Monday

Evening Art Highlights

Two portraits by the artist Lucian Freud are major highlights of Christie's Evening Sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art. As paintings by the artist are so rarely seen on the art auction market, Christies double offering of Red Haired Man on a Chair and Naked Portrait depicting the pregnant British supermodel Kate Moss, is exceptional - the latter could reach over 3 million pounds. Mark Rothko 'Untitled' - painted in 1952 - is another major highlight showing his mature and distinctive style of a large rectangular expanse of colour with softly uneven edges, giving a hazy, pulsating and almost floating quality. Christies, London 9 February 2005 For the full story - click the title Irish Art