Peter Saul painting sets world record at Leslie Hindman AuctioneersOctober 15, 2016 - 12:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The September 30 Modern and Contemporary Art auction at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers offered a monumental Peter Saul with a presale estimate of $250,000 350,000. Saul¹s Guernica, 1974, sold for $575,000, setting a record for the artist at auction, Art Daily said. The fluorescent psychedelic painting is an interpretation of Pablo Picasso¹s famed 1937 anti-war piece, Guernica, depicting the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War. Saul¹s 1974 version, Saul¹s Guernica, is an art historical riff reflecting his own objections to the Vietnam War. Its large scale and vibrant colors showcase Saul¹s melting cartoon imagery and surrealist funk approach to painting. Alternate versions of the painting have previously sold at auction in 2007 and 2008. The painting was offered from the Estate of Robert and Lois Orchard of St. Louis, Missouri and sold to a West Coast buyer. Additional highlights of the sale include two works by Fernand Léger, a painting titled Deux femmes tenant des fleurs from 1954 that sold for $800,000 and a gouache titled Paysage Village from 1914 that sold for $725,000. Bob Thompson¹s Landscape with Blue Nude, 1965, sold for $197,000 and Gabriel Munter¹s Blumen mit weisser rose II, 1950, sold for $106,250. The Modern and Contemporary Art auction was following by a Fine Prints evening sale where Picasso¹s Francoise sur fond gris, 1950, sold for $106,250. Additional results can be found online at lesliehindman.com. The Fine Art department is currently accepting consignments for the upcoming December 14 and 15 Post War and Contemporary Art, American and European Art and Fine Print sales. Photo: Art Daily Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |