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june 26, 2015 - Sotheby

Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art, London, 1st July 2015

The top lot across all auction houses in London of the week - Francis Bacon's fames Study for a Pope I (1961), est. £25,000,000-35,000,000 – Inspired by Diego Velázquez’s Portrait of Innocent X, the Irish-born artist created this monumental work specifically for his breakthrough retrospective at the Tate Gallery in 1962. For 40 years the painting remained in the collection of the celebrated art collector and playboy Gunter Sachs, before being sold at auction in 2005 for $10m (£5.8m), a record price for any work by Bacon at that time. Christopher Wool, Untitled (S127), est. £1.3-1.8 million - One of the most radical works from rising star Christopher Wool , velvety cobalt blue flowers painted on aluminium from 1994 David Hockney, Arranged Fell Trees (2008), est. £1.5-2 million – a celebration of Hockney’s beloved Yorkshire Wolds, previously exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and at the Guggenheim in Bilbao Francis Bacon, Self Portrait (1975), est. £10-15 million – a rediscovered masterwork unseen for 50 years, by the most valuable artist of the post-war era Francis Bacon, Three Studies for Self-Portrait (1980) est. £10-15 million – a rediscovered masterwork unseen for 50 years, by the most artist of the post-war era Paula Rego, The Cadet and his Sister (1998), est. £ 600,000-800,000 – one of the artist’s most ambitious works, painted following the death of her husband in 1998. Invested with intense personal sentiment, this is a deeply human and poignant painting that deals with the painful subject of a sad farewell. A young cadet is preparing to leave for his military service. Peter Doig, Pelican (2003-4), est. £6-8 million - a seminal painting by Peter Doig – the most valuable living British artist. Painted in Trinidad, this monumental work is inspired by a man he saw drowning a pelican on the island in 2000. Property from A Private American Collection, Howard Hodgkin, Chez Stamos , est. £ 500,000 — 700,000 Property from an Important Private Swiss Collection, Gerhard Richter A B, Brick Tower Est. £12,000,000 — 16,000,000 Property of an Important Italian Collector, Paolo Scheggi, Senza Titolo ,(Intersuperficie Curva Rossa) , Est. £ 400,000 — 600,00 Sotheby’s Day Sale of Contemporary Art, London, 2nd July 2015: Enrico Castellani, Superficie Bianca (2004), est. £250,000-350,000- White Hot: a landmark work by one of the most radical post-war artists, celebrated for blurring the boundaries between painting and sculpture Latifa Echakhch, Tambour 39' (2012), est. £20,000-30,000 - the first work of its kind to appear at auctionfrom the emerging Moroccan-born artist Latifa Echakhch. Made by slowly dripping India ink onto the canvas - a metaphor for the death of free speech

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38 Paula Rego LOOKING OUT Estimate -ú 500,000 ÔÇö 700,000

4298x5404, 6MB

Christopher Wool, Untitled (S127), est. -ú1.3-1.8 million (i)

3671x5507, 14MB

Christopher Wool, Untitled (S127), est. -ú1.3-1.8 million

3587x5380, 4MB

David Hockney, Arranged Fell Trees (2008), est. -ú1.5-2 million

1595x1268, 625KB

David Hockney, Arranged Felled Trees (2008), est. -ú1.5-2 million

2528x1756, 4MB

Enrico Castellani, Superficie Bianca (2004), est. -ú250,000-350,000 (i)

3653x5479, 3MB

Enrico Castellani, Superficie Bianca (2004), est. -ú250,000-350,000 (ii)

3653x5480, 3MB

Francis Bacon, Self Portrait (1975), est. -ú10-15 million (i)

1368x1595, 512KB

Francis Bacon, Self Portrait (1975), est. -ú10-15 million

1541x1732, 2MB

Francis Bacon, Three Studies for Self-Portrait (1980) est. -ú10-15 million

2872x1644, 1MB

Francis Bacon, Two Self-Portraits

2930x1953, 1MB

Gerhard Richter A B, BRICK TOWER Estimate 12,000,000 ÔÇö 16,000,000 (i)

2681x4016, 3MB

Gerhard Richter A B, BRICK TOWER Estimate 12,000,000 ÔÇö 16,000,000

3500x2335, 2MB

Howard Hodgkin CHEZ STAMOS Estimate -ú 500,000 ÔÇö 700,000 (1)

3066x2047, 1MB

Howard Hodgkin CHEZ STAMOS Estimate -ú 500,000 ÔÇö 700,000

1465x1773, 795KB

Howard Hodgkin CHEZ STAMOS Estimate -ú 500,000 ÔÇö 700,000

4892x3108, 3MB

Latifa Echakhch, Tambour 39' (2012), est. -ú20,000-30,000

3507x5261, 4MB

Paolo Scheggi SENZA TITOLO (INTERSUPERFICIE CURVA ROSSA) Estimate 400,000 ÔÇö 600,000

3500x2336, 1MB

Paula Rego, The Cadet and his Sister (1988), est. -ú600,000-800,000

1656x2362, 3MB

Peter Doig, Pelican (2003-4), est. -ú6-8 million

3200x2133, 2MB

The top lot of the week - Francis Bacon's Study for a Pope I (1961), est. -ú25,000,000-35,000,000 (i)

2362x1546, 2MB

The top lot of the week - Francis Bacon's Study for a Pope I (1961), est. -ú25,000,000-35,000,000 (ii)

4008x5344, 4MB

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