Amedeo Modigliani, Portrait of Paulette
Jourdain, 1919, Estimate $25,000,000–35,000,000. |
Legendary
collector, philanthropist and businessman A. Alfred Taubman’s sprawling
Modernist residence in Bloomfield Hills – designed by Alden B. Dow, a disciple
of Frank Lloyd Wright – anchored his family life in Michigan. It also became a
showcase for a staggering array of great art, much of which will be offered at
the first two sales at Sotheby’s dedicated to The Collection of A. Alfred
Taubman: Masterworks, on 4 November, and
Modern & Contemporary Art, on 5 November.
Over
the course of 70 years, A. Alfred Taubman worked quietly and assiduously to
assemble one of the greatest collections of art in private hands. Yet, for a
man who lived much of his life in the glare of the public spotlight, remarkably
little was known about the vast and diverse trove of masterpieces that hung
throughout his homes and offices for decades. Having trained as an architect,
Mr. Taubman’s keen aesthetic eye is evident throughout the collection.
Pablo Picasso’s “Femme Assise sur une Chaise,”
1938, is estimated to sell for $25 million to $35 million. Credit 2015 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, via Sotheby's. |
From
2-5 October, select masterpieces by iconic Old Master, Impressionist, Modern, Contemporary
and American artists will be on view at the Hong Kong Exhibition &
Convention Centre. From 10-15 October, masterworks from the collection will be
exhibited at Sotheby’s London galleries. These viewings culminate in a
dedicated exhibition from 24-27 October at Sotheby’s New York headquarters - a
building conceived by Mr. Taubman to bring his vision for the art market to
life.
George
Wachter, Chairman Sotheby’s Americas, commented: “Our global exhibitions this
October will begin to reveal the treasures that Alfred Taubman thoughtfully
acquired over decades, offering a window into his remarkable life. The depth
and diversity of Mr. Taubman’s collection are staggering, with works spanning
every period, genre and medium of creative output -- from the monumental, 3,000-year-old
depiction of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet and Tang Dynasty figure of a court lady,
to superlative examples by a striking list of the most celebrated figures in
Western art: Raphael and Dürer, Degas and Matisse, O’Keeffe and Sargent, Rothko
and Bacon, to name a very few. Mr. Taubman’s passion for great works of art had
no restrictions, and thus both established and new collectors will have the
rare opportunity to experience and acquire works that reflect his connoisseurship
at all price points.”
Mark Rothko’s No. 6/Sienna, Orange on Wine
shares a wall with Franz Kline’s Elizabeth, Photography © Steven Brooke Studios. |
Across the table, Jackson Pollock’s Black and
White Painting III meets Clyfford Still’s PH-218, Photography © Steven Brooke
Studios. |
Man With Arm Raised, a 1960 oil by Francis Bacon, shares a corner with drawings by Old Masters and Modernists, Photography © Steven Brooke Studios. |
The dining room became a showcase for Abstract
Expressionist masterpieces, Photography © Steven Brooke Studios. |
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