Cultural Dialogue Between London and Paris at Christie's Continues With a Running Total of £226,852,375 / €262,695,050 / $278,141,125
Post-war and Contemporary Art Day Sale in Paris
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Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper
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POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART DAY SALE, PARIS
The Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale in Paris achieved a total of £7,994,798 / €9,257,976 / $9,737,664, selling 96% by value and 87% by lot
Germaine Richier, L'Echiquier - petit led the sale, realising £479,424 / $583,312 / €554,400, which was more than three times the low estimate
The sale exceeded expectations with 67% of lots selling above the high estimate
A new world auction record for Olivier Mosset was set with Sans Titre : €151,200 / £130,704 / $158,610
Further highlights include:
Jean Paul Riopelle, Sans titre: €327,600 / £283,148 / $343,655
Josef Sima, Le ciel de pierre: €365,400 / £315,869 / $382,977 and Paysage: €352,800 / £305,279 / $369,771
IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART DAY AND WORKS ON PAPER SALE, LONDON
The Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale in London achieved £14,976,174 / €17,342,409 / $18,240,980, and was sold 87% by value and 80% by lot
The sale was led by Paul Gauguin’s Vue de Rouen, which realised £1,992,000
PICASSO
Pablo Picasso’s Femme nue assise realised more than double its low estimate, selling for £882,000
Pablo Picasso’s Femme nue couchée (£252,000)
Pablo Picasso’s Femme drapée debout achieved £315,000, more than double its high estimate
COLLECTIONS
German art performed well, with the Deutsche Bank Collection today realising a total of £776,916 and taking the running total to £6,297,554
The selection within the Day and Works on Paper Sale was highlighted by Oskar Schlemmer Sitzende nach links (£201,600)
The Eye Of A Sculptor: Works From The David & Laura Finn Collection realised a total of £7,154,000, sold across the 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale as well as the Day and Works on Paper Sale
The selection presented in the Day and Works on Paper Sale was highlighted by Henry Moore’s Seated Woman with Crossed Feet, 1957 which achieved £239,400
WOMEN ARTISTS
Hannah Höch’s Doppelkopf c.1946, realised £239,400
Gabriele Münter’s Lampe im Fenster c.1912 sold for £378,000
Jacqueline Marval’s La bise d'automne, achieved £94,500, more than triple its high estimate, setting a new world auction record for the artist
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Henri Fantin-Latour, Panier de roses (£655,200)
Henri Le Sidaner, La petite table (£604,800)
Henri Fantin-Latour, Pois de senteur et nigelles (£252,000)
Arthur Segal Drei Figuren realised £233,100, more than double its high estimate
Otakar (Othon) Coubine, Dum sold for £144,900, over four times its high estimate
Christie’s 20/21 Art Sales continue with Le Grand Style: An apartment on the Quai d'Orsay designed by Alberto Pinto, Paris, which takes place on Thursday 30 June while the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale takes place in London on 1 July. Marc Chagall, Colour of Life: Prints and Artist's Books Formerly from the Artist's Estate remains open for bidding until 30 June and First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online is online until 5 July 2022.
