A Look At The Art From Christie's Auction That Raised Nearly $14 Million For Haiti.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoQ1FUiOyTWt6u6MZX50i9uinaIluQVmJDj8zvp2pCkC9xPHI3e-w3YORWa17PsUCfQVlNNdMYLzDCEQgOhvpRzRwVR8JGNbz8J81QTz9M9Cr7EswI81sAxzE6ft7e93TRDOLXH7BxJoP/s1600/Artists-4-Haiti-Hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656699762712411058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoQ1FUiOyTWt6u6MZX50i9uinaIluQVmJDj8zvp2pCkC9xPHI3e-w3YORWa17PsUCfQVlNNdMYLzDCEQgOhvpRzRwVR8JGNbz8J81QTz9M9Cr7EswI81sAxzE6ft7e93TRDOLXH7BxJoP/s400/Artists-4-Haiti-Hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 529px;" /></a><br /><br />A record-breaking charity art auction was held Thursday, September 22nd at the David Zwirner Gallery and organized with actor Ben Stiller's <a href="http://www.thestillerfoundation.org/">Stiller foundation</a>. The Christie's fundraising auction featured works by such well-known contemporary artists as Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, Ed Ruscha, James Rosenquist, Cindy Sherman, Elizabeth Peyton and Chuck Close to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEKi9_EvrKZdEENIXh_jZmrbIAYwmNd60iS6-_NU-cQwi0PHFQ46PdWbEgpX_x02u9XnHMPv-gfNj-457iuu9QBgEjDkWa-C93GprjlOFWM6ApTLoLe-Hz6uzMwf9LjXp1RrdWtefzVKR/s1600/ben+stiller+and+david+zwirner.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656410511913206434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEKi9_EvrKZdEENIXh_jZmrbIAYwmNd60iS6-_NU-cQwi0PHFQ46PdWbEgpX_x02u9XnHMPv-gfNj-457iuu9QBgEjDkWa-C93GprjlOFWM6ApTLoLe-Hz6uzMwf9LjXp1RrdWtefzVKR/s400/ben+stiller+and+david+zwirner.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: actor Ben Stiller and gallerist David Zwirner with children from Haiti</span></span><br /><br />The Christie's auction raised $13.7 million (their highest ever for a charity) and set records for works by Raymond Pettibon, Glenn Ligon, Adel Abdessemed and Nate Lowman (whose pieces are all shown in this post). Many of the pieces were created for the auction, but not all.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_oWXWtJpcpzcjAXCj5H8rLoCO1BO3L_w1gTACfOkJeNT3ZjZ-w2JHb5H6toEvU06x_ujWS-lla2XLvKe1aJpkEvW_HuyouUmsxw_Gi2f23QQn2qr8GvR0qXJhGVCnGdoc0M123hOdWPg/s1600/Raymond+Pettibon+No+Title+%2528But+the+sand%25E2%2580%25A6%2529%252C+2011.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656411390550039346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_oWXWtJpcpzcjAXCj5H8rLoCO1BO3L_w1gTACfOkJeNT3ZjZ-w2JHb5H6toEvU06x_ujWS-lla2XLvKe1aJpkEvW_HuyouUmsxw_Gi2f23QQn2qr8GvR0qXJhGVCnGdoc0M123hOdWPg/s400/Raymond+Pettibon+No+Title+%2528But+the+sand%25E2%2580%25A6%2529%252C+2011.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Raymond Pettibon's No Title (but the sand...)</span></span><br /><br />The top selling painting was Marlene Dumas’ 2010 “My mother before she became my mother” which went for $2 million:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfkGSNKImv9wZBF66kn4q9m-6E7ZBVmflYgJcKJzBKAIw8naivo5GrNpMkxhatCDfdvKT6B7Vf6KthOQxEImxrKShuiVqaoDODePI0pnOI44q_lcm2t95gf6rr1Kud43Eq82NFhEVuByF/s1600/marlene+dumas+ptg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656408437978720082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfkGSNKImv9wZBF66kn4q9m-6E7ZBVmflYgJcKJzBKAIw8naivo5GrNpMkxhatCDfdvKT6B7Vf6KthOQxEImxrKShuiVqaoDODePI0pnOI44q_lcm2t95gf6rr1Kud43Eq82NFhEVuByF/s400/marlene+dumas+ptg.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQe43kgafUGcrtUVwj_d_WmI4Cq6rcvMRB8HwIVuXOkxV7WW0w9b_bCh0eW4o5B1UrTZS7y13GQGkQJWoqdjfRlpwKM6L6We61fJCDZMAEbu-h7_CWzXEgW30aLyx4445WCmHWATCVcox/s1600/Marlene+Dumas+detail2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656408510399389954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQe43kgafUGcrtUVwj_d_WmI4Cq6rcvMRB8HwIVuXOkxV7WW0w9b_bCh0eW4o5B1UrTZS7y13GQGkQJWoqdjfRlpwKM6L6We61fJCDZMAEbu-h7_CWzXEgW30aLyx4445WCmHWATCVcox/s400/Marlene+Dumas+detail2.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: full painting; above right, detail of painting</span></span><br /><br />"Deal - No Deal" by Luc Tuymans, 2011, fetched $1.15 million:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5TrllupoSjuwPRPrkdev-2-Nq8bHh1v2dzgk6oQL6beG27iwXqS41gJULj9jj9dS6b8Mn1XG81UeagMdIS-SvkbBWOlTnGI1txp1fQFV44AU8rHe9LHE3iQ-17k_aUXpZiu7gYQDaBhS/s1600/luc+tuymans+Deal+-+no+deal.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656408700594978098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5TrllupoSjuwPRPrkdev-2-Nq8bHh1v2dzgk6oQL6beG27iwXqS41gJULj9jj9dS6b8Mn1XG81UeagMdIS-SvkbBWOlTnGI1txp1fQFV44AU8rHe9LHE3iQ-17k_aUXpZiu7gYQDaBhS/s400/luc+tuymans+Deal+-+no+deal.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeVbsq8Tbrx6oeyXaxyOTliBDWmCRin-5QTBWLOmZH5KqfrUisMv5rGdMKEDV6VaGfDVMG3RAx7-cTd3ryegzgyf67HwvadsCra9KYbPrOaus35MJPP5bQMEcecSMDeyYf2nsX1UcTYb5/s1600/Luc+teymans+ptg+detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656408796005886210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeVbsq8Tbrx6oeyXaxyOTliBDWmCRin-5QTBWLOmZH5KqfrUisMv5rGdMKEDV6VaGfDVMG3RAx7-cTd3ryegzgyf67HwvadsCra9KYbPrOaus35MJPP5bQMEcecSMDeyYf2nsX1UcTYb5/s400/Luc+teymans+ptg+detail.