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Interests/Exclusive Development Rights for Rare, 100+ Island Protected Archipelago will Auction No Reserve This December

Interests/Exclusive Development Rights for Rare, 100+ Island Protected Archipelago will Auction No Reserve This December

The Widi Reserve is a coral atoll archipelago boasting 100-plus uninhabited, pristine tropical islands fringed by 150 kilometers of powder white sand beaches, thriving coral reefs, and private, deep-sea, nutrient-rich waters.

Synonymous with world-class luxury resort locations, such as The Brando in French Polynesia (yet on a staggering scale 50 times larger), the Widi Reserve represents nature at its most pristine.

Now, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to conserve and sustainably develop one of the most intact coral atoll ecosystems by acquiring interests in PT. Leadership Islands Indonesia (LII) is available for your bid price.


This island chain is one of the most intact coral atoll ecosystems left on earth and an animal kingdom of epic proportions, home to hundreds of rare and endangered species.

A top international team of already compiled experts may be leveraged to produce a stunning development that is close to 100% natural and sustainable, including designs by world-renowned Hotel Designer, Bill Bensley.

Corals reefs pictured in the Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Coral reefs are the ocean’s most diverse and complex ecosystems, supporting 25% of all marine life, including 800 species of reef-building corals and more than one million animal and plant species. Each coral is a colony consisting of many individual sea anemone-like polyps that are all interconnected. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace

Set to showcase mankind’s ability to live in harmony with nature, this rare opportunity will auction via Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions in December.

It has been an honor to work with [PT Leadership Islands Indonesia] to create a unique vision of eco-resorts specifically for Widi. We look forward to the future of what the Reserve becomes…”

— Mr. Bill Bensley, World-Renowned Hotel Designer,

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITES STATES, November 8, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — A once-in-a-generation opportunity to conserve and sustainably develop one of the most intact coral atoll ecosystems—the Widi Reserve—by acquiring interests in PT. Leadership Islands Indonesia (LII) awaits. LII has spent several years carefully master-planning, designing and licensing one of the most environmentally sensitive low density luxury resort and residency developments in the world in partnership with world-renowned architect and hotel designer, Bill Bensley. While Indonesian law does not permit for private ownership of islands, shares in a business with development rights can be sold to anyone. This rare opportunity will be auctioned in December, selling with No Reserve to the highest bidder via Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions in cooperation with JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group. Bidding is scheduled to open 8 December and conclude 14 December live at Sotheby’s New York, the world’s premier destination for art and luxury. Bidding will also be available on Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions’ online marketplace, casothebys.com, allowing buyers to bid digitally from anywhere in the world.

“Every billionaire can own a private island; but only one can own this exclusive opportunity spread across 100+ islands,” said Charlie Smith, Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions’ Executive Vice President, EMEA. “We’re presenting a prime opportunity for any discerning buyer in the world to participate in the conservation and development of one of the most pristine areas on earth—all available for your bid price.”

The Widi Reserve, One of Earth’s Rare Treasures

Located in far East Indonesia in the heart of the Coral Triangle, the Widi Reserve is a coral atoll archipelago boasting 100-plus uninhabited, pristine tropical islands fringed by 150 kilometers of powder white sand beaches, thriving coral reefs, and private, deep-sea, nutrient-rich waters. This island chain is one of the most intact coral atoll ecosystems left on earth and an animal kingdom of epic proportions, home to hundreds of rare and endangered species including Blue Whales, Whale Sharks, 600 documented species of marine mammals, fish, birds, insects and lizards, and species yet to be discovered. Separated not only by space and time, but by extraordinary natural beauty and total privacy, it is one of the most breathtaking properties anywhere on Earth. Set within the 315,000-hectare (780,000-acre) Marine Protected Area, 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) of rainforests, mangroves, turquoise lagoons, lakes, and beaches await for potential eco-conscious development. With a vision for private members, special guests, and top conservationists wishing to experience one of earth’s last great wildernesses, the Widi Reserve is a secluded, other-worldly paradise.

Location Prominence in the Resort Industry

Synonymous with world-class luxury resort locations, such as The Brando in French Polynesia—yet on a staggering scale fifty times larger—the Widi Reserve represents nature at its most pristine, benefiting from extremely high levels of biodiversity, ocean cleanliness (free from major plastic pollution), lack of human interference such as deep sea drilling or busy shipping lanes, and minimal poaching. The deep waters around the Reserve are ideal for deep-sea and advanced dives, as well as freediving. Whales and dolphins can be spotted from the Reserve year-round and the inner lagoon of the East atoll, with estimated depths of 200 meters, is home to a shark pupping area and nursery for many endangered marine species. Popular live-abroad destinations are just a night’s sail away, while southern Flores, also reachable by live-abroad boat, is known as one of the best dive sites around the Komodo National Park. Transport guests to the pristine islands via Candella boat or a Pilatus private jet with potential plans to construct a 1,000-meter-long runway on one of the largest islands. Bali, Singapore, Hong Kong, Cairns and Jakarta, provide optimal access destinations, with flight times ranging from just two to four-and-a half hours.

Prime Development Potential Awaits

Sustainable development lies at the heart of the Widi Reserve and the 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) available for potential eco-conscious and gentle build-outs, be it for a significant resort business for commercial use or a tropical hideaway for personal use. As part of the exclusive licensed rights, at least 50 luxury eco-resort/residency ‘keys’ may be developed over the next several years with the maximum sustainable development capacity at 500 keys spread across 17 islands. While a single key has the opportunity to include a 1-8 bedroom villa, the number of rooms, however, is only limited to the total covered roof area of 16.5 hectares (40.7 acres). Permission to build out over the internal lagoons could potentially be secured over a further 8 islands, bringing the total potential developable islands to 25 with a further 20 hectares (50 acres) of covered roof area.

A top international team of already compiled experts may also be leveraged to produce a stunning development that is close to 100% natural and sustainable, including designs by world-renowned Hotel Designer, Bill Bensley and Builder, PT Tunas Jaya Sanur.

“The Widi Reserve is truly one of the most beautiful sights in all of Asia,” added Mr. Bill Bensley. “It has been an honor to work with this team to create a unique vision of eco-resorts specifically for Widi. We look forward to the future of what the Reserve becomes and the opportunity to participate in the process.”

Alongside the eco lodges, private island estates, and other possible structures, a wide range of sustainable and responsible business opportunities also exists, with attractive opportunities for returns in a breathtakingly beautiful setting. The local community, based on the mainland, will benefit significantly from skills training and a wide range of employment opportunities. Some will become rangers and join a top international team of conservation experts in, helping to protect this incredible oceanic habitat. The Widi Reserve’s Conservation center will lead cutting-edge research programs including tagging, tracking and monitoring of iconic and critically endangered species. Embark on one of the most important conservation and sustainable development missions of a generation.

PT Leadership Islands Indonesia

The Widi Reserve is set to showcase mankind’s ability to live in true harmony with the natural world. PT. Leadership Islands Indonesia (LII) has spent several years carefully master-planning, designing and licensing one of the most environmentally sensitive low density luxury resort and residency developments in the world. The opportunity to conserve and sustainably develop the Widi Reserve by acquiring interests in LII presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Indonesian law does not permit for private ownership of islands however shares in a business with development rights can be sold to anyone.

Widi Reserve is available for showings by appointment and additionally available for private virtual showings.

Simultaneously featured on Sothebys.com and casothebys.com and showcased in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai, the properties hand-picked for the Global Sale will benefit from global exposure and positioning alongside the finest luxury items in the world. View all of the these incredible properties at casothebys.com

As part of Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions’ Key for Key® giving program in partnership with Giveback Homes, the closing will result in a new home built for a family in need.

Agents will be compensated according to the information listed on the property page. See Auction Terms and Conditions for full details. For more information, including property details, exclusive virtual tour, diligence documents, and more, visit casothebys.com or call +1.212.202.2940.

About Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions
Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions is the world’s largest luxury real estate auction marketplace, with a state-of-the-art digital marketing, property preview, and bidding platform. The firm matches sellers of one-of-a-kind homes with some of the most capable property connoisseurs on the planet. Sellers gain unmatched reach, speed, and certainty. Buyers receive curated opportunities. Agents earn their commission in 30 days. In November 2021, the firm was acquired by Sotheby’s, the world’s premier destination for fine art and luxury goods, and Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (NYSE: HOUS), the largest full-service residential real estate services company in the United States, holding a joint 80 percent ownership stake. Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions continues to operate independently, partnering with real estate agents affiliated with many of the industry’s leading brokerages to host luxury auctions for clients. Since Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions’ inception in 2008, it has generated billions of dollars in sales, broken world records for the highest-priced homes ever sold at auction and conducted auctions in 46 U.S. states and 34 countries. The firm owns one of the most comprehensive and intelligent databases of high-net-worth real estate buyers and sellers in the industry, and it has committed to build more than 300 homes through its Key For Key® giving program in partnership with Giveback Homes™, which guarantees that for every property the company sells, a new home is funded for a family in need. For more information, visit casothebys.com.

Emily Roberts
Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions
+1 212-202-2940
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Widi Reserve | Protected Archipelago with Exclusive Development Rights | Northeast of Bali

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Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois
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Sotheby’s | Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Hong Kong

To Lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction this October
*Held in the Same Family Collection for Over 50 Years & Unseen in Public for 30 Years *

PABLO PICASSO, FEMME ASSISE À LA GALETTE DES ROIS, 1965, OIL ON CANVAS, 100 X 73 CM.
EST. HK$60M – 80M/ US$7.7M – 10M

This Autumn in Hong Kong, for the fourth consecutive season[1], Sotheby’s will once again present an exceptional work by Pablo Picasso in Asia. Making its auction debut, and unseen in public for more than thirty years, Femme assise à la galette des rois – a loving portrait of the artist’s second wife, Jacqueline Roque – will lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction on 7 October with an estimate of HK$60-80 million / US$7.7-10 million.

