Impressionist/modern – NY – 11/10 – Cataloghi Evening

SOTHEBY’S, 2 NOVEMBRE 2010

totale aggiudicato 227,561,000 $

NUOVO RECORD MONDIALE

PER MODI’ 68,962,500 $

A New York da Sotheby’s il 2 novembre 2010 nella Big Apple il lotto numero 7 un ritratto del 1917 di Modigliani ha raggiunto il nuovo record mondiale assoluto per l’autore.

SOTHEBYS_MODIGLIANI_LaBelleRomaine_2NOV2010

Amedeo Modigliani,
Nu assis sur un divan (La Belle Romaine),
stima: oltre 40 milioni di dollari

AGGIUDICATO A 68,962,500 $


LOT 1 PABLO PICASSO 1881 – 1973 FEMME SE REGARDANT DANS LA GLACE Signed Picasso (lower right) Pencil on paper 19 5/8 by 15 3/4 in. 50 by 40 cm Executed in December 1943. ESTIMATE 300,000 – 500,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 422,500 $	LOT 2 AUGUSTE RODIN 1840 – 1917 LE BAISER Inscribed with the signature Rodin; stamped with the number 13 on the interior Bronze Height: 28 1/8 in. 71.4 cm Conceived in 1886 and rendered this size in 1898. The present bronze was cast between 1898 and 1918 by the Barbedienne foundry. ESTIMATE 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,650,500 $

LOT 3 PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION CAMILLE PISSARRO 1831 – 1903 LE JARDIN DES TUILERIES, EFFET DE NEIGE Signed C. Pissarro and dated 1900 (lower left) Oil on canvas 25 5/8 by 21 1/4 in. 65 by 54 cm Painted in 1900. ESTIMATE 1,200,000 – 1,800,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,314,500 $	LOT 4 PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF HENRY ITTLESON, JR., NEW YORK EDGAR DEGAS 1834 – 1917 FEMME NUE SE COIFFANT Signed Degas (lower right) Pastel over monotype on paper plate: 8 1/2 by 6 1/4 in. 21.5 by 16.1 cm sheet: 11 1/4 by 9 in. 28.6 by 23 cm Executed circa 1877-79. ESTIMATE 900,000 – 1,200,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,315,500 $

LOT 5 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION CAMILLE PISSARRO 1831 – 1903 LA RÉCOLTE DES FOINS, ERAGNY Signed C. Pissarro and dated 1887 (lower right) Oil on canvas 20 by 26 in. 51 by 66 cm Painted in 1887. ESTIMATE 3,000,000 – 5,000,000 USD UNSOLD	LOT 6 PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTOR ARISTIDE MAILLOL 1861 – 1944 NU DEBOUT SE COIFFANT (BAIGNEUSE AUX BRAS LEVÉS) Inscribed with the monogram M, with the foundry mark Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris and numbered 5/6 Bronze Height: 62 in. 157.5 cm Conceived in a smaller version in 1898, enlarged to the present size in 1930 and cast during the artist’s lifetime. ESTIMATE 800,000 – 1,200,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,538,500 $

LOT 7 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION AMEDEO MODIGLIANI 1884 – 1920 NU ASSIS SUR UN DIVAN (LA BELLE ROMAINE) Signed Modigliani (lower right) Oil on canvas 39 3/8 by 25 5/8 in. 100 by 65 cm Painted in 1917. Estimate Upon Request PRICE REALIZED 68,962,500 $	LOT 8 PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION ALBERTO GIACOMETTI 1901 – 1966 NATURE MORTE DANS L’ATELIER Signed Alberto Giacometti and dated 1950 (lower right) Oil on canvas 23 1/4 by 12 3/4 in. 59 by 32.5 cm Painted in 1950. ESTIMATE 1,800,000 – 2,500,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 3,330,500 $

LOT 9 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR PABLO PICASSO 1881 – 1973 PIERROT Signed Picasso and dated 1918 (lower left) Pencil on paper 11 by 7 7/8 in. 28 by 19.8 cm Drawn in 1918. ESTIMATE 450,000 – 650,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 722,500 $	LOT 10 PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE OF CLARENCE DAY ARISTIDE MAILLOL 1861 – 1944 TORSE DE L’ACTION ENCHAINÉE Inscribed with the artist’s monogram M, with the foundry mark C. Valsuani Cire Perdue and numbered 1/6 Bronze Height: 48 in. 122 cm Conceived in 1905 and cast during the artist’s lifetime. ESTIMATE 500,000 – 700,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 2,994,500 $

LOT 11 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION ALFRED SISLEY 1839 – 1899 LE PONT DE MORET — EFFET DU MATIN Signed Sisley and dated 91 (lower right) Oil on canvas 21 1/2 by 28 7/8 in. 54.5 by 73.2 cm Painted in 1891. ESTIMATE 2,500,000 – 3,500,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 2,882,500 $	LOT 12 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FRENCH COLLECTION HENRI MATISSE 1869 – 1954 BOUQUET DE FLEURS AU VASE DE CRISTAL Signed H Matisse (lower left) Oil on board 13 5/8 by 10 1/2 in. 34.7 by 26.8 cm Painted in 1902. ESTIMATE 700,000 – 900,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 902,500 $

