The Art of Living
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- 20 November 2009 | Spotlight | Furniture & Decorative Arts The Divine Clockmaker and the King’s Ébéniste The pairing of clockmaker Philipp Mattheus Hahn’s work with that of Johannes Klinckerfuss, one of the most important German cabinet makers of the early 19th century, represents a partnership between some of history’s greatest talents.
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- 20 November 2009 | Week in Review | Fine Art November 16 – November 21 This week: Lady Gaga and the Bolshoi Ballet perform together for MOCA’s 30th anniversary gala, FT.com reviews the latest art scenes around the globe, and Christie’s second Yves Saint Laurent sale sees continued success.
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- 19 November 2009 | Spotlight | Collectibles Gallery of the Greats Christie's celebrates the legendary stars of country music in our upcoming Country Music Sale in New York, inlcuding Roy Acuff, Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, and the King of the Cowboys, Roy Rogers, as well as Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Bill Monroe, and the Man in Black, Johnny Cash.
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- 19 November 2009 | The Interview | Collectibles The Interview with Pat Frost, Director and Specialist Head of Textiles and Costumes Pat Frost is Director and Specialist Head of the immensely popular Textiles and Costumes sales at Christie's South Kensington. Susannah Worth sits down with the fashion addict to talk celebrity couture, the turning head factor, and of course, Coco.
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- 18 November 2009 | Spotlight | Books The Wolfgang A. Herz Library of Important Voyages and Travels The Wolfgang A. Herz Library documents early East-West travel through the Indian Sub-continent, early Native American tribes in Florida, Chinese manners and customs, and the first Russian ship to voyage around the world.
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- 18 November 2009 | Video | Fine Art In the Saleroom: Matta’s Crucisphere Christie’s 17 November Latin American Sale in New York offered a superb group of major paintings from the 1940s and 50s by the Surrealist master, Matta, led by a 1948 painting entitled Crucisphere, which sold for $398,500. (RT: 1:30)
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- 17 November 2009 | Video | Fine Art In the Saleroom: Rufino Tamayo's Pájaros The demand for Mexican modernist artists was strong at Christie’s 17 November Latin American Sale in New York, led by a group of paintings by Rufino Tamayo. His powerful and dramatic Pájaros, a work from the 1940s painted during the Second World War, realized $566,500. (RT: 1:51)
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- 17 November 2009 | Video | Fine Art In the Saleroom: Fernando Botero’s Mujer fumando Leading Christie’s 17 November Latin American Sale in New York was Fernando Botero’s Mujer fumando, a glorious, monumental bronze from 1987, which fetched $1,142,500 – the second highest price achieved for a sculpture by the artist. (RT: 2:42)
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- 16 November 2009 | The Interview | Furniture & Decorative Arts The Interview with Carina Villinger, 20th Century Design Specialist Even as a young child, Carina Villinger paid close attention to three dimensional objects and laughs when recalling the furniture from her childhood bedroom (“Ikea—from their pine furniture phase!”). She recently let Libby Addington in on some of her favorite makers and moments in 20th century design.
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- 16 November 2009 | Focus | Photographs & Prints Fashion or Drama? Fashion or drama? Here we focus on the works of Peter Lindbergh, one of the most respected fashion photographers of the present day, and Japanese photographer Izima Kaoru, known for his series of haunting yet irresistibly charming scenes of corpses in landscapes.
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