Dear Friends,

It is our pleasure to introduce to you our Auction catalogue 168 dedicated to Modern and Contemporary Art.

A single session, with 423 lots, centred on painting, drawing and sculpture but also including pieces of furniture and design, African art, photography and silver.

Júlio Pomar e António Palolo (Lots 80 e 70, reproduced on the cover and on the back cover), Nadir Afonso, Justino Alves, António Areal, Eduardo Batarda, Artur Bual, Fernando Calhau, Manuel Cargaleiro, Pedro Casqueiro, Lourdes Castro, Noronha da Costa, José de Guimarães, João Hogan, Álvaro Lapa, José Loureiro, Malangatana, Jorge Martins, Jorge Molder, Graça Morais, Almada Negreiros, Sá Nogueira, Costa Pinheiro, Cândido Costa Pinto, João Queiroz, Cabrita Reis, Joaquim Rodrigo, Julião Sarmento, Cruzeiro Seixas, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Francis Smith, Arpad Szènes, 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 other highlights:

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva – 1908-1992 Sem título,
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1968 (Lote 82).

Eduardo Batarda – Nasc. 194 “Aimez-vous Braque”,2000 (Lot 121).
acrylic on canvas, signed and dated 1966 (Lote 201).

A final word to anticipate the edition of the next book of Jean-Pierre Blanchon “Cotação de Artistas Portugueses em Leilão”, once more published by SCRIBE, and sponsored by Cabral Moncada Leilões: an indispensable reference work and a useful tool that will certainly enable you to prepare and plan your next purchase of a work-of-art.

Hoping to welcome you at our auction, in our showroom or on our website, with our best regards,

Pedro Maria de Alvim                                                                                          Miguel Cabral de Moncada