Christie's "The Art of Impressionism and Modernism"

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Auction Christie's 03.11.2009. arrange trades "Art of impressionism and modernism. Attention buyers will be presented 40 paintings totaling nearly 68 million dollars.
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The most expensive work, according to experts, will be painting "Head of a Woman" painted by Pablo Picasso - Portrait of Dora Maar, painted in Paris in 1943. That way the work is estimated at 7.10 million
Bed Edgar Degas (1834-1917) "Dancers" (1896g.), which shows two dancers in a break between performances, is estimated at 7-9 million dollars Claude Monet (1840-1926) "Vetey sunny day" refers to a series landscapes painted by the artist in 1901. in this picturesque village on the banks of the Seine. Expert evaluation of work - 5.7 million "Composition II, with a red" written by Pete Mondrianom (1872-1944) in 1926. Represents one of two extant works of the so-called Dresden series of works by the artist (estimate -- 4,5-6,5 million dollars).
Billed as painting "Railroad Bridge at Pontoise" by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) value of 3,5-4,5 million dollars, written around 1873. and is a vivid example of the formation of Impressionism. Estimated at 3.4 million work "The Rose" - "decoupage" Henri Matisse (1869-1954) 1954., Work is a layout for the colorful stained glass church.
The sculpture "The Kiss" by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) is estimated by experts at the auction house 1,5-2 million dollars
It should be noted that this year, experts note significant changes in the auction. As Christie's, Sotheby's and bet on the famous paintings. According to their representatives, their potential buyers have become more conservative, they already work hard to lure young authors.
Addition, both auction houses have reduced the starting prices. Even last year, exhibited their work valued at tens of millions of dollars, but many paintings and there were no buyers.
Among the people who put pictures on the auction, known as the American media magnate Peter Brant, who this year divorced his wife and a Swiss lawyer Matthias Rikenbah, which fell in August for tax sheltering, and now in dire need of money. Some of the paintings formerly owned by the American choreographer Merce Cunningham, who died in the summer.
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The auction was held. Picture of Edgar Degas' "Dancers" (Danseuses) was sold for 10 million 722 thousand 500 dollars. It is announced at the auction house.
Drawing pastel on paper, executed about 1896, the most expensive lot of the session "The Impressionists and modern art. Preliminary assessment of "Dancer" is from 7 to 9 million dollars.
Painting by Claude Monet "Vetey in the sunlight" (Vetheuil, effet de soleil) in 1901 went for 5.46 million dollars, and "The Old Port of Cannes" (Vieux port de Cannes) Paul Signac bought for 3.78 million dollars, slightly exceeded the preliminary estimate. Interest of the buyers called "Portrait of the Marquis Somme" by Tamara de Lempicka de, which eventually was bought for 4.34 million dollars. Sculpture of Auguste Rodin's "Kiss" sold for 6.35 million dollars, well above the estimate of 1.5 - 2 million. The work of Vasily Kandinsky sold for 2.65 million dollars, Rene Magritte for 3.10 million dollars, Kees Van Dongen for 2.09 million dollars, Salvador Dali, for 4.00 million dollars.
Paintings by Matisse, Mondrian, Modigliani is not sold. Picasso bought a piece of work for 1.34 million dollars, "Head of a Woman" is not sold.
Total volume of trading impressionist and modern art on Nov. 3 at Christie's was 65 миллионов 674 thousand dollars.