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This photo released by Bonhams
auction house shows
a 1957 painting by Congo the chimpanzee.
(AFP/BONHAMS-HO) | |
Brightly colored paintings by Congo the chimpanzee are going on sale at
a prestigious London auction house alongside works by Andy Warhol and
Renoir.
The collection of three tempera
on paper paintings -- described as resembling abstract
artworks -- are expected to fetch between $1,130 and $1,500 next month at
sale.
Congo, born in 1954, produced some 400 drawings and paintings between
the ages of 2 and 4.
He quickly learned how to handle a brush and pencils, instead of
knocking them over or trying to eat them.
He painted within the boundaries of the sheet of paper, never allowing
the paint to spill over the
edge, and appeared to know when he had finished a painting -- by refusing
to pick up his brush or pencil over the work.
Bonhams said Wednesday it believed the auction would break new ground.
"I would sincerely doubt that chimpanzee art has ever been auctioned
before," said Bonhams' director of modern and contemporary art, Howard
Rutkowski. "I don't think anybody else has been crazy enough to do this."
In 1957, animal behaviorist Desmond Morris organized an exhibition of
chimpanzee art, including works by Congo, at London's Institute of
Contemporary Arts.
Critics reacted with a mix of scorn and skepticism, but Picasso
reportedly owned a painting by Congo, Bonham's said.
It wasn't immediately clear if Congo was still alive, a Bonhams
spokeswoman said.
(Agencies) |
倫敦一家著名的拍賣行將出售黑猩猩剛果的繪畫作品。這些色彩明艷的繪畫將同畫家安廸·沃霍爾和雷諾阿的作品一起被拍賣。
這三幅被喻為酷似抽象派作品的蛋彩畫下月將在伯罕斯拍賣行公開拍賣。據預計，拍賣收入將高達1130到1500美元。
黑猩猩剛果出生于1954年。從兩歲到四歲，它總共“創(chuàng)作”了400多幅素描和油畫。
剛果很快就學會了使用手中的鉛筆和畫筆，而不是將它們掰斷或是試圖吃掉。
他總是在畫紙的范圍內作畫，從來不讓顏料灑出畫紙。他似乎還清楚的知道自己已經完成了一幅畫作，因為一旦完成，他就不再提筆了。
伯罕斯拍賣行周三表示，他們相信次此拍賣將開辟出一片全新的領域。
伯罕斯拍賣行現(xiàn)當代藝術總監(jiān)，霍華德·盧特考斯基說：“我相信以前從來沒有人拍賣過黑猩猩的作品。我想沒有人會這么瘋狂。”
1957年，動物行為學家戴思蒙·莫里斯曾經在倫敦當代藝術館組織過一次黑猩猩藝術作品展覽，展品中包括剛果的畫作。
伯罕斯拍賣行表示，外界的對這件事的評論大多是嘲笑和懷疑，但是據說畢加索也曾收藏過一幅剛果的作品。
伯罕斯拍賣行的發(fā)言人說，現(xiàn)在尚不清楚剛果是否還活著。
（中國日報網站譯） |
Updated: 2005-05-16 09:58
