Masters of Distinction

SEPTEMBER 2016

Masters of Distinction

Masters of Distinction

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Masters of Distinction

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Masters of Distinction

Since its inaugural exhibition initiated in 2000, Opera Gallery’s annual Masterpiece exhibition has become one of the muchanticipated exhibitions in Singapore’s art calendar. This year, the exhibition celebrates the 9th anniversary of the partnership between Opera Gallery and the Grand Prix Singapore Season. The highly successful Masters exhibition has achieved a renowned reputation thanks to its stellar collection of Modern Masters and Contemporary artists. During the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix Season, world-class artworks will once again grace the luxurious space of our gallery and the public boardwalk of Orchard Road to be admired and appreciated.

Supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, Opera Gallery is proud to present the 2016 edition of its Masterpiece exhibition - ‘Masters of Distinction’. As a testimonial to artistic distinction, this year’s exhibition features an extraordinary assembly of artists, each of them being an eminent representation of their artistic pursuit. In a visual journey of artistic excellence spanning across the 20th century till present times, ‘Masters of Distinction’ embraces its essence through an exclusive presentation of distinguished artists.

In the tradition of the Masterpiece collection, the ‘Masters of Distinction’ exhibition presents visual treasures by Modern Masters at the pinnacles of their career and affirms their place in the realm of distinction. Featuring prominent paintings and sculptures by acclaimed Modern Masters such as Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall and Salvador Dalí, these works of art reflect the artistic diversity and accomplishment of these renowned Masters.

At the forefront of art trend and development, this exhibition brings together an impressive league of the most famous and influential artists of our current time. Showcasing the creative works by celebrities of Contemporary art from Niki de Saint Phalle, Robert Indiana, to Manolo Valdés and Dashi Namdakov, these carefully selected works of art epitomise Modern and Contemporary art.

It is an honour to present this extraordinary exhibition to Singapore and to perpetuate the tradition of each and every annual Masterpiece exhibition held at Opera Gallery, celebrating the beauty of art and the triumph of these Masters’ achievement of distinction.

Gilles Dyan

Stéphane Le Pelletier

Founder and Chairman Director Asia Pacific Opera Gallery Group

Opera Gallery

Master works

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Claude

Monet [ 1840-1926 ]

Val de falaise, 1885 Stamped with signature ‘Claude Monet’ Lugt 1819b (lower right and on the reverse) Oil on canvas 73.4 x 73.4 cm - 28.9 x 28.9 in.

Price on request

Provenance Estate of the artist Michel Monet, Giverny (by descent from the above) Van Diemen-Lilienfed Galleries, New York Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 23 June 1965, lot 153 Frieda Kittay Goldsmith, Palm Beach Private collection (by descent from the above) Sale: Christie’s, New York, 7 November 2007, lot 372 Private collection

Exhibited Paris, Galerie Charpentier, 1947

Literature Daniel Wildenstein, Claude Monet, Biographie et Catalogue raisonné, Lausanne, 1979, vol. II, pp. 158-159, ill. p. 159 Daniel Wildenstein, Monet, Catalogue raisonné, Cologne, 1996, vol. II, p. 367, No. 979, ill.

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Claude

Monet [ 1840-1926 ]

Hiver à Giverny, 1886 Stamped ‘Claude Monet’ (lower right); stamped ‘Claude Monet’ (on the reverse) Oil on canvas 60 x 81.5 cm - 23.6 x 32.1 in.

Price on request

Provenance Michel Monet, Giverny Private collection Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 2 December 1986, lot 35 Private collection

Literature Daniel Wildenstein, Claude Monet, Biographie et Catalogue raisonné, Lausanne & Paris, 1979, vol. II, No. 1057, ill. p. 187 Daniel Wildenstein, Monet, Catalogue raisonné, Cologne, 1996, vol. III, No. 1057, ill. p. 400

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Pierre-Auguste

Renoir [ 1841-1919 ]

Deux filles dans un pré (Deux femmes dans l’herbe), circa 1910 Signed ‘Renoir’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 47.3 x 56.8 cm - 18.6 x 22.4 in.

Price on request

Provenance Durand-Ruel, Paris Dr. Alfred Gold, Berlin (1929) Mayor Gallery, London (1953) Private collection, London Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 6 July 1960, lot 137 Eric Estorick, London Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 24 June 1986, lot 21 Private collection (acquired from the above) Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 26 June 1990, lot 28 Private collection (acquired from the above) Private collection (acquired from the above, 1993)

Exhibited Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, London, Tate Gallery, Renoir, 1953, No. 36

Literature Julius Meier-Graefe, Renoir, Leipzig, 1929, No. 357, ill. p. 344 Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. IV : 1903-1910, Éditions Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 2012, No. 3144, ill. p. 274 This work will be included in the Catalogue critique being prepared by the Wildenstein Institute from the François Daulte, Durand-Ruel, Venturi, Vollard and Wildenstein archives for the Comité Renoir

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Pierre

Bonnard [ 1867-1947 ]

Dans la rue, deux figures, circa 1906 Stamped with signature ‘Bonnard’ (lower left) Oil on cradled panel 38.1 x 45.7 cm - 15 x 18 in.

