Christie's New York fall impressionist and modern art evening sale held on November 3rd 2009 yielded 65,674,000 dollars/£46,910,000/€45,292,414 with works by Degas, Rodin and Monet reaching high prices.
Marc Porter, President of Christie's Americas,
stated that this evening's results demonstrated that classic Impressionist paintings and sculptures across a range of prices
continued to achieve strong prices, including Degas's glorious pastel that enjoyed active bidding
from around the world.
There was also vigorous bidding in the saleroom for some of the finest and
freshest works to come to market this season, including Rodin's The
Kiss, Monet's Vétheuil,
effet de soleil, and Lempicka's Portrait du Marquis Sommi.
Edgar Degas's Danseuses, a richly-textured pastel drawing from 1896, was the top lot of the
evening, selling for $10,722,500. This tightly-cropped view of two dancers at
rest after a performance was remarkable both for the expressive vigor in the artist's lines and the
sheer brilliance of his densely layered colors.
Rare and important paintings and sculptures performed well at the sale,
led by a trio of works from the great French masters. In addition to Degas' Danseuses, top prices were realized
for Auguste Rodin's Le Baiser (The Kiss), which sold for $6,354,500, and for Claude Monet's Vétheuil, effet de soleil, a
sun-drenched view of the picturesque village painted in 1901, which sold for
$5,458,500. Seven of the 15 views in the Vétheuil series are now housed in
major museum collections around the world, including the Musée D'Orsay and the
Pushkin Museum.
A recently restituted painting by Pissarro, Le
Quai Malaquais et l'Institut, 1903 realized
$2,154,500. The painting had been confiscated over 70 years ago from the family of
Samuel Fischer, founder of the legendary German publishing house S. Fischer
Verlag. It was offered for sale by Gisela Bermann Fischer, daughter of Gottfried Bermann Fischer and
granddaughter of Samuel Fischer, and Itai Shoffman, great grandson of Samuel Fischer. An earlier work by
Pissarro, Le Cours-la-Reine à Rouen, temps
gris, a contemplative landscape from circa 1898, exceeded its high estimate
and sold for $2,042,500.
Modern works also performed well, led by superb examples sourced from
private and estate
collections. Following the record-breaking results at Christie's for
works by Tamara de Lempicka earlier this year, two portraits by the artist exceeded their high
estimates. Lempicka's
Portrait
du Marquis Sommi, 1925 achieved $4,338,500 and Portrait de la Duchesse
de Valmy,
1924, realized $1,370,500.
An abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky entitled Winkelschwung (“Angular Swing”) from the
Estate of Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr. exceeded its high estimate, achieving
$2,658,500. A vibrant work that bears the influence of the artist's teaching
residency at the legendary Bauhaus, the painting is populated with geometric
shapes, lines, and points arrayed along an obtuse angle that may be read as a
landscape of buildings and tree forms. A work by Salvador Dali, Nu dans la plaine de Rosas, sold
for $4,002,500, the second highest price at auction for the artist.
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale
New York – November 3, 2009
Sale no: 2216 – Top Ten
[All sold prices include buyer's premium]
Sold: $65,674,000 £46,910,000 €45,292,414
Lots Sold: 28 Lots Offered: 40 Sold by Lot: 70 % Sold by $:
71 %
22
Edgar Degas, Danseuses,
pastel on paper laid down on board,
drawn circa 1896
Estimate: $7,000,000-9,000,000
$10,722,500
£6,538,110 €7,394,828
Asia Private
5
Auguste Rodin,
Le Baiser, moyen modèle dit "Taille de la Porte" (modèle avec
base simplifiée), bronze with brown patina, conceived in 1880-1881 and cast
between 1887-1901
Estimate: $1,500,000-2,000,000
$6,354,500
£3,874,695 €4,382,414
Anonymous
19
Claude Monet, Vétheuil,
effet de soleil, oil on canvas, Painted in 1901
Estimate: $5,000,000-7,000,000
$5,458,500 £3,328,354 €3,764,483
US Private
34
Tamara De
Lempicka, Portrait du Marquis Sommi, oil on canvas,
Painted in 1925
Estimate: $2,000,000- 3,000,000
$4,338,500
£2,645,427 €2,992,069
Anonymous
37
Salvador Dali,
Nu dans la plaine de Rosas, oil on canvas, Painted in 1942
Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000
$4,002,500 £2,440,549 €2,760,345
Anonymous
7 Paul Signac, Vieux
port de Cannes, oil on canvas, Painted in 1918
Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000
$3,778,500
£2,303,963 €2,605,862
Anonymous
31
René Magritte, Le
Cicérone, oil on canvas, Painted in 1964-
1965
Estimate: $3,000,000- 4,000,000
$3,106,500 £1,894,207 €2,142,414
Anonymous
40
Kees Van Dongen, Thé dans mon atelier, oil on canvas, Painted in 1922-1923
Estimate: $2,500,000-3,500,000
$2,770,500 £1,689,329 €1,910,690
US Private
15
Wassily Kandinsky, Winkelschwung, oil on board, Painted in 1929
Estimate: $1,500,000-2,500,000
$2,658,500
£1,621,037 €1,833,448
European
Private
2
Camille
Pissarro, Le Quai Malaquais et l'Institut, oil on canvas,
Painted in 1903
Estimate: $1,500,000-2,500,000
$2,154,500
£1,313,720 €1,485,862
Anonymous
Christie's New York fall impressionist and modern art evening sale held on November 3rd 2009 yielded 65,674,000 dollars/£46,910,000/€45,292,414 with works by Degas, Rodin and Monet reaching high prices.
