Tusk Modern
28 November 2012
The Hippodrome
Leicester Square
London WC2
United Kingdom

TUSK TRUST has supported wildlife conservation, communities, and education in Africa since 1990. The charity’s 50 projects, which range across 17 countries, are designed not only to deliver protection for endangered species, but also to help alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development amongst the rural communities who live alongside wildlife. HRH The Duke of Cambridge became the Royal Patron of Tusk in 2005, and he has since then taken a keen and active interest in the charity’s work.

Live Auction

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Eileen Cooper
Come About, 2007
£500–800

Henri Matisse
Women’s Head, 1932
£1,000–18,000

Peter Blake
Faith hope & charity, 2012
£1,500–2,500

Pure Evil
Arthur Miller’s Nightmare, 1999
£1,200–1,500

Nick Gentry
Trust, 2012
£1,500–2,000

Pablo Picasso
Festival Mondial Scarf, 1951
£3,000–4,000

Jack Vettriano
Olympia - Portrait Of Zara Phillips, 2008
£3,000–4,000

Gered Mankowitz
Rare opportunity
£3,000–6,000

Tim Flach
Djala, 2012
£2,500–3,5000

Richard Long
Title, 2012
£900–1,500

Maggi Hambling
Night Wave, 2012
£3,000–5,000

Rob Ryan
Because I'm so happy, 2012
£500–900

Jamie Hewlett
Chicken Choker, 2006
£1,500–2,500


Neil Taylor
Black rhinoceros with
Euphorbia damarana,
Kunene, Namibia, 2010
£3,000–5,000

Patrick Hughes
Rolleiflex, 2011
£900–1,500


Bambi
BOLT, 2012
£4,000–6,000


Norman Parkinson
Leslie Caron, 1964
£5,000–7,000


Mark Owen
Unique opportunity
£1,000–2,000


Harold Lloyd
Marilyn Monroe, 1957, printed later
£1,200–1,800

Silent Auction

Peter Anderson
Hopper, 2012
£1,500–2,000

Peter Blake
Brit, 2012
£1,500–2,500

Bambi
BOLT, 2012
£4,000–6,000

Marc Chagall
Profile & red child, 1960
£700–1,000

Marc Chagall
David & his Harp, 1956
£900–1,500

Marc Chagall
Angles of paradise, 1956
£600–900

Marc Chagall
Hagar in the desert, 1999
£700–1,000

Maria Chevska
Shoo, 2012
£1,200–2,000

Salvador Dalí
Spectacles with holograms
& computers, 1975
£1,600–2,000

Salvador Dalí
Ladies of the Renaissance, 1971
£1,500–1,800

Salvador Dalí
Auto-portrait, 1975
£900–1,500

Tracey Emin
For you, 2010
£800–1,500

Madeleine Farley
Baby Tiya, 2010
£1,500–2,000

Nicky Hirst
Morpheme, 2012
£1,000–2,000

Sam Jackson
Young Boy, 2011
£1,000–2,000

Henri Matisse
Portrait of a women, 1946
£1,200–1,800

Henri Matisse
Alternance, 1946
£1,200–1,800

Joan Miró
Lizard with golden feathers, 1999
£3,000–4,000

Norman Parkinson
Pattie Boyd, 1999
£800–1,500

Michael Petry
BB149, 2012
£800–1,500

Pablo Picasso
Salome, 1905
£6,000–9,000

Brian Rice
The Kings Tomb, 1995
£600–900

Ray Richardson
TopCat, 1999
£1,500–2,000

Daniel Sturgis
The End of Compromise, 2010
£1,500–2,500

Neil Taylor
Black rhinoceros, frontal, Kunene, Namibia, 2010
£2,500–3,500


Neil Taylor
Black rhinoceros with Euphorbia
damarana shadow, Kunene, Namibia, 2012
£2,500–3,500