Price on request

Provenance Estate of the artist Mlles Bowers, Paris Victor Waddington, London Mr. and Mrs. Peter O’Toole (acquired from the above, 1970), Great Britain Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 28 June 1988, lot 38 Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York, 1989 Private collection (circa 1990s) Sale: Christie’s, New York, 9 November 2006, lot 307 Private collection

Exhibited Marseille, Musée Cantini, Bonnard, May - June 1967, No. 7, ill.

London, Victor Waddington, Bonnard, June - July 1970, No. 6, ill.

Literature Yann Le Pichon, Bonnard, Elle, 9 April 1967, ill. pp. 140-141 Jean and Henry Dauberville, Bonnard, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, éditions Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 1974, vol. IV, No. 01895, ill. p. 251

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Maurice

de Vlaminck [ 1876-1958 ]

Paysage de Neige, circa 1936-37 Signed ‘Vlaminck’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 65.5 x 81.8 cm - 25.8 x 32.2 in.

Price on request

Provenance Private collection Sale: Christie’s, New York, 9 May 2000, lot 184 Estate of Leon Oxman Private collection, Singapore

Literature This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre de Maurice de Vlaminck being prepared by the Wildenstein Institute

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Raoul

Dufy [ 1877-1953 ]

Paysage au puits, circa 1908-10 Signed ‘R. Dufy’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 54 x 65.1 cm - 21.2 x 25.6 in.

Price on request

Provenance Sale: Christie’s, London, 28 November 1989, lot 310 Private collection, Japan Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, 11 May 2000, lot 205 Private collection (acquired from the above), USA

Literature This work will be included in the second supplement of the Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint de Raoul Dufy being prepared by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille

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Raoul

Dufy [ 1877-1953 ]

Bateaux et barques aux Martigues, 1907 Signed ‘Raoul Dufy’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 47 x 57 cm - 18.5 x 22.4 in.

Price on request

Provenance Gérard Oury’s collection, France Danièle Thompson (Gérard Oury’s daughter), France Sale: Artcurial, Paris, 20 April 2009, lot 29 Private collection (acquired from the above), Europe

Exhibited Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Musée de l'imprimerie & Barcelona, Museu Picasso, Museu Tèxtil i Indumentària, Raoul Dufy, 1999, No. 33, ill.

Paris, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Raoul Dufy, Le Plaisir, October 2008 - January 2009, No. 40, ill. p. 52 Martigues, Musée Ziem, De Martigues à l'Estaque, 2013, No. 24, ill.

Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Raoul Dufy, 2015, No. 19, ill.

Literature This work will be included in the second supplement of the Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint de Raoul Dufy being prepared by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille

Certificate Fanny Guillon-Laffaille has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Raoul

Dufy [ 1877-1953 ]

Paysage de Langres, 1933 Signed ‘Raoul Dufy’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 38.5 x 46.7 cm - 15.1 x 18.4 in.

Price on request

Provenance Galerie Henri Gaffie, Nice Perls Galleries, New York Private collection (1996), Chicago Steve Banks Fine Arts, San Francisco Private collection (acquired from the above, 1998), USA

Literature Pierre Courthion, Raoul Dufy, Pierre Cailler Éditeur, Geneva, 1951, ill. pl. 109, p. 14 Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, vol. III, Éditions Motte, Geneva, 1976, ill. No. 1003, p. 62

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Kees

Van Dongen [ 1877-1968 ]

Ève Francis, circa 1919 Signed ‘Van Dongen’ (lower center) Oil on canvas 146.5 x 114.3 cm - 57.7 x 45 in.

Price on request

Provenance Mrs. Kramer O’Hana Gallery, London Sale: Maurice Rheims, René G. Laurin, Philippe Rheims, Paris, lot 65 Beny Gattegno, Paris Private collection (acquired from the above, 1968) Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 20 June 2005, lot 39 Private collection (acquired from the above)

Exhibited Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Twenty-Fifth Annual International Exhibition of Paintings, 1926, No. 239

Literature This work is included in the archives of the Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre de Kees Van Dongen by Jacques-Chalom des Cordes under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Institute under the reference No. 02.03.18.8407.1555 Édouard des Courières, ‘Van Dongen’ in L’ Art Vivant, 20 March 1925, ill. p.6 (titled ‘Portrait de Mlle Ève Francis’) Édouard des Courières, Van Dongen, Paris, 1925, ill pl. 67

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Pablo

Picasso [ 1881-1973 ]

Deux nus, 14-20 July 1962 Signed, dated and numbered ‘Picasso 14.20.7.62.X’ (upper left) Pencil on paper with coloured wax crayons on the reverse 24 x 32 cm - 9.4 x 12.6 in.

