Asian Art Auction Week is Coming to New York
Posted on Sep 1 - Filed Under Antiquities, Arts, Miscellaneous | Comments
Christie’s will be holding an Asian Art Week event in New York from September 15 through 18.
The following collections will go on the block:
- Masterpieces of Himalayan Bronzes
- Masterpieces from the Zimmerman Family Collection
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J&J Collection - Part 5
- Masterworks of Ancient and Imperial China
- Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
- Japanese and Korean Art
Many items are expected to sell in the million dollar price range and we will be covering the event as it unfolds during the week.
As we wrote about it before, both Christie’s and Sotheby’s have large, multi-day modern art sale events this week in London. New results are in from the latest auctions and many masterpieces went for around a million dollars. Below is the selection of some of the recent sales:
“Idylle” by Henri Martin - 541,250 GBP ($1,064,098)
“Les deux fusils” by Fernand Léger - 481,250 GBP ($946,138)
“La dame en rose” by Raoul Dufy - 577,250 GBP ($1,134,874)
“MARCHÉ À LA VOLAILLE À GISORS” by Camille Pissarro - 577,250 GBP ($1,146,245)
“JEUNE FEMME À L’OMBRELLE” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - 505,250 GBP ($1,003,274)
“L’ARAIGNÉE VERTE” by Fernand Léger - 481,250 GBP ($955,618)
The highest prices at Christie’s and Sotheby’s were paid for the paintings below, respectively.
“Nu sur fond rouge” by Marc Chagall - 881,250 GBP ($1,732,538)
“Danseuse” by Gina Severini - 15,049,250 GBP ($29,910,384)
Augusto Giacometti’s painting titled “Azaleen, 1912″ was sold today in Zurich for CHF984,000 ($944,154)
From the auction catalog’s note:
“Augusto Giacometti’s still lifes were greatly sought-after even during his lifetime. This delicate motif of the azalea from 1912 is a very typical example of Giacometti’s work from the period 1910-12 and is characterised by its outstanding artistic virtuosity. The fine floral motif of the azalea fills almost the entire picture surface and is composed of dynamic flecks of colour side by side. Very typical of the works from this period, the raw canvas gleams through, intensifying the luminous presence of the blooms. These are like a mosaic of impasto colours, packed together to form the picture. Giacometti’s focus is on the colour. The painting is constructed out of colour. Various gradations of pink correspond with the green of the leaves, the warm brownish red and yellow elements, as well as the olive green background applied in square dabs of colour, conveying a mellow atmosphere. Giacometti concerned himself throughout his life with the subject of colour, including on a theoretical level, and formed his own colour theory.” - See more at Christie’s
Final Day at Sotheby’s Russian Arts event
Posted on Jun 12 - Filed Under Antiquities | Comments
The closing day at Sotheby’s Russian Art auction series in London yielded the following million dollar sales:
A FABERGÉ JEWELLED VARI-COLOURED GOLD AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CARNET, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1899-1903 - Sold for 541,250 GBP (~$1,052,352)
