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While the Republicans were celebrating their triumph at the American congressional elections and one enjoys on Wall Street, the hands rubbed, was auctioned diligently in New York. The first week of November, traditionally belongs to the Impressionists and Modern Art. Sotheby's and Christie's had plenty of trophies on offer. Work aimed at new collectors with the ntigen Cash from Russia, Asia or the Middle East. Is set to easily digestible art high-status effect, the "expensive screams," as aptly remarked Carol Vogel of the New York Times.
The Schtzpreise were kept low still. After the shock, the recession had triggered, all still in the bone. "In an uncertain economic salvage auction climate you have to put the right horse," said Simon Shaw of Sotheby's. Star opener of the fall season was the Schne Naked "Nu assis aur un divan (La Belle Romaine)" by Amedeo Modigliani. The paintings of 1917 was a record price of $ 68.9 million under the hammer at Sotheby's for. The "Belle Romaine" is an old friend of the house. Already in 1999 the work for had broken a record for an auction at Sotheby's in New York, at that time, however, the modest price of $ 16,800,000.
Other highlights of the evening: A prestigetrchtiges water lily painting salvage auction by Claude Monet ("Le Bassin aux NYMPHAS" of 1917-19) brought $ 24.7 million and the image of Modigliani's young lover, "Jeanne Hbuterne (au chapeau ) "received $ 19.1 million.
15 of a total of 61 works were sold at Sotheby's back to results as unverkuflich. A total of $ 227.6 million have been run, however, salvage auction who were among the top Schtzwert of 266 million, but well above the result from last year (181 million). Matisse was clearly the star of the week and hit his eternal rival Picasso salvage auction from the race. Seven of the 61 lots of the evening auction at Sotheby's were from Matisse. Among the bronze sculpture "Deux ngresses" ($ 8.4 million) and the Tnzerin "Danseuse dans le fauteuil, sol en damier," which scored salvage auction $ 20.8 million - and not so long ago in 2007 on the H he had the market at Sotheby's in London for $ 21.7 million changed hands.
Even Christie's put on Matisse as centerless. Larry Gagosian received for the record sum of $ 48.8 million awarded for the abstract bronze relief "Nu de dos, 4 did (Back IV)" 1930 berhmter from Matisse's series of Frauenkrpern. A second record for "Violon et guitare" by Juan Gris was accounted for $ 28.6 million - the artist himself salvage auction had held the job for his masterpiece. Christie's had the estate salvage auction of Intel Grnders and Silicon Valley pioneer Max Palevsky on offer, salvage auction including "La Tasse de th" salvage auction of 1921 by Fernand Lger that for $ 8.1 million to the London Kunsth traders Timothy Taylor went. Lger, one of the Cubists the first hour, three members of Christie's salvage auction top ten list of Sells. "Nature morte" of 1927 was $ 7.9 million for a buyer. "Femme sur fond rouge, femme assise" brought 6.3 million. Alberto Giacometti's "Femme de Venise V" salvage auction of 1958, lie an anonymous bidder cost 10 million dollars. Egon Schiele's "husband and wife" stood at $ 7.3 million above the upper Schtzpreis of six million.
Overall, the evening brought $ 231.4 million. 43 of the 84 lots, of which 17 unverkufliche, achieved prices over a million dollars. So the art market seems to be in good shape again. salvage auction Interestingly, it was not only the collectors from other parts of the world that turned the evening into a success. But primarily the Americans, who made up almost half of the clientele. Nearest week it goes with the auctions for contemporary art in the second round.
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