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Fondation Beyeler Gala 2025

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Auction date Saturday 6 September 2025 20:30 - 22:30 BST

de PURY is proud to present eleven exceptional works appearing in this year's Benefit Auction at the Fondation Beyeler. These lots are now exclusively available to bid via de-pury.com ahead of the highly coveted live auction on September 6 in Basel.

The sale features a curated selection of works by artists closely associated with the Fondation Beyeler, representing its prolific history. Works in the auction have been donated by renowned artists, galleries, and private collectors to support Fondation Beyeler’s exciting exhibition program and will be auctioned live by Simon de Pury.

de PURY, in collaboration with the Fondation Beyeler, is thrilled to announce that artist Carsten Höller will conceive the artistic concept for this year’s gala.

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Lot	Title
1	Pablo Picasso Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000 Tête de Femme, No. 2 (Portrait de Dora Maar), 1939 Aquatint and drypoint in colours, 1939, on Montval laid paper, watermark Vollard, from the unsigned edition of 104 impressions, printed by Roger…	View
2	Alexander Calder Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000 Untitled, 1971 Gouache and ink on paper 77.8 × 58.4 cm Signed and dated Calder 71 lower right	View
3	Florian Krewer Estimate: $50,000 - $100,000 thunderstruck, 2025 Oil on linen 152.5 x 132 cm	View
4	Gerhard Richter Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000 3. Mai 2009, 2009 Oil on colour photograph 11.3 × 17 cm (image) 36 × 45 × 1.5 cm (framed) Unique	View
5	Jordan Wolfson Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000 Untitled, 2025 Inkjet print on canvas, mounted on aluminium Print 151.9 x 182.2 cm (print) 191.8 x 161.3 x 5 cm (framed)	View
6	Ed Ruscha Estimate: $60,000 - $100,000 Dam Fino, 2024 Dry pigment and acrylic on paper 26.4 x 34.9 x 3.8 cm Signed and dated Ed Ruscha 2024 lower right	View
7	Frank Gehry Estimate: $70,000 - $100,000 The Gehry Houses, 2025 Wood, cardboard, mirror-finish paper and brass plate 12 sculptures, each 27 × 33 × 8 cm HC 1/2 from an edition of 8 + 2 AP + 2 HC	View
8	Mire Lee Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000 Untitled, 2025 Construction mesh, methylcellulose 51.5 x 75 x 4.1 cm	View
9	Mark Bradford Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000 Rona, 2023 60-colour screenprint on Lana Aquarelle White Hot press 640 gsm Edition: 23/25 + 10 AP 121.9 x 157.5 cm (print) 133.2 x 168.8 x 6.4 cm (framed)	View
10	Holton Rower Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000 Untitled, 2025 Clay, fired 208 x 66 x 66 cm	View
11	* Estimate: $0 - $0 Peter Fischli / David Weiss Garten, 1997/2016/2026 Garden is to be reimagined with Peter Fischli in the immediate vicinity of the Fondation Beyeler and will be remaining in place permanently. This…	View

Total lots: 11

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