Halil Pasha's four season-themed paintings, emblematic of his blend of Western techniques with Orientalist themes during the Ottoman-Turkish transition, far surpassed estimates at Sotheby's 'Orientalist Art' auction, indicating robust demand for the artist's work.
Guido Molinari, Structure rythmique vert-bleu (1966), $146,100 to $219,200 estimate, is due to be sold at Heffel Post-War & Contemporary Art Auction in Toronto on May 21, 2026. Acrylic on canvas, 172.7 x 127.0cm. The work has not been traded before.
Ai Weiwei, Set of six Qing Dynasty chairs (2007), $35,100 to $46,800 estimate, is due to be sold at Piasa Post-War Art Auction in Paris on May 12, 2026. Wood, 99.0 x 63.0 x 47.0cm.
Mikulas Medek, Deep a Sleep V (1966), $175,600 to $234,200 estimate, is due to be sold at Dorotheum Contemporary Art I Auction in Vienna on May 20, 2026. Oil, enamel on canvas, 163.5 x 106.0cm. The work has been traded once in the past.
Amassed over three decades with an acute focus on figurative masters from the School of London to European modernists, this segment of Joe Lewis’s collection, estimated between £150 million and £200 million, makes a strategic return to London for auction.
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