Art & Home 2016 issue 8 by LIV Sotheby's International Realty

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ART& HOME The elements of an extraordinary life

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FEATURES 56 13 Treasures from Chatsworth In a collection of thousands of artworks, certain pieces bring the estate’s rich history to life vividly.

62 Hockney Up Close With a new book and a retrospective, the moment is right for celebrating David Hockney’s long and brilliant career. By Meghan Dailey

66 Real Madrid Renowned for its exquisite museums, the Spanish capital also offers energetic contemporary art and dynamic cuisine. By Annie Bennett

70 Designing the Future Creative innovator Marc Newson has big ideas for the shape of things to come. By Josh Sims

DECEMBER 2016–JANUARY 2017

DEPARTMENTS 16 The Scene Bowie/Collector tours the US, Taner Ceylan and Frieze Week in London, Cai Guo-Qiang in New York and more

21 Access The must-see museum shows around the world, from Doha to Dallas and Stockholm to Seoul

30 The Collector’s Eye December’s jewellery sales are alive with Marjorie S Fisher’s dazzling nature-inspired pieces

32 At Home With Art With ingrained savoir faire, Paris architect-designer Charles Zana creates airy, effortless interiors

36 Curated Hamilton set designer David Korins turns his keen eye to Americana Week

40 Extraordinary Properties For the right owner, maintaining a historic home can be an honour

(Above) An Egyptian alabaster canopic jar of Duamutef (one of four), 26th Dynasty, 664–525 B.C. ($150,000–250,000) to be offered in the Ancient Egyptian Sculpture sale on 15 December in New York.

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DEPARTMENTS 46 All That Glitters The opulent, carefree pieces Van Cleef & Arpels created in the 1960s and 1970s exude jet-set glamour

48 The Costumist As the most masculine of accessories, the Renaissance codpiece was never intended to be subtle

52 The Reginato Files For her new book, art world insider Tiqui Atencio gained unprecedented access to the world’s top collectors

76 Sotheby’s This Season A calendar of auctions and exhibitions worldwide, plus a selection of sales highlights

95 Sotheby’s International Realty Property Showcase 108 Anatomy of an Artwork A double portrait by Titian is a striking representation of affluent childhood in 16th-century Venice

(Top) David Hockney and Benedikt Taschen in Los Angeles, 2016. (Above) Ikepod’s Solaris Watch, 2008, designed by Marc Newson.

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ON THE COVER Designed by Arthur Little in 1888, The Joseph Thorp House in Cambridge, Massachusetts is an outstanding and highly unconventional Colonial Revival masterpiece. With a sympathetic nod to Queen Anne style, asymmetry abounds, while all facades display such neoclassical elements as columns and pilasters, bays and balconies with scrolled corbels and keystone arches. The intricately carved teak wood elements are the work of Lockwood de Forest. $10,500,000 PROPERTY ID: Q4CG6P

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Visit page 40 to view a collection of enduring historic homes.

otheby’s has been uniting collectors with world-class works of art since 1744, and 272 years later it has grown into one of the world’s leading full-service art businesses. Innovation is in the company’s DNA, and it was that spirit that led to the launch, in 1976, of an exceptional real estate company bearing the Sotheby’s name. The Sotheby’s International Realty® brand is a commanding presence in the representation of the world’s most remarkable properties. With more than 19,000 independent sales associates located in approximately 850 offices in 65 countries and territories worldwide, the Sotheby’s International Realty network artfully unites extraordinary homes with extraordinary lives throughout the world. Art & Home was created at the heart of our partnership and demonstrates the unique synergy that exists between the worlds of art and real estate. Lavishly produced, Art & Home speaks to the sophisticated reader with a passion for ﬁne art, beautiful environments and, of course, exquisite homes – all the elements of an extraordinary life.

Please note that all lots are sold subject to our Conditions of Sale and Terms of Guarantee or Conditions of Business and the Authenticity Guarantee, as applicable, which are printed in the back of the catalogue for the respective sale. All lots are sold “AS IS,” in the condition they are in at the time of the auction, in accordance of the Conditions of Sale or the Conditions of Business, as applicable. The respective catalogues can be found at www.sothebys.com. Sotheby’s, Inc. License No. 1216058. © Sotheby’s, Inc. 2016. Information here within is correct at the time of printing.

THE SCENE Bowie/Collector

Los Angeles and San Francisco top Jack Dorsey and Andrew Lin centre Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd bottom Trevor Traina and Stephan Jenkins

Bowie/Collector

Los Angeles and San Francisco top Kevin Conroy and Barbara Guggenheim bottom Bryan and Tara Meehan

Bowie/Collector

Los Angeles and San Francisco top David Gersh bottom Susan Gersh

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BOWIE/COLLECTOR 20–22 September Los Angeles and San Francisco Works from the Bowie/Collector sales travelled to Los Angeles, where guests enjoyed drinks at a private reception followed by dinner at Craft. The highlights then made a stop in San Francisco, where invitees sipped cocktails in an industrial-chic space that once housed live-streaming startup Periscope. After dinner at The Cavalier, the fun continued with an after party at Marianne’s.

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PREVIEWS, PARTIES AND CHARITY GALAS AROUND THE WORLD

Feting Contemporary Art

New York top Will Hoffman, Kelly O’Hara and Isabella Lauria bottom Anya Litvinova and Victoria Avdeeva

Feting Contemporary Art New York top Marc Quinn and Katya Bakhirka bottom Maxwell Snow

Feting Contemporary Art

New York top Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger bottom Jose Pazos and Ludovica Capobianco

Feting Contemporary Art New York Tommy Hilfiger and Henry Hudson

FETING CONTEMPORARY ART 27 September

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Sotheby’s New York Guests were invited for drinks and a whole building’s worth of contemporary art, including highlights from Bowie/Collector. The evening also featured Sun City Tanning – Henry Hudson’s New York debut at Sotheby’s S|2 gallery – as well as DJs and a colourful candy bar, perfectly situated in front of a vibrant Damien Hirst Spin painting.

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THE SCENE Cocktails & Canapés

Dubai top Sotheby’s Ashkan Baghestani and Abdulrahman Al Zayani centre Rosemarine Manhi and Dipesh Depala bottom Munaf Ali and Nina Ali

Taner Ceylan’s I Love You

Taner Ceylan’s I Love You London top Saliha Yavuz and Alp Esmer centre Sam Edge, Robert Quinn and Sebastian Davies bottom Aliaia De Santis and Alex Komarof

London top Stefano Sabatini and Ece Öner centre Jessica Morley and Luigi de Benedetto bottom Orlando Whitfield and Ben Hunter

Taner Ceylan’s I Love You

London Taner Ceylan

TANER CEYLAN’S I LOVE YOU

COCKTAILS & CANAPÉS

22 September

Dubai

Sotheby’s London Almost 200 people piled into Sotheby’s S|2 gallery in London for the launch of renowned Turkish artist Taner Ceylan’s new selling exhibition, I Love You. Guests at the event, which was sponsored by Pommery Champagne, had the opportunity to chat with the artist while viewing a selection of his striking photorealist works.

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28 September Sponsored by Northacre and supported by Harper’s Bazaar Art Arabia, the Rira Gallery hosted an evening of cocktails and canapés. Held in advance of the Sotheby’s Dubai office opening, the event featured a series of talks and guided tours as well as Sotheby’s largestever public exhibition in Dubai, which showed Middle Eastern, Islamic and South Asian art.

PREVIEWS, PARTIES AND CHARITY GALAS AROUND THE WORLD

Frieze Week London top Kerry Mentasti Granelli and Carolina Mentasti Granelli middle Fiorella Ballabio, Shirin Dewerpe and Emilia Wickstead bottom Eliane Fattal and Andrea Dreesmann

Sky Ladder New York top Cai Guo-Qiang bottom Kenneth Cole Frieze Week

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London top Lindsay Lullman and Jose Mestre bottom Maria von Thurn und Taxis, Tatiana Princess Santo Domingo and Andrea Casiraghi

Sky Ladder

New York top Yujin Lee and Danny Baez bottom Sienna Miller and Wendi Murdoch

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To kick off London’s annual Frieze Week, Sotheby’s and international design magazine Cabana hosted a dinner prepared by top London restaurant Kurobuta. Cabana founder Martina Mondadori Sartogo spoke while guests enjoyed contemporary and Italian art highlights, which were also on view later that week during an event sponsored by Mamont Vodka.

Hosted by Samantha Boardman, Aby Rosen, Bennett Miller and Sotheby’s Tad Smith, the celebration of the Netflix debut of Sky Ladder, a documentary devoted to explosion artist Cai Guo-Qiang, drew quite a crowd. After the private screening, Guo-Qiang was joined by Miller and producer Wendi Murdoch for a lively panel discussion.

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FOCUS ON MUSEUMS: THE SHOWS TO SEE AROUND THE WORLD, FROM DOHA TO DALLAS, STOCKHOLM TO SEOUL

Marina Abramović, Stromboli III Volcano, 2002.

COURTESY MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ ARCHIVES. PHOTO: PAOLO CANEVARI

EXTREME ART

COMMANDING PERFORMANCE She has cut herself with a knife, had a loaded gun and crossbow pointed at her, deprived herself of oxygen and sat silent as a statue in a spotlit chair, eight hours a day for ten weeks – and all in the name of art. Marina Abramović, the 69-year-old Serbian “grandmother of performance art,” as she sometimes calls herself, has been beguiling and

provoking gallerygoers with her controversial and confrontational work for some 50 years. Her 2010 retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art drew record crowds, who waited for hours to sit across from her in the aforementioned chair. There is no word yet on whether she will be present at her Moderna Museet show, the ﬁrst European overview

of her career. But Abramović worked closely with curators on this survey of her solo performances and collaborations with the German artist and her former romantic partner Ulay, as well as of her photographs, paintings, installations and archival material. Marina Abramović, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 18 February–21 May. —IAN JOHNS

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(Clockwise from top right) Artist NS Harsha; Ambition and Dreams, his collaborative project with schoolchildren in Tumkur, Karnataka, India, 2005; Development, 2004, a mixed-media work; and his 2008 painting Come Give Us a Speech.

CELEBRATING A LASTING LEGACY

UPON REFLECTION At their gallery in Basel, Ernst and Hildy Beyeler built their reputation as dealers, experts and collectors of Modern masterworks. Among the handful of artists that formed the core of their collection was Claude Monet. So it is a fitting tribute to their vision that the Fondation Beyeler, established by the couple in 1982, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the opening of its Renzo Piano-designed building with a Monet exhibition, the first in Switzerland in a decade. Some 50 works chart Monet’s long career, from the fresh naturalism of his early years to the increasing abstraction of his astonishing late period. His landscapes bathed in a Mediterranean glow, and series of haystacks and water lilies reveal Monet as a master of colour and light, but also, as Proust put it, as one who gave form to “the heavenly pasturage our minds can find in things.” Claude Monet, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, 22 January–28 May. —BELINDA BAKER (Above, from right) Claude Monet’s In the Norvégienne, 1887; and Water Lilies, 1916–19.

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The Mysore-based artist NS Harsha has built a reputation for playfully reworking the delicate technique of Indian miniature painting on a large scale. His works teem with repeated yet differentiated characters – frightening deities, scheming holy men, handcuffed farmers and crooked businessmen. “I like the visual ﬂatness of my works when viewed from afar,” he told The Guardian a few years ago, “but upon closer observation, they reveal hundreds of stories and mysteries.” Those many threads connect in a narrative of everyday Indian life seen through the lens of globalisation, shifting borders, migration and changing cultural values. The Mori Art Museum’s midcareer retrospective of the 47-year-old artist includes major works created since 1995 and encompasses site-speciﬁc installations, sculpture and community projects. NS Harsha: Charming Journey, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 4 February–11 June. —IJ

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FACES IN THE CROWD

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REWORKING TRADITION

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This season’s most exciting exhibitions are sure to satisfy discerning audiences from Paris to Los Angeles. Postwar American masters are all over London, from the fantastic Abstract Expressionism at the Royal Academy of Arts (until 2 January) to the Robert Rauschenberg survey at Tate Modern (1 December–2 April). Paris is getting its fair share, with a major Cy Twombly retrospective at the Centre Pompidou (30 November–24 April). From the late 1950s, Twombly divided his time between America and Italy, and his art can be seen as a coming together of Abstract Expressionism and Mediterranean culture.

