Pablo Picasso Femme au costume turc dans un fauteuil courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014 UPDATE: THIS MADE £16.9 MILLION
A powerful Picasso portrait of Jacqueline Roque leads Christie’s evening sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in London on February 4. It is the first time in over 55 years that Femme au costume turc dans un fauteuil, 1955 has come to the market. The estimate is £15-20 million.
The sale features a magnificent still life by Juan Gris and an iconic Composition No. 2 by Piet Mondrian (see post on antiquesandartireland.com for January 7, 2014) as well as Trois homes qui marchent I, oneof Alberto Giacometti’s multi-figure compositions which is being sold by New York’s MoMA to benefit its acquisitions fund.
Jay Vincze, International Director and Head of The Impressionist and Modern Art Department, Christie’s London said: “This stellar sale presents international collectors and institutions with rare opportunities to acquire exceptional works with illustrious provenance by key impressionist and modern masters. The global market for this category continues to expand and deepen year on year, underpinned by passion for the beauty of the period and an increasingly far reaching appreciation and understanding of the importance of late 19th century and early 20th century art movements.”
Alberto Giacometti Trois homes qui marchent I (£6.2-8 million). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014 UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £9 MILLION.