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Impressionist & Modern Day Sale
(including Picasso, Earth & Fire: Unique Ceramics from the Collection of Marina Picasso)

25 June 2015 | 10:00 AM BST | London

SALE TOTAL

29,193,375GBP
Browse Lots
  • 382
    Paul Gauguin
    Le Poulailler
    LOT SOLD.665,000GBP
  • 175
    Pablo Picasso
    Cabri
    LOT SOLD.485,000GBP
  • 462
    Joan Miró
    Danseuse devant le soleil
    LOT SOLD.485,000GBP
  • 371
    Henri Matisse
    Tête, Marie José 
    LOT SOLD.461,000GBP
  • 471
    Pierre Bonnard
    Dans la rue, la femme à l'ombrelle
    LOT SOLD.461,000GBP
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Sale Number: L15007 Lots : 412

SALE TOTAL

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  • Session 1: 25 Jun 2015 | 10:00 AM | Lots 101 - 366
  • Session 2: 25 Jun 2015 | 02:00 PM | Lots 367 - 593
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RESULTS

A collection of 126 unique ceramics by Pablo Picasso belonging to the artist’s granddaughter, Marina Picasso, soared well above the pre-sale high estimate to bring a combined total of £12,344,250. The ‘White Glove’, 100% sold, auction saw 87% of lots achieving prices above their high estimates. One of the most extensive and important groups of the artist’s work in this medium, the collection offered an incomparable insight into Picasso’s work in clay and the extraordinary breadth of his creativity and versatility. The top lot was Cabri, a vase of a baby goat, which sold for £485,000, over four times the pre-sale low estimate.

The top lot of the day sale was Le Poulailler by Paul Gauguin, executed during his time in Rouen, which sold for £665,000. A striking and stunning example of miniature portraiture by Henri Matisse, Tête, Marie José also exceeded its pre-sale estimate to raise £461,000.

AUCTION DETAILS

The June day sale of Impressionist and Modern Art features an exciting and diverse selection of painting and sculpture by leading artists from both genres. Marc Chagall’s joyful Le violoniste au soleil rouge and Joan Miró’sUntitled (La lune bleue) serve as an intriguing foil for another major Miró work, the powerful Danseuse devant le soleil. Henri Matisse’s Les boules de neige is an important early example of the artist’s work, whilst highly significant examples of sculpture by Rembrandt Bugatti, Georg Kolbe and Alberto Giacometti are also included, alongside impressive works by Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Emil Filla.

We are especially honoured and excited to be offering an important group of 126 unique Picasso ceramics - coming directly from the collection of Marina Picasso - which features many of the most interesting examples in this medium and which have never before left the artist’s family. 

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Marie-Edmée de Malherbe
Senior Director
Specialist
Impressionist & Modern Art
+44 20 7293 6051
marie.demalherbe@sothebys.com
Olimpia Isidori
Deputy Director
Specialist
Co-Head of Day Sale
Impressionist & Modern Art
+44 20 7293 5792
olimpia.isidori@sothebys.com
Holly Braine
Director
Specialist
Impressionist & Modern Art
+44 20 7293 6119
holly.braine@sothebys.com
Rebecca Colman
Administrator
Contemporary Art
+44 207 293 5343
rebecca.colman@sothebys.com
Joanna Lowe
Administrator
Impressionist & Modern Art
+44 20 7293 5484
joanna.lowe@sothebys.com
Jean-Luc Rougier
Post Sale Manager
For Post-Sale Buyer Payment
and Shipping Queries
+44 (0)20 7293 5220
jeanluc.rougier@sothebys.com
   
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