CHRISTIE’S. New York, 1 novembre 2011
La Evening Sale da Christie’s ha totalizzato $140,773,500 (£88,687,305/ €102,764,655), con tre opere vendute oltre i 10 milioni di dollari. Le tre collezioni provate in catalogo hanno realizzato un ottimo risultato: Property From the Collection of Lew and Edie Wasserman ha totalizzato 8.5 milionidi dollari; The Collection of John W. Kluge, (vendita di beneficenza per la Columbia University) ha archiviato 4.9 milioni di dollari e A Distinguished West Coast Collectionha realizzato 10.5 milioni di dollari. Il top lot della vendita è stato il dipinto di Max Ernst “The Stolen Mirror”, aggiudicato a $16,322,500 (£10,283,175/€11,915,425), che ha realizzato un nuovo record per l’artista triplicando quello precedente. Nuovo record mondiale per una stampa venduta all’asta per “La femme qui pleure, I” di Pablo Picasso (aggiudicata a $5,122,500 ). La scultura di Constantin Brancusi “Le premier cri”, rimasta in mani private per 35 anni, è stata venduta per $14,866,500 (£9,365,895/ €10,852,545) a un collezionista privato europeo (la stima pre asta era di 8-10 milioni di dollari). La tanto acclamata ballerina di Degas è invece andata invenduta.
Lot 36
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
The Stolen Mirror
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 31 7/8 in. (65 x 81 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 – $6,000,000
PRICE REALIZED
$16,322,500
TOP TEN:
|
Lot |
Description |
Estimate ($)
|
Purchase Price |
Buyer |
|
36 |
Max Ernst, The Stolen Mirror, oil on canvas, painted in 1941WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST |
4,000,000-6,000,000 |
$16,322,500£10,283,175
€11,915,425 |
European Private |
|
68 |
Constantin Brancusi, Le premier cri, polished bronze, conceived in 1917 |
8,000,000-10,000,000 |
$14,866,500£9,365,895
€10,852,545 |
European Private |
|
58 |
René Magritte, Les vacances de Hegel, oil on canvas, painted in 1958 |
9,000,000-12,000,000 |
$10,162,500£6,402,375
€7,418,625 |
U.S. Private |
|
4 |
Amedeo Modigliani, La blonde aux boucles d’oreille, oil on canvas, paintedcirca 1918-1919 |
3,000,000 – 4,000,000 |
$8,146,500£5,132,295
€5,946,945 |
South American Private
|
|
43 |
René Magritte, La fin du monde, oil on canvas, painted in 1963 |
4,000,000-6,000,000 |
$7,026,500£4,426,695
€5,129,345 |
South American Private
|
|
55 |
Paul Delvaux, Les Mains, oil on canvas, painted on 3 June 1941 |
6,000,000-9,000,000 |
$6,578,500£4,144,455
€4,802,305 |
U.S. Private |
|
2 |
Pablo Picasso, La femme qui pleure, I, drypoint, aquatint, etching and scraper, on laid Montval wove paper, executed in 1937WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR A SINGLE PRINT
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST FOR A PRINT |
1,500,000 – 2,500,000 |
$5,122,500£3,227,175
€3,739,425 |
U.S. Trade |
|
34 |
Pablo Picasso, Femme assise, oil on canvas, painted on 15 March 1938 |
4,000,000-6,000,000 |
$5,122,500£3,227,175
€3,739,425 |
South American Private
|
|
60 |
Alberto Giacometti, Tête de Diego, bronze with dark brown patina, conceived in 1959 and cast in 1960-1961 |
3,500,000-4,500,000 |
$5,010,500£3,156,615
€3,657,665 |
European Private |
|
50 |
Tamara de Lempicka, Idylle (Le Départ), oil on panel, painted in 1931 |
3,000,000-4,000,000 |
$4,786,500£3,015,495
€3,494,145 |
Anonymous |
