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