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april 13, 2015
Van Gogh and Rothko: two Masterpieces of Modern Art Unveiled at Sotheby's London
Sotheby’s is honored to offer Vincent van Gogh’s L'Allée des Alyscamps as a highlight of its Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in New York on 5 May 2015. Van Gogh completed this work in 1888 during his fabled Arles-period, when he created many of his most celebrated compositions: Sunflowers, Self-Portrait, L'Arlesienne and the Night Café all date to this stage of his career. The painting also serves as lasting evidence of the artist’s relationship with Paul Gauguin – the two worked sideby- side in France that autumn under their shared artistic experiment known as the Studio of the South, before mounting tensions eventually drove Van Gogh to his violent breakdown at the end of the year. L'Allée des Alyscamps is estimated to achieve in excess of $40 million in the May auction. 2 David Norman, Co-Chairman of Sotheby’s Worldwide Impressionist & Modern Art Department, commented: “Since the first memorial exhibitions of his work in 1901, Van Gogh has been one of the most influential artists of the past century. With the vast majority of his most important paintings in institutional collections, it is extremely rare to see a major canvas at auction – only two paintings from his final breakthrough years were offered in all of 2014. To offer a picture from Van Gogh’s famous Arles-period is therefore a particular privilege, and we are thrilled to present the stunning L'Allée des Alyscamps this May. Painted in 1888, the work displays all of the greatest qualities of his unique body of work: a lush, fiery palette of brilliant orange, reds and yellows against a cool blue sky, a rich and vigorously-painted surface, and an expressive mood.”
On 12 May 2015 Sotheby’s New York will present the majestic Untitled (Yellow and Blue) by Mark Rothko as a major highlight of the Contemporary Art Evening Sale. The work was executed in 1954, the year the artist created a number of his most celebrated canvases, and furthermore boasts distinguished provenance that includes the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon. Standing at over eight feet tall Untitled (Yellow and Blue) engulfs the viewer in the vastness of its yellow and blue planes. Like so many of Rothko’s most renowned canvases the work stands as a towering thesis on the absolute limits of abstraction with the seamless flow of color and light emanating as if from within. The work is estimated to fetch $40/60m and is currently on view at Sotheby’s London before the pre-sale exhibition opens in New York on 1st May.
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