hot Fudge Sundae Interior
102x142.5 cm. Signed and dated. Oil on canvas.
Estimate: €680,000-900,000

   The auction also features contemporary Scandinavian design, paintings and photographs. You can look at the catalogue of 383 lots online here.

   Clicking on the above photo will bring up an image 1600 wide. For a bigger one, copy the following into a new window.    http://media.auktionsverket.se/T111/stor/348.jpg?d=20111101143100

Posters auction at PosterConnection, San Francisco Nov 5th

   Well, this was today's sale which is probably over by now, but never mind. You can still see the catalogue of 479 posters featuring Advertising, Art, Military/Propaganda, and Travel/Sports.

Joseph Binder (1898-1972). Essential To Industry - Vital To Defense. c.1952. 18.1"x14.1".
  Estimate: US$900

   You can view the catalogue here.

Photographs auction at Bonhams London Nov 17th

   Bonhams in London will hold a photographs sale on November 17th at its New Bond St auction rooms.  The sale consists of 80 lots.

Terry O'Neill (British, b.1938) - Brigitte Bardot, 1971
Platinum print, signed and numbered '15/50' in pencil in the margin, and with the printer's blindstamp.
Number 15 in an edition of 50. Printed later. Framed. 19 3/4 x 15 7/8in. Estimate: £4,000-6,000.

   You can view the catalogue online here. Viewing takes place from Sunday 13th November each day including the morning of the sale. Even if you are not in the position to bid on any of the lots, don't feel that you can't go and see them hanging on the wall. Treat the Auction Houses as art spaces that have ever-changing exhibitions featuring millions of pounds worth of art.

   The catalogue is £20 from Bonhams. I've a couple of copies on the stall at £4.00 each.

I'm back

   Right, well, my two-week break that I planned to take in August during the auction lull somehow became extended. I put this down to being hopelessly disorganised (I think I'm a severe case of ADD). Time to get the show back on the road, there's loads of interesting stuff coming up.

Bookstall is on today 27th August

   It looks like a nice day, hopefully the rain that's been forecast will hold off.I've loads of new stuff on the stall this week. I've only got about four wine boxes with me this week so you need to be on the ball. As an incentive, the first person to say the following expression will be able to choose 2 free auction catalogues.

                'Sometimes, The Road Less Travelled is just the dumb way to go.'

Bookstall is on today 13th August

   The rain seems to have passed. I've more new stuff including some photograph catalogues and a box of various Phillips de Pury ones. All of the auction catalogues are going out at the crazy price of £2 each. It breaks my heart to sell them so cheaply. I've quite a few cigar boxes this week but only 5 wine boxes so you'd better be quick. As an incentive, the first person to repeat the following phrase will be able to choose two catalogues for free. Here's a quote from Thoreau:

                   "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation"

Bookstall is on today Aug 6th

   It's another nice day and I've loads of new stuff on the stall this week. I've also got about half a dozen wine boxes with me this week. As an incentive, the first person to say the following expression will be able to choose 2 free auction catalogues.

             'I slow down for girls with gundogs, not girls with handgun dogs.'

                                          Andrew.

Bookstall is on today July 30th

   It's a beautiful day and I've loads of new stuff on the stall this week. I've also got about half a dozen wine boxes with me this week. As an incentive, the first person to say the following expression will be able to choose 2 free auction catalogues.

             'The only good engine is a dead engine.'

                                          Andrew.

Asian Art auction at John Nicholson's, Haslemere, Surrey, July 28th

   John Nicholson Auctioneers in Haslemere, Surrey, has an Asian Art sale on July 28th. 723 lots.

An unusually large late 19th Century Japanese ivory okimono, the immortal carved from a single tusk, standing with a crane by his side and a scroll in his hands. Signed tablet to base. Good condition. 17" high x 5" wide. Estimate: £6,000-8,000.








You can view the online catalogue here.

Bookstall is on today July 23rd

   It looks like being a nice day. Lots of new stuff this week and I've got about ten wine boxes with me as well. Andrew.

African Tribal Art auction at TW Gaze, Diss, Norfolk, July 24th

   TW Gaze Auctions in Diss, Norfolk, England, is holding an African Tribal Art sale on July 24th. 168 lots with 90% having estimates below £400.00.

