Macmillan Cancer Support Art Auction at Christies on November 8th
Published October 24th, 2007
A charity auction of works by some of Britain’s hottest artists, including Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk and Sacha Jafri, is to be held by Christies in association with De’Longhi on November 8th in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
The Macmillan De’Longhi Coffee art auction will feature a series of unique coffee inspired art works from an impressive line-up of both established and up and coming artists and designers. The proceeds of the auction will go to Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, which this year is hoping to raise a staggering £6.7million to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
Among the works is a 4ft by 3ft original artist proof by Sacha Jafri, the only one of its kind and estimated at £8,000 to £12,000 with the original selling for £65,000. Damien Hirst has also commissioned a piece especially for the Macmillan auction which features an ink sketch of the wildly expensive diamond skull, which sold earlier this year for a reported £50million.
The exhibition, will be open to views at The Arts Club on Dover Street in Mayfair from 6th-8th November, with the final auction held on the evening of 8th November.
Artists participating in the auction include:
Alex James         Amy Ison         Boo Riston         Steve Goddard
Christine McCarthur         Damien Hirst     Douglas White         Tatsuya Kimata
Emily Young         Emma Summerton     Fiona Gallagher         Tracey Emin
Gavin Turk         Jamie McCartney     Julie Anne Gilbert         Josh Cole
Keith Coventry         Leah Woods     Mac             Sacha Jafri
Maurice Cockrill         Michael Ward     Neil Lawson-Baker         Lee Jones
Norman Ackroyd         Nicola Hicks     Sir Peter Blake        Â
Philippa Richardson     Lord Richard Rogers     Rosie Emerson    Â
For further information please contact: 020 7343 3716
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