CHRISTIE’S WILL OFFER
ABSTRACTION BEYOND BORDERS IN THE IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART EVENING SALE AND THE ART OF SURREAL ON
27 FEBRUARY 2018
THE COLLECTION TRACES ABSTRACTION ACROSS EUROPE IN THE 20TH CENTURY
ARTISTS INCLUDE GEORGES BRAQUE, FRANTIŠEK KUPKA, FRANCIS PICABIA, KURT SCHWITTERS AND GEORGES VANTONGERLOO
London – Christie’s will offer a collection that traces the development of abstraction as artists across Europe redefined art in the 20th Century. Abstraction Beyond Borders will be included in the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale and The Art of the Surreal on 27 February 2018, launching ‘20th Century at Christie’s’, a series of sales that will take place in London from 27 February to 7 March 2018.
A total of ten works represents the diversity of artists working in different cities across the continent, such as Georges Braque, František Kupka, Francis Picabia, Kurt Schwitters and Georges Vantongerloo, who shunned pictorial representation, instead creating unprecedented works that pushed the boundaries of what art could be. This group demonstrates the idiosyncrasy of these artists’ restless invention. From line, colour and form, to medium and material, their curiosity, daring eclecticism and pioneering spirit of exploration nearly 100 years ago paved the way for artists and collectors today.
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
