Signature Works from In–Demand Artists in the Contemporary Day Sale

Genieve Figgis, Giddy Up, 2014. Estimate £20,000–30,000

The bold purple and blue hues of Giddy Up are typical of Figgis' whimsical, and often macabre, takes on classical scenes like a horse-drawn carriage. The Irish artist is known for having got her break on Twitter when she connected with painter Richard Prince.

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Jonas Wood, Collaboration Appropriation 4, 2015. Estimate £300,000–400,000

A contemporary interpretation of still life, Collaboration Appropriation 4 takes a surrealist approach, with branded basketballs growing alongside smiling daisies. Wood is as much inspired by Van Gogh as he is Hockney.

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George Condo, Seated Nude, 2008. Estimate £400,000–600,000

An example of one of Condo's signature distorted nudes, this piece encompasses what the artist describes as "psychological cubism". With Picasso a clear influence, Condo imbues his subject with multiple emotions at the same time, to disarming and almost grotesque effect.

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Antoni Tàpies, Dots Between Brackets, 1960. Estimate £120,000–180,000

Simple materials are elevated to artistic mastery in Dots Between Brackets as Tàpies invites the viewer to consider every mark and variation in the grey marble dust and cement.

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Sergio Camargo, Untitled (Relief No. 302), 1970. Estimate £250,000–350,000

Camargo's signature white reliefs transcend the confines of the canvas, playing with light, space and movement. This painted wooden construction is a wonderful example of how his work provokes the viewer to experience it physically and spatially as much as visually.

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Yayoi Kusama, Immortal Soul, 1987. Estimate £180,000–250,000

Kusama's trademark infinity nets and use of dots were initially inspired by childhood hallucinations. Immortal Soul was executed in the same year as her first major retrospective, and its scintillating patterns and use of colour are emblematic of the motif that she has returned to time and time again.

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Anselm Kiefer, Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen, 2011. Estimate £200,000–300,000

From a series of panoramic seascapes by Kiefer, this photograph evokes the tragic Greek myth of lovers Hero and Leander. The textural mixed media that makes up the composition includes paper, acid, ash, steel and shellac to create a visually complex and dynamic image.

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Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, Attesa, 1959. Estimate £400,000–600,000

A quintessential work from the founder of Spatialism, famous for his monochromatic slashed or punctured canvases. His goal, as he wrote in his 1946 White Manifesto, was to "open up space, create a new dimension, tie in the cosmos, as it endlessly expands beyond the confining plane of the picture".

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Damien Hirst, Cytosine-5-H, 2007. Estimate £250,000–350,000

Hirst's iconic Spot Paintings are the result of the artist taking inspiration from the ubiquity of drug companies in our daily lives. The colours appear bright and cheerful but their lack of repetition conjures a sense of unease.

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