Picasso first met Jacqueline in 1952 at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris in the South of France; she quickly became his lover and muse and would remain by his side right up until his death in 1973. No other figure looms larger in Picasso’s life and art than Jacqueline – of all the women associated with Picasso, it was Jacqueline who would feature most often as his subject. Her legendary features first appeared in Picasso’s output in 1954 and the following two decades, which art historian John Richardson called “l’epoque Jacqueline”, reveal the essential role she played in Picasso’s late artistic career.

In Femme assise à la galette des rois, although the sitter’s image has been partially abstracted, the dark eyebrows, the beautifully curved eyelids and the firm, straight nose are unmistakably those of Jacqueline. Picasso depicts his wife as an all-seeing classical beauty, invested with a sense of regal authority with a crown placed upon her head. Jacqueline is also seen holding the galette des rois (King Cake), a cake traditionally baked to celebrate the Epiphany, containing a small charm or figurine inside bestowing the moniker of “king for a day” on whomever finds it. This charming detail offers a personal insight into the life of the artist and his muse, and evokes an atmosphere of playful celebration that encapsulates their life together as a couple.

The vibrant palette of green, black and gold, and the comparatively formal nature of Jacqueline’s posture, reflect the influence on Picasso of Old Masters such as Velázquez. Throughout the 1960s, Picasso turned repeatedly to the reinterpretation and investigation of the artists of the past that he revered, a process through which he reaffirmed his lineage to some of the greatest painters in the history of art. These achievements were made possible by the loving company of Jacqueline who inspired many of his most significant compositions of the period.

Femme assise à la galette des rois comes to auction from a Swiss private collection and has remained in the possession of the same family for over 50 years. In 1988 (to 1989), the painting was included in Picasso’s major retrospective at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Now, some three decades later, the public will once more have a long overdue opportunity to appreciate Picasso’s visually stunning painting of the women who meant so much to him.

The work will be presented alongside a selection of paintings by internationally renowned Modern masters, including Pierre Soulages’ Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 3 décembre 1956 – a rare large-scale composition by the abstract artist, Joan Miró’s Personnage dans la nuit – a strikingly colourful work featuring Miró’s iconic motifs, Sanyu’s Branches – one of the artist’s largest flower paintings, and Zao Wou-Ki’s 15.02.65 – a seminal work from his acclaimed Hurricane Period.

 
PREVIEW2 – 7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

  
AUCTIONModern Evening Auction

7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

[1] 2021 April: Buste de matador, sold for HK$140m; 2021 October: Femme Accroupie, sold for HK$192m; 2022 April: Dora Maar, sold for HK$169m

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Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois
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Sotheby’s | Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Hong Kong

To Lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction this October
*Held in the Same Family Collection for Over 50 Years & Unseen in Public for 30 Years *

PABLO PICASSO, FEMME ASSISE À LA GALETTE DES ROIS, 1965, OIL ON CANVAS, 100 X 73 CM.
EST. HK$60M – 80M/ US$7.7M – 10M

This Autumn in Hong Kong, for the fourth consecutive season[1], Sotheby’s will once again present an exceptional work by Pablo Picasso in Asia. Making its auction debut, and unseen in public for more than thirty years, Femme assise à la galette des rois – a loving portrait of the artist’s second wife, Jacqueline Roque – will lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction on 7 October with an estimate of HK$60-80 million / US$7.7-10 million.

Picasso first met Jacqueline in 1952 at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris in the South of France; she quickly became his lover and muse and would remain by his side right up until his death in 1973. No other figure looms larger in Picasso’s life and art than Jacqueline – of all the women associated with Picasso, it was Jacqueline who would feature most often as his subject. Her legendary features first appeared in Picasso’s output in 1954 and the following two decades, which art historian John Richardson called “l’epoque Jacqueline”, reveal the essential role she played in Picasso’s late artistic career.

In Femme assise à la galette des rois, although the sitter’s image has been partially abstracted, the dark eyebrows, the beautifully curved eyelids and the firm, straight nose are unmistakably those of Jacqueline. Picasso depicts his wife as an all-seeing classical beauty, invested with a sense of regal authority with a crown placed upon her head. Jacqueline is also seen holding the galette des rois (King Cake), a cake traditionally baked to celebrate the Epiphany, containing a small charm or figurine inside bestowing the moniker of “king for a day” on whomever finds it. This charming detail offers a personal insight into the life of the artist and his muse, and evokes an atmosphere of playful celebration that encapsulates their life together as a couple.

The vibrant palette of green, black and gold, and the comparatively formal nature of Jacqueline’s posture, reflect the influence on Picasso of Old Masters such as Velázquez. Throughout the 1960s, Picasso turned repeatedly to the reinterpretation and investigation of the artists of the past that he revered, a process through which he reaffirmed his lineage to some of the greatest painters in the history of art. These achievements were made possible by the loving company of Jacqueline who inspired many of his most significant compositions of the period.

Femme assise à la galette des rois comes to auction from a Swiss private collection and has remained in the possession of the same family for over 50 years. In 1988 (to 1989), the painting was included in Picasso’s major retrospective at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Now, some three decades later, the public will once more have a long overdue opportunity to appreciate Picasso’s visually stunning painting of the women who meant so much to him.