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: full painting; above right, detail of painting</span></span><br /><br />Actress Jennifer Aniston plopped down $450,000 for this painting, Glen Ligon's Stranger #44 valued at just $150,000 to $200,000- making it a generous donation and a record breaking sale for the artist:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gn0XY3c-5ouSM9I5dDaDSlqFa_gtJO1e3E2pUmbzPvPETeUgNnAzWhrMVDdpfN1bgcO5m2q6kn3vZUJUKWiIdDrthVTqwy7b9GhjXVIhSLPNgd56dSM9ZaTJYFyihQQjy9IEEYukZ8rv/s1600/glenn-ligon+Stranger+%252344.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656409732201844226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gn0XY3c-5ouSM9I5dDaDSlqFa_gtJO1e3E2pUmbzPvPETeUgNnAzWhrMVDdpfN1bgcO5m2q6kn3vZUJUKWiIdDrthVTqwy7b9GhjXVIhSLPNgd56dSM9ZaTJYFyihQQjy9IEEYukZ8rv/s400/glenn-ligon+Stranger+%252344.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 292px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh959TmKa6i4nuEIDFLIS-JXeJ70IWUA8pM13o9DiEgUiQcW-WHMJZzqbqMLCrmFmjR_Tw27gWtHrBDfmquly3TkXsCBBYY9RMnh9vgNJGoLimYkMMA6cdN9QPoJbOqlXKPNOCgZFktVv84/s1600/detail-of-glen-ligon-stranger%252344.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656410220035332290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh959TmKa6i4nuEIDFLIS-JXeJ70IWUA8pM13o9DiEgUiQcW-WHMJZzqbqMLCrmFmjR_Tw27gWtHrBDfmquly3TkXsCBBYY9RMnh9vgNJGoLimYkMMA6cdN9QPoJbOqlXKPNOCgZFktVv84/s400/detail-of-glen-ligon-stranger%252344.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 292px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: full painting; above right, detail of painting</span></span><br /><br />Nate Lowman's Birthday cake painting #2 (a record-breaking sale for the artist):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDxgvrvnvvju7YiarPM-Y4zHkoTfpnrSnhSfoujsP3kc4XVO4GUUT1locEk5D3ez0Pd1x9D2q84tjUTJyItWj4gU27BsyFDesaBkJ7j9td9uc7M7Ur6OduMBZ6amTMXP5xI7u0jqenEut/s1600/Nate-Lowman%2527s-Birthday-Cake-ptg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656412297929109794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDxgvrvnvvju7YiarPM-Y4zHkoTfpnrSnhSfoujsP3kc4XVO4GUUT1locEk5D3ez0Pd1x9D2q84tjUTJyItWj4gU27BsyFDesaBkJ7j9td9uc7M7Ur6OduMBZ6amTMXP5xI7u0jqenEut/s400/Nate-Lowman%2527s-Birthday-Cake-ptg.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><br />Jasper Johns, Untitled, 2009:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEAI2gEQA_OkNAsI7055_wQ6DAWArkAHiqJFYHucNGkjZHuzZf-37yjeWhnk5juzBBv4zGSj2P4HxnSgglz42Wt0U7NtBeYnNwhhIMDpjF0qgOxw422xgtFd6jNnML8SUjkB5XbCGdCkg/s1600/jasper+johns+untitled+2009.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656419044077471218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEAI2gEQA_OkNAsI7055_wQ6DAWArkAHiqJFYHucNGkjZHuzZf-37yjeWhnk5juzBBv4zGSj2P4HxnSgglz42Wt0U7NtBeYnNwhhIMDpjF0qgOxw422xgtFd6jNnML8SUjkB5XbCGdCkg/s400/jasper+johns+untitled+2009.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 318px;" /></a><br /><br />Jeff Koons, Bikini (Desert), 2001-2011:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_nn86cgr_59S1anA8H1upkaacqlsNbCo0crUN_sXbkl4Udh4lGD0W2xfnabzPdHuldQb_98z65ofD5q8pgclvxNTu6V54ySy5C69B6BCVOyHA4mfULQeST_io7KrROBnC4dmXOC4WdCP/s1600/Jeff+Koons+bikini+%2528desert%2529+2001-2002.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656412760838074178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_nn86cgr_59S1anA8H1upkaacqlsNbCo0crUN_sXbkl4Udh4lGD0W2xfnabzPdHuldQb_98z65ofD5q8pgclvxNTu6V54ySy5C69B6BCVOyHA4mfULQeST_io7KrROBnC4dmXOC4WdCP/s400/Jeff+Koons+bikini+%2528desert%2529+2001-2002.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 387px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-de4wmx-nJ7_NIt7eZIBmDjDcXjcnaIaCR-_kkDVfcxa4gtmPogn6RSmF73etf8YlO9n_u7pG1W1HzE2k4FESNPqxvo00sB4-UxoxNuXlrvodX20HKxkYBUSWqHDdLgAtbN91swfMBkQU/s1600/Jeff-koons-bikini-detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656413065508110370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-de4wmx-nJ7_NIt7eZIBmDjDcXjcnaIaCR-_kkDVfcxa4gtmPogn6RSmF73etf8YlO9n_u7pG1W1HzE2k4FESNPqxvo00sB4-UxoxNuXlrvodX20HKxkYBUSWqHDdLgAtbN91swfMBkQU/s400/Jeff-koons-bikini-detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 280px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkt4u-6dHhEJ-HZj27p6c7CavWxr4qcb1nRr_AdlaUAkU_sD5S75yAzqi989CGCoxQr0V-r9JLnlGlvFqUY0wIkWXczow6NdUKFv4Vosf37RBxFKJAabw5j7sGmJZeII1H96MDHlz6Ikm/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-25+at+2.32.09+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656413306939617362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkt4u-6dHhEJ-HZj27p6c7CavWxr4qcb1nRr_AdlaUAkU_sD5S75yAzqi989CGCoxQr0V-r9JLnlGlvFqUY0wIkWXczow6NdUKFv4Vosf37RBxFKJAabw5j7sGmJZeII1H96MDHlz6Ikm/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-25+at+2.32.09+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 283px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above top: full painting; below left: detail of painting; below right: in situ</span></span><br /><br />Chuck Close, Self Portrait, 2007:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPjRTV6OH4VyGS03_0frPm7zbAurVd3UtFUcaYFtgNWPQHLQRbujHKJRMQGuX9vLBnhfM0FPqBjjTMvToCWHayfG87qGVD92Qn7nIcSBIfsUsIMuyzYkJVdAY6r3vRcaYI9VbaJ15QC-i/s1600/chuck+close+slef+portrait+2007.