Michael Jackson at Phillips de Pury & Co.

15 November 2009

Lot 48
Andy Warhol
Michael Jackson, 1984

Silkscreen inks on paper. 126 x 94.9 cm. (49 5/8 x 37 3/8 in). Stamped lower right '© ANDY WARHOL'; stamped by the Art Authentication Board, Inc. and numbered 'A205.046' on the reverse.

ESTIMATE £150,000-250,000 ‡
PROVENANCE Max Lang Gallery, New York

LONDON- Phillips de Pury & Company is proud to announce MUSIC . Phillips de Pury & Company has positioned itself as one of the most innovative forces in the art world. Phillips de Pury & Company has introduced a new series of theme auctions of Contemporary Art and culture which will be held at their headquarters in London and New York. The MUSIC theme sale at Phillips de Pury & Company offers something very new to the market. Using the strength of the contemporary brand at Phillips de Pury & Company, the sale will be offering four key components to the sale: art and design by contemporary artists that has a reference to music; art by contemporary musicians; portraits of contemporary musicians by top photographers; plus music memorabilia.

Amongst this selection, Phillips de Pury & Company is proud to offer the selection of highly desirable artwork and memorabilia about and by Michael Jackson. The works featured here will be auctioned in London on the 5th of November starting at 5 p.m. All works featured here are on view in our London galleries located at Howick Place, London SW1P 1BB from 9 November through 21 November 2009.

Lot 51
Michael Jackson
T.S., c.1995

A single page of lyrics entitled ‘T.S’, the 15 lines written in blue ballpoint pen beginning: ‘They wanna get my ass dead or alive’, and ending: ‘I heard his brother to the KKK’. 28 x 21.5 cm. (11 x 8 1/2 in). This song was released as ‘D.S’ on the 1995 HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book 1 double album. It is thought the song referred to Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon, who led the child abuse case against Michael Jackson.

ESTIMATE £8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE Private collection, United States

Lot 52
Michael Jackson
The Innocent Man, 2005

A single page of lyrics entitled ‘The Innocent Man’, the 13 lines for the chorus written in pencil beginning: ‘If I sail to Acapulco’, and ending: ‘And only God knew I was innocent now’. 28 x 21.5 cm. (11 x 8 1/2 in). These lyrics were apparently written during Michael Jackson’s child abuse trial in 2005.

ESTIMATE £8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE Private collection, United States

The inclusion of artworks created by contemporary musicians is the section that Phillips de Pury & Company is proud to introduce as part of this new concept. Presenting some of the biggest names in music alongside some of the celebrated contemporary artists of today, the sale provides a new dynamic and dialogue between art and music.

Lot 47
YANG MIAN
Dangerous, 2007

Painted fibreglas. 198 cm. (78 in) high. Signed, dated and numbered of 4 on the base.

ESTIMATE £18,000-22,000 ‡
PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist

Lot 53
Michael Jackson

ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT TRIBUTE TO BAMBI
MICHAEL JACKSON

[A limited edition Gibson Flying V electric guitar with hardshell case.]

In black finish with rosewood fingerboard. Signed on the body in silver felt pen by Michael Jackson. This guitar was used in the video for the track, ‘Scream’, a duet performed with Janet Jackson and released on the 1995 album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. The video shows Jackson dancing against a background of Flying V guitars but this particular guitar was apparently used for publicity photographs of Michael Jackson and was signed by him for his Manager Dieter Wiesner.

ESTIMATE £20,000-30,000
PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist

MUSIC ACUTION in London.
Phillips de Pury & Company

Saturday 21 November 5pm
Howick Place London SW1P 1BB

Viewing 9 - 21 November
Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12- 6pm