The 69 works at Sotheby’s evening sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York on May 5 are estimated to achieve more than $270 million. The eleven works from the collection of Chicago philanthropist Jerome H. Stone – largely unseen for the last 45 years – are led by Fernand Leger’s La Roue Bleue, Etat Definitif ($8-12 million).
The auction features six paintings by Monet spanning the period from the 1870’s to the 1910’s and including his most celebrated subjects like water lilies, Venice, a snowscape, the Seine and the Normandy coast. Nympheas (Water Lilies) is estimated at $30-45 million. Nu couchee et femme se lavant les pieds by Picasso is from a private collection. There is a strong selection of 15 Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist sculpture including Femme de Venise VI by Giacometti ($8-12 million) and Le Chat by Picasso ($2-3 million).
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for April 13, 2015)
Pablo PIcasso – Le Chat UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR $1,810,000
Fernand Leger – La Roue Bleue, état définitif UPDATE: THIS MADE $10,554,000
Alberto Giacometti – Femme de Venise VI UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR $16,154,000
Pablo Picasso – Nu couche et femme se lavant les pieds. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR $10,330,000
Nympheas (Water Lilies) by Claude Monet. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR $54,010,000