LOT 13 PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT YOUNGARTS, THE CORE PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARTS CLAUDE MONET 1840 – 1926 LE BASSIN AUX NYMPHÉAS Stamped with the signature twice on the reverse Oil on canvas 38 3/8 by 78 1/8 in. 97.5 by 198.4 cm Painted in 1917-19. ESTIMATE 20,000,000 – 30,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 24,722,500 $	LOT 14 PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT YOUNGARTS, THE CORE PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARTS AMEDEO MODIGLIANI 1884 – 1920 JEANNE HÉBUTERNE (AU CHAPEAU) Signed Modigliani (lower right) Oil on panel 26 3/8 by 20 1/4 in. 67 by 51.5 cm Painted in 1917. ESTIMATE 9,000,000 – 12,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 19,122,500 $

LOT 15 PROPERTY FROM AN EAST COAST PRIVATE COLLECTOR ALBERTO GIACOMETTI 1901 – 1966 HOMME À MI-CORPS (DIEGO ASSIS) Inscribed with the signature Alberto Giacometti, stamped with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris and numbered 5/8 Bronze Height: 23 3/8 in. 59.4 cm Conceived in 1965 and cast in 1982. ESTIMATE 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 USD UNSOLD	LOT 16 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION GEORGES BRAQUE 1882 – 1963 LA TABLE GRISE Signed G. Braque and dated 30 (lower left) Oil and sand on canvas 57 1/8 by 29 7/8 in. 145 by 76 cm Painted in 1930. ESTIMATE 4,000,000 – 6,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 4,282,500 $

LOT 17 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION HENRI MATISSE 1869 – 1954 DEUX NÉGRESSES Inscribed with the signature Henri Matisse, stamped with initials HM, stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani Cire Perdue and numbered 7/10 Bronze Height: 18 1/2 in. 47 cm Conceived in Collioure in 1907 and completed in Paris in 1908; this bronze was cast circa 1930 as number 7 in an edition of 10, plus 1 artist’s proof. ESTIMATE 8,000,000 – 10,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 8,482,500 $	LOT 18 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION KARL SCHMIDT-ROTTLUFF 1884 – 1976 GEHÖFT (THE GRANGE) Signed S. Rottluff and dated 1914 (lower left) Oil on canvas 30 1/2 by 35 3/4 in. 77.5 by 91 cm Painted in 1914. ESTIMATE 1,250,000 – 1,750,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,986,500 $

LOT 19 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION AUGUST MACKE 1887 – 1914 BADENDE MÄDCHEN (GIRLS BATHING) Signed A. Macke and dated 13 (lower center); stamped with the Nachlass mark on the reverse Oil on canvasboard 9 1/2 by 7 1/2 in. 24 by 19 cm Painted in Hilterfingen in 1913. ESTIMATE 900,000 – 1,200,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,082,500 $	LOT 20 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION HENRI MATISSE 1869 – 1954 MADELEINE II Stamped with initials HM, stamped Bronze and with the foundry mark C. Valsuani Cire Perdue and numbered 3 Bronze Height: 23 1/2 in. 59.8 cm Conceived in 1903; this bronze was cast in 1951 as number 3 in an edition of 10, plus 1 artist’s proof. ESTIMATE 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 2,770,500 $

LOT 21 EMIL NOLDE 1867 – 1956 SONNENBLUMEN, ABEND II (SUNFLOWERS, EVENING II) Signed Emil Nolde (lower left); signed Emil Nolde and titled on the stretcher Oil on canvas 26 1/2 by 34 7/8 in. 67.5 by 88.5 cm Painted in 1944. ESTIMATE 1,500,000 – 2,500,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,762,500 $	LOT 22 PROPERTY FROM THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND CHAÏM SOUTINE 1893 – 1943 LA DINDE PENDUE Signed Soutine (lower right) Oil on canvas 36 by 28 1/2 in. 91.4 by 72.4 cm Painted circa 1925. ESTIMATE 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,426,500 $

LOT 23 PROPERTY FROM AN EAST COAST PRIVATE COLLECTOR HENRY MOORE 1898 – 1986 WORKING MODEL FOR RECLINING FIGURE: PROP Inscribed with the signature Moore and numbered 8/9 Bronze Length: 31 1/2 in. 80 cm Conceived and cast by the Fiorini foundry in 1976 as number 8 in an edition of 9 plus 1 artist’s proof. ESTIMATE 1,200,000 – 1,800,000 USD UNSOLD	LOT 24 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR HENRI MATISSE 1869 – 1954 DANSEUSE DANS LE FAUTEUIL, SOL EN DAMIER Signed H. Matisse (lower left) Oil on canvas 18 1/8 by 21 5/8 in. 46 by 55 cm Painted August 16-20, 1942. ESTIMATE 12,000,000 – 18,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 20,802,500 $

LOT 25 EDGAR DEGAS 1834 – 1917 FEMME NUE ASSISE, SE COIFFANT Stamped with the signature (lower right) Charcoal and pastel on joined sheets of paper laid down on board. 27 1/2 by 21 in. 70 by 53.5 cm Executed circa 1887-90. ESTIMATE 1,500,000 – 2,500,000 USD UNSOLD	LOT 26 PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION PIERRE BONNARD 1867 – 1947 NU ASSIS, JAMBE PLIÉE Stamped with the signature (upper left) Oil on canvas 48 by 26 in. 122 by 66 cm Painted circa 1909. ESTIMATE 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 USD UNSOLD

