At Sotheby's appears first-class work by Matisse
May 5 at New York's bid works of the Impressionists and modernists, Sotheby's will outstanding painting by Henri Matisse (Henri Matisse). The work, which is called "Bouquet of 14 July 1919, received estimeyt 18-25 million dollars. Before going to the auction, it will be exhibited in Hong Kong, London and New York.
Cloth not appear on the market for more than a quarter century. In 1982 it was acquired European collector for 1.3 million dollars (at an auction in France). Incidentally, the sale price was a record. Before this painting belonged to the family Bernheim, owners of one of the oldest galleries in Paris - Bernheim-Jeune. Painter gave dealers work soon after its creation.
Matisse devoted work of the first celebration of Bastille Day, held after the First World War. As spoken by the auction house, it marks the emotional high of the author associated with the onset of peace and the end of a difficult period in his own life .. The previous three years he spent away from his family, in Nice, where he had a studio. In the new town artist often felt like a stranger. In addition, Matisse is very upset about the message that art collectors Michael and Sarah Stein (Michael & Sarah Stein) sold his Fauve masterpieces of the era, as well as the rumor that his painting "The Dance" and "Music", owned by Sergei Shchukin, died in the fire Revolution (the latter, fortunately, was not confirmed). Plus, the daughter of the painter, Margarita, was seriously ill: there are complications after tracheotomy done.
artist returned home in the Parisian suburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux, summer 1919 - just in time for celebrations victory in war. General triumph inspired him. "I am the happiest man on earth" - he told one reporter.
In the mid 1910-s Matisse resisted sweeping the whole avant-garde desire to pure abstraction, and actively explore the possibilities of figurative painting. His creative quests at a time is devoted to the exhibition, which is being held in the Art Institute of Chicago.
most expensive work of Matisse is still life" Primroses on the tablecloth in blue and pink colors ", which brought in February 2009, 46,3 million dollars .
Sources: , artinvestment.ru
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