Neil Taylor
Landscape, Obob, 6,9,11,12
(in 4 parts), 1905
£2,000–3,000


Angel Williams
Audrey Hepburn at the Ritz, Paris, 1964
£800–1,500


Rising Stars

Philip Booth
Holes, 2012
£800–1,200

Sophie Starling
Untitled (purple custard 1), 2010
£500–800

Laura Smith
Marble 1, 2012
£1,000–2,000

Rachel Garrard
Star dust etching42012, 1999
£1,000–2,000

Sinta Tantra
Dymaxion: Dynamic,
Maximum Tension, 2012
£800–1,000

Poppy Whatmore
I'm Screwed, 2010
£800–1,200

Minnie Weisz
Room XII - The Great Northern
Hotel, King's Cross, 2006
£800–1,200

James Lindsay
Surma, South West Ethiopia, 2012
£400–600

Sanja Sakic
Lady R, 2012
£400–800


Terms & Conditions

Live Auction
Welcome to this evening’s Tusk Modern art auction. If you would like to bid in the live auction, please fill out the form handed to you on arrival along with a bidding paddle and its number. Please position yourself in the live auction theatre so that the auctioneer can see you, and raise your paddle as the bid increments are announced. If you are successful, you will be approached by a volunteer, who will take your contact details and give you a receipt. This receipt should be presented at the payment desk after the live auction. The auction will begin promptly at 8:00 p.m.

Silent Auction
The silent auction will run throughout the evening up until 9:30 p.m. We will sound a five minute warning beforehand. Simply add your name, telephone number, and bid amount on the sheet next to the lot. An announcement will be made with a five minute warning for those wishing to get one last bid in to secure their favorite piece. Good luck!

Absentee Bidders
If you are unable to attend the event but would like to place a bid, please contact TUSK on info@tusk.org.

Payment
If you are successful in the live auction, your payment will be processed that night, once the volunteer has recorded your personal information. If you are the top silent auction bidder at the end of the night, please pay at the reception desk before leaving. If you leave before paying, we will contact you and take your payment by phone. Payment for all works can be made by checks payable to Tusk Trading Ltd (no charity checks), bank transfer, or credit card.

Delivery & Collection
All works will be removed at the end of the event. Once payments have been received and cleared, buyers will be able to contact Martinspeed, who have generously agreed to deliver artworks within London at a nominal fee, and deliveries beyond London at a special charity rate by arrangement directly with them.

Auction Terms & Conditions
By entering to bid at this charity auction, all participating bidders accept all terms and conditions, and if a winning bid is placed, they will be legally bound to honor their bid. Guide prices are intended as a guide for prospective bidders. All lots may realize prices above or below the guide. As with all auctions, any works whose reserve is not met will remain unsold. All lots are sold as seen. Due diligence has been conducted as thoroughly as possible; Tusk Trust accepts no liability for items purchased.

Glossary of Art Terms & Techniques
Every work here tonight is by an international artist whose work is highly coveted so you can be sure of buying a valuable item. Below is a brief, general list of terms you may see here tonight for your guidance whilst browsing the show. Most importantly, proceeds will benefit the vital work TUSK undertake, so be brave AND HAVE FUN!

What is a print?
Buying prints and works on paper is where most collectors start. To put it simply, unlike a painting, prints are made by drawing on a surface such as stone or metal plate. An image of this drawing can then be printed.

Etching
Etching starts with covering the metal plate with a waxy coating which the artist scratches, exposing the metal beneath. The plate is then immersed in acid, which ‘bites’ into the exposed lines, preserving the drawing. The coating is then removed, and the plate is inked and printed.

Screen Printing
Most screen prints are made up of a number of layered stencils; each stencil allows a different color to be printed through a screen made of silk. Ink is then dragged across the screen using a squeegee, forcing its way through the un-masked areas onto the paper beneath.

Collage
Collage is simply a technique of composing a work of art, usually by pasting to a surface various materials that are not normally associated with one another, such as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, and theatre tickets or other fragments. This process creates new associations and meanings.

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