LOT 27 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR PABLO PICASSO 1881 – 1973 HOMME ET FEMME AU BOUQUET Dated 26.10.70 II on the reverse Oil on canvas 45 5/8 by 35 in. 116 by 89 cm Painted on October 26, 1970. ESTIMATE 6,000,000 – 8,000,000 USD UNSOLD	LOT 28 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR ALBERTO GIACOMETTI 1901 – 1966 FEMME (NU DEBOUT IV) Inscribed with the signature Alberto Giacometti, with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur and numbered 3/6 Bronze Height: 13 3/8 in. 34 cm Conceived and cast in 1953. ESTIMATE 700,000 – 900,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 782,500 $

LOT 29 HENRI MATISSE 1869 – 1954 TITINE TROVATO EN ROBE ET CHAPEAU Signed H. Matisse and dated 34 (lower left) Oil on canvas 28 by 23 in. 71.1 by 58.4 cm Painted in 1934. ESTIMATE 6,000,000 – 8,000,000 USD UNSOLD	LOT 30 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, EUROPE HENRI MATISSE 1869 – 1954 ROBE EN TULLE NOIR, BRODÉE OR Signed Henri Matisse and dated fev 40 (lower left) Charcoal and estompe on paper 26 1/4 by 19 7/8 in. 66.5 by 50.3 cm Executed in February 1940. ESTIMATE 800,000 – 1,200,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 902,500 $

LOT 31 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION PABLO PICASSO 1881 – 1973 HOMME ET FEMME Signed Picasso and dated 8-4-21 (lower right) Charcoal and pastel on paper 41 by 29 1/2 in. 104 by 74 cm Executed on April 8, 1921. ESTIMATE 5,000,000 – 7,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 5,346,500 $	LOT 32 HENRY MOORE 1898 – 1986 WORKING MODEL FOR RECLINING FIGURE: ANGLES inscribed with the signature Moore and numbered 2/9 Bronze Length: 36 in. 91.4 cm Conceived in 1975 and cast in 1977 by the Fiorini foundry as number 2 in an edition of 9, plus 1 artist’s proof. ESTIMATE 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 USD UNSOLD

LOT 33 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, NEW ENGLAND PIERRE BONNARD 1867 – 1947 SCÈNE DE RUE À PARIS Signed Bonnard (upper right) Oil on board laid down on panel 18 5/8 by 19 1/8 in. 47.3 by 48.6 cm Painted circa 1905. ESTIMATE 800,000 – 1,200,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 962,500 $	LOT 34 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR 1841-1919 LA COUSEUSE Signed Renoir (lower left) Oil on canvas 25 5/8 by 21 1/4 in. 65 by 54 cm Painted in 1875. ESTIMATE 5,000,000 – 7,000,000 USD UNSOLD

LOT 35 PROPERTY OF A LADY EUGÈNE BOUDIN 1824 – 1898 LA JETÉE DU HAVRE Signed E. Boudin and dated 68 (lower right) Oil on canvas 18 1/4 by 25 1/2 in. 46.5 by 65 cm Painted in 1868. ESTIMATE 700,000 – 1,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,112,500 $	LOT 36 PAUL GAUGUIN 1848 – 1903 MONA MONA, SAVOUREUX Signed indistinctly P. Gauguin and dated 1901 (upper left); titled (lower left) Oil on canvas laid down on board 13 ¾ by 17 ¾ in. 35 by 45 cm Painted in 1901. ESTIMATE 2,500,000 – 3,500,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 2,994,500 $

LOT 37 CLAUDE MONET 1840 – 1926 LE SAULE Signed Claude Monet (lower right) Oil on canvas 25½ by 36¼ in. 65 by 92 cm Painted in 1885. ESTIMATE 4,500,000 – 6,500,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 6,522,500 $	LOT 38 PROPERTY OF A LADY JEAN-FRANÇOIS RAFFAËLLI 1850 – 1924 PLACE DE L’OPÉRA, PARIS Signed J.F. Raffaëlli and dated 1878 (lower left) Oil on canvas 27 3/8 by 59 1/2 in. 69.5 by 151 cm Painted in 1878. ESTIMATE 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,650,500 $

LOT 39 PABLO PICASSO 1881 – 1973 HOMME AU FANION Dated 8.9.69 on the reverse Oil on canvas 45.6 by 35 in. 116 by 89 cm Painted on September 8, 1969. ESTIMATE 5,000,000 – 7,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 5,402,500 $	LOT 40 FRANCIS PICABIA 1879 – 1953 SAINT ANTOINE Signed Francis Picabia (lower right) and titled (upper left) Oil on canvas 76 3/4 by 51 1/8 in. 195 by 130 cm Painted circa 1930-31. ESTIMATE 800,000 – 1,200,000 USD UNSOLD

