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This week’s stories La reconnaissance infinie — René Magritte’s search for our place in the universe |
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This 1933 painting of a small man floating on an orb — our planet, perhaps — is part metaphysical enquiry and part testimony to the artist’s friendship with his fellow Surrealist, the poet Paul Colinet |
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Ahead of the inaugural Gooding Christie’s Amelia Island Auctions in Florida this March, brush up on marques, models and eras — from vintage Ferraris and Porsches to Bugattis and beyond |
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René Magritte (1896-1967), La reconnaissance infinie, 1933 (detail). Oil on canvas. 39⅜ x 27⅝ in (100 x 70.2 cm). Estimate: £6,000,000-9,000,000. Offered in The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale on 5 March 2025 at Christie’s in London. Artwork: © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2025 // Leonora Carrington (1917-2011), Ikon, 1988. Egg tempera on panel. 30½ x 24 in (77.5 x 61 cm). Estimate: $1,200,000-1,800,000. Offered in Latin American Art on 28 February 2025 at Christie’s in New York. Artwork: © 2025 Leonora Carrington / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / María Magdalena Campos-Pons (b. 1959), Bin Bin Lady Dakar Swatch, 2006. Polaroid photographs, in eight parts. Each: 29⅖ x 25 in (74.7 x 63.5 cm). Estimate: $150,000-200,000. Offered in Latin American Art on 28 February 2025 at Christie’s in New York. Artwork: © María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris / Ward Bennett (1918-2003), one of a pair of ‘Sled’ lounge chairs, 1966. Chrome-plated steel, wicker, bamboo, suede upholstery. 30¼ x 28½ x 27 in (77 x 72.5 x 69 cm) (each). Estimate: $4,000-6,000. Offered in Modern Collector from 25 February-11 March 2025 at Christie’s Online, New York / Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), Concerto, 1982. Acrylic on canvas. 53 x 39¼ in (134.6 x 99.7 cm). Estimate: $500,000-700,000. Offered in Post-War to Present on 27 February 2025 at Christie’s in New York. Artwork: © 2025 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York // Jenny Saville (b. 1970), Study for Pietà IV, 2019-20 (detail). Charcoal and pastel on paper. 59¾ x 48 in (151.8 x 122 cm). Estimate: £800,000-1,200,000. Offered in the 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 5 March 2025 at Christie’s in London. Artwork: © Jenny Saville. All rights reserved, DACS 2025 // Sam Gilliam (1933-2022), January Ice, 1974. Acrylic on beveled edge canvas. 29 x 74 in (73.7 x 188 cm). Estimate: $80,000-120,000. Artwork: © 2025 Sam Gilliam / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Anne Truitt (1921-2004), Foxleigh I, 1975. Acrylic on wood. 52¼ x 5½ x 4 in (132.7 x 14 x 10.2 cm). Estimate: $180,000-250,000. Artwork: © Estate of Anne Truitt. All rights reserved 2025/Bridgeman Images / Philip Guston (1913-1980), Red Black, 1958. Oil on paper laid down on illustration board. 21⅞ x 29⅞ in (55.6 x 75.9 cm). Estimate: $200,000-300,000. Artwork: © The Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy Hauser & Wirth / Robert Mangold (b. 1937), Untitled (blue-green), 1974. Acrylic, coloured pencil and black pencil on canvas. 52 x 52 in (132.1 x 132.1 cm). Estimate: $180,000-250,000. Artwork: © 2025 Robert Mangold / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. All offered in Post-War to Present on 27 February 2025 at Christie’s in New York // Fernando Botero (1932-2023), Woman with Dog, 1997 (detail). Oil on canvas. 51½ x 39⅜ in (130.8 x 100 cm). Estimate: $600,000-800,000. Offered in Latin American Art on 28 February 2025 at Christie’s in New York. Artwork: © Fernando Botero, reproduced by permission // A 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta. Estimate: $8,000,000-10,000,000. Offered in Gooding Christie’s Amelia Island Auctions on 6-7 March 2025 in Amelia Island, Florida. Photo by Mathieu Heurtault. Copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company, LLC // José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), Zapatistas, 1931 (detail). Oil on canvas. 15 x 18⅛ in (38.1 x 46 cm). Estimate: $200,000-300,000. Offered in Latin American Art on 28 February at Christie’s in New York // Detail of Holly Herndon (b. 1980) and Mat Dryhurst (b. 1984), Embedding Study 1 & 2 (from the xhairymutantx series), minted on 5 February 2025. Thermal dye diffusion transfer prints. Each: 47¾ x 71⅝ in (119 x 180 cm). Embedding Study #1: PNG (1,418 x 2,126 pixels); Embedding Study #2: PNG (1,772 x 2,660 pixels). Estimate: $70,000-90,000. Offered in Augmented Intelligence until 5 March 2025 at Christie’s Online, New York. Artwork: © Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst, Courtesy of Fellowship Photos Inc // Paul Delvaux (1897-1994), Nuit de Noël, 1956 (detail). Oil on masonite in the artist’s painted frame. 49¾ x 69½ in (126.5 x 176.4 cm). Estimate: £1,000,000-2,000,000. Offered in The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale on 5 March 2025 at Christie’s in London. Artwork: © Foundation Paul Delvaux, Sint-Idesbald - SABAM Belgium/DACS 2025 |