• Auction 2594

    Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale

    7 November 2012, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 204,800,000 (USD)
49 Lots for Sale 2594
Lot 1
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Family Group
bronze with dark brown and green patina

Height: 5¾ in. (14.6 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$650,500
Lot 3
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Bateaux de pêche, temps calme
oil on canvas

25¼ x 21¼ in. (64.1 x 54 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$2,098,500
Lot 4
Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894)
La Place Saint-Augustin, temps brumeux
oil on canvas

21¼ x 25 5/8 in. (54 x 65 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$2,658,500
Lot 5
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de femme
oil on canvas

18 x 15 in. (45.7 x 38.1 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$5,234,500
Lot 6
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Tête sans crâne
painted bronze

Height (including base): 17 in. (43.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$5,570,500
Lot 7
Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968)
Portrait de femme
oil on canvas

24 x 19½ in. (61 x 49.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$1,762,500
Lot 8
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Gardeuse de vaches, Eragny
gouache on paper laid down on board

21¼ x 25½ in. (54 x 64.8 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$662,500
Lot 9
Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
Saint-Mammès-le soir
oil on canvas

15 x 22 in. (38 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$782,500
Lot 10
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Hameau aux environs de Pontoise
oil on canvas

21¼ x 29 1/8 in. (54 x 74 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$4,394,500
Lot 11
Georges Seurat (1859-1891)
Régates (Deux bateaux à voiles)
black Conté crayon on paper

9¾ x 12¼ in. (24.8 x 31.1 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$866,500
Lot 14
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Femme auprès de la fenêtre
oil on canvasboard

12¾ x 16 in. (32.4 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $900,000

price realized
$1,022,500
Lot 15
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
La Tiaré
bronze with dark brown patina

Height: 8 in. (20.3 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$842,500
Lot 16
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Bloc de rochers à Port-Goulphar
oil on canvas

25¾ x 25¾ in. (65.4 x 65.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$2,378,500
Lot 17
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Le pré avec cheval gris, Eragny
oil on canvas

21¼ x 25¾ in. (54 x 65 cm.)
estimate
$1,400,000 - $2,200,000

price realized
$1,650,500
Lot 18
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Le Compotier
oil on canvas

24 x 36 in. (61 x 92 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$1,202,500
Lot 19
Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Peinture (Femme, Journal, Chien)
oil on canvas

36¼ x 28¾ in. (92 x 73 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$13,746,500
Lot 20
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Buste de femme
oil on canvas

21¾ x 18 in. (55 x 46 cm.)
estimate
$8,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$13,074,500
Lot 21
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Le déjeuner sur l'herbe
colored wax crayons and brush and black ink on panel

14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,986,500
Lot 22
Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Dormeurs réveillés par un oiseau
gouache and watercolor on paper

16 1/8 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$3,778,500
Lot 23
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Tête sur tige
bronze with dark brown patina

Height (including base and rod): 20¾ in. (52.7 cm.)
estimate
$6,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$6,802,500
Lot 24
Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
Herbsthimmel am Meer
watercolor on Japan paper

14¼ x 20 in. (36.2 x 50.5 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$698,500
Lot 25
Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
Meer mit Abendhimmel und Segelboot
watercolor on Japan paper

13¼ x 17 7/8 in. (33.7 x 45.5 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$530,500
Lot 26
Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
Blumen
watercolor on Japan paper

17¾ x 13¾ in. (45.4 x 35 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $400,000

price realized
$506,500
Lot 28
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Composition cubiste, homme
bronze with brown patina

Height: 25 in. (63.5 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$962,500
Lot 31
Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973)
Arlequin à la clarinette
bronze with black and green patina

Height: 28¾ in. (73 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$602,500
Lot 33
Heinrich Campendonk (1889-1957)
Sitzender Akt--Adda gewidmet
gouache, watercolor and brush and India ink on paper

15½ x 14 in. (39.4 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $400,000

price realized
$271,000
Lot 36
Constantin Brancusi (1867-1957)
Une muse
plaster

Height: 18 in. (45.7 cm.)
estimate
$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

price realized
$12,402,500
Lot 40
Georges Braque (1882-1963)
La caisse verte
oil and sand on canvas

34½ x 42 in. (88 x 106.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$2,882,500
Lot 41
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Nymphéas
oil on canvas

34¾ x 38¾ in. (88.3 x 99.5 cm.)
estimate
$30,000,000 - $50,000,000

price realized
$43,762,500
Lot 42
Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
L'allée des peupliers à Moret au bord du Loing
oil on canvas

23 3/8 x 28¾ in. (59.5 x 73 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$2,882,500
Lot 43
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Pommiers et faneuses, Eragny
oil on canvas

23¼ x 29 in. (59 x 73.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$4,226,500
Lot 45
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Etude pour La France
charcoal on paper

20½ x 16 in. (52.3 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$458,500
Lot 46
Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Personnages et oiseau dans la nuit
oil and pastel on canvas

8¼ x 11½ in. (21 x 30 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,314,500
Lot 47
Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)
Studie für Improvisation 8
38 5/8 x 27½ in. (98 x 70 cm.)

Painted in 1909
estimate
$20,000,000 - $30,000,000

price realized
$23,042,500
Lot 48
Alexej Von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Mädchen mit blauen Augen und einem Zopf
oil on linen-finished paper laid down by the artist on board

28¼ x 21½ in. (72 x 54.3 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$842,500
Lot 51
Alexej Von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Frauenbildnis
oil on board (recto and verso)

27½ x 19 1/3 in. (70 x 49 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$3,218,500
Lot 53
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
La Jambe
bronze with brown and green patina

Height (including base): 85 13/16 in. (218 cm.)
estimate
$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

price realized
$11,282,500
Lot 54
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Femme au chien
oil on canvas

57½ x 45 in. (146 x 114 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $7,000,000

price realized
$6,354,500
Lot 55
Georges Braque (1882-1963)
Nature morte à la pipe
oil and sand on canvas

18 x 21¾ in. (46 x 55 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$650,500
Lot 58
Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)
Stringed Figure (Curlew) (Version I)
brass and string with original wooden base

Length: 22 in. (55.9 cm.)
Height (including base): 17½ in. (44.5 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$782,500
Lot 61
Tamara De Lempicka (1898-1980)
Portrait du marquis d'Afflito
oil on canvas

32 x 51¼ in. (81 x 130 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$4,562,500
Lot 62
Rene Magritte
Le rendez-vous
oil on canvas

24 x 29 in. (61 x 73.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$3,106,500
Lot 63
Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Femme
oil on canvas

24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$1,314,500
Lot 64
Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)
S'accroupissant
white marble

Length: 22¼ in. (56.5 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$1,082,500
Lot 66
Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
Le Loing à Moret
oil on canvas

18 x 21½ in. (46 x 55.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,314,500
Lot 67
Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947)
Le plat de figues
oil on canvas

23¼ x 17¼ in. (59 x 44 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$602,500
Lot 68
Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
Le village de Champagne au coucher du soleil, Avril
oil on canvas

19¾ x 29 in. (50 x 73.7 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$962,500
Lot 69
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Le chien dalmate
oil on canvas

63¾ x 51 in. (162 x 130 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$2,322,500
Lot 70
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Paysage
oil on board

19¾ x 31 5/8 in. (50 x 80.3 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$962,500
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