LOT 41 PROPERTY FROM THE HIMAN BROWN IRREVOCABLE TRUST MARC CHAGALL 1887 – 1985 JOUR DE FÊTE (LE RABBIN AU CITRON) Signed Chagall (lower right) Oil on canvas 41 by 33 1/8 in. 104 by 84 cm Painted circa 1924. ESTIMATE 3,000,000 – 5,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 3,442,500 $	LOT 42 PROPERTY FROM A NORTH AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION HENRY MOORE 1898 – 1986 MAQUETTE FOR ‘MOTHER AND CHILD WITH APPLE’ Bronze Height: 7 in. 17.8 cm Conceived and cast in 1956 in an edition of 9, plus 1 artist’s proof. ESTIMATE 600,000 – 800,000 USD UNSOLD

LOT 43 SALVADOR DALÍ 1904 – 1989 LA FEMME POISSON Signed Salvador Dalí, dated 1930 and dedicated pour l’Olivette (lower right) Oil on canvas 10 1/2 by 7 1/2 in. 26.7 by 19 cm Painted in 1930. ESTIMATE 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 2,322,500 $	LOT 44 JEAN ARP (1886-1966) TORSE (STÈLE) Stamped in relief with the monogram, inscribed with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris and numbered 2/3 Bronze Height: 77 7/8 in. 198 cm Conceived in 1961 and cast in 1963 in an edition of 5. ESTIMATE 800,000 – 1,200,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,426,500 $

LOT 45 JOAN MIRÓ 1893 – 1983 FEMMES, OISEAUX Signed Miró (lower right); signed Miró, titled and dated 1/IV/74 on the reverse Oil on canvas. 45 5/8 by 35 in. 116 by 89 cm Painted in 1974. ESTIMATE 3,000,000 – 4,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 3,442,500 $	LOT 46 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN COLLECTOR HENRI MATISSE 1869 – 1954 FEMME ASSISE DANS UN FAUTEUIL Signed Henri Matisse (lower left) Oil on canvasboard laid down on panel 16 1/8 by 13 in. 41 by 33 cm Painted in 1920. ESTIMATE 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 USD UNSOLD

LOT 47 PROPERTY FROM THE S. JOEL SCHUR COLLECTION REMBRANDT BUGATTI 1884 – 1916 TIGRE FEULANT Inscribed with the signature R. Bugatti, with the location and date Anvers 1907, stamped with the foundry mark A.A. Hébrard Cire Perdue, and numbered 1 Bronze Length: 29 1/2 in. 75 cm Conceived and cast in 1907 as number 1 in an edition of 2. ESTIMATE 1,200,000 – 1,800,000 USD UNSOLD	LOT 48 PROPERTY FROM THE S. JOEL SCHUR COLLECTION REMBRANDT BUGATTI 1884 – 1916 ÉLÉPHANT DE L’INDE AU FEUILLAGE (GROS ÉLÉPHANT JOUANT) Inscribed with the signature R. Bugatti, stamped with the foundry mark A. A. Hébrard Cire Perdue and numbered 2 Bronze Height: 24 in. 61 cm Conceived circa 1909-10 and cast between 1909 and 1925 as number 2 in an edition of 5. ESTIMATE 900,000 – 1,200,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,142,500 $

LOT 49 PROPERTY FROM THE S. JOEL SCHUR COLLECTION REMBRANDT BUGATTI 1884 – 1916 GRAND ÉLAN Inscribed with the signature R. Bugatti, stamped with the foundry mark A.A. Hébrard Cire Perdue and numbered 1 Bronze Length: 29 1/2 in. 75 cm Conceived circa 1913-14 and cast between 1913 and 1922. This bronze is unique. ESTIMATE 750,000 – 1,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,202,500 $	LOT 50 PROPERTY FROM THE S. JOEL SCHUR COLLECTION REMBRANDT BUGATTI 1884 – 1916 LA FEMME AU CHAT (FEMME NUE SOULEVANT UN CHAT) Inscribed with the signature R. Bugatti, stamped with the foundry mark A.A. Hébrard Cire Perdue and numbered 2 Bronze Height: 22 7/8 in. 58 cm Conceived circa 1906 and cast in 1908 as number 2 in edition of 3. ESTIMATE 1,200,000 – 1,800,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,202,500 $

LOT 51 CLAUDE MONET 1840 – 1926 ETUDE DE JONCS Signed Claude Monet (lower right) Oil on canvas 21 1/4 by 25 5/8 in. 54 by 65 cm Painted in 1876. ESTIMATE 1,200,000 – 1,800,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 2,098,500 $	LOT 52 GEORGES SEURAT 1859 – 1891 LE TAS DE PIERRES Oil on canvas 12 7/8 by 16 1/4 in. 32.7 by 41.3 cm Painted circa 1884. ESTIMATE 1,800,000 – 2,500,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,930,500 $

LOT 53 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF FREDERIC R. COUDERT ALFRED SISLEY 1839 – 1899 VUE DE MORET-SUR-LOING Signed Sisley (lower left) Oil on canvas 19 3/4 by 25 1/2 in. 50 by 65 cm Painted in 1890. ESTIMATE 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,022,500 $	LOT 54 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HARRY AND YVONNE LENART, LOS ANGELES MARINO MARINI 1901 – 1980 CAVALIERE Stamped with the initials M.M. Height: 51 1/8 in. 132.5 cm ESTIMATE 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 2,882,500 $