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656413648770680546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPjRTV6OH4VyGS03_0frPm7zbAurVd3UtFUcaYFtgNWPQHLQRbujHKJRMQGuX9vLBnhfM0FPqBjjTMvToCWHayfG87qGVD92Qn7nIcSBIfsUsIMuyzYkJVdAY6r3vRcaYI9VbaJ15QC-i/s400/chuck+close+slef+portrait+2007.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 356px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeE7-fncZ0k_r-QmYaxP1h1SqUJPORV117S4TK72Lp9QQjxKCK_boej9K7aQwtisxszGDRwHo9rLSPqHqvJT82bSUnE3c3L7rWS6Go2ekBOP9SJwtCIwKbRctfI8kgJkjaVl6J3mvPdjk/s1600/chuck-close-sp-detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656413941298369618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeE7-fncZ0k_r-QmYaxP1h1SqUJPORV117S4TK72Lp9QQjxKCK_boej9K7aQwtisxszGDRwHo9rLSPqHqvJT82bSUnE3c3L7rWS6Go2ekBOP9SJwtCIwKbRctfI8kgJkjaVl6J3mvPdjk/s400/chuck-close-sp-detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: full painting; above right, detail of painting</span></span><br /><br />Urs Fischer, Tomorrow, 2010:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZGh-zDUUEyH4Dlrre1LEw0qSLut-4sI-nw3IPcxgIjLXQXKFXp1r1DgOq17EUTyzcspfozv3Co_Irl6qXdVWpvfIHuSmUngcvlYYkPsCoFIcdjbOjrCjGGj7NCEq0o92Np2SL1Qzqbxn/s1600/urs-fischer-tomorrow.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656427525385179074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZGh-zDUUEyH4Dlrre1LEw0qSLut-4sI-nw3IPcxgIjLXQXKFXp1r1DgOq17EUTyzcspfozv3Co_Irl6qXdVWpvfIHuSmUngcvlYYkPsCoFIcdjbOjrCjGGj7NCEq0o92Np2SL1Qzqbxn/s400/urs-fischer-tomorrow.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 359px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwDRIwKXn6jrO-OqtBFAxn7hQ_rSTtw1CwBUrzaTEELhW_d63R4dNP_b2yrNftYM8ybxbpVGTC0aqpoSqF30v_DekDy-9FhtjW5IWUgpD3o5HlhNHfE9pr7Il9xpNCfsH-ipkkCZOcprF/s1600/urs-fischer-detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656427187854300178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwDRIwKXn6jrO-OqtBFAxn7hQ_rSTtw1CwBUrzaTEELhW_d63R4dNP_b2yrNftYM8ybxbpVGTC0aqpoSqF30v_DekDy-9FhtjW5IWUgpD3o5HlhNHfE9pr7Il9xpNCfsH-ipkkCZOcprF/s400/urs-fischer-detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 358px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: full artwork; above right, detail of artwork</span></span><br /><br />Ed Ruscha, Pick, Pan, Shovel #7, 1979:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7inZ8IzxNs4cPPP49vZSWYzU-FFffdMM4Njr8AiItXYElsAdAAMpEhxpTppFFxdKb_EfmicEuaAOLJVbdqRVBd1OGgAHFSKtoZzfCNZJ1XwkHEWcxSbRlXufitoyCI9epBcaVeF8FDXw/s1600/Ed+ruscha+Pick%252C+Pan%252C+Shovel+%25237.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656421266309456610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7inZ8IzxNs4cPPP49vZSWYzU-FFffdMM4Njr8AiItXYElsAdAAMpEhxpTppFFxdKb_EfmicEuaAOLJVbdqRVBd1OGgAHFSKtoZzfCNZJ1XwkHEWcxSbRlXufitoyCI9epBcaVeF8FDXw/s400/Ed+ruscha+Pick%252C+Pan%252C+Shovel+%25237.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Elizabeth Peyton's Jay-Z, Glastonbury, 2008:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jHvRLF18uqy0GhxBcwMgDRUlxV5ni0E68apaTGFP7evGKC6v19skikF1GLGf1NucC8NmrMAGL7jrggVSCUn6-H89hyLzdKkjzD9MXTWIYgr8EHghuH8lJj3vE-zJGDF9XVdfysCSPHFr/s1600/Elizabeth+Payton%252C+Jay-Z%252C+Glastonbury+2008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656414851321100274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jHvRLF18uqy0GhxBcwMgDRUlxV5ni0E68apaTGFP7evGKC6v19skikF1GLGf1NucC8NmrMAGL7jrggVSCUn6-H89hyLzdKkjzD9MXTWIYgr8EHghuH8lJj3vE-zJGDF9XVdfysCSPHFr/s400/Elizabeth+Payton%252C+Jay-Z%252C+Glastonbury+2008.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 388px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzLrELffgFSONQQ5GP2M6iFVE_A9WgKynnCpN29E_A85umxBIlFM7lHqWYXkDKwc9bTSUPAnFA-7YN0mXjHvmpbmBVlEtatJvlz4RPF7l9lNMwixTz3Gk40t8z8m4gTVeoUIn6Fh2nvme/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-25+at+2.37.31+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656414928340198354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzLrELffgFSONQQ5GP2M6iFVE_A9WgKynnCpN29E_A85umxBIlFM7lHqWYXkDKwc9bTSUPAnFA-7YN0mXjHvmpbmBVlEtatJvlz4RPF7l9lNMwixTz3Gk40t8z8m4gTVeoUIn6Fh2nvme/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-25+at+2.37.31+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 388px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: full drawing; above right, framed and in situ<br /><br /></span></span>Adel Abdessemed's Mappemonde-Olive, 2011:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXFMXs-M1UKjBAzlY3ReurPtjqK-7eXI-X_AY_0Metmxo8YAxE3vy_aWvMwW3oMwVUMGonQnUy97rwo_tTT9nAc_f08T3_3ENUHIUcExO6ooj6j4zp14B1lt0JwPLjj614C-RtVvWs3Yw/s1600/Adel+Abdessemed+-appemonde+olive.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656415925173892386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXFMXs-M1UKjBAzlY3ReurPtjqK-7eXI-X_AY_0Metmxo8YAxE3vy_aWvMwW3oMwVUMGonQnUy97rwo_tTT9nAc_f08T3_3ENUHIUcExO6ooj6j4zp14B1lt0JwPLjj614C-RtVvWs3Yw/s400/Adel+Abdessemed+-appemonde+olive.