Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale New York, May 6, 2008

Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale

New York – Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Sale no: 1994 Top Ten

[All sold prices include buyer's premium]

Sold:	$277,276,000	£140,749,239	€178,887,742
Lots Sold: 44	Lots Offered: 58	Sold by Lot: 76%	Sold by $:82%
Exchange Rate: £ = $1.97/ € = $1.55

Lot	Description	Estimate ($)	Purchase Price	Buyer
21	Claude Monet, Le Pont du chemin de fer à Argenteuil oil on canvas, 1873 NEW AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST	Estimate On Request	$41,481,000 £21,056,345 €26,761,935	Anonymous
36	Alberto Giacometti, Grande femme debout II, bronze with dark brown patina, cast in 1960 NEW AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST.	Estimate On Request	$27,481,000 £13,949,746 €17,729,677	Gagosian Gallery
6	Henri Matisse, Portrait au manteau bleu, oil on canvas, 1935	Estimate On Request	$22,441,000 £11,391,371 €14,478,065	U.S Trade
15	Auguste Rodin, Eve, grand modèle-version sans rocher bronze with brown patina, cast in 1897 NEW AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST	$9,000,000 – 12,000,000	$18,969,000 £9,628,934 €12,238,065	Anonymous
33	Joan Miró, La caresse des étoiles, oil on canvas, 1938 NEW AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST	$12,000,000 – 16,000,000	$17,065,000 £8,662,437 €11,009,677	Anonymous
32	Alberto Giacometti, La Place II, bronze with brown and black patina, cast in 1949	Estimate On Request	$14,601,000 £7,411,675 €9,420,000	Anonymous
42	Pablo Picasso, Partition, Guitare, Compotier oil on canvas, 1924	$12,000,000 – 16,000,000	$12,361,000 £6,274,619 €7,974,839	Anonymous
46	Claude Monet, Nymphéas, oil on canvas, 1908	$10,000,000 – 15,000,000	$11,689,000 £5,933,503 €7,541,290	Anonymous
37	Fernand Léger, Les femmes à la toilette, oil on canvas 1920	$9,000,000-12,000,000	$10,121,000 £5,137,563 €6,529,677	U.S Trade
8	Pablo Picasso, Claude et Paloma dessinant oil on canvas, 1954	$7,000,000 – 10,000,000	$8,889,000 £4,512,183 €5,734,839	U.K. Trade

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