DEAR FRIENDS,

It is our pleasure to introduce to you our Auction catalogue 165 dedicated to Modern and Contemporary Art.

A single session, with 459 lots, centred on painting, drawing and sculpture  but also including pieces of furniture and design, African art, photography and silver.

Lagoa Henriques e Júlio Pomar (Lots 102 e 75, reproduced on the cover and on the back cover), Pedro Barateiro, Mário Botas, Artur Bual, Carlos Calvet, Cargaleiro, Lourdes Castro, Mário Cesariny, Noronha da Costa, José Pedro Croft, D’Assumpção, Erró, José de Guimarães, João Hogan, Jason Martin, Jorge Martins, Menez, Jorge Molder, Leonel Moura, Eduardo Nery, João Penalva, Costa Pinheiro, Cabrita Reis, Paula Rego, Júlio Resende, Sá Nogueira, Julião Sarmento, Cruzeiro Seixas, José María Sicilia, Francis Smith, Joana Vasconcelos, Jorge Vieira, are some of the  names represented here, whose full listing can be found in the related index on the last pages of this catalogue.

Some highlights:

Costa Pinheiro - Born 1932, “Fernão de Magalhães e os outros”, oil on canvas, signed and dated 2000 (Lot 121).

Jorge Vieira - 1922-1998, Untitled (Female figure), sculpture in terracotta (Lot 99).

Jason Martin - b. 1970, “Saint re-worked for Picorette”, oil on stainless steel with aluminum frame, signed and dated 2008, on the back (Lot 79).

Eduardo Nery - 1938-2013, “Oscilações do claro/escuro III”, painting and wooden cubes, signed and dated 1967 (Lot 77).

Clearly an excellent opportunity to get closer to Modern and Contemporary Art – come and see for yourself!

Hoping to have the satisfaction of welcoming you at our auction, in our showroom or on our website www.cml.pt, with our best regards,

Pedro Maria de Alvim                                                    Miguel Cabral de Moncada