The work will be presented alongside a selection of paintings by internationally renowned Modern masters, including Pierre Soulages’ Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 3 décembre 1956 – a rare large-scale composition by the abstract artist, Joan Miró’s Personnage dans la nuit – a strikingly colourful work featuring Miró’s iconic motifs, Sanyu’s Branches – one of the artist’s largest flower paintings, and Zao Wou-Ki’s 15.02.65 – a seminal work from his acclaimed Hurricane Period.

 
PREVIEW2 – 7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

  
AUCTIONModern Evening Auction

7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

[1] 2021 April: Buste de matador, sold for HK$140m; 2021 October: Femme Accroupie, sold for HK$192m; 2022 April: Dora Maar, sold for HK$169m

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Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois
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Sotheby’s | Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Hong Kong

To Lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction this October
*Held in the Same Family Collection for Over 50 Years & Unseen in Public for 30 Years *

PABLO PICASSO, FEMME ASSISE À LA GALETTE DES ROIS, 1965, OIL ON CANVAS, 100 X 73 CM.
EST. HK$60M – 80M/ US$7.7M – 10M

This Autumn in Hong Kong, for the fourth consecutive season[1], Sotheby’s will once again present an exceptional work by Pablo Picasso in Asia. Making its auction debut, and unseen in public for more than thirty years, Femme assise à la galette des rois – a loving portrait of the artist’s second wife, Jacqueline Roque – will lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction on 7 October with an estimate of HK$60-80 million / US$7.7-10 million.

Picasso first met Jacqueline in 1952 at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris in the South of France; she quickly became his lover and muse and would remain by his side right up until his death in 1973. No other figure looms larger in Picasso’s life and art than Jacqueline – of all the women associated with Picasso, it was Jacqueline who would feature most often as his subject. Her legendary features first appeared in Picasso’s output in 1954 and the following two decades, which art historian John Richardson called “l’epoque Jacqueline”, reveal the essential role she played in Picasso’s late artistic career.

In Femme assise à la galette des rois, although the sitter’s image has been partially abstracted, the dark eyebrows, the beautifully curved eyelids and the firm, straight nose are unmistakably those of Jacqueline. Picasso depicts his wife as an all-seeing classical beauty, invested with a sense of regal authority with a crown placed upon her head. Jacqueline is also seen holding the galette des rois (King Cake), a cake traditionally baked to celebrate the Epiphany, containing a small charm or figurine inside bestowing the moniker of “king for a day” on whomever finds it. This charming detail offers a personal insight into the life of the artist and his muse, and evokes an atmosphere of playful celebration that encapsulates their life together as a couple.

The vibrant palette of green, black and gold, and the comparatively formal nature of Jacqueline’s posture, reflect the influence on Picasso of Old Masters such as Velázquez. Throughout the 1960s, Picasso turned repeatedly to the reinterpretation and investigation of the artists of the past that he revered, a process through which he reaffirmed his lineage to some of the greatest painters in the history of art. These achievements were made possible by the loving company of Jacqueline who inspired many of his most significant compositions of the period.

Femme assise à la galette des rois comes to auction from a Swiss private collection and has remained in the possession of the same family for over 50 years. In 1988 (to 1989), the painting was included in Picasso’s major retrospective at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Now, some three decades later, the public will once more have a long overdue opportunity to appreciate Picasso’s visually stunning painting of the women who meant so much to him.

The work will be presented alongside a selection of paintings by internationally renowned Modern masters, including Pierre Soulages’ Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 3 décembre 1956 – a rare large-scale composition by the abstract artist, Joan Miró’s Personnage dans la nuit – a strikingly colourful work featuring Miró’s iconic motifs, Sanyu’s Branches – one of the artist’s largest flower paintings, and Zao Wou-Ki’s 15.02.65 – a seminal work from his acclaimed Hurricane Period.

 
PREVIEW2 – 7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

  
AUCTIONModern Evening Auction

7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

[1] 2021 April: Buste de matador, sold for HK$140m; 2021 October: Femme Accroupie, sold for HK$192m; 2022 April: Dora Maar, sold for HK$169m

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Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois
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Sotheby’s | Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Hong Kong

To Lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction this October
*Held in the Same Family Collection for Over 50 Years & Unseen in Public for 30 Years *

PABLO PICASSO, FEMME ASSISE À LA GALETTE DES ROIS, 1965, OIL ON CANVAS, 100 X 73 CM.
EST. HK$60M – 80M/ US$7.7M – 10M

This Autumn in Hong Kong, for the fourth consecutive season[1], Sotheby’s will once again present an exceptional work by Pablo Picasso in Asia. Making its auction debut, and unseen in public for more than thirty years, Femme assise à la galette des rois – a loving portrait of the artist’s second wife, Jacqueline Roque – will lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction on 7 October with an estimate of HK$60-80 million / US$7.7-10 million.

Picasso first met Jacqueline in 1952 at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris in the South of France; she quickly became his lover and muse and would remain by his side right up until his death in 1973. No other figure looms larger in Picasso’s life and art than Jacqueline – of all the women associated with Picasso, it was Jacqueline who would feature most often as his subject. Her legendary features first appeared in Picasso’s output in 1954 and the following two decades, which art historian John Richardson called “l’epoque Jacqueline”, reveal the essential role she played in Picasso’s late artistic career.