A 16th-18th Century Jenne tribe bronze lidded offerings vessel, horseman detail to lid. Estimate: £4,000-5,000

   You can view the online catalogue here.

Vintage Posters auction at Theodore Bruce, Beaconsfield, NSW, July 24th

   Theodore Bruce Auctions in Beaconsfield, New South Wales, Australia, is holding a vintage poster sale on July 24th. The auction features some 150 lots.

Anon - Air Crews Wanted Now! Coloured Lithograph c.1945 74x49cm

Estimate: AUS$1,200-1,500

   You can view the catalogue online here.

Richard Estes photorealist print in Christie's NY Prints auction July 21st

   Christie's Prints & Multiples auction in New York on July 21st has a print by Richard Estes.

   You can view the online catalogue of 431 lots here.

Richard Estes (b.1932) 560, from Urban Landscapes 1972, 17/75 19½"x27½". Estimate: US$1,000-1,500

Vintage Posters auction at Swann Galleries, New York, August 3rd

   Swann Galleries in New York is staging a Vintage Posters auction on August 3rd. The auction features beach and summer resort images, WWI and WWII posters, American turn-of-the-century literary posters, circus posters, and 21 Mather Work Incentive posters, including one that has never been at auction before.

Jean-Gabriel Domergue (1889-1962) Monte Carlo. c.1950.
37¾"x24¾". Estimate: US$700-1,000.

Alan Durman (1905-1963) Ramsgate. c.1955.
39¾"x25". Estimate: US$700-1,000.

   You can view the catalogue of 482 lots online here.

China's Terracotta Army replica industry in Shaanxi province

   The latest issue of China Daily (European Weekly) (here) features an article on nearly thirty factories in Shaanxi province that produce reproductions of the terracotta army guarding the tomb complex of Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China.

   You can read the full article here.

Bookstall is NOT on today July 9th

   I hurt my foot during the week and so can't push my trolley to the market. I'm going to give it a rest this week and hopefully it'll be right for next week. Loads of new stuff and a few wine boxes and lots of cigar boxes. There will be another chance to get some freebies so have a look later in the week for the phrase to quote.   Andrew.

Bookstall is ON today July 2nd

   womblegrinchgrumblerbooks has a new home!

    The bookstall is on today in Netil Market in Westgate St, London, E8. It's about 80 metres along from Broadway Market so come and see me in my new location. Lots of stuff on the stall this week. It's a beautiful day so you've no excuse!

   As an incentive, the first person to say the phrase 'The only good engine is a dead engine' can choose two free auction catalogues from the selection on offer.

                                                               Andrew

Aram store sale in Drury Lane, London until July 23rd

Don Bradman's 1934 Baggy Green to be auctioned June 29th in Melboune

   Charles Leski Auctions in Melbourne, Australia is to sell Don Bradman's 1934 Test cap on June 29th. It is estimated to sell for AUS$250,000-300,000

DON BRADMAN'S 1934 AUSTRALIAN "BAGGY GREEN" TEST CAP, green wool, wire-embroidered Coat-of-Arms & "1934" on front, Farmers label inside endorsed "D.G.Bradman". Few small moth holes, otherwise good match-worn condition. Provenance: Bradman originally gifted this cap to his golf coach Jack Bahen, one of Australia's pioneer professional golfers. On Bahen's death it passed to his daughter Gretta Richardson, who in 1993 loaned it to the Mortlock Library in South Australia who were displaying Bradman cricket memorabilia. Included is a 1993 letter from Don Bradman to Mrs Richardson regarding the cap (personally signed by Don Bradman), and a copy of a press clipping regarding the cap and the Sir Donald Bradman exhibition in Adelaide. Also included DVD with 1950s footage of Bradman & Bahen playing golf together at Royal Adelaide. This cap formed a major part of the Bradman exhibition at the State Library of South Australia from 2003-2008 and has never previously been offered for public sale.

Contemporary Prints auction at Bloomsbury, London June 30th (includes a Richard Estes print)

   Following on from the vintage posters sale last week, Bloomsbury Auctions are to hold a sale entitled Modern and Contemporary Prints Including Andy Warhol and the Pop Legacy. Featuring 465 lots, the viewing on Wednesday goes on until 8.00pm.

