CHRISTIE’S. New York, 7 novembre 2012
La evening sale di ha totalizzato $204,800,000 (£129,024,000/ €159,744,000). Hanno condotto l’asta i capolavori di Claude Monet, Wassily Kandinsky (che ha realizzato un nuovo record mondiale) e Constantin Brancusi. Cinque lotti sono stati venduti a oltre 10 milioni di dollari, dieci per oltre 5 milioni e trentuno sopra a 1 milione di dollari.
Il top price della vendita è stato un olio su tela di Claude Monet, “Nymphéas”, dipinto del 1905 e aggiudicato a $43,762,500 (£27,570,375 /€34,134,750) a un privato americano (stima: $ 30,000,000-50,000,000).
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Nymphéas
oil on canvas
34¾ x 38¾ in. (88.3 x 99.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE
$30,000,000 – $50,000,000
PRICE REALIZED $43,762,500
Constantin Brancusi (1867-1957)
Une muse
plaster
Height: 18 in. (45.7 cm.)
ESTIMATE
$10,000,000 – $15,000,000
PRICE REALIZED $12,402,500
Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)
Studie für Improvisation 8
38 5/8 x 27½ in. (98 x 70 cm.)
Painted in 1909
ESTIMATE
$20,000,000 – $30,000,000
PRICE REALIZED $23,042,500
“Tonight we were all reminded of the enduring power and appeal of great works of art. In the context of profound world events such as the presidential election in the United States, a transition of leadership in China, the tumult of the stock markets globally, and even the shock of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the art market united in enthusiasm for Impressionist & Modern masterworks by artists as varied as Claude Monet, Wassily Kandinsky and Constantin Brancusi. We are honored and grateful to have stewarded these gems on behalf of private sellers and various nonprofit institutions alike” ha commentato Brooke Lampley, Head of Impressionist & Modern Art, Christie’s New York.