Price on request

Provenance Galerie Louise Leiris (Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler), Paris Arthur and Anita Kahn collection (acquired from the above, 1968), USA

Literature Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 20 : œuvres de 1961 à 1962, Éditions Cahiers d’Art, Paris, 1968, No. 323, ill. pl. 130 Arnold and Marc Glimcher, eds. Je suis le cahier : The Sketchbooks of Picasso, exh. cat., The Pace Gallery, New York, 1986, p. 344, No. 165 The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso’s Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties I, 1960-1963, San Francisco, 2002, ill. p. 256, No. 62-153

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Pablo

Picasso [ 1881-1973 ]

Le Peintre et son modèle, 4 May 1963 Signed ‘Picasso’ (lower right); dated ‘4.5.63’ (on the reverse) Oil on canvas 65 x 100 cm - 25.6 x 39.4 in.

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Provenance Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris Alexander Iolas, Paris Private collection (acquired from the above, 1982), Europe

Literature Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 23 : œuvres de 1962 et 1963, Éditions Cahiers d’Art, Paris, 1971, No. 253, ill. pl. 120 The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso’s Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties I, 1960-1963, San Francisco, 2002, ill. p. 367, No. 63-130

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Amedeo

Modigliani [ 1884-1920 ]

Tête de Cariatide Signed (lower right) Caster: Fonderia d’ Arte Paolo Olmeda Roma, 2006. Signed and numbered, with the foundry mark (lower left) Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA + 1 HC 227 x 75 x 85 cm - 89.4 x 29.5 x 33.5 in.

Price on request

Provenance Modigliani Institute, Paris - Rome

Exhibited Rome, Palace of the State Archives

Literature Modigliani Institut Archives Légales, Tête de Cariatide, Paris-Rome, 2007

Certificate The Modigliani Institut and Laure Modigliani Nechtschein (Amedeo Modigliani’s grand-daughter) have confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Joan

Miró [ 1893-1983 ]

Les essències de la terra, 1968 Signed ‘Miró’ (lower center) Watercolour on lithograph on pearly Japan paper 50 x 36 cm - 19.7 x 14.2 in.

Price on request

Provenance Private collection

Certificate The ADOM (Association pour la défense de l’œuvre de Joan Miró) has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Marc

Chagall [ 1887-1985 ]

Vue de Paris, 1978 Signed and dated ‘Chagall 1978’ (lower right); signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (on the reverse) Oil and tempera on canvas 100.3 x 81.5 cm - 39.5 x 32 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio Private collection (acquired from the above), Europe Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, 4 November 2009, lot 49 Private collection (acquired from the above)

Certificate The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Marc

Chagall [ 1887-1985 ]

Les mariés sous le baldaquin, 1978-1980 Signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right and on the reverse) Oil and gouache on canvas 59.7 x 81 cm - 23.5 x 31.9 in.

Price on request

Provenance Galerie Lelong, Paris Private collection Galerie Boulakia, Paris Private collection (acquired from the above, 2003), USA Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, 8 November 2007, lot 427 Private collection (acquired from the above)

Certificate The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Marc

Chagall [ 1887-1985 ]

L’ atelier fleuri à Saint-Paul, circa 1980 Stamped ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower left) Tempera, gouache and India ink on hardboard 22 x 27.1 cm - 8.7 x 10.7 in.

Price on request

Provenance Estate of the artist Galerie Daniel Malingue (1987), Paris Private collection, Paris

Certificate The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Alberto

Giacometti [ 1901-1966 ]

Buste (tête de profil), 1947 Signed and dated ‘Alberto Giacometti 47’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 56 x 27,5 cm - 22 x 10.8 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris Larry Aldrich, New York Sale: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 30 October 1963, lot 55 Dr. A. Feingold (acquired from the above), New York Dr. Theodore Leshner, New York Sale: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 8-9 December 1965, lot 112 R.W. Warren (acquired from the above) Brook Street Gallery, London Reiss-Cohen Gallery, New York James Goodman Gallery, Inc., New York Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, 16 May 1984, lot 414 Paul Denton (acquired from the above) Arnold Herstand & Company, New York Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona Estate of Elizabeth Green Romano, 2001 Private Collection

Certificate The Comité Giacometti and Mary Lisa Palmer have confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Jean

Dubuffet [ 1901-1985 ]

Promenade agreste, 1974 Signed and dated ‘J.D. 74’ (lower right); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse) Acrylic-prepared vinyl paint on canvas 195 x 100 cm - 76.8 x 39.4 in.

Price on request

Provenance Galerie Beyeler, Basel James Goodman Gallery, New York Private collection, Belgium Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 24 March 1993, lot 314 Private collection, New York

Exhibited Paris, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Jean Dubuffet : Paysages castillans, Sites tricolores, 19 February - 16 March 1975, exh. cat. No. 42, ill.

Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Jean Dubuffet : Paysages castillans, Sites tricolores, April - May 1975, exh. cat. No. 19, ill.

New York, Pace Gallery, Jean Dubuffet : Paysages castillans, Sites tricolores, 20 September - 18 October 1975, cat. No. 19, ill.

