Sotheby’s: Imp & Modern Evening Sale — 8 Feb 2012 (London)

Tags: Impressionism, London, Modern Art, Sotheby's

SALE TOTAL: £78,893,650

TOP LOT: £8,217,250 – L’Entree de Giverny en hiver – Claude Monet (est £4.5 – 6.5 million) (shown above)

NOTEWORTHY:

• £2,953,250 — Die Elektrische (The Electric Tram) – Otto Dix (est £700,000 – 1 million)
• Did not sell — Peinture – Joan Miró (est £7 – 10 million)
• Did not sell — Seeufer mit Birken (Lakeshore with birches) – Gustav Klimt (est £6 – 8 million)
• £7,321,250 — Das Boskett: Albertplatz in Dresden (The Bosquet: Albertplatz in Dresden) – Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (est £5 – 7 million)

HIGHLIGHTS:

• £5,081,250 — Allée d’Oliviers – Georges Braque (est £2 – 3 million)
• £2,057,250 — Blumengarten, Ohne Figure – Emil Nolde (est £2 – 3 million)
• Did not sell – Oasis – Salvador Dalí (est £4 – 6 million)
• £3,961,250 — La Jeune fille à l’échelle – Ferdinand Léger (est £3.8 – 4.5 million)

*All sales include Buyer’s Premium

Sotheby’s Online Sales Results

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