In Femme assise à la galette des rois, although the sitter’s image has been partially abstracted, the dark eyebrows, the beautifully curved eyelids and the firm, straight nose are unmistakably those of Jacqueline. Picasso depicts his wife as an all-seeing classical beauty, invested with a sense of regal authority with a crown placed upon her head. Jacqueline is also seen holding the galette des rois (King Cake), a cake traditionally baked to celebrate the Epiphany, containing a small charm or figurine inside bestowing the moniker of “king for a day” on whomever finds it. This charming detail offers a personal insight into the life of the artist and his muse, and evokes an atmosphere of playful celebration that encapsulates their life together as a couple.

The vibrant palette of green, black and gold, and the comparatively formal nature of Jacqueline’s posture, reflect the influence on Picasso of Old Masters such as Velázquez. Throughout the 1960s, Picasso turned repeatedly to the reinterpretation and investigation of the artists of the past that he revered, a process through which he reaffirmed his lineage to some of the greatest painters in the history of art. These achievements were made possible by the loving company of Jacqueline who inspired many of his most significant compositions of the period.

Femme assise à la galette des rois comes to auction from a Swiss private collection and has remained in the possession of the same family for over 50 years. In 1988 (to 1989), the painting was included in Picasso’s major retrospective at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Now, some three decades later, the public will once more have a long overdue opportunity to appreciate Picasso’s visually stunning painting of the women who meant so much to him.

The work will be presented alongside a selection of paintings by internationally renowned Modern masters, including Pierre Soulages’ Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 3 décembre 1956 – a rare large-scale composition by the abstract artist, Joan Miró’s Personnage dans la nuit – a strikingly colourful work featuring Miró’s iconic motifs, Sanyu’s Branches – one of the artist’s largest flower paintings, and Zao Wou-Ki’s 15.02.65 – a seminal work from his acclaimed Hurricane Period.

 
PREVIEW2 – 7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

  
AUCTIONModern Evening Auction

7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

[1] 2021 April: Buste de matador, sold for HK$140m; 2021 October: Femme Accroupie, sold for HK$192m; 2022 April: Dora Maar, sold for HK$169m

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Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois
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Sotheby’s | Debut en subasta del retrato a gran escala de su esposa de Picasso, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Sotheby’s | Debut en subasta del retrato a gran escala de su esposa de Picasso, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Hong Kong

Liderará la subasta nocturna de arte moderno de Sotheby’s en Hong Kong este octubre
*Mantenido en la colección de la misma familia durante más de 50 años y no visto en público durante 30 años*

PABLO PICASSO, FEMME ASSISE À LA GALETTE DES ROIS, 1965, ÓLEO SOBRE LIENZO, 100 X 73 CM.
EST. 60 millones de dólares de Hong Kong – 80 millones/7,7 millones de dólares estadounidenses – 10 millones

Este otoño en Hong Kong, por cuarta temporada consecutiva[1], Sotheby’s volverá a presentar una obra excepcional de Pablo Picasso en Asia. Femme assise à la galette des rois, un retrato cariñoso de la segunda esposa del artista, Jacqueline Roque, debutará en una subasta y no se ha visto en público durante más de treinta años. Encabezará la subasta nocturna de arte moderno de Sotheby’s en Hong Kong el 7 de octubre con un presupuesto de HK$60-80 millones / US$7,7-10 millones.

Picasso conoció a Jacqueline por primera vez en 1952 en el estudio de cerámica Madoura en Vallauris, en el sur de Francia; rápidamente se convirtió en su amante y musa y permanecería a su lado hasta su muerte en 1973. Ninguna otra figura ocupa un lugar más importante en la vida y el arte de Picasso que Jacqueline: de todas las mujeres asociadas con Picasso, Jacqueline sería la que aparecería con mayor frecuencia como su sujeto. Sus rasgos legendarios aparecieron por primera vez en la producción de Picasso en 1954 y las dos décadas siguientes, que el historiador del arte John Richardson llamó “l’epoque Jacqueline”, revelan el papel esencial que desempeñó en la carrera artística tardía de Picasso.

En Femme assise à la galette des rois, aunque la imagen de la modelo ha sido parcialmente abstraída, las cejas oscuras, los párpados bellamente curvados y la nariz firme y recta son inequívocamente los de Jacqueline. Picasso representa a su esposa como una belleza clásica que todo lo ve, investida de un sentido de autoridad real con una corona colocada sobre su cabeza. También se ve a Jacqueline sosteniendo la galette des rois (Pastel del Rey), un pastel horneado tradicionalmente para celebrar la Epifanía, que contiene un pequeño amuleto o figurita en el interior que otorga el apodo de “rey por un día” a quien lo encuentra. Este encantador detalle ofrece una visión personal de la vida del artista y su musa, y evoca una atmósfera de celebración lúdica que resume su vida en pareja.

