The Art of Living

5 November 2009 | The Interview | Fine Art The Interview with Virgilio Garza, Specialist and Head of Sales, Latin American Art, New York Under the leadership of Virgilio Garza, Christie’s Latin American department has witnessed numerous landmarks, including establishing the world auction record for a Latin American work of art. The department head recently sat down with Libby Addington to discuss a defining moment in his career and one of the most visionary Latin American artists of the 20th century.

5 November 2009 | Spotlight | Furniture & Decorative Arts The Safavid Dynasty: A Golden Age of Carpet Weaving Christie’s will offer the largest group of classical Isfahan carpets to be sold on the auction market in recent history. These woven wonders are treasured not only for their rich history and courtly origins, but also for the ease with which they translate into both modern and period interiors.

3 November 2009 | Video | Fine Art In the Saleroom: Claude Monet’s Vétheuil, effet de soleil Claude Monet’s Vétheuil, effet de soleil, a sun-drenched view of the picturesque village painted in 1901, sold for $5,458,500 at Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in New York. (RT: 1:25)

3 November 2009 | Video | Fine Art In the Saleroom: Edgar Degas’s Danseuses Edgar Degas’s Danseuses, a richly-textured pastel drawing from 1896, was the top lot of Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Evening Sale in New York, selling for $10,722,500. (RT: 1:59)

3 November 2009 | Video | Fine Art In the Saleroom: Tamara de Lempicka’s Portrait de la Duchesse de Valmy Tamara de Lempicka’s Portrait de la Duchesse de Valmy, 1924, was one of two portraits by the artist which exceeded its high estimate, selling for $1,370,500 at Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Evening Sale in New York. (RT: 2:17)

3 November 2009 | Video | Fine Art In the Saleroom: Auguste Rodin’s Le Baiser (The Kiss) This extremely rare bronze cast of Auguste Rodin's Le Baiser (The Kiss) was one of the top lots at Christie’s 3 November Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in New York, selling for $6,354,500. (RT: 4:35)

3 November 2009 | Insight | Fine Art Color, Drama, Action: N.C. Wyeth’s Illustrations for Robinson Crusoe This suite of original oil paintings by N.C. Wyeth narrate pivotal scenes from Daniel Defoe’s classic 1920 novel, Robinson Crusoe. Eric Widing, Head of Christie’s American Paintings department believes the artist's illustrations "have inspired generations of readers."

3 November 2009 | Focus | Furniture & Decorative Arts Create A Garden of Delights Impressive in both their size and execution, this pair of Italian parcel-gilt bronze and marble jardinières represents the grandeur and taste for opulence that distinguished much of the decorative arts of the second half of the 19th century.

3 November 2009 | The Interview | Fine Art The Interview with Sarah De Clercq, Head of Impressionist and Modern Art, Amsterdam Dylan Apivor talks to Sarah De Clercq about the life and work of sculptor Ossip Zadkine, in particular, a piece called Maternité: mother and child.

3 November 2009 | Focus | Wine …And Something to Finish: A Passage To Porto With so much more to Port than meets the eye, and the palatte, here we provide you with a point of embarkation for your passage to Porto.