Drawings and Paintings at Christie's auction
ARTinvestment.RU   24 октября 2008

6-7 November in New York will auction the works of impressionists and modernists. In addition to multimillion-dollar paintings by Giacometti, Picasso and Juan GRIS, there will be sold and less expensive paintings and graphic works

Early November in New York promises to be hot. 3 November, Sotheby's will hold auction Impressionist and Modern works, which will be sold outstanding picture Kazimir Malevich , Munch Edvard Munch (Edvard Munch) and Pablo Picasso (Pablo Picasso) . 6-7 November, the work of impressionists and modernists submit Christie's. Among the top lots of evening auctions - paintings by Picasso, Juan GRIS (Juan Gris), Alberto Giacometti (Alberto Giacometti) and Vasily Kandinsky . In addition, Christie's also arranges day bidding and auction schedules, which also have interesting work. About them and will be discussed.

One of the most remarkable days of auction lots on 6 November - gouache Joan Miro (Joan Miró), entitled «Women in the Moon» (estimeyt 600-800 thousand dollars). Both women and the moon - one of the main motives in the works of Catalan surrealist. This romantic and very decorative work of an artist was established in 1944. Her provenans credible: gouache was the family of Pierre Matisse (Pierre Matisse), the famous art dealer, who introduced the works by Miro America.

In addition, the daily trading exhibited three works by German artist Gabriel Myunter (Gabriele Münter). It is known primarily as a love of Vasily Kandinsky, with whom she lived in the Bavarian town of Murnau. Often the creativity of artists who have had the share to be companion of famous authors, is doomed to perpetual stagnation in the shadow of genius. This, unfortunately, happened to Gabriel Myunter. At the same time, many experts on creativity Kandinsky agree that if I did not communicate with Myunter, the father of Russian art of abstraction, it would be quite different. Let the artist is not well known outside Germany, but in Murnau her paintings is considered real wealth. Most of the paintings of artist - a declaration of love to this beautiful town. Of the three paintings that will appear at Christie's, two - types of Murnau. One of them, «Street in Murnau», estimated at 500-700 thousand dollars, and another - «country road in Murnau» - in the 400-600 thousand. Estimeyt another picture of the artist, «Still Life with a house», also makes 400-600 thousand.

Another top lot - a sculpture of René Magritte (René Magritte), entitled «Natural Graces». These bronze birds evaluated by specialists in the auction house 700-900 thousand dollars.

What's offers Christie's clients who come to the auction on November 7, graphics? First, paint Picasso «Female Portrait» (400-600 thousand dollars), which shows the artist's mistress Dora MAARIV (Dora Maar). He gave the job to his friend Henri Matisse (Henri Matisse); among the descendants of which paint has been so far. Notably, the November auction at Christie's rich portraits of Picasso's favorite women: the top-lot evening auction November 6, will be «the woman in the cast, read books» - the image of Eve Guel (Eva Gouel), with which the artist met a few years. Estimeyt work - 15-20 million dollars.

Second, the graphic will appear at auction Figure Picasso «Guitar» (estimeyt 500-700 thousand dollars). Figure created in the years 1911-1912, is a typical product of an advanced stage of analytical cubism. It was just at a time when Picasso met with Eva Guel. For cubists guitar has always been one of the main motivations, and the paintings of Picasso, this musical instrument is often an allegory of women's bodies.

Among the other notable lots - watercolors of Paul Klee (Paul Klee) «A short journey by sea» (600-800 thousand dollars), 21 drawing by Henri Matisse from the collection of Pierre-Noel Matisse (Pierre-Noel Matisse) with estimeytami from 20 thousand to 250 thousand dollars, gouache Chagall (Marc Chagall) «Vase with Flowers at the Window» (500-700 thousand) and many graphic works of Salvador Dali (Salvador Dali) with estimeytami from 20 thousand to 300 thousand dollars.

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova

Sources: christies.com , artdaily.org , artinvestment.ru