Dear Friends,
We are pleased to present to you the catalogue of our auction 196, dedicated to Modern and Contemporary Art.
A single session of 314 lots, centred on painting, drawing and sculpture but including also pieces of silver, furniture, design and photography.
Justino Alves, Alvess, Manuel Amado, Eduardo Batarda, Mário Botas, Artur Bual, Manuel Caeiro, Pedro Calapez, Carlos Calvet, Manuel Cargaleiro, Pedro Casqueiro, Rui Chafes, Roberto Chichorro, Martins Correia, João Cutileiro, Luís Geraldes, José de Guimarães, João Hogan, Alex Katz, Álvaro Lapa, Bengt Lindstrom, Eduardo Luiz, Jorge Martins, Malangatana, Menez, Graça Morais, Leonel Moura, Eduardo Nery, Noronha da Costa, Costa Pinheiro, Espiga Pinto, Júlio Pomar, Vitor Pomar, Pedro Proença, Paula Rego, Júlio Resende, José Rodrigues, Julião Sarmento, António Sena, Francisco Simões, Nikias Skapinakis, Arpad Szènes, Joana Vasconcelos, Jorge Vieira, Xana, Wesselmann, 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 - “Petite tête avec fourrure”, acrilyc and collage on canvas, 1980 - lot 189, reproduced on the cover);
Costa Pinheiro - “La fenêtre de ma tête - Cézanne II”, oil on canvas, 1986-1988 - lot 90;
Paula Rego - Untitled, Indian ink on paper - lot 188;
Rui Chafes - “Cristal XXIV”, iron sculpture - lot 59;
Leonel Moura - “Spooo8”, acrilyc on paper, 2002 - lot 156;
Boca do Lobo - 8 lots design / furniture - lot 140 (reproduced on the backcover);
Antiqualha - Porto - 16 lots - design and decoration - lot 230;
Silver items by Luiz Ferreira, 4 lotes - lot 101; Manuel Alcino, lot 100;
Tapestries by - Almada Negreiros - lote 150; Vieira da Silva - lote 148; Renato Torres - lot 149; João Ayres - lot 68
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