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London Summer Auction Season 2022 at Christie's and Sotheby's

market-auction · 2026-04-27

The 2022 summer auction season in London features major works by Alberto Giacometti and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Sotheby's will offer Giacometti's "Portrait d'Annette" (1952, est. £800,000–1,200,000) and Kirchner's "Self portrait with a pipe" (1907, est. £8,000,000–12,000,000). The article also promotes Artribune's WhatsApp channel and newsletter, and includes a profile of photographer Mario Bucolo, a Catania native based in London specializing in architecture and landscape photography.

Key facts

  • London summer auction season 2022
  • Alberto Giacometti's Portrait d'Annette, 1952, estimate £800,000–1,200,000
  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's Self portrait with a pipe, 1907, estimate £8,000,000–12,000,000
  • Sotheby's London is one of the auction houses
  • Artribune has a WhatsApp channel and newsletter
  • Mario Bucolo is a professional photographer from Catania, based in London
  • Bucolo specializes in architecture, landscape, and travel photography
  • Bucolo has won international awards

Entities

Artists

  • Alberto Giacometti
  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
  • Mario Bucolo

Institutions

  • Sotheby's
  • Artribune

Locations

  • London
  • Catania
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy

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