EROTIC PASSION & DESIRE ARRIVES AT SOTHEBY'S LONDON THIS FEBRUARY
Lot 75 Raymond Pettibon, Untitled (It had Naturally…), ink on paper, 1999 (est. £10,000-15,000).
Above: Chris Levine, She’s Light (Laser 3), 2013 (est. £60,000-80,000)
In the second edition of Sotheby’s Erotic: Passion & Desire sale, Pre-Columbian sculpture will be paired with Picasso works on paper; masters of photography from Man Ray to Rankin will be set against 19th century marbles and antique reliefs; Gustav Klimt’s sensual eroticism will jostle with Keith Vaughn’s unrestricted erotic fantasies; each work charting the history of the subject from antiquity to modern day. Artists throughout history have been drawn to the human form.
A new exhibition in Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries, on public view from 7 – 15 February, will take viewers on an art historical journey. Comprising 90 lots with a combined pre-sale low estimate of £3.8 million, this year’s auction will be accompanied by an online sale, presenting an even wider range across continents and centuries. Erotic Art Online will be open for bidding from 2 – 16 February and includes prints, photographs, paintings, sculpture, drawings, Asian works of art and film posters.
Lot 29 Jack Vettriano, Models in the Studio, oil on canvas (est. £40,000-60,000)
Constantine Frangos, Head of Sale, said: “The story of erotic art is a story from many different times and many different lands, and our second Erotic sale brings together a broad range of artworks and objects which lay bare the history of human sexuality in all its guises. Following the success of last year’s inaugural sale, we’re thrilled to bring together another rich and diverse group, striking in both subject matter and artistic expression.”
Tania Remoundos, Impressionist & Modern Art Specialist, said: “This auction provides an extraordinary insight into how some of the greatest names in art history engaged with the subject of erotic art. Francis Picabia’s irreverent homage to French wartime glamour magazines is the perfect coverlot for the sale, as the avant-garde artist purposefully sets out to outrage the art establishment with his sun-drenched bathers.”
Lot 2 Gustav Klimt, Liebespaar nach rechts liegend (Lovers Lying Seen from the Right), pencil on paper, 1904-05 (est. £40,000-60,000)
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