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THE MAGAZINE UPCOMING AUCTIONS<br />
20 March<br />
Warhol, Fontana and Kein…<br />
There is a glittering line-up for this sale dedicated to contemporary art, a speciality long monopolised by the figure<br />
of Warhol. Without including a single flagship work by the American Pop artist, the Millon auction house is boosting<br />
its programme with a copy of the famous book "25 Cats name(d) Sam and one Blue Pussy", published in 1954. As is<br />
well known, Andy Warhol had a passion for cats, as did his mother, Julia Warhol, with whom he produced the book.<br />
When she came to live with the artist in New York, they shared their apartment in Lexington Avenue with<br />
25 Siamese cats. Warhol gave copies of this book of 18 watercolours, in a limited edition of 190, to his friends and<br />
clients. The one being sold on 20 March carries the number 50 (see photo). The other star of the sale is Italian artist<br />
Lucio Fontana, another of the world's most highly-rated contemporary artists. Here enthusiasts can attempt to "pick<br />
up" two polished bronzes from 1967. From 1949 onwards, the artist entitled all his works "Concetto spaziale"<br />
(€50,000/70,000), i.e. the principle of Spatialism,<br />
whereby he made the canvas a three-dimensional<br />
spatial construction. He also expressed the concept<br />
HD<br />
in sculpture. Last but not least, this highly<br />
international sale features Yves Klein, with a work<br />
from 1961: a unique one, as the catalogue tells us.<br />
It consists of an SR 289 sponge, a motif that<br />
became recurrent in the French artist's work during<br />
the Fifties as a symbol of impregnation. "When I<br />
was working on my paintings in my studio, I sometimes<br />
used sponges. Obviously, they turned blue<br />
very quickly! One day, I noticed the beauty of the<br />
blue in the sponge, and this work tool suddenly<br />
became a raw material for me. What I found<br />
appealing was the sponge's extraordinary ability<br />
to soak up anything fluid." The auction house<br />
hopes to make €80,000/100,000 from this little<br />
sculpture.<br />
S. P-D<br />
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Andy Warhol (1928-1987), hard cover book with 18 handcoloured<br />
offset lithographs. Book signed and numbered 50 in<br />
pencil on the first page; one of an edition of 190.<br />
Seymour Berlin and Charles Lisanby, 23.5 x 15.5 cm.<br />
Estimate: €75,000/85,000.
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