Chur, Switzerland, Bündner Kunstmuseum, Dubuffet: Werkauswahl 1945-1975, March - April 1977, cat. No. 19, ill.

Kunsthaus Zug, Jean Dubuffet: Bilder, Zeichnungen und Skulpturen aus dreissig Jahren, January - March 1983 New York, Weintraub Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: Paintings and Sculpture, April - May 1984 New York, James Goodman Gallery, Summer 1984 Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Jean Dubuffet: Retrospektive, October 1985 - January 1986, cat. No. 34 Berlin, Galerie Michael Haas, Jean Dubuffet: 1901-1985, September - November 1987, cat. No. 19, ill.

Montreal, Landau Beaux Arts, Qui rassemble la foule… la captive, October - November 1988 Basel, Art 21’90 Basel, Die Internationale Kunstmesse: Kunst des 20 Jahrhunderts, June 1990, cat. No. 2, ill. p. 465

Literature Max Loreau, ed., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XXVIII : Roman burlesque, Sites tricolores, Les Éditions de Minuit, Paris, 1979, cat. No. 200, ill. p. 147

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Bernard

Buffet [ 1928-1999 ]

Clown au chapeau noir, 1961 Signed and dated ‘Bernard Buffet 1961’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 100 x 73 cm - 39.4 x 28.7 in.

Price on request

Provenance Galerie Daniel Besseiche, Paris Private collection (acquired from the above, 2008)

Certificate Maurice Garnier has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Bernard

Buffet [ 1928-1999 ]

Le Cirque, le clown musicien, 1966 Signed and dated ‘Bernard Buffet 1966’ (center left); signed ‘Bernard Buffet’ (lower left); numbered ‘XVII / XV / 26’ (upper left, upper right, lower right; respectively) Mixed media on paper mounted on canvas 64.2 x 49 cm - 25.3 x 19.3 in.

Price on request

Provenance Wally Findley Galleries, Inc., New York Private collection, Florida

Certificate Ida Garnier and Jacques Gasbarian have confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Bernard

Buffet [ 1928-1999 ]

Clown au petit chapeau vert, 1989 Signed and dated ‘Bernard Buffet 1989’ (on the right) Oil on canvas 100 x 81 cm - 39.4 x 31.9 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris Opera Gallery Private collection Gallery Rienzo, New York Private collection, New York

Certificate Maurice Garnier has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Bernard

Buffet [ 1928-1999 ]

Clématites et lys, 1998 Signed ‘Bernard Buffet’ (upper left) and dated ‘1998’ (upper right) Oil and mixed media on paper 73 x 54 cm - 28.7 x 21.3 in.

Price on request

Provenance Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris Private Collection

Certificate A certificate will be provided by the Galerie Maurice Garnier

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Pierre

Soulages [ B. 1919 ]

Brou de noix, été 1985 Signed ‘Soulages’ (lower left) Brou de noix on paper mounted on metal 74.5 x 54 cm - 29.3 x 21.3 in.

Price on request

Provenance Galerie de France, Paris Private collection (1986), Paris

Exhibited Paris, FIAC, Galerie de France, 1986

Literature This artwork will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné des œuvres sur papier de Pierre Soulages being prepared by Pierre Encrevé

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Kazuo

Shiraga [ 1924-2008 ]

Untitled, 1962 Signed in Japanese and dated ‘1962’ (lower right); signed, titled and dated (on the reverse) Oil on canvas 97 x 130 cm - 38.2 x 51.2 in.

Price on request

Provenance Private collection, Japan Sale: The Market Auction, 21 February 2008, lot 55 Opera Gallery, Singapore Private collection (acquired from the above)

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Georges

Mathieu [ 1921-2012 ]

Orages soumis, 1988 Signed ‘G. Mathieu’ (lower left) and titled ‘Orages soumis’ (on the reverse) Oil on canvas 146 x 114 cm - 57.5 x 44.9 in.

Price on request

Provenance Galerie Guy Pieters, Knokke-le-Zoute Private collection, Europe

Literature Georges Mathieu, 50 ans de création, Édition Hervas, Paris, 2003, ill. p. 516

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Sam

Francis [ 1923-1994 ]

Untitled, 1983 Signed ‘Sam Francis’ (on the reverse) Unique monotype with dry pigments, inks and oils on handmade paper 183 x 87 cm - 72 x 34.3 in.

Price on request

Provenance Yayoi Gallery (1990), Tokyo Private collection Private collection, New York

Exhibited Tokyo, Ogawa Art Foundation, Yayoi Gallery, Sam Francis: Monotype Prints and Other Works, 9 April - 2 June 1990, No. 19, ill.

Literature Pontus Hultén, Nancy Mozur and Garner Tullis, Monotypes of Sam Francis, Stuttgart, Germany: Daco-Verlag, 1994, ill. pp. 252-253

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Sam

Francis [ 1923-1994 ]

Untitled, 1991 Stamped with the Sam Francis Estate logo stamp and facsimile signature stamp Acrylic on canvas 366 x 366 cm - 144 x 144 in.

