Christie’s: Imp / Modern Evening Sale — 7 Feb 2012 (London)

Tags: Auctions, Christie's, Impressionism, London, Modern Art

SALE TOTAL: £97,814,150*

TOP SALE: £19,081,250 — Reclining Figure: Festival by Henry Moore (est £3.5 – 5.5 million) (shown)

NOTEWORTHY:

• £10,121,250 — Vue de l’asile et de la Chapelle de Saint-Rémy by Vincent van Gogh (est £5 – 7 million)
• £10,345,250 — Le livre by Juan Gris (est £12 – 18 million)
• £8,777,250 — La Corne d’Or, Constantinople by Paul Signac (est £4 – 6 million)
• Did not sell — Bords de la Seine by Maurice de Vlaminck (est £2.5 – 3.5 million)

HIGHLIGHTS:

• £1,833,250 — Annette Venise by Alberto Giacometti (est £1 – 1.5 million)
• £1,833,250 — Bauer by Alexej von Jawlensky (est £2 – 3 million)
• £1,833,250 — Nu et tête d’homme by Pablo Picasso (est £3 – 5 million)
• £2,393,250 — Le bras de Jeufosse, automne by Claude Monet (est £1 – 1.9 million)
• £2,281,250 — Danseuse rajustant ses épaulettes by Edgar Degas (est £3 – 4 million)
• £2,953,250 — Thema: Spitz by Wassily Kandinsky (est £2.5 – 3.5 million)
• £2,953,250 — St. Jeannet by Marc Chagall (est £1.5 – 2.8 million)

FULL SALES RESULTS via CHRISTIE’S

*Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.

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