CELEBRATING PRINT ART. CHARITY ART AUCTION BENEFITTING QUEEN SONJA PRINT AWARD AT SOTHEBY S, LONDON MONDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2016,

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1 CELEBRATING PRINT ART CHARITY ART AUCTION BENEFITTING QUEEN SONJA PRINT AWARD AT SOTHEBY S, LONDON MONDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2016, pm

2 SOTHEBY S IS PROUD TO SUPPORT A CHARITY AUCTION OF THE QUEEN SONJA PRINT AWARD The auction will celebrate H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation established in 2011 to generate interest in and promote the development of graphic art. The Foundation presents the Queen Sonja Print Award every other year. The first award was given to Tiina Kivinen in In order to raise the profile of the prize from a Nordic to an international level, the first international award was given to Tauba Auerbach in For the past 40 years I have dreamed of establishing an award for the purpose of encouraging young artists, says Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway. Mark Poltimore, Deputy Chairman, Sotheby s Europe and Chairman Sotheby s Russia and Scandinavia, will conduct the auction. The auction will take place at Sotheby s on 26 th September, 6-7 St George Street, London at 6.30pm. By supporting this event you will be joining us in strengthening the role of printmaking and printmakers on the international art scene and bring emphasis to graphic art in all its expressions and techniques. For information about absentee bidding, please contact Senior Events Manager Lydia Soundy or Board Member Cecilie Malm Brundtland. Lydia Soundy (+44) lydia.soundy@sothebys.com Cecilie Malm Brundtland (+47) cecilie.malm@brundtland.no The carefully selected artworks for sale will include:

3 LOT 1 Tauba Auerbach San Francisco, USA 1981 A Flexible Fabric of Inflexible Parts, 2015 Screenprint on metallic Duralar 66 x 48.3 cm Edition of APs Printed by Axelle Published by The Song Cave, NY Estimate Gift from the artist

LOT 2 Peter Blake Dartford, UK 1932 Roald Amundsen, 2012 Inkjet on Somerset Satin Enchanced, 330 gsm 121.92 x 101.

4 LOT 2 Peter Blake Dartford, UK 1932 Roald Amundsen, 2012 Inkjet on Somerset Satin Enchanced, 330 gsm x cm Edition 3/25, framed Signed and numbered by the artist Estimate 4,000-5,000 Gift from the artist, courtesy Paul Stolper

5 LOT 3 Carroll Dunham New Haven, USA 1949 Untitled (10/07/09), 2009 Monotype in watercolor and pencil on Lanaquarelle paper 80 x 64.8 cm Signed CD 10/7/09 in graphite in lower image Published by Two Palms, NY Estimate 15,000 17,000 Courtesy the artist

6 LOT 4 H.M. Queen Sonja / Magne Furuholmen Oslo 1937 / Oslo 1962 Texture III, 2016 Monotype on Somerset 410 g 240 x 140 cm Printed at Atelje Larsen, Helsingborg Published by QSPA Estimate 14,000 16,000 Gift from the artists

7 LOT 5 H.M. Queen Sonja Oslo 1937 Mangroves, 2014 Lithograph 54 x 103 cm Edition of APs Printed by Universal Limited Art Editions, Long Island Estimate 1,200 1,500 Gift from the artist

8 LOT 6 Pablo Picasso Malága, Spain 1881 Mougins, France 1973 Chouette (Wood-owl) (A.R. 603 or 604) Stamped, marked and numbered Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 197/250 (underneath) White earthenware ceramic vase, partially engraved with brown, black and white engobe and glaze Height: 28.5 cm Conceived in 1969 and executed in a numbered edition of 250 Estimate 6,000 8,000 Gift from H.M. Queen Sonja

9 LOT 7 A unique Yamaha motorcycle AS3 year model 1972 Restoration: yamaparts.com Helsingborg, Sweden Paintjob: bassels.se Helsingborg, Sweden Intaglio print direct on the motorcycle: Atelje Larsen, Helsingborg Artwork on the bike: H.M. Queen Sonja, Magne Furuholmen and Ørnulf Opdahl, 2016 Signed Unique Estimate 10,000 15,000 Gift from Ole Larsen

