Going Once No. 403 | Christie’s to acquire classic car auction house Gooding & Company

Christie’s to acquire classic car auction house Gooding & Company, François-Xavier Lalanne, Alan and Marianne Schwartz’s prints collection, Gerhard Richter, and more͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­ [Christie's]( [Christie's]( [Going Once] [Going Once] 14 Sep 2024 This week’s stories Christie’s agrees to acquire leading car auction house Gooding & Company [ ]( Setting the pace in the collector car market, Gooding & Company holds world-record prices for Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren and more [Read more]( [ ]( François-Xavier Lalanne — discover an exceptional group of 70 works from the collection of the artist’s daughter, Dorothée [Read more]( [ ]( One of the most important print collections in private hands: from Dürer to Rembrandt, Goya to Munch, Bellows to Picasso [Read more]( [ ]( ‘I acknowledge only what is’: the vast and genre-defying output of Gerhard Richter, an artist with ‘no rules… no belief’ [Read more]( [ ]( North American exhibitions: Olafur Eliasson in LA, Hip Hop in Toronto, Mickalene Thomas in Philadelphia, and more [Read more]( [ ]( Inaugural Evening Sale at The Henderson in Hong Kong: featuring the most important Van Gogh ever auctioned in Asia, and the first Monet water-lily painting to be offered on the continent [Read more]( [MORE STORIES]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Editor’s picks [ ]( A playful late work by the Portuguese artist Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, [Le Chat]( dates from around 1986. In an allusion to the decorative façades of her native Lisbon, the work is painted on ceramic tiles; and to add a layer of complication, the subject of the piece is also a set of tiles, adorned with the image of a cat [VIEW LOT]( Estimate: €3,000-5,000 24 September , Paris [ ]( Joseph Fröhlich was court jester to Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and later to his successor, Augustus III. Fröhlich became a celebrity, and this [Meissen porcelain figure,]( dated 1741, is one of many depictions of him in his Tyrolean fool’s costume, complete with comical conical hat [VIEW LOT]( Estimate: £12,000-18,000 until 25 September , Online [ ]( The Japanese port of Yokohama opened to foreigners in 1859, and Utagawa Yoshikazu was there to record their presence in colourful woodblock prints. One such is his magnificent 1861 triptych [American Steamship,]( in which the vessel’s funnel is shown alongside one of its masts, with a cloud of smoke rising behind the sails [VIEW LOT]( Estimate: $6,000-8,000 17 September , New York [ ]( Bulgari collaborated with the architect Tadao Ando in 2021 to produce this [limited-edition Octo Finissimo watch,]( only 160 of which were made. Set in a black ceramic case with a sandblasted finish, the dial is a deep inky blue that evokes the night sky — an impression enhanced by the addition of a gold crescent moon [VIEW LOT]( Estimate: HK$80,000-160,000 until 24 September , Online [BROWSE ALL]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What’s on Closing soon | Online [Handbags Online: The September Edition, until 18 September ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Open for bidding | Online [Prints and Multiples, until 26 September ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Highlights view | Hong Kong [Christie’s inaugural sales at The Henderson, 22-26 September ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Spotlight on [ ]( • Treasures fit for an emperor: a guide to [Chinese ceramics]( from colour palettes and glazes to reign marks and more • Who was [Francis Newton Souza]( An expert’s view on the life and work of Modern Indian art’s ‘enfant terrible’ • [Meissen porcelain]( as an important private collection comes to auction, an insight into the ‘white gold’ that seduced a king [ ]( Anytime, Anywhere [Private Sales: Our best kept secret]( ART AND LUXURY, READY TO TAKE HOME [BUY NOW]( [ ]( Online Auction [The Proximus Art Collection: Selected Works]( 19 September to 3 October [BROWSE SALE]( [Upcoming auctions]( [Plan your visit]( [How to buy]( [How to sell]( [Christie's]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us [INSTAGRAM]( | [FACEBOOK]( | [YOUTUBE]( | [WECHAT]( [© CHRISTIE'S 2024](@@@christies_com@@@) [Web version]( | [Privacy policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Clockwise from top left: 1995 McLaren F1; 1967 Toyota-Shelby 2000 GT; 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider; 1970 Porsche 917K; 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C-SS Teardrop. Photos: courtesy Gooding & Company // From left, François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), Singe Alternatif IV, 2018. Patinated bronze. 29⅛ x 5½ x 9½ in (74 x 14 x 24 cm). Estimate: $400,000-600,000; François-Xavier Lalanne, Singe Alternatif III, 2013. Silver. 29⅛ x 6¼ x 6⅞ in (74 x 16 x 17.5 cm). Estimate: $400,000-600,000; François-Xavier Lalanne, Singe Alternatif SIV, 2013. Silver. 28⅜ x 4½ x 9⅝ in (72 x 11.5 x 24.5 cm). Estimate: $400,000-600,000; François-Xavier Lalanne, Singe Alternatif IV, 2012. Zinc. 29⅛ x 4½ x 9 in (74 x 11.5 x 23 cm). Estimate: $400,000-600,000. All offered in François-Xavier Lalanne, Sculpteur | Collection Dorothée Lalanne on 10 October 2024 at Christie’s in New York. Artworks: Les Lalanne © 2024 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY/ ADAGP, Paris, France // George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925), A Stag at Sharkey’s, 1917 (detail). Lithograph on tissue-thin Japan paper. Image: 18⅝ x 23⅞ in (473 x 606 mm). Sheet: 21¾ x 27¾ in (553 x 705 mm). Estimate: $60,000-80,000. Offered in Exceptional Impressions: The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection on 23 October 2024 at Christie’s in New York // Gerhard Richter in his Düsseldorf studio, 1975. Photo: © Gerhard Richter 2024 (05092024), courtesy Gerhard Richter Archiv Dresden // Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971), Afro Goddess Looking Forward, 2015. Rhinestones, acrylic, and oil on wood panel. Courtesy of the artist. The work is included in Mickalene Thomas: All About Love at The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, from 20 October 2024 to 12 January 2025. Artwork: © 2024 Mickalene Thomas / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York // Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994), Talvolta sole talvolta luna (detail). Color-aid paper collage, 1981, on card, signed in pencil, numbered 29/33. Sheet: 1010 x 710 mm. Estimate: £5,000-7,000. Offered in Prints and Multiples, until 26 September 2024, at Christie’s Online. Artwork: © Alighiero Boetti, DACS 2024