Marc Porter, President of Christie's Americas,
stated that this evening's results demonstrated that classic Impressionist paintings and sculptures across a range of prices
continued to achieve strong prices, including Degas's glorious pastel that enjoyed active bidding
from around the world.
There was also vigorous bidding in the saleroom for some of the finest and
freshest works to come to market this season, including Rodin's The
Kiss, Monet's Vétheuil,
effet de soleil, and Lempicka's Portrait du Marquis Sommi.
Edgar Degas's Danseuses, a richly-textured pastel drawing from 1896, was the top lot of the
evening, selling for $10,722,500. This tightly-cropped view of two dancers at
rest after a performance was remarkable both for the expressive vigor in the artist's lines and the
sheer brilliance of his densely layered colors.
Rare and important paintings and sculptures performed well at the sale,
led by a trio of works from the great French masters. In addition to Degas' Danseuses, top prices were realized
for Auguste Rodin's Le Baiser (The Kiss), which sold for $6,354,500, and for Claude Monet's Vétheuil, effet de soleil, a
sun-drenched view of the picturesque village painted in 1901, which sold for
$5,458,500. Seven of the 15 views in the Vétheuil series are now housed in
major museum collections around the world, including the Musée D'Orsay and the
Pushkin Museum.
A recently restituted painting by Pissarro, Le
Quai Malaquais et l'Institut, 1903 realized
$2,154,500. The painting had been confiscated over 70 years ago from the family of
Samuel Fischer, founder of the legendary German publishing house S. Fischer
Verlag. It was offered for sale by Gisela Bermann Fischer, daughter of Gottfried Bermann Fischer and
granddaughter of Samuel Fischer, and Itai Shoffman, great grandson of Samuel Fischer. An earlier work by
Pissarro, Le Cours-la-Reine à Rouen, temps
gris, a contemplative landscape from circa 1898, exceeded its high estimate
and sold for $2,042,500.
Modern works also performed well, led by superb examples sourced from
private and estate
collections. Following the record-breaking results at Christie's for
works by Tamara de Lempicka earlier this year, two portraits by the artist exceeded their high
estimates. Lempicka's
Portrait
du Marquis Sommi, 1925 achieved $4,338,500 and Portrait de la Duchesse
de Valmy,
1924, realized $1,370,500.
An abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky entitled Winkelschwung (“Angular Swing”) from the
Estate of Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr. exceeded its high estimate, achieving
$2,658,500. A vibrant work that bears the influence of the artist's teaching
residency at the legendary Bauhaus, the painting is populated with geometric
shapes, lines, and points arrayed along an obtuse angle that may be read as a
landscape of buildings and tree forms. A work by Salvador Dali, Nu dans la plaine de Rosas, sold
for $4,002,500, the second highest price at auction for the artist.
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale
New York – November 3, 2009
Sale no: 2216 – Top Ten
[All sold prices include buyer's premium]
Sold: $65,674,000 £46,910,000 €45,292,414
Lots Sold: 28 Lots Offered: 40 Sold by Lot: 70 % Sold by $:
71 %
22
Edgar Degas, Danseuses,
pastel on paper laid down on board,
drawn circa 1896
Estimate: $7,000,000-9,000,000
$10,722,500
£6,538,110 €7,394,828
Asia Private
5
Auguste Rodin,
Le Baiser, moyen modèle dit "Taille de la Porte" (modèle avec
base simplifiée), bronze with brown patina, conceived in 1880-1881 and cast
between 1887-1901
Estimate: $1,500,000-2,000,000
$6,354,500
£3,874,695 €4,382,414
Anonymous
19
Claude Monet, Vétheuil,
effet de soleil, oil on canvas, Painted in 1901
Estimate: $5,000,000-7,000,000
$5,458,500 £3,328,354 €3,764,483
US Private
34
Tamara De
Lempicka, Portrait du Marquis Sommi, oil on canvas,
Painted in 1925
Estimate: $2,000,000- 3,000,000
$4,338,500
£2,645,427 €2,992,069
Anonymous
37
Salvador Dali,
Nu dans la plaine de Rosas, oil on canvas, Painted in 1942
Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000
$4,002,500 £2,440,549 €2,760,345
Anonymous
7 Paul Signac, Vieux
port de Cannes, oil on canvas, Painted in 1918
Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000
$3,778,500
£2,303,963 €2,605,862
Anonymous
31
René Magritte, Le
Cicérone, oil on canvas, Painted in 1964-
1965
Estimate: $3,000,000- 4,000,000
$3,106,500 £1,894,207 €2,142,414
Anonymous
40
Kees Van Dongen, Thé dans mon atelier, oil on canvas, Painted in 1922-1923
Estimate: $2,500,000-3,500,000
$2,770,500 £1,689,329 €1,910,690
US Private
15
Wassily Kandinsky, Winkelschwung, oil on board, Painted in 1929
Estimate: $1,500,000-2,500,000
$2,658,500
£1,621,037 €1,833,448
European
Private
2
Camille
Pissarro, Le Quai Malaquais et l'Institut, oil on canvas,
Painted in 1903
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