Price on request

Provenance Estate of the artist, California Private collection, United Kingdom Private collection, France

Exhibited Amsterdam, Gallery Delaive, Sam Francis: The Unknown Works from the 1990’s, 19 November - 23 December 2005, exh. cat., ill. pp. 76-77

Literature William C. Agee, Sam Francis: Paintings 1947-1990, Los Angeles: Geffen Contemporary at Museum of Contemporary Art, 7 March - 25 July 1999; exh. cat., fig. 50, ill. p. 47 Sam Francis: Remembering 1923-1994, Amsterdam: Gallery Delaive, 2004, exh. cat., ill. pp. 134 & 154 Sam Francis: Retrospective in Blue, Bratislava, Slovakia: Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, 2010, exh. cat., ill. pp. 252 & 274

Certificate This work is registered in the Archives of the Sam Francis Estate under the No. SFF.1651

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Gerhard

Richter [ B. 1932 ]

Rot-Blau-Gelb (six works), 1973 Signed and dated ‘Richter, 73’ (on the reverse) These six works were a part of an oil painting executed in 1973 and are numbered 71, 72, 81, 82, 91 and 92 (on top); it was divided into a hundred pieces by the artist Oil on canvas 79.2 x 106.6 cm - 31.2 x 42 in.

Provenance Galerie Reinhard Onnasch, Berlin Private collection, Berlin

Exhibited Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Gerhard Richter, 1973 Amsterdam, Galerie Seriaal, Gerhard Richter: Rot-Blau-Gelb (GR 338), 1973 Bonn, Städtisches Kunstmuseum; Graz, Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum; Düsseldorf, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Sammlung Ulbricht, 1982-1983

Literature Harten, Jürgen (ed.): Gerhard Richter-Bilder/Paintings 1962-1985, with a Catalogue raisonné adapted by Dietmar Elger, Cologne 1986, ill. p. 163 Hubertus Butin, Stefan Gronert & Thomas Olbricht, ed., Gerhard Richter, Editions 1965-2013, Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, Cologne, 2013, Catalogue raisonné no. 50, ill. p. 214 Kunst und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ed.) Gerhard Richter, Catalogue raisonné 1962-1993, vol. III, Ostfildern-Ruit, 1993, ill. No. 358-363

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Gerhard

Richter [ B. 1932 ]

Souvenir (No. 48), 1994 Signed and numbered ‘Richter 48/64’ (on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame) This work was a part of an oil painting executed in 1994 and formerly numbered ‘813-1’; it was divided into sixty-four pieces by the artist and sold as individually Oil on canvas 21 x 21.3 cm - 8.3 x 8.4 in.

Price on request

Provenance Anthony d’Offay Gallery, London Private collection, USA

Literature Hubertus Butin, Stefan Gronert & Thomas Olbricht, ed., Gerhard Richter, Editions 1965-2013, Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, Germany, 2014, No. 72, p. 255

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Yves

Klein [ 1928-1962 ]

L’Esclave mourant d’après Michel-Ange, 1962 Inscribed ‘Yves Klein’, numbered and fingerprinted by Rotraut Klein-Moquay (on the base) Pigment and synthetic resin on plaster in Plexiglass box, edition of 300 60 x 18 x 13 cm - 23.6 x 7.1 x 5.1 in.

Price on request

Provenance Yves Klein Archives Private collection, France

Certificate The Yves Klein Archives have confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Victor

Vasarely [ 1906-1997 ]

Noir-Vert-Bleu, circa 1964-67 Signed ‘Vasarely’ (lower center); titled ‘BB - Noir - Vert - Bleu’, signed and dated ‘Vasarely, 1964-67’ (on the reverse) Tempera on wood, mounted on a wood panel 75 x 75 x 5 cm - 29.5 x 29.5 x 2 in.

Price on request

Provenance Annely Juda Fine Art, London Sidney Janis Gallery, New York Thomas Ammann Fine Art, Zurich Private collection, Switzerland

Literature This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence

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Andy

Warhol [ 1928-1987 ]

Jackie, 1964 Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 64’ (on the overlap upper right) Acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen 50.8 x 40.6 cm - 20 x 16 in.

Price on request

Provenance Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles Private collection, Paris

Literature Georg Frei and Neil Printz (ed.), The Andy Warhol Catalogue raisonné, Vol 02A: Paintings and Sculptures 1964-1969, No. 1154

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Andy

Warhol [ 1928-1987 ]

Campbell’s Soup box: Chicken Noodle, 1986 Signed and dated ‘86’ (on the overlap) Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 35.5 x 35.5 cm - 14 x 14 in.