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In other fields, the new Design Museum is finally opening its spectacular John Pawson-designed site in west London. Its inaugural exhibition, Fear and Love: Reactions to a Complex World (24 November–23 April), explores a range of issues that define our time. Much farther west, Minneapolis’s Walker Art Center blurs the line between art and decor with Question the Wall Itself (20 November–21 May), which considers the relationship between history and interior architecture. Finally, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach (20 November–26 March). Just in time for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the show exhibits some of the greatest artists in history. See you there, perhaps — or join me at museumnetwork. sothebys.com for my monthly selections.

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MUST-SEE MUSEUM SHOWS

(Clockwise from top left) Paul Sietsema’s silent film Empire, 2002, is among the diverse works in Question the Wall Itself at the Walker Art Center; Cy Twombly’s Quattro Stagioni: Primavera, 1993–95, at the Centre Pompidou; Lee Krasner’s The Eye is the First Circle, 1960, in the Royal Academy’s Abstract Expressionist survey; the London Design Museum’s new home, designed by John Pawson.

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GLOBAL EXHIBITIONS SELECTION NORTH AMERICA

CLEVELAND

Self-portrait by Tancredi Parmeggiani, 1948, at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.

Cleveland Museum of Art 4 December–12 March 2017 ALBERT OEHLEN: WOODS NEAR OEHLE

BERLIN Gemäldegalerie

ART AND NATURE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

LONDON British Museum 9 March–18 June 2017 THE AMERICAN DREAM: POP TO THE PRESENT

VENICE Peggy Guggenheim Collection 12 November–13 March 2017 TANCREDI. A RETROSPECTIVE

Reliquary plaque of Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, after 1228, at the Dallas Museum of Art.

ASIA, INDIA & THE MIDDLE EAST

DOHA Raymond Pettibon’s No Title (That I may), 2001, in pen and ink on paper.

MEXICO CITY

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

Museo Jumex

Through 16 April 2017

Through 12 February 2017

I AM THE CRY, WHO WILL GIVE VOICE TO ME? DIA AL-AZZAWI: A RETROSPECTIVE

GENERAL IDEA: BROKEN TIME

HIGH MEETS LOW

NEW YORK

PUNK POETRY

Museum of Modern Art

Since helping to defi ne the LA punk aesthetic of the 1980s with cover art for such bands as Black Flag, Raymond Pettibon has become an acclaimed artist without losing his angry edge. In his largest show to date and fi rst major retrospective in New York, the New Museum brings together 700 of his distinctive, caustic ink-wash drawings from the 1960s to the present, inspired by American life and politics of the past 50 years. Expect a febrile mix of scrawled aphorisms and illustrations in Pettibon’s unmistakable hand, all informed by and responding to a vast catalogue of contemporary themes: baseball, surfing, comic books, military combat, the Bible, Batman, pulp-fiction book jackets, Edward Hopper. It will be like stepping into a fevered noir graphic novel. Raymond Pettibon: A Pen of All Work, New Museum, New York, 8 February–16 April. —IJ

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A REVOLUTIONARY IMPULSE: THE RISE OF THE RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE

13 December–29 March 2017

EUROPE

KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALE

SEOUL National Museum of Korea 20 December–9 April 2017

AMSTERDAM

EGYPTIAN TREASURES: TO LIVE FOREVER

Stedelijk Museum 27 November–29 January 2017 JORDAN WOLFSON: MANIC/ LOVE PART 1

SINGAPORE Singapore National Gallery From 14 December WU GUANZHONG: A WALK THROUGH NATURE

COURTESY OF COLLECTION FACCHIN, FELTRE

4 December–19 March 2017

THE TEHRAN COLLECTION. THE TEHRAN MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART IN BERLIN

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4 December–5 March 2017

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THE COLLECTOR’S EYE

FORCE OF NATURE Dazzling ﬂora and fauna from the collection of devoted philanthropist Marjorie S Fisher lead Sotheby’s jewellery sales in December.

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1 18-karat gold, platinum, enamel and ruby brooch, David Webb $5,000–7,000 2 Platinum, diamond, emerald and onyx bracelet, circa 1925 $25,000–35,000 3 Silver, gold and emerald brooch, Buccellati $6,000–8,000 4 Pair of 18-karat two-colour gold, spinel, peridot and diamond “Carnation” earclips, Michele della Valle $10,000–15,000 5 Platinum, 18-karat gold and diamond necklace, Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co., France $50,000–75,000 6 18-karat gold, platinum, mystery-set ruby and diamond brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels, France $150,000–200,000

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AT HOME WITH ART

MASTER OF LIGHT an innate understanding of collectors, Parisian architectdesigner Charles Zana creates airy, effortless interiors, finds Brook Mason.

Charles Zana (above) and a Swiss lakeside interior he designed (opposite), with a Frank Lloyd Wright dining table, a ceiling lamp by Ingo Maurer and a banquette of his own creation.

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To his clients, Charles Zana embodies the best of what France has to offer. An architect rigorously trained at Paris’s École des BeauxArts and steeped in his country’s rich decorative arts history and tradition of fine craftsmanship, Zana is also a man who wears his voracious curiosity about contemporary art and Italian design on his sleeve. He conceives of his interiors as “curated stories” in which volume, light and flow combine to create subtle, modern-classical environments that are often organised around his clients’ collections. While completing residences around Europe, Zana has recently taken on such commercial commissions as the Hôtel Le Marianne and the Condé Nast offices in Paris. Closing out the year with a suite of rooms in St Barth’s five-star Cheval Blanc hotel, the architect-designer is preparing for a busy 2017, when London’s Kensington Hotel, a new Restaurant Guy Martin at Charles de Gaulle airport, a 3,500-square-foot Venetian palazzo and an Ettore Sottsass-Carlo Scarpa exhibition for the Venice Biennale will all require his attention. Recently, Zana made time to speak with Brook Mason in his Left Bank office. How would you define your approach to interior design? In all my projects I tap into constituent elements of the particular locale. For example, when it came to designing a Swiss chalet, I turned to indigenous rock for fireplaces and native wood for beams, which set the stage for the furnishings and art. For a 17th-century farmhouse in Normandy, I thought

it essential to retain the beamed ceilings and carved doors, but I offset these traditional features with a contemporary vibe in the form of spare rooms. Can you detail how you use light to accentuate spaces? I always opt for bringing the outside in, so maximising natural light is a dominant concern for me. In a London flat, for example, while I incorporated the large, checkered black-andwhite marble flooring that is characteristic of Georgian town houses, I ramped up the master bedroom by punching in a dramatic circular skylight. To supplement natural light, I frequently turn to pieces by Yonel Lebovici, the French artist-designer who created remarkably inventive and sculptural light fixtures from the 1960s to the 1990s. Your black-and-white interiors are never stark or rigidly geometric. How do you achieve that? I take colour cues from the city in which a project is situated. In Paris, subtle greys and taupe along with rose complement my interiors. Adding texture with shagreen, highly polished lacquer and straw marquetry is another way I enhance black-and-white spaces. Paintings and sculpture do not appear jarring in the interiors you design. How do you create such harmony? I’ve always shied away from placing contemporary paintings and sculptures in

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With ingrained savoir faire and

isolation. There has to be a dialogue. For instance, I will align a highly reﬂective Anish Kapoor sculpture and a sleek Ron Arad stainless-steel rocker with a classic piece by French ceramicist Georges Jouve, who worked a lot with Jacques Adnet. In another instance, to give a client’s entire collection a sense of unity, I designed vitrines, pedestals and lighting to best showcase his group of African masks alongside his Damien Hirst and Christopher Wool paintings. You often include commissions by contemporary furniture designers in your interiors. Who are some of your favourites? I don’t merely turn to Martin Szekely or Byung Hoon Choi and order a contemporary spin on a guéridon or a massive dining room table with a basalt stone top. I think it’s critical to involve clients in the process, so I often take them to designers’ studios so they can understand how a distinctive patina is achieved. When it comes to injecting colour into furniture in novel ways, I often call on the San Francisco and Milan designer Johanna Grawunder who, among other wonderful creations, has a pair of rectangular Lucite coffee tables incorporating LED lights: one gives off a magenta glow; the other a soft, emerald green light. They’re mesmerising. Can you tell us about your own art collection? It is steeped in Italian Modernists such as Alessandro Mendini, Andrea Branzi and Carlo Scarpa. I have more than 300 ceramic vessels by Italian designers from the 1970s to the 1980s. A few years ago, I showcased portions of my collection in an exhibition at the Musée National Eugène Delacroix in Paris. Staging a show devoted to Ettore Sottsass’s Totems is next on my list.

Brook Mason is US correspondent for The Art Newspaper.

(From top) Zana’s interior for the Paris office of luxury-goods resale site Collector Square; a Swiss apartment includes a Pierre Jeanneret banquette and vintage Edward Wormley chairs along with custom bookshelves and a silk carpet by Zana.

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Your next big project is the Cheval Blanc hotel in St Barth, opening in December. What can we expect? First, a suite of rooms that highlights the captivating landscape, with native woods and local stone framing endless views of the Baie des Flamands, the island’s longest and widest beach. The entire project creates the sense of peace we all need after a harried autumn.

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David Korins outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

CURATED

CENTRE STAGE A production designer for Broadway and television, David Korins – a Tony nominee for the set of the blockbuster musical Hamilton – turns his astute eye

to Sotheby’s Americana Week.

When he made his pitch to design the set for LinManuel Miranda’s hip-hop musical Hamilton in 2015, David Korins made no bones about it to director Thomas Kail. Quoting the show’s taglines, Korins told Kail that he deserved the job because he was “young, scrappy and hungry.” His choice of words was clever, but what clinched the deal was the reputation of Korin’s New York-based production company and impressive credits, which now include shows ranging from Annie on Broadway to Kanye West at Coachella. To research his Hamilton set – an ingenious arrangement of wooden stairs, ropes, pulleys and bricks – Korins visited Albany’s Schuyler House (Hamilton married one of the Schuyler sisters and flirted with another) and read Ron Chernow’s 800-plus-page biography as well as letters by the man himself. “The authenticity of the words resonates with me,” says Korins of Hamilton’s writings. Given his deep knowledge, it was natural that we ask him for his picks from our upcoming Americana Week, which includes a sale devoted to Alexander Hamilton. On the following pages, Korins shares his personally curated selections.

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SHELDON PECK Young Woman in a Paneled Room, circa 1825 $30,000–50,000

“I love to think about this woman as someone’s mother or daughter, and what her clothing and expression say about the time period. I love looking at something like this through the eyes of someone living in 2016 – it is just so crazy to think that this was probably very normal attire for that time period.” Important Americana will be exhibited in New York from 11–20 January. Auction: 20–21 January. Enquiries: +1 212 606 7130.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON Autograph letter draft to an unidentified recipient, 1796 $10,000–15,000

“I have spent so much time in the last five years thinking about Hamilton and what a prolific writer and thinker he was. I am amazed that words this thoughtful and articulate could flow so freely from someone in a handwritten letter. It is incredible that such a passionate writer could also be so precise with his words – there are so few mistakes. “I am particularly drawn to the letter regarding the Presidential election of 1796, and its historical significance. This moment in history is told through the song ‘One Last Time’ in the musical Hamilton, when Washington informs Hamilton he is resigning from the presidency and Jefferson will be running. I can only imagine the significance of the words ‘shall not be Jefferson’ to Hamilton, given their contentious relationship.” Alexander Hamilton: An Important Family Archive of Letters and Manuscripts will be exhibited in New York from 11–17 January. Auction: 18 January. Enquiries: +1 212 606 7385.

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American parcel-gilt silver cigar stand, Edward C. Moore for Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1870 $5,000–7,000

“I love the storytelling aspect of this piece – a woman carrying these oversized baskets, offering up a gift to the object’s owner.” The Iris Schwartz Collection of American Silver will be exhibited in New York from 11–19 January. Auction: 20 January. Enquiries: +1 212 606 7160.

American silver coffee pot from the Ridgely family, Charles Louis Boehme, Baltimore, circa 1805 $15,000–25,000

“The mixed media of this object – the wooden handle and silver body – seem so contrasting, but together they tell a story.” The Iris Schwartz Collection of American Silver will be exhibited in New York from 11–19 January. Auction: 20 January. Enquiries: +1 212 606 7160.

JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH Racing in New York Harbor $250,000–350,000

“I love the way the angles of the sails and the waves match. You get a sense of the speed and the treachery of the race. Something about this painting feels so iconic and so purely American to me.” Property from the Collection of E. Newbold and Margaret du Pont Smith will be exhibited in New York from 11–20 January. Auction: 21 January. Enquiries: +1 212 606 7130. An unusual American silver “Arts and Crafts” candle stand, Dominick & Haff, New York, 1881

$3,000–4,000

“I love the uniqueness of this object. It’s like a caricature of a person holding up a candle, which I think is really fun and interesting.” The Iris Schwartz Collection of American Silver will be exhibited in New York from 11–19 January. Auction: 20 January. Enquiries: +1 212 606 7160.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON Letters to Eliza Schuyler, 1780 $25,000–35,000 each

“These letters are particularly interesting to me, knowing that Eliza burned most of the letters Hamilton wrote to her during their courtship – a fact that is so poignantly recounted in the song ‘Burn.’ I love that some of these notes survived and help tell their story.” Alexander Hamilton: An Important Family Archive of Letters and Manuscripts will be exhibited in New York from 11–17January. Auction: 18 January. Enquiries: +1 212 606 7385.

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EXTRAORDINARY PROPERTIES

A PLACE IN HISTORY For the right owner, maintaining a home graced with the patina of time is both an honour and a duty, writes Iyna Bort Caruso.

VICTORIA BRITISH COLUMBIA

One of the city’s most discussed properties, this unique home has seen many transformations in its 100-plus years of existence. While the exterior of the house is designated heritage, its interior has been reimagined and splendidly rebuilt. $1,393,050 Property ID:5PHT2J | sir.com Sotheby’s International Realty Canada Andrew Maxwell +1 250 213 2104

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When purchasing exquisite luxury goods – paintings, sculptures, textiles, furniture and wines – provenance matters. Similarly, when well cared for, homes enriched with the prestige of age and history can acquire the patina that only decades or centuries can bestow. With it, they take on unmatched nobility and grandeur. A certain class of buyers places a premium on properties enhanced by time. For them, living in a historic residence is akin to living with a famous work of art. “The discerning affluent buyers in our marketplace want a sense of history, or a certain provenance, in a historic home, which doesn’t exist in a new house,” says Michael Rankin, managing partner at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty in Washington, DC. Typically knowledgeable about architectural periods, buyers of older homes possess a keen eye for authenticity. They demand the grand scales and proportions associated with previous eras – high ceilings, formal living rooms and entrance halls, double parlours and ﬁreplaces – while also insisting on features such as restored mouldings, handcrafted balusters and original hardware and ﬂooring. Kitchens and bathrooms may be updated, but otherwise the home should speak of the period and environment in which it was built. “People who buy historic estates truly want to be the next stewards of an architectural masterpiece,” Rankin explains. “They cherish the responsibility of being the caretaker of the home. In fact, they consider it a privilege.” Owning a historic home can be a major endeavour, but to the right person, it is a priceless labour of love. New York-based writer Iyna Bort Caruso has contributed to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Newsday, among other publications.

LITTLE COMPTON RHODE ISLAND

(Right) The iconic Windmill House property is being offered for sale the first time in its 130-year history. Designed by Providence architects Stone, Carpenter and Willson, the Windmill House, also known as the Slicer house, was built in 1886 and is famous for its one-of-a-kind architectural integration of an actual once-functioning windmill. $2,400,000 Property ID: JPB2VE | sothebysrealty.com Mott & Chance Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty Cherry Arnold +1 401 864 5401

RUXTON MARYLAND

(Below) Unprecedented in its historical and architectural significance, this meticulously restored Beaux-Arts mansion combines Classical Greek and Roman architecture with Renaissance motifs. Sensitively preserved period details complement beautiful appointments: a wraparound porch, ten wood burning fireplaces and original magnificent stained glass windows. $3,150,000 Property ID: 57LGKD | sothebysrealty.com Monument Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty Charlie Hatter +1 410 525 5434 Holly Winfield +1 410 525 5435

KALORAMA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

(Above) General George P. Scriven built the elegant Kalorama residence for his wife Elizabeth in 1924. This notable estate was then sold to renowned art collector Joseph H. Hirshhorn. Since then, its new owners have updated this home superbly while preserving its original appeal. $6,250,000 Property ID: 3SWYBW | sothebysrealty.com TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Stan Kelly +1 202 997 1872

ST. HELENA CALIFORNIA

(Right) This historic vineyard estate exudes luxury, character and substance. Developed around Captain Thomas Amesbury’s 1886 stone winery, this extraordinary country property is located along the western bench of the valley floor and nestled within a sea of vineyards. It offers outstanding views of the Mayacamas Mountains. $15,000,000 Property ID: WLYKN7 | sothebysrealty.com Sotheby’s International Realty – Wine Country Brokerage Ginger Martin +1 415 516 3939

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KOTKA FINLAND

(Above) Built in 1892, the Majestic Karhulan Hovi is a monumental French-inspired castle in Finland. Throughout the years this estate has functioned as a petite hotel service, hosting important guests such as the Swedish king and queen. In earlier years, guests of the castle included former Finnish President Urho Kaleva Kekkonen. €2,750,000 Property ID: QZQEET | sothebysrealty.com Snellman Sotheby’s International Realty Kenneth Katter +35 845 864 8062

NISSEQUOGUE NEW YORK

(Right) Originally designed in 1895 by legendary Hamptons architect Isaac Henry Green, this historic country estate has been upgraded to modern living standards while maintaining its original charm. $7,750,000 Property ID: 2BFEXF | sothebysrealty.com Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty Marianne Koke +1 631 335 7111

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ROUND ROCK TEXAS

(Left) This three-storey mansion built in 1895 occupies an entire city block. Offering eighteen beautifully adorned rooms, this grand home is dotted with stunning chandeliers as well as nine fireplaces. $2,500,000 Property ID: TWWKTH | sothebysrealty.com Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty Susan deGraffenried +1 512 699 7577

RYE NEW YORK

(Below) Built in the early 1900s, this historic centre-hall Colonial-style mansion located in a private gated enclave on South Manursing Island was completely renovated in 2013 and 2014. Meticulous craftsmanship has restored original features while upgrading the entire property with state-of-the-art amenities and mechanical systems. $6,750,000 Property ID: XNFXEM | sothebysrealty.com Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty Christy Murphy +1 914 262 7123 Melissa Kaminsky +1 917 748 8880

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ALL THAT GLITTERS

VIVIENNE BECKER

DECADES OF DECADENCE Opulent 1960s and 1970s designs by Van Cleef & Arpels embodied a new flavour of luxury.

(Above) A pair of 18-karat gold “Sequin” earclips, Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris, 1971. (Opposite, from left) An 18-karat gold and amethyst necklace, circa 1965, and an 18-karat gold, amethyst, coral, turquoise and diamond pendant-necklace, circa 1970, both by Van Cleef & Arpels.

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With medallions and tassels hanging from long textured-gold sautoirs, flashes of vibrantly coloured turquoise, coral and malachite, and with influences ranging from India’s hippie trail to Talitha Getty’s decadent Morocco, the extravagant jewellery of the 1960s and 1970s looks fabulously right today. Now, just as back then, its no-holdsbarred pieces exude carefree jet-set glamour. Long seen as bound by convention and outdated ideals of femininity, jewellery presented a fabulous vehicle for liberation and subversion in a time of social and cultural upheaval. With innovative jewels that became powerful modes of expression for a newly wealthy, fashion-conscious generation, famed Parisian house Van Cleef & Arpels proved itself the best at capturing the spirit of the moment. In our own topsy-turvy times, these pieces’ casual yet assured opulence – their sophisticated combination of informality and preciousness, of unusual colours and sensual fluidity – are exactly what jewellery enthusiasts are looking for. Adored by the international elite and deluged with royal commissions (including the coronation crown for Queen Farah of Iran in 1967), in the 1960s and 1970s Van Cleef & Arpels found itself at the height of its creative powers and at the epicentre of a new flavour of luxury. Everything came together during these decades: the firm offered exceptional gems, incorporated influences from India, Asia and Africa into daring designs and attracted a roll call of the world’s most glamorous clients: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Maria Callas and the Aga Khan,

among others. Richard Burton famously found the stones that best matched Elizabeth Taylor’s intensely violet eyes with the arresting combination of coral and amethysts in the ﬁrm’s 1971 “Lamartine” bracelet and earrings. The house proved so adept at crystallising the essence of the era that the jewels it created then are now prized as masterpieces of late 20th-century design. The stellar selection on offer at Sotheby’s New York this December exempliﬁes the best of Van Cleef’s style at the time. The more classically elegant “Twist” tornado necklace of coral beads with emerald clasp and the two sensational sautoirs from Betsey Whitney’s collection showcase the house’s vibrant mix of materials and colours – the torsade combines turquoise, coral and amethyst and one sautoir marries deep green chrysoprase with coral. Also featured is one of its most original creations, an inspired interpretation of the abstract modernity of the day. A chain-mail collar of polished gold discs fringed with diamond-shaped pendants, the gold “Sequin” necklace (offered with matching earrings) may well stand for glam at its best, the glitter of its golden disco sequins in perfect sync with Paco Rabanne’s contemporaneous futuristic fashion. It is just, as they would say then, outta sight. Vivienne Becker is a jewellery historian and a contributing editor of the Financial Times’s How to Spend It. Magnificent Jewels and Fine Jewels will be on view in New York from 3–8 December. Auctions: 8–9 December. Enquiries: +1 212 606 7392.

THE COSTUMIST

JONQUIL O’REILLY

The Renaissance codpiece may seem shockingly overt to contemporary eyes. But as the most masculine of accessories, it was never intended to be subtle.

(Above) A contemporary codpiece in Moncler Gamme Bleu’s Spring/ Summer 2012 collection show. (Opposite) In his circa 1531 portrait by Bronzino, the Duke of Urbino flaunts a codpiece brocaded in gold thread.

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Worn in courts across Europe primarily in the 16th century, codpieces were a potent symbol of their wearer’s masculinity and virility. Less than subtle even when in fashion, these flagrant accessories can be unsettlingly prominent to the modern eye. Yet in the context of courtly life – so steeped in honour, chivalry and romance – the adoption of codpieces was not so startling. At a time when continuing the family line was of the utmost importance, such embellishments were generally accepted displays of fertility and masculinity. And while codpieces stood out as blatant celebrations of men’s nether regions, the body parts themselves remained strictly unmentionable – they were usually referred to with colourful euphemisms instead. In fact in England, cod was everyday slang for testicles. Having begun life as triangular flaps of cloth serving as humble flies, codpieces were first laced in place below the waist, covering the gap between the two legs of a gentleman’s hose or leg coverings. In the 15th century, men wore stockings with a loose gown, which King Edward IV’s parliament soundly decreed, in 1463, were to “cover his privy Members and Buttockkes.” Despite Edward’s appeal for decorum, however, gown hems crept ever higher. By the end of the 15th century, young men were commonly strutting around in cropped waist-length doublets, with tight hose and stockings that left little to the imagination. Whether to preserve men’s modesty or, conversely, to enhance their manhood, evolving fashions made it gradually acceptable for men to

add a little extra padding to their package. And so before long, codpieces took on a life of their own, brazenly unfurling from the groin in scrolls or rising in unabashed satin salute, such as that modelled by the solemn Pietro Maria Rossi in his circa 1535 portrait by Parmigianino. If exaggerated codpieces first emerged in military dress – with soldiers’ armour jutting out at the groin to form a metal-clad cocoon cossetting the family jewels – at court, standard machismo soon overtook practicality, and these peculiar elements of men’s dress quickly became assertions of masculinity. Once solely meant as protective padding, codpieces crossed over into everyday wear to become ostentatiously plush accessories. Guidobaldo II della Rovere, the Duke of Urbino, cut a mean figure in armour when he sat for Bronzino around 1531, but try as we might to take him seriously, our eyes are immediately drawn to the magnificent crimson codpiece protruding beneath the steel. Brocaded in gold thread and decoratively slashed at the sides, Guidobaldo’s codpiece is at once luxurious and grandiose. Even boys sported them at the time. While Alonso Sánchez Coello’s 1574 portrait of Archduke Wenceslaus of Austria shows him in a codpiece at the ripe age of fifteen, young males wore them as early as age seven, when boys were “breeched,” moving from the unisex skirts of infancy to the garments of manhood. Some scholars believe the widespread wearing of codpieces can be traced to the syphilis epidemic that tore through Europe at a

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Jakob Seisenegger’s 1548 portrait of Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol.

terrifying rate after the first outbreak in Naples in 1494. It is thought they provided cushioned shelters, stuffed with medicinal herbs, for sufferers’ tender tackle. Most historians agree, though, that codpieces were less about function than spectacle. For proof, one need only consider that a gentleman’s apparatus wasn’t the only part of the male anatomy to be helped along. By the 1570s, doublets were bulked out in the torso using horsehair, rags and even bran, forming the characteristically pointed peasecod belly seen in so many Renaissance paintings. Hose, as the billowy short trousers worn over stockings were called, could also be stuffed to spherical proportions. In his 1548 portrait by Jakob Seisenegger, the Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol wears a brocade codpiece that matches the panes of his slashed hose. Later, in Northern Europe, a trend for even more billowy slashed bottoms called pluderhosen developed, of which three spectacular examples survive in Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden. Once belonging to Erik, Svante and Nils Sture, these pluderhosen from 1567 are each accompanied by a rosette-shaped codpiece adorning the rise like a jaunty bow tie. If the Montagues and Capulets were anything to go by, on the streets of Renaissance Europe a deadly skirmish could break out at the slightest provocation, prompting men to routinely sling swords or daggers from their belts for protection. With all that steel jangling at the waist, codpieces provided a layer to keep vulnerable areas from being struck. Just think about it: should you have fallen afoul of a bladewielding opponent, you too would gladly have welcomed the padding of a bran-stuffed doublet and codpiece. Yet if these protective layers allowed you to survive the scuffle, no codpiece, however ornate, would have compensated for the humiliation of leaving a trail of grain behind, your ego as deflated as your outfit. Jonquil O’Reilly is an Old Master Paintings specialist at Sotheby’s.

