LONDON.-Sotheby’s auction of Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints on Tuesday, 1st April, 2008 offers work by major artists across the history of art. Featuring a rare and important collection of graphic works by Henri Matisse as well as a dedicated group of prints by ‘Andy Warhol & The Pop Generation’, the pre-sale exhibition will showcase leading names in the Contemporary art field such as Francis Bacon, Banksy and Basquiat alongside Old Master prints by Dürer, Canaletto and others.
Grand Masque by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) is a highlight from the collection of over a hundred works by Matisse which span forty-six years, reflecting the artist’s bursts of activity and prodigious production in print making...