La paleta vibrante de verde, negro y dorado, y la naturaleza comparativamente formal de la postura de Jacqueline, reflejan la influencia en Picasso de los viejos maestros como Velázquez. A lo largo de la década de 1960, Picasso recurrió reiteradamente a la reinterpretación e investigación de los artistas del pasado que veneraba, proceso a través del cual reafirmó su linaje con algunos de los más grandes pintores de la historia del arte. Estos logros fueron posibles gracias a la amorosa compañía de Jacqueline, quien inspiró muchas de sus composiciones más significativas de la época.

Femme assise à la galette des rois sale a subasta de una colección privada suiza y ha permanecido en posesión de la misma familia durante más de 50 años. En 1988 (hasta 1989), la pintura se incluyó en la gran retrospectiva de Picasso en el Moderna Museet de Estocolmo. Ahora, unas tres décadas después, el público tendrá una vez más la oportunidad esperada de apreciar la pintura visualmente impresionante de Picasso de las mujeres que significaron tanto para él.

La obra se presentará junto con una selección de pinturas de maestros modernos de renombre internacional, incluida Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 3 décembre 1956 de Pierre Soulages, una rara composición a gran escala del artista abstracto, Personnage dans la nuit – de Joan Miró, una sorprendente obra colorida con los motivos icónicos de Miró, Branches de Sanyu, una de las pinturas de flores más grandes del artista, y 15.02.65 de Zao Wou-Ki, una obra fundamental de su aclamado Período de huracanes.

 

AVANCE

2 – 7 de octubre de 2022

Pabellón 1, Centro de exposiciones y convenciones de Hong Kong 
SUBASTA

Subasta nocturna moderna

7 de octubre de 2022

Pabellón 1, Centro de exposiciones y convenciones de Hong Kong

[1] Abril de 2021: Buste de matador, vendido por 140 millones de dólares de Hong Kong; Octubre de 2021: Femme Accroupie, vendida por 192 millones de dólares de Hong Kong; Abril de 2022: Dora Maar, vendida por 169 millones de dólares de Hong Kong

 

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Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois
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Sotheby’s | Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Hong Kong

To Lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction this October
*Held in the Same Family Collection for Over 50 Years & Unseen in Public for 30 Years *

PABLO PICASSO, FEMME ASSISE À LA GALETTE DES ROIS, 1965, OIL ON CANVAS, 100 X 73 CM.
EST. HK$60M – 80M/ US$7.7M – 10M

This Autumn in Hong Kong, for the fourth consecutive season[1], Sotheby’s will once again present an exceptional work by Pablo Picasso in Asia. Making its auction debut, and unseen in public for more than thirty years, Femme assise à la galette des rois – a loving portrait of the artist’s second wife, Jacqueline Roque – will lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction on 7 October with an estimate of HK$60-80 million / US$7.7-10 million.

Picasso first met Jacqueline in 1952 at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris in the South of France; she quickly became his lover and muse and would remain by his side right up until his death in 1973. No other figure looms larger in Picasso’s life and art than Jacqueline – of all the women associated with Picasso, it was Jacqueline who would feature most often as his subject. Her legendary features first appeared in Picasso’s output in 1954 and the following two decades, which art historian John Richardson called “l’epoque Jacqueline”, reveal the essential role she played in Picasso’s late artistic career.

In Femme assise à la galette des rois, although the sitter’s image has been partially abstracted, the dark eyebrows, the beautifully curved eyelids and the firm, straight nose are unmistakably those of Jacqueline. Picasso depicts his wife as an all-seeing classical beauty, invested with a sense of regal authority with a crown placed upon her head. Jacqueline is also seen holding the galette des rois (King Cake), a cake traditionally baked to celebrate the Epiphany, containing a small charm or figurine inside bestowing the moniker of “king for a day” on whomever finds it. This charming detail offers a personal insight into the life of the artist and his muse, and evokes an atmosphere of playful celebration that encapsulates their life together as a couple.

The vibrant palette of green, black and gold, and the comparatively formal nature of Jacqueline’s posture, reflect the influence on Picasso of Old Masters such as Velázquez. Throughout the 1960s, Picasso turned repeatedly to the reinterpretation and investigation of the artists of the past that he revered, a process through which he reaffirmed his lineage to some of the greatest painters in the history of art. These achievements were made possible by the loving company of Jacqueline who inspired many of his most significant compositions of the period.

Femme assise à la galette des rois comes to auction from a Swiss private collection and has remained in the possession of the same family for over 50 years. In 1988 (to 1989), the painting was included in Picasso’s major retrospective at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Now, some three decades later, the public will once more have a long overdue opportunity to appreciate Picasso’s visually stunning painting of the women who meant so much to him.

The work will be presented alongside a selection of paintings by internationally renowned Modern masters, including Pierre Soulages’ Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 3 décembre 1956 – a rare large-scale composition by the abstract artist, Joan Miró’s Personnage dans la nuit – a strikingly colourful work featuring Miró’s iconic motifs, Sanyu’s Branches – one of the artist’s largest flower paintings, and Zao Wou-Ki’s 15.02.65 – a seminal work from his acclaimed Hurricane Period.

