Online Magazine No.150

The moment Van Gogh went contemporary, A holy grail of African art, Bacon’s masterpiece from The Collection of S.I. Newhouse, Historic Madeira discovered in a secret room, Exquisite craftsmanship from 19th-century Paris, and more. [Christie's]( [The painting that marks the moment Van Gogh ‘crossed the divide into contemporary art’]( [One of the ‘holy grails of African art’ — an exceptionally rare Fang Ngil mask from Gabon]( [A Francis Bacon masterpiece owned by one of the greatest collectors of the 20th century]( [‘Exquisite craftsmanship’ — treasures from the top Parisian ateliers of the 19th century]( [How one art historian’s powers of recall solved the mystery of del Campo’s standing angel]( [Discovered in an historic American house, 200-year-old Madeira that still tastes superb]( Also on Christies.com [The ageless story of love and longing in a portrait by a leading Persian miniaturist painter of the 17th century]( [‘The living room in New York was a vitrine of 18th-century decorative arts’ — one collector’s love affair with France]( [More stories]( Editor’s picks [This George IV games table was made by George Bullock, one of the leading names in Regency cabinet-making]( [Estimate: $40,000-60,000 23 October, New York]( [Here we see Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Can on a Shopping Bag, screenprinted for a 1966 exhibition in Boston]( [Estimate: $2,000-3,000 23-25 October, New York]( [Epirus in Greece became an important centre of textile production in the 18th century. Embroideries such as this were often woven by young women as part of their dowry]( [Estimate: £6,000-8,000 25 October, London]( [Saint Jerome is by Nicolas Régnier, who was closely associated with the French followers of Caravaggio working in Rome in the early 17th century]( [Estimate: $250,000-350,000 30 October, New York]( [More trending lots]( Plan your visit to Christie’s [New York Experience the transformation of our Rockefeller Center galleries for the six auctions during Classic Week, 25-31 October]( [Paris View a superb array of African and Oceanic Art from The Collection of Adolphe Stoclet, 24-29 October]( [Full listings]( © [Christie’s 2018]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe from Online Magazine]( (Detail) Francis Bacon, Study of Henrietta Moraes Laughing, 1969. Estimate: $14,000,000-18,000,000. Offered in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale at Christie’s in New York on 15 November © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved / DACS, London / ARS, NY 2018