Online this Thursday, June 24, 2023, waddington presents theirEditionssale, featuring a diverse range of prints, both historic and contemporary. Lots range from a suite of seven 17th-century botanical prints by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann to recent and highly recognizable works such as Yue Minjun. birds of peace (2009), from the ‘Snatched Ecstasy’ portfolio, comprising 20 lithographs, six of which are included in this auction. Minjun’s smiling self-portrait has become widely known and associated with contemporary Chinese art, with the motif alluding to themes of commercialization and consumerism. With works by artists from Kaws to Yayoi Kusama, Jean-Paul Riopelle to Sam Francis, the sale offers a dynamic selection of styles and represents an immense historical scope of art.
Below, we’ve rounded up just a small sampling of the best lots from the sale for you to explore.
Alex Katz
white roses (2014)
Estimate: $45,000 to $65,000 CAD
Alex Katz, white roses (2014). Courtesy of Waddington.
American painter Alex Katz has an instantly recognizable style known for his use of solid colors and simplified forms. white roses (2014) is emblematic of this characteristic style, and moreover one of Katz’s favorite subjects – the artist has used the floral motif in his work since the 1950s, rooted in his early plein-air painting practices. Printmaking has also been an extension of Katz’s practice for decades, pursuing compositions that can withstand reproduction in ways that painting alone could not.
Andy Warhol
Rebel Without a Cause (James Dean) (1985)
Estimate: $100,000 to $150,000 CAD
Andy Warhol, Rebel Without a Cause (James Dean), from the series “Advertisements” (1985). Courtesy of Waddington.
Andy Warhol created his “Ad” series portfolio in 1985, just two years before his death. Commissioned by Ronald Feldman of Feldman Fine Arts, Warhol based the ten serigraphs in the series on advertising images from the 1950s through the 1970s, ranging from brands like Chanel and Volkswagen to celebrities like Judy Garland and, in the current batch, James Dean. Dean’s image is from the Japanese version of the film’s campaign footage rebel without a cause (1955), interpreted through Warhol’s inimitable artistic flair.
Pablo Picasso
Sculptor and Model Admiring a Sculpted Head (1933)
Estimate: $9,000 to $12,000 CAD
Pablo Picasso, Sculptor and Model Admiring a Sculpted Head, page 45 of “La Suite Vollard”, (1933). Courtesy of Waddington.
Produced between 1930 and 1937, Pablo Picasso’s “La Suite Vollard” was commissioned by art dealer Ambroise Vollard and includes 100 etchings. The compositions of the works in the series are heavily inspired by the neoclassical style and include motifs such as columns and nudes, both of which are reflected in Sculptor and model admiring a sculpted head (1933). The breadth and breadth of “La Suite Vollard”, Picasso’s attention to each composition, highlights the artist’s skill and prodigy.
Christopher Pratt
Launch of Greyling (1992)
Estimate: $4,000 to $6,000 CAD
Christophe Prat, Launch of Greyling (1992). Courtesy of Waddington.
Canadian artist Christopher Pratt draws inspiration from regions of Newfoundland and Labrador in his work and frequently depicts boats in various states out of the water, such as beached, suspended or wintering. Shown as such, Pratt is able to achieve a delicate tension in his compositions between the immaculate execution of the work and the pervasive sense of tense expectation before the boat is relaunched. In Launch of Greyling (1992), this tension is reinforced by the title, the work capturing and suspending the launch of the boat.
David Hockney
My second drawing of Beuvron-en-Auge (2021)
Estimate: $60,000 to $80,000 CAD
David Hockney, My second drawing of Beuvron-en-Auge (2021). Courtesy of Waddington.
In 2019, David Hockney bought a property in the Pays d’Auge in Normandy, France, near the village of Beuvron-en-Auge, widely known as one of the most bucolic villages in the country. Like many generations of artists before him, Hockney drew inspiration from the surrounding landscape. In his “A Year in Normandy” project, Hockney strove to represent the spring season in the region, and he created 100 impressionist works produced on his iPad – a tool he already had a decade of experience in. use.
Kenojuak Ashevak
summer owl (1979)
Estimate: $2,000 to $4,000 CAD
Kenojuak Ashevak, Summer Owl (1979). Courtesy of Waddington.
Kenojuak Ashevak is a renowned contemporary Inuit artist whose most recognized work is arguably enchanted owl (1960), which achieved the status of the most expensive Inuit print ever sold at auction. Owls are a common motif in the artist’s work and are the subject of over 100 of his works. The compositional variety among Kenojuak’s depictions of owls is immense, and in the 1960s she began to incorporate elements of foliage to further expand the use of the avian subject matter. Using bold color combinations and clean lines, Kenojuak’s distinctive style has become a cornerstone of Intuit’s historic art canon.
Browse these lots and more in Waddington’s’Editions‘, which will be held online from June 24 to 29, 2023.
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