New York, 6 maggio 2008
Il Claude Monet del 1873, “Le Pont du chemin de fer à Argenteuil” aggiudicato a 41.481.000 $ (nuovo record). Nuovi top-price anche per Albero Giacometti, Auguste Rodin e Joan Mirò. Il totale dell’asta è stato di 277.276.000 dollari, contro i 238,9 milioni dell’anno scorso.
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Lotto 21 Claude Monet (1840-1926) Le Pont du chemin de fer à Argenteuil signed ‘Claude Monet’ (lower left) oil on canvas 23 5/8 x 38¾ in. (60 x 98.4 cm.) Painted in 1873 Venduto per: $41,481,000 |
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Lotto 36 Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) Grande femme debout II signed, numbered and inscribed with foundry mark ‘Alberto Giacometti 1/6 Susse Fondeur Paris’ (on the base) bronze with dark brown patina Height: 107 7/8 in. (274 cm.) Conceived in 1959-1960 and cast in 1961 Venduto per: $27,481,000 |
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Lotto 6 Henri Matisse (1869-1954) Portrait au manteau bleu signed and dated ‘Henri Matisse 35’ (lower left) oil oncanvas 35 7/8 x 23½ in. (91.3 x 59.8 cm.) Painted 11-16 December 1935 Venduto per: $22,441,000 |
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