 
PREVIEW2 – 7 October 2022Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre		  
AUCTIONModern Evening Auction7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

[1] 2021 April: Buste de matador, sold for HK$140m; 2021 October: Femme Accroupie, sold for HK$192m; 2022 April: Dora Maar, sold for HK$169m

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Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois
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Sotheby’s | Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Hong Kong

To Lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction this October
*Held in the Same Family Collection for Over 50 Years & Unseen in Public for 30 Years *

PABLO PICASSO, FEMME ASSISE À LA GALETTE DES ROIS, 1965, OIL ON CANVAS, 100 X 73 CM.
EST. HK$60M – 80M/ US$7.7M – 10M

This Autumn in Hong Kong, for the fourth consecutive season[1], Sotheby’s will once again present an exceptional work by Pablo Picasso in Asia. Making its auction debut, and unseen in public for more than thirty years, Femme assise à la galette des rois – a loving portrait of the artist’s second wife, Jacqueline Roque – will lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction on 7 October with an estimate of HK$60-80 million / US$7.7-10 million.

Picasso first met Jacqueline in 1952 at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris in the South of France; she quickly became his lover and muse and would remain by his side right up until his death in 1973. No other figure looms larger in Picasso’s life and art than Jacqueline – of all the women associated with Picasso, it was Jacqueline who would feature most often as his subject. Her legendary features first appeared in Picasso’s output in 1954 and the following two decades, which art historian John Richardson called “l’epoque Jacqueline”, reveal the essential role she played in Picasso’s late artistic career.

In Femme assise à la galette des rois, although the sitter’s image has been partially abstracted, the dark eyebrows, the beautifully curved eyelids and the firm, straight nose are unmistakably those of Jacqueline. Picasso depicts his wife as an all-seeing classical beauty, invested with a sense of regal authority with a crown placed upon her head. Jacqueline is also seen holding the galette des rois (King Cake), a cake traditionally baked to celebrate the Epiphany, containing a small charm or figurine inside bestowing the moniker of “king for a day” on whomever finds it. This charming detail offers a personal insight into the life of the artist and his muse, and evokes an atmosphere of playful celebration that encapsulates their life together as a couple.

The vibrant palette of green, black and gold, and the comparatively formal nature of Jacqueline’s posture, reflect the influence on Picasso of Old Masters such as Velázquez. Throughout the 1960s, Picasso turned repeatedly to the reinterpretation and investigation of the artists of the past that he revered, a process through which he reaffirmed his lineage to some of the greatest painters in the history of art. These achievements were made possible by the loving company of Jacqueline who inspired many of his most significant compositions of the period.

Femme assise à la galette des rois comes to auction from a Swiss private collection and has remained in the possession of the same family for over 50 years. In 1988 (to 1989), the painting was included in Picasso’s major retrospective at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Now, some three decades later, the public will once more have a long overdue opportunity to appreciate Picasso’s visually stunning painting of the women who meant so much to him.

The work will be presented alongside a selection of paintings by internationally renowned Modern masters, including Pierre Soulages’ Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 3 décembre 1956 – a rare large-scale composition by the abstract artist, Joan Miró’s Personnage dans la nuit – a strikingly colourful work featuring Miró’s iconic motifs, Sanyu’s Branches – one of the artist’s largest flower paintings, and Zao Wou-Ki’s 15.02.65 – a seminal work from his acclaimed Hurricane Period.

 
PREVIEW2 – 7 October 2022Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre		  
AUCTIONModern Evening Auction7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

[1] 2021 April: Buste de matador, sold for HK$140m; 2021 October: Femme Accroupie, sold for HK$192m; 2022 April: Dora Maar, sold for HK$169m

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Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois
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Sotheby’s | Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Hong Kong

To Lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction this October
*Held in the Same Family Collection for Over 50 Years & Unseen in Public for 30 Years *

PABLO PICASSO, FEMME ASSISE À LA GALETTE DES ROIS, 1965, OIL ON CANVAS, 100 X 73 CM.
EST. HK$60M – 80M/ US$7.7M – 10M

This Autumn in Hong Kong, for the fourth consecutive season[1], Sotheby’s will once again present an exceptional work by Pablo Picasso in Asia. Making its auction debut, and unseen in public for more than thirty years, Femme assise à la galette des rois – a loving portrait of the artist’s second wife, Jacqueline Roque – will lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction on 7 October with an estimate of HK$60-80 million / US$7.7-10 million.

Picasso first met Jacqueline in 1952 at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris in the South of France; she quickly became his lover and muse and would remain by his side right up until his death in 1973. No other figure looms larger in Picasso’s life and art than Jacqueline – of all the women associated with Picasso, it was Jacqueline who would feature most often as his subject. Her legendary features first appeared in Picasso’s output in 1954 and the following two decades, which art historian John Richardson called “l’epoque Jacqueline”, reveal the essential role she played in Picasso’s late artistic career.

In Femme assise à la galette des rois, although the sitter’s image has been partially abstracted, the dark eyebrows, the beautifully curved eyelids and the firm, straight nose are unmistakably those of Jacqueline. Picasso depicts his wife as an all-seeing classical beauty, invested with a sense of regal authority with a crown placed upon her head. Jacqueline is also seen holding the galette des rois (King Cake), a cake traditionally baked to celebrate the Epiphany, containing a small charm or figurine inside bestowing the moniker of “king for a day” on whomever finds it. This charming detail offers a personal insight into the life of the artist and his muse, and evokes an atmosphere of playful celebration that encapsulates their life together as a couple.