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ONCE SOLELY MEANT AS PROTECTION, CODPIECES CROSSED OVER INTO EVERYDAY WEAR TO BECOME OSTENSIBLY PLUSH ACCESSORIES.

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JAMES REGINATO

FOR THE RECORD In a new book, ultimate art world insider Tiqui Atencio has gathered the best stories

PHOTOGRAPH BY GUILLERMO VOGELER

from fellow collectors.

Megacollector Tiqui Atencio in her home in London.

Journalists are forever struggling to gain access to the world’s top art collectors. From magazine articles and television programmes to websites and electronic newsletters, the media’s attempts at portraying collectors and their passions – along with their disappointments and triumphs – are innumerable and often unsatisfactory. So it comes as a relief that a new book, Could Have, Would Have, Should Have: Inside the World of the Art Collector (Art/Books), accomplishes that task spectacularly well even while being written in a breezy, seemingly effortless style. That its author, Tiqui Atencio, is not a journalist but very much a peer of her subjects makes this book’s success at capturing what the press rarely does self-evident: few could have beaten a serious insider at getting other serious insiders to open up. Access was never a problem: Tiqui Atencio is the real deal. Born in Venezuela, Atencio began collecting when she was eighteen, and she never stopped, whether her life’s peregrinations took her to Latin America, the US or Europe. She has sat on the boards of some of the world’s leading museums – including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Tate in London, where she founded that institution’s Latin American Acquisitions Committee in 2003 – and is now based in Monaco, with another home in London. During a recent chat in her Belgravia town house, she explained how the idea for the book occurred to her three years ago: “For years and years, I had been hearing all these stories from fellow collectors,” she said.

“Finally I thought, ‘I want to put all this down, in black and white.’” So Atencio bought herself a recorder and got busy. The reporting took her two years, and she says she could have easily kept going. Then she had to start writing, a task that took another year: “I had to weave it all together – everybody has a different approach to collecting, and behind every work of art purchased there is a story,” she notes. In the end, she interviewed about 100 leading ﬁgures in the art world, including such megacollectors as Irma and Norman Braman, Peter Brant, Adrian Cheng, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Stefan Edlis, Laurence Graff, J. Tomilson Hill, Maja Hoffmann, Dakis Joannou, Peter Norton and Denise Saul. “When I approached them and told them what I was doing, they all said, ‘What a great idea!’ and were eager to talk,” Atencio recalls. “They were all very candid with me – I was surprised how candid.” And so Atencio got the stories, arranging them into chapters such as “Learning from mistakes,” “Keeping it in the family” and “What was I thinking?” Some anecdotes revolve around the collectors’ early days in the art world. Chicago industrialist Stefan Edlis, for one, told Atencio that he learned about collecting art pretty much the same way he learned how to make his way in the plastics industry: “By not being afraid to dive right in,” he says. In 1977, he made one of his ﬁrst major acquisitions at auction when he paid £675,000 for a Piet Mondrian, a record at the time. “All

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“THEY WERE ALL VERY CANDID WITH ME – I WAS SURPRISED HOW CANDID,” SAYS ATENCIO.

the dealers in the room were asking who was this jerk who overpaid for a Mondrian,” Edlis recalls in the book. “Afterwards, they all made pilgrimages to Chicago to try to sell me things. They didn’t know I didn’t have much money left.” For his part, ﬁnancier J. Tomilson Hill confesses to a steep learning curve: “It took me a long time to put aside my natural instincts as an investor,” Hill tells Atencio. “When I am buying a company, I want to get the cheapest price possible. But the mistake I made with art was not paying more than what it was worth – for something great,” he says. “You can never overpay for a great painting.” On the topic of bidding at auction against friends, Atencio draws out some colourful tales. One comes from Wall Street giant Glenn Fuhrman, who recalls a night early in his collecting career, when he was seated in a salesroom next to London dealer Anthony

d’Offay, whom he credits with initiating him into the auction scene. An important sculpture came up, which Fuhrman says he excitedly decided to go for. “I told Anthony that I was thinking of bidding on it, and he looked me in the eye and said, ‘Oh Glenn, we have a little bit of a problem…. It doesn’t make much sense that we bid against each other. Why don’t you write down on this piece of paper the maximum that you’re prepared to spend, and I’ll write on this piece the maximum that I’m willing to bid. Whoever writes down the higher number, the other person will sit out.’” Not surprisingly, says Fuhrman, d’Offay walked away with the sculpture, but there were no hard feelings. On another significant collector topic, the studio visit, Atencio heard some remarkable accounts. Museum of Modern Art president emerita Agnes Gund recalls going to see Mark Rothko in 1970 with her friend Emily Tremaine. “He told us that the darker, gloomier paintings were his best works,” Gund recalls. “It was ten o’clock in the morning, but even at that hour he was already solidly drunk and so depressed. I called my sister and said that I thought he was going to kill himself – and he did shortly afterwards.” A fascinating read filled with reflections from some of the legendary names in collecting today – along with delightful cartoons by the New York-based artist and satirist Pablo Helguera – Could Have, Would Have, Should Have is sure to elicit interest among all types of collectors, whatever their level. But if Atencio got the inside stories, she does not contribute her own, although this collector of contemporary, Latin American and pre-Columbian art does reveal a number of personal facts throughout her book. She grew up in Maracaibo, the second-largest city in Venezuela, in a family of industrialists, bankers and real estate developers. While her parents did not buy art, her paternal uncle and his wife were serious collectors who became major influences on Atencio. “I would go to auctions with them and watch. Without being well informed, I started collecting what I liked. It was all very eclectic; nothing had anything to do with the other. It was a bit incoherent,” she says. And if Atencio is uncomfortable being counted among major collectors – “I don’t feel I am up to par, but people seem to think I have a great collection” – she does admit to one very common trait among her peers: “I always wish I bought more – coulda, woulda, shoulda!” James Reginato is writer-at-large of Vanity Fair. Could Have, Would Have, Should Have ($35, Art/Books) is available to order on www.artbookspublishing.co.uk.

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Treasures from Chatsworth

A portrait of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, commissioned from Lucian Freud. A sensuous neoclassical marble by Canova. The Devonshire Collection at historic Chatsworth House, seat of the Cavendish family for generations, is rich with thousands of art objects spanning four centuries. Enter this extraordinary world through Great Collectors: The Duke of Devonshire & 13 Treasures from Chatsworth, an original video series produced by Sotheby’s. Here, we preview four fascinating episodes

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coming this autumn to sothebys.com.

(Clockwise from top left) The Duchess of Devonshire; Jan van der Vaart’s Trompe L’Oeil of a Violin and Bow Hanging on a Door; the Duke of Devonshire touring the collection; Lady Burlington on the grounds of Chatsworth; an Elizabethan needlework depicting the original house; the Earl of Burlington; Leonardo da Vinci’s Leda and the Swan; Chatsworth House today; Edward Irvine Halliday’s Chatsworth in Wartime: The State Drawing Room as a Dormitory, 1939; an assortment of silver from the collection; and a tiara from the Devonshire Parure.

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WOMAN IN A WHITE SHIRT Artist: Lucian Freud Commissioned by: Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire Year Made: 1956–57

(Clockwise from top) Lucian Freud’s Woman in a White Shirt, 1956–57; a group of family portraits by Freud at Chatsworth House; Lucian Freud, in a 1956 photograph by Cecil Beaton; and Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, photographed by Cecil Beaton in 1960.

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When the 11th Duke of Devonshire commissioned Lucian Freud to paint a portrait of his wife, 38-year-old Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, it was an unorthodox choice. The young artist was just beginning to build a reputation with his raw, utterly human realism. When it was revealed, the picture caused a stir in British society. “Some of the Duke’s parents’ friends were really quite shocked, some of them actually wanted it covered when they were in the room,” recalls Lady Burlington, the Duchess’s granddaughter-in-law. Some 60 years later, Woman in a White Shirt “is probably the most beautiful thing at Chatsworth,” says the current Duke, who was fifteen when the artist depicted his mother. Freud, he says, was “determined to paint something with much more depth than just a likeness. And because my mother had sat for him for three hours a day for months, they became great friends.” Freud painted other members of the Cavendish family over a period of 20 years.

(From top) Antonio Canova’s The Sleeping Endymion; the Duke and Duchess admire Jacob van der Beugel’s The North Sketch Sequence; and a detail of the ceramic blocks.

THE SLEEPING ENDYMION Artist: Antonio Canova Commissioned by: William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire Year Made: 1819–22

THE NORTH SKETCH SEQUENCE

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Artist: Jacob van der Beugel Commissioned by: Peregrine and Amanda Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire and the Duchess Year Made: 2014

A passionate sculpture collector, the 6th Duke of Devonshire commissioned Antonio Canova to carve a work and gave the artist free reign. The result is The Sleeping Endymion, a luminous neoclassical marble. Nearly 200 years later, the 12th Duke of Devonshire and the Duchess similarly placed their trust in an artist of their time, Jacob van der Beugel. “I wanted to create something that tied the beautiful portraits by artists like Gainsborough, Rembrandt, Reynolds, Sargent, and really find a contemporary way of dealing with ancestry and inheritance,” says van der Beugel of his work, a permanent installation of architectural ceramics. At once richly tactile and minimalist, the work consists of 650 panels, which hold handmade ceramic blocks whose patterns correspond to the revised Cambridge Reference Sequence for human mitochondrial DNA, with inserts for the personal DNA of the Duke, the Duchess, their son and their daughter-in-law. Like Canova’s, this commission is one for the ages.

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THE QUEEN ZENOBIA GOWN Maker: The House of Worth Commissioned by: Louise Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

(From top) The impeccably preserved Queen Zenobia gown; Duchess Louise the night of the ball; Duchess Deborah with her granddaughter Stella Tennant; and Gainsborough’s circa 1785 portrait of Georgiana.

At Chatsworth, carefully preserved historical garments tells the story of some of British society’s most fashion-forward aristocrats. Among the Duchesses of Devonshire were several true tastemakers, notably Georgiana, wife of the 5th Duke – her flair for late 18th-century fashion was well documented in paintings by Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds. Fashion played a special part in the life of Duchess Deborah, who wore the designs of her friend Hubert de Givenchy and whose granddaughter is model Stella Tennant. Duchess Louise, a highly influential hostess and wife of the 8th Duke, wore a particularly jaw-dropping gown to her ball in the summer of 1897, the social event of the season: “If you wanted to be part of the in-crowd, you had to be invited to this ball,” says Susie Stokoe, Chatsworth’s head of textiles. Sparing no expense, Duchess Louise dressed as the exotic, fictional Queen Zenobia, dazzling guests with hundreds of silver sequins, head-to-toe embroidery and a goldtissue underskirt.