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 378px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LSAJkrRQ3NM0vTXas1W5UE2cflZIpdLHPOSkaC3gBNbCX-bCbISCWDXG9cDs9kjNlbEfwUEo2VQc1NosyVQbwPAhQHmEMR5ml5vJy5ns5fUp7uxcBvgDwyOQvf8A5CIQtf5-IWg2YxsM/s1600/Mappemonde-detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656416175012696850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LSAJkrRQ3NM0vTXas1W5UE2cflZIpdLHPOSkaC3gBNbCX-bCbISCWDXG9cDs9kjNlbEfwUEo2VQc1NosyVQbwPAhQHmEMR5ml5vJy5ns5fUp7uxcBvgDwyOQvf8A5CIQtf5-IWg2YxsM/s400/Mappemonde-detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 377px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: full artwork; above right, detail of artwork</span></span><br /><br />James Rosenquist's The Richest Person Gazing at the Universe Through a Hubcap, 2011:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzOor5nvMS4fn5fqSATIZqo0XhwFWukE7WHDopfaK559t4DNO02ns0GWeDfwvyUwBkBpFGGIQZ47mOAkpuMTN-Q5JQSaK0yi6m9Pw0noQ1lofuqssva_dbNhSDXiBq0Rxc4W4bZzYjKjc/s1600/James+Rosenquist+The+Richest+Person+Gazing+at+the+Universe+Through+a+Hubcap%252C+2011.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656417491265121666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzOor5nvMS4fn5fqSATIZqo0XhwFWukE7WHDopfaK559t4DNO02ns0GWeDfwvyUwBkBpFGGIQZ47mOAkpuMTN-Q5JQSaK0yi6m9Pw0noQ1lofuqssva_dbNhSDXiBq0Rxc4W4bZzYjKjc/s400/James+Rosenquist+The+Richest+Person+Gazing+at+the+Universe+Through+a+Hubcap%252C+2011.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 278px;" /></a><br /><br />Neo Rauch, Chor, 2011:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK8KLUH7kHe8-jx7LL-eHWTzFxIRtpKA5227ap12ve_AF4TdO0vA_ExdhCWwf8U4qpJm0G1FkH1nN6OHs0W7-Z9OK1p6selgdg0BQaFjDi9OutxVMSIeidpUJV8M5siRuPwQE4aar5Uzw/s1600/Rauch_Neo_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656421814876662850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK8KLUH7kHe8-jx7LL-eHWTzFxIRtpKA5227ap12ve_AF4TdO0vA_ExdhCWwf8U4qpJm0G1FkH1nN6OHs0W7-Z9OK1p6selgdg0BQaFjDi9OutxVMSIeidpUJV8M5siRuPwQE4aar5Uzw/s400/Rauch_Neo_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 367px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEkBkRmfVcCx9zu7pzK-8YFWhVugJ-ocNEDDhc9JlTX6zSMSboIQNO6uVbm7WnntZzd8N19_f6Auj6CAuEJpWgkDUKg8V0LMeDWy-ej0C1lZaYozMNa6vgc1-W7ud-ylOdXm8qmDW2AkK/s1600/Neo-Rauch-detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656422941340044850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEkBkRmfVcCx9zu7pzK-8YFWhVugJ-ocNEDDhc9JlTX6zSMSboIQNO6uVbm7WnntZzd8N19_f6Auj6CAuEJpWgkDUKg8V0LMeDWy-ej0C1lZaYozMNa6vgc1-W7ud-ylOdXm8qmDW2AkK/s400/Neo-Rauch-detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 366px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: full painting; above right, detail of painting<br /><br /></span></span>Cindy Sherman, Untitled:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgfe_t08w2KHTpQuGNEjln4_siHH1HHo_57tubK5VfTggQmUXBXOTSYvJQMKnHmg1R_NgcIUopY5SkrA4feZNiL_Ar_8IfmgCxSpbhBCCGAX80zzK2jlLBuRpqAI9365YQEdSRPBY5FTA/s1600/Cindy+Sherman+untitled.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656417752606814210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgfe_t08w2KHTpQuGNEjln4_siHH1HHo_57tubK5VfTggQmUXBXOTSYvJQMKnHmg1R_NgcIUopY5SkrA4feZNiL_Ar_8IfmgCxSpbhBCCGAX80zzK2jlLBuRpqAI9365YQEdSRPBY5FTA/s400/Cindy+Sherman+untitled.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 328px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4Ce5-V-7Zvu26E1ZMLwgpy9Jbu4PErv1DB4try2Mi1XbFE1EaDhwOvWYd__6C-PMTn5eNSOLa293l2EKp9SINv4G8WPygkiVierOHmPm_U9eB1NVTMzTU-JT9KJgcWg3_PCKMxfX5kku/s1600/Sherman_Cindy_1_Crop.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656419491675196866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4Ce5-V-7Zvu26E1ZMLwgpy9Jbu4PErv1DB4try2Mi1XbFE1EaDhwOvWYd__6C-PMTn5eNSOLa293l2EKp9SINv4G8WPygkiVierOHmPm_U9eB1NVTMzTU-JT9KJgcWg3_PCKMxfX5kku/s400/Sherman_Cindy_1_Crop.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 329px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: full photograph; above right, detail of photograph</span></span><br /><br />Rudolph Stingel, Untitled, 2008:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgkvk67i1sVMvn45CJVsduBJG-XnngrU2pCuK6l7TuUGLDkMl-m2hiAtuiI3BScztDAgcZGQ_mfOqcRxNFlTAUE1tmsZc9BM372PXAl4PTmKnhLmjD6qL3jU8feLfp_plUiD-F4h7Anrw/s1600/rudolph+stingel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656423765116919778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgkvk67i1sVMvn45CJVsduBJG-XnngrU2pCuK6l7TuUGLDkMl-m2hiAtuiI3BScztDAgcZGQ_mfOqcRxNFlTAUE1tmsZc9BM372PXAl4PTmKnhLmjD6qL3jU8feLfp_plUiD-F4h7Anrw/s400/rudolph+stingel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 363px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIECRyeHwlvrZCsVmrlguUEs5GcY41cyGrJM7Jv9KXpw-r-x3R8cjrhGJ1NIZ1W5sd8GqwrheOOtVPKXL53pYatCOcudefHgFnPqQaBqjDrj4Q2nUu4YpXuWHOj813G4_9bJXZ8tLyvKD/s1600/Rudolph-stingel-detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656424616064582194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIECRyeHwlvrZCsVmrlguUEs5GcY41cyGrJM7Jv9KXpw-r-x3R8cjrhGJ1NIZ1W5sd8GqwrheOOtVPKXL53pYatCOcudefHgFnPqQaBqjDrj4Q2nUu4YpXuWHOj813G4_9bJXZ8tLyvKD/s400/Rudolph-stingel-detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 363px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: full painting; above right, detail of painting<br /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5XDh1Mpt9c5FEQBS_ePJ5uGrfj5qbARptMUFgl-khyphenhyphenPVWAmvEzzC6dpP3Mae5sDTTT2ml1BVpCIKKgQ_897rk_wPm3fO2Ki1C0WgXcS6HPrXikgpjZfO0-3u87s5yON8TYVkn4KmWUvv/s1600/Artists+for+Haiti+catalogue+cover.