LOT 55 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION JOÁN MIRÓ 1893 – 1983 UNTITLED (PEINTURE IV/V) Signed with the monogram (lower left); signed, dated 15.11.60 and numbered IV/V on the reverse Oil on canvas 31 7/8 by 25 5/8 in. 81 by 65 cm Painted November 15, 1960 – circa 1980. ESTIMATE 1,200,000 – 1,800,000 USD UNSOLD	LOT 56 RENÉ MAGRITTE 1898 – 1967 L’EXPLICATION Signed Magritte (lower right); titled L’Explication and dated 1952 on the reverse; also authenticated by Georgette Magritte on the reverse Oil on canvas 18 1/8 by 13 3/4 in. 46 by 35 cm Painted in 1952. ESTIMATE 1,800,000 – 2,500,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 2,098,500 $

LOT 57 PROPERTY FROM THE LACKNER FAMILY COLLECTION MAX BECKMANN 1884 – 1950 NORDSEELANDSCHAFT I (GEWITTER) NORTH SEA I (THUNDERSTORM) Signed Beckmann and dated B. 37 (lower right) Oil on canvas 22 by 27½ in. 56.5 by 71.5 cm Painted in Berlin in 1937. ESTIMATE 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,762,500 $	LOT 58 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION KARL SCHMIDT-ROTTLUFF 1884 – 1976 ASCONA Signed S. Rottluff (lower right) Oil on canvas 34 5/8 by 44 1/4 in. 88 by 112.5 cm Painted in 1927. ESTIMATE 600,000 – 800,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 602,500 $

LOT 59 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION EMIL NOLDE 1867 – 1956 DIE HEILIGEN DREI KÖNIGE (TYPEN) THE THREE MAGI (TYPES) Signed Emil Nolde (upper center); signed Emil Nolde and titled on stretcher Oil on canvas 20 1/4 by 16 3/4 in. 51.5 by 42.5 cm Painted in 1912. ESTIMATE 800,000 – 1,200,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 842,500 $	LOT 60 PROPERTY FROM THE LACKNER FAMILY COLLECTION MAX BECKMANN 1884 – 1950 BILDNIS EINES JUNGEN MÄDCHENS (PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL) Oil and colored crayons on canvas 36 by 28¾ in. 92 by 73.5 cm Painted circa 1939. ESTIMATE 2,500,000 – 3,500,000 USD UNSOLD

LOT 61 PROPERTY FROM THE HIMAN BROWN IRREVOCABLE TRUST OSKAR KOKOSCHKA 1886 – 1980 ORPHEUS UND EURYDIKE (ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE) Signed OK (upper left) Oil on canvas 27 3/4 by 20 in. 70.5 by 50.8 cm Painted in 1917. ESTIMATE 600,000 – 800,000 USD PRICE REALIZED 1,986,500 $

SOTHEBY’S, IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART, 3 NOVEMBRE 2010 – DAY SALE

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CHRISTIE’S, 3 NOVEMBRE 2010
totale aggiudicato 231,439,500 $

NUOVO RECORD MONDIALE
PER MATISSE 48,802,500 $

Da Christie’s il 3 novembre 2010 nella Big Apple il lotto numero 65 un bronzo di Matisse ha raggiunto il nuovo record mondiale assoluto per l’autore.

Lot 65
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Nu de dos, 4 état (Back IV)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 74½ in. (189.2 cm.)
estimate
$25,000,000 – $35,000,000

PRICE REALIZED 48,802,500 $

NUOVO RECORD MONDIALE


Lot 1 Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) Éternel Printemps, Second état, 1ère réduction bronze with dark brown patina Height: 25¾ in. (66 cm.) estimate $400,000 – $600,000 PRICE REALIZED $458,500	Lot 2 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) La Vigne black Conté crayon on paper 25¼ x 19¼ in. (64.1 x 48.8 cm.) estimate $500,000 – $700,000 PRICE REALIZED $578,500

Lot 3 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Faune, femme nu et mousquetaire colored wax crayons and pencil on paper 22 1/8 x 29½ in. (56.2 x 74.9 cm.) estimate $700,000 – $1,000,000 PRICE REALIZED $1,314,500	Lot 4 Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Fleurs dans un vase à carreaux oil on canvas 19 5/8 x 16 in. (49.8 x 40.6 cm.) estimate $500,000 – $700,000 PRICE REALIZED $626,500

Lot 5 Georges Seurat (1859-1891) Le Chemin creux oil on canvas laid down on panel 12½ x 16 in. (31.8 x 40 cm.) estimate $1,800,000 – $2,500,000 PRICE REALIZED$1,082,500	Lot 6 Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Enfants attablés dans le jardin à Eragny oil on canvas 23¾ x 28 5/8 in. (58 x 71 cm.) estimate $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 3,442,500 $

Lot 7 Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) La Seine à Argenteuil oil on canvas 23½ x 29 in. (59.7 x 73.7 cm.) estimate $5,000,000 – $7,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 5,122,500 $	Lot 8 Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) Ciel d’été oil on canvas 22½ x 29 in. (57.2 x 73.7 cm.) estimate $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 698,500 $

Lot 9 Georges Seurat (1859-1891) Paysage, homme assis (étude pour Un Dimanche d’été à l’Ile de La Grande… oil on panel 6 x 9 in. (16 x 25 cm.) estimate $1,500,000 – $2,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,098,500 $	Lot 10 Georges Seurat (1859-1891) La Promenade black Conté crayon on paper 12¼ x 9 5/8 in. (30 x 21 cm.) estimate $1,500,000 – $2,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 3,130,500 $

