Portrait of Vassiliki Pikoula was the largest portrait displayed in the 2016 Beauford Delaney: Resonance of Form and Vibration of Color exhibition in Paris. You can see it in the upper left corner of the image below.
The portrait is up for auction at PIASA's Afrique + Art moderne et contemporaine (Africa + Modern and Contemporary Art) sale on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.
Vassiliki Pikoula
(1970) Oil on canvas
130 x 97 cm / 51 x 38 inches
Signed and dated, lower right
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Screenshot of photo from PIASA catalog - © Xavier Defaix
The auction catalog presents a beautiful narrative that describes the night Darthea Speyer hosted a reception for her gallery's 1973 solo exhibition of Beauford's work. Among the attendees was the celebrated jazz saxophonist, Ornette Coleman.
Pikoula, the Greek artist who was the subject of the portrait, was also in attendance that evening.
The estimated sale price for this work is 150,000 - 200,000 euros.
For information about the auction, call +33 (0)1 53 34 10 10 or send email to contact@piasa.fr.
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