Richard Estes (b.1932) - Qualicraft Shoes, 1974, signed in pencil, from the edition of 100, on Fabriano wove paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, 33"x46½") Estimate: £4,000-6,000

   You can view the catalogue here.

2 Yan Pei-Ming paintings in Sotheby's, London Contemporary Art sale June 30th

   Following on from the sale at Christie's the previous day of 2 Yan Pei-Ming paintings, Sotheby's in London gets in on the act with two of their own, one of which is shown below.

Yan Pei-Ming (b.1960) - L'homme le plus aimant (Le père de l'artiste) oil on canvas 36¼"x28¾" Estimate: £60,000-80,000

You can view the catalogue online over at www.sothebys.com

   Clicking on the image will bring up an image about 740 pixels in height. If you want to get really close to the action then the following pasted into a new window will bring up an even bigger image. Be aware it might take time to load as it is 3189x4000 pixels.

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Vintage Posters at Bloomsbury Auctions, London June 22nd

   Bloomsbury Auctions in Maddox St, London, W1 is staging a sale of vintage posters on June 22nd. Viewing is underway and there are 280 lots.

113. CUNEO, Terence GIANTS REFRESHED lithograph in colours, c.1950, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London cond. A-, backed on linen 40"x50" Est. £2500–3500.

   You can view the catalogue online here.

Michael Freeman talks about the Tea Horse Road at Asia House, London June 22nd

    Award-winning photographer Michael Freeman will discuss the two years he spent compiling a remarkable visual record, from the Tea Mountains of Yunnan and Sichuan to Tibet, at Asia House, New Cavendish St, London, W1 at 6.45pm on June 22nd.

   One of the longest and most dramatic trade routes of the ancient world, the Tea Horse Road facilitated a crucial exchange of tea and horse for 13 centuries between China and Tibet. This 3,000km network of trails through forests, gorges and high passes onto the Himalayan plateaus was traversed by horse, mule and yak caravan and human porters, linking cultures, economies and political ambitions.

   Freeman has made a speciality of documentary reportage on Asia over the last three decades, and his work has been featured in the Smithsonian Magazine, Time-Life, The Sunday Times Magazine and GEO, among many others. Though best known for his work on Asia, he has also written and/or taken photographs of subjects all over the world, including the UK, the USA, South America and Sudan.

   You can get further details here. Tickets are £8.00 and places are limited. See you there.

The Vorticists Exhibition at Tate Britain until Sept 4th

 

From the Tate's website:

   Vorticism was a radical art movement that shone briefly but brightly in the years before and during World War I. This exhibition celebrates the full electrifying force and vitality of this short-lived but pivotal modernist movement that was based in London but international in make-up and ambition.

   The Vorticists forged a distinctive style combining machine-age forms and energetic imagery, embracing modernity and blasting away the staid legacy of the Edwardian past.

Focusing on the only two Vorticist exhibitions mounted during the lifetime, in London and New York, this striking exhibition brings together over 100 key works; including photography and literary ephemera, as well as seminal pieces by Wyndham Lewis, Jacob Epstein and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.

   This exhibition aims to shine a new light on this revolutionary group of artists, presenting the style, radical aesthetics and thoughts of one of the most truly avant-garde art movements in British history.

   You can see further details here.

Beijing & Kunqu Opera at the Southbank Centre July 21st

2 Yan Pei-Ming paintings in Christie's Contemporary Art sale June 29th

   In Christie's Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale on June 29th are 2 paintings by Yan Pei-Ming.

Yan Pei-Ming (b.1960) - Mao dated 03.92 oil on canvas 40.5"x78.75" Estimate: £180,000-250,000

 

Portrait of Brigitte Gairard dated 1998 oil on canvas 39.5"x32" Estimate: £40,000-60,000

   You can view the online catalogue here.

Swan on the motorway - an echo of the past

   The Evening Standard (a crappy free paper we get here in London) carried the following photograph of a swan that stopped traffic on the M4 near Hayes.