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656699904233664834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5XDh1Mpt9c5FEQBS_ePJ5uGrfj5qbARptMUFgl-khyphenhyphenPVWAmvEzzC6dpP3Mae5sDTTT2ml1BVpCIKKgQ_897rk_wPm3fO2Ki1C0WgXcS6HPrXikgpjZfO0-3u87s5yON8TYVkn4KmWUvv/s400/Artists+for+Haiti+catalogue+cover.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 458px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the auction catalog cover</span></span><br /><br />Christie's said the sale was its highest total for a charity auction. Art dealer David Zwirner, who curated the sale, described it as "an amazing evening." He said of the result, "We are overwhelmed by the support."<br /><br />Images of some of the works as displayed in the gallery:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRbuiOs2G-P_Ovo-M88B5-HNVs9KFKdn2RFRGk-3wCUGdS0wgyrkPpwx_ZrjsC1wcQ6lPHzeGhqbieVzMWRewcj4x5BHsQ6zzJB3-R3JQMlZ7F2EpXuCj2Rum9BHtcx_WYow3gx8w3wdx/s1600/stingel01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656418086132885858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRbuiOs2G-P_Ovo-M88B5-HNVs9KFKdn2RFRGk-3wCUGdS0wgyrkPpwx_ZrjsC1wcQ6lPHzeGhqbieVzMWRewcj4x5BHsQ6zzJB3-R3JQMlZ7F2EpXuCj2Rum9BHtcx_WYow3gx8w3wdx/s400/stingel01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 172px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheCYbGURiZ_0cC0TIvhoSVTIV6wFwXTCpIYoiRr6PUVcEeLmvzoaJa5gzxusUrHsFLN8bf4yJ8EI2jXN1XfR_b2CFEycdZL8h3dZm0E7DxHJCTbEI3-MOCyHVQu7YUATQd85Y4SPzR1GN/s1600/fischer01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656418002725856946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheCYbGURiZ_0cC0TIvhoSVTIV6wFwXTCpIYoiRr6PUVcEeLmvzoaJa5gzxusUrHsFLN8bf4yJ8EI2jXN1XfR_b2CFEycdZL8h3dZm0E7DxHJCTbEI3-MOCyHVQu7YUATQd85Y4SPzR1GN/s400/fischer01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 263px; height: 175px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BsxrCx9_iAu3wBXtLlITfGBeRgwTXI4QKwuQoAJg_n6y93KOA-8rlifDFmN4wR8fXzk6IlBfdaGhs3yLVWSrXbiBi89r82IWIK6JezhLOsnqCgleILreyYfvEixFp1peFZPA0I1rukM_/s1600/sherman01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656420637602562322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BsxrCx9_iAu3wBXtLlITfGBeRgwTXI4QKwuQoAJg_n6y93KOA-8rlifDFmN4wR8fXzk6IlBfdaGhs3yLVWSrXbiBi89r82IWIK6JezhLOsnqCgleILreyYfvEixFp1peFZPA0I1rukM_/s400/sherman01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 173px;" /></a><br /><br />The Artists include:<br />Adel Abdessemed, Francis Alÿs, Mamma Andersson, Louise Bourgeois, Cecily Brown, Chuck Close, Marlene Dumas, Urs Fischer, Dan Flavin, Jasper Johns, Martin Kippenberger, Jeff Koons, Glenn Ligon, Paul McCarthy, Chris Ofili, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Peyton, Neo Rauch, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, Rudolf Stingel, Luc Tuymans, Kelley Walker,and Zhang Huan.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">To see all of the pieces in the auction, visit </span><a href="http://artistsforhaiti.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">Artists For Haiti</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxEL-hJJil9nsNsByspVh6ydQqudyMES_rod6FsGjpjtDGdr7nOJNqKMcc7fA0SaIf8VFdi4i7PjOmN4Xc_pRU-mRfrYFZlNRBvd8jpXdrup3r_ozpZQ9DpO1Wht8QgYbx_uZ2boHolyf/s1600/DZ_Artists_for_Haiti_pressrelease_Page_1_Image_0001.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656697649737287570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxEL-hJJil9nsNsByspVh6ydQqudyMES_rod6FsGjpjtDGdr7nOJNqKMcc7fA0SaIf8VFdi4i7PjOmN4Xc_pRU-mRfrYFZlNRBvd8jpXdrup3r_ozpZQ9DpO1Wht8QgYbx_uZ2boHolyf/s400/DZ_Artists_for_Haiti_pressrelease_Page_1_Image_0001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 486px; height: 92px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Artists for Haiti,</span> a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, joins in the much needed humanitarian effort to raise significant funds for children’s education and health programs. 100% of the proceeds from this sale will go directly to support nonprofits and NGOs that are already performing extraordinary work on the ground in Haiti, including: Architecture for Humanity, Artists for Peace and Justice, Ciné Institute, Grameen Creative Lab, J/P HRO, Partners In Health, and The Stiller Foundation, among others.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.christies.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Christie's</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://artistsforhaiti.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Artists for Hait</a><span style="font-style: italic;">i and </span><a href="http://www.artnet.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Artnet</a></span>

A Look At The Art From Christie's Auction That Raised Nearly $14 Million For Haiti.