Price on request

Provenance Michael Kohn Gallery, Santa Monica Jonathan Novak, Los Angeles Private collection

Literature Los Angeles, Michael Kohn Gallery, Warhol: Campbell’s Soup Boxes, December 1986 - January 1987, No. 148, ill. p. 31

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Tom

Wesselmann [ 1931-2004 ]

Study for bedroom painting (Daniele), 1971 Signed, dated and titled ‘Wesselmann, 1971, Study for bedroom painting (Daniele)’ (on the reverse) Oil on canvas 20.4 x 30.5 cm - 8 x 12 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio Private collection, Europe

Certificate The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Tom

Wesselmann [ 1931-2004 ]

Study for Unicef bouquet, 1977 Signed, dated and titled ‘Wesselmann, 1977, Study for Unicef bouquet’ (on the reverse) Pencil and liquitex on cardboard 32 x 28 cm - 13 x 11 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio Private collection, New York

Certificate The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Keith

Haring [ 1958-1990 ]

Untitled, 1 March 1983 Signed ‘K. Haring’, dated ‘March 1 - 83’ and inscribed ‘Tokyo’ (on the reverse) Ink on blue paper 39 x 52.7 cm - 15.3 x 20.7 in.

Price on request

Provenance Private collection, New York

Certificate The Estate of Keith Haring has confirmed the authenticity of this work under the identification No. 050499A1

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Keith

Haring [ 1958-1990 ]

Untitled, 1984 Acrylic on linen on canvas, composition of two panels Diptych 226.1 x 228.6 cm - 89 x 90 in. (overall) Price on request

Provenance Left Panel: Artist’s Studio Bill T. Jones Private collection, New York Private collection, Rotterdam Private collection, New York Galleria Seno, Milan Private collection, Italy Private collection, New York Right Panel: Artist’s Studio Bill T. Jones Private collection, New York Private collection, Switzerland Private collection, New York Private collection, New York

Exhibited New York, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Secret Pastures, Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company, November, 1984

Literature Rivoli, Castello di Rivoli, Museo d’ Arte Contemporanea, Keith Haring, exhibition catalogue, February - April 1994, ill. p. 239

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Keith

Haring [ 1958-1990 ]

Untitled, 24 May 1988 Signed and dated ‘May 24, 1988 NYC’ (on the reverse) Acrylic on canvas 243.8 x 243.8 cm - 96 x 96 in.

Price on request

Provenance Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York Private collection (1988), New York Private Collection, New York

Exhibited Düsseldorf, Galerie Hans Mayer, Keith Haring: Paintings and Sculptures, August - October 1988 New York, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Keith Haring, December 1988 - January 1989

Literature San Francisco de Young Museum, Keith Haring: The Political Line, exhibition catalogue, November 2014 - Febuary 2015

Certificate The Estate of Keith Haring has confirmed the authenticity of this work under the indentification No. 062195A6

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Yayoi

Kusama [ B. 1929 ]

Flower Rain, 1980 Signed and dated ‘Yayoi Kusama 1980’ (upper left) Enamel, ink on paperboard 27.2 x 24.2 cm - 10.7 x 9.5 in.

Price on request

Provenance Private collection, Japan

Certificate The Yayoi Kusama Studio has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Yayoi

Kusama [ B. 1929 ]

Morning Sun at the Ganges, 1987 Acrylic on canvas 41 x 31.8 cm - 16.1 x 12.5 in.

Price on request

Provenance Private collection, Japan

Certificate The Yayoi Kusama Studio has confirmed the authenticity of this work

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Yayoi

Kusama [ B. 1929 ]

The Nebula, 1990 Acrylic on canvas 91 x 72.7 cm - 35.8 x 28.6 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio Private collection

Certificate The Yayoi Kusama Studio has confirmed the authenticity of this work

88

Yayoi

Kusama [ B. 1929 ]

The Tale of the Universe, 1993 Signed in Chinese, inscribed and dated ‘The Tale of the Universe, Yayoi Kusama, 1993’ (on the reverse) Acrylic on canvas 278 x 248 cm - 109.4 x 97.6 in.

Price on request

Provenance Private collection, Asia

Literature Yayoi Kusama, Eternity-Modernity, 2005, ill. p. 128

90

Yayoi

Kusama [ B. 1929 ]

The Cosmos at Dawn, 1993 Signed in Chinese, inscribed and dated ‘The Cosmos at Dawn, Yayoi Kusama, 1993’ (on the reverse) Acrylic on canvas 278 x 248 cm - 109.4 x 97.6 in.

Price on request

Provenance Private collection, Asia

Literature Yayoi Kusama, Eternity-Modernity, 2005, ill. p. 129

92

Yayoi

Kusama [ B. 1929 ]

Infinity Nets OQRWHN, 2008 Acrylic on canvas 194 x 194 cm - 76.4 x 76.4 in.

Price on request

Provenance Ota Fine Art, Tokyo Gallery Hyundai, Seoul Private Collection

94

Yayoi

Kusama [ B. 1929 ]

Reach Up to Heaven, Dotted Pumpkin, 2012 Urethane paint on aluminium 200 x 150 x 150 cm - 78.7 x 59.1 x 59.1 in.

