Other works
“Like the other works in this mythical series, Pavonia integrates cinematic overlay techniques into the painting to create what filmmaker Gaston Ravel described as a ‘fade.’ However, Picabia’s compositions go beyond this concept by proposing an immersive and sensory surreal experience”, adds Sotheby’s.
Another painting by Picabia, “Nu de dos” (Nude from behind), from 1940-1942, was auctioned for 3.64 million dollars. Four paintings by the Belgian master René Magritte were part of the auctioned lot, two of them for the first time: “Le Paysage Fantôme” (The ghost landscape) went for 2.3 million dollars and “Le Palais de la Courtisane” (The palace of the courtesan) for two 2.2 million dollars.
“Surrealism is a hundred years old and it was never so young. Magritte is today as sought after as Warhol and the market demand for Picabia equals that of Jeff Koons,” said Bompard.
The auction also included works by Dorothea Tanning (“Mêlées nocturnes”, 1958, $625,000), Leonor Fini (“Sphinx”, 1954, $132,000) and Toyen (“Chambre secrète sans serrure”, 1966, $1.6 million ).
In early March, a Magritte painting, “L’Empire des lumières” (The Empire of Lights), was sold for $79.5 million, setting a record for a work by this artist.
Source: Ambito
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