Maurice de Vlaminck – Sous-bois sold for $16,378,000
There was a new world record for Rodin at Sotheby’s sale of Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale in New York on May 9. L’Eternel printemps – a white marble rendering of a passionate couple – sold for $20.4 million. There was spirited bidding for other masterpieces in a sale which brought in $144.5 million.
Auguste Rodin – L’Éternel Printemps
Sous-Bois by Maurice de Vlaminck sold for $16,378,000, Paul Signac’s Maisons du Port made $10,666,000, Claude Monet’s Maree Basses aux petites Dalles sold for $9,822,000 and Camille a l’Ombre by the same artist sold for $9,434,000.
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for April 21, 2016)