• Auction 17154

    Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale

    13 May 2019, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 399,041,000 (USD)
54 Lots for Sale 17154
Lot 1 A
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Dessin (Carnet Dinard 1044, Page 2, Baigneuse, projet pour un monument)
pen and India ink on paper
14 ¾ x 11 ¾ in. (37.4 x 30 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$5,269,000
Lot 2 A
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Two Women and Child
gouache, watercolor, colored wax crayons, colored pencils, pen and India ink and pencil on paper
19 x 24 5/8 in. (48.4 x 62.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,800,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$2,960,000
Lot 3 A
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
L'Acrobate ou Le Trapèze
gouache and pastel on paper laid down on card laid down on canvas
25 5/8 x 18 ¾ in. (65.5 x 47.7 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$1,935,000
Lot 4 A
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Le Thérapeute
bronze with dark brown and green patina
Height: 58 5/8 in. (149 cm.)
Width: 50 in. (127 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$2,655,000
Lot 5 A
Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964)
Natura morta
oil on canvas
10 1/8 x 16 in. (25.7 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$1,695,000
Lot 6 A
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Course de taureaux
gouache and pastel on board
18 ½ x 27 ½ in. (47.1 x 70 cm.)
estimate
$3,500,000 - $5,500,000

price realized
$2,655,000
Lot 7 A
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Tête de Diego sur socle
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 14 3/8 in. (36.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$5,269,000
Lot 8 A
Balthus (1908-2001)
Thérèse sur une banquette
oil on board
28 5/8 x 36 ¼ in. (72.7 x 91.9 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$19,002,500
Lot 9 A
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Three Seated Figures
watercolor, colored wax crayons, colored pencils, pastel, pen and India ink and pencil on paper
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$237,500
Lot 10 A
Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916)
Interior with a Woman (Stue med en kvinde)
oil on canvas
14 ½ x 11 in. (36.8 x 27.9 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$1,215,000
Lot 11 A
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Le Palais Dario
oil on canvas
22 1/8 x 26 1/8 in. (56.2 x 66.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$6,858,000
Lot 12 A
Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
L'allée des peupliers au bord du Loing
oil on canvas
29 x 36 ¼ in. (73.5 x 92.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$1,575,000
Lot 13 A
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906)
Baigneuses devant une montagne (recto); Etude de maison (verso)
pencil and watercolor on paper (recto); pencil on paper (verso)
5 x 8 ½ in. (12.7 x 21.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$2,055,000
Lot 14 A
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Cheval se cabrant
bronze with brown patina
Height: 12 ¼ in. (31.2 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,335,000
Lot 15 A
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Arbres dans le jardin de l'asile
oil on canvas
16 3/8 x 13 ¼ in. (41.6 x 33.5 cm.)
estimate
$23,000,000 - $23,000,001

price realized
$40,000,000
Lot 16 A
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Simone de Beauvoir
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$137,500
Lot 17 A
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Tête d'homme
bronze with dark brown patina
Head height: 4 3/8 in. (10.8 cm.)
Overall bronze height: 8 3/8 in. (21 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 18 A
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906)
Bouilloire et fruits
oil on canvas
19 1/8 x 23 5/8 in. (48.6 x 60 cm.)
estimate
$40,000,000 - $60,000,000

price realized
$59,295,000
Lot 20 A
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Claude à deux ans
oil on canvas
51 1/8 x 38 in. (129.7 x 96.5 cm.)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $10,000,000

price realized
$8,674,000
Lot 21 A
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Nu à la fenêtre
oil on canvas
25 ¾ x 21 ½ in. (65.3 x 54.5 cm.)
estimate
$7,000,000 - $10,000,000

price realized
$6,517,500
Lot 22 A
Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940)
La table de toilette
oil on canvas
25 7/8 x 45 ¼ in. (65.6 x 115 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$7,993,000
Lot 23 A
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Femme s'essuyant
pastel on paper laid down on card laid down on panel
38 ¾ x 27 ½ in. (98.3 x 70.2 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$3,135,000
Lot 25 A
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)
Lunia Czechowska (à la robe noire)
oil on canvas
36 3/8 x 23 5/8 in. (92.4 x 60 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$25,245,000
Lot 26 A
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Nature morte au melon d'Espagne
oil on canvas
35 ½ x 26 ¾ in. (90.1 x 68 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $4,000,000

price realized
$3,135,000
Lot 28 A
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
La Baie (Saint-Tropez)
oil on canvas
29 1/8 x 36 3/8 in. (73.9 x 92.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$4,215,000
Lot 29 A
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Le Jardin d'Octave Mirbeau, la terrasse, Les Damps
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 36 ¼ in. (73 x 92 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$6,177,000
Lot 30 A
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
La grande parade (Le Cirque)
oil on canvas
38 ¼ x 51 ½ in. (97.2 x 130.8 cm.)
estimate
$6,000,000 - $9,000,000