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11 6-7 St George street London W1S 2FE UK +44 (0) SOTHEBYS.COM CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS FOR THE QSPA-CHARITY AUCTION TO BE HELD ON 26 th SEPTEMBER AT 6-7 ST GEORGE STREET, LONDON W1S 2FE. The property offered in this sale and listed in this catalogue will be sold by the QSPA-Charity Action, registered in The Brønnøysund Register Centre under number Ent. No Any questions in relation to the auction should be directed to H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation and not to Sotheby's, which serves merely as auctioneer for the QSPA-Charity Action in conducting the sale and participates on the following terms and conditions which govern the sale of all the property offered (as amended by any posted notices or oral announcements during the auction): 1. (a) Neither Sotheby's nor H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation assumes any risk, liability or responsibility for the authenticity or the authorship of any property identified in this catalogue (that is, the identity of the creator or the period, culture, source or origin, as the case may be, with which the creation of any property is identified herein). (b) All property is sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description and neither Sotheby's nor H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation makes any representations or warranties of any kind or nature, expressed or implied, with respect to the property and in no event shall either of them be responsible for the correctness of any descriptions of property, nor be deemed to have made, any representations or warranties of physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, genuineness, attribution, authenticity or provenance of the property. No statement in the auction catalogue or other description made at the sale, in any sale invoice or elsewhere, shall be deemed such a representation or warranty. (c) Prospective bidders should inspect the property before bidding to determine its condition, size and whether or not it has been repaired or restored. (d) Property may be offered subject to reserves. 2. Any property may be withdrawn by Sotheby's or H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation at any time before the actual sale. 3. Unless otherwise announced by the auctioneer at the time of sale, all bids are per lot as numbered in the catalogue. 4. Sotheby's and H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation reserve the right to reject a bid from any bidder. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have sole and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the lot in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, the sale records of the H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation shall be conclusive in all respects. 5. If the auctioneer determines that any opening bid is not commensurate with the value of the property, he may reject the same and withdraw the property from sale, and if, having acknowledged an opening bid, he decides that any advance thereafter is insufficient, he may reject the advance. Sotheby s registered in England and Wales registered office at the above address. Registered Number

12 6-7 St George street London W1S 2FE UK +44 (0) SOTHEBYS.COM 6. On the fall of the auctioneer's hammer, the highest bidder shall be deemed to have purchased the offered lot subject to all of the conditions set forth herein and thereupon (a) assumes the risk and responsibility thereof, (b) will sign a confirmation of purchase thereof and (c) will pay the full purchase price or such part as H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation may require. H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation will not release a lot to a successful buyer until payment of the total amount due has been made. After payment, the purchaser shall remove the Property from Sotheby s premises (if held at Sotheby s). If the property is not so removed, it may be sent by H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation at its discretion to storage for the account, risk and expense of the purchaser and such charges will then be added to the purchase price of the property. If the foregoing conditions and other applicable conditions are not complied with, in addition to other remedies available to H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation by law including, without limitation, the right to hold the purchaser liable for the bid price, H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation at its option, may either (a) cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages all payments made by the purchaser or (b) resell the property on three days notice to the purchaser and for the account and risk of the purchaser, either publicly or privately, and in such event the purchaser shall be liable for payment of any shortfall between the original sale price and the price achieved upon resale, all other charges due hereunder and any incidental damages. 7. Payments for purchases must be made in Sterling and in the following forms; cash, cheque (backed by cheque guarantee card) and all major credit cards. 8. In the case of commission bids or bids transmitted by telephone, Sotheby's and H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation are not responsible for errors or omissions arising out of or resulting from mechanical difficulties or failure. 9. In no circumstances will Sotheby's or H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation rescind any purchase made or refund the amount paid in respect of any lot. 10. Neither shipping nor delivery costs are included in the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer. 11. These Conditions of Sale, as well as the purchaser s, H.M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation s and Sotheby s respective rights and obligations hereunder, shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. By bidding at an auction, whether present in person or by agent, commission bid, telephone or other means, the purchaser shall be deemed to have consented to the exclusive jurisdiction of Courts of England and Wales. Sotheby s registered in England and Wales registered office at the above address. Registered Number

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