Year Made: 1897

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13 TREASURES FROM CHATSWORTH Lucian Freud’s Woman in a White Shirt Leonardo Da Vinci’s Leda and the Swan Jacob van der Beugel’s The North Sketch Sequence and Antonio Canova’s The Sleeping Endymion A needlework depiction of Elizabethan Chatsworth Thomas Gainsborough’s portrait of Georgiana and Michael Craig Martin’s Portrait of Lady Burlington

THE JORGE LEWINSKI PHOTO ARCHIVE Acquired by: William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington

The Jorge Lewinski Photo Archive

Year Acquired: 2002

Generations of Dukes and Duchesses have shaped the Devonshire Collection, and William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington – son and heir to the 12th Duke – is no exception. The Earl considers obtaining photographer Jorge Lewinski’s archive to be a major acquisition for Chatsworth. Lewinski spent a good part of his career capturing intimate photos of such British artists as Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Frank Auerbach, David Hockney and Gilbert & George. “He recorded people, but he did it in such a way that it gave you so much of an insight into the artist’s way of being,” says Burlington, who is himself a photographer and was mentored by Lewinski. “The collection is a powerful record of British art at a certain period of time,” he adds. The acquisition of the archive, comprising nearly 400 of Lewinski’s photos from 1940 to 1970, filled a rare gap in the Devonshire holdings. “It was a new step for us,” Burlington says.

The Devonshire Parure The landscape as art Jan van der Vaardt’s Trompe L’Oeil of a Violin and Bow Hanging on a Door Mortlake tapestries Tom Price’s Counterpart bench and George III’s coronation chair Chandelier, pilgrims’ bottles and more silver treasures (From top) Jorge Lewinski’s photographs of artists Elisabeth Frink and Bridget Riley.

Queen Zenobia ball gown by the House of Worth

Discover the entire series at sothebys.com this autumn.

Texts adapted for print by Meredith Mendelsohn.

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HOCKNEY As “the hardest-working man in painting” David Hockney may not have time to look back. But, as Meghan Dailey reports, with a lavish new book and a major retrospective, the moment is right for celebrating his long and brilliant career.

The British artist David Hockney has often said that he lives in the present. In a typical quote, he told The Guardian in 2015: “It’s always just what I’m doing now. I don’t reﬂect too much. I live now. It’s always now.” Yet lately, Hockney, who will turn 80 in July, has allowed his past to catch up to him: he has devoted himself to two projects that look back on his 60-year career and establish his legacy quite ﬁrmly. Taschen has just published what it calls Hockney’s “visual autobiography,” an oversize, limited-edition, 500-page tome aptly titled A Bigger Book, produced in collaboration with the artist. And in February, a major travelling retrospective of Hockney’s work opens at Tate Britain, London. The artist has been involved in the exhibition, advising selectively but not driving the overall

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(This page) David Hockney’s Selfportrait with Red Braces, 2003. (Opposite) Hockney’s Domestic Scene, Los Angeles, 1963.

IT TURNS OUT THAT HOCKNEY IS NEVER NOT OBSERVING OR ENGAGED IN WHAT EXISTS AROUND HIM.

(Below) Garden, a 2015 painting of Hockney’s Los Angeles home.

Los Angeles in the 1970s, as well as numerous landscapes – from the multiple-perspective views of the canyons and hills of the 1980s to the colourcharged, back-to-his-roots depictions of Yorkshire 20 years later. Then there is photography, video and drawing as well as works from private collections that have never been shown publicly. The common thread connecting this production, Stephens says, “is a very serious interrogation of how we perceive the world and how to translate that world of space and time into two-dimensional art. There’s a close emotional engagement between him and whatever he’s painting, whether it’s a place or a person.” It turns out that Hockney is never not observing or engaged in what exists around him. “From the moment he gets up in the morning to the moment he goes to bed, it’s going on all the time – making, investigating, reading,” says Stephens. “All of it feeds into his artistic imagination.” “He’s the hardest-working man in painting,” agrees publisher Benedikt Taschen, Hockney’s friend and a devoted collector of his work. The two met around 20 years ago and live near each other in the Hollywood Hills. For years, they talked about collaborating on a SUMO, the kind of lavish volumes

(Opposite, from top) Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), 1972; Bigger Trees Nearer Water, Winter 2008, a Yorkshire landscape.

concept. Was he ambivalent about looking back? “At the beginning, it was clear that he was thinking about the next work,” says Tate Britain curator Chris Stephens. “But I could feel, in the last nine months, that he was coming to terms with retrospection. He recently said to me, ‘I’ve made some good pictures.’ ” The last major retrospective of Hockney’s work was in 1988, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. For such a famously proliﬁc artist, the past three decades represent several distinct styles and periods (realism, neo-Cubism), experiments with techniques both old and new (painting en plein air and drawing on an iPad, respectively) – and the creation of a whole lot of art. “He’s massively productive,” Stephens notes. “What’s exciting about our show is that the classic early works of the 1960s that people love will be seen in relation to what he’s done most recently and everything in between.” An ambitious overview, the show begins with Hockney’s precocious student work and his slyly autobiographical, homoerotic subversions of the language of Abstract Expressionism made in London in the early 1960s. Also included are the well-known paintings of swimming pools and modern Southern California architecture completed after he moved to

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Taschen occasionally publishes, whose massive size requires a customised stand. “I thought, ‘How great if a book like this could one day be made about Hockney in glorious colour!’ ” Taschen exclaims. “And since he was not only close to my house but also to my heart, I had to make it work.” Resting on a primary-coloured tripod by Marc Newson, Hockney’s $2,500 opus is limited to 10,000 signed copies. An additional four Art Editions of 250 copies each include an ink-jet print of an iPad drawing by the artist. Back in October, when A Bigger Book was released at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Hockney didn’t hide his pleasure: “I think my whole work was made for this SUMO because it has a lot of variety,” he said. “I know the book is going to last a hundred years, at least.” Hockney’s œuvre, no doubt, will last many hundreds more. Meghan Dailey is Executive Editor of Sotheby’s and has written for The New Yorker, Interview and other publications. David Hockney, Tate Britain, runs 9 February–29 May, then travels to Centre Pompidou, Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. David Hockney: A Bigger Book (Taschen, $2,500; £1,750).

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adrilenõs have many reasons to be grateful to King Charles III, who was born 300 years ago and is now being commemorated with a variety of events. During his reign, farreaching urban developments were carried out, notably the transformation of Paseo del Prado into an elegant boulevard lined with educational institutions. One of these was a vast building devoted to natural sciences, which now houses the Museo del Prado. There you will find the work of Francisco de Goya, so synonymous with the city, on all of the museum’s three floors, as well as The Art of Clara Peeters (until 19 February), an exhibition of fifteen works by this extraordinary 17thcentury Belgian still-life painter, whose known surviving œuvre numbers barely 40 paintings. The Museo National Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, a contemporary art museum, occupies a hospital that was also part of Charles III’s grand plan. There is still time to see its excellent Marcel Broodthaers retrospective (through 9 January), which includes more than 300 works. While at the museum, stay for lunch at the renowned Arzábal restaurant or have a drink and a bite at the stylish NuBel in the Reina Sofía’s Jean Nouvel-designed wing. And though it might be tempting to linger there, head back to Paseo del Prado and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza to see Renoir: Intimacy (through 22 January), a show that aims to create a sensual, rather than purely visual, experience. Spain’s lack of central government since December 2015 has delayed the opening of the Museum of Royal Collections, behind the Palacio Real, for at least two years, even though the building has already been completed. Still, parts of the museum will be open for short periods in 2017, offering exhibitions and guided visits. February is a frenetic month on the art front, with events buzzing around ARCOmadrid, the international contemporary art fair that takes place at the IFEMA exhibition centre (22–26 February). The fair organisers always like to promote the art of a chosen country, and this year, it’s Argentina. More Latin American art features in other venues around the city, including works from the Coleccíon Isabel y Agustín Coppel at the Fundación Banco Santander; the Lima, Peru-based Hochschild Collection at Sala Alcalá 31; and the Costantini Collection at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Art Madrid, at the Galería de Cristal at the CentroCentro cultural centre in Plaza de Cibeles, runs at the same time as the ARCO fair and hosts more than 50 galleries showing the work of both new and established artists. For its part, JustMad8 (21–26 February), at the COAM architectural centre, focuses on emerging art. It’s not just the art world that is thriving in the Spanish capital: its restaurant scene is easily the most exciting in the country at the moment. Now that star chef David Muñoz has

Renowned for its elegant galleries and museums, the Spanish capital also offers an energetic contemporary art scene as well as innovative bars, restaurants and hotels. Annie Bennett goes exploring.

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(Clockwise from right) The recently opened Only You Hotel Atocha; NuBel, a stylish place to eat at the Reina Sofía; ARCOmadrid will focus on Argentina, featuring works such as Besos Brujos, 1965, by Buenos Aires artist Alberto Greco; a view of 1788 Madrid in a detail from The Meadow of San Isidro on His Feast Day by Francisco de Goya, the painter most closely associated with the city; and visitors at the last edition of Art Madrid, which will take place in February.

opened his spectacular StreetXO bar and restaurant in London’s Mayfair, presumably even more people will be trying to land a reservation at Madrid’s DiverXO, the only restaurant with three Michelin stars in the city. If you can’t get a table, try Muñoz’s zingy Asian-fusion dishes at his StreetXO bar in the Gourmet Experience section of El Corte Inglés on Calle de Serrano – if you don’t mind a bit of queuing. Even though it has now been seven years since the Mercado de San Miguel near Plaza Mayor kicked off the trend for delicatessen markets, the concept shows no sign of running out of steam. While most are revamped food markets, Platea takes the idea up a few notches: it is a sleek gastronomic hub located within the shell of a huge movie theatre. Ramón Freixa, whose main restaurant at Hotel Único has two Michelin stars, runs Arriba on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of the former cinema, while tastings and live music on higher tiers keep the space buzzing at all times. Another chef with two stars, Dani García from Andalucía, opened the vast, brasserie-style BiBo on Paseo de la Castellana in the autumn. His contemporary versions of classic tapas are served in a striking space created by the interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán, who is also behind one of several chic hotels to have opened in Madrid in the past year.

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At the Only You Hotel Atocha, Rosa-Violán has gone for midcentury modern style – a bit more restrained than the Andalucían exuberance of BiBo. Situated opposite the AVE high-speed train terminal at the Atocha railways station, it is less than ten minutes from the Reina Sofía, Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums. The Tótem, another new hotel, stands on one of the most elegant corners in the city’s Salamanca district. It has a clubby New York feel, while its bar and restaurant, Hermosos y Malditos (The Beautiful and The Damned), has instantly become a favourite haunt among art world denizens, who meet there for lunch or spend the evening with gin and tonics relaxing in inky-blue sofas. Near the Teatro Real opera house, the Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques exudes discreet 19th-century glamour. Shimmery metallic tones create a contemporary luxe vibe throughout the hotel, accentuated by large reproductions of Velázquez paintings. Uptown, the Barceló Emperatriz hotel was inspired by Eugenia de Montijo, the 19th-century beauty who was a staunch supporter of equality for women and became the last Empress Consort of the French when she married Napoleon III. The Museo Lázaro Galdiano, which has one of the best art collections in the city, is a short walk away, as is the Museo Sorolla, where an exhibition devoted to the Valencia-born artist’s time in Paris is on view through 19 March. Although Madrid is a dense capital city, it is surprisingly accessible. Wherever you stay, you can usually walk to the major museums and still happen upon a lesser-known collection or gallery just around the corner. And one thing is for sure: there is nearly always an appealing tapas bar nearby, too. Annie Bennett writes about Spanish culture, travel and food for national newspapers and magazines. Her books include Blue Guide Madrid and National Geographic Traveler Madrid.

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DESIGNING

FUTURE THE

From the Apple Watch to speedboats, planes, restaurant interiors, cameras and teapots, the shapes of things to come are likely to be

arc Newson ponders the stability of a tumbler. “We’ve all sat through turbulence, so it’s no good having vessels that go flying all over the place,” notes Newson, the creative director of Qantas Airways. “So you start asking what can you do to make that vessel better?” And what about the functionality of an office chair? “I’ve been working on one for Knoll for, what, years now,” he muses, as he considers such issues as pricing, users’ body types and all manner of safety criteria. “I’d love to be able to present a solution that enables a lot of people not to have to make those gruelling choices again.” That desire reflects how Newson thinks of himself – as a clarifier, a curator, a refiner and simplifier. His intention is always to create the best-in-class product, so that nobody would ever need another of its kind. The name might not be familiar to everyone, but Marc Newson, an amiable 53-year-old Australian, might well have had a hand in influencing the landscape of products through

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which you move every day. Newson’s is the much-imitated colourful, organic, materials-driven aesthetic whose palette includes everything from shagreen and carbon fibre to polyethylene and steel. He codesigned Apple’s smart watch. His output includes pens and bunk beds, jets and dish racks, kettles, mobile phones, restaurants and shops, mirrors, faucets, chairs and clothes for some of the world’s leading makers of both high-end and ordinary everyday wares. And then there are those creations that are most definitely out of the ordinary. Newson fashioned a shelf from a fivetonne block of marble and decked a speedboat in Micarta, the thermosetting plastic made from layers of resin-laminated linen. He self-built the Lockheed Lounge, an aluminium-clad chaise in an edition of fifteen, one of which became the most expensive object by a living designer offered at auction when it sold for $3.7 million in 2015. Newson’s pieces can be found in the collections of some 20 major museums around the world. Such is the draw of the Newson vision that these days, he says,

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conceived by Marc Newson, writes Josh Sims.

