SOTHEBY’S. Londra, 3/4 febbraio 2010
Sotheby’s ha raccolto, solo con la Evening Sale, 146,828,350 sterline (167,575,324 EUR -235,659,502 USD) grazie al super record di Alberto Giacometti che, partito da 12 è arrivato a 65 milioni di sterline. Secondo il “Guardian” i collezionisti in gara erano 10. Secondo il “Telegraph” erano 6.
Lots Offered: 39
Lots Sold/Unsold: 31 / 8
Sold by Lot: 79.5%
La Day Sale invece ha totalizzato 17,558,700 sterline ($27,907,798).
Lots Offered: 185
Lots Sold/Unsold: 160 / 25
Sold by Lot: 86.5%
TOP TEN
Lot 8
Price (GBP) 65,001,250 (74,185,983 EUR) (104,327,006 USD)
Estimate (GBP) 12,000,000 – 18,000,000*
Alberto Giacometti, L’Homme qui marche I (Walking Man I), bronze, cast in 1961
***A WORLD RECORD FOR A WORK OF ART AT AUCTION ***
Lot 13
Price (GBP) 26,921,250 (30,725,246 EUR) (43,208,606 USD)
Estimate (GBP) 12,000,000 – 18,000,000
Gustav Klimt, Kirche in Cassone (Church in Cassone), 1913, oil on canvas
***AUCTION RECORD FOR A LANDSCAPE BY THE ARTIST***
Lot 5
Price (GBP) 11,801,250 (13,468,777 EUR) (18,941,006 USD)
Estimate (GBP)10,000,000 – 15,000,000
Paul Cézanne, Pichet et fruits sur une table, oil on paper laid down on panel, 1893-94
Lot 14
Price (GBP) 4,857,250 (5,543,584 EUR) (7,795,886 USD)
Estimate (GBP)3,000,000 – 5,000,000
Egon Schiele, Sitzende Frau mit violetten Strümpfen, 1917, gouache and black crayon on paper
Lot 12
Price (GBP) 4,409,250 (5,032,281 EUR) (7,076,846 USD)
Estimate (GBP)3,500,000 – 5,500,000
Henri Matisse, Femme couchée, oil on canvas, circa 1917
Lot 30
Price (GBP) 3,737,250 (4,265,327 EUR) (5,998,286 USD)
Estimate (GBP)2,500,000 – 3,500,000
René Magritte, Le Beau navire, 1942, oil on canvas
Lot 33
Price (GBP) 3,625,250 (4,137,501 EUR) (5,818,526 USD)
Estimate (GBP)2,500,000 – 3,500,000
Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, bronze, edition 7/9, 1982
Lot 11
Price (GBP) 2,953,250 (3,370,547 EUR) (4,739,966 USD)
Estimate (GBP)1,000,000 – 1,500,000
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Variétéparade, oil on canvas, 1910-1926
Lot 23
Price (GBP) 2,505,250 (2,859,244 EUR) (4,020,926 USD)
Estimate (GBP)2,300,000 – 2,800,000
Pierre Auguste Renoir, Léontine lisant, oil on canvas, 1909
Lot 7
Price (GBP) 2,505,250 (2,859,244 EUR) (4,020,926 USD)
Estimate (GBP)2,000,000 – 3,000,000
Camille Pissarro, L’Eglise Saint-Jacques à Dieppe, matin, soleil, 1901, oil on canvas
*Pre-sale estimates do not include buyer’s premium
NEW RECORD FOR THE MOST EXPENSIVE
WORK OF ART EVER SOLD AT AUCTION
Alberto Giacometti, “L’Homme qui marche I” (particolare), 1960-61, bronzo es 2/6, h 183 cm. In asta da Sotheby’s a Londra il 3 febbraio 2010. Stima: 12-18 milioni di sterline. AGGIUDICATO A 65,001,250 £
Gustav Klimt, “Church in Cassone”, 1913, olio su tela 110 x 100 cm. In asta da Sotheby’s a Londra il 3 febbraio 2010. Stima: 12-18 milioni di sterline AGGIUDICATO A 26,921,250 £
Paul Cézanne, “Pichet et fruits sur un table”, 1893-94, olio su carta trasferito su tavola 41.5 x 72.3 cm. In asta da Sotheby’s a Londra il 3 febbraio 2010. Stima: 10-15 milioni di sterline. AGGIUDICATO A 11,801,250 £
