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Phillips Announces London Evening and Daytime Edition Auction Highlights
by Banksy Kate Moss (purple/orange) and two Warhols Marilyn serigraphs to lead the evening auction on January 19
Other highlights include modern, pop and contemporary works by Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst and David Hockney
Phillips announced the highlights ahead of the Evening & Day Editions auctions on January 19 and 20. Led by a trio of iconic portraits: Banksy’s Kate Moss (purple/orange) from 2005, and two Warhol Marilyn silkscreen prints, the sale will also include by Francis Bacon bullfighting mirror which comes to auction this month alongside the launch of a solo exhibition by the artist at the Royal Academy in London. Other highlights include a modern group with Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, Pop Art by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, and contemporary editions by Miles Aldridge, Banksy, Damien Hirst and David Hockney. The Evening Sale on January 19 at 6 p.m. will be followed by the Daily Sale on January 20 at 12 p.m. The exhibition is now online at Phillips.com and will be on view to the public at Phillips Galleries in Berkeley Square from January 12-20.
Rebecca Tooby-Desmond, Sales Manager and Auctioneer, “Following the success of our Global Editions auctions in 2021, which saw a 45% year-over-year increase from 2020, we are very excited to start a new year with our Evening & Day Editions in London in January. by Banksy Kate Moss (purple/orange) and Warhol Marilyn are the stars of our evening sale, alongside pop art and contemporary pieces by Roy Lichtenstein, Damien Hirst and Jonas Wood. We are also delighted to present a group of museum quality prints by Francis Bacon, coinciding with the opening of the Royal Academy exhibition. Francis Bacon: Man and Beast. Exploring a wide range of key periods in art history, our January auctions will also feature works by modern masters such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. The dynamic and varied selection of 355 lots this month offers both established and next-generation collectors the opportunity to acquire fantastic examples of work by top and emerging artists. We look forward to welcoming visitors to the preview exhibition in person at our galleries in Berkeley Square and online at Phillips.com from January 12-20..”
At Banksy Kate Moss (purple/orange) the artist pays homage to the iconic Andy Warhol The portraits of Marilyn Monroe, two serigraphs of which are also included in the sale. Bold, bright and blonde, Moss flaunts Monroe’s most signature attributes – her signature curls, flirtatious lashes, boldly defined lips and prominent mole. In addition to the layered features of Monroe, the addition of a solid, flat color in contrasting shades of purple and orange works to capture Warhol’s lively Pop aesthetic. Banksy uses the image of Kate Moss with the same intentions as its predecessor – the commodification of visual icons. Other works by the artist to feature in these auctions include Choose your weapon (dark purple), girl with balloon, Love is in the air and Napalm.
by Francis Bacon bullfighting mirror is a prime example of the artist’s controversial and famous depictions of bullfights. Bacon’s bullfights are composed in circular arenas and often contain, as in the current work, a concave mirror in which torero and bull clash and merge in a whirlwind of movement. This book is a complete set of four lithographs. Nine other works by Bacon will feature in the Evening & Day Editions auctions, including two self-portraits, a portrait of his close friend Lucian Freud and a triptych.
Coinciding with the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee, a group of works featuring the Queen, including a lithograph by Richard Princea screen print by Andy Warholand one giclée print by Chris Levine. Demonstrating a wide range of periods, styles and techniques, these works all celebrate traditional royal portraiture iconography and the celebrity status of Queen Elizabeth II. Richard Prince is widely recognized for his technique known as “re-photography” – a revolutionary appropriation strategy of photographing pre-existing images from magazine advertisements and presenting them as his own. In 1985, Andy Warhol became fascinated by the public’s infatuation with British royalty and immortalized the Queen in his contemporary aesthetic, transforming her into the celebrity he imagined her to be. Chris Levine’s work has been hailed by the National Portrait Gallery as “the most evocative image of a royal by an artist”, and by Mario Testino as the “finest portrait of the Queen”.
The Evening and Day Edition auctions include a selection of iconic David Hockney editions featuring a wide range of techniques. At Hockney’s My window drawings the artist depicts the view through his window over the seasons. Also included in Hockney’s selection of works are two of his Lithographic Pools, a subject widely identified as the artist’s most famous motif, embodying his fascination with post-war America and, in particular, the California hedonism. Hockney’s pools also serve as a metaphorical springboard for an in-depth inquiry that spanned decades of his career: the formal challenge of representing water.
Auctions: January 19 & 20, 2022
Session 1, January 19 6:00 p.m. GMT
Session 2, January 20 12:00 GMT
Consulting the auctions: January 12 – January 20, 2022
Location: 30 Berkeley Square, London
Click here for more information: https://www.phillips.com/auctions/auction/UK030122