Designer Marc Newson at home in London.

“I tend to pick projects based on what I want or need. And I’ve always wanted a decent toaster. A wheelie bag, too.” That latter need was recently fulﬁlled: this past summer, Louis Vuitton released a line of lightweight Newson-designed rolling suitcases in hard-candy hues like orange, red and yellow. “I try to look at things from the perspective of consumers. What could they want? What do I want? The list is getting smaller.” Certainly, Newson is the closest thing to a celebrity that the industrial design world has. “Design is a very contemporary phenomenon – a century ago, it didn’t exist as an industry,” he argues. “And even now there’s a novelty attached to it. Industrial designers are becoming brands in their own right.” That’s not an idea he likes much, but he acknowledges that branding is an inevitable result of living in a consumerist world. “Design has become a vehicle by which commercial enterprises can differentiate their products,” he continues. “Things were always designed, but now companies are emphasising design in their marketing, by identifying designers as adding quality.” One of Newson’s more challenging jobs of recent years has been a fashion capsule collection for the Dutch denim label G-Star Raw. “When I started, fashion was very foreign to me,” he admits, especially the breakneck speed at which clothing is developed as compared with the minimum two-year timeline needed to produce a design object. “I always thought that you have to acknowledge the pointlessness of fashion, yet its impact on contemporary culture can’t be ignored. And besides, I’m a consumer like everybody else. I acquire things and sometimes even in this world the choice is not available, and that irritates me. There’s something I want, even if I’m not sure what it is I’m looking for.”

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While clearly Newson is conscious of his role in making even more stuff, his goal is always to design, as he puts it, “something truly timeless, because that’s the greatest compliment a design can get. Nobody likes designing landﬁll.” But he is also frequently taken aback by how the world is still full of badly designed products in dire need of reconsideration. Indeed, the frustration that design seems to be held in low esteem by some brands – and perhaps in turn by consumers themselves – is something of a driving force for him. “I’ve spoken with Jonathan Ive, chief design officer of Apple, about this and we think a pent-up anger [at the design around us] is our greatest source of inspiration – looking around and saying ‘that’s horrible!’” says Newson. “And it’s just as well I can say that. If everything around me was wonderful, I’d be out of a job.” The annoyance is inspirational because it allows him to understand that “it doesn’t cost any more energy to do something differently, better. Of course, everyone has

different tastes and there are many solutions to a problem, so I’m only talking about when it’s really bad.” Newson concedes that the market for design is not yet a perfect one. He believes he has benefitted from working at a time when the field’s credibility has been in the ascendant and for having grown up in Australia, a country open to contemporary thinking and where young talents are not overshadowed by the giants of the past. Yet he also speaks of past work with some big corporations as being “like hitting your head against a brick wall,” with layers of management and marketing considerations all too often mitigating the point of bringing in an external designer in the first place. He cites his job as being “to find solutions” but also “to dictate. It’s the designer who’s supposed to have the crystal ball,” not the marketing department, he says, adding that, thankfully, working with Apple, the world’s largest company, has restored some of his faith that big business can vindicate the importance of design. Then there is the design world’s dependence on computers as problem-solving devices rather than as tools to realise an

(Clockwise from far left) Newson’s one-off Leica M camera, designed with Apple’s Jonathan Ive, sold for $1.8 million in the 2013 (RED) charity auction at Sotheby’s; his Carrera marble-clad shoe annex to the Azzedine Alaïa boutique in Paris; and the Low Voronoi Shelf, carved from a single block of Bardiglio marble.

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idea born of one’s imagination – a trend that results in many designers being something more akin to stylists, says Newson. “What’s missing is the sense that the best ideas still come from deep within your head,” declares the person whose grandfather encouraged him to take things apart and then work out how to put them back together; Newson has the kind of practical skills – riveting, welding, soldering – that many designers do not. “I’m a pen-and-paper man because if you’re always working with computers, your thinking is subject to that piece of software,” Newson says. “I can look at certain cars and tell you what software they were designed with. I don’t think that’s a phase – I think my generation is the last of a breed. We represent an old way of working that will be lost, at least until software becomes much more intuitive.” Putting pen to paper may be a traditional approach, but as Newson’s ever-expanding portfolio indicates, it’s one that serves him well. One area he has yet to design for in depth is the car industry. A petrol-head himself, he collects vintage cars, with a 1959 Aston Martin DB4, a 1955 Ferrari and a 1929 Bugatti among them. “It’s not because I’m an old fart lost in nostalgia. [But] cars were better,” he says. “They didn’t try to meet the criteria of this politically correct, sanitised world.” Josh Sims has contributed to the Financial Times, Esquire and other publications. Adapted from an article originally published in AM, the Aston Martin magazine. Courtesy Aston Martin.

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“I’M A PEN-AND-PAPER MAN,” SAYS NEWSON. “BECAUSE IF YOU’RE ALWAYS WORKING WITH COMPUTERS, YOUR THINKING IS SUBJECT TO THAT SOFTWARE.”

(Clockwise from top left) An hourglass made of borosilicate glass and containing tiny goldplated steel balls; an airline seat for a customised Boeing Business Jet; a silver teapot for Georg Jensen; and Newson’s iconic aluminum-clad Lockheed Lounge.

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CALENDAR

DECEMBER 2016–JANUARY 2017

Upcoming auctions and exhibitions in North America, Europe and Asia. All Sotheby’s exhibitions are free and open to the public.

DECEMBER

5 THE BIBLE COLLECTION OF DR CHARLES CALDWELL RYRIE Exhibition 1–5 December Auction 5 December New York

1 S|2 Selling Exhibition

PERFORMANCE BY CECIL BEATON Auction 25 Nov– 23 December London Online Auction

EXCEPTIONAL EXPOSURES: 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHS Auction 28 Nov–12 December

Online Auction

ICONS OF CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATION Auction 30 Nov–14 December

MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE MANUSCRIPTS Exhibition 2–5 December Auction 6 December London

OLD MASTER SCULPTURE & WORKS OF ART Exhibition 2–5 December Auction 6 December London (Above)

Property from the Collection of Marjorie S Fisher, Palm Beach 18-karat two-colour gold, diamond, enamel and ruby brooch, Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. $5,000–7,000 Fine Jewels

9 December, New York

CONTEMPORARY ART Exhibition 1–6 December Auction 6–7 December Paris

FINE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS INCLUDING AMERICANA Exhibition 1–5 December Auction 6 December New York

Online Auction

BOO-HOORAY PRESENTS: POST-WAR, COUNTERCULTURE, & POP Auction 1–16 December

CHINESE ART Exhibition 25–30 November Auction 1–2 December Hong Kong

THE MUWEN TANG COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADES Exhibition 25–30 November Auction 1 December Hong Kong

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Property from a Private Hong Kong Collection A rare inscribed lacquered wood “Su Xin” qin, Song dynasty HK$2,000,000–2,500,000 Chinese Art

1–2 December, Hong Kong

8 THE VITTORIO & CATERINA DI CAPUA COLLECTION, TURIN Exhibition 2–7 December Auction 8 December London

MAGNIFICENT JEWELS Exhibition 3–8 December Auction 8 December New York

OLD MASTER & BRITISH PAINTINGS Exhibition 2–7 December Auction 7–8 December London

IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART Exhibition 1–6 December Auction 7 December, Paris

DE MAGRITTE À INDIANA: REGARDS D’AMATEURS ITALIENS Exhibition 1–6 December Auction 7 December, Paris

IMPORTANT WATCHES Exhibition 3–6 December Auction 7 December New York

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(Above) GUY DE ROUGEMONT Table nuage rouge, 1970 HK$260,000–320,000 Boundless: Contemporary Art

19 January, Hong Kong (Below) HARRY BERTOIA An Important and Monumental Bush $250,000–350,000 Bertoia – Featuring Masterworks from the Kaare Berntsen Collection

16 November, New York

13 FINE JEWELS Exhibition 10–12 December Auction 13 December London

ENGLISH LITERATURE, HISTORY, CHILDREN’S BOOKS & ILLUSTRATIONS Exhibition 9–12 December Auction 13 December London

A FOCUSED OBSESSION – THE MARTIN COHEN COLLECTION: MODERN ITALIAN GLASS Exhibition 10–13 December Auction 13 December New York

L. JAROSINSKI AND J. VAUGOIN Massive Austrian silver menorah, Vienna, early 20th century $10,000–15,000 Important Judaica

15 December, New York

15 CELEBRATION OF THE ENGLISH WATCH, PART III Exhibition 10–14 December Auction 15 December London

VICTORIAN, PRERAPHAELITE & BRITISH IMPRESSIONIST ART Exhibition 10–14 December Auction 15 December London

ASIAN ART Exhibition 10–14 December Auction 15 December Paris

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SCULPTURE AND WORKS OF ART Exhibition 10–15 December Auction 15 December New York

IMPORTANT JUDAICA Exhibition 10–14 December Auction 15 December New York

ISRAELI & INTERNATIONAL ART Exhibition 10–14 December Auction 15 December New York

9 FINE JEWELS Exhibition 3–8 December Auction 9 December New York

10 A ROCK & ROLL ANTHOLOGY: FOLK TO FURY Exhibition 5–9 December Auction 10 December New York

14 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN PAINTINGS Exhibition 10–13 December Auction 14 December London

19TH AND 20TH CENTURY SCULPTURE Exhibition 10–13 December Auction 14 December London

FINEST & RAREST WINE Auction 14 December London

(Above) 18-karat gold, platinum and diamond “Cheveux d’Ange” necklace, Van Cleef & Arpels, France, circa 1955 $15,000–20,000 Fine Jewels

9 December, New York (Below) A blue and white moonflask, bianping, Ming dynasty, Yongle period HK$2,000,000–3,000,000 Chinese Art

1–2 December, Hong Kong

COLLECTION VIVIANE JUTHEAU, COMTESSE DE WITT: AU COEUR DES ARTS D’AFRIQUE Exhibition 10–13 December Auction 14 December, Paris

AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART Exhibition 10–13 December Auction 14 December, Paris

IMPORTANT DESIGN Exhibition 10–13 December Auction 14 December New York

TIFFANY: DREAMING IN GLASS Exhibition 10–13 December Auction 14 December New York

17 16 OF ROYAL AND NOBLE DESCENT Exhibition 12–13, 15–16 January Auction 17 January London

IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART Exhibition 10–15 December Auction 16 December New York

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CALENDAR

JANUARY

19 THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT AMERICANA COLLECTION OF GEORGE S PARKER II FROM THE CAXAMBAS FOUNDATION Exhibition 11–18 January Auction 19 January New York

RM SOTHEBY’S: ARIZONA Exhibition 18–20 January Auction 19–20 January Arizona

BOUNDLESS: CONTEMPORARY ART Exhibition 13–18 January Auction 19 January Hong Kong

21 (Above) SHIRO KURAMATA “Miss Blanche” Chair $250,000–350,000 Important Design

14 December, New York (Below) Kwele mask, Gabon €300,000–400,000 Collection Viviane Jutheau, Comtesse de Witt: Au coeur des arts d’Afrique

14 December, Paris

COMIC BOOKS Exhibition 18–20 January Auction 21 January Paris

THE AMERICAN FOLK ART COLLECTION OF RALPH AND SUSANNE KATZ Exhibition 11–19 January Auction 21 January New York

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF E. NEWBOLD AND MARGARET DU PONT SMITH Exhibition 11–20 January Auction 21 January New York

27 MASTER PAINTINGS & 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ART Exhibition 21–26 January Auction 27 January New York

18 ALEXANDER HAMILTON: AN IMPORTANT FAMILY ARCHIVE OF LETTERS AND MANUSCRIPTS Exhibition 11–17 January Auction 18 January New York

IMPORTANT AMERICANA INCLUDING PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOAN OESTREICH KEND Exhibition 11–20 January Auction 20–21 January New York

THE IRIS SCHWARTZ COLLECTION OF AMERICAN SILVER Exhibition 11–19 January Auction 20 January New York

25 MASTER PAINTINGS EVENING Exhibition 20–25 January Auction 25 January New York

OLD MASTER DRAWINGS Exhibition 20–25 January Auction 25 January New York

26 MASTER PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE DAY

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Exhibition 20–25 January Auction 26 January New York

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Sotheby’s Hong Kong 5/F One Pacific Place 88 Queensway, Hong Kong Hours: Mon–Fri 10 am–6 pm Sun 11 am–5 pm +852 2524 8121

Exhibition 25–31 January Auction 31 January, London

SURREALIST ART Exhibition 25–31 January Auction 31 January, London

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15 December, London

IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART EVENING

An important gold pair cased quarter repeating verge watch, no. 307, 1708–1709 £150,000–250,000 The Celebration of the English Watch Part III: The Genius of Thomas Tompion

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GLOBAL SALE HIGHLIGHTS

ecemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Old Masters evening sale is led by an important collection of predominantly

Italian 16th-and 17th-century works, the highlight of which is an enchanting portrait of two brothers by Titian and his workshop. The collection is supported by a fine and varied cast of 14th- and 15thcentury panels and a diverse group of 17th-century Flemish and Dutch paintings from a German private collection.