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It's Blue. It's A Boat. And It's Bomb. The RAL 5015 By Xavier Veilhan.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz-gbZyHmXYJZmaEo6s48vkjz3aDTmA76CuVzyqMLjuM_pWb8LgGy3vcX6Fj8wnZ2aZGwSGwsK7cdRx29cqyKGsCIQo4RnfKp9LKjlEbfd_XWfBKqOo4Tz9P8YWt12KC9-UAaAztWP1U/s1600/boat-overhead.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499427207492691298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz-gbZyHmXYJZmaEo6s48vkjz3aDTmA76CuVzyqMLjuM_pWb8LgGy3vcX6Fj8wnZ2aZGwSGwsK7cdRx29cqyKGsCIQo4RnfKp9LKjlEbfd_XWfBKqOo4Tz9P8YWt12KC9-UAaAztWP1U/s400/boat-overhead.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 418px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsmC5-x4CReMZ_XtasCwWLKI61tKYV84pMxpCLoyOa7v0gTkccAL-kaXw604mVV1FBsWne1m8ZIOWUgKxF6JUGuGzjfCZbrH-kYF1CB1ky4EGSOcVymuYy6m-wwGiuOt3CfiNhiSa380/s1600/RAL-5015-empty-on-water.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499427086831859122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsmC5-x4CReMZ_XtasCwWLKI61tKYV84pMxpCLoyOa7v0gTkccAL-kaXw604mVV1FBsWne1m8ZIOWUgKxF6JUGuGzjfCZbrH-kYF1CB1ky4EGSOcVymuYy6m-wwGiuOt3CfiNhiSa380/s400/RAL-5015-empty-on-water.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 339px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OQGCkcMcDvnLuQktsPENOtsN2BYp8VE1an0Hblpkz_wfeSDLEEk42cD9Q44BSLVCB9wl7MIM2eSuTW2Oz3VROeCAl1QK-sKV-Ss3GFvn0UA_nkcNwE2Xrqp06awEJsOTi3KXEmNSyGw/s1600/boat-dash.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499427281969795586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OQGCkcMcDvnLuQktsPENOtsN2BYp8VE1an0Hblpkz_wfeSDLEEk42cD9Q44BSLVCB9wl7MIM2eSuTW2Oz3VROeCAl1QK-sKV-Ss3GFvn0UA_nkcNwE2Xrqp06awEJsOTi3KXEmNSyGw/s400/boat-dash.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguf4VB9m9QCrASBt63ehYfZ-EeZ3Dj1SsxhnTLo0FOYtHbYR8d_MZ1l0L8EltwLU72_pB2rUoOyI_HYaFFg6OXW5BGdEe84cq9jmjTUX5ylaJswiyHKRihZB5RWGZKIQx2Gi7hCpll970/s1600/shark2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499431948987146226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguf4VB9m9QCrASBt63ehYfZ-EeZ3Dj1SsxhnTLo0FOYtHbYR8d_MZ1l0L8EltwLU72_pB2rUoOyI_HYaFFg6OXW5BGdEe84cq9jmjTUX5ylaJswiyHKRihZB5RWGZKIQx2Gi7hCpll970/s400/shark2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 338px;" /></a><br /><br />John Dodelande of Artcurial invited artist Xavier Veilhan to draw a nautical sculpture to be built by the Frauscher shipyard. This unique project marks the first time artist Xavier Veilhan has been invited to design a functional object in sync with his aesthetic beliefs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTdDZhXi2mnIQyjFMOBdVP5xUJf84SzAG9-td2Twn6OZe-7kIejKY8DDbJJdM0uoeZbiyWIIl_vzRRVGvNEkEx2XYw_Hezkbnt5xYItyPmeYcRyAUyhbWy78VI_QPf2o3NIjlaeUXeiA/s1600/veilhan-art.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499439179997550834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTdDZhXi2mnIQyjFMOBdVP5xUJf84SzAG9-td2Twn6OZe-7kIejKY8DDbJJdM0uoeZbiyWIIl_vzRRVGvNEkEx2XYw_Hezkbnt5xYItyPmeYcRyAUyhbWy78VI_QPf2o3NIjlaeUXeiA/s400/veilhan-art.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 271px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Veilhan's oversized animal sculptures are faceted and always one color</span></span><br /><br />First off, if you're not familiar with Veilhan's work, he's best known for his sculptural installations and had <a href="http://www.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr/spectacle.php?spe=15&lang=eng">an impressive show at Versailles in 2009</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr/spectacle.php?spe=15&lang=eng" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499440079164617026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9m70QLFoZMPftdeNdNooBdO4qV-tUbioFEC7HxNdifHZ_vE-3cVP2EIBmL0YHmjxVaANa7zk71KNfb9yyn1AFI2gSHM5vK_yY-43p5bluaYSjV-Y4v1FsLFd3haDdY6qpjPUSZUXm6Gg/s400/veilhan-Versaille-carriage.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Veilhan's purple horse-drawn carriage at Versailles</span></span><br /><br />Now, back to his RAL 5015 with tons of images, auction info and a video, too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cdLW9WURVYNMhvEP4K9WJkJVAKdcs1LlkBAdcYbeT9fSZV76vFIoSgmLg4B07GhhwmYBo0xcVw7VK1lNiPVSqh_YeW3997cNY15F_dnAKaShJqfWoj9oG_ZKYj4Xn5pMieREDmoq1Rs/s1600/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499440578075223522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cdLW9WURVYNMhvEP4K9WJkJVAKdcs1LlkBAdcYbeT9fSZV76vFIoSgmLg4B07GhhwmYBo0xcVw7VK1lNiPVSqh_YeW3997cNY15F_dnAKaShJqfWoj9oG_ZKYj4Xn5pMieREDmoq1Rs/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 113px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1SG4L6Gp3k2Er1KRUD2k1r9AQmfAAlv9ClrNAU3NE8lKn4r-frdpikiCvUpZIRloAqidoetX1Z4OrA49K6xmEzFGVs3NXa9qXkZMdLMqB-73uiIITNRfwzLWGr6hfJEqHyUeDSPQYys/s1600/boat+with+RAL+color.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499740908779957282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1SG4L6Gp3k2Er1KRUD2k1r9AQmfAAlv9ClrNAU3NE8lKn4r-frdpikiCvUpZIRloAqidoetX1Z4OrA49K6xmEzFGVs3NXa9qXkZMdLMqB-73uiIITNRfwzLWGr6hfJEqHyUeDSPQYys/s400/boat+with+RAL+color.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 477px;" /></a><br /><br />The name of the boat refers to the actual color. <a href="http://www.ralcolor.com/">RAL is the standard color system</a> when it comes to painting and coating (the way Pantone is for printing).