+ '' The final auction results totalled $13,408,320, 264% against the low estimate. Image courtesy of Christies Images Ltd. 2023. setNewsletterCookie('closedSignupBar', 1); A very rare mother-of-pearl-inlaid black lacquer softwood recessed-leg wine table, A pair of regency calamander, ebonized and parcel-gilt octagonal tables with Italian specimen marble tops, pair of Chinese export reverse-painted mirrors in George III giltwood frames, pair of Chinese export reverse-painted mirrors. expirationMinutes = daysToMinutes(settings.expiration_days); Photo: CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2022. Eileen Kinsella, October 21, 2022 New York - The legendary Ann & Gordon Getty Collection will be sold at Christie's through a series of landmark auctions beginning October 2022.A symphonic tour-de-force of masterpieces drawn meticulously from history's most esteemed collections and from one of America's most storied interiors, The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection stands alone in its quality, rarity and beauty. Madonna x Meisel The Sex Photographs auction will take place on Oct. 6 in New York. regex: { It is especially gratifying to see the strength in interest across the board from Chinese Works of Art, to English and Continental Furniture, to textiles, table decorations, and handbags. Photo: CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2022, A pair of massive Chinese cloisonn and champlev enamel crane-form censers that brought $1,620,000 in Christie's auction of the Ann and Gordon Getty Collection. var $modal = $('#ouibounce-modal'); The Ann & Gordon Getty Collectiona symphonic tour-de-force of masterpieces drawn from history's most esteemed collections and from one of America's most storied interiorsis now being sold at Christie's New York in a series of landmark sales. Richard Whiddington and Mortlach, Worldwide. Jean-Antoine Watteaus In the 1980s Ann saved Weidenfeld publishing house from collapse, buying a quarter-size stake in the company. A double-sided three-seater sofa that once belonged to the dancer Rudolf Nureyev, a friend of Mrs. Gettys, sold for $144,900 against a low estimate of $5,000. Jacques-mile BlanchesVaslav Nijinsky in 'Danse Siamoise' set a record for the artist, selling for $2,700,000 (2,426,220) against a low estimate of $1,000,000 (898,600) while a drawing in chalks by Jean-Antoine Watteau, Three Head Studies Of A Girl Wearing A Hat, fetched $3,420,000 (2,996,842), more than double its predicted price. } + 'Signup failed. The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection - Christie's Diane B. Wilsey, } function appendNewsletterSignup() { } else { ouibounceAPIaccess = ouibounce( onSuccess(); Image courtesy of Christies Images Ltd. 2023, Head of Design, Christies Americas Daphne Riou said: It was an honor to present these exceptional works by Tiffany Studios to the market. if (prefix == undefined) { The painting was acquired by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, enabled through a generous donation by Diane B. Wilsey. Photo: 2022 Visko Hatfield for Christies, She had the best collection of English chairs Ive ever seen anywhere, says Jonathan Rendell, Deputy Chairman at Christies. The top lot of the evening was Mary Cassatts Young Lady in a Loge Gazing to Right. Known for her discerning taste and love of the eclectic, Ann, along with her husband, the . Works from Tiffany Studios exceeded all expectations. */ Chinese and Japanese Works of Art and Textiles, Indian, Ottoman, Global Works of Art and Textiles, The Art of the Table: Ceramics, Silver, and Table Decorations, Decorations, Furniture, Lighting and Objects. Among the highlights were a set of 12 German panels, previously installed in the Gettys dining room that brought$2.28 million, a double-sided three-seater sofa once belonging to dancer Rudolf Nureyev presumed to achieve $5,000 to $8,000 that went for $144,900, and a George IIstyle giltwood fire surround and overmantel mirror that realized $352,800. }); The nearly 1,500 works in the collection were drawn from Getty's townhouse in San Franciscos Pacific Heights neighborhood. In tandem, members of the Getty family have excelled as private collectors, acquiring remarkable artworks, pieces of decorative arts, and other unique treasures held in their architecturally significant homes across the globe. Prices range from $200 to over $100 million. An error has occurred, please try again later. If you are . }) type: $form.attr('method'), expiration_days: 5 //don't run this function if the user has already triggered the modal by leaving the viewport Perched atop Pacific Heights, with views of San Francisco Bay, it sits on a stretch of Outer Broadway the bastion of San Franciscos old money families. + '<\/form>' //if any of these cookies are found, we don't show the modal. ); Christie's Ann and Gordon Getty Auction Surpasses $150 Million Giovanni Antonio Canal, Ann and Gordon Getty's Collection of 1,500 Items Achieved - Barron's The disappointment seemed to have traveled across the Atlantic from New York to London. // ------------------------------------------------------------------- function slideInModal(upOrDown) { Across two weeks and ten auctions four live, six online more than 1,500 works of fine and decorative art, jewelry and textiles from the couples private collection were 100% sold. appendNewsletterSignup(); o[this.name].push(this.value || ''); top: 'auto', }; Art enthusiasts and aesthetes would likely argue that Ann and Gordon Getty (whose net worth was estimated at $2.1billion in 2020) spent their money wisely. var i = cookieNames.length, On 23 October, Christie's will present Volume 4 of The Ann and Gordon Getty Collection, the fourth in a series of landmark auctions of the Getty's storied San Francisco interior sold to benefit the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation for the Arts, dedicated to the support of arts and science organisations. head.appendChild(link); Everything is layered and textured, and every single thing, whether its a piece of furniture, painting, or object, theyre all of the greatest quality and really reflect this complete passion for discovery., Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, Venice, the Grand Canal looking East with Santa Maria della Salute, carries a presale estimate of $6,000,000 to $10,000,000 in Christie's The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection: Volume 1 | Important Pictures and Decorative Arts, Evening Sale on October 20. customSerializer: function(){ .removeClass('slideOutDown slideOutUp') 20th/21st Century London Evening Sale at Christies, London, June 28, 2023. found = false; Ann and Gordon Gettys collection achieved more than US$150 million across four live and six online auctions at Christies that concluded Tuesday, making it one of the top three collections of both decorative and fine arts ever sold at Christies. $('body').on( 'click', '.close-signup', function(){ Weve taken it all apart, weve spent a lot of time looking at the things as things and they are gobsmackingly amazing., Sign up to receive the best in art, design, and culture from Galerie, 2023 Hudson One Media, LLC. It was billed as a rare work that has been sitting in a private German collection since it was acquired directly from the artist in 1975. Christie's to Auction Off Steven Meisel Photographs of Madonna From The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection: Decorations, Furniture - Christie's Each of the 10 auctions met or exceeded their presale estimates, each with a 100% sell-through rate, the auction house said. link.rel = 'stylesheet'; //default prefix is 'artnet_newsletter_' Ann Getty's Collection of Many 'Things' Comes on the Auction Market var $email = $form.find('.signup-email'); '