Surrealism will be the flavour of the evening at Sotheby’s London auction house on the eve of January 29, 2016. Connoisseurs of art will appreciate and bid for paintings, looking back at the Surrealist Movement of the early 20’s. The collection includes masterpieces such as VÉNUS DE MILO AUX TIROIRS by Salvador Dali, estimated to fetch between INR 39,017,356 — INR 58,526,035; a portrait called Le Miroir by Paul Delvaux estimated at INR 536,488,652 — INR 731,575,434; Pablo Picasso’s oil on canvas titled Personnages, estimated INR 97,543,391 — INR 146,315,087 along with the magnificent Le Savoir faire painting by Rene Magritte, titled L’Usage De La Parole, at an estimated INR 48,771,696 — INR 68,280,374. A winner across many countries for its surreal theme is Simon Hantai’s painting capturing caricatures of fossils estimated at INR 11,705,207 — INR 17,557,810 and Many Ray’s plaster and rope assemblage—defining a woman’s bondaged anatomy—which was first witnessed in late 30’s, estimated to go at INR 34,140,187 — INR 48,771,696. All of these and many more constitute the treasure haul set to be auctioned off. Befitting rewards for those enamoured of art.
