Lot 15, "Matinée sur la Seine," by Claude
Monet, 43, oil on canvas, 35 1/8 by 36 3/8 inches, 1896
Lot
15, "Matinée sur la Seine," is an oil on canvas by Claude Monet
(1840-1926) that measures 35 1/8 by 36 3/8 inches and was painted in
1896. According to the catalogue, it was one of 21 similar works
by the artist including one at the Metrolitan Museum of Art in New York
and two at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. It has an estimate
of $18,000,000 to $25,000,000. It
sold for $20,550,000.
Lot 42, "Inondation à Giverny," by Monet,
oil on canvas, 25 5/8 by 32 inches, 1886
Another
Giverny scene by Monet is Lot 42, "Inondation à Giverny," an 1886 oil
on canvas that measures 25 5/8 by 32 inches. It is much more
impressionistic and poetic than Lot 15, but has a much lower estimate
of $2,000,000 to $3,000,000. It
sold for only $2,655,000.
Lot 8, "Le Repos," by Pablo Picasso, oil
on canvas, 18 1/8 inches square, 1932
"Le Repos," Lot 8, by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is a
very striking, simple and strong portrait of Marie-Thérèse
Walter with her head facing upwards, at rest, or asleep. The
18-inch-square
oil on canvas was done in 1932. When it was offered at Sotheby's
New York November 9, 2000, it had an estimate of $3,000,000
to $4,000,000. It sold then for $7,925,750 and had previously sold
at Christie's in London in 1991 for $2.4 million. At this auction, it
has an estimate of $25,000,000 to $35,000,000. It sold for $36,920,500 to an Asian private
dealer drawing applause from the auction-goers.
Lot 20, "Famille d'Arlequin," by Picasso,
gouache and ink on card laid down on cradled panel, 11 5/8 by 8 1/2
inches, 1905
Lot
20, "Famille d'Arlequin," by Picasso, is a gouache and ink on card laid
down on cradled panel. It measures 11 5/8 by 8 1/2 inches and was
painted in 1905. It once belonged to Joan Whtney Payson of
Manhasset, L. I., and has been widely published. It has an
estimate of $8,000,000 to $12,000,000. It sold for $9,260,000.
Lot
21, "Femme assise," by Picasso, oil on canvas, 51 1/8 by 38 inches, 1949
Lot
21 is a good oil on canvas by Picasso entitled "Femme assise." It
measures 51 1/8 by 38 inches and was painted
in 1949. It has an estimate of $6,000,000 to $8,000,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 28, "Femme au chien," by Picasso, oil
on canvas, 51 1/8 by 38 1/4 inches, 1953
Another
good oil on canvas by Picasso is Lot 28, "Femme au chien." It
measures 51 1/8 by 38 1/4 inches and was painted in 1953. It
has an estimate of $12,000,000 to $18,000,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 32, "Paysage," by Picasso,
oil on canvas, 34 5/8 by 45 1/2 inches, 1965
Lot
32 is a large landscape oil on canvas by Picasso that measures 34 5/8
by 45 1/2 inches. It was painted in 1965. It has an
estimate of $3,000,000 to $5,000,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 30, "Pierrot et
danceuse (La Danceuse bleue," by Picasso, oil on canvas, 15 1/8 by 18
1/8 inches, 1900
Lot 30 is a nice 1900 oil on
canvas by Picasso entitled "Pierrot et danceuse (La Danceuse
bleue)." It measures 15 1/8 by 18 1/8 inches. It was
included in the 1980 Picasso retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art
in New York. It has an estimate of $2,500,000 to
$3.500,000. It sold for
$3,375,000.
Lot
16, "La Darnier Jaune," by Fernand Léger, oil on canvas, 25 1/2 by 21
1/4 inches, 1918
Lot
161 is a fine oil on canvas by Fernand Léger entitled "La Darnier
Jaune." It measures 25 1/2 by 21 1/4 inches and was painted in
1918. It once belonged to Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre
Bergé. It has an estimate of $6,000,000 to $8,000,000. It sold for $5,873,000.
Lot 38, "Dessin pour 'Contrastes de formes
No. 2," by Fernard Legér, gouache and brush and ink on paper, 19 1/4 by
25 1/2 inches, 1914
Lot
38 is an excellent gouache and brush and ink on paper by Legér entitled
"Dessin pour 'Contrastes de formes No. 2." it measures 19 1/4 by
25 1/2 inches and was painted in 1914. It was included in the
1971 exhibition "The Cubist Epoch" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on
New York. It has an estimate of $2,700,000 to $5,000,000. It sold for $3,135,000.
Lot 36, "Sommernatt,
Asgardstrand (Summer Night, Asgardstrand), by Edvard Munch, oil
on canvas, 45 1/4 by 39 3/4 inches, 1902
Edvard Munch (1863-1944)
is
one of the great Expressionist painters and Lot 36, "Sommernatt,
Asgardstrand (Summer Night, Asgardstrand)," is a very fine
example of his dramatic style. Executed in 1902, it is an oil
on canvas that measures 45 1/4 by 39 3/4 inches. When it was auctioned
at Sotheby's New York May 3, 2005, it had a modest
estimate of $4,000,000 to $6,000,000 and was hammered down at
$4,000,000.
The catalogue provided the
following commentary on this lot:
"The present composition
depicts the surroundings of the artist's house at Arsgardstrand
on a clear summer night. A firm believer in the psychological
and emotional, rather than documentray quality of art, Munch chose
different times of day in order to imbue his landscapes with certain
moods he sought to convey. Inspired by the notion of the 'blue
hour' a distinctly fin-de-siècle concept rooted
in early Romantic literature and associated wth the long summer
evenings typical of Scandinavia, the artist here depicts his scene
at the twilight hour, when the sky is filled with stars, but the
landscape is not yet enveloped by darkness of the night."
At this auction, the lot
has an estimate of $10,000,000 to $15,000,000. It sold for $11,292,000.
Lot 31, "Profil de jeune fille," by
Edouard Manet, oil on canvas, 12 7/8 by 9 3/4 inches, 1880
Lot
31 is a sweet small oil on canvas portrait of a young girl by Edouard
Manet. It measures 12 7/8 by 9 3/4 inches. It was painted
in 1880 and has been widely exhibited and published. It has an
estimate of $1,800,000 to $2,500,000. It sold for $4,292,400.
Lot 3, "Force Cornique," by Francis
Picabia, watercolor, pencil and pen and ink on paper, 25 1/2 by 21 1/8
inches, 1914
Lot
3, "Force Cornique," by Francis Picabia (1879-1953) is a strong early
watercolor, pencil and pen and ink on paper that measures 25 1/2 by 21
1/8 inches as opposed to the artist's later mostly trashy works.
It was painted in 1914. It has been widely published. It
has an estimate of $800,000 to $1,200,000. It sold for $1,119,000.
Lot 5, "Standing female in shirt and black
stockings," by Egon Schiele, gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper,
21 3/4 by 15 inches, 1911