price realized
$3,135,000
Lot 31 A
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)
Tête
limestone
Height: 20 1/8 in. (51 cm.)
estimate
$30,000,000 - $40,000,000

price realized
$34,325,000
Lot 32 A
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Nu assis appuyé sur des coussins
oil on canvas
21 ¼ x 28 ¾ in. (54 x 73 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$2,535,000
Lot 33 A
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
La Minotauromachie
etching and engraving with scraper on Montval paper, Baer's seventh (final) state
Image size: 19 ½ x 27 ¼ in. (49.5 x 69.2 cm.)
Sheet size: 23 1/8 x 30 3/8 in. (58.8 x 77.2 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$1,335,000
Lot 34 A
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Trois danseuses
charcoal and pastel on joined paper laid down on board
28 3/8 x 21 5/8 in. (72 x 54.8 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$3,615,000
Lot 35 A
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Coin du bassin aux nymphéas
oil on canvas
51 3/8 x 35 in. (130.5 x 88.8 cm.)
estimate
$15,000,000 - $25,000,000

price realized
$21,840,000
Lot 36 A
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Le pont japonais
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 39 ½ in. (73 x 100.3 cm.)
estimate
$12,000,000 - $18,000,000

price realized
$12,760,000
Lot 38 A
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Le pêcheur à la ligne
oil on canvas
21 ¼ x 25 5/8 in. (54.1 x 65.2 cm.)
estimate
$8,000,000 - $12,000,000

price realized
$8,787,500
Lot 40 A
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Stilleben mit der Distelblüte (recto); Ohne Titel (verso)
oil on board
19 ¼ x 17 1/8 in. (48.9 x 43.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

price realized
$1,815,000
Lot 42 A
Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947)
La Terrasse ou Une terrasse à Grasse
oil on canvas
49 ¼ x 52 7/8 in. (125.3 x 134.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$19,570,000
Lot 43 A
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Femme lavant une casserole
oil on canvas
28 7/8 x 23 ¾ in. (73 x 60 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$915,000
Lot 44 A
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
La fête à Saint-Cloud
oil on canvas
19 5/8 x 24 in. (50 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,215,000
Lot 45 A
Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947)
Jeunes filles au chien (Deux des filles d’Alexandre Natanson)
oil on canvas
39 ¼ x 32 in. (99.8 x 81 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$735,000
Lot 46 A
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Fleurs ou Le bouquet champêtre
oil on canvas
21 ¾ x 18 ¼ in. (51.2 x 46.4 cm.)
estimate
$750,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$975,000
Lot 47 A
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Peinture-poème (Bonheur d'aimer ma brune)
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 36 ¼ in. (73 x 92 cm.)
estimate
$5,000,000 - $8,000,000

price realized
$5,382,500
Lot 48 A
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Naissance d'une divinité
oil on panel
13 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (34.7 x 26.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,995,000
Lot 49 A
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
La belle rousse ou Les cheveux rouges
oil on canvas
45 1/8 x 35 ¼ in. (114.5 x 90.8 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$7,993,000
Lot 50 A
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Working Model for Locking Piece
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 41 ½ in. (105.5 cm.)
Diameter: 32 in. (81.3 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,095,000
Lot 51 A
Max Beckmann (1884-1950)
Mondnacht am Meer (grün)
oil on canvas
23 ¾ x 31 5/8 in. (60.2 x 80.2 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$735,000
Lot 53 A
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Baigneuses et crabe
pen and India ink on paper
17 ½ x 26 5/8 in. (44.4 x 67.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$1,455,000
Lot 54 A
Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955)
Ciel
oil on canvas
39 ¼ x 28 ¾ in. (100 x 73 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$1,335,000
Lot 55 A
Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)
Entité ailée
polished black granite
Height: 39 ¾ in. (101 cm.)
Height including base: 50 ¾ (129 cm.)
estimate
$1,800,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$3,855,000
Lot 56 A
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Paysage aux petits météores
oil and canvas collage on canvas
53 1/8 x 45 ¼ in. (135 x 114.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$2,775,000
Lot 57 A
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas
39 x 31 1/8 in. (99 x 79 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$975,000
Lot 59 A
André Derain (1880-1954)
Les voiles rouges
oil on canvas
30 x 39 ½ in. (81.3 x 100.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$6,858,000
Lot 60 A
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938)
Waldstück (recto); Bergwald mit Haus (verso)
oil on canvas
31 1/8 x 27 ¼ in. (79 x 69 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$975,000
Lot 63 A
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
No. 16/No. 12 (Mauve Intersection)
oil on canvas
58 3/8 x 64 ¼ in. (135.6 x 163.2 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$5,382,500
Lot 64 A
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
La Lettre (La Réponse)
oil on canvas
39 ½ x 31 7/8 in. (100.3 x 81 cm.)
estimate
$20,000,000 - $30,000,000

price realized
$25,245,000
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