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Abstract: Reality

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Saatchi Gallery, London, SW3 4RY In Person Auction

Photorealism meets abstraction

In collaboration with the Saatchi Gallery, The Auction Collective and Presenza presented Abstract: Reality, an exhibition and auction of artwork from 49 contemporary artists that brought together the two extremes of subject: the bold colours and disconnected lines of abstract art, and the fine details and precise representation of photorealist art.

Questions about the meaning and necessity of both abstraction and photo-realism have formed some of the central debates on Modern Art in the last 150 years. Abstract art was laughed out of the early 20th century Salons and Academies, and then later when Abstract Expressionism flourished, figuration took its turn to be shunned by the most accomplished artists of the 1940s and 1950s. Abstract: Reality looked at the various strands of this conversation in contemporary art and the concept of 'representation’, which acknowledges that abstract and figurative art are not as different as they might seem.

As usual, to make buying art more affordable, there was no buyer's commission and the exhibition and auction were open to everyone. Just under 300 people joined us at the gallery with international bidders and buyers dialing on on the phones and leaving absentee bids. It was a tremendous success with much competitive bidding, we are so grateful for everyone that took part. 

Exhibition
6-13 December 2018, 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Saatchi Gallery, London, SW3 4RY

Auction 
13 December, 7.00 pm
Saatchi Gallery, London, SW3 4RY

For more information
Tom Best
tom.best@theauctioncollective.com

Ginevra Fiorentini
ginevra@presenza.co.uk

In Situ Images
To get a better sense of scale and feel, you can see photos of all 74 artworks in situ at the gallery here.

Abstract art met photo-realism in this exhibition and auction of opposites in collaboration with Saatchi Gallery and Presenza. Paintings, drawings and prints with starting bids from £150.

