It first belonged to an Armenian businessman, Calouste being his first name (1869-1955), who managed at one time to obtain a 5% share of all oil transactions operated in Iraq.
Germaine Richier, L'Araignée II, moyenne (1956), $54,900 to $76,900 estimate, is due to be sold at Sotheby's Modernités Auction in Paris on October 18, 2024. Bronze, 42.5 x 20.0 x 27.0cm. The work has been traded twice in the past.
Hassan Sharif, Untitled (Curly Copper Tube) (2014), $39,400 to $52,500 estimate, is due to be sold at Sotheby's Modern & Contemporary Middle East Auction in London on October 22, 2024. Copper Tubes, 106.0 x 51.0 x 46.0cm. The work has been traded once in the past.
Georges Remi, THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN REPORTER OF THE LITTLE TWENTY-FOUR IN AMERICA (1932), $27,500 to $38,400 estimate, is due to be sold at Tajan PRESTIGE HERGÉ ALBUMS Auction in Paris on October 23, 2024.
Wassily Kandinsky, Getaucht (Immersed) (1931), $658,900 to $878,500 estimate, is due to be sold at Sotheby's Modernités Auction in Paris on October 18, 2024. Watercolour And India Ink On Paper, 35.5 x 45.7cm. The work has been traded 6 times in the past.
An Agra Carpet, NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY, $26,200 to $32,800 estimate is due to be sold at Christie's Online Collections: Including the Property of the Earl of Harewood and from a Private Roman Apartment Overlooking the Tiber Auction on October 23, 2024. 600.0 x 422.0cm. The work has been traded once in the past.
Montana Museum of Art and Culture (MMAC) Director Rafael Chacón said it represents the former gallery owner, curator and educator’s lifelong commitment to contemporary artists in Montana and the Northwest.