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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Auction Debut for Picasso’s Large-Scale Portrait of His Wife, 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

 

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

EL CONCEPTO DEL MODELO L100 DE LINCOLN SEÑALA LA VISIÓN FUTURA DE LA MARCA; EXPLORA EL ESPACIO REINVENTADO PARA LA MOVILIDAD PERSONAL

  • Lincoln pone su mirada en lo que se avecina con el debut del Lincoln Modelo L100, un concepto con estilo aerodinámico y tecnología avanzada que crea el santuario interior inmersivo del mañana.
  • Rindiendo homenaje al Modelo L de 1922, el primer vehículo de lujo de Lincoln, el Modelo L100 Concept se inspira en el legado de diseño de la marca mientras avanza en su visión de la movilidad en el futuro.
  • Celebrando los 100 años de Lincoln, el Modelo L100 ocupa un lugar central esta semana en el Concours d’Elegance® de Pebble Beach,  Lincoln es la marca destacada

PEBBLE BEACH, California, 18 de agosto de 2022  – Con un guiño al pasado mientras mira hacia el futuro, Lincoln revela su visión de la movilidad con el debut del Lincoln Model L100 Concept.

Debutando en Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, donde Lincoln es la marca destacada como parte del 100.ºaniversario de la marca, el modelo L100 Concept traspasa los límites del diseño Quiet Flight de Lincoln para crear experiencias conectadas que reinventan el último santuario de vehículos del mañana.

“Lincoln ha sido una de las marcas automotrices más duraderas y elegantes del mundo y, en muchos sentidos, está perfectamente posicionada para un segundo siglo definido por un gran diseño, cero emisiones y experiencias basadas en la tecnología”, dijo Bill Ford, presidente ejecutivo. , Compania de motores ford. “Lincoln siempre ha sido especial para mí y mi familia, especialmente para mi padre y mi abuelo. Si hay un secreto de la longevidad de Lincoln, es la capacidad de la marca para equilibrar sus valores fundamentales con el deseo de innovar y crear el futuro”.

Con una belleza seductora que cautiva al acercarse, el concepto L100 abraza la tensión entre la elegancia exuberante y la moderación sutil. El diseño elegante es aerodinámico y el espacio transformable permite que el Modelo L100 cree una conexión humana en un santuario que es verdaderamente Lincoln.

“Estamos en un momento especial de nuestra historia. Durante los últimos 100 años, Lincoln ha sido pionera en múltiples innovaciones y ha superado los límites del diseño que han llegado a definir nuestra marca como la conocemos y la amamos hoy”, dice Joy Falotico, presidenta de Lincoln. “Con el concepto del modelo L100, reimaginamos cómo podría ser el santuario de Lincoln para nuestros clientes del mañana y nos impulsa a definir el próximo capítulo de la historia de Lincoln”.

Avanzando en la tecnología del futuro

Creado como un vehículo autónomo con una experiencia de conducción inteligente, conectividad e innovaciones impulsadas por software, el Modelo L100 Concept avanza la visión de Lincoln y allana el camino para que la marca reconsidere la movilidad en el futuro.

El modelo L100 Concept utiliza tecnologías de paquete y celdas de batería de última generación, que ofrecerán una densidad de energía revolucionaria y permitirán una integración estructural eficiente al tratar todo el vehículo como un sistema. El enfoque avanzado no solo ayudará a ofrecer un diseño elegante, sino que también maximizará el espacio interior de la cabina, brindando a los diseñadores una nueva flexibilidad para crear la experiencia Lincoln del futuro.

“Los vehículos conceptuales nos permiten volver a imaginar e ilustrar cómo las nuevas experiencias pueden cobrar vida con la ayuda de tecnologías avanzadas y permiten a nuestros diseñadores más libertad creativa que nunca”, dijo Anthony Lo, director de diseño de Ford Motor Company. “Con el Modelo L100, pudimos traspasar los límites de maneras que evolucionaron el ADN de nuestra marca Quiet Flight y cambiaron la forma en que pensamos sobre los diseños de Lincoln del mañana”.

