"In episode two of our new Design series discover the desirable works of Diego Giacometti. Sotheby’s specialist Florent Jeanniard describes the furniture of Giacometti as ‘perfect’ and explains why it was collected by Pablo Picasso, Cecil Beaton and Jean Cocteau. Works by Giacometti are offered in our Design sale in Paris on 17 May along with a wide selection from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, the 40-50s, and the 70s to contemporary design."
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"Figuration has been a long, sustained tradition in Indian art, and Sotheby’s 14 March sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art celebrates a century of the Indian artists who adopted the language of international modernism while remaining firmly rooted in the distinct context of India. In this video, discover a spectacular array of artworks that document India's shift from a colonial state to a sovereign nation, and visit the exhibition at Sotheby’s New York galleries on 7–13 March during Asia Week."
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"NOW YOU SEE ME, Sotheby’s groundbreaking private selling exhibition, brings together paintings and sculpture by ten of the most original and influential female artists of the 20th century. Spanning more than 100 years of creative output on four continents, the exhibition explores the aesthetic and ideological kinship of Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Barbara Hepworth, Frida Kahlo, Tamara de Lempicka, Joan Mitchell, Agnes Martin, Georgia O’Keeffe, Mira Schendel and Tsuruko Yamazaki. NOW YOU SEE ME is on view in Sotheby’s S2 Gallery in New York through 5 March 2017."
"During the Golden Age of national cinema, Diego Rivera looked to Matilde Palou for inspiration. Rivera’s portrait of the Mexican actress, part of Sotheby’s Latin America: Modern Art Evening Sale on 25 May in New York, not only nods to a great era of film and art, but it also serves as a testament to the pride of the Mexican people. Watch the video to discover Rivera’s mastery of twentieth-century portraiture."
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"The next episode in new Design series features a fantastic and unique collection from a Venetian palace redesigned by Pucci de Rossi. Sotheby’s specialist Elie Massaoutis describes it as theatrical and like being in a cartoon, and explains what it takes to become a great design collector. Creations by Pucci de Rossi coexist with unique pieces of Andre Dubreuil, and contemporary art by Alain Jacquet and Robert Combas. The sale of the collection forms part of our Design sale in Paris on 17 May."
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"Get a unique glimpse inside the studio of visionary artist and designer Ross Lovegrove in the latest episode of our new Design series. Join Sotheby’s specialist Adam Trunoske as he finds out what makes ‘Captain Organic’ tick, who his influences are, how design can change your psyche and what’s in the private collection of this pioneering designer. Ross Lovegrove’s Gingko Table (2007) features in Sotheby’s Design sale in Paris on 17 May."
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"In one of the most riveting auction battles in history, a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat brought $110.5 million – the record for an American artist. Watch as auctioneer Oliver Barker fields bids between two collectors determined to take home the monumental masterpiece, the star of Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction."
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"A vision of exquisite beauty and devastating allure, Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘Nude Sunbathing’ embodies the essence of confident female sensuality. The work is one of Lichtenstein’s greatest contributions to art history’s most celebrated subject: the female nude. Executed in 1995, 'Nude Sunbathing' is a major highlight of Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening sale on 16 May in New York."
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"Uptown and downtown merge as Sotheby’s brings highlights from the June 8 Master Paintings sale in New York to Fat Free Art, a street-art gallery on the Lower East Side. Sotheby’s has invited an internationally group of street artists to imagine highlights from the sale in their own mediums. Watch the video to discover their interpretations of the masters and explore the social commentary that rings true even when separated by centuries."
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"Featuring exceptionally rare blue and white porcelain vases, bowls and more, the fourteen lots being offered on 14 March in Ming: The Intervention of Imperial Taste illustrate the power and diplomacy of the ancient court. Watch the video to preview the extraordinary sale, a highlight of Sotheby's Asia Week sales in New York, and be sure to visit our New York galleries from 9–13 March to admire these ambitious designs in person."
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