Christie's "Impressionist and Modern Art"

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evening auction auction house will be held in New York on November 3
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Auction house Christie's announced that on November 3 will be held the evening auction "The Art of Impressionism and Modernism." The total estimate of 85 T lots, including outstanding works by Henri Matisse, Juan Gris, Joan Miro, Alberto Giacometti, Gustave Caillebotte, Georges Seurat and Pablo Picasso, is more than $ 200 million.
Undisputed top auction lots will be four masterpieces of modernism from a private European collection. One of them - the canvas Juan Gris (1887-1927) "Violin and Guitar" in 1913 - is cubistic composition, estimated by experts auction house in the $ 18-25 million is expected that this pattern will set a new record price for work Gris (current record belongs to his work "A book and a glass tube" in 1915, gone under the hammer in Christie's November auction in 2008 for $ 20.8 million). This work is unanimously recognized by art critics as one of the most outstanding works in this direction from all that appeared at auction in recent years. Also, the canvas is one of his favorite paintings of the artist, Grice wrote it the summer of 1913 in southern France during one of the most productive periods of his life. Of the 13 paintings he created at the time, it is most fully combines the perfection of form, color and ideas. Over the years this work is thoroughly discussed by critics and art historians, to this day consider it one of the most iconic works of cubism and early modernism. Painting often participated in international exhibitions held in major museums around the world. Upcoming auctions - this is the first appearance of the picture to the public since 1985.
Another auction from the collection - the canvas Joan Miro (1893-1983) "Air" in 1938 - a surreal landscape with blue sky and yellow hills, reminiscent of Spain (estimate: $ 12-18 million). The color palette chosen for the work of Miro, symbolizes the patriotic feelings of the artist to his native Catalonia. Snake-like creature depicted in the bottom of the canvas is considered by many critics as a caricature of General Franco - a leader of the fascist movement, whose actions at the time of the painting led to the fact that Spain torn by brutal civil war. The canvas was exhibited in Paris' Grand Palais and the New York MoMA Museum.
The third of four paintings are the creations of Paul Klee 1879-1940) titled "The plant against the window. Still Life "(estimate: $ 3-4 million). On this canvas the artist captures that surrounded him in the Bauhaus in Dessau, where he taught along with Wassily Kandinsky and Lyonel Feininger. This work, which had Klee graduated in 1927, put up for auction for the first time.
Completes this section of the four pastel works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) "Head of a Woman" in 1921 (estimate: $ 5-7 million). This work, performed in a neoclassical style, was created by the artist in the summer of 1921, along with others during his stay in the town of Fontainebleau, near Paris with his wife, Olga Khokhlova, and newborn son, Paul. Picasso's interest in the arts classicism is at work in his film "Motherhood", which depicts the figure of the mother holding her child in her arms (estimate: $ 7-10 million). This work was put up for sale from the collection of Mildred and Hillman Browns. The latter was a famous American radio producer and creator of a series of famous radio shows, such as, for example, "Dick Tracy." The Browns bought the canvas around 1950, and since it was in their property. In the upcoming auction, it will be the first time since 1966, demonstrated the general public. Part of the proceeds from the sale of paintings will be donated to charity projects initiated by the daughter of the spouses Brown.
At the auction will also be exposed to a series of outstanding sculptures, among which special mention deserves the monumental bronze relief of "Nude female figure from behind IV» work by Henri Matisse, priced at record $ 25-35 million, this work is the most daring and memorable part of the four series Matisse's "Standing with his back to the viewer."
Another noteworthy collectors of sculptures upcoming auction - a creation by Alberto Giacometti, entitled "Venice Woman V» (estimate: $ 12.8 million) in a series of sculptures of naked women, Giacometti created for the Venice Biennale in 1956. It is believed that this interpretation of the female form is the most sensual of all, created by the sculptor during this period. A total of 10 bronze molded copies of this work, while four of them today are in major museum collections in France and Germany.
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Just a few lots.
Really very good selection:

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Just a few lots.
Really very good selection:

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In the auction house Christie's in New York on Wednesday, November 3, held on the evening auction of Impressionist and Modern. Top-lot, as expected, was the sculpture of Henri Matisse's "Nude female figure from behind IV". The buyer paid for it 48.802 million, a record for the works of French impressionist ever sold at auction.
"A nude female figure from behind IV" is considered part of the most ambitious project of Matisse, on which he worked for over 20 years. Each sculpture in this series was cast in 12 copies, none of them had not put up for auction. The auction house estimated it at 25-35 million dollars.
Amount in excess of estimate, and managed to rescue a Juan Gris. His work "Violin and Guitar" was estimated at 18-25 million dollars, was sold for 28.642 million dollars. For works Gris is also a record - never before in his work did not pay more.
Other notable lots that have found new owners on November 3, it is worth noting the sculpture of Alberto Giacometti "Venetian V", estimated at 8-12 million dollars and sold for 10.274 million. At the same time, another alleged top lot of trades, Joan Miro painting "Air", has not met expectations the organizers of the auction: When the estimated value of 12-18 million dollars it was sold only 10.330 million.
In sum, auctions of Impressionist and Modern Christie's brought more than 231 million dollars. Thus, Christie's managed to overtake the total value of lots sold his longtime rival - the auction house Sothebys's. Last day earlier, was able to get for the work of Impressionist and Modern 227.5 million. At the same time, the top lot Sothebys's turned out to be more expensive - for a painting by Amedeo Modigliani "Seated Nude on a Sofa" was paid 68.96 million dollars.
(Lenta.Ru)