May 21, New York Showcase auction house will present its spring season Important fine arts and design sale. Recognized as a premier source for everything from canonical works of art and significant design to fine watchmaking, antiques and luxury fashion, the upcoming auction promises exciting and rare lots across all categories. Before the sale, collectors and connoisseurs can explore the hundreds of lots and discover the full range of unique and remarkable objects and works included.
Showplace’s important art and design sale will feature many works by famous and historically significant artists, ranging from a “Mirror» lithograph by Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein with a bucolic vignette, A winter song (1896) by the seminal Victorian painter Samuel Sidley. Ahead of the sale, we’ve selected six incredible must-see lots, providing a brief overview of all the incredible works included in the auction.
Giuseppe Santomaso
Untitled (1962)
Estimate: $40,000 to $60,000
Giuseppe Santomaso, Untitled (1962). Courtesy of Showplace.
Giuseppe Santomaso (1907–1990) was an influential Italian painter widely associated with the Arte Informale and Lyrical Abstraction movements. Inspired by French Modernism and artists such as Georges Braque, as well as the work of mid-century Abstract Expressionists, Santomaso’s Untitled the 1962 work exemplifies the influence – and the artist’s skillful employment – of various 20th-century modes of abstraction. Santomaso achieved great success during his lifetime, his work being presented both at the Venice Biennale in several editions and at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Ilya Yefimovich Repin
Young man in the artist’s studio (1914)
Estimate: $40,000 to $60,000
Ilya Repin, Young man in the artist’s studio (1914). Courtesy of Showplace.
Ilya Yefimovich Repin (1844–1930) was one of the most famous Russian artists of the 19th century, noted for his large commissions and nuanced portraits of cultural figures of the time, including composer Mikhail Glinka, patron Pavel Tretyakov and author Leo Tolstoy. -the last of whom Repin counted as a close friend. The present portrait is demonstrative of the artist’s vivid visual style, and it is significant in that it mirrors a now-lost portrait of the singer Feodor Chaliapin from the same year, giving insight into the development of Repin’s work in the ‘era.
Joseph Zaritsky
Tel Aviv windows (1968)
Estimate: $30,000 to $50,000
Joseph Zaritsky, Tel Aviv windows (1968). Courtesy of Showplace.
The sale includes an incredible collection of modern Israeli art, with works by artists such as Moshe Gershuni, Yehiel Shemi, Nurit David, Azriel Zelig SegalAnd Ilana Goor. A highlight of this category is the painting from 1968 Tel Aviv windows by Joseph Zaritsky (1891–1985). Originally from Ukraine, Zaritzky is credited with developing a distinctly Israeli style of abstract art and co-founding the group Ofakim Hadashim.
Francois Kline
Untitled (nd)
Estimate: $20,000 to $40,000
Franz Klein, Untitled (nd). Courtesy of Showplace.
A leading figure in the abstract expressionist movement and an early proponent of Action painting, Franz Kline (1910-1962) is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century. His highly recognizable style, which is illustrated in this set, is composed of gestural strokes of monochrome paint or ink, exposing the artist’s hand while highlighting the essence of abstraction. Ultimately, his work has come to be seen as one of the ancestors of Minimalism – an important bridge between highly detailed and stylized abstractions and more austere aesthetic inclinations seen later in the 20th century.
Albert Andre
woman in cafe (nd)
Estimate: $8,000 to $12,000
Albert Andre, woman in cafe (nd). Courtesy of Showplace.
Post-Impressionist figurative painter Albert André (1869-1954) was a close friend of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, whom he met at the 1984 Salon des Indépendants. Renoir provided young André with advice and support and introduced him to his contemporary compatriot Claude Monet. Inspired by the Impressionists as well as the burgeoning modernism in Europe, André exhibited widely and became a mainstay of French painting at the turn of the 20th century.
Clementine Huntress
baptismal procession (1950)
Estimate: $6,000 to $8,000
Clementine Hunter, baptismal procession (1950). Courtesy of Showplace.
American folk artist Clementine Hunter (1886/87-1988) came from a Louisiana Creole family and won acclaim for her depictions of black life in the South in the early 20th century. The self-taught artist didn’t start showing or selling her work until she was 50, but nonetheless became a prolific artist, with estimates that she produced over 5,000 works during her career. life. By the end of her career, her paintings were immensely popular, and she was the first black artist to have a solo exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
New York Showcase”Important art and design auctionwill take place on May 21, 2023 at 12 p.m. EDT.
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