yesterday in New York resulted in evening auction Sotheby's «The Art of Impressionism and Modernism» . They brought 195.7 million dollars, which was slightly less than the upper estimeyta at 141-204 million. Prices for 43 work surpassed the one million dollars, ten works were sold to more 5 million, four works - 10 million more expensive, and two works - more expensive than $ 15 million. Buyers found 87.7 percent of lots, and statistics in monetary terms amounted to 92.4 per cent.

Simon Shaw (Simon Shaw), the head of the New York office of art impressionism and modernism Sotheby's, said : "Tenders were very lively, and the proceeds turned out to be higher than in November last year, and three times higher than in May 2009. We are very pleased with these results ».

• Henri Matisse Bouquet to July 14, 1919. 1919
  canvas. 116 x 89
  Sotheby's. 05/05/2010. Lot № 14
  estimate: 18-25 million dollars
  Result: 28,642,500 USD
• Amedeo Modigliani
  Jeanne Hebuterne a necklace. Ok. 1916-1917
  canvas. 55,8 x 38,7
  Sotheby's. 05/05/2010. Lot № 7
  estimate: 12.8 million
  Result: 13,802,500 USD

Top-lot trades, as expected, was "Bouquet of 14 July 1919" by Henri Matisse (Henri Matisse), which exceeded estimeyt (18-25 million dollars) and brought 28.6 million. In second place was landscape by Claude Monet (Claude Monet) «Spring in Giverny" (1890). He got a buyer for the 15.2 million dollars in Estima at 10-15 million. In the three leaders was also a wonderful portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne a necklace "brush Amedeo Modigliani (Amedeo Modigliani), who had a preliminary assessment of 8-12 million dollars. He was acquired from private collector in Japan for 13.8 million dollars.

• Auguste Rodin The Thinker . 1916-1917
  Bronze. Height 71,2
  Sotheby's. 05/05/2010. Lot number 8
  estimate: 6.4 million
  Result: 11,842,500 USD
• Isam Noguchi Ondine. 1927
  Bronze. Height 195
  Sotheby's. 05/05/2010. Lot № 4
  estimate: 600-900 thousand dollars
  Result: 4,226,500 USD

great attention of buyers at yesterday's auction benefited sculpture. The famous "Thinker" by Auguste Rodin (Auguste Rodin) as a result of a long struggle rates could exceed the upper estimeyt almost doubled and went under the hammer for 11.8 million dollars. Even more impressive result showed "Ondine" Isamu Noguchi (Isamu Noguchi), for which the fighting, at least seven of buyers: the evaluation of 600-900 thousand dollars, she was sold for 4.23 million and became the most expensive work of the author.

Another record set a work of Salvador Dali (Salvador Dali) «Evening ghost on the beach", the price of which reached the mark of 5.68 million dollars (estimate 4-6 million).

A dozen leaders of the auction were also painting "Woman in a big hat" Pablo Picasso (Pablo Picasso), sold for 9.32 million dollars (estimate 8-12 million), oil on canvas "The red violin "Lionel Feininger (Lyonel Feininger), gone under the hammer for 7.36 million dollars (estimate 5.7 million), and the canvas" depth pulse » Wassily Kandinsky , who got a buyer for 5.68 million dollars (estimate 4,5-6,5 million).

• Claude Monet Evening. Vétheuil. 1880
  canvas. 72 x 99
  Sotheby's. 05/05/2010. Lot № 32
  estimate: 2,8-3,5 million
  Output: 6,242,500 million dollars

excellent result was another landscape by Claude Monet's "Evening. Vétheuil. It was significantly higher than the preliminary assessment of 2,8-3,5 million dollars and eventually brought 6.24 million dollars.

material prepared Ekaterina Guseva, AI

Sources: artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru