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17Pablo PicassoBuste de femme de profil (Femme écrivant)LOT SOLD.27,319,000GBP -
13Alberto GiacomettiLe ChatLOT SOLD.12,642,000GBP -
15Claude MonetLa Méditerranée par vent de mistralLOT SOLD.7,150,800GBP -
25Pablo PicassoLe peintre et son modèleLOT SOLD.6,432,500GBP -
12Wassily KandinskyGabriele Münter im Freien vor der Staffelei
(Gabriele Münter Painting Outdoors in Front of an Easel)LOT SOLD.5,303,500GBP -
5Pablo PicassoTête de femme au chapeau orangeLOT SOLD.4,964,800GBP -
10Camille PissarroLe Boulevard Montmartre, brume du matinLOT SOLD.3,490,000GBP -
2Henri MatissePortrait of Mrs HutchinsonLOT SOLD.3,130,000GBP -
3Alberto GiacomettiBuste de DiegoLOT SOLD.2,890,000GBP -
29Paul GauguinFleurs dans un panierLOT SOLD.2,290,000GBP
Overview
Pablo Picasso, BUSTE DE FEMME DE PROFIL (FEMME ÉCRIVANT)
Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale features a wonderful selection of paintings, works on paper and sculpture by leading artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Leading the sale is Pablo Picasso’s monumental yet tender portrayal of his lover Marie Thérèse Walter - Buste de femme de profil (Femme écrivant) - a masterpiece dating from his ‘year of wonders’ – 1932.
Further highlights include a shimmering view of the Mediterranean by Claude Monet, a bronze cast of Alberto Giacometti’s Le Chat and a magnificent 1933 oil by Joan Miró, as well as several oils and works on paper by key artists of German Expressionism. There is a strong selection of modern sculpture, including works by Jean Arp, Marino Marini and Henry Moore.
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