Lot 11 Georges Seurat (1859-1891) Faneur (Casseur de pierres) black Conté crayon on paper 12 x 9 3/8 in. (30.5 x 23.5 cm.) estimate $800,000 – $1,200,000 PRICE REALIZED 962,500 $	Lot 12 Georges Seurat (1859-1891) Le Peintre à la palette (recto); Buste d’homme (verso) black Conté crayon on paper 6¾ x 4 3/8 in. (17.5 x 11 cm.) estimate $80,000 – $120,000 PRICE REALIZED 116,500 $

Lot 13 Georges Seurat (1859-1891) Femme s’éloignant black Conté crayon on paper 6 x 4 in. (15.5 x 11 cm.) estimate $100,000 – $150,000 PRICE REALIZED 194,500 $	Lot 14 Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) Les Pêcheuses de goëmon gouache and graphite on gray board 10 7/8 x 12¾ in. (27.6 x 32.4 cm.) estimate $800,000 – $1,200,000 PRICE REALIZED 842,500 $

Lot 15 Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Une liseuse de romans oil on canvas 28¾ x 36¼ in. (73 x 92.1 cm) estimate $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 3,106,500 $	Lot 16 Naum Gabo (1890-1977) Linear Construction in Space No. 2 Perspex nylon monofilament on transparent Perspex base Height: 16 in. (40.6 cm.) estimate $500,000 – $700,000 WITHDRAWN

Lot 17 Fernand Leger (1881-1955) Nature morte oil on canvas 51¼ x 35 in. (130.2 x 88.9 cm.) estimate $3,500,000 – $6,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 7,922,500 $	Lot 18 Henry Moore (1898-1986) Maquette for King and Queen bronze with green patina Height: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) estimate $1,500,000 – $2,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,822,500 $

Lot 19 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Nature morte. Corbeille de fruits et bouteille oil over black Conté crayon on canvas 18¼ x 21¾ in. (46.4 x 55.2 cm.) estimate $1,800,000 – $2,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 4,226,500 $	Lot 20 Joan Miro (1893-1983) Peinture (Le Chien) oil on canvas 25½ x 32 in. (64.8 x 81.3 cm.) estimate $2,000,000 – $3,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,210,0500 $

Lot 21 Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) Femme debout (Nu debout IV) bronze with brown patina Height: 13 in. (33 cm.) estimate $900,000 – $1,200,000 PRICE REALIZED 842,500 $	Lot 22 Egon Schiele (1890-1918) Mann und Frau (Umarmung) gouache and black crayon on paper 19¼ x 11 3/8 in. (48.9 x 28.9 cm.) estimate $4,000,000 – $6,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 7,362,500 $

Lot 23 Juan Gris (1887-1927) Violon et guitare oil on canvas 39½ x 25¾ in. (100.3 x 65.4 cm.) estimate $18,000,000 – $25,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 28,642,500 $	Lot 24 Paul Klee (1879-1940) Pflanze und Fenster Stilleben oil on canvas 18¾ x 23 in. (47.6 x 58.4 cm.) estimate $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 5,010,500 $

Lot 25 Joan Miro (1893-1983) L’Air oil on canvas 21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (54.9 x 46 cm.) estimate $12,000,000 – $18,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 10,330,500 $	Lot 26 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Tête d’homme pastel on paper 27 1/8 x 21 1/8 in. (68.9 x 53.7 cm.) estimate $5,000,000 – $7,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 6,130,500 $

Lot 27 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Théâtre Molière Sainte Roulette gouache and watercolor on paper laid down on panel 46¾ x 34¾ in. (118.5 x 88 cm.) estimate $800,000 – $1,200,000 UNSOLD	Lot 28 Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Ludovic Halévy trouve Madame Cardinal dans une loge pastel and pencil over monotype in black ink on paper, the first impression of version A Image size: 8½ x 6¼ in. (21.6 x 15.9 cm.) Sheet size: 10½ x 9 in. (26.7 x 22.9 cm.) estimate $400,000 – $600,000 PRICE REALIZED 746,500 $

Lot 29 Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) La Blonde au gilet bleu oil on canvas 22 x 15½ in. (56 x 39 cm.) estimate $400,000 – $600,000 UNSOLD	Lot 30 Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) Les maisons rouges de Sainte-Adresse oil on canvas 34 x 54 in. (81 x 130 cm.) estimate $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,112,500

Lot 31 Claude Monet (1840-1926) Vase de chrysanthèmes oil on canvas 37½ x 27½ in. (95.3 x 70 cm.) estimate $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 3,218,500 $	Lot 32 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Maternité ou Femme allaitant son enfant (Madame Renoir et son fils… oil on canvas 32 x 25½ in. (81 x 65 cm.) estimate $5,000,000 – $7,000,000 UNSOLD

Lot 33 Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) Baigneur, vu de dos oil on canvas 9½ x 7 5/8 in. (24.2 x 19.4 cm.) estimate $600,000 – $800,000 PRICE REALIZED 722,500 $	Lot 34 Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) Natura Morta oil on canvas 13¾ x 19¼ in. (34.9 x 48.9 cm.) estimate $700,000 – $1,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,986,500 $

