Online magazine No.87

A Bacon masterpiece, radical Venetian glass, Rauschenberg’s ‘Accident’, a rare Renaissance altarpiece. [‘A caress and a blow’]( [The intimate story behind a Francis Bacon masterpiece, set to be auctioned for the first time in New York ▸]( [The accident that made art history]( [How a technical hitch marked a turning point in Robert Rauschenberg’s career ▸]( [Who is ‘the father of Minimalism’?]( [An introduction to Enrico Castellani, the Italian artist who set out to overhaul post‑war art ▸]( [‘A celebration of love and nature’]( [Our specialist on Nicolas Lancret’s ‘Autumn’, one of the greatest early 18th-century French works in private hands ▸]( [Unseen for centuries]( [The preparatory underdrawing that emerged when this Flemish altarpiece underwent a daring restoration ▸]( [The man who reinvented glass]( [How architect Carlo Scarpa created some of the 20th century’s most innovative and collectible glassware ▸]( Editor’s picks [Luxury homes with five-star amenities]( [The architect behind Christie’s new LA space on designing for ‘good art and good people’]( [More stories]( Trending on Christies.com [A Roman bronze left hand]( [Estimate: $10,000-15,000 25 April, New York]( [Giovanni Battista Salvi, called Sassoferrato Saint Apollonia]( [Estimate: $40,000-60,000 27 April, New York]( [An Attic black-figured hydria]( [Estimate: $150,000- 250,000 25 April, New York]( [Lucio Fontana Concetto Spaziale, [Attese]]( [Estimate: €1,000,000-1,500,000 27-28 April, Milan]( [More trending lots]( Plan your visit to Christie’s [New York Vibrant Prints & Multiples on view at Rockefeller Center, 14-18 April]( [London Explore highlights of the Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds sale, including oriental rugs and carpets, 21-26 April]( [Full listings]( © [Christie’s 2017]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe from Online Magazine]( Francis Bacon, Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer, 1963. Estimate on Request. This work is offered in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 17 May at Christie’s in New York // Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), Accident, 1963. Image: 37½ x 27 in (940 x 686 mm). Sheet: 41¼ x 29¼ in (1048 x 743 mm). Estimate: $40,000-60,000. This lot is offered in Prints & Multiples on 19-20 April 2017, at Christie’s in New York // Enrico Castellani at his home in 1968 © Giorgio Colombo, Milan