(Above) LORENZO LOTTO An Allegorical Portrait of the Rational Mind Estimate upon request Old Masters Evening

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he forthcoming Old Masters Day sale in December includes excellent examples from most

major schools of painting in Western Europe. We are particularly pleased to be able to offer for sale groups of paintings from important private collections, from both the UK and Continental Europe, many of which have not been seen on the open market in recent memory and are in excellent original condition. The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish painting is particularly well represented within these groups. The Early British field offers, among others, a group of portraits by Joseph Wright of Derby from an English private collection, an important sporting painting by John Frederick Herring Sr, and a group of 18th-century views of London. With estimates ranging from £10,000 to £100,000 and paintings spanning 500 years of European art and history, our Day sale will appeal to both seasoned collectors and buyers new to Old Master paintings.

(Right) BENJAMIN FERRERS A plant, probably a gomphrena, in a never style faience jardinère £30,000–40,000 Old Masters Day

8 December, London

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(Left) SAM FRANCIS White #5, 1951 €700,000–1,000,000 Contemporary Art

6–7 December, Paris

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his autumn, the Paris Impressionist & Modern Art auction will feature paintings,

drawings and sculptures from French private collections, including works by such 20th-century artists as Camille Claudel, Paul Signac, Joan Miró and Fernand Léger, among others. The sale (Above) GIORGIO MORANDI Natura Morta, 1956 €600,000–800,000 Impressionist & Modern Art

will also feature a Surrealist section including important works by René Magritte, Man Ray, Remedios Varo, André Masson and Salvador Dalí.

7 December, Paris

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(Above) MICHELE MARIESCHI Venice, The Grand Canal at the Entrance to the Cannaregio $700,000–900,000 (Opposite) FRANCISCO DE ZURBARÁN The mystic marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria $1,500,000–2,000,000 Master Paintings Evening

25 January, New York

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e are delighted to announce The Celebration of the English Watch Part III:

The Genius of Thomas Tompion. As ever, Part III features a carefully curated selection of the finest English watches produced by the most renowned makers in the 17th, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. Focusing on the great Thomas Tompion, this sale explores his achievements in timekeeping while also celebrating the creations of his students and peers, including George Graham and Daniel Quare.

(Left) An important gold pair cased quarter repeating verge watch, no. 307, 1708–1709 £150,000–250,000 The Celebration of the English Watch Part III: The Genius of Thomas Tompion

15 December, London

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The Collection of Joyce and Samir Mansour Egyptian granite bust of the Goddess Sekhmet, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, 1390–1353 B.C. $3,000,000–5,000,000 Ancient Egyptian Sculpture and Works of Art

15 December, New York

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otheby’s S|2 presents Performance by Cecil Beaton, an exhibition of photographs taken on the set

of the iconic eponymous 1970 British film directed by Nicholas Roeg, produced by Sandy Lieberson and starring James Highly controversial at the time, the film’s groundbreaking portrait of 1960s London still retains its ability to shock nearly 50 years later. Beaton, whose previous assignment had been to photograph the Queen, demonstrates in these photographs his ability to perfectly capture the essence of a time.

(Above) Photographs by Cecil Beaton taken on the film set of Performance, October 1968, featuring Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg Prices range from £3,000 to £15,000 S|2 Selling Exhibition Performance by Cecil Beaton

25 November– 23 December, London

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Fox, Anita Pallenberg and Mick Jagger.

(Right) ANDY WARHOL À la recherche du shoe perdu, with Shoe and Leg, with trial cover, lettering by Julia Warhola with “recherche” misspelled as “pecherche,” circa 1955 $150,000–250,000 Fine Books and Manuscripts including Americana

6 December, New York

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artist-designed jewellery. French designer Guy de Rougemont will be offered at auction in Asia for the first time with a selection of recent and vintage pieces. The diversity of his colourful and innovative works will appeal to new and seasoned collectors alike.

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ighlights of the Chinese Art sale in Hong Kong on 1–2 December include a private European

collection of early ceramics and scholarly works of art, a Yongle blue and white moonflask from an old Kyoto family collection, selected Song ceramics from private Asian collections and the family collection of a Hong Kong musician, featuring a rare Song dynasty qin and fine examples of “tenmoku” teabowls. ᱙႐㬴ჹ℁͚స㬊㶀৮៺䈐ᰰᄴ᫩12ᰵ2ᬒౕ 仆⍜㜶㵹喑䛺吋࠲᠙⁽≟⻮ϧ⣺㫼ऑ䮣⨤ࣷ᪴ ⣖Ƞϙ䘪უ᫼㜷㫼ᬻⅥἯ䱿㟞䑗㟞㈸㋙፣㕠㦘㬳ᝮ⨣Ƞϋ≟⻮ϧ⣺㫼Ⴘ⨤ȠВࣷ仆⍜䴠Ἧუ უ᫼⣺㫼ႸАऑ⥡ࣷᐧ⿝㇫৮ȡ

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mong the lots on offer from distinguished and aristocratic European and British

collections are many pieces never before seen on the market. Spearheading the sale is property from the collections at Colstoun, East Lothian, including souvenirs and gifts collected by the 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, GovernorGeneral of India (1848–1856). Exquisite furniture, art and objects from the HillTrevor family at Brynkinalt Hall, Wales; the Marchese Francesco Taccone di Sitizano (1763–1818); and the Counts von Schönburg-Glauchau also highlight the sale. From the latter comes this 18thcentury marquetry cabinet, a tour de force of German craftsmanship that has remained in the family until now.

(Left) A German armorial bureau-cabinet, Erfurt, circa 1760 £60,000–90,000 Of Royal & Noble Descent

17 January, London

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(Right) TIFFANY STUDIOS “Wisteria” Table Lamp $600,000–800,000 Tiffany: Dreaming in Glass

14 December, New York

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peed meets style at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa on 19–20 January, as RM Sotheby’s proudly

presents its 18th annual Arizona sale. A highlight of this famed collector car week, the RM sale will present a handpicked roster of some 100 blue-chip automobiles. The group spans the spectrum of the market, from elegant prewar classics through to important sports and racing cars and contemporary supercars. Leading up to the auction, the grounds of the Biltmore will play host to the Arizona Concours d’Elegance, creating an ideal destination for enthusiasts looking to enjoy a week of classic car camaraderie.

(Left above) 1938 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet, Chassis no. 57587 $1,250,000–1,500,000 (Left below) 1969 Ferrari 365 GTS, Chassis no. 12489 $2,900,000–3,500,000 RM Sotheby’s Arizona

19–20 January, Phoenix, Arizona

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CABLE BEACH BAHAMAS

Bayroc 308 Beachfront third floor condominium is located in this extremely well-maintained, seven-acre gated enclave. Encompassing 2,300 sq. ft., the one-level apartment is offered unfurnished. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID 5CV4R4 DAMIANOS SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CRAIG PINDER +1 242 457 2282 CRAIG.PINDER@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$1,450,000 US

PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

Turtle Tail Estate This new estate is one to fall in love with, combining the personalization of a custom home with the amenities of an ultra-luxury resort, elevated on a private, approximately five acre peninsula. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID NKDEPK NINA SIEGENTHALER, JOE ZAHM TURKS & CAICOS SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY +1 649 231 0707, +1 649 231 6188

$25,000,000 US

PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

Coral Pavillion Coral Pavilion is a stunningly elegant, newly completed, coral stone villa located on the most enviable stretch of world-renowned Grace Bay Beach on Providenciales. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID ZB9D77 NINA SIEGENTHALER TURKS & CAICOS SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY +1 649 946 4474 NINA.SIEGENTHALER@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$10,250,000 US

BEL OMBRE, SOUTH COAST MAURITIUS

98, Villas Valriche, Oceanfront Golf Estate Plantation-style villas with breathtaking views set in timeless scenery. Includes memberships to Domaine de Bel Ombre’s renowned Golf and Beach clubs. Access to Mauritian residence permit. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID KY7C65 MAURITIUS SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY JENNIFER HIRST +230 5492 8506 JENNIFER.HIRST@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$2,500,000 US

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LAGUNA BEACH CALIFORNIA

Shining Like a Crown Jewel on the Coast This is a masterpiece seven years in the making. The final project of famous Los Angeles architect Steven Kanner, the design is pure art. Set on a spectacular sand-front location in a gated community, every element of this minimalistic 5,500 sq. ft. home is infused with the finest materials. Polished large-format Terrazzo seamlessly merges indoor and outdoor spaces through walls of glass and soaring ceilings. Boffi Italian kitchen and bath cabinetry, stainless steel countertops, floating glass and Terrazzo staircases, stainless steel baseboards and accents, Swiss-engineered Victrosca windows and doors, Savant system, full security, elevator, Rhine Zinc roof, steel infrastructure, and a rare seawall into bedrock. Over 3,000 sq. ft. of outdoor space includes ocean view interior courtyard with motorized awnings, ceiling heaters, full outdoor kitchen, bathroom, fire pit and heated Terrazzo floors. Pacific breezes, mosaic tile pool and forever ocean views with Montage Resort only steps away, this contemporary home is truly world-class. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID 9D7MM5 HOM SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY JOHN STANALAND +1 949 689 9047 JOHN.STANALAND@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$19,995,000

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HEALDSBURG CALIFORNIA

Unparalleled Wine Country Elegance Unparalleled wine country setting with resort style amenities. Panoramic views, impressive custom residence, guest cottage, art studio/barn, car barn, pool, spa, gardens, cabernet vineyard. Minutes to Healdsburg Plaza. SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM, WEB ID 0088184 SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY SAN FRANCISCO BROKERAGE SHERI MORGENSEN +1 707 431 0777 SHERI.MORGENSEN@SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM

$10,250,000

BEAVER CREEK COLORADO

Chateau Chalet Residence Experience the height of luxury, service and amenities at the Chateau in Beaver Creek. This elegant four bedroom home offers exceptional ski-in/out access on Beaver Creek Mountain. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID P4T7NM LIV SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY DAVID MCHUGH, BEN FINN +1 970 376 7171 DAVID.MCHUGH@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$6,995,000

BEAVER CREEK COLORADO

One Beaver Creek Residence Imagine living in this prime front row luxury residence, up slope views out of every room with Beaver Creek rushing under all four bedrooms. Ski-in, ski-out, central air conditioning, two decks. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID YYRESZ LIV SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY BART PEASLEE +1 970 331 3083 BART.PEASLEE@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$5,000,000

DENVER COLORADO

Monroe IV We have created the most stimulating and visually stunning homes possible in an irreplaceable location. Set in the heart of Cherry Creek North. Graceful design blended with superb finishes. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID LWEXRX LIV SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY HOLLY RASMUSSEN +1 720 375 6929 HOLLY.RASMUSSEN@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$2,895,000

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EVERGREEN COLORADO

Biltmore Mansion Inspired Limestone Castle Modeled after the Biltmore Mansion in Asheville, North Carolina, this limestone masterpiece is nine years in the making and a true marvel of craftsmanship and design with world-class snowcap views. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM LIV SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY WHITNEY CAIN, ROSEMARY NIGH, EMILY HENDERSON, JENNIFER DAVENPORT +1 720 934 8185 WHITNEY.CAIN@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$17,500,000

VAIL COLORADO

670 Forest Road 670 Forest Road is a stunning five bedroom single family residence on the slopes of Vail Mountain. One of the most desired and exclusive addresses in the world. A once in a lifetime home. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID FDP7WC LIV SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY DAVID MCHUGH, BENJAMIN FINN +1 970 445 0623 BENJAMIN.FINN@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$9,295,000