   Does it remind you of this photograph of Tank Man in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

Dylan Lewis animal bronzes at Christie's South Kensington June 16th

    South African artist Dylan Lewis is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost sculptors of the animal form. For almost two decades he has exhibited extensively, both in his home country and around the world.  A Christie's auction dedicated to his work in June 2007 was an overwhelming success, firmly placing Dylan on the global art world's stage. The auction was 100% sold and introduced new collectors from all over the world to his work.

    On June 16th a second solo auction of Lewis’s animal works entitled Predators and Prey Part II consisting of 58 animal bronzes ranging from maquettes to life-size, will be auctioned. The sale at Christie's South Kensington will be Lewis’s last solo auction of his animal sculptures.

   Here's one for your lounge.

White Rhino, Life-size bronze
104¾" high; 87½" wide; 177" long
The edition of this cast is AP1, of an edition of 4. Estimate: £250,000-350,000

    The first rhinoceros done by Lewis was a life-size Black Rhino commissioned in 1995 by the then Natal Parks Board for its centenary celebrations. It was the first time that Lewis sculpted on such a massive scale and he so enjoyed the challenge that from then on he began to conceive all of his works as large-scale. The first edition of the Centennial Rhinoceros was unveiled by then President Nelson Mandela and still stands in the Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park in KwaZulu-Natal, where it was made. In 2000 Lewis returned to the theme of the rhino, this time the White Rhino. The subject was enormously large and bulky, with its dusty, muddy appearance seemed to him the equivalent of landscape made flesh. Once again Lewis has used the compositional idea of merging the animal with the landscape, the triangular shape of the base accentuates the forward thrust of the animal, increasing the dynamic energy of this piece.

   You can view the catalogue online here.

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Street/Graffiti Art auction at Piasa, Paris June 22nd

   As part of the Contemporary Art sale on June 22nd Piasa has some 69 lots of Street Art going under the hammer.

Seyb (b.1973) - Le métro, 2011 Acrylic on canvas 73x100cm. Estimate: €2,000-3,000

   You can view the catalogue online here. The street art lots begin at no.157.

2 Richard Estes photorealist prints at Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris June 20th

   Cornette de Saint Cyr Auctions in Paris has two Richard Estes prints in its Modern & Contemporary Prints auction on June 20th.

Richard Estes - Danbury Tile, 1972 Ltd Ed 39/75 53x73cm Est: €600-800

Richard Estes - Hall Ltd Ed 39/75 53x73cm Est:€600-800

   You can view the online catalogue here.

African, Oceanic, N American Art at Christie's, Paris June 14th

   Christie's are to hold 2 Tribal Art sales in Paris on June 14th. First out of the blocks is Art Océanien, Africain et d'Amérique du Nord : Collection Bottet et à divers amateurs, an auction of 177 lots. There are a few maori items including:

Maori patu-onewa club. 36cm Estimate €3,000-5,000

   You can view the online catalogue here.

   Also on the 14th is The Holz Collection of African Art consisting of 24 lots expected to fetch together between €1,500,000-2,200,000. The collection includes the iconic Ratton Kota-Ndassa figure, a Dan mask formerly in the collection of Hubert Goldet, a Songye Kifwebe mask, and a Dogon female figure, of the Tomo-ka style, formerly in the Solvit Collection.

Dogon Statue tomo-ka style. 24" Mali. Estimate: €120,000-140,000

   You can view the online catalogue here.

Bookstall is NOT on today June 11th

   I still haven't sorted out a new home for the stall, hopefully I'll get things sorted soon.

Pre-Columbian Art auction at Binoche & Giquello, Paris, June 8th

   Binoche and Giquello Auctions is holding a sale of Pre-Columbian Art today, June 8th. 155 lots covering a wide spectrum of Central & South American pre-European Art.

Funerary Urn - Zapotec c.200-500 A.D. Estimate €20,000-25,000

   You can view the catalogue online here.

Photographs auction at van Ham, Cologne, June 10th

 van Ham Auctions in Cologne is holding a photographs auction on June 10th. 398 lots are due to go under the hammer.

Unknown photographer - Bikini Atomic Blast. July 25th, 1946. 1 of 5 vintage gelatin silver prints. Estimate €1,500.

 

 

 

 

 

   You can view the online catalogue here.

Pip McGarry wildlife art exhibition in London until June 11th

   The Colomb Art Gallery in George St, London, W1, has an exhibition of African wildlife paintings by Pip McGarry on show until June 11th. Around 30 pictures are on display.

