At the auction were works from the collection of British American Tobacco. The largest amount brought the picture of the German artist Martin Kippenberger

March 8 in Amsterdam, the auction Sotheby's, which were presented works of contemporary art from the collection of British American Tobacco - the second largest cigarette manufacturer in Europe. Trades brought 13.6 million euros (18,5 million dollars), which is the largest sum ever proceeds auction house in the Netherlands. Preliminary assessment of trading amounted to 4,4-6,3 million euros.

Collection BAT, formerly known as the "collection of Peter Stuyvesant, has more than 1,400 works. At the auction was put up 161 work. This is the largest collection of contemporary art from all that has ever appeared in a Dutch auction. Buyers have not found all four lots.

Top-lot auction was the picture of German artist Martin Kippenberger (Martin Kippenberger) «dinosaur egg, pushed for 1.1 million euros in Estima 200-300 thousands. The work belongs to a series of "Eggs", was written in 1996, a year before the death of the author.

enjoyed great works of postwar Dutch expressionist, a member of "Cobra" by Karel Appel ( Karel Appel). His tragic head "(1961) brought almost 493,000 euros in the evaluation of thousands 120-180.

at the auction were works by artists from the pan-artistic association" Zero ". "Square relief with diagonals" Jan Shonhoven (Jan Schoonhoven) was sold for 456.8 thousand euros (estimate 100-150 thousand).

Recall that last month, Sotheby's sold a very successful collection of works of art parties" Zero ", given to German collectors Gerhard and Anna Lenz ( Gerhard & Anna Lenz) . The works brought a total of 23.2 million pounds, far exceeding the pre-assessment (11,2-15,2 million pounds). Dutchman Shonhoven was one of 19 artists that have established at the auction record: made by him in the 1960's white left for the relief of 780.5 thousand pounds.

did not go in yesterday's auction, and without our countrymen. Painting Erik Bulatov «Leap" was acquired for 312.8 thousand euros. Sotheby's experts estimated it in the 120-180 thousand.

«Collection of Peter Stuyvesant" began to collect native of Russia, Alexander Orlov. In 1960, he commissioned 13 artists from 13 European paintings to decorate the shop tobacco company Turmac, where he was then director. The meeting became the ownership of BAT after the merger in 2000 with Rothmans International, manufacturer of cigarettes Dunhill.

material prepared Yulia Maksimova, AI

Source: Reuters , bloomberg.com , artinvestment.ru