A Franz Marc painting, ‘The Foxes’ (Die Füchse), goes up for auction at Christie's in London in March. The sale is expected to set a new world record for Marc, who was a leading figure of the German expressionist movement
"The Foxes" , featuring two brightly coloured, intertwined foxes, is estimated to fetch around 35 million pounds when it goes on sale at Christie's in London on March 1.
"It'll be an amazing moment for the art world because Franz Marc's important pictures are incredibly rare," Jussi Pylkkänen, Christie’s global president, told Reuters as the artwork went on display.A person poses with 'The Foxes' by painter Franz Marc at Christie's Auction House in London, Britain, January 31, 2022.
"The Foxes" was purchased in 1928 by German-Jewish collector Kurt Grawi, who according to Christie’s was forced to sell it to help his family survive and flee Nazi Germany. The painting was later given to the Kunstpalast Museum in Düsseldorf. "The picture was restituted to the family last year after a long process, and they had already made the decision that when they got it back, that it would be put onto the open market for the next great collector to have the opportunity to own it," Pylkkänen said.
Marc "painted only 45 paintings in 1913, of which four are in private hands. This is a masterpiece that has been on show in a museum in Germany since 1962, so it really is a moment which several generations of collectors have been waiting for," Pylkkänen said.Reporting by Hanna Rantala Editing by Peter GraffSubscribe to our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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