THE Impressionist and Modern evening sale at Christie’s in London on February 27 will kick off 20th Century at Christie’s, a series of auctions from now to March 7. Works from prestigious private collections will be offered, ranging from the structured still-lifes of Giorgio Morandi in ‘The Eye of the Architect’ to the early cubist composition of Georges Braque and Francis Picabia’s playful collage in ‘Abstraction Beyond Borders’, a collection that traces the development of abstraction across Europe in the 20th Century. These are complemented by works by Claude Monet, Théo Van Rysselberghe and Jan Toorop from The Triton Collection Foundation and a rare Oskar Kokoshka from the Reinold Collection. Alongside leading masterpieces from the 20th Century, ranging from Kandinsky to Degas and from Derain to Picasso, the diversity of those developing a radical artistic language at this time is represented by artists including Kees Van Dongen, Georges Vantongerloo, František Kupka and Edvard Munch. Here are some examples from the evening sale:
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Prairie à Giverny © Christie’s Images Limited 2018 UPDATE: THIS MADE £7,546,250
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Dans les coulisses (In the Wings) © Christie’s Images Limited 2018 UPDATE: THIS MADE £8,993,750
KEES VAN DONGEN (1877-1968) La femme au collier – fond rouge © Christie’s Images Limited 2018 UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Mousquetaire et nu assis
© Christie’s Images Limited 2018 UPDATE: THIS MADE £13,733,750