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Matisse, Mondrian, Giacometti and Schwitters are among the artists who will come up  at Christie’s Impressionist and Modern evening sale in London on June 24.  A group of four masterworks by Alberto Giacometti from an important private collection is headed by the artist’s iconic Le Main, conceived and cast in 1947.  This work was in the New York exhibition that launched Giacometti’s post war international career. It is estimated at £10-15 million. Other works by Giacometti are  Femme de Venise II (£8-12 million), Portrait de Femme (Annette) (£3.5-5.5 million) and Annette IV (£1.5-2 million).

Masterworks from other collections include Composition A, with Double Line and Yellow, 1935 by Piet Mondrian (£5-8 million), L’artiste et le modele nu, 1921 by Henri Matisse (£7-10 million) and Ja – Was? – Bild? (Yes – What? – Picture?) by Kurt Schwitters dated 1920 (£4-6 million).  The pre-sale estimate for this auction is £96.3-141.4 million and estimates range from £200,000 to £15 million.

L’artiste et le modèle nu, 1921, by Henri Matisse courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.  UPDATE: THIS MADE £6,802,500

Composition A, with Double Line and Yellow, 1935, by Piet Mondrian courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

Kurt Schwitters Ja – Was? – Bild courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014  UPDATE: THIS MADE £13,970,500

 

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