Auction

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1. Alex Allan
Pool
Drawing, 44 x 44 cm.
Estimate:£240 - 320
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2. Cath Riley
Firm Hand
Work on paper, 17 x 27 cm.
Estimate:£1,800 - 2,800
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3. Andrei Costache
Flamingo
Sculpture, 80 x 30 x 20 cm.
Estimate:£500 - 700
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4. Reuben Beren James
Dog was a...
Painting, 152 x 122 cm.
Estimate:£1,600 - 2,600
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5. Regine Schumann
Color Satin Rainbow Duesseldorf (Blue)
Sculpture, 69 x 14 x 7 cm.
Estimate:£2,500 - 3,500
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6. Camille Walala
Dazzle
Painting, 110 x 160 cm.
Estimate:£2,500 - 3,500
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7. Addo Trinci
Quello che rimane
Photograph, 90 x 142 cm.
Estimate:£2,800 - 3,800
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8. Antony ‘H’ Haylock
Nice Jugs
Painting, 120 x 100 cm.
Estimate:£2,000 - 3,000
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9. Katia Angeli
Search Engine (1)
Collage, 50 x 39 cm.
Estimate:£1,400 - 2,000
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10. Kate Hawkins
Mary
Sculpture, 180 x 58 x 51 cm.
Estimate:£3,000 - 4,000
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11. Alejandro Guijarro
Berkeley II
Print, 112 x 236 cm.
Estimate:£7,000 - 10,000
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12. Theresa Goessmann
Die Welt mit den 3 Streifen (The World with the 3 Stripes)
Print, 200 x 140 cm.
Estimate:£1,200 - 1,800
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13. Ramsay Gibb
Capturing the Evening Light
Painting, 120 x 180 cm.
Estimate:£8,000 - 12,000
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14. Alex Allan
A Sheer Drop Off
Painting, 124 x 124 cm.
Estimate:£1,800 - 2,800
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15. Nicolas Deshayes
Sebums (C)
Sculpture, 110 x 71 x 8 cm.
Estimate:£3,000 - 4,000
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16. Rachel Adams
Ottoman
Sculpture, 145 x 90 x 90 cm.
Estimate:£3,000 - 4,000
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17. Valter Casotto
Hand
Sculpture, 44 x 50 x 25 cm.
Estimate:£8,000 - 12,000
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18. Sooyoung Chung
7.48 am
Painting, 150 x 120 cm.
Estimate:£4,000 - 6,000
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19. Andrei Costache
Rainbow 1984
Sculpture, 282 x 61 x 200 cm.
Estimate:£10,000 - 15,000
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20. Peter Evans
Full of 500s (Scratchcard painting #13)
Painting, 63 x 52 cm.
Estimate:£700 - 900
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21. Suzy Moxhay
Dormer
Work on paper, 90 x 65 cm.
Estimate:£1,000 - 1,500
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22. Kelvin Okafor
Eyes of Simon
Drawing, 21 x 29.7 cm.
Estimate:£10,000 - 15,000
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23. Eric Manigaud
Portrait Clinique #2
Drawing, 170 x 132 cm.
Estimate:£4,000 - 6,000
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24. Rayvenn D’Clark
I Don’t See in Colour
Sculpture, 32.5 x 20 x 25 cm.
Estimate:£800 - 1,200
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25. Oliver Osborne
The Differences Between Light and Light and Light
Painting, 180 x 120 cm.
Estimate:£1,200 - 1,800
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26. Cynthia Westwood
Blue Star
Painting, 110 x 70 cm.
Estimate:£4,800 - 6,800
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27. Zanny Mellor
Afterimage 3
Painting, 110 x 110 cm.
Estimate:£1,400 - 2,000
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28. Adam Waymouth
Musa Acuminata Ballerina
Print, 109.5 x 82 cm.
Estimate:£2,500 - 3,500
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29. Suzy Moxhay
Clearing
Painting, 100 x 66 cm.
Estimate:£1,000 - 1,500
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30. Sean Dack
Untitled
Sculpture, 43.8 x 25.4 x 36.2 cm.
Estimate:£800 - 1,200
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31. Anna Skladmann
‘Bearded Iris’ – Ghost In The Machine
Photograph, 119 x 86 cm.
Estimate:£2,300 - 3,400
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32. Addo Trinci
Il freddo del sacro
Photograph, 40 x 60 cm.
Estimate:£2,800 - 3,800
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33. Katia Angeli
As It Goes
Work on Paper, 65 x 97 cm.
Estimate:£1,800 - 2,200
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34. Regine Schumann
Color Satin Rainbow Duesseldorf (Yellow)
Sculpture, 68 x 7 x 14 cm.
Estimate:£2,500 - 3,500
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35. Dominic Beattie
Untitled
Work on paper, 46 x 32 cm.
Estimate:£1,000 - 2,000
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36. Sean Dack
Futuresongs: 1993-2000
Print, 61 x 47.5 cm.
Estimate:£2,000 - 3,000
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37. Pedro Matos
Untitled (Barbara)
Painting, 180 x 100 cm.
Estimate:£4,000 - 6,000
