Metin Bereketli, Diversity 5, original acrylic on canvas, 48in x 60in (framed), artist-signed lower right and dated 2001. Used and featured on NBC series ‘Friends’ as background art behind iconic orange couch at Central Perk coffee house. Estimate $85,000-$100,000. Opening bid: $42,000
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – It’s that painting! You know you’ve seen it before, and more than once. Here’s a clue: picture Chandler, Rachel and Monica stretched across an orange sofa, drinking coffee and bantering about their latest dating dilemmas. You got it! It’s the artwork that hangs behind the iconic couch at Central Perk, the Friends’ favorite hangout – and it’s headed to auction this Saturday in Beverly Hills, California.
Two oil-on-canvas paintings by David Park (American, 1911-1960): (Left) ‘Female Nude,’ 29in x 17in. Estimate $350,000-$400,000. Opening bid: $175,000. (Right) ‘Two Faces,’ 24in x 20in. Both paintings are artist-signed and dated 1960. Estimate $300,000-$350,000. Opening bid: $150,000. Provenance: Each is from a Beverly Hills private collection. Images courtesy of King’s Auctions
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – A spectacular selection of original art from the collection of Musee d’Art Moderne in Beverly Hills will be auctioned at the gallery’s Los Angeles-area grand opening on May 20, with absentee and Internet live bidding available worldwide through LiveAuctioneers. The expertly curated offering, which will be presented by nationally renowned King’s Auctions Inc., includes premier paintings by some of today’s most sought-after artists, including Tony Scherman, Gertrude Abercrombie, Bill Traylor, and David Park. Additionally, the grouping includes extremely hard-to-find works by noted street artists King Robbo, Invader, and “the Russian Banksy,” Pavel Pukhov.
Mbulu Ngulu, or reliquary guardian figure, created by the Kota people in what is now Gabon, Africa. Estimate $75,000-$150,000. Image courtesy of King’s Auctions Inc.
AUSTIN, Texas – On Sunday, March 5, starting at 12 noon Eastern time, King’s Auctions Inc will present a premier ethnographic sale titled Aboriginal Ritual Ware, Asian & Religious Art. The 222-lot auction features the collection of Timothy Koock of Fredericksburg, Texas, and includes an impressive array of religious art, icons, Indigenous African art, artifacts, tools and ceremonial objects from the 19th and 20th centuries. Many of Mr. Koock’s most treasured pieces were acquired at Sotheby’s and Christie’s auctions. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.