Mayhem in the Mara - oil on canvas 60"x24"
£34,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Pip is one of Europe's leading wildlife artists with an international reputation for his oil paintings of big cats and African game. Many of his original paintings have been sold at Christie's and Sotheby's and over forty of his paintings have been reproduced by major UK fine art publishers.

Flight of the Wildebeeste - oil on canvas 60"x18"
£18,000

   You can get full details of the exhibition here.

   Incidentally, if you're in the middle of town and you step into the road without looking and you hear "Look before you leap, wildebeeste, the old croc(k) is coming", well, that's me on my bike and you're beginning to annoy me!

 

Street Photography competition

   Further details can be found here.

Yan Pei-Ming painting at Pierre Bergé, Brussels June 8th

   Pierre Bergé & Associés in Brussels is auctioning a painting by Yan Pei-Ming in its Modern and Contemporary Art sale on June 8th.

Yan Pei-Ming (b.1960) - Tête de bouddha, 1999
Oil on canvas. Signed & dated to the back.

290x290 cm. Estimate €350,000-450,000

   You can view the online catalogue here. There's a sale the following day as well that you can browse here.

New Ltd Ed Ferrari Posters at Pullman Editions

1964 Targa Florio - Emilio Saluzzi 1970 Nürburgring 1000 kms - Emilio Saluzzi    Historic Ferrari: Legends of Road and Track 1949-1974. Pullman Editions has commissioned three house artists to produce all-new, large format (38"-26") posters in the style of the period. They are not copies or reproductions of earlier works - there are just 24 individual pieces, each strictly limited to 280 copies.    The artists, Charles Avalon, Emilio Saluzzi and Dexter Brown, have each created 8 posters which match the mood of the era.    All are priced at £395.00, unframed.    I've put the big images on here even though they've got the digital watermark on them.    You can see all 24 posters here.

2 photorealist prints in Swann Galleries NY auction June 9th

   In Swann Galleries' forthcoming American Art/Contemporary Art sale on June 9th are a print each by Robert Cottingham & Robert Bechtle.

Lot 146. Robert Bechtle - 34th Avenue
 Colour soft ground etching, 1987. 602x714 mm;full margins.
Signed and numbered 8/50 in pencil, lower margin.
Printed and published by Crown Point Press, San Francisco, with the blind stamp lower right.
A very good impression. Estimated Price: $1,200-$1,800.

Lot 183. Robert Cottingham - Hot 
Colour lithograph on Special Arjomari paper, 1973. 533x530 mm; full margins.
Edition of 100. Signed in pencil, lower left. 
Printed and published by Landfall Press, Chicago, with the blind stamp lower left.
Estimated Price: $1,000-$1,500. 

You can view the catalogue of 398 lots here.

Tribal Art sale at Pierre Bergé, Brussels June 9th

   Coinciding with BRUNEAF, Pierre Bergé is holding a sale of Tribal Art in Brussels on June 9th. 91 lots with an emphasis on African Art.

        Yaka Statue, Congo. Wood.
 Height 32cm. Estimate: €6,000-8,000.





You can view the catalogue online here.

Bookstall is NOT on today June 4th

   I've still not found a home for the stall so there is not going to be one this week. Hopefully I'll sort one out soon. I'll spend the day moving more boxes of books to my new, bigger storage unit. I lead such an exciting life.

Photographs auction at Leonard Joel, Melbourne June 19th

   The second photography auction at Leonard Joel brings together two of Australia’s most iconic photographers, Wolfgang Sievers and Mark Strizic.  While Strizic’s endearing images document Melbourne’s inhabitants and its environs in the fifties and sixties, Sievers photographs focus on the role of the worker and machinery in the context of Australia’s emerging industries.

   Popular international photographers such as Bert Stern and Robert Maplethorpe as well as other important Australian photographers including Olive Cotton, Tracey Moffatt, Patricia Piccinini and Darren Sylvester are also on offer.

 Wolfgang Sievers (1913-2007) Towers and Plant Equipment at Mobil's Stanvac Oil Refinery, Altona, Victoria

24.5x20cm. Estimate: Aus$800-1,200

   You can view the online catalogue of 297 lots here.