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38. Jeremias Altmann
Woodcut With The Axe
Work on paper, 90 x 76 cm.
Estimate:£3,000 - 4,000
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39. Peter Evans
Millionaire (Scratchcard Painting #14)
Painting, 63 x 52 cm.
Estimate:£800 - 1,200
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40. Giovanni Vetere
Allium
Sculpture, 350 x 20 cm.
Estimate:£1,300 - 2,500
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41. Eric Manigaud
Portrait Clinique #10
Work on paper, 179 x 134 cm.
Estimate:£4,000 - 6,000
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42. Klaus Mosettig
Super Cimat N 150
Work on paper, 163 x 165 cm.
Estimate:£4,000 - 6,000
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43. Lisa Wilkens
Prevented Portrait: Myself
Work on paper, 84 x 60 cm.
Estimate:£700 - 900
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44. Kathrin Hanga
Kathrin Hanga
Print, 120 x 80 cm.
Estimate:£2,000 - 3,000
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45. Ramsay Gibb
Green Atlantic
Painting, 100 x 180 cm.
Estimate:£7,500 - 10,000
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46. Miranda Pissarides
Blue Bunny
Sculpture, 155 x 72 x 72 cm.
Estimate:£3,000 - 4,000
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47. Tom Gidley
Pacifist
Ceramic, 45 x 25 x 19 cm.
Estimate:£2,500 - 3,500
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48. Alejandro Guijarro
Cambridge II
Print, 117 x 200 cm.
Estimate:£6,000 - 8,000
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49. Tereza Zelenkova
Crocodiles
Print, 127 x 101.6 cm.
Estimate:£1,000 - 2,000
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50. Katia Angeli
Search Engine (2)
Work on paper, 50 x 39 cm.
Estimate:£1,400 - 2,000
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51. Aaron Wexler
It Takes Two
Collage, 122 x 102 cm.
Estimate:£3,000 - 5,000
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52. Jason Brinkerhoff
Jason Brinkerhoff
Work on paper, 24.5 x 17.2 cm.
Estimate:£150 - 250
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53. Sara Barker
Everyone Is De Trop
Sculpture, 220 x 120 x 18 cm.
Estimate:£6,000 - 8,000
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54. Camille Walala
Horizon
Painting, 100 x 80 cm.
Estimate:£1,000 - 1,500
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55. Antony ‘H’ Haylock
Fuck it Bucket
Painting, 120 x 100 cm.
Estimate:£2,000 - 3,000
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56. Natasha Peel
The World's Local Nomad
Sculpture, 150 x 130 x 130 cm.
Estimate:£1,500 - 2,500
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57. Steven Lowery
Gnashins Still in Fashion
Work on paper, 29 x 20.5 cm.
Estimate:£500 - 700
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58. Struan Teague
Untitled (S)
Collage, 200 x 150 cm.
Estimate:£5,800 - 6,500
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59. Jonny Briggs
Directions elsewhere
Work on paper, 22 x 122 x 4.3 cm.
Estimate:£3,500 - 5,500
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60. Josep Barnadas
OAR003-B
Sculpture, 80 x 80 x 80 cm.
Estimate:£1,500 - 2,500
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61. James Moore
Polygon Window
Painting, 47 x 80 cm.
Estimate:£600 - 800
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62. Anna Skladmann
Fritallaria Acmopetala - Ghost in the Machine
Photograph, 119 x 86 cm.
Estimate:£2,300 - 3,400
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63. Steven Lowery
Can Tongues Jump Through Hoops
Work on paper, 29 x 20.5 cm.
Estimate:£500 - 700
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64. Sean Dack
Los Angeles Helicopter
Print, 77 x 112 cm.
Estimate:£800 - 1,200
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65. Mariah Robertson
Gladiola Window RGB #3
Print, 50.8 x 61 cm.
Estimate:£2,000 - 3,000
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66. Wendy Mayer
Fly Away Peter
Sculpture, 33 x 75 x 97 cm.
Estimate:£1,000 - 1,500
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67. Miranda Pissarides
Crimson Tart
Sculpture, 74 x 51 x 51 cm.
Estimate:£4,500 - 6,500
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68. Andrei Costache
Millenium Donuts
Sculpture, 78 x 18 x 18 cm.
Estimate:£500 - 700
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69. Aaron Wexler
Purple Mountain Majesties
Painting, 96 x 76 cm.
Estimate:£1,500 - 2,500
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70. Kathrin Hanga
Untitled (Solarisation)
Print, 40 x 30 cm.
Estimate:£2,500 - 3,200
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71. Sean Dack
Futuresongs: 1980s
Print, 47.5 x 61 cm.
Estimate:£2,000 - 3,000
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72. Addo Trinci
Uno e spiraglio
Photograph, 81 x 100 cm.
Estimate:£3,800 - 4,800
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73. Jason Brinkerhoff
Untitled
Work on paper, 26.4 x 18.1 cm.
Estimate:£150 - 250
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74. James Moore
Shed
Painting, 50 x 70 cm.
Estimate:£600 - 800
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