Christie’s Curates: Past Perfect / Future Present
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Christie’s Curates:
Past Perfect / Future Present

London | 12-16 June 2015

Past Perfect / Future Present is a free exhibition curated by four young Christie's specialists that showcases an extraordinary juxtaposition of art across the ages alongside innovative and new media work by four emerging artists.

Recent works by James Balmforth, Armand Boua, Olga Chernysheva and Harry Sanderson will be displayed alongside objects old and new: a masterpiece of Baroque portraiture by Rubens, Lawrence of Arabia’s own dagger, given to him by King Faisal, the striking components of a working Spitfire airplane, as well as stunning pieces by modern masters including Henry Moore, LS Lowry and Sigmar Polke.

These works will be presented in a new context with a dramatic restaging at Christie’s King Street, allowing the visitor to admire and compare talent and innovation from artists throughout the centuries.

A free cafe will be open throughout the exhibition.

Inside the Exhibition

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  • Christie’s Curates: Past Perfect / Future Present Exhibition

    Past Perfect / Future Present is a free exhibition curated by four young Christie's specialists that showcases an extraordinary juxtaposition of art across the ages alongside innovative and new media work by four emerging artists.

Meet the Artists: Artist & Curator Interviews

Past Perfect: Christie's Highlights

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  • LOT OFFERED | OLD MASTER & BRITISH PAINTINGS EVENING SALE
    London, King Street, 9 July

    PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR

    BERNARDO BELLOTTO (VENICE 1721-1780 WARSAW)

    Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe above the Augustus bridge

    oil on canvas
    37 5/8 x 65 1/8 in. (95.6 x 165.4 cm.)
    Estimate: £8,000,000–12,000,000

  • LOT OFFERED | POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART EVENING AUCTION
    London, King Street, 30 June

    Sigmar Polke (1941–2010 )

    Untitled

    acrylic and dispersion on canvas
    39 3/8 x 37 1/4 in. (99.7 x 119.8cm.)
    Painted in 1994

    © The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne, DACS 2015.

  • LOT OFFERED | MODERN BRITISH AND IRISH ART
    London, King Street, 25 June

    DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)

    Two Forms with White (Greek)

    signed, inscribed, dated and numbered ‘Barbara Hepworth CAST 1969
    5/7/Morris/Singer/FOUNDERS/LONDON’ (on the back of the base)
    bronze with a dark brown and white-painted patina
    39¡ in. (100 cm.) high, including base, 48 in. (122 cm.) wide
    Conceived in 1963 and cast in bronze in 1969.
    This work is recorded as BH 491, cast 5/7.
    Estimate: £1,300,000–1,800,000

    © BOWNESS

  • LOT OFFERED | EXCEPTIONAL SALE
    London, King Street, 9 July 

    THE PETER CAZENOVE SPITFIRE
    A VICKERS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK. 1A - P9374/G-MKIA

    ORIGINALLY BUILT EARLY 1940 AT THE VICKERS ARMSTRONG FACTORY IN WOOLSTON, FIRST FLIGHT 23 FEBRUARY 1940; DELIVERED TO 92 SQUADRON ON 6 MARCH 1940, MAJOR REBUILD AND RESTORATION SUBSEQUENT TO REDISCOVERY AND RECOVERY IN 1980/81

    Estimate: £1,500,000–2,500,000

Future Present: Emerging Artists

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  • OLGA CHERNYSHEVA (B. 1962)

    Waiting for a Miracle

    Analog print
    39.1/2 x 59in. (100 x 150cm.)
    Executed in 2000, this work is from an edition of five plus two artist’s proofs
    © Olga Chernysheva, 2015.

    Courtesy of Pace London
    Note: This work is not offered at auction. Please contact the gallery for enquiries.

  • JAMES BALMFORTH (B. 1980)

    Intersection Point

    painted steel
    38.1/4 x 38.1/4in. (97 x 97cm.)
    Executed in 2015

    Courtesy of the artist and Hannah Barry Gallery, London
    Note: This work is not offered at auction. Please contact the gallery for enquiries.

  • ARMAND BOUA (B. 1978)

    Untitled

    tar and acrylic on cardboard
    63.3/4 x 74in. (162 x 188cm.)
    Executed in 2014
    Private Collection, Belgium

    Courtesy of the artist and Jack Bell Gallery
    Note: This work is not offered at auction. Please contact the gallery for enquiries.

  • HARRY SANDERSON (B. 1987)

    A Day Made of Glass

    Installation
    Dimensions variable
    Executed in 2015

    Courtesy of the artist and Arcadia Missa
    Note: This work is not offered at auction. Please contact the gallery for enquiries.

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Exhibition Information

Christie’s Curates:
Past Perfect / Future Present

Christie’s
8 King Street
London, SW1Y 6QT

EXHIBITION DATES 12 - 16 June, 2015

VIEWING TIMES 12 June, 9am – 5pm
13 June, 11am – 5pm
14 June, 12pm – 5pm
15 June, 9am – 8pm
16 June, 9am – 1pm

CONTACT info@christies.com
+44 (0) 20 7839 9060