Price on request

Provenance Victoria Miro Gallery, London Private collection, Belgium

Certificate The Yayoi Kusama Studio has confirmed the authenticity of this work

96

Fernando

Botero [ B. 1932 ]

Niña de rojo, 1982 Signed and dated ‘Botero 82’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 35 x 33 cm - 13.8 x 13 in.

Price on request

Provenance Galeria Fernando Pradilla, Madrid Galerie Sismann, Paris Private collection

Certificate The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work

98

Fernando

Botero [ B. 1932 ]

The Bird, 2006 Signed and numbered (on the base) Bronze, edition of 6 50 x 18 x 22 cm - 19.7 x 7.1 x 8.7 in.

Price on request

Provenance Private collection

Certificate The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work

100

Fernando

Botero [ B. 1932 ]

Ballerina, 2013 Signed ‘Botero’ and stamped by the caster ‘DP Fonderia’ (on the base) Bronze, edition of 6 60 x 35 x 25.5 cm – 23.6 x 13.8 x 10 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio Private collection, USA

Certificate The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work

102

Manolo

Valdés [ B. 1942 ]

Untitled, 1999 Signed and dated ‘NY 99’ (on the reverse) Oil, thread and burlap collage on burlap 199.2 x 131 cm - 78.4 x 51.6 in.

Price on request

Provenance Private collection

Exhibited Bilbao, Guggenheim, Manolo Valdés: Painting and Sculpture, exhibition catalogue, 2002, p. 36

104

Manolo

ValdĂŠs [ B. 1942 ]

Reina Mariana, 2006 Bronze, edition of 8 111.7 x 76.2 x 50.8 cm - 44 x 30 x 20 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio

Certificate The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work

106

Manolo

ValdĂŠs [ B. 1942 ]

Fiori, 2015 Bronze, unique piece 124 x 180 x 71 cm - 48.8 x 70.9 x 28 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio Galerie Forsblom, Finland Private collection

Certificate The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work

108

Anish

Kapoor [ b. 1954 ]

Untitled, 2013 Signed and dated (on the reverse) Fiberglass and paint D: 90 cm - 35.4 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist‘s studio Lisson Gallery, London Private collection, London

110

Yoshitomo

Nara [ B. 1959 ]

A Girl, 1991 Signed (on the reverse) Oil, chalk and watercolour on canvas 80 x 43.5 cm - 31.5 x 17.1 in.

Price on request

Provenance Galerie Ferdinand van Dieten, d’Eendt, Amsterdam Private collection

112

Yoshitomo

Nara [ B. 1959 ]

Submarines in Girl, 1992 Signed, dated ‘Yoshitomo Nara, 94’ and titled ‘Submarines in Girl’ (on the reverse) Acrylic on canvas 100 x 150 cm - 39.4 x 59.1 in.

Price on request

Provenance Private collection, Japan

Literature Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works, vol. I: Paintings, Sculptures, Photographs 1984-2010, Tokyo, Japan, 2011, ill. p. 82

Certificate Yoshitomo Nara’s Studio, Rabbit Hills Co., Ltd. has confirmed the authenticity of this work

Monumental Sculptures

116

Niki

de Saint Phalle [ 1930-2002 ]

La machine à rêver, 1970 Fiberglass and polyester painted, unique piece 280 x 346 x 120 cm - 110.2 x 136.2 x 47.2 in.

Price on request

Provenance Alexander Iolas, Athens Private collection

Exhibited Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Niki de Saint Phalle, Rétrospective 1954 - 1980, 1981, ill. pp. 1 & 69 Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Niki de Saint Phalle, Rétrospective 1954 - 1980, 1981, ill. pp. 68-69 Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Niki de Saint Phalle : l’Invitation au Musée, 1993, ill. pp. 90-91 Angers, Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Angers, Niki de Saint Phalle, des assemblages aux oeuvres monumentales, 2004, ill. p. 80.

Barcelona, Fundació Joan Miró, Woman, Metamorphosis of modernity, 2004 - 2005

118

Robert

Indiana [ b. 1928 ]

Love (Gold faces - Red sides), 1966 - 2002 Polychrome aluminium, edition of 6 + 4 AP 182.9 x 182.9 cm - 72 x 72 in.

Price on request

Provenance Morgan Art Foundation Private collection

120

Robert

Indiana [ b. 1928 ]

Seven, 1980 - 2001 Polychrome aluminium, edition of 6 + 2 AP 198.1 x 182.9 x 91.4 cm - 78 x 72 x 36 in.