Lot 35 Fernand Leger (1881-1955) Composition à la clarinette et au banjo watercolor and pencil on paper Image size: 10¾ x 7¾ in. (27.3 x 19.7 cm.) Sheet size: 12½ x 9½ in. (32 x 24.1 cm.) estimate $200,000 – $300,000 PRICE REALIZED 458,500 $	Lot 36 Edvard Munch (1863-1945) Madonna lithograph printed in black, brick red and blue from the keystone and two color plates, a fine, richly printed impression, on tan fibrous wove paper Image size: 23 7/8 x 17½ in. (60.6 x 44.5 cm.) Sheet size: 29¾ x 25 in. (75.6 x 63.5 cm.) estimate $500,000 – $700,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,178,500 $

Lot 37 Fernand Leger (1881-1955) Femme sur fond rouge, femme assise oil on canvas 25½ x 19½ in. (64.8 x 49.5 cm.) estimate $5,000,000 – $7,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 6,354,500 $	Lot 38 Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) Balzac, dernière étude bronze with dark brown patina Height: 42¾ in. (108.6 cm.) estimate $300,000 – $400,000 PRICE REALIZED 722,500 $

Lot 39 Fernand Leger (1881-1955) La Tasse de thé oil on canvas 25¾ x 19¾ in. (65.4 x 50.2 cm.) estimate $8,000,000 – $12,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 8,146,500 $	Lot 40 Egon Schiele (1890-1918) Liegender Akt mit schwarzen Strümpfen watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper 22 3/8 x 15¼ in. (56.5 x 38.1 cm.) estimate $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,314,500 $

Lot 41 Fernand Leger (1881-1955) Les Quatre acrobates oil on canvas 46½ x 58¾ in. (118.1 x 149.2 cm.) estimate $4,000,000 – $6,000,000 UNSOLD	Lot 42 Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) Square Forms (two sequences) bronze with green and gray patina Height: 52 in. (132.1 cm.) estimate $400,000 – $600,000 PRICE REALIZED 578,500 $

Lot 43 Fernand Leger (1881-1955) L’Anniversaire oil on canvas 36 x 25½ in. (91.4 x 64.8 cm.) estimate $3,000,000 – $5,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,770,500 $	Lot 44 Georges Braque (1882-1963) Balustre et crâne (recto); Nature morte au compotier (verso) oil on canvas 17¾ x 21 5/8 in. (45 x 55 cm.) estimate $700,000 – $1,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,986,500 $

Lot 45 Max Beckmann (1884-1950) Ewichkei[t] watercolor, gouache and charcoal on paper 22 1/3 x 19½ in. (57.7 x 50.2 cm.) estimate $600,000 – $800,000 UNSOLD	Lot 46 Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) Rosa Rot watercolor and gouache on paper laid down by the artist 12¾ x 19 1/8 in. (32.2 x 48.6 cm.) estimate $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,370,500 $

Lot 47 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Le Peintre et son modèle oil on canvas 38¼ x 51 in. (98.6 x 129.5 cm.) estimate $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,882,500 $	Lot 48 Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Statuette de plâtre: Torse de femme, vue de face oil on canvas 28¾ x 21¼ in. (73 x 54.1 cm.) estimate $3,500,000 – $5,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 3,666,500 $

Lot 49 Henry Moore (1898-1986) Mother and Child: Block Seat bronze with brown patina Height: 96 in. (244 cm.) estimate $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,882,500	Lot 50 Sonia Delaunay (1884-1979) Grand tableau rond (Rythme Couleur) oil on canvas Diameter: 88½ in. (224.8 cm.) estimate $600,000 – $800,000 UNSOLD

Lot 51 Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) Buste d’homme plaster Height: 14½ in. (37 cm.) estimate $1,200,000 – $1,800,000 PRICE REALIZED 3,890,500 $	Lot 52 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Tête de femme, profil oil on canvas 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm.) estimate $1,500,000 – $2,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,538,500 $

Lot 53 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Femme assise black Conté crayon on paper 11 x 8 1/3 in. (28 x 21 cm.) estimate $600,000 – $900,000 PRICE REALIZED 842,500 $	Lot 54 Paul Delvaux (1897-1994) Le sacrifice d’Iphigénie oil on canvas 74 x 56 in. (188 x 142.2 cm.) estimate $1,200,000 – $1,600,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,314,500 $

Lot 55 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Nus sur la plage pastel on paper 19½ x 25½ in. (49.5 x 64.8 cm.) estimate $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 UNSOLD	Lot 56 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Maternité oil on canvas 22 x 18½ in. (55.9 x 47 cm.) estimate $7,000,000 – $10,000,000 UNSOLD

Lot 57 Paul Signac (1863-1935) Port d’Antibes oil on canvas 21¼ x 25½ in. (54 x 64.8 cm.) estimate $1,200,000 – $1,800,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,594,500 $	Lot 58 Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) Femme au chapeau fleuri oil on board 18 1/3 x 14¾ in. (47.5 x 37.5 cm.) estimate $1,200,000 – $1,800,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,322,500 $

