Artcurial at auction in Paris for more than 12 million dollars brought ten works from the collection of Dina Verni. World records were set at the sculpture and graphics Aristide Maillol

Aristide Maillol River . 1938-1943 Artcurial. 02.12.2013 Estimate: 2.3 million euros Result: 6.2 million euros (8,37 million dollars ) Source : artdaily.com

On the Artcurial auction house in Paris December 2 world records were set for the sculpture and graphics Aristide Maillol . Lead sculpture "River" (1938-1943) was bought by an American collector for 6.18 million euros ( 8.37 million dollars). For this work, arguing , at least four U.S. customers and one collector from Asia , bringing the hammer price twice exceeded the estimate of 2-3 million euros. Prior to this record sale the most expensive sculpture Mayol was the work of "Air" , sold at Sotheby's auction in 2000 for $ 3 million .

preparatory sketch with pastels to sculpture "River" set a record for papers Mayol on paper drawing in 1938 bought for 584 thousand euros ( 791 thousand dollars) Estimé 250-350 thousand euros. Previous record by schedule Aristide Maillol was 368,000 dollars. Many paid in 1992 for the drawing "Girl lying on her back ».

And sculpture "River" , and sketch with pastels were exhibited at Artcurial from the private collection of Dina Verny ( 1919-2009 ) - Artist's Model , posed for the most famous works by Maillol , including the same " River " and "Air" and later a very famous figure on the Paris and the international art scene , known galeristki . Total auction Dec. 2 was ten works from the collection of Dina Verni in the amount earned 9.3 million euros ( 12.6 million dollars). In the strings from the collection of Verney was another Maillol sculpture - Etude in bronze to his last work " Harmony" (1942-1943 ) . Work bought for 596.6 thousand euros (estimate 400-600 thousand euros ).

Four portraits Dina Verni works by Henri Matisse (painter took care of her during the Second World War, at the request of Maillol ) significantly exceeded the estimate : the total revenue from the four lots was 664,000 euros (estimate 160-240 thousand euros ).

After the war, Dina Verni actively patronized Soviet nonconformist artists , including Ilya Kabakov and Erik Bulatov , whose work was also presented at the Paris auction. Painting Bulatov "Freedom II» ( 1992 , acrylic on canvas , 155 x 295 ) was sold to a European collector for 1,055 million euro against the estimate 600-800 thousand euros. And the work of Ilya Kabakov , "Look at her " (1982 ) was bought by a German collector for 249.6 thousand euros (estimate 60-80 thousand euros ).

prepared by Mary Onuchina , AI

Sources : artdaily.com , artcurial.com , artinvestment.ru