This is one of the outstanding lots of the auction called “The Exceptional Sale”, which each year seeks to bring together the best in decorative arts, applied arts, pop culture and sports.
A 1966 painting titled “Images of a Woman”made and signed by the four Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrisonwill go on sale next February 1 in New York with an estimated price between $400,000 and $600,000, the Christie’s auction house reported.
This is one of the outstanding lots of the auction named “The Exceptional Sale”which each year seeks to bring together the best in decorative arts, applied arts, pop culture and sports.
Works of art, furniture, watches, porcelain, silver objects, Chinese furniture, antiques and souvenirs usually make up the offering of this auction that focuses on the provenance, rarity and design of these elements, the auction house reported in a release.
Additionally, the auction includes a gold vest worn by Janis Joplina gold medal awarded to Bob Beamon at the Mexico 68 Olympic Games, a solid gold vase made by Tiffany & Co. for the Gould family and a pair of stools belonging to the empress Josephine of Beauharnaisthe great love of Napoleon Bonaparte.
“For rock n’ roll lovers, The Exceptional Sale includes an important 1966 painting, ‘Images of a Woman’, made and signed by all four Beatles,” according to the information shared by Christie’s.
The story behind the painting made by the Beatles
The four from Liverpool created this painting together during a tour of Japan: “It was the summer of 1966. The Beatles were in the middle of a tour that saw them play five concerts in just three days at the famous Japanese stadium Nippon Budokan, but when “They weren’t acting, they were locked in the presidential suite of the Tokyo Hilton creating a work of art that became known as ‘Images of a Woman,'” CNN reported.
According to Christie’s press release, when they arrived in Japan, someone gave them some art supplies and the band soon gathered around a table, with a blank sheet of Japanese art paper and a lamp propped right in the center. to illuminate. Each Beatle sat in a corner, painting something different while recordings of the album that would become “Stir”.
In the center of the sheet, in a blank circle – where the lamp was resting – you can see the signatures of each person that the Beatles stamped at the end of the experience that, some consider, is the only work of art made jointly by them. the four of them.
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Every corner of the painting reflects a personal touch, with a great variety of shapes, colors and materials used: Harrison’s part uses darker and more angular-looking brushstrokes, while the area intervened by Ringo Starr is smaller and more cartoonish. Both Lennon and McCartney worked primarily with acrylic, according to Christie’s, while Harrison and Starr relied more on watercolor.
Source: Ambito
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