Christie's organizes the most important charity auction ever and reveals its most prominent contents

Christie's International Auctions announced that it will unveil for the first time the first collection of the most prominent works of the Peggy and David Rockefeller art collection in Hong Kong on November 24, marking the start of the world tour organized by the house to shed light on the artworks of this collection, which will be displayed for sale in the gallery. “Christie’s” at the Rockefeller Center in New York in the spring of 2018. This charity auction is the largest and most important ever, with proceeds going to 12 selected charities. The first set of exhibits includes timeless masterpieces of impressionist and modern art, including Picasso’s pink-era artwork selected by David and Peggy Rockefeller from the Gertrude Stein Collection (estimated value in the region: $70 million), and The Reclining Nude The 1923 famous French artist Henri Matisse, which is expected to set a new auction record for the artist’s works (estimated value in the region of 50 million US dollars). Christie's is pioneering in London, Los Angeles and New York, where the Maison will unveil new items and works from this multi-category collection at each of these stations. On the sidelines of this tour, a strong program of events, technical forums and customer lectures will be organized, which will coincide with the general exhibitions organized by the house in each of these centers.

For the first exhibition in Hong Kong, Christie's has customized a range of paintings, furniture, and artwork that reflect the interests and different intellectual tendencies of the Rockefeller family. Acquired over the life of the family and inherited from previous generations, this collection demonstrates the great passion for Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern artworks, American paintings, English and European furniture, Asian artwork, European ceramics and china, American and silver ornaments and furniture. Along with other categories. The Hong Kong Gallery also contains important works by the pioneers of the Impressionist school, such as Claude Monet, Georges Seurat, Juan Gris, Paul Signac, Edouard Manet, Paul Gauguin, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper, and others.

The New York Spring Auctions series will include live and online auctions. The online auctions will be held in conjunction with the live auctions, and a selection of lots will be offered with available prices starting at an estimated value of $200. To show the main themes of the group's business, the online auctions will feature various different concepts such as: “Food; the birds; Insects and monsters, Japan; porcelain: figurines and tableware; in the town house; In the city house, the jewels.”

The most prominent exhibits of impressionist and modern art

Claude Monet
water lilies

Stamped "Claude Monet" signature (on the back)
oil painting on canvas
63.3/8 x 71.1/8 inches (160.9 x 180.8 cm)
Painted between 1914-1947
Estimated value in the region $35 million

The garden "Giverny", which was the focus of great interest in Monet's life, has been a source of endless inspiration. Water Lilies is one of the artist's largest and most brilliant paintings, as well as the strongest in color – a wonderful tribute to the natural world (estimated in the region: $35 million). This work belongs to a group of Monet paintings he painted at the beginning of what is known as the Creative Period between 1914 and 1917, as Europe entered the chaos of World War I. On the recommendation of Alfred Parr, first director of the Museum of Modern Art, David and Peggy Rockefeller visited Parisian dealer Katia Granoff and purchased the current painting from him in 1956.

The most prominent exhibits of Asian art

Rare bowl decorated with “dragon” in white and blue color
It dates back to the period (1426-1435)
8 1/4 inch (21 cm) in diameter
Estimated value: 100.000-150.000 US dollars

An important Chinese work is a white-and-blue Imperial bowl decorated with “dragon” motifs with the sign of the Emperor of China in blue-glazed double circle (1426-1435) (estimate: $100.000-150.000). The piece includes two brilliantly striped dragons, symbolizing imperial power, appearing around the hollow of the bowl in pursuit of flaming pearls, while the third dragon appears inside a circular medallion inside.

Decorative art exhibits

Iron red and sky blue ceramic dessert bowls from the Marly Rouge Napoleon series.
It dates from 1807-1809. The pieces contain drawings of outstretched butterflies, bees, wasps, beetles, and other insects, while the plates with a golden ribbon contain another wreath ribbon, with paired leaves on the edges extending against the vine in the middle.
Number of pieces 28
Estimated value: $150.000-250.000 USD.

An assortment of “Marley Rouge” desserts made for Emperor Napoleon I and considered an important work (estimate: $150.000-250.000). These candy jars are described in factory records as 'red floor with butterflies and flowers', and were commissioned by Napoleon for the Chateau Compigue.