Price on request

Provenance Morgan Art Foundation Private collection

Exhibited New York, Park Avenue, Art in the Parks: Robert Indiana: One Through Zero, February - May 2003

122

Manolo

ValdĂŠs [ b. 1942 ]

Blue Butterflies, 2016 Bronze and resin, unique piece 390 x 560 x 345 cm - 153.5 x 220.5 x 135.8 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio

Certificate The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work

124

Richard

MacDonald [ b. 1946 ]

Flutist, 2007 Bronze, edition of 8 244 x 122 x 91 cm - 96.1 x 48 x 35.8 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio

126

Richard

Texier [ b. 1955 ]

Mundo Rhino, 2008 Bronze, edition of 8 219 x 225 x 121 cm - 86.2 x 88.6 x 47.6 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio

128

Richard

Texier [ b. 1955 ]

Angel Bear II, 2008 Bronze, edition of 8 293 x 178 x 176 cm - 115.3 x 70.1 x 69.3 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio

130

Dashi

Namdakov [ b. 1967 ]

Centaur with a Stone, 2009 Stamped by the artist Bronze, casted and patinated, edition of 7 + 4 AP 270 x 250 x 90 cm - 106.2 x 98.4 x 35.4 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio

Exhibited Moscow, The New Manezh, 2009 Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage, 2010 London, Halcyon Gallery, A Nomad’s Universe, 16 May - 14 July 2012 Moscow, State Historical Museum, 2014 Florence, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, 2015

Literature A Nomad’s Universe, London, 2012, pp. 111-113 The Nomad: Between Heaven and Earth, State Historical Museum, Moscow, 2014, pp. 277 - 278 Transformation, Florence, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, 2015, p. 34

Certificate A certificate will be provided by the Dashi Namdakov Art Studio

132

Dashi

Namdakov [ b. 1967 ]

Elk, 2012

Stamped by the artist and the caster Bronze, casted and patinated, edition of 3 350 x 487 x 381 cm - 137.8 x 191.7 x 150 in.

Price on request

Provenance Artist’s studio

Certificate A certificate will be provided by the Dashi Namdakov Art Studio

134

Index

Master works Claude Monet 6

Val de falaise, 1885

8

Hiver à Giverny, 1886

Pierre-Auguste Renoir 10

Deux filles dans un pré (Deux femmes dans l’herbe), circa 1910

Pierre Bonnard 12

Dans la rue, deux figures, circa 1906

Maurice de Vlaminck 14

Paysage de Neige, circa 1936-37

Raoul Dufy 16

Paysage au puits, circa 1908-10

18

Bateaux et barques aux Martigues, 1907

20

Paysage de Langres, 1933

Kees Van Dongen 22

Ève Francis, circa 1919

Pablo Picasso 24

Deux nus, 14-20 July 1962

26

Le Peintre et son modèle, 4 May 1963

Amedeo Modigliani 28

Tête de Cariatide

Joan Miró 30

Les essències de la terra, 1968

Marc Chagall 32

Vue de Paris, 1978

34

Les mariés sous le baldaquin, 1978-1980

36

L’atelier fleuri à Saint-Paul, circa 1980

Alberto Giacometti 38

Buste (tête de profil), 1947

Tom Wesselmann 72

Study for bedroom painting (Daniele), 1971

74

Study for Unicef bouquet, 1977

Jean Dubuffet 40

Promenade agreste, 1974

Bernard Buffet 42

Clown au chapeau noir, 1961

Keith Haring 76

Untitled, 1 March 1983

78

Untitled, 1984

80

Untitled, 24 May 1988

44

Le Cirque, le clown musicien, 1966

46

Clown au petit chapeau vert, 1989

Yayoi Kusama

48

Clématites et lys, 1998

82

Flower Rain, 1980

84

Morning Sun at the Ganges, 1987

86

The Nebula, 1990

88

The Tale of the Universe, 1993

90

The Cosmos at Dawn, 1993

92

Infinity Nets OQRWHN, 2008

94

Reach Up to Heaven, Dotted Pumpkin, 2012

Pierre Soulages 50

Brou de noix, été 1985

Kazuo Shiraga 52

Untitled, 1962

Georges Mathieu 54

Orages soumis, 1988

Sam Francis 56

Untitled, 1983

58

Untitled, 1991

Fernando Botero 96

Niña de rojo, 1982

98

The Bird, 2006

100 Ballerina, 2013

Manolo Valdés 102 Untitled, 1999

Gerhard Richter 60

Rot-Blau-Gelb (six works), 1973

62

Souvenir (No. 48), 1994

104 Reina Mariana, 2006 106 Fiori, 2015

Anish Kapoor Yves Klein 64

108 Untitled, 2013

L’Esclave mourant d’après Michel-Ange, 1962

Yoshitomo Nara Victor Vasarely 66

Noir-Vert-Bleu, circa 1964-67

Andy Warhol 68

Jackie, 1964

70

Campbell’s Soup box: Chicken Noodle, 1986

110

A Girl, 1991

112

Submarines in Girl, 1992

Monumental Sculptures Niki de Saint Phalle 116

La machine à rêver, 1970

Robert Indiana 118

Love (Gold faces - Red sides), 1966 - 2002

120 Seven, 1980 - 2001

Manolo Valdés 122 Blue Butterflies, 2016

Richard MacDonald 124 Flutist, 2007

Richard Texier 126 Mundo Rhino, 2008 128 Angel Bear II, 2008

Dashi Namdakov 130 Centaur with a Stone, 2009 132 Elk, 2012

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