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Art Impressionniste et Moderne / Impressionist & Modern Art

07 December 2016 | 6:30 PM CET | Paris

SALE TOTAL

13,332,125EUR
Browse Lots
  • 11
    James Ensor
    Squelette arrêtant masques
    LOT SOLD.7,357,500EUR
  • 17
    Wifredo Lam
    Doble desnudo femenino
    LOT SOLD.667,500EUR
  • 18
    Wifredo Lam
    El Pianista
    LOT SOLD.607,500EUR
  • 16
    Marc Chagall
    Le Peintre dans la lumière du soleil
    LOT SOLD.271,500EUR
  • 12
    Odilon Redon
    Bouquet de fleurs
    LOT SOLD.247,500EUR
  • 9
    Victor Brauner
    Rêverie
    LOT SOLD.247,500EUR
  • 6
    Man Ray
    Sans Titre [Rayographie]
    LOT SOLD.247,500EUR
  • 10
    Marc Chagall
    Variante pour le vitrail La Paix (pour l'Organisation des Nations-Unies New York)
    LOT SOLD.247,500EUR
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Sale Number: PF1616 Lots : 99

SALE TOTAL

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James Ensor: The Man & the Mask

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With €19 million, the results achieved for Impressionist and Modern Art have yet again highlighted the importance of rare lots fresh to the market, like the magnificent painting by James Ensor and works by Wifredo Lam, making their first appearance on the market. Two sales celebrated the art of this period today: Impressionist and Modern Art, which totalled €13,332,125 and modern art works from an Italian collection, which fetched €5,475,750.

The landmark event of this evening was undoubtedly the bidding battle that raged around James Ensor's masterpiece. Fifteen international collectors fought for this exceptional painting, appearing at auction for the first time, which has remained in the same family for nearly a century. It was finally sold to a private European collector for €7.4 million, achieving the artist's world auction record.

Aurélie Vandevoorde, Head of the Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art department, says: "The sale of this magnificent painting in a truly electric atmosphere was one of those magical moments we sometimes experience in an auction house. I am delighted that this absolute masterpiece fired up the interest of so many of the world's leading collectors." 

AUCTION DETAILS

Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Sale on December 7th  features a broad array of paintings, works on paper and sculptures by the leading artists of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Highlights include a rediscovered masterpiece by James Ensor, Squelette arrêtant masques. Painted in Ostend in 1891 this seminal work was a gift from the painter and then hidden in a family collection for more than a century. It is a great privilege for Sotheby’s to reveal to the public this previously unknown masterpiece. It is without doubt one of the most significant rediscoveries concerning the artist. The sale also features fresh-to-the-market Surrealist works by Magritte, Dali, Masson, Brauner and Man Ray, as well works by the most important modern masters such as Picasso, Van Dongen and Chagall and a group of historic and very rare early works by Wifredo Lam.

James Ensor: The Man & the Mask

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Contact Information

Aurélie Vandevoorde
Senior Director
Head of Department
Impressionist & Modern Art
Paris
+33 1 53 05 53 56
aurelie.vandevoorde@sothebys.com
Cyrille Cohen
Vice-président, France
Impressionist & Modern Art
Contemporary Art
+33 1 53 05 52 75
cyrille.cohen@sothebys.com
Andrew Strauss
Consultant
Impressionist & Modern Art
andrew.strauss@sothebys.com
Etienne Hellman
Senior Director
Head of Sale
Impressionist and Modern Art
+33 1 53 05 53 73
etienne.hellman@sothebys.com
Jeanne Calmont
Deputy Director
Specialist
Impressionist & Modern Art
+33 1 53 05 52 79
Jeanne.Calmont@sothebys.com
Aurélie Massou
Deputy Director
Junior Specialist
Impressionist & Modern Art
+33 1 53 05 52 36
aurelie.massou@sothebys.com
Bénédicte Van Campen
Specialist
Expert Liaison
Impressionist & Modern Art
+33 1 53 05 52 90
benedicte.vancampen@sothebys.com
   
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