Alex Platton在蘇富比5月拍賣預(yù)展上介紹馬蒂斯的作品

　　根據(jù)紐約蘇富比相關(guān)工作人員介紹，羅斯科和馬蒂斯的畫作將是他們5月12日“印象主義及當(dāng)代藝術(shù)拍賣專場(chǎng)”的重要作品。馬蒂斯的“Bouquet pour le 14 Juillet 1919”是藝術(shù)家在“二戰(zhàn)”之后慶祝法國國慶日完成的作品。該作期望能拍得18,000,000-25,000,000美元。

　　在一周后的當(dāng)代藝術(shù)的拍賣會(huì)上，羅斯科在1961年完成的作品“無題”也將上拍，這件作品的估價(jià)和馬蒂斯的那件一樣。在這場(chǎng)拍賣會(huì)上，還將上拍安迪·沃霍爾的自畫像，這件作品為時(shí)尚設(shè)計(jì)師Tom Ford的藏品，這件作品的估價(jià)在10,000,000-15,000,000美元。
這件紫色斑駁的作品是沃霍爾在1986年完成的系列自畫像中的一件，在這組作品完成后不久，沃霍爾就去世了。蘇富比這次拍賣會(huì)上拍的還包括莫奈、蒙德里安和畢加索等人的作品。

　　拍賣商希望最近有所回升的市場(chǎng)能得到進(jìn)一步的發(fā)展，這樣的局面將會(huì)鼓勵(lì)更多的藏家為市場(chǎng)貢獻(xiàn)優(yōu)質(zhì)的作品，尤其是那種珍稀且有價(jià)值的作品

Mark Rothko and Henri Matisse Among Top Lots at Sotheby's NY

Paintings by Mark Rothko and Henri Matisse will be among the top lots at Sotheby's sales in New York next month, the auctioneer said on Friday. Matisse's "Bouquet pour le 14 Juillet 1919" was the artist's celebration of the first Bastille Day after World War One and is expected to fetch $18-25 million when it goes under the hammer as part of the May 5 impressionist and modern art auction.

A week later, at the contemporary art sale, Rothko's 1961 work "Untitled" is estimated at the same price, while a self portrait by Andy Warhol, from the collection of fashion designer Tom Ford, is expected to fetch $10-15 million.

The purple-hued work is from Warhol's final series of self portraits executed in 1986, shortly before his death.

Sotheby's is displaying the works alongside other lots including paintings by Claude Monet, Amedeo Modiglianiand Pablo Picasso, at its London showroom on Friday and from April 18-20.

The auctioneer will be hoping for further signs of the recent strong recovery in art market prices, which in turn have encouraged sellers to offer particularly rare and valuable works across the genres.