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)
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