• A RECORD FOR MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WEEK SALES FOR CHRISTIE'S PARIS 
• THE HIGHEST TWO BIDS OF THE PARIS SEASON WERE BOTH ACHIEVED AT CHRISTIE'S: €20.7MILLION FOR JOAN MIRÓ AND €18.3 MILLION FOR FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE
• A SUCCESSFUL SALE FOR LOVE STORIES, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNE AND WOLFGANG TITZE: €27.7 MILLION
• THE SAM JOSEFOWITZ COLLECTION ACHIEVED A COMBINED TOTAL OF
  €73.1 MILLION | £63.4 MILLION | $77.3 MILLION
• ONLINE MODERN ART SALE: €5 MILLION | $5.3 MILLION

Paris – Christie's Paris modern and contemporary art week sales garnered a combined total of €126.6 million | £110.6 million | $134 million across 7 sales. Presenting two major private European collections, Love Stories, from the collection of Anne and Wolfgang Titze and the Sam Josefowitz Collection, as well as a series of museum-quality works, it was Christie's Paris’ highest-grossing modern and contemporary sales week ever. This result reflects the dynamism of the art market in the French capital. The sale’s registered bidders were located in 57 countries, confirming the highly international dimension of the week.

The two top prices in France this year were both realized at Christie’s - François-Xavier Lalanne’s Rhinocrétaire I (price realised: €18,3 million | £16 million | $19.4 million) and Joan Miró’s Peinture (Femmes, lune et étoiles) (price realised - €20.7 million | £18.1 million | $21.9 million), which was the top lot of the Avant-Garde(s) Including Thinking Italian sale.

The week has just ended with the Art Moderne Online sale, featuring more than a hundred works from a number of private collections, fetching €5 million | $5.3 million. Following the sales of the Sam Josefowitz Collection in London and Paris, Christie's also presented an online sale of drawings and prints by the Ecole de Pont-Aven, which realised a total of €73.1 million | £63.4 million | $77.3 million. Further sales from this collection will include Rembrandt prints, which will take place in London on 7 December. Additional 20/21 from the Sam Josefowitz Collection will be offered in Paris in Spring 2024.

“The strong results from these auctions are a testimony to his formidable eye as a passionate collector Sam Josefowitz. Christie's is very proud to pay tribute to him with this series of exceptional sales in London and Paris that have won over collectors from post-impressionism Pont-Aven and beyond.” Anika Guntrum, Vice President, Director of Impressionist and Modern Art Sales, Christie's France

Christie's achievements reflect Paris' dynamic position in the global art market

• A combined total of €126.6 million | £110.6 million | $134 million a record for a 20/21 week for Christie’s Paris
• 17 lots sold above €1 million, including 2 works sold for over €15 million each
• 5 works joined collections of major French and international museums
• A sale dedicated to Rhinocrétaire I, a historic event for the work of François-Xavier Lalanne
• World auction records for François-Xavier Lalanne, Tancredi, Toyen, Wladyslaw Slewinski

A successful sale for Love Stories, from the collection of Anne and Wolfgang Titze

• First presentation in Paris of a collection of this scale focusing on contemporary art
• Sale total: €27 million
• 95% of lots sold
• Female artists achieved excellent results:

-Blue Magic by Julie Mehretu, 2007 - €3.9 million

-The Lamp by Agnès Martin, 1959 - €3.6 million

-Infinity-Nets by Yayoi Kusama, 2008 - € 3 million

-Dots-obsession by Yayoi Kusama, 2007 - €1.4 million

-Fascia V by Rebecca Warren, 2012 – €617,400

-Hoolian by  Sarah Lucas, 2013 - €264,600

A series of sales between London and Paris for the Sam Josefowitz Collection

• A combined total to date of €73.1 million | £63.4 million | $77.3 million
• Several world auction records, including for artists Félix Vallotton, Akseli Gallen-Kallela and Aristide Maillol
• Several acquisitions by French and international museums, including:
  • Musée d'Orsay: Baigneuses aux nénuphars by Émile Bernard
  • Musée Fabre Montpellier: Portrait de Gustave le Rouge by Georges-Daniel de Monfreid

Rare works of prestigious provenance

• Christie's Paris presented a major sculpture by François-Xavier Lalanne, Rhinocrétaire I, previously unseen on the market, with exceptional provenance and exhibition history - €18,3 million | £16 million | $19.4 million
• Peinture (Femmes, lune, étoile) by Joan Miró, from La Colombe d'Or hotel, was the top lot in the Avant-Garde(s) Including Thinking Italian sale, realising €20.7 million | £18.1 million | $21.9 million
• A monochrome by Yves Klein from a major private European collection realised €2.8 million in the Avant-Garde(s) Including Thinking Italian
• The Thinking Italian section featured works of remarkable provenance, including:

- Giro di collo 15 ½ by Domenico Gnoli, once owned by the Polish-born Swiss art dealer Jan Krugier - €2.1 million

- Omaggio à Debussy by Tancredi, from the artist's collection - €730,800, a new record for the artist.