“Il trionfo del colore” (e della luce). Molto azzeccato il titolo scelto da Sotheby’s per la raccolta privata di alcuni lotti in asta stasera a New York: la collezione è stata davvero un trionfo con un totole di $111 milioni per 12 capolavori su un risultato complessivo di 315,728,500$. Ma anche la luce di Magritte ha illuminato la serata, con il nuovo record mondiale di “Le Principe du Plaisir” che ha archiviato $26.8 milioni.
Il dipinto di Magritte, realizzato nel 1937, è un ritratto di Edward James, eccentrico e ricco poeta nonchè patrono dei surrealisti presentato all’artista da Salvador Dalì. E’ stato venduto per 26,830,500 $ superando così i 20.562.500 $ (15.687.953 £) battuti da Christie’s nel 2017 per L’impero delle Luci.
Al secondo posto nella top ten Egon Schiele. In onore del centenario dell’armistizio della Prima Guerra Mondiale una sezione è stata intitolata “The Beautiful and Damned: Radical Art of the Great War”. “DämmerndeStadt (Die KleineStadt II) (City in Twilight (The Small City II))” è stato dipinto da Schiele nel 1913. Il paesaggio è arrivato in asta come frutto di una restituzione ai legittimi eredi dopo che l’opera era stata sottratta a Elsa Koditschek, vedova ebrea. Stimato 12- 18 milioni, è stato venduto a 24,572,500.
Terzo posto in classifica per il top lot della raccolta del collezionista privato europeo con opere post-impressioniste e moderne raccolte tra i primi anni ’70/’80 del Novecento. “Improvisationauf Mahagoni”, dipinto alla fine del periodo di Murnau di Wassily Kandinsky che era quotato $15/20 milioni e ha fatto 24,233,800. Mentre il dipinto del 1913, “Zum Thema Jüngstes Gericht”, da una stima di $22/35 milioni ha fatto 22,879,000 e quello del periodo parigino, del 1939, “Le rondrouge” è arrivato a 20,621,000.
Nuovo record d’asta per Oskar Kokoschka. Il suo “JOSEPH DE MONTESQUIOU-FEZENSAC” è stato venduto per 20,395,200, oltre 5 volte il record precedente di 4.069.762 $ (3.308.750 £).
Dopo il lotto 50, un Diego Rivera, sono piovuti molti invenduti. In totale le opere rimaste al palo sono state 16 su 65.
SOTHEBY’S, NEW YORK, 12 NOVEMBRE 2018
MAX PECHSTEIN
MÄNNERBILDNIS: BRUNO SCHNEIDEREIT (PORTRAIT OF A MAN: BRUNO SCHNEIDEREIT)
Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 735,000
HEINRICH CAMPENDONK
DER TRAUM (THE DREAM)
Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 1,575,000
ALEXANDER ARCHIPENKO
WALKING
Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 735,000
WASSILY KANDINSKY
LE ROND ROUGE
Estimate 18,000,000 — 25,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 20,621,000
PABLO PICASSO
IRIS JAUNES
Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 6,508,500
WASSILY KANDINSKY
IMPROVISATION AUF MAHAGONI (IMPROVISATION ON MAHOGANY)
Estimate 15,000,000 — 20,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 24,233,800 USD
MAURICE DE VLAMINCK
PAYSAGE AU BOIS MORT (RAMASSEUR DE BOIS MORT)
Estimate 12,000,000 — 18,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 16,669,500 USD
WASSILY KANDINSKY
ZUM THEMA JÜNGSTES GERICHT (ON THE THEME OF THE LAST JUDGEMENT)
Estimate 22,000,000 — 35,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 22,879,000 USD
WASSILY KANDINSKY
RAPALLO: GRAUER TAG (RAPALLO: GREY DAY)
Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 471,000 USD
MAURICE DE VLAMINCK
PÊCHEUR À CHATOU
Estimate 9,000,000 — 14,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 7,637,500 USD
MAURICE DE VLAMINCK
NU COUCHÉ
Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 2,895,000 USD
ALEXEJ VON JAWLENSKY
BLAUE KAPPE (BLUE CAP)
Estimate 6,000,000 — 8,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 6,000,000 USD
CAMILLE PISSARRO
PRAIRIE AVEC VACHES, BRUME, SOLEIL COUCHANT À ÉRAGNY
Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 3,735,000 USD
ALFRED SISLEY
CONFLUENT DE LA SEINE ET DU LOING
Estimate 1,800,000 — 2,500,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 2,535,000 USD
CAMILLE PISSARRO
PRIMROSE HILL, LONDRES
Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000
Lot Sold 1,935,000 USD
MAURICE DE VLAMINCK
RUEIL, LE GARAGE À BATEAUX
Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 2,895,000 USD
EMIL NOLDE
FRAU AM KLEINEN TISCH (WOMAN AT A SMALL TABLE)
Estimate 700,000 — 1,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 1,275,000
WASSILY KANDINSKY
TREPPE ZUM SCHLOSS (STEPS TO THE CASTLE)
Estimate 3,000,000 — 5,000,000 USD
UNSOLD
EGON SCHIELE
DÄMMERNDE STADT (DIE KLEINE STADT II) (CITY IN TWILIGHT (THE SMALL CITY II))
Estimate 12,000,000 — 18,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 24,572,500
EGON SCHIELE
SITZENDER FRAUENAKT MIT GENEIGTEM KOPF UND ERHOBENEN ARMEN (SEATED FEMALE NUDE WITH TILTED HEAD AND RAISED ARMS)
Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 1,515,000 USD
OSKAR KOKOSCHKA
JOSEPH DE MONTESQUIOU-FEZENSAC
Estimate 15,000,000 — 20,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 20,395,200
ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER
DAS SOLDATENBAD (ARTILLERYMEN)
Estimate 15,000,000 — 20,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 21,975,800
ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER
WEIBLICHER AKT (FEMALE NUDE) & BLAUE DAME IM TIERGARTEN (LADY IN BLUE IN THE PARK): A DOUBLE-SIDED PAINTING
Estimate 6,000,000 — 8,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 975,000 USD
ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER
WEIBLICHER AKT (FEMALE NUDE) & BLAUE DAME IM TIERGARTEN (LADY IN BLUE IN THE PARK): A DOUBLE-SIDED PAINTING
Estimate 6,000,000 — 8,000,000 USD
UNSOLD
LUDWIG MEIDNER
APOKALYPTISCHE LANDSCHAFT (APOCALYPTIC LANDSCAPE) JUNGER MANN MIT STROHHUT (YOUNG MAN WITH STRAW HAT) – REVERSE
Estimate 12,000,000 — 18,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 14,072,800
FRANZ MARC
KÜHE (COWS)
Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 USD
UNSOLD
ALBERT BLOCH
DUELL (DUEL)
Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 1,095,000 USD
MARSDEN HARTLEY
PRE-WAR PAGEANT
Estimate Estimate Upon Request
PRICE REALIZED
JACQUES LIPCHITZ
ARLEQUIN À L’ACCORDÉON
Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 675,000
TSUGUHARU FOUJITA
FEMME CUBISTE
Estimate 600,000 — 900,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 735,000
LE CORBUSIER
FEMME À LA BOUGIE I
Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 1,695,000
BARBARA HEPWORTH
GARDEN SCULPTURE (MODEL FOR MERIDIAN)
Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 2,775,000
JOAN MIRÓ
FIGURE
Estimate 7,000,000 — 10,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 7,298,800
JEAN ARP
TORSE
Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED
RENÉ MAGRITTE
LE PRINCIPE DU PLAISIR
Estimate 15,000,000 — 20,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 26,830,500
HENRI MATISSE
NU AU PEIGNOIR
Estimate 4,000,000 — 6,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 4,215,000
CLAUDE MONET
CHARING CROSS BRIDGE
Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 2,235,000
PAUL SIGNAC
LA PASSE DE MARSEILLE
Estimate 3,000,000 — 5,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 6,621,400
GUSTAVE CAILLEBOTTE
ALLÉE DE LA VILLA DES FLEURS À TROUVILLE
Estimate 2,000,000 — 3,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 5,040,800
REMBRANDT BUGATTI
DEUX GIRAFES
Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 1,815,000
CLAUDE MONET
LA FALAISE D’AMONT
Estimate 3,500,000 — 4,500,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 3,615,000
CLAUDE MONET
PRUNES ET ABRICOTS
Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 USD
UNSOLD
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR
LA MER À BORDIGHERA
Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 1,215,000
CLAUDE MONET
BOUQUET DE GLAÏEULS, LIS ET MARGUERITES
Estimate 7,000,000 — 10,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 9,556,800
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR
PORTRAIT DE MADAME ADELA OCAMPO DE HEIMENDHAL
Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED
PAUL CÉZANNE
ARBRES ET MAISONS AU BORD DE L’EAU
Estimate 5,000,000 — 7,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 11,137,400
SIR ALFRED JAMES MUNNINGS
GOING OUT AT EPSOM
Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,500,000 USD
UNSOLD
HENRY MOORE
RECLINING FIGURE ON PEDESTAL
Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 1,395,000
RUFINO TAMAYO
PAISAJE DEL PARICUTÍN (VOLCÁN EN ERUPCIÓN) [LANDSCAPE OF EL PARICUTÍN]
Estimate 1,300,000 — 1,800,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED
DIEGO RIVERA
EL SUEÑO (LA NIÑA DORMIDA)
Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 USD
unsold
GIORGIO MORANDI
NATURA MORTA (STILL LIFE)
Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 1,695,000
STUART DAVIS
RUE LIPP
Estimate 6,000,000 — 8,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 6,847,200
JOAN MIRÓ
SANS TITRE
Estimate 6,500,000 — 8,000,000 USD
unsold
FERNAND LÉGER
COMPOSITION
Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 USD
unsold
JOAN MIRÓ
PERSONNAGE
Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 855,000
JACQUES LIPCHITZ
L’ACROBAT À CHEVAL
Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 USD
unsold
HENRI FANTIN-LATOUR
REINES MARGUERITES
Estimate 700,000 — 1,000,000 USD
unsold
ALFRED SISLEY
LES NOYERS, EFFET DE SOLEIL COUCHANT—PREMIERS JOURS D’OCTOBRE
Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 USD
unsold
ÉDOUARD MANET
PORTRAIT DE MADAME JULES GUILLEMET
Estimate 1,800,000 — 2,500,000 USD
unsold
EUGÈNE BOUDIN
ANVERS. LA FLOTTE ANGLAISE VIENT PRENDRE LES RESTES DES SOLDATS ENTERRÉS DANS LA CITADELLE
Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 USD
unsold
AUGUSTE RODIN
BAISER, 1ÈRE RÉDUCTION
Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 1,935,000
MARC CHAGALL
LES FRUITS ENCHANTÉS
Estimate 1,600,000 — 2,400,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED
CHAÏM SOUTINE
FEMME EN ROUGE ASSISE SUR UN BANC
Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 1,695,000
FERNAND LÉGER
LE VASE ROUGE
Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 USD
unsold
DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS
EL PEDREGAL
Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 USD
PRICE REALIZED 250,000