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7 March
Boetti, Dicorcia, Goldin
On 7 March, the sheer eclecticism of Veritas Art
Auctioneer’s upcoming Modern & Contemporary
auction will provide something for every collector.
The Portuguese auction house’s sale will boast a
range of works including one of the foremost
artists of the Arte Povera movement, Alighiero
Boetti, whose 1989 tapestry "Attirare l’attenzione"
is expected to obtain between €15,000 and
€20,000 (see photo) as well as works by major
American photographer Nan Goldin ("Kim
Between Sets", C-Print, 1991: €9,000/12,000) and
Philip-Lorca Dicorcia, whose hauntingly mute
photograph from his "Cuba Libre" series in W
Magazine is estimated at €13,000/18,000.
UPCOMING AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL THE MAGAZINE
7 March
The year’s first auction at Bredgade 33 in Copenhagen sees the Danish auction house Bruun
Rasmussen return in force. With auctions resuming at the end of February, the March sales of
modern art and design promise further treasures. On 7 March, the sale of works by Axel Salto will
be a must for Scandinavian design fans. Bringing together an astounding 35 works, Bruun
Rasmussen will host the largest selection by the designer ever seen at auction. A native of
Denmark, he achieved international prominence after his work was displayed at the 1925 World
Exhibition in Paris. Salto’s style is characterised by a unique transcendence of the natural world
within his work; the organic and textural forms that pervade his ceramics do not simply mimic
nature: they express its very essence. Highlights of the sale will include this colossal stoneware
vase (DKK600,000-800,000), modelled with stylised flowers and branches in relief, and "Janus
Head" (see photo). Collectors should snap these up fast as prices for Salto’s works have already
increased five-fold in the last decade. Polly Brock
Axel Salto (1889–1961), Janus head, stoneware. Decorated with Sung glaze. Signed Salto. Royal Copenhagen. Made in
1947. Unique piece. 38 x 48 cm. Estimate: DKK 400,000.
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