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.
The Yves
Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé Collection
Impressionist
and Modern Art
Paris – Monday, 23 February 2009
– 7pm
Sale no: 1209 (1210) – Top Ten
[All
sold prices include buyer's premium]
Sold:
€206,154,600
£183,477,594
$266,743,437
Lots Sold: 59
Lots Offered: 61
Sold by Lot: 97%
Sold by €: 90%
Exchange
Rate€:= £0.89 / $1.2939
Lot
Description
Estimate (€)
Purchase Price
Buyer
55
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Les coucous, tapis bleu et rose, 1911
WORLD
RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
12,000,000 - 18,000,000
€35,905,000
£31,955,450
$46,457,480
Anonymous
35
Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), Madame L.R. (Portrait de Mme L.R.),
1914-17
WORLD
RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
15,000,000 - 20,000,000
€29,185,000
£25,974,650
$37,762,472
Anonymous
42
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Composition avec bleu, rouge, jaune et
noir, 1922
WORLD
RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
7,000,000 - 10,000,000
€21,569,000
£19,196,410
$27,908,129
Anonymous
43
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Composition avec grille 2, 1918 &
1942
SECOND
HIGHEST PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
7,000,000 - 10,000,000
€14,401,000
£12,816,890
$18,633,454
Anonymous
38
Fernand Léger (1881-1955), La tasse de thé, 1921
10,000,000 - 15,000,000
€11,489,000
£10,225,210
$14,865,617
Anonymous
57
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978), Il Ritornante, 1918
WORLD
RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
7,000,000
- 10,000,000
€11,041,000
£9,826,490
$14,285,950
European Trade
37
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), Belle haleine - Eau de voilette, 1921
WORLD
RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
1,000,000 - 1,500,000
€8,913,000
£7,932,570
$11,532,531
Anonymous
56
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Nu au bord de la mer, 1909
4,000,000
- 6,000,000
€8,241,000
£7,334,490
$10,663,030
European Private
44
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Composition I, 1920
5,000,000 - 7,000,000
€7,009,000
£6,238,010
$9,068,945
European Trade
54
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Le Danseur, 1937-38
4,000,000 - 6,000,000
€6,785,000
£6,038,650
$8,779,112
European Private
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.
The Yves
Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé Collection
Impressionist
and Modern Art
Paris – Monday, 23 February 2009
– 7pm
Sale no: 1209 (1210) – Top Ten
[All
sold prices include buyer's premium]
Sold:
€206,154,600
£183,477,594
$266,743,437
Lots Sold: 59
Lots Offered: 61
Sold by Lot: 97%
Sold by €: 90%
Exchange
Rate€:= £0.89 / $1.2939
Lot
Description
Estimate (€)
Purchase Price
Buyer
55
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Les coucous, tapis bleu et rose, 1911
WORLD
RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
12,000,000 - 18,000,000
€35,905,000
£31,955,450
$46,457,480
Anonymous
35
Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), Madame L.R. (Portrait de Mme L.R.),
1914-17
WORLD
RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
15,000,000 - 20,000,000
€29,185,000
£25,974,650
$37,762,472
Anonymous
42
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Composition avec bleu, rouge, jaune et
noir, 1922
WORLD
RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
7,000,000 - 10,000,000
€21,569,000
£19,196,410
$27,908,129
Anonymous
43
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Composition avec grille 2, 1918 &
1942
SECOND
HIGHEST PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
7,000,000 - 10,000,000
€14,401,000
£12,816,890
$18,633,454
Anonymous
38
Fernand Léger (1881-1955), La tasse de thé, 1921
10,000,000 - 15,000,000
€11,489,000
£10,225,210
$14,865,617
Anonymous
57
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978), Il Ritornante, 1918
WORLD
RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
7,000,000
- 10,000,000
€11,041,000
£9,826,490
$14,285,950
European Trade
37
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), Belle haleine - Eau de voilette, 1921
WORLD
RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION
1,000,000 - 1,500,000
€8,913,000
£7,932,570
$11,532,531
Anonymous
56
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Nu au bord de la mer, 1909
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