The vibrant palette of green, black and gold, and the comparatively formal nature of Jacqueline’s posture, reflect the influence on Picasso of Old Masters such as Velázquez. Throughout the 1960s, Picasso turned repeatedly to the reinterpretation and investigation of the artists of the past that he revered, a process through which he reaffirmed his lineage to some of the greatest painters in the history of art. These achievements were made possible by the loving company of Jacqueline who inspired many of his most significant compositions of the period.

Femme assise à la galette des rois comes to auction from a Swiss private collection and has remained in the possession of the same family for over 50 years. In 1988 (to 1989), the painting was included in Picasso’s major retrospective at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Now, some three decades later, the public will once more have a long overdue opportunity to appreciate Picasso’s visually stunning painting of the women who meant so much to him.

The work will be presented alongside a selection of paintings by internationally renowned Modern masters, including Pierre Soulages’ Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 3 décembre 1956 – a rare large-scale composition by the abstract artist, Joan Miró’s Personnage dans la nuit – a strikingly colourful work featuring Miró’s iconic motifs, Sanyu’s Branches – one of the artist’s largest flower paintings, and Zao Wou-Ki’s 15.02.65 – a seminal work from his acclaimed Hurricane Period.

 
PREVIEW2 – 7 October 2022Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre		  
AUCTIONModern Evening Auction7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

[1] 2021 April: Buste de matador, sold for HK$140m; 2021 October: Femme Accroupie, sold for HK$192m; 2022 April: Dora Maar, sold for HK$169m

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Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois
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Sotheby’s | Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, Jacqueline Roque: Femme assise à la galette des rois

Hong Kong

To Lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction this October
*Held in the Same Family Collection for Over 50 Years & Unseen in Public for 30 Years *

PABLO PICASSO, FEMME ASSISE À LA GALETTE DES ROIS, 1965, OIL ON CANVAS, 100 X 73 CM.
EST. HK$60M – 80M/ US$7.7M – 10M

This Autumn in Hong Kong, for the fourth consecutive season[1], Sotheby’s will once again present an exceptional work by Pablo Picasso in Asia. Making its auction debut, and unseen in public for more than thirty years, Femme assise à la galette des rois – a loving portrait of the artist’s second wife, Jacqueline Roque – will lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction on 7 October with an estimate of HK$60-80 million / US$7.7-10 million.

Picasso first met Jacqueline in 1952 at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris in the South of France; she quickly became his lover and muse and would remain by his side right up until his death in 1973. No other figure looms larger in Picasso’s life and art than Jacqueline – of all the women associated with Picasso, it was Jacqueline who would feature most often as his subject. Her legendary features first appeared in Picasso’s output in 1954 and the following two decades, which art historian John Richardson called “l’epoque Jacqueline”, reveal the essential role she played in Picasso’s late artistic career.

In Femme assise à la galette des rois, although the sitter’s image has been partially abstracted, the dark eyebrows, the beautifully curved eyelids and the firm, straight nose are unmistakably those of Jacqueline. Picasso depicts his wife as an all-seeing classical beauty, invested with a sense of regal authority with a crown placed upon her head. Jacqueline is also seen holding the galette des rois (King Cake), a cake traditionally baked to celebrate the Epiphany, containing a small charm or figurine inside bestowing the moniker of “king for a day” on whomever finds it. This charming detail offers a personal insight into the life of the artist and his muse, and evokes an atmosphere of playful celebration that encapsulates their life together as a couple.

The vibrant palette of green, black and gold, and the comparatively formal nature of Jacqueline’s posture, reflect the influence on Picasso of Old Masters such as Velázquez. Throughout the 1960s, Picasso turned repeatedly to the reinterpretation and investigation of the artists of the past that he revered, a process through which he reaffirmed his lineage to some of the greatest painters in the history of art. These achievements were made possible by the loving company of Jacqueline who inspired many of his most significant compositions of the period.

Femme assise à la galette des rois comes to auction from a Swiss private collection and has remained in the possession of the same family for over 50 years. In 1988 (to 1989), the painting was included in Picasso’s major retrospective at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Now, some three decades later, the public will once more have a long overdue opportunity to appreciate Picasso’s visually stunning painting of the women who meant so much to him.

The work will be presented alongside a selection of paintings by internationally renowned Modern masters, including Pierre Soulages’ Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 3 décembre 1956 – a rare large-scale composition by the abstract artist, Joan Miró’s Personnage dans la nuit – a strikingly colourful work featuring Miró’s iconic motifs, Sanyu’s Branches – one of the artist’s largest flower paintings, and Zao Wou-Ki’s 15.02.65 – a seminal work from his acclaimed Hurricane Period.

 
PREVIEW2 – 7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

  
AUCTIONModern Evening Auction

7 October 2022

Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

[1] 2021 April: Buste de matador, sold for HK$140m; 2021 October: Femme Accroupie, sold for HK$192m; 2022 April: Dora Maar, sold for HK$169m

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