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08 May

Exceptional Private Collections To Highlight Christie’s May Sale Of Important European Furniture

EXCEPTIONAL PRIVATE COLLECTIONS TO HIGHLIGHT CHRISTIE’S MAY SALE OF IMPORTANT EUROPEAN FURNITURE 
Important European Furniture, Ceramics, and Carpets
May 20, 2008
 
New York - Christie’s New York will present an exceptional sale of Important European Furniture, Ceramics, and Carpets on May 20, which will include approximately 390 lots from the 15th through the 19th centuries. Works from private […]

08 May

Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale Results New York May 7, 2008

Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale
New York - Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Sale no: 1995 - Top Ten
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
 

Sold:

$31,513,700

£15,996,802

€20,331,419

Lots Sold: 144

Lots Offered: 186

Sold by Lot: 77%

Sold by $: 81%

Exchange Rate: £ = $1.97 / € = $1.55

 
 
 

Lot

Description

Estimate ($)

Purchase Price

Buyer

423

Alberto Giacometti, Figurine […]

08 May

Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper New York May 7, 2008

Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
New York - Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Sale no: 1996 - Top Ten
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
 

Sold:

$16,695,550

£8,474,898

€10,771,323

Lots Sold: 79

Lots Offered: 91

Sold by Lot: 87%

Sold by $: 94 %

Exchange Rate: £ = $1.97 / € = $1.55

 
 
 

Lot

Description

Estimate ($)

Purchase Price

Buyer

137

Paul Klee, Heiliger […]

07 May

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 […]

07 May

Strong Results At Christie’s New York Spring Impressionist And Modern Art Evening Sale

This evening’s sale of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie’s New York totaled $277,276,000/£140,749,239/€178,887,742, Christie’s third highest result ever for the category. The auction featured particularly strong results for both 19th and 20th century paintings and sculpture created by some of the leading masters of art history. The sale was 82% sold by value, 76% sold by lot.

07 May

Christie’s Unveils One Of The Most Important And Most Valuable Works By Andy Warhol To Remain Outside A Museum

CHRISTIE’S UNVEILS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST VALUABLE WORKS BY ANDY WARHOL TO REMAIN OUTSIDE A MUSEUM
One Of The Most Important Works From The Mao Series By Andy Warhol Comes To Asia For The First Time During Christie’s Hong Kong 2008 Spring Sales
Hong Kong - Christie’s is honored […]

01 May

Christie’s International Modern and Contemporary Art Dubai - Wednesday 30 April 2008

Christie’s International Modern and Contemporary Art
Dubai - Wednesday 30 April 2008
Sale no: 7665 - Top Ten
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
 

Sold:

$20,062,850

AED 73,630,660

€12,952,576

Lots Sold: 166

Lots Offered: 198

Sold by Lot: 84%

Sold by $: 93%

Exchange Rate $:= AED 3.67 / €0.6456

 
 

Lot

Description

Estimate ($)

Purchase Price

Buyer

76
Parviz Tanavoli, The Wall (Oh Persepolis), […]

01 May

Christie’s Sale Of International Modern & Contemporary Art in Dubai Reaches New Heights Realising $20 Million / AED 73.6 Million / €13 Million

CHRISTIE’S SALE OF INTERNATIONAL MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART IN DUBAI REACHES NEW HEIGHTS REALISING $20 MILLION / AED 73.6 MILLION / €13 MILLION
 

Christie’s sales in Dubai this week total $40,142,150 / AED 147,321,691 /€25,915,772 - a record for the region

 

Parviz Tanavoli’s The Wall (Oh Persepolis) sells for $2.8 million/ AED 10.4 million […]

25 Apr

Christie’s Presents Its Most Valuable Latin American Sale In New York

New York – Following a record breaking year for the category, Christie’s Latin American Sale will continue the momentum by staging its largest sale yet on May 28-29 in New York, expected to realize in excess of $30 million. With more than 320 paintings and sculptures included in the two-day auction, the sale is particularly strong covering Mexican and Cuban schools, and major artists including, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Fernando Botero, Leonora Carrington, Claudio Bravo, Alfredo Ramos Martínez, Mario Carreño and others.

22 Apr

Christie’s To Offer A Wide Range Of Impressionist And Modern Paintings, Sculpture And Works On Paper At Its May 2008 Day Sales

On May 7, following the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, Christie’s New York will hold the Spring 2008 Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper sale, followed by the Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale. Offering over 290 lots over the course of the day, both sales will offer works by leading Impressionist and Modern masters such as Alberto Giacometti, Henry Moore, Joan Miró, Fernand Léger, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall and Henri Le Sidaner. Christie’s remains the only international auction house to hold sales dedicated to Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper, and with both the Day sale and the Works on Paper sale offering lots ranging from $20,000 to $900,000, May 7 will offer bidders the perfect opportunity to enter the market, or further strengthen their own collections.

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