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkv02CWcIjf0UpqGRU7hY36EyMe7BD6QZ5um08LJi446f3zcgFU37faWE001tu_xDYacGVflKz78k_Ax7HQzgF5zYyz0AoNvs0B3wr23bw99rWTfh5qMWUw2PdYrBMv89r8yF-ealNzg/s1600/Xavier-with-boat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499427487163579922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkv02CWcIjf0UpqGRU7hY36EyMe7BD6QZ5um08LJi446f3zcgFU37faWE001tu_xDYacGVflKz78k_Ax7HQzgF5zYyz0AoNvs0B3wr23bw99rWTfh5qMWUw2PdYrBMv89r8yF-ealNzg/s400/Xavier-with-boat.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 428px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: The artist, Xavier Veilhan, stands in his RAL 5015</span></span><br /><br />The unique design corresponds perfectly to Xavier Veilhan’s approach to movement and means of transport – from the horse to more sophisticated types of craft… such as this motor-boat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcl6qFoIP4noUUTRlrVhMj1bLxhLzPQ0frVhY3UtuV26vmqbTbVrLn9Ne39yLFVkOF5YMdSiXSZNed_dhtV-EtjEj-0Oc2M0DDCmXFqAeudL6oZaJovfzQuql0i0nO2LwqRnYtPdON3Kw/s1600/cible_1279545881_Page_05_Image_0001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499429836031905826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcl6qFoIP4noUUTRlrVhMj1bLxhLzPQ0frVhY3UtuV26vmqbTbVrLn9Ne39yLFVkOF5YMdSiXSZNed_dhtV-EtjEj-0Oc2M0DDCmXFqAeudL6oZaJovfzQuql0i0nO2LwqRnYtPdON3Kw/s400/cible_1279545881_Page_05_Image_0001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 332px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCIp6He5doWu1kR0O2rr2RFNag6yZMvE_fPbsfScjC5gtBJU0jsnlb7-sYB7lolutShG2Yux7wyj3M5Sgo5WIpGWsILpFBNsGWrcor-CyaB3RfDr-prWWULq6WpGSDe-scWBmpr7ZUWY/s1600/cible_1279545881_Page_02_Image_0001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499429670788406770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCIp6He5doWu1kR0O2rr2RFNag6yZMvE_fPbsfScjC5gtBJU0jsnlb7-sYB7lolutShG2Yux7wyj3M5Sgo5WIpGWsILpFBNsGWrcor-CyaB3RfDr-prWWULq6WpGSDe-scWBmpr7ZUWY/s400/cible_1279545881_Page_02_Image_0001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 333px;" /></a><br /><br />Veilhan's moving sculpture can hold 8 people and functions beautifully with a maximum speed of 40 knots:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-si9zlom_8vB5-zNtx3SxRjL7M_JmzTE3zp7R9UopwbiAT0ikkYlbuBK5z-vZc5BPnpnufJSuJJ3B5A10WC6V_w-k1Cg7fwcnOu6Cqu2-PhZFOHdFj3pQHLxF38t3fkEBpknbxEyLUl8/s1600/cible_1279545881_Page_15_Image_0001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499430353197963074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-si9zlom_8vB5-zNtx3SxRjL7M_JmzTE3zp7R9UopwbiAT0ikkYlbuBK5z-vZc5BPnpnufJSuJJ3B5A10WC6V_w-k1Cg7fwcnOu6Cqu2-PhZFOHdFj3pQHLxF38t3fkEBpknbxEyLUl8/s400/cible_1279545881_Page_15_Image_0001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 524px; height: 317px;" /></a><br /><br />As an integral part of the RAL 5015 boat, "The Shark" is a small object with a length of 50 cm, made of solid stainless steel that ascends and descends by remote control! A rectangular cover of composite material is provided, which is why you don't see the shark in all the images) and protects the piece from unwanted attention.<br /><br />Dimension of the Shark : 20 x 49,7 x 21,7 cm<br />Dimensions of the stand : 3,5 x 6 cm made of solid stainless steel, fitted in the bulk.<br />Material : Polished solid stainless steel<br />Surface treatment : The shark is permanently protected from sea salt as the roughness of the metal has been diminished through a special wash, making it non-oxidizing<br />Protective case : In blue composite material (monochrome RAL 5015) ; 60 x 30 x 25 cm<br />Remote control : 2 buttons<br /><br />The boat was designed on computer:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAw_IVYgo_00EAHzVIS0WHuDlBFAFPtCz-xXaBwcyeTAj30dnAK6z0zOAa2ratz5Ds3ShuXEq-EwZnF1g0pP7KuIiOiJqN6JbQN_lnT49e9Y6RtvvrEGgj4dg5n3LmxkGyjGLsiiFzC8/s1600/RAL-comuter-art03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499427769198132386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAw_IVYgo_00EAHzVIS0WHuDlBFAFPtCz-xXaBwcyeTAj30dnAK6z0zOAa2ratz5Ds3ShuXEq-EwZnF1g0pP7KuIiOiJqN6JbQN_lnT49e9Y6RtvvrEGgj4dg5n3LmxkGyjGLsiiFzC8/s400/RAL-comuter-art03.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 519px; height: 619px;" /></a><br /><br />And thanks to the expertise of the <a href="http://www.frauscherboats.com/">Frauscher shipyard</a>, the work of Veilhan, RAL 5015 is also a powerful boat and at the forefront of marine technology.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0S5uVlySxOeQU34TTLilLV9DJ-ec6D9ja0v9Vd1-BMTdLRDL7d-_m6Njb3OdsZOP_vgT_0128QvdxDeja4EEtZEb4RsoU3ls9OTYEQVMWPO8UsHcIKvZ6HtPCt4hGrOr1uXo66sbgaA/s1600/boathouse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499428231108673618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0S5uVlySxOeQU34TTLilLV9DJ-ec6D9ja0v9Vd1-BMTdLRDL7d-_m6Njb3OdsZOP_vgT_0128QvdxDeja4EEtZEb4RsoU3ls9OTYEQVMWPO8UsHcIKvZ6HtPCt4hGrOr1uXo66sbgaA/s400/boathouse.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 317px;" /></a><br /><br />A sneak preview of the boat was shown from May 27 to June 14, 2010 at the Hôtel Marcel Dassault, Paris, prior to its auction.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pqJl7tzlgjI8p1QFNxKAsMnfPIIw8TVGwXMGz6KkpcJHuZextms6iWpk5KEa9uN91dKBpVk0dzs-VuGjO7qXJR9A4lZyfnF5Hf2yYg8FUXw8JXLUOKIE14fu-_DXnIKak74pbemYsaU/s1600/Picture+14.