Sotheby's Impressionist
 

At yesterday's Sotheby's auction of 30 lots sold 22, more than 70%! Including the work of 95-year-old Marc Chagall for 1 385 250 pounds and a statuette of Degas (the casting was made after his death) for 13 257 250 pounds! Life goes on!

qwerty, so thank you, pleased! :)
At least something good happens! ;)

There were results of the first session of today's auction. All just fine - at the eye sold 75 per cent and almost all - above estimeyta. Of outstanding: Anquetin - 494000 measured at 200000, Renoir (27h25 cm) -223000 measured at 120000, Van Dongen - 385000 measured at 200000, Pechstein - 64000 to 25000 in the evaluation, Morandi (36h36) - 331000 measured at 220000 , drawing by Picasso - 481,000 in the evaluation of 200000, its oil is 646,000 instead of 380,000, Nolde watercolor - 121000 instead of 40000, Jawlensky - 386000 instead of 220000, Schwitters - 157000 instead of 60000, and his collage on paper (28h21) - 115000 instead of 40000, Boudin - 100000 instead of 40000. Sales below estimeyta virtually no that can not but rejoice at this sad time.

Sotheby's. 03.02.09. Lot № 29
Estimate: 1,2-1,5 million pounds
Forecast AI: «not sold.

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And at Christie's all right: the 47 lots sold 39 (83 %!!!) to 63,4 million

fross, right now, yes?
Well, OK ...

Yes, already hung out the results. Almost all gone. Tomorrow afternoon, there is no such high-end work - will be interesting to compare.

Lot 36
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Les mariés aux deux bouquets price realized
£ 541,250
($ 771.281)

  Marc Chagall newlyweds with two bouquets
Ok. 1980. Oil on canvas. 64,7 x 50
Christie's, 04.02.09. Lot № 36
Estimate: 400-600 thousand pounds
Forecast AI: the lower bound estimate, but rather "not sold".
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In the case!
Lot 9
Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940)
Les couturières price realized
£ 5,081,250
($ 7,240,781)

Edouard Vuillard dressmaker. 1890. Oil on canvas
47,5 x 57,5
Christie's. 04.02.09. Lot number 9 http://artinvestment.ru/invest/analy...modernism.html
Estimate: 4,5-6,5 million pounds
Forecast AI: «not sold.

Well Who knew that the people so sharply senses ... it was expected that this process will take some more time)) and once they realized that the art - it's their only chance to survive)