Impressionist & Modern Art

From Beckmann to Pechstein: Specialists Pick Impressionist Day Sale Highlights

By Sotheby's

H ighlights of the upcoming Impressionist & Modern Art Day sale in London on 2 March include Emile-Othon Friesz's La Ciotat, Tamara de Lempicka's Il fondo rosa (Portrait de Bibi Zögbe) and Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita’s stunning portrait Youki au chat. The sale also includes notable examples of Surrealism and German and Austrian Expressionism, such as Max Pechstein’s colourful Herbstabend. Ahead of the auction, our specialists took time out to pick their personal favourites and to tell us what the works mean to them.

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