Christie’s Modern British Art Evening Sale on July 10

KOLKATA: Christie’s London will present a Modern British Art Evening Sale which will take place on 10 July 2013. Featuring 37 lots, the sale presents masterpieces of 20 by leading artists of the genre including L.S. Lowry, Ben Nicholson, Peter Lanyon, Lynn Chadwick and Barbara Hepworth, among others.

Leading the exceptional selection of modern sculpture is Sitting Couple by Chadwick (estimate: £1 million-1.5 million). The Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale and the Modern British and Irish Art sale at Christie’s South Kensington will take place on 11 July 2013. Both sales will present paintings, drawings and sculptures by some of the most important British and Irish artists of the 20 century.

The sale will also feature works from the collection of Tony Reichardt, one of the most pioneering British art dealers.

André Zlattinger, senior director, head of Modern British Art, Christie’s London and Rachel Hidderley, Christie’s international specialist and director, Modern British Art said in an email statement: "We are delighted to present some of the most important and monumental pieces of Modern British sculpture to come to the market in recent times, in a sale which spans over 100 years and celebrates our greatest British artists of the past century. Works of differing dimensions and media, which can be enjoyed both indoors and outdoors, are presented with estimates ranging from £20,000-1.5 million."