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499429369906282338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pqJl7tzlgjI8p1QFNxKAsMnfPIIw8TVGwXMGz6KkpcJHuZextms6iWpk5KEa9uN91dKBpVk0dzs-VuGjO7qXJR9A4lZyfnF5Hf2yYg8FUXw8JXLUOKIE14fu-_DXnIKak74pbemYsaU/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeENYeT6XyUVXiOo1YLS7D2GQF-CAnYzbYm7-eONMptPQLxGr_IdQMndhMS_m3ZXEdiIH-klmxq_9vZNBXIKaMGVW_T4oOtnfaJYfFjo_TMS2KJ_6vktpr1P2AEB-m0uXRElonLtW4Pwc/s1600/the-shark.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499428862752550386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeENYeT6XyUVXiOo1YLS7D2GQF-CAnYzbYm7-eONMptPQLxGr_IdQMndhMS_m3ZXEdiIH-klmxq_9vZNBXIKaMGVW_T4oOtnfaJYfFjo_TMS2KJ_6vktpr1P2AEB-m0uXRElonLtW4Pwc/s400/the-shark.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 348px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhmaWu2GdOHXYclThv0Onks9Nd7hM-MoHnsJN1h9edvMzy7i4J52obPKLGPrdgntG9WxsqVzN2qJmOz-W17-x7CinpIuJgh_rnJhOwMJgkEbx1UTS1atBYIVjywzBPaK7cXYaHL2wJ_M/s1600/cible_1279545881_Page_19_Image_0003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499428466969199298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhmaWu2GdOHXYclThv0Onks9Nd7hM-MoHnsJN1h9edvMzy7i4J52obPKLGPrdgntG9WxsqVzN2qJmOz-W17-x7CinpIuJgh_rnJhOwMJgkEbx1UTS1atBYIVjywzBPaK7cXYaHL2wJ_M/s400/cible_1279545881_Page_19_Image_0003.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 260px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpSOcbibUu-ypqPAJIPZuyKmbyZpHxLKCaAMxMC9wIBxw9t8_Z0NgYXPUJMU9OsT_lL_2Quv8Ff1cpC9PqlzHT91zBzo56R3qOgjbWPvSL_OENaNAWOiYTH3b1m-JhyphenhyphenyyF5YIy4ucPUE/s1600/cible_1279545881_Page_19_Image_0004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499428384690329106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpSOcbibUu-ypqPAJIPZuyKmbyZpHxLKCaAMxMC9wIBxw9t8_Z0NgYXPUJMU9OsT_lL_2Quv8Ff1cpC9PqlzHT91zBzo56R3qOgjbWPvSL_OENaNAWOiYTH3b1m-JhyphenhyphenyyF5YIy4ucPUE/s400/cible_1279545881_Page_19_Image_0004.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 479px;" /></a><br /><br />The functional artpiece, made of composite resins and metal was auctioned on July 20th at the Hôtel Hermitage in Monte-Carlo, by <a href="http://www.artcurial.com/fr/actualite/cp/2010/2010_07_20_xavier-veilhan-ral5015.asp">Artcurial.</a> The sale results have not yet been disclosed. Estimate for the auction price was $235,000.00 to $260,000.<br /><br /><object height="298" width="530"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13295646&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13295646&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="298" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br />Specifications of the piece:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbI8NZAE6klAHi1pPriwzbZs23Wtt63iAp6NuvCvTu8ocl9sTSXhhBgoJei6Uqwqa2Aq9YkGJMZoztewfqot2zd6Maf6TVN9u0yjZ0rCUgKb-lGHOeEtcJvgYvQKSbI4JNO-bj9wviBg/s1600/cible_1279545881_Page_12_Image_0001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499428601689357458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbI8NZAE6klAHi1pPriwzbZs23Wtt63iAp6NuvCvTu8ocl9sTSXhhBgoJei6Uqwqa2Aq9YkGJMZoztewfqot2zd6Maf6TVN9u0yjZ0rCUgKb-lGHOeEtcJvgYvQKSbI4JNO-bj9wviBg/s400/cible_1279545881_Page_12_Image_0001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 348px;" /></a><br />Frauscher 686<br />Vessel hull identification number (HIN) : AT FRALOO82D010 Length : 6.90m Width : 2.20m<br />Water-level : 6.40m<br />Visible height above water : 1.25m<br />Draught : 0.65/1.00m<br />Dry weight : 1700kg<br />Tank capacity : 157 litres<br />Maximum speed : 40 knots<br />Cruising speed : 25 knots<br />Engine : MERCRUISER Output 220 HP<br />Cubic capacity : 4.3 l MPI, 220 PS ; Alpha 1<br />Number of persons : 8 max.<br /><br />A standard gauge and construction certificate, as required for navigation permit, will be provided to the purchaser.<br /><br />The hull of the RAL5015 has a 2-year guarantee from the Frauscher shipyard; its engine has a 3-year constructor’s guarantee.<br /><br />An artist certificate was also given to the buyer<br /><br />Photos for this post, courtesy of the artist, © Fabien Lemaire 2010, © John Dodelande 2010 and © Nicolas Thiery<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Artist:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF11FLekfXP-WrCakyJFeEoYh4AUEIjCHfP_YE1ToGXY0uQCydu-m18gsNCG5t8ddkEHtczsuw8h7KaEfgiCUJIoH50gBBF6BsJk30uRa_m35W9s5v9nWrDE9CS7QPYSRWFKPI7yT0_9o/s1600/Xavier+Veilhan.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499435672043799042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF11FLekfXP-WrCakyJFeEoYh4AUEIjCHfP_YE1ToGXY0uQCydu-m18gsNCG5t8ddkEHtczsuw8h7KaEfgiCUJIoH50gBBF6BsJk30uRa_m35W9s5v9nWrDE9CS7QPYSRWFKPI7yT0_9o/s400/Xavier+Veilhan.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 293px;" /></a><br /><br />Born in 1963, living and working in Paris, <a href="http://www.veilhan.net/">Xavier Veilhan</a> has established itself as one of the major artists of his generation, winning over his exhibitions international recognition. Emerged in the early 90s, Veilhan established the elements of a singular and unique vocabulary. If his work borrows the most varied forms: from sculpture to painting, photography, installation, film or live performance, all these practices converge towards creating a world whose wealth stems from a relationship very strong history and a profound reflection on modernity.

It's Blue. It's A Boat. And It's Bomb. The RAL 5015 By Xavier Veilhan.

John Dodelande of Artcurial invited artist Xavier Veilhan to draw a nautical sculpture to be built by the Frauscher shipyard. This unique pr...

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