Sotheby's breaks record
Bidding works by Impressionists and modernists have been very successful. Top lots of the auction - works by van Dongen, Derain and Giacometti - left with significant excess of estimate:
November 4 in New York passed the evening auction works of impressionists and modernists, Sotheby's, which brought in 181.8 million dollars Estimé 115-164 million. Of the 66 lots remained unsold only 10 (15%). 40 lots brought more than a million dollars *. Five works to overcome a mark of 10 million.
The auction began with two "shock" of sales. The first lot, "Burning Giraffe" by Salvador Dalí (Salvador Dalí), exceeded the upper estimate is almost ten times! For this gouache, valued at 150-200 thousand dollars, fought as many as eight customers - in the end she brought 1.87 million. A pencil drawing by Pablo Picasso (Pablo Picasso), entitled "Woman Seated in an armchair" went for 902.5 thousand in the evaluation of 500-700 thousand. The product has acquired London-based jewelry magnate Laurence Graff (Laurence Graff).
Top-lot auction was "falling man" Alberto Giacometti (Alberto Giacometti), sold for $ 19 million (estimate 8.12 million). The sculpture was cast in the amount of six copies. At Sotheby's started only one of them, which was hand-painted by the artist himself. Said that the sculpture came from the collection of titanium business publishing SI Newhouse, Jr. (S. I. Newhouse, Jr.), Who bought it in the Gagosian Gallery for about $ 20 million.
Of course, the main surprise was the auction sale sverhuspeshnaya fovistskogo canvases Andre Derain (André Derain), entitled "Boats in the port Kolliura. Experts now estimated at 6-8 million dollars, and brought her entire 14 million - and climbed to first place in the list of the most expensive works of the artist. The previous record belonged to the canvas on the same topic, sold at Christie's London in June 1989 for 6.16 million dollars. "Boats in the port Kolliura" bought the art dealer Guy Bennett (Guy Bennett), a former head of Impressionist and modernist Christie's New York.
«Young Arab" Kees van Dongen (Kees van Dongen), graced the cover of the catalog of the auction, also left with a significant excess of estimate - for 13.8 million dollars in assessing 7-10 million. This is also a personal record. Van Dongen painting - one of 24 works, received from the collection of Dutch financier Luis Reytenbaga (Louis Reijtenbagh). Total works from his collection yielded 58.5 million for preliminary assessment 35,6-51 million.
Painting Camille Pissarro (Camille Pissarro) «Bridge Buaelde and Orleans station, Rouen, in the sunlight" went to great-grandson of the artist Lionel (Lionel Pissarro), which is part of a group of art dealers Giraud Pissarro Segalot. He laid out for the work of 7 million dollars (her estimate was 2-3 million). Cloth Pissarro had never appeared at auction. Previous its owners - descendants of the famous dealer Paul Durand-Ruelle (Paul Durand-Ruel), acquired the product in 1898 directly from the artist's studio.
Results at Sotheby's came six works from the collection of family Durand-Ruel. They brought 18.9 million dollars at the upper Estimé 12.6 million.
Nor can we fail to note the success of the picture Wassily Kandinsky «sharp and calm, gone for 10,6 million dollars in Estimé 6.8 million.
* All prices include Buyer's Premium.
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