Collection of the Rockefellers brought in over $830 million at Christie's
ARTinvestment.RU   14 мая 2018

This is the most successful sale of works from one collection in the entire history of the auction. Picasso painting went for $115 million Updated auction records of Claude Monet ($of 84.7 million) and Henri Matisse ($80,75 million)

a Series of auctions of "the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller", announced by Christie's auction house in 2017, was the most successful auction sale of works from the same collection. Prior to this record belonged to the collection of Yves Saint-Лорана brought in 2009 at the auction of $484 million from the Collection of the late David Rockefeller, who passed away in March 2017-го at the age of 101 years, in the end brought almost twice as much — is in excess of $830 million.

all in All there were five full-time and two online-аукциона, which was proposed about 2000 lots — works of impressionism, post-impressionism and modernism, the work of American artists, English and European furniture, Asian art, European ceramics and Chinese porcelain, silver and so on. And most importantly, a bequest of the Rockefeller Foundation, the proceeds from the sale of all this wealth will go to the needs of culture, education, medicine and environmental protection. Among the beneficiaries of the Rockefeller mentioned Harvard University, Museum of MOMA, the American Council on foreign relations.

the Most important in a series of auctions from the collections of the Rockefellers was the evening auction "art of the XIX and XX century" held in new-Йорке 8 may. All 44 of lot catalog have found new owners. The Rockefellers gathered a remarkable collection of paintings and graphics, consisting mainly of works of the Impressionists and modernists. Total revenues reached $646,1 million

New auction price records were set for works by Claude Monet and Henri Matisse. The works of these authors in the auction from the collections of the Rockefellers may 8 offered a total of seven (two of five Monet, and Matisse), but only two paintings were so important, that surpassed the previous records of its authors. First traded for "Reclining odalisque under the magnolias" (1923) by Henri Matisse — one of the best works of the artist from those that are in private hands. Estimate, according to rumors, was about $70 million the Main fight for the lot was developed between the head of the Department of postwar and contemporary art Christie's, Loic Guzie and head of Christie's in Asia, Blue Lee. The final bid was from the Blue Whether (and, hence, the buyer most likely was the Asian collector) — $71.5 million, and given the Commission a record $80.75 million To this, the most expensive work of Henri Matisse, if you count in U.S. dollars, was the bronze sculpture "Nude from behind IV" in 1930, , sold in 2009 for $48.8 million including Commission. Ie, the previous record was surpassed by "Reclining odalisque under the magnolias" more than $30 million.

has Not loosened its grip Asian buyers and the appearance of paintings by Claude Monet "water Lilies in bloom" (1914-1917). Client Blue Lee stood inauction match with the client head of Department of postwar and contemporary art at Christie's in London Francis Autrid. When estimating about $50 million negotiable only stayed for $75 million. — once again won the Asian customer, whose rates broadcast Blue Lee. The fee Buyer's Premium price of $84.7 million the Previous auction record belonged to the painting of Claude Monet's "Haystack", sold in November 2016 for $81,45 million

But the most expensive lot of all auctions from the collections of the Rockefellers was not even a record of Monet or Matisse. For $115 million given to the Commission from the auction went early painting by Pablo Picasso "Girl with basket of flowers" (1905). This is the second auction result Picasso canvas after his "Algerian women" (version "O") of 1955, which was sold in 2015 for $179,365 million (2-е place in the ranking of the most expensive paintings sold at public auction). The painting "Girl with a basket of flowers" has an impeccable provenance: it was almost the first sale in the biography of the young Picasso, as well as the first purchase from the artist of the future a real fan of his work, the writer Gertrude Stein. But for its artistic qualities, this Nude is far from the Mature works of Picasso or, for example, the master of the Nudes of Modigliani. Estimate prior to bidding corrected from $70 to $120 million, and then reduced to $100 million Over $100 million and was eventually purchased at a single rate from Loïc, Gusie ($115 million including Commission).

in addition to the first three lots, it is worth mentioning also a new auction record set by the works of eugène Delacroix ($9, 87 million), Jean-Батиста-Камиля Corot ($9 million), Giorgio Morandi ($4.33 million) and Odilon Redon ($4 million).

Sources: christies.com, artsy.net, artinvestment.ru



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