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10 Maurice Estève (1904–2001). Calcarone. 1978. Oil on canvas. 72 × 92 cm. Estimate: CHF 80 000/120 000 Estève was a self-taught artist based in Paris who also worked in the fields of furniture design, textile design and film direction. The present work is an example of the paint- ing style he adopted beginning in 1947: non-representational, strongly structured and colour-intensive. Theodoros Stamos (1922–1997). Infinity Field, Lefkada series. 1980. Acrylic on canvas. 180 × 152 cm. Estimate: CHF 40 000/50 000 Theodoros Stamos, an American of Greek descent, was part of the first generation of Abstract Expressionists in the United States. In several series of paintings begun in 1962, including ’Sun Boxes’, ’Infinity Fields’ and ’Color Fields’, Stamos investigated the effect of abstract-geometric fields of colour on monochrome grounds. In doing so, he reacted to light moods and colours that he had perceived at certain places he had seen on his travels around the world. Miquel Barceló (born 1957). Le vase avec orang- es. Oil with sand on firm wove paper. 65 × 49 cm. Estimate: CHF 30 000/40 000 With this conventional still life, the Spanish artist refers to his engagement with the art of Velázquez, Tintoretto and Rembrandt. His most famous work is the ceiling painting in the meeting room of the Human Rights Council at the UN headquarters in Geneva. © 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich © 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich Damien Hirst (born 1965). Circle Spin Painting. 2009. Acrylic on firm wove paper. D 52.2 cm. Estimate: CHF 20 000/30 000 With childlike curiosity, Hirst devoted himself to spin art paintings in Bristol beginning in 1992. Two years later, when the artist was work- ing in Berlin, he had his own rotary machinemade, which inspired him to create further spin paintings: ’I really like the machine, and I real- ly like the movement. Every time they’re finished, I’m desperate to do another one’. As a reference to the way they were created, these circular works are sometimes mounted on the wall so that they can be rotated. Hirst’s spin paintings were particularly appreciated by the British musician David Bowie. ©Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich