Gustave Caillebotte Chemin montant
With world records for Paul Signac and Gustav Caillebotte Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art the the Art of the Surreal sales achieved £165,674,500 in London tonight. This is the second highest total for an Impressionist season in London. The auctions were 82% sold by lot and 72% sold by value.
Signac’s Le Port au soleil couchant, Opus 236 (Saint-Tropez) sold for £19,501,250, Caillebotte’s Chemin montant made £16,663,750. There were strong results for Cezanne, Magritte and Renoir. The top lot of the evening was Cezanne’s Still Life with Peaches and Pears which made £21.2 million. Magritte’s Le Lieu Commune made £18.3 million and Renoir’s Sentier dans le bois sold for £12.6 million.
Paul Signac Le Port au soleil couchant, Opus 236 (Saint-Tropez)
Paul Cézanne Nature morte de pêches et poires