Lot 59 Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Danseuse debout, vue de dos pencil and chalk with traces of oil on paper 16 1/3 x 12¼ in. (41.9 x 31.3 cm.) estimate $300,000 – $500,000 PRICE REALIZED 362,500 $	Lot 60 Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Femme se coiffant pastel on joined paper laid down on board 29¼ x 33¼ in. (74.3 x 84.5 cm.) estimate $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 UNSOLD

Lot 61 Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) Eve, petit modèle, version à la base ronde bronze with green and brown patina Height: 28 in. (71 cm.) estimate $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 UNSOLD	Lot 62 Claude Monet (1840-1926) Maison de pêcheur au Petit Ailly oil on canvas 25½ x 32 in. (65 x 81 cm.) estimate $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 2,770,500 $

Lot 63 Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) L’Espagnole oil on canvas 39 x 28 in. (99 x 71.4 cm.) estimate $3,000,000 – $5,000,000 UNSOLD	Lot 64 Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) Femme de Venise V bronze with brown and green patina Height: 43½ in. (110.5 cm.) estimate $8,000,000 – $12,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 10,274,500 $

Lot 65 Henri Matisse (1869-1954) Nu de dos, 4 état (Back IV) bronze with dark brown patina Height: 74½ in. (189.2 cm.) estimate $25,000,000 – $35,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 48,802,500 $	Lot 66 Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) Dans la rue, la femme à l’ombrelle oil on board laid down on cradled panel 11¼ x 9½ in. (28.5 x 24 cm.) estimate $500,000 – $700,000 WITHDRAWN

Lot 67 Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940) La Soirée familiale oil on canvas 19 1/8 x 25½ in. (48.5 x 65 cm.) estimate $3,000,000 – $5,000,000 WITHDRAWN	Lot 68 Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) Mother in Purple Holding her Child pastel on buff paper laid down on board 28¼ x 22¼ in. (71.8 x 56.5 cm.) estimate $700,000 – $1,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 602,500 $

Lot 69 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Adrienne oil on canvas 19 x 14½ in. (48.3 x 38.6 cm.) estimate $2,000,000 – $3,000,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,986,500 $	Lot 70 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Paysage oil on canvas 13 7/8 x 16¼ in. (32.5 x 41.3 cm.) estimate $300,000 – $400,000 WITHDRAWN

Lot 71 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Portrait de femme au chapeau fleuri oil on canvas 16 x 12 5/8 in. (40.6 x 32.1 cm.) estimate $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,022,500 $	Lot 72 Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875) L’aube printannière oil on canvas 9½ x 15 in. (24.1 x 38.1 cm.) estimate $250,000 – $350,000 PRICE REALIZED 242,500 $

Lot 73 Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) Une rue à Marly oil on canvas 15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.9 cm.) estimate $1,200,000 – $1,800,000 WITHDRAWN	Lot 74 Claude Monet (1840-1926) La rivière de l’Epte à Giverny, l’été oil on canvas 23¾ x 28¾ in. (60 x 73 cm.) estimate $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,874,500 $

Lot 75 Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Vrouw Zittend voor een Geopende Deur, Aardappels Schillend (Woman Seated Before… oil on canvas laid down on cradled panel 14½ x 9¾ in. (36.5 x 25 cm.) estimate $500,000 – $700,000 PRICE REALIZED 962,500 $	Lot 76 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Le Guitariste watercolor over pen ink on paper 12¾ x 9 in. (32.4 x 22.9 cm.) estimate $500,000 – $700,000 PRICE REALIZED 818,500 $

Lot 77 Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) Irrlichter (Will-o’-the-Wisp) oil on board laid down on canvas 20½ x 23½ in. (52.1 x 59.7 cm.) estimate $2,800,000 – $3,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 3,218,500 $	Lot 78 Henry Moore (1898-1986) Large Totem Head bronze with brown patina Height: 96 in. (244 cm.) estimate $600,000 – $800,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,142,500 $

Lot 79 Sonia Delaunay (1884-1979) Portrait de M. Dufresne oil on canvas 21½ x 18 in. (54.6 x 46 cm.) estimate $600,000 – $800,000 PRICE REALIZED 602,500 $	Lot 80 Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) Portrait de Mme Jasmy oil on canvas 51 x 38 in. (129.5 x 96.5 cm.) estimate $900,000 – $1,200,000 PRICE REALIZED

Lot 81 Edvard Munch (1863-1945) Ragnhild and Dagny Juel oil on canvas 37½ x 26¼ in. (95.5 x 66.7 cm.) estimate $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 UNSOLD	Lot 82 Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) Jeune femme au chapeau bleu oil on canvas 21¾ x 23¾ in. (55.2 x 60.3 cm.) estimate $500,000 – $700,000 PRICE REALIZED 602,500 $

Lot 83 Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Femme nue de dos dans un intérieur oil on canvas 16¼ x 13 1/8 in. (41.5 x 33.3 cm.) estimate $400,000 – $600,000 PRICE REALIZED 506,500 $	Lot 84 Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Esquisse pour un portrait (M. et Mme Louis Rouart) pastel on paper laid down on board 43 1/3 x 39 in. (110 x 99.1 cm.) estimate $600,000 – $800,000 WHITDRAWN

Lot 85 Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Place du Tertre oil on canvas 29 7/8 x 37¼ in. (75.9 x 94.6 cm.) estimate $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 PRICE REALIZED 1,426,500 $