Claude Monet
Nymphéas, oil on canvas, 1907 ($25.35 million). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014 IT SOLD FOR $27,045,000
Pablo Picasso
Portrait de Femme (Dora Maar) ($25-35 million) Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014 IT SOLD FOR $22,565,000
Claude Monet’s Waterlilies was the top lot at Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art evening auction in New York on May 6. It made $27,045,000 in an auction of 53 lots which brought in $285,879,000 including buyer’s premium. This was the highest total in this category at Christie’s in New York since May 2010. A total of nine works sold for over $10 million.
Picasso’s Portrait de Femme (Dora Maar) sold for $22,565,000. Modigliani’s Jeune Homme Roux Assis made $17,637,000, Kandinsky’s Standszene made $17,189,000, Picasso’s Deux Femmes et Enfant made $13,045,000, Giacometti’s Femme de Venise sold for $12,709,000, Miro’s Le Serpent made $12,485,000, Renoir’s Jeune Filles Jouant au Volant made $11,365,000, Picasso’s Femme Nu couche au collier made $11,141,000. A total of 18 works sold for over $5 million.
Brooke Lampley, Head of Department, Impressionist & Modern Art, Christie’s New York, commented, “Our strong performance tonight, the highest since May of 2010, is a testament to the continued strength of the global market for Impressionist and Modern works of art. Bidders from 36 countries competed in our sale tonight for a wide variety of works, from Monet’s classic Nymphéas and Modigliani’s engaging portrait of a red-haired man, to bold, modern works by Picasso and Kandinsky. Our global team has worked tirelessly to source the best works available this season, many of which had never been offered at auction, including star lots from the leading collections of the season: the Clark Family Treasures, the Estate of Edgar M. Bronfman and the Viktor and Marianne Langen Collection.”