• Impressionist and Modern Art D auction at Christies
    Sale 14186

    Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale

    16 May 2017, New York

    New York 16 May 2017 Sale 14186

    Sale total including buyer’s premium: USD 21,749,500

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    The Day Sale features the masters of the modern, with over 50 sculptures such as a stunning carved green marble work by Barbara Hepworth, a selection of undulating polished bronze forms by Jean (Hans) Arp, two whimsical sculptural figures by Joan Miró and an early, Cubist bronze by Alberto Giacometti. The impressive selection of standout artworks includes a large-scale still life by Fernand Léger, a post-Impressionist scene of the Pont Saint-Michel in Paris by Maximilien Luce and an enigmatic abstract head by Alexej von Jawlensky. With strong selections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works by iconic names such as Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pierre Bonnard, Henri Le Sidaner and Henri Martin and modern masterpieces by Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalí and Francis Picabia, the 191 lots in the Day Sale offer an exciting opportunity to acquire works from the preeminent artists and movements that defined Modernism.

    The Day Sale features the masters of the modern, with over 50 sculptures such as a stunning carved green marble work by Barbara Hepworth, a selection of undulating polished bronze forms by Jean (Hans) Arp, two whimsical sculptural figures by Joan Miró and an early, Cubist bronze by Alberto Giacometti. The impressive selection of standout artworks includes a large-scale still life by Fernand Léger, a post-Impressionist scene of the Pont Saint-Michel in Paris by Maximilien Luce and an enigmatic abstract head by Alexej von Jawlensky. With strong selections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works by iconic names such as Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pierre Bonnard, Henri Le Sidaner and Henri Martin and modern masterpieces by Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalí and Francis Picabia, the 191 lots in the Day Sale offer an exciting opportunity to acquire works from the preeminent artists and movements that defined Modernism.



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