Frances Asquith on Giorgio Morandi's 'Natura Morta'
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Giorgio Morandi, Natura morta, 1951
Estimate $1,000,000 – 1,500,000
Senior Vice President and Specialist Frances Asquith discusses Giorgio Morandi's Natura morta, painted in 1951. The work is a perfect example of the mysterious quality that is often noted in Morandi’s compositions – that there is never quite enough room for the objects to exist together in that space.
Scott Niichel on Renoir's Roses
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Roses dans un vase décoré, circa 1912-13
Estimate $450,000 - 650,000
Senior Vice President, Co-Head of Department and Head of Day Sale Scott Niichel gives us a look at why Pierre-Auguste Renoir's still lifes were among his most commercially successful works, discussing the work Roses dans un vase décoré
Nina Piro On Lempicka's Une Rose
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Tamara de Lempicka, Une Rose, circa 1938
Estimate $100,000 – 150,000
Specialist Nina Piro (and her very well-behaved co-worker, Fly) discuss one of her favorite artworks from the auction, Tamara de Lempicka's Une Rose.
Mary Bartow on Edvard Munch
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Edvard Munch
Prints department Head and Senior Vice President Mary Bartow speaks on three important Edvard Munch prints which feature in the sale, all of which boast provenance from an extremely premier collection of the artist's work.
Julia Leveille on Degas' Buste de Jeune Femme
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Edgar Degas, Buste de jeune femme presque nue, 1867
Estimate $350,000 – 450,000
Specialist Julia Leveille discusses the exquisite beauty and personality which comes through in Edgar Degas's early masterpiece, Buste de jeune femme presque nue.
Danny Zhang on Rodin's 'The Kiss'
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Auguste Rodin, Le Baiser, quatrième réduction ou petit modèle, conceived in 1898
Estimate $180,000 – 250,000
Associate Specialist Danny Zhang speaks on the historic significance of Auguste Rodin's sculpture Le Baiser, quatrième réduction ou petit modèle.
Julia Sylvester on Camille Pissarro's 'Effet De Neige À Osny, “La Ferme À Noël”'
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Camille Pissarro, Effet de niege à Osny, “La Ferme à Noël”, 1882
Estimate $250,000 – 350,000
Associate Specialist Julia Sylvester discusses a work for auction that is incredibly fresh to the market, Camille Pissarro's Effet de niege à Osny, “La Ferme à Noël”.
Emilia Alvarez on Chagall's 'Devant la Fenêtre'
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Marc Chagall, Devant la fenêtre, circa 1974-75
Estimate $200,000 – 300,000
Associate Cataloguer & Content Manager Emilia Alvarez talks about the nostalgia and longing present in Marc Chagall's Devant la fenêtre, a work on paper.
Peter Vergara on Dufy's Champ De Blé
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Raoul Dufy, Champ de blé en Normandie, 1935
Estimate $60,000 – 80,000
Day Sale Administrator Peter Vergara delves into the beauty of Raoul Dufy's Champ de blé en Normandie, painted in 1935. The work comes to Sotheby's from the San Diego Museum of Art, and proceeds from its sale will benefit the museum's acquisition fund.