PARADISE VALLEY ARIZONA

Grand and Opulent Villa/Home A fantastic value. Five bedrooms, seven bathrooms with 10,000 sq. ft. of supreme luxury inside, and a most inviting and gorgeous yard/patio area with resort style pool and spa. Outstanding guest quarters. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID C5BB58 RUSS LYON SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY FRANK AAZAMI, THOMAS O'LEARY +1 480 266 0240, +1 480 627 9652

$6,500,000

NAPLES FLORIDA

Your Own Private Resort Take your breath away as you walk through the grand formal entrance. Capture views through the living room out the French doors overlooking the infinity edge pool and onto the lake. Entertain indoor/outdoor. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID 3YKGL7 PREMIER SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY KIMBERLY ALVORD +1 239 919 2742 KIMBERLY.ALVORD@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$4,200,000

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KEY LARGO FLORIDA

Key Largo Anglers Club Lakefront Estate Home One-of-a-kind estate home offering six bedrooms, six and one half bathrooms, elevator, gourmet kitchen with wine cellar, infinity pool and spa, and covered outdoor space with summer kitchen and fireplace. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID J4R3EE RUSSELL POST SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CASSY EVERHART +1 305 367 2027 CASSY.EVERHART@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$4,999,990

KEY LARGO FLORIDA

New Golf Course Home at Ocean Reef New 5,000 sq. ft. contemporary construction on the golf course in Ocean Reef. Unique layout with open family room, gourmet kitchen, elevator, and six bedroom suites surrounding pool patio. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID Y3Z5DS RUSSELL POST SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY MORGAN SMITH +1 305 367 2027 MORGAN.SMITH@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$2,690,000

ISLAMORADA FLORIDA

Rare Opportunity at Maison Residences Rare opportunity to own new construction three and four bedroom flats in the Florida Keys with magnificent ocean views, covered parking, private gated entry, white sandy beach, and free form tropical pool. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID KVXR5H OCEAN SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CHERI TINDALL +1 305 712 8888 CHERI.TINDALL@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

STARTING AT $1,895,000

PLANTATION KEY FLORIDA

Private Gated Point Lot Private gated point lot property boasts approximately 4,700 sq. ft., five bedrooms, four bathrooms, separate guest quarters, spacious living, oceanfront pool, ocean views and protected dockage with two boat lifts. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID PWQW7B OCEAN SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY LESLIE LEOPOLD +1 305 712 8888 LESLIE.LEOPOLD@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$4,950,000

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HONOLULU HAWAII

Your Custom Designed Villa Never before has a residence been designed to fit the exact specifications desired by the future owners. This grand penthouse sits on the 35th floor of Waiea, the flagship building for the master planned community of Ward Village located in close proximity to Waikiki. This six bedroom, six and one half bathroom residence sprawled over 8,532 sq. ft. features a spectacular rooftop lanai over 2,000 sq. ft. and your own private ocean facing infinity pool. Swim under the sky with perpetual 360 degree views of the Pacific Ocean, Diamond Head, mountains and Waikiki. Seamless indoor and outdoor living on a single level. A dedicated elevator provides the utmost privacy and security. This highly prized offering includes a two and a half million dollar credit for the most discriminating owners to customize the penthouse of their dreams with their choice of interior design finishes. This is truly an unprecedented opportunity to create a unique and lasting legacy. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM LIST SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY ESTHER PARK, YUKIKO YANG +1 808 489 6733, +1 808 393 1230 ESTHER.PARK@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM YUKIKO.YANG@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$35,000,000

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NANTUCKET ISLAND MASSACHUSETTS

Unique Waterfront Compound on Seven Acres 300 degree views with privacy, stairs to beach, boat moorings. Eleven bedrooms, pool, tennis, garage, entertainment pavilion with commercial kitchen and 3,500 bottle wine cellar and tasting room. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID 7D237D MAURY PEOPLE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY GARY WINN, CRAIG HAWKINS, BERNADETTE MEYER +1 508 228 1881

$32,750,000

WELLESLEY MASSACHUSETTS

Exquisite Home Sited on Three Plus Acre Estate Exquisite, light-filled five bedroom, five and one half bath home. This Royal Barry Wills residence has been meticulously redesigned to seamlessly blend the unassuming elegance with its natural setting. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID 71931582 GIBSON SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY MICHAEL L. CARUCCI +1 617 901 7600 MICHAEL.CARUCCI@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$4,900,000

BROOKLINE MASSACHUSETTS

Estate on Almost One Acre of Plush Grounds This bespoke residence boasts six bedrooms, six fireplaces and five and one half bathrooms. This magnificent retreat comes complete with a gourmet kitchen, an outdoor deck, and a tranquil patio. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM GIBSON SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY MICHAEL CARUCCI +1 617 901 7600 MICHAEL.CARUCCI@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$3,975,000

LEXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS

Private 10,000 Sq. Ft. Estate Rare opportunity to acquire this contemporary oasis located on one and one half acres of mature grounds surrounded by conservation land. Six bedrooms, five full and three half bathrooms and two private decks. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID NTZE8P GIBSON SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY MICHAEL L. CARUCCI +1 617 901 7600 MICHAEL.CARUCCI@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$3,900,000

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REHOBOTH MASSACHUSETTS

Terrybrook Farm Exquisite equestrian estate situated on 12 secluded acres. Designed by William Warner, the four bedroom, four bathroom Terrybrook farmhouse includes a four-stall stable in a stone courtyard and lush landscaping. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID 5HGG2M MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY +1 401 314 3000

$1,200,000

BARRINGTON RHODE ISLAND

Rumstick Point Picturesque waterfront home offers panoramic views of Narragansett Bay and beyond. The four-bedroom home includes over 5,000 sq. ft. of living space and master suite with balcony overlooking the bay. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID X8QCJF MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY +1 401 245 3050

$2,750,000

NEW CANAAN CONNECTICUT

The Brown House Simplicity and transparency are key to this iconic Eliot Noyes mid-century modern. Experience the sculptural elements, natural light, views and access to landscape, guest and pool house. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID XXQC6F WILLIAM PITT SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY FATOU NIANG, INGER STRINGFELLOW +1 212 961 7428, +1 203 321 9361

$6,950,000

STONINGTON CONNECTICUT

High Pointe Stunning 7,800 plus sq. ft. estate perched on 12 plus acres with expansive ocean views. The design will enthrall and captivate with sprawling main rooms flowing to tranquil covered terraces. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID DCHFCB GUSTAVE WHITE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY +1 401 849 3000

$7,900,000

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RUMSON NEW JERSEY

Architectural Masterpiece Mid-century modern feel with clean elegant architectural lines and a superb use of space. Located in prestigious Rumson, New Jersey, offering blue ribbon schools, close to beaches and New York City ferry. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID RXED3K HERITAGE HOUSE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY +1 732 842 8100

$1,990,000

AMAGANSETT NEW YORK

Gorgeous Traditional in Amagansett South South of the Highway mint condition 5,300 sq. ft. traditional with high ceilings, great room, gourmet kitchen, six bedrooms, finished lower level, pool and spa. Minutes to ocean beach. SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM, WEB ID 0047038 SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY EAST HAMPTON BROKERAGE BOB STEINER +1 631 907 8479 BOB.STEINER@SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM

$5,150,000

AMAGANSETT NEW YORK

Oceanfront Exceptional Opportunity Rare opportunity for prime Amagansett Dune oceanfront beach house at an exceptional price. Iconic "upside down" contemporary with 84 ft. direct frontage, three bedrooms with open living space. SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM, WEB ID 0046934 SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY EAST HAMPTON BROKERAGE MARIE ZAZZI +1 516 456 069 MARIE.ZAZZI@SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM

$3,250,000

BRIDGEHAMPTON NEW YORK

Elegant Country Estate with Tennis Centrally located this elegant country home is set on over three acres with pool and tennis in a very quiet setting featuring 6,500 sq. ft. plus a finished lower level with gym, theater and more. SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM, WEB ID 0056595 SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY SOUTHAMPTON BROKERAGE HEDY TUFO +1 631 227 4948 HEDY.TUFO@SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM

$4,450,000

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BRIDGEHAMPTON NEW YORK

Stylish Traditional, Farm Field Views A gated drive leads to this artfully designed five bedroom home offering panoramic farm field vistas and heated pool. Walk to ocean and bay beaches. SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM, WEB ID 0038392 SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY BRIDGEHAMPTON BROKERAGE BEATE V. MOORE +1 631 613 7316 BEATE.MOORE@SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM

$5,900,000

EAST HAMPTON NEW YORK

Brilliant Craftsmanship Minutes to Ocean Spectacular sleek modern construction in prime Georgica Estate location. Luxurious 8,600 sq. ft. with designer finishes, 10 ft. ceilings, theatre and elevator. Private gated acre with 50 ft. pool, pool house. SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM, WEB ID 0047396 SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY EAST HAMPTON BROKERAGE RYLAN JACKA +1 516 702 5707 RYLAN.JACKA@SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM

$10,195,000

SOUTHAMPTON NEW YORK

Estate with Deeded Ocean Access Hear the waves. Rare offering on over two acres in the prestigious Murray Compound, grand traditional with eight bedrooms, pool, tennis court, deeded path to private ocean beach. SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM, WEB ID 0047244 SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY EAST HAMPTON BROKERAGE KATHY KONZET +1 631 252 0254 KATHY.KONZET@SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM

$14,500,000

BRONXVILLE NEW YORK

Bronxville Village Masterpiece Welcome to one of Bronxville’s most exciting and breathtaking homes! This magnificent stone and shingle home has been renovated with the highest level of craftsmanship and the finest materials available. SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM, PROPERTY ID 4637054 JULIA B. FEE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY KATHLEEN COLLINS +1 914 715 6052 KATHLEEN.COLLINS@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

$5,295,000

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NEW YORK NEW YORK

641 Fifth Avenue, 48A Featuring floor-to-ceiling windows in every room, this two bedroom home offers jaw-dropping views of Central Park, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and all of Midtown Manhattan. SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM, WEB ID 0138868 SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN BROKERAGE JEREMY V. STEIN +1 212 431 2427 JEREMY.STEIN@SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM

$4,950,000

NEW YORK NEW YORK

200 Central Park South, Apartment 27C Beautiful views of Central Park and the New York City skyline from this high floor two bedroom, two bathroom. This loft like apartment has been totally gutted and done to the highest standards. SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM, WEB ID 00111123 SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY EAST SIDE MANHATTAN BROKERAGE PAMELA A. O'CONNOR +1 212 606 7709 PAMELA.OCONNOR@SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM

$4,250,000

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THE POWER OF TWO Intensely expressive, unabashedly opulent and without equal in Renaissance painting, this mesmerising double portrait by Titian and his workshop stands out as a remarkable character study and a singular 2

representation of affluent childhood in the 16th century. Virtually unknown as part of the master’s œuvre, the painting hung in the main residence of the

illustrious Pesaro family in Venice, where the likeness of the subjects – probably the sons of Benedetto Francesco Giuseppe Pesaro – was kept for posterity. From their fine hair brushed softly forward to their flared nostrils and tenderly shaped eyes and lips, the boys’ faces are richly expressive and superbly executed. Whether they are conveying a child’s

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suspicion or the stern maturity of an adult is left for the viewer to decide.

TIZIANO VECELLIO, CALLED TITIAN, AND WORKSHOP Portrait of two boys said to be members of the Pesaro family £1,000,000–1,500,000 Old Masters Evening London Exhibition: 2–7 December Auction: 7–8 December Enquiries: +44 (0)20 7293 6205

1. DUALITY Highly unusual in paintings of this era, the remarkable pairing and symmetry of this composition might signal that the two sitters were not only brothers but twins.

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2. EXPRESSION In contrast to his more stoic brother, the boy on the right flashes a piercing, quizzical gaze. This careful delineation of the sitters’ features is a telltale sign of Titian’s skilled hand.

3. GESTURE Pulling at his gold chain with his forefinger, the boy on the right draws attention to himself in an attempt at differentiation from his brother.

4. MUSIC Music was an important part of an affluent education. While the boy on the left grasps the neck of a lute, his sibling rests his hand on the open pages of a chamber music book.

5. FASHION The boys’ fur-lined robes are definitive markers of wealth as are their red silk doublets. At the time, crimson dye was a relatively new development, and such richly coloured fabric would have been extremely expensive.

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