Un tablero de ajedrez interactivo en la consola central presenta un controlador de pieza de ajedrez inspirado en una joya que captura la luz y la profundidad al redefinir los controles del vehículo dentro de la cabina. El controlador reemplaza el volante tradicional en este concepto de vehículo autónomo, lo que hace que la experiencia del vehículo sea intuitiva y sin esfuerzo.

Las configuraciones de asientos sociales y centradas en el conductor permiten que los pasajeros participen y se adapten a la ocasión. Al dar forma al espacio de manera que permita la conexión, los asientos de la primera fila se pueden voltear hacia adelante para crear un entorno social, en el que los pasajeros delanteros pueden sentarse frente a los pasajeros traseros. El entorno transformable crea un entorno más acogedor, dando la sensación de un verdadero tercer espacio.

Trascender a través del espacio y el tiempo, por dentro y por fuera

Con la cola hacia abajo, relajado y elegante, el diseño de forma aerodinámica está cerca del suelo, sin costuras y al ras en sus detalles con una ejecución de cola en K eficiente para guiar el aire sobre el vehículo.

Llegando con elegancia, el techo de vidrio y las puertas con bisagras invertidas se levantan para dar un verdadero sentido de ceremonia y bienvenida, con el distintivo Lincoln Embrace. Las cubiertas de ruedas inteligentes ayudan a hacer avanzar aún más el Embrace, utilizando iluminación y sensores para comunicar el movimiento, la duración de la batería y la presencia humana.

La iluminación avanzada e intuitiva crea una sinfonía orquestada de luces tanto por dentro como por fuera, aumentada a los sentidos de manera que crea una experiencia personalizada para los pasajeros. Dando la bienvenida de una manera más humana, el Modelo L100 detecta al cliente cuando se acerca y permite que la sinfonía de luces siga al cliente alrededor del vehículo al aprovechar un sistema avanzado de inteligencia artificial y sensores GPS para curar la experiencia.

Con acentos de amatista en tela de gamuza reciclada, los diseñadores crearon la cabina del Modelo L100 con materiales libres de animales y alternativas de lujo. En el exterior, los diseñadores utilizaron pintura metálica y acrílico esmerilado en lugar de cromo con una capa tricapa de cerámica digital satinada, destacando un blanco cálido y suave que se transforma en un azul fresco al aire libre.

Todo el interior ha sido diseñado para crear un entorno inmersivo. El piso digital, el dosel y la iluminación ambiental armonizan para crear una experiencia personalizada que puede mejorar su estado de ánimo. Orquestado como una sinfonía afinada junto con una iluminación interior que armoniza con el sonido, el aroma y el tacto, el piso digital transporta a los pasajeros al santuario del mañana.

Un guiño a la historia

El Modelo L100 Concept celebra la herencia de diseño de la marca y se remonta al Modelo L de 1922 que se fabricó después de la compra de Lincoln por parte de Ford Motor Company. El Modelo L de 1922 fue muy apreciado por su excelente ingeniería, sirviendo como base para la transformación del diseño y el comienzo del lujo de Lincoln.

Un adorno de capó de galgo de cristal, seleccionado originalmente por Edsel Ford en la década de 1920, simboliza gracia, elegancia y velocidad y es visible a través del capó transparente, capturando profundidad e iluminación.

“Este concepto nos permitió diseñar una nueva experiencia que no tiene las limitaciones del pasado y representa una evolución de nuestros principios de Quiet Flight”, dijo Kemal Curic, director de diseño global de Lincoln. “La máxima expresión del diseño de nuestro Modelo L100 es uno que se mueve sin esfuerzo: un vehículo que parece estar esculpido por el viento, como si la fricción no existiera”.

Acerca de Lincoln

Lincoln es la marca automotriz de lujo de Ford Motor Company, comprometida con la creación de vehículos atractivos con una experiencia de propiedad excepcional a la par. Para obtener más información sobre Lincoln, visite  media.lincoln.com  o  www.lincoln.com .