-New world auction record for François-Xavier Lalanne set at €18,3 million
-Painting (Women, Moon, Stars) by Joan Miró achieves €20,7 million highest price during Paris+ auction week-
These 2 works represent the highest prices established in France to date in 2023
-3 works bought by museums
-17 lots sold over €1 million, including 2 over €15 million
-High-sell through rate: 87% of lots sold
-Worldwide participation: 48 countries, 50% Europe, 30% Americas, 20% rest of the world
-Love Stories from the collection of Anne and Wolfgang Titze and the Sam Josefowitz collection, confirm Christie's leading position in selling private collections

Christie's Paris held three auctions this evening:
- The evening sale of the Sam Josefowitz Collection realised €7,6 million
- François-Xavier Lalanne: Rhinocrétaire I set a new record at €18,3 million
- Avant-Garde(s) Including Thinking Italian totaled €62,1 million

EVENING SALE OF THE SAM JOSEFOWITZ COLLECTION

A first sale of the Sam Josefowitz Collection took place in London last week, totalling €59,9million. Christie's Paris presented around thirty lots this evening, including works by artists from the Ecole de Pont-Aven.
Total sale: €7,6 million (estimate: €6,5-9,6 million)
89% of lots sold

-lot 103, Georges-Daniel de Monfreid, Portrait de Gustave le Rouge, bought by the Musée Fabre in Montpellier
-lot 118, Émile Bernard, Baigneuses aux nénuphars, bought by the Musée d'Orsay
-lot 119,Edgard Degas, Actresses' dressing rooms, 1879-80, bought by The Cleveland Museum of Art

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    FRANCOIS-XAVIER LALANNE - RHINOCRÉTAIRE l

François-Xavier Lalanne, Rhinocrétaire €18,3 million I Estimate: €4–6 million
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“ A historic moment in Paris for this unique 1964 piece, which establishes François-Xavier Lalanne as one of the great sculptors of the second half of the 20th century". Cécile Verdier, Chairman of Christie's France and auctioneer of this evening

-€18,335,000 – $19,409,755: World auction record for the artist
-Doubling the previous record
-2nd highest price for any work of Design

AVANT-GARDE(S) INCLUDING THINKING ITALIAN

For the second year running, Christie's Paris presents the Avant-Garde(s) Including Thinking Italian sale, paying tribute to the great figures who have shaped the art of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Sale’s total: €62,196,200 – $65,841,997
Pre-sale estimate: €54–77 million
Lot number: 64

-HIGHLIGHT: Joan Miró, Painting (Women, Moon, Stars), 1949
French auction record in 2023 and French record for the artist
Sold: €20,7 million
Details of the work

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