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By Adrian Darmon
OVER 102 MILLION USD FOR CHRISTIE'S NEW YORK SPRING IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART EVENING SALE Christie's Impressionist
and Modern Art Evening Sale held on May 6, 2009 in New Yorkachieved a
total of $102,767,000 (£68,511,333 /€77,268,421) for paintings and sculpture with
top lots from Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, and Tamara de Lempicka
commanding the highest prices. Link
PAUL GAUGUIN NOW ACCUSED OF HAVING CUT VAN GOGH'S EAR by Adrian Darmon Two German art historians claimed in a book published at the end of April 2009 that Vincent Van Gogh did not voluntarily cut his ear after a row with his friend Paul Gauguin in Arles on December 23rd 1888 but that it the was latter who in fact mutilated him with a sword.
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ANTIQUE TRADE IN BRITAIN : A MAJOR SLUMP Antiques.co.uk has called for Antiques and Fine Arts dealers to speak out about the £2
billion loss suffered by the trade in 2008 and the government's lack of
support during this recession.
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SOTHEBY'S REPORT ON ART MARKET TRENDS IN PARIS The growth
of the global art market—where buyers from around the world participate with
equal facility in European, Asian and American auctions—has been the most
important feature of the art market's success in the first decade of the 21st
Century. Globalization has created an art market that lies beyond regional
centers. Yet the growing value of sales in Paris demonstrates an unexpected
turn: the art market has also maintained a local emphasis. Link
THE COLLECTION OF YVES SAINT LAURENT AND PIERRE BERGÉ REALIZES €373.9 MILLION /£332.8 MILLION / $483.8 MILLION The three-day sale of the magnificent
Collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé held between February 23 and
25, 2009 at the Grand Palais in Paris, offered by Christie's in association with Pierre
Bergé & Associates auctioneers, realized in total €373,935,500 / £332,802,595
/ $483,835,144. A remarkable 95.5% of lots sold by lot, and 93% sold by value. This historic sale set a world record for the most valuable
private collection sold at auction, was the highest grossing sale in Europe on
record, and set multiple world records for Impressionist and Modern Art, 20th
Century Decorative Arts, Silver, Sculpture and Works of Art. One of the most exceptional
and significant collections of art in private hands, it generated
unprecedented interest from bidders throughout the
world and pre-sale estimates for both the sale as a whole and the individual
works, were significantly exceeded. Link
NEARLY 20 MILLION EUROS FOR THE SALE OF SILVER, MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU FROM THE BERGE-SAINT LAURENT COLLECTION
The
sale of silver, miniatures and objects of vertu from the Pierre
Bergé-Yves Saint-Laurent collection totalled almost 20 million euros
with all 111 lots sold by Christie's after dozens of estimates were
literally smashed.
RECORD TOTAL FOR ART DECO PIECES FROM THE BERGE-SAINT-LAURENT COLLECTION The sale of the Pierre
Bergé-Yves Saint-Laurent collection of Art Deco pieces achieved
remarkable results with a total turnover of over 59 millions euros on
February 24th 2009 in Paris despite the fact that many of the pieces
offered to buyers were not really outstanding, according to several specialists.
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TOP PRICES FOR OLD MASTER WORKS FROM THE BERGE-SAINT-LAURENT COLLECTION The sale of Old Master
and 19th Century paintings and drawings from the Yves Saint-Laurent and
Pierre Bergé collection totalled over 22 million euros on February
24th, 2009. Several world records were broken, notably for
Jacques-Louis David, Théodore Géricault, Jean-Dominique Ingres and
Arnold Böcklin.
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TREMENDOUS SUCCESS FOR FIRST DAY OF CHRISTIE'S SALE OF BERGE-ST LAURENT COLLECTION The
first session of the sale of the Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé
collection devoted to Impressionist and Modern art works totalled a
record 206,154,600 euros for 59 lots sold out of 61 offered. Only two
works by Picasso, including a painting executed between 1914 and 1917,
carrying a too generous estimate of 25-30 million euros did not find
buyers. Link
CHRISTIE'S FEBRUARY 11 SALE OF POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART The Post-War
and Contemporary Art Evening Sale which took place at Christie's on February 11 2009 realized £8,392,750 / $12,085,560 / €9,332,738. The top
price of the evening was paid for Monkeys
(Ladder), 2003, by Jeff Koons (b.1955)whichwas offered at auction for
the first time and which sold for £1,385,250 / $1,994,760 / €1,540,398. Link
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OVER 102 MILLION USD FOR CHRISTIE'S NEW YORK SPRING IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART EVENING SALE
