Alithograph of French master painter Henri Matisse’s Portrait of a Girl and other European artworks are set to go under the gavel at a new auction platform opening this weekend.
A project of Palacio de Memoria’s auction house Casa de Memoria, The Casa Online is a digital auction designed to engage budding collectors with vintage items and historical pieces that are capped at P45,000. The Casa Online’s first auction opens this Saturday, July 11, at www.casadememoria.com.
“The world of auctions and the arts is at its best when it is all inclusive,” said Camille Lhuillier, Casa de Memoria general manager. “With The Casa Online 01 auction, we will be featuring an eclectic mix of modern and nostalgic items to suit the tastes of all ages.”
Matisse is regarded as one of the masters of 20th century art. He experimented with the various post-Impressionist approaches of Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and Georges Seurat, arriving at Fauvism, a style of painting characterized for the use of pure, brilliant colors aggressively applied straight from paint tubes.
The technique creates a sense of an explosion on the canvas, as is seen on Portrait of a Girl, which depicts a woman in red blouse against yellow background.
Aside from the Matisse lithograph, set to be auctioned off are a range of paintings, collectibles, tableware, sculptures and centerpieces. Among them are hand-painted iron sculptures by Spanish artist Victor Arrizabagala, as well as vases bearing Coat of Arms of King John I of Portugal and Queen Philippa of Lancaster.
The Casa Online 01 offers a wide selection of paintings from all over Europe that dates back from the 16th to 20th centuries. These include Eye Surgery by Robert Bernard, Mujer frente al mar by Jordi Puiggalí, and Vendiamiadores by José Mongrell y Torrent.
The auction also features rare antiques and collectibles, such as a vintage Louis Vuitton suitcase, an Hermes Standard 6 Typewriter and a 1980’s polychrome plaster head bust depicting the fictional character, Tintin.
Part of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to Sagip Kapamilya, the emergency humanitarian assistance program of the ABS-CBN Foundation.