A Paula Rego frame in which the artist alludes to the death of her husband in 1988, was sold Wednesday at auction in London for 1.6 million euros, a new record of Portuguese artist.
The Cadet and his Sister [ The cadet and sister ], an acrylic on paper on canvas, 1988, addresses the issue farewell, showing a cadet dress in the uniform of the Military College, from which to fight, parting sister while she kneels down and tie his shoes.
The composition refers to an important event in the personal life of the Portuguese painter, because in that same year, her husband died, fellow artist Victor Willing, multiple sclerosis.
This year was also important in Paula Rego’s career, having spent to be represented by the gallery Marlborough Fine Art in London, and honored with a major retrospective of his work by the Serpentine Gallery in London.
Property of an American private collector, The Cadet and his Sister had an initial estimate of between 846,000 euros and 1.1 million euros, but was eventually sold for 1,614,795 euros, a new record for the artist, said Lusa Sotheby’s source, organizer of the auction .
Another work of Paula Rego, Looking Out (1997), pastel on paper on aluminum support, with an estimate between 707,000 euros and 989,000 euros, was sold for a final bid of 1,360,941 euros.
Looking Out , created by Paula Rego in 1997, is part of a series of artist’s work inspired by the book The Crime of Father Amaro of Eca de Queiroz, which tells the story of a young priest who keeps a clandestine affair with a maid, Amelia
This screen -. the flagship of the whole work Paula Rego, in denouncing the female condition – portrays Amelia, alone, leaning on the window of a house, giving a picture of frustration and imprisonment, while waiting for the day of delivery
Warhol also record.
The works were part of the Contemporary Art auction at Sotheby’s, which takes place today and tomorrow and have auction works of Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud and David Hockney.
One Dollar Bill (Silver Certificate) , painted by Andy Warhol in 1962, sold for 29.4 million euros, the highest sales figure ever for a contemporary work at an auction in London.
The work, a reproduction of a note from the US dollar, stands out as the only painted by the artist known for his Pop Art works and had an estimated between 18.4 million and 25.4 million euros.
Another record for a work on paper was set by Head of Gerda Bohm (1961), a portrait of the British Frank Auerbach painted cousin Gerda, and that triggered an estimate of between 353,000 and 495,000 euros for a final price of 3.1 million euros.
The total amount obtained on the first day of auction was , according to Sotheby’s, of 130.4 million pounds (183.9 million euros).
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