Sale 7868
London
|
15 September 2010
From the collection of the late Ernest Donagh
Price realised
GBP 5,250
Estimate
Frank Stella (b. 1936) Jasper's Dilemma (Axsom 82-85) the set of four lithographs in colours, 1973, on J. Green paper, each signed and dated in pencil, numbered A.P. 14/20, a set of artist's proofs aside from the edition of one hundred, published by Petersburg Press, London, with their blindstamp, the full sheets, in very good condition S. 405 x 560 mm. (4)
Provenance
Ernest Donagh (1941-2007). Then by descent to the present owners. (See note to lot 162)
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
Murray Macaulay
mmacaulay@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2252
Richard Lloyd
rlloyd@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2266
Tim Schmelcher
tschmelcher@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2268
Maya Jelbart
mjelbart@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2328
Pre-Lot Text
Post Lot Text
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Specialist Tim Schmelcher explains why this 1655 print is considered among the artist’s greatest achievements in any medium
From woodcuts to lithographs and originals vs editions. Illustrated with works offered in Prints and Multiples, 19-20 April in New York
Build your contemporary collection with accessibly priced works by Gerhard Richter, Dan Flavin, Richard Prince, Andy Warhol, Sam Francis and more
The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale totals £128,081,750, with works by Picasso and a record-breaking Franz Marc painting also achieving top prices
Alastair Smart profiles the life and work of the Pre-Raphaelite artist described by Burne-Jones as ‘the best of us all’ — illustrated with works offered in July