Dear Friends,

We are pleased to present to you the catalogue of our auction 187, dedicated to Modern and Contemporary Art.

A single session of 300 lots, centered on painting, drawing and sculpture but including also pieces of furniture and design, photography and several pieces of silverware.

Ângelo de Sousa (cover, lot 119), Nadir Afonso, Manuel Amado, Mário Botas, Artur Bual, Fernando Calhau, Carlos Calvet, Manuel Cargaleiro, Pedro Casqueiro, Noronha da Costa, João Cutileiro, Erró, José de Guimarães, Fernando Lanhas, Graça Morais, Almada Negreiros, Sá Nogueira, António Palolo, Armanda Passos, Costa Pinheiro, Júlio Pomar, Pedro Proença, Paula Rego, Júlio Resende, José Rodrigues, Cruzeiro Seixas, Francisco Simões, Francis Smith, Baltazar Torres are some of the proeminent names represented; the full list of authors can be found in the last pages of the catalogue and in our website.

Some highlights:

Júlio Pomar – “Histoire de Ulysses et de Cyrce”, lot 90; “Tigre –Carlos”, lot 108;

Júlio Resende – “Cavaleiro Negro”, lot 118;

Manuel Cargaleiro – “Ce brasier de solitude”, lot 75; “Lourmarin (Vaucluse), lot 125; “Grande Festa na Cidade Imaginária”, tapeçaria de Portalegre, lot 134;

Fernando Calhau – “Sem título”, lot 132;

Paula Rego – “The travels of Captain Cook”, lot 122;

Par de cadeiras de braços, Sérgio Rodrigues model, lot 138, (reproduced in the back cover).

Hoping to have the pleasure of welcoming you soon in our website www.cml.pt, in our showroom, or during our auction, with our best regards,